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 Smithsonian: The Plant Press Newsletter Volume 8.3
taxonomists face universal questions as well as the traditional taxon based ones. In addition to “How many species are there?” and “Where do they grow?”, we also contribute answers to questions such as “What are the global patterns of diversity in the grou...
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taxonomists face universal questions as well as the traditional taxon based ones. In addition to “How many species are there?” and “Where do they grow?”, we also contribute answers to questions such as “What are the global patterns of diversity in the group?”, “How important are certain taxa?”, “Are ende- micity levels real?”, “What taxa should be conserved?” and “Can one taxon serve as the surrogate of another?” One major source of information for helping answer such questions is a flora. Floras have a long and rich
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taxonomists <span class="highlight">face</span> universal questions as well as the traditional taxon based ones. In addition to “How many species are there?” and “Where do they grow?”, we also contribute answers to questions such as “What are the global patterns <span class="highlight">of</span> diversity in the group?”, “How important are certain taxa?”, “Are ende- micity levels real?”, “What taxa should be conserved?” and “Can <span class="highlight">one</span> taxon serve as the surrogate <span class="highlight">of</span> another?” <span class="highlight">One</span> major source <span class="highlight">of</span> information for helping answer such questions is a flora. Floras have a long and rich
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