%0 Journal Article
%9 ACL : Articles dans des revues avec comité de lecture répertoriées par l'AERES
%A Sarmiento, C.
%A Detienne, P.
%A Heinz, C.
%A Molino, Jean-François
%A Grard, P.
%A Bonnet, P.
%T Pl@ntwood : a computer-assisted identification tool for 110 species of Amazon trees based on wood anatomical features
%D 2011
%L fdi:010079597
%G ENG
%J Iawa Journal
%@ 0928-1541
%K Wood identification ; computer-assisted identification ; tropical tree species ; Amazonian woods
%M ISI:000291190000008
%N 2
%P 221-232
%R 10.1163/22941932-90000053
%U https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010079597
%> https://horizon.documentation.ird.fr/exl-doc/pleins_textes/divers20-10/010079597.pdf
%V 32
%W Horizon (IRD)
%X Sustainable management and conservation of tropical trees and forests require accurate identification of tree species. Reliable, user-friendly identification tools based on macroscopic morphological features have already been developed for various tree floras. Wood anatomical features provide also a considerable amount of information that can be used for timber traceability, certification and trade control. Yet, this information is still poorly used, and only a handful of experts are able to use it for plant species identification. Here, we present an interactive, user-friendly tool based on vector graphics, illustrating 99 states of 27 wood characters from 110 Amazonian tree species belonging to 34 families. Pl@ntWood is a graphical identification tool based on the IDAO system, a multimedia approach to plant identification. Wood anatomical characters were selected from the IAWA list of microscopic features for hardwood identification, which will enable us to easily extend this work to a larger number of species. A stand-alone application has been developed and an on-line version will be delivered in the near future. Besides allowing non-specialists to identify plants in a user-friendly interface, this system can be used with different purposes such as teaching, conservation, management, and self-training in the wood anatomy of tropical species.
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