Information about training programme

• Title of training: Malesian plant families
• Description of project: A series of lectures, practicals, and literature study presenting diagnostic information on the morphology and ecology of the major plant families in SE Asia, using herbarium and hortus collections.
• Duration of training: 3 weeks

Type of training

1. Practical experiences
• Plant identificationli>
• Recognition of ca. 30 major plant families
• Preparing herbarium materiall
2. Lectures
• Introduction to each of the families
• Introduction to the Malesian flora and vegetation
• Introduction to plant morphology and anatomy
• Collecting plants, handling herbarium material and label information
• Data basing

Contact information of mentor / supervisor

• Name of mentor / supervisor: Dr. P.J.A. Kessler
• Institution / Organisation: Nationaal Herbarium Nederland
• EDIT partner number: 6
• Unit / Department / Laboratory: PITA
• Address: Einsteinweg 2, 2333 CC Leiden, The Netherlands

Target audience:for trainees at PhD or Postdoc level.

Individual training based on face-to-face and group discussions and self-activation in practicals. The content is shaped to the advanced courses organized by NHN in this matter, which usually have 1-2 lectures a day followed by a full day practicals and demonstrations.