The ALAM eCurator system enables the exchange and interpretation of taxonomic information (such as species check lists, distribution and identification data) is of critical importance to taxonomists, ecologists and other
biologists and legislators, amongst others.
The information exchanged here will be linked to global indexes provided by a number of global and local taxonomic database services, such as the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
The need for a Malaysian common mechanism for the providers of taxonomic information to exchange information with other providers and users of varying expertise in taxonomy was recognized at TDWG Lisbon 2003.
ALAM eTaxonomic and eCurator is such a mechanism that will adequately represent the data as modelled by the owners of the data, whist facilitating integration with data provided according to different models of taxonomy.
ALAM's Taxanomic Concept Transfer (TCT) schema was conceived to allow the representation of taxonomic concepts as defined in published taxonomic classifications, revisions and databases.
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by birdman » Sat Jan 05, 2019 6:04 am
The Ebony Tree
Common Name: Ebony Tree
Botanical Name: Diospyros embryopteris
Family: Ebenanceae
Origin: India, Java and Thailand.
An evergreen, stout and shady wide-spreading tree with dense dark-green, glossy leaves. It has a compact dome shaped conical crown.
The flowers are fused and have a light creamy colour while the edible fruits are feathery brown in colour.
In India the young fruits are mainly and economically are often in dyeing and tanning. They have medicinal values and traded for dyeing cottons and toughening fishing nets. Special oil extracted from the seeds is used in traditional Indian medicine.
It is grown as an ornamental shade tree for parks and open spaces.