An image dataset of cleared, x-rayed, and fossil leaves vetted to plant family for human and machine learning.

ABSTRACT: Leaves are the most abundant and visible plant organ, both in the modern world and the fossil record. Identifying foliage to the correct plant family based on leaf architecture is a fundamental botanical skill that is also critical for isolated fossil leaves, which often, especially in the Cenozoic, represent extinct genera and species from extant families. Resources focused on leaf identification are remarkably scarce; however, the situation has improved due to the recent proliferation of digitized herbarium material, live-plant identification applications, and online collections of cleared and fossil leaf images. Nevertheless, the need remains for a specialized image dataset for comparative leaf architecture. We address this gap by assembling an open-access database of 30,252 images of v

SUBMITTER: Wilf P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8702526 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature