Discovery and inventory of Papua New Guinea's megadiverse flora

巴布亚新几内亚的发现和编目？巴布亚新几内亚（PNG），虽然被认为是世界植物之一？在物种最丰富的地区，仍然很少收集。维管植物群的大小在很大程度上是未知的，估计从11,000到25,000种不等。主教博物馆，与来自20多个巴布亚新几内亚，美国，与国际机构合作，将在三年内对巴布亚新几内亚九个采集不足的地区进行植物调查。该项目将导致发现至少100个新的维管植物类群，物种范围的扩展文件，并在巴布亚新几内亚的理解显着改善？的植物物种丰富度和特有性，因为它涉及到动物多样性和地质。该项目将促成巴布亚新几内亚植物收藏品的管理和数字化，编制一份全面的维管植物群清单，为未来的分子研究收集材料，并支持对两名研究生和三名本科生以及国内人员进行系统植物学、地理信息系统和植物标本馆管理方面的培训。研究结果将用于评估人类活动（如林业和气候变化）对巴布亚新几内亚植物多样性的影响，以确定保护优先事项。将通过电子媒体、学术出版物和博物馆展览向科学家和公众提供信息。

Discovery and inventory of Papua New Guinea?s megadiverse floraPapua New Guinea (PNG), while considered botanically one of the world?s most species-rich areas, remains poorly-collected. The size of the vascular flora is largely unknown, with estimates ranging from 11,000 to 25,000 species. Bishop Museum, with collaborators from more than 20 PNG, U.S., and international institutions, will undertake botanical surveys in nine under-collected regions of PNG over three years. The project will lead to the discovery of at least 100 new vascular plant taxa, the documentation of species range extensions, and a significant improvement in the understanding of PNG?s floral species richness and endemism as it relates to faunal diversity and geology. This project will result in the curation and digitization of botanical collections from PNG, the development of a comprehensive checklist of the vascular flora, the collection of material for future molecular studies, and support the training of two graduate and three undergraduate students and in-country personnel in systematic botany, GIS, and herbarium curation. Results will be used to assess the impacts of human activities, such as forestry and climate change, on the botanical diversity of PNG for conservation priority setting. Information will be made available to scientists and the public through electronic media, scholarly publications, and museum displays.