| Appendix III. Descriptors agreed at the Leningrad Symposium A. Exchange or "Passport" Record Descriptors (1) Institution (Reporting Institution) (2) Accession number (Reporting Institution) (3) Genus (4) Species (5) Sub-species (6) Designation (common, local name; line, variety identifier, country of sample) (7) Origin (country in which sample was taken from habitat) (8) Donor name (institution or individual providing sample) (9) Donor number (donor accession or collection identifier, number) B. Collection Record Descriptors (1) Expedition/collector/organization (2) Team/collector name (3) Date of collection (4) Country of sample origin (in which collection was made) (5) Family (6) Genus (7) Designation (local name) (8) Habitat (cultivated, weed of cultivation, uncultivated, market sample) (9) Sample type (seed, spikes, herbarium) (10) Latitude (degrees and minutes) (11) Longitude (degrees and minutes) (12) Altitude (above sea level) (13) Precise locality (e.g. road point reference) (14) Irrigated/dry (15) Season (winter, spring, other)* to be taken only when exact reliable information available. (16) Primary donation point (principal deposit) (17) Soil observation* - list . . . . texture, stoniness, depth, (18) Disturbance factor observation* (19) Land form observation* . . . . aspect, slope (20) Plant community observation** (21) Sample technique observation . . . . pure line, population (method of sample) |
| * to be taken as optional observation in general. ** to be taken in the case of "wild" species and by knowledgeable observer only. |
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