Search Guide
This database follows the International Code for Phytolith Nomenclature 1.0 (ICPN) created by the ICPN Working group: M. Madella, A. Alexandre, and T. Ball (DOI:10.1093/aob/mci172)
You can use the search bar to enter a specific tag (e.g., Family, Genus, Species, shape) or go to Browse by Tag.
Searchable tags include:
- First descriptors - Shape
- E.g. Cuneiform
- Second descriptors - Texture and Ornamentation
- E.g. Dendriform
- Third descriptors - Anatomical Terms
- E.g. Hair cell