系统概况与维护机构
Flora Ontario Integrated Botanical Information System(缩写 FOIBIS,中文称「安大略综合植物信息系统」)由加拿大安大略省 Guelph 大学的 BIO-OAC 标本馆(隶属于生物多样性研究所 Ontario Biodiversity Institute 与生物科学学院 College of Biological Science)主持维护,核心团队为植物学家 Steven Newmaster 博士与 Subramanyam Ragupathy 博士。该数据库收录了在安大略省自然分布的维管植物、苔藓植物与地衣,总数约 5,456 种,系统同时整合了 Ontario Plant List(Newmaster 等 2005)的几千条学名与同物异名,并作为 2012 年由 Newmaster 与 Ragupathy 合著的《Flora Ontario》一书的核心数据底版。
检索方式与数据字段
FOIBIS 提供按属名(genus)、种名加属名(genus species)以及英文俗名三条拉丁学名 / 英文名 / 法文名三种浏览入口,使用者既可以逐条检索具体物种,也支持按拉丁学名、英文俗名、法文俗名整体浏览。系统为每条物种记录附加族、属、种的科学命名、多个学名同物异名、最多两个英文俗名、法文俗名(若可用)、植被代码、Bayer 代码、本土 / 外来 / 稀有等身份编码、生活型与生命周期编码、药用信息、相关网络图片链接以及植物地理学与稀有性评估等完整字段。
县市级地方植物名录(47 个 County Flora)
系统自第二阶段(FOIBIS Phase II,2012)起扩展为可交互的县市级地方植物名录,覆盖 Algoma、Brant、Bruce、Cochrane、Dufferin、Durham、Elgin、Essex、Fontenac、Grey、Haldimand、Haliburton、Halton、Hamilton、Hastings、Huron、Kenora、Kent、Lambton、Lanark、Leeds、Lennox、Manitoulin、Middlesex、Muskoka、Niagara、Nipissing、Northumberland、Ottawa、Parry Sound、Peel、Perth、Peterborough、Prescott、Prince Edward、Rainy River、Renfrew、Simcoe、Stormont、Sudbury、Thunder Bay、Toronto、Victoria、Waterloo、Wellington、York 共 47 个安大略省内行政区划,使用者可以下载任一县的更新名录,也可上传自有县市级名录或单份标本记录成为 Flora Ontario 贡献者。
数据维护与国际数据库协同
FOIBIS 的物种名录由该团队主导的「Barcoding the Plants of Canada」计划长期更新,并通过 Barcode of Life Data Systems(BOLD)与多个国际权威植物名录互通:包括「Catalog of Life」、被子植物系统发育组 APG(Angiosperm Phylogeny Group)及「The Plant List」(由英国皇家植物园 Kew 与密苏里植物园合作维护)。系统最近一次大规模数据更新标注为 2012 年,此后通过 BOLD 数据接口持续接收分类学修订与命名更新,以保持与全球植物分类体系的同步。
联系方式与数据引用规范
涉及 FOIBIS 名录更新、物种条目修订或合作研究等事务,可联系项目组负责人 Dr. Steven Newmaster 或 Dr. Subramanyam Ragupathy(由 Guelph 大学官方渠道邮件沟通)。数据引用规范在站点的「How to cite Flora Ontario」页面给出:Newmaster, S.G. and S. Ragupathy (2012). Flora Ontario – Integrated Botanical Information System (FOIBIS), Phase I. University of Guelph, Canada. 该数据库由 University of Guelph 的 BIO Herbarium 主持,2012 年起作为长期公益学术资源开放使用,详细数据字段可参考其官方公开网站。
Maintainers and institutional setting
Flora Ontario Integrated Botanical Information System (FOIBIS) is hosted and maintained at the BIO-OAC Herbarium, Biodiversity Institute of Ontario, College of Biological Science, University of Guelph, Ontario, Canada. The project is led by Dr. Steven Newmaster and Dr. Subramanyam Ragupathy. The system consolidates approximately 5,456 species of vascular plants, bryophytes and lichens naturalized in the province of Ontario, together with several thousand synonyms from the Ontario Plant List (Newmaster et al. 2005), and also serves as the data backbone for the 2012 monograph “Flora Ontario” by Newmaster and Ragupathy.
Search interface and species-level data fields
FOIBIS exposes three search entry points: genus, genus + species, and English common name, alongside full browse views organized by Latin name, English common name and French common name. Each species record carries family, genus and species names, scientific synonyms, up to two English common names, a French name when available, vegetation code, Bayer code, status codes for rarity / alien / native, life form and life cycle indicators, medicinal notes, web picture links, plus the latest phytogeographic and rarity assessment.
County floras across Ontario (47 administrative regions)
From FOIBIS Phase II (2012) the system extends into an interactive county-level flora layer covering 47 Ontario regions: Algoma, Brant, Bruce, Cochrane, Dufferin, Durham, Elgin, Essex, Fontenac, Grey, Haldimand, Haliburton, Halton, Hamilton, Hastings, Huron, Kenora, Kent, Lambton, Lanark, Leeds, Lennox, Manitoulin, Middlesex, Muskoka, Niagara, Nipissing, Northumberland, Ottawa, Parry Sound, Peel, Perth, Peterborough, Prescott, Prince Edward, Rainy River, Renfrew, Simcoe, Stormont, Sudbury, Thunder Bay, Toronto, Victoria, Waterloo, Wellington and York. Users can download any county list with updated nomenclature from FOIBIS, or submit their own county lists and individual specimen records to become acknowledged Flora Ontario contributors.
Maintenance pipeline and international database integration
The species list is updated continuously through the group’s “Barcoding the Plants of Canada” campaign, and integrates via the Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLD) with several international plant name registers, including the Catalogue of Life, the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group (APG), and The Plant List (a collaboration between Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew and Missouri Botanical Garden). The last major dataset refresh was published in 2012, with subsequent taxonomic and nomenclatural updates flowing through the BOLD pipeline to keep FOIBIS aligned with the global plant classification backbone.
Contact and citation guidance
Questions concerning nomenclature updates, species records or collaborative research can be directed to Dr. Steven Newmaster or Dr. Subramanyam Ragupathy through the University of Guelph’s official channels. The recommended citation is: Newmaster, S.G. and S. Ragupathy (2012). Flora Ontario – Integrated Botanical Information System (FOIBIS), Phase I. University of Guelph, Canada. The database is operated by the BIO Herbarium at the University of Guelph as a long-running open academic resource; the detailed species-level data fields are documented on the official project site.
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