
Verifier Guide
Plumeria Verifier Process Guide
This guide is written for members of the Plumeria Verifier group and site administrators. Plumeria Verifiers are approved reviewers with permission to review and approve appropriate cultivar submissions, photo submissions, trait updates, corrections, and possible identification information.
The goal of verification is not to force a quick answer. The goal is to protect the quality of the public database by reviewing evidence carefully, labeling confidence honestly, and improving records over time.
Review Standard
Protect accuracy, preserve uncertainty
A Plumeria Verifier has approval rights, and that authority should be used carefully. A verifier helps evaluate evidence; a verifier does not need to pretend uncertainty does not exist. Some submissions can be approved confidently. Others should be marked as reported, possible, needs more information, or not supported.
The best review process preserves useful information while making its confidence level clear.
Review Submissions
Evaluate cultivar suggestions, corrections, alternate names, parentage notes, known seedlings, collection details, and source information.
Review Photos
Check cultivar name, photo quality, permission, photographer credit, region, date, and whether the image appears appropriate for the record.
Check Traits
Compare flower, leaf, fragrance, bloom, growth habit, and other trait notes against reliable records and observed evidence.
Label Confidence
Separate verified, reported, possible, draft review, and unconfirmed details instead of treating every submission as equal.
Request Clarification
Ask for missing source details, additional photos, permission confirmation, dates, region, or explanation when a submission is incomplete before approving it.
Escalate When Needed
Send uncertain, disputed, historically important, or high-impact changes to admins or additional experts before using approval rights.
Step-by-step verifier process
- 1. Log in Use the verifier login page so the review tools and protected review center are available.
- 2. Open the review center Start with the pending submission list and choose one item to review at a time.
- 3. Identify the submission type Determine whether it is a photo, cultivar correction, new record suggestion, trait update, parentage note, alternate name, or identification clue.
- 4. Check the existing record Compare the submission against the current cultivar record, known alternate names, photos, source notes, and existing traits.
- 5. Evaluate the evidence Look for source reliability, photo permission, date, region, original grower or nursery context, registration references, and consistency with known traits.
- 6. Assign a confidence level Mark the information as verified, reported, possible, needs more information, duplicate, not supported, or hold for expert review.
- 7. Add review notes Leave a short, useful explanation so admins and future reviewers understand the decision.
- 8. Approve, hold, reject, or escalate Plumeria Verifiers may approve clear submissions within their review area, request more information when needed, reject unsupported items politely, and escalate uncertain items to admins or additional experts.
- 9. Check the public result When a change is accepted, confirm the public-facing record or photo displays correctly and does not overstate certainty.
Suggested confidence labels
Verified means the information is supported by strong source evidence, trusted review, registration records, nursery history, or consistent documentation.
Reported means the information has been shared by a grower, nursery, collector, or historical source but may still need stronger confirmation.
Possible means the information may be useful as a lead but should not be treated as confirmed.
Needs more information means the submission may be useful but lacks enough context to review responsibly.
Not supported means the evidence does not currently support adding the information to the public record.
Review tone and fairness
Verifier notes should be respectful, specific, and evidence-based. Many growers submit information because they want to help. If a submission cannot be approved, explain what is missing or why the evidence is not strong enough.
When there is uncertainty, preserve the uncertainty. It is better to mark something as reported or needs review than to publish a weak conclusion as fact.
Useful verifier links
Verifier Login for Plumeria Verifier group members and admins.
Verifier Review Center for pending submissions and review tasks.
Trait Verification Review for trait-focused review work.
Cultivar Record Guide for record structure and terminology.
Trait Selection Guide for consistent trait choices.