What is Australian Plant Name Index?
The '''Australian Plant Name Index''' ('''APNI''') is an online [[database]] of all the names of Australian [[vascular plant]]s.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ipni.org/about_the_index.html#data-sources |title=International Plant Names Index |date= 2004|work=International Plant Names Index |access-date=20 February 2016}}</ref> It covers all names. It includes bibliographic and typification details, links to other resources, and data from the [[Census of Australian Vascular Plants]] divided by [[States and territories of Australia|state]]. Users can also make notes and comments on other details. ==Overview== The APNI is recognised by [[Australian]] [[Herbarium|herbaria]] as the official source for Australian plant descriptions. It is the core component of [[Australia's Virtual Herbarium]], which is a collaborative project with A$10-million funding. The project is aimed at providing integrated online access to the data and specimen collections of Australia's major herbaria. Two search interfaces are offered: * [http://www.anbg.gov.au/cgi-bin/apni Australian Plant Name Index (APNI)] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130212165009/http://anbg.gov.au/cgi-bin/apni |date=2013-02-12 }}, a full search interface that delivers full results, with no automatic interpretation, and * [http://www.anbg.gov.au/cgi-bin/win What's Its Name (WIN)], a less powerful search interface that delivers concise results, together with automatic (and not always correct) interpretation. Originally the idea of [[Nancy Tyson Burbidge]], it began as a four-volume printed work of 3,055 pages. It contains over 60,000 plant names. It was compiled by [[Arthur Chapman (botanist)|Arthur Chapman]], and was part of the [[Australian Biological Resources Study]] (ABRS). In 1991 it was made available as an online database, and handed over to the [[Australian National Botanic Gardens]]. Two years later, responsibility for its maintenance has given to the newly formed [[Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research]]. ==References== {{reflist}} * {{cit