Small Collections Grant
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Incorporation of a BNRH into J to preserve this small collection in a South African Herbarium; and distribution of new types emanating from BNRH
South Africa
Database, Digitally image, Other
Cost (USD):
1974
J
University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg
Objective:
The C.E. Moss Herbarium (J) has recently acquired the extremely valuable SMALL COLLECTION (c. 24 000 specimens) from Buffelskloof Nature Reserve Herbarium (BNRH), which has closed down.
We plan to:
1. Incorporate BNRH specimens into the J collection: confirm taxonomic accuracy (ID and current nomenclature), add information to our BRAHMS database, file specimens in correct folders in compactor system.
2. Digitise specimens and upload to Global Plants. Link to photographs of live plants supplied by BNRH.).
3. Courier duplicates of BNRH types of 20 newly described Asparagus species
Timetable:
Feb – June 2022:
Student will process specimens of the following families: Asteraceae, Fabaceae, and Proteaceae, including their addition to the BRAHMS database at J.
Digitise and link specimen images to "live" photographs.
Assist in moving J specimens to create space for filing of BNRH specimens in the J collection in compactor.
July – Nov/Dec 2022:
Student will process specimens of the following families: Rubiaceae, Discaceae, Acanthaceae, and Lamiaceae.
Digitise and link to photographs of live plants.
Assist in moving J specimens to create space for incorporation of BNRH specimens in compactor, where still necessary.
File BNRH specimens in the J collection.
Courier type specimens once the manuscript describing new Asparagus species has been accepted for publication.
Scoring Rubric
Reviewer's name:
Collection Improvement (max. 120 points)
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Facilitating access to the physical collections by digitization (e.g., data entry, setting up database structure with an outline of the platform to be used, purchasing equipment, and imaging specimens) – up to 30 points.
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Enhancing physical collections by improving the conservation status of specimens in the herbarium (e.g., better folders, protecting covers, mounting paper, labeling, etc.) – up to 30 points.
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Curating specimens (e.g., updating families, species identification, identifying types) – up to 20 points.
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Increasing our understanding of the flora or funga by making new herbarium specimens available, such as processing of backlog or collecting and mounting of new specimens from understudied sites – up to 20 points.
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Securing collections by distribution of duplicates (or orphan collections) to other regional or international herbaria or shipping endangered collections to another herbarium – up to 20 points.
This proposal scores:
/120
Methods & Funding (max. 40 points)
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Match between the proposed budget and methods for the aims described – up to 10 points.
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Perceived need, the extent to which the project will benefit from IAPT funding: e.g., due to active floristic work or contribution to poorly collected sites, due to threatened conditions of collections, and for the degree of involvement of others (outreach and education). We give more points for herbaria in low- and middle-income countries – up to 20 points.
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Sharing duplicate specimens with other herbaria – up to 10 points.
This proposal scores:
/40
Broader Impacts (max. 40 points)
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Degree of regional importance of the collection or the taxonomic importance of the targeted collection – up to 10 points.
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The project will yield durable benefits (specimens, digitized metadata, databases, websites) – up to 15 points.
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The project involves outreach/mentoring and broad dissemination – up to 15 points.
This proposal scores:
/40
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Plan:
1. Employ 1 postgraduate student assistant to rearrange the J collection to create the space necessary to be able to incorporate these new specimens.
2. Train this student to check the nomenclatural accuracy of the specimen using IPNI and NewPOSA.
3. Train the student to digitise the specimens. (We have a system currently set up for our own collection and are currently digitising selected families as part of a National Science Collections programme.)
4. Train the student to file the specimens correctly, creating new genus and/or species covers where necessary.
5. Through this training programme, upskill the student in taxonomic and nomenclatural criteria and procedures and in digitization of specimens.
6. Link to photographs to specimens on the BRAHMS database our website. (This will require space on our University’s server, which we are currently negotiating.)
7. Following publication of the Burrows et al. manuscript, courier the type specimens for the newly described Asparagus species (received from BNRH) to the following five international herbaria: K (10, including one holotype), MO (1), LMA (3), LMU (1), WAG (5), and the following local herbaria: BOL, GRA, LYD, NBG, NU, UNIN and deliver in person to PRE and PRU (c. 50 km away). Our postal service is not reliable and cannot be used for posting valuable type specimens.
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Send holo- and isotypes by courier to international herbaria
"Other" target:
Glynis V. Cron
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