Time out - 10am
I am entering metadata in BG-BASE about each specimen in such a way that ensures accuracy at the Huntington Herbarium. Through this experience, I get to have a close look at specimens such as this Necklace Palm which was collected on March 22, 1977 in Belize.
In addition to the metadata fields location and date of the collected specimen, details of the plant are also entered. (ie: "Fl. axis +/- erect. Fr. and seed ellipsoid to slightly lunate")
I am still learning much of the language that comes with the territory. Through this experience, I'll get to build up my plant science vocabulary. This blog will be a useful tool for noting down and looking up new words and concepts.
I'll start with the basics:
Marly-limestone - A combination of sand, clay and limestone, resulting in very soft and loose ground (source)
Fronds - In this particular case, it would mean the compound leaf of a palm (source)
Basal leaflets - Bottom or base growing leaves. They do not particularly look like the leaves on the top of the plant (source)
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