About the system
PhytoQuest in the field
PhytoQuest is a responsive web application that supports the early fieldwork stage of botanical and pharmaceutical research. It joins plant search, GPS-confirmed sightings and source-backed plant profiles into a single research tool for pharmacy researchers, botanists, biomedical engineers, students and qualified reviewers.
Search & profiles
Look up plants by common or scientific name and read habitat, toxin, extract and reference records, each with a source label.
Field sightings
Log a sighting with coordinates, date, photo, plant part and location status. Records stay pending until expert review.
Protected locations
Rare, protected or privately located plants are shown only as generalized areas to protect people and populations.
Safety boundaries
- No diagnosis, treatment, dosage, preparation or consumption advice.
- No chemical measurement or toxin quantification from photographs.
- Traditional use, lab, animal and human evidence are never presented as equivalent.
- Sensitive coordinates are never published without review.
The team
José Rizal University, ITC C301-301I Integrative Programming and Technologies 1, A.Y. 2026-2027.
- Leader: Francesca Isabel Dival
- Trisha Nicole Aguilar
- Matt Mondares
- Keith Alan Speirs