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This is a database of scientific names, synonyms and other names (in Chinese, Taiwanese, English, and aboriginal languages) for nearly 5400 plant species in Taiwan.
Information of this database is derived mainly from Flora of Taiwan. Other literature, such as List of Plants of Formosa (Yang, 1982) provides additional information. In addition to plant names, the descriptions in Flora of Taiwan and ecological photographs are included in this database.

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This database contains 178,000 plant specimen images with the original metadata in the specimen labels. Digitalization does not only create image backups for specimens but also allows researchers to access specimens easily through the internet.
These specimens in Herbarium, National Taiwan University (TAI), Herbarium, Department of Forestry and Resources Conservation College of BioResources and Agriculture, National Taiwan University (NTUF), Kanagawa Prefectural Museum of Natural History, Herbarium, University of Kyoto (KYO), Herbarium, University of Tokyo (TI) and Herbarium, Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia (PH).
In addition to plant specimens from Taiwan, it also contains specimens from collections of various countries such as Micronesia.