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| Saw, L.G.; Soepadmo, E.. |
| In a developing country like Malaysia, it is becoming difficult to attract funds to do basic taxonomic work. Taxonomic research must be made relevant to national needs. Among the increasing needs for indigenous plants and their environment in Malaysia are their conservation and determining the sustainable use of these resources. Both of these needs require a good and correct understanding of what is there, where they are found, how they interact in their natural environment and how they response to human perturbations. Basic to such understanding is good taxonomy and identification. The work of documenting the flora of Malaysia is still progressing very slowly. We are not advocating that the Flora Malesiana project solves the needs of Malaysia but if the... |
| Tipo: Article / Letter to the editor |
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| Ano: 2002 |
URL: http://www.repository.naturalis.nl/record/533174 |
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