Floristics: Exploration, Institutions and Progress with the Floras of Africa. Short Communications and Progress Reports: Project Flora of Benin: A Flora and More

Presentation, mid-term, of the collaboration between the Netherlands and Benin to produce the first comprehensive analytical Flora of Benin. Besides the Flora book itself, the project has a number of deliverables: a new herbarium building, some 20,000 new collections throughout the country, PhD-fell...

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Published in:Systematics and Geography of Plants 2001-01, Vol.71 (2), p.291-293
Main Authors: Akoegninou, Akpovi, van der Burg, Joost, van der Maesen, Jos
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Botanical gardens
Botany
Floristics: Exploration, Institutions and Progress with the Floras of Africa / Floristique: exploration, institutions et progrès des flores africaines
Herbaria
Plant taxonomy
Plants
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Summary:Presentation, mid-term, of the collaboration between the Netherlands and Benin to produce the first comprehensive analytical Flora of Benin. Besides the Flora book itself, the project has a number of deliverables: a new herbarium building, some 20,000 new collections throughout the country, PhD-fellowships, training of staff and the production of dedicated publications. /// Présentation à mi-parcours de la collaboration entre les Pays-Bas et le Bénin en vue de publier la première Flore analytique concise de ce pays. En plus de la Flore elle-même, le projet est à l'origine d'un nouveau bâtiment pour conserver l'Herbier national et les 20.000 nouveaux échantillons originaires de tout le pays et acquis pendant la durée du projet mais également de deux projets de thèse de doctorat, de la formation du personnel et de la publication d'articles. Traduit par le journal.
ISSN:1374-7886
DOI:10.2307/3668674