Abstract

Background: Biannual Council meetings are held with the aim of developing a World Flora Online (WFO) in response to Target 1 of the Global Strategy for Plant Conservation (2011–2020).Objectives: To report on the sixth WFO Council meeting held in Pretoria, South Africa, on November 2016.Method: A WFO Council meeting (preceded by Taxonomic and Technical Working Group meetings) was hosted by the South African National Biodiversity Institute in Pretoria.Results: Significant progress with the development of the WFO portal was made.Conclusion: The WFO portal will be launched at the International Botanical Congress in China in 2017.

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  • The World Flora Online (WFO) initiative is a global effort to compile a floristic inventory of all plants

  • The sixth World Flora Online Council meeting held in South Africa

  • Biannual Council meetings are held with the aim of developing a World Flora Online (WFO) in response to Target 1 of the Global Strategy for Plant Conservation (2011–2020)

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The World Flora Online (WFO) initiative is a global effort to compile a floristic inventory of all plants. The sixth World Flora Online Council meeting held in South Africa How to cite this article: Le Roux, M.M., Klopper, R.R., Wyse Jackson, P.S., Loizeau, P-A., Victor, J.E.

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