Citation Policy

GeoBotanical is an aggregator of public ethnobotany and plant science information. We do not own the rights to any of the studies we publish, nor are we endorsed by the original researchers or journals in any way.

There are caveats to citing GeoBotanical directly. Though we go to considerable lengths to ensure that the data and presentation are accurate, GeoBotanical is not peer-reviewed, nor does it currently have a published technical description of its own. While GeoBotanical may be useful for gathering general information, references, and bibliographic information, it should not be considered a primary source.

We strive to ensure that the original author(s) of the data receive credit for their work. We recommend that anyone doing research on these topics cite the original articles.

Taxonomy Information

Vernaculars and taxonomic information is taken from ITIS and the 2019 Catalogue of Life checklist.

  • Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) on-line database, www.itis.gov, CC0. Retrieved May 26, 2022. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5066/F7KH0KBK
  • Roskov Y., Ower G., Orrell T., Nicolson D., Bailly N., Kirk P.M., Bourgoin T., DeWalt R.E., Decock W., Nieukerken E. van, Zarucchi J., Penev L., eds. (2019). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life, 2019 Annual Checklist. Digital resource at www.catalogueoflife.org/annual-checklist/2019. Species 2000: Naturalis, Leiden, the Netherlands. ISSN 2405-884X.

Blog Articles and Original Content

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Use of AI

Most of the article summaries are AI-generated, and it is strongly discouraged to cite these directly. Refer to the original publications instead of citing article summaries, as they may deviate from the original source. GeoBotanical does not claim intellectual ownership of this information. Summaries exist for convenience only: sharing and reproduction of article summaries is not recommended.