The emonocot Team project aims to create a comprehensive online resource for information on monocot plants. It is developing identification keys, taxonomic information on families and genera, and species data. Content is being contributed and integrated from various existing sources, including CATE-Araceae, Palmweb, and GrassBase. The project involves teams focused on content, information and communications technology, and outreach. Significant progress has been made in developing identification tools, compiling taxonomic data, building prototype web architecture, and engaging the scientific community. However, more work remains to fully achieve the goals of creating a global monocot identification and information system.

1. The emonocot Team Iris hymenospatha. Photo M. Zarrei

3. Funded by NERC via consortium grant

4. Large scale, coherent, sustainable taxonomically based information resource on the monocots

5. Primarily aimed towards biodiversity scientists

6. Why monocots?Fritillariaraddeana. Photo M. Zarrei

7. Aims Aid identification of monocots worldwide Provide wealth of information about monocot taxa Separately address the needs of different users Link together monocot taxonomists to enhance productivity Provide a model for web taxonomy Lysichiton americanum. Photo I. Kitching

9. Integration with strategic & ICT programmes

12. Extension to Zoology

13. Web metricsDioscoreadodecaneurafruit Photo A. Popovkin

16. Arecaceae [Palmweb]

17. Asparagaceae

18. Cyperaceae

19. Dioscoreaceae

20. Liliaceae

21. Orchidaceae

23. Cypripedioideae (c.130 spp)

24. Sampled Red List Index Project (1500 spp)CarexjuvenlisPhoto Dave Simpson

26. Genus pages – all genera worldwide

27. Species pages for European Cyperaceae

28. Species pages for Sampled Red List Index CyperaceaeCyperaceae community can contribute much more

29. Content Progress Developing keys in LUCID: Monocot families

30. Content Progress Developing keys in LUCID: Dioscoreaceae

31. Content Progress Developing keys in LUCID: Cypripedioideae Cypripedium kentuckiense. Photo N. Turland

32. Content Progress Identifying content sources and acquiring content; an administration database has been constructed.

34. Establishing a collaborative link with the Swiss Orchid Foundation to deliver Orchid content

35. Dioscoreaceae scratchpad in developmentDactylorhizapraetermissa. Photo I. Kitching

36. Content Progress - Cyperaceae Protologues Links to BHL: 611 Digitised: 214 Taxon descriptions 104 generic descriptions from Kubitzki 9 additional genera about to be processed 35 species descriptions from Sedges of the British Isles (out of 106) Mapaniamangenotiana.Photo A . Mesterhazy

38. Documentation of existing systems

39. Existing systems functionality workshop

40. Content documentation

41. Data exchange standards, tools & technologies documentation

42. emonocotdesign workIris acutiloba Photo M. Zarrei

44. Scratchpad roleCyperaceae Cyperaceae contributors

46. Lyme Regis Fossil Festival

47. Developing links to UK biodiversity scientists & volunteer scientistsHyacinthoides non-scripta Photo Paul Wilkin Monocot guided walk Photo Ed Baker

49. First workshop in Chicago in September: CarexSubsequent workshops in London & potentially worldwide in late 2011 & 2012 Iris reticulata. Photo M. Zarrei

51. Much more work to doAllium ursinum

52. Website http://e-monocot.org Crocus sieberi & Scilla bifolia

54. Flora Malesiana

55. Flora of Peninsular Malaysia

56. Flora of Vietnam

57. Nothing for Cambodia or Laos