Tropicos
| Producer | Missouri Botanical Garden (United States) |
|---|---|
| Languages | English, French, Spanish |
| Access | |
| Cost | Open access |
| Coverage | |
| Disciplines | Plant taxonomy |
| Temporal coverage | 1703-present |
| Geospatial coverage | Neotropical realm |
| No. of records | 4.2 million |
| Links | |
| Website | www |
Tropicos is an online botanical database that provides taxonomic, bibliographic, and specimen data on plants, primarily from the Neotropical realm—which includes regions of Central and South America. Maintained by the Missouri Botanical Garden, the database was established in 1982 and has become a significant resource for botanists, researchers, and plant enthusiasts worldwide. It offers access to images and detailed data on more than 1.4 million plant names and 4.2 million herbarium specimens, along with information from over 49,000 scientific publications.
The platform supports multilingual querying in English, French, and Spanish, facilitating broader international use. The oldest records in the database date back to 1703, reflecting its extensive historical scope.