PalDat 3.0 – second revision of the database, including a free online publication tool

Abstract

PalDat is the world’s most comprehensive pollen database. At present, the database provides about 22 000 pollen pictures from more than 2500 plant species. Each dataset includes a detailed description of the pollen grain, light- and electron-microscopy images of the pollen grain, images of the plant/inflorescence/flower and relevant literature. Founded in 1997, PalDat had a major revision in 2015. The database contains tools for pollen identification and online publication. Online access to the database and data submission (www.paldat.org) are free of charge.

Keywords:

• pollen
• terminology
• identification
• submission
• dataset
• light microscopy
• electron microscopy

Acknowledgements

The authors would like to thank all authors and all critical users of PalDat for their continuous support and cooperation.

Disclosure statement

No potential conflict of interest was reported by the authors.