Re: [AGA Member] Plant database - was AGA website (fwd)

[Erik Olson <erik@thekrib.com>]

If you can't find anyone to host it, I can probably add the capability to 
the AGA website machine.  It's already using MySQL as the backend for the 
contest website, and php for a couple of internal pages.  The only issue 
might be time... any time...

  - Erik

On Fri, 16 Jan 2004, Jeff Ludwig wrote:

> 
> >
> > Jeff, can some of the data entry be done remotely?  If so, I
> > offer my services.
> >
> 
> Absolutely... There are obviously some logistics and security issues here,
> but those can be addressed.  Since its in PHP the entire frontend to the
> database could be developed to work in a web browser.  I would love to add
> other refs, pictures, culture sheets, etc but most importantly if we do this
> I would like to eliminate duplicate species, take for example Baensch's E.
> tennellus sub varieties versus Kasselmann.  This would involve creating a
> suspect list, growing plants emmersed and putting some IDs to rest.  The
> hope was that this listing might evolve into a "generally accepted" list of
> proper nomenclature so that plants could be traded by ID number.  Also when
> people submit aquascapes for the contest, they could use ID number so that
> if a name changes the ID is still unique.
> 
> Amano's books are also terribly inaccurate in nomenclature (by the
> publishers own admission) and it would be nice to have these plants listed
> as common names in the database so people could look them up and purchase
> the proper plant they see in his aquascapes.  This is a huge undertaking, I
> would estimate there are over 500 cultivars of aquarium plants (cultivars
> defined as two plants that have an interesting difference if reproduced
> vegetatively)...
> 
> For those interested in helping, I might be able to have the frontend
> written by Christmas time, I'll look into some photo copyright issues
> also...
> 
> Cheers,
> Jeff
> 
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