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Trials and tribulations of Neotropical plant taxonomy: pace of tree species description

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By Eve J. Lucas, Fabian Michelangeli, Manuel Lujan, Ghillean Prance
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Abstract One of the main aspects of taxonomic research is the description of new species. Identifying how to describe new species more efficiently is key to completing the inventory of the Neotropical flora in an era of massive biodiversity loss. Here we calculate the interval between first specimen collection and new species publication for a group of 2126 Neotropical trees, and discuss the historical context surrounding specimen collection and new species publication events.
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