taxonomic curation

New ChromoDB dataset on Zenodo: 50 years of chromosome records from The Iranian Journal of Botany

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We have released on Zenodo a curated dataset of all original chromosome-number records published in The Iranian Journal of Botany over fifty years (1976–2026). It contains 810 records from 86 publications and covers 680 taxa, 130 of them endemic to Iran. Names are standardised against POWO, and the dataset includes a documented correction trail and a call for specialist review.

From ChromoDB to a family-wide cytogenetic synthesis: Nitrariaceae

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What can a curated chromosome database reveal when applied to an entire plant family?Our new Nitrariaceae study shows how ChromoDB can transform dispersed chromosome counts, genome-size data and genomic evidence into a taxonomically resolved and reusable evolutionary synthesis. The preprint and underlying dataset are now openly available: Simon Pallisé, J. & Bosch Daniel, M. (2026). … Read more