Checklist of the flowering plants of the island of Rodrigues, Indian Ocean

Claudia Baider

doi:10.15468/vastrz

Checklist of the flowering plants of the island of Rodrigues, Indian Ocean

Citation

Baider C (2019). Checklist of the flowering plants of the island of Rodrigues, Indian Ocean. Version 1.1. The Mauritius Herbarium. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/vastrz accessed via GBIF.org on 2019-04-23.

Description

This dataset is the checklist of the native flowering species of the island of Rodrigues, Indian Ocean. This checklist is prepared by The Mauritius Herbarium, using information from the ‘Flore des Mascareignes’and newer published literature. It lists the valid name of recognised native flowering species following APG IV (2016). It includes possible native species - those species that include Mauritius in their range of distribution and are known not to have been introduced. Next versions are going to include vernacular names, known synonyms used in the Mascarenes and origin (endemic, native, probably native), and source (publication citation). This databasing effort has been funded by BID Africa Call 2017, grant BID-AF2017-SMA_0316 (https://www.gbif.org/project/aRCxBBF1BYU2C0us62ea4/getting-the-plants-to-all-dissemination-of-information-from-the-collection-of-the-mauritius-herbarium.) This first version of this checklist is a step towards a comprehensive updated and curated list of the native flowering plants species of the island of Rodrigues. The most recent flora of Rodrigues is being published under the collaboration of Mauritius, France and the UK, under series ‘Flore des Mascareignes”. The first volume of the series was published in 1976, with three volumes in preparation (Poaceae and Cyperaceae that are expected soon, and Orchidaceae). It is expected that an update and curated list will support the scientific community, the Mauritius Government (Rodrigues is part of the Republic of Mauritius) and also the general public. Rodrigues is one of the most ecologically devasted islands in the world,and has one of the most threatened flora in the world, therefore good quality information is essential to decision makers and conservationist.

Sampling Description

Study Extent

Recorded native flowering plants of the island of Rodrigues

Sampling

Information for include a species as native is sampled manually from the Flore des Mascareignes (Bosser et al 1976-onwards) and newer publications. Other sources as previous floras of Rodrigues(Balfour 1877), monographs and other scientific literature are also used. The database is constructed in BRAHMS v7.

Quality Control

Taxon name and authority derived from the Flore des Mascareignes (Bosser et al 1976-onwards) were validated against Tropicos (http://www.tropicos.org), IPNI (http://www.ipni.org), GBIF (http://www.gbif.org/), WCSP (http://wcsp.science.kew.org/) or recent scientific publications.

Method steps

After selecting a native species using literature cited above, its name and authority is stored in BRAHMS. Taxon name and authority are than validated using multiple online resources as specified above.

Taxonomic Coverages

Geographic Coverages

Island of Rodrigues

Bibliographic Citations

Balfour IB (1877) Aspects of the phænogamic vegetation of Rodrigues, with descriptions of new plants from the island. Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society 16 (89): 7-25. Bosser J, Cadet T, Guého J and Marais W (1976-onwards) Flore des Mascareignes: La Réunion, Maurice, Rodrigues. 26 vols. Mauritius, Francce, MSIRI/Kew/ORSTOM-IRD. -

Contacts

Claudia Baider
originator
position: Curator
The Mauritius Herbarium
RE Vaughan Building, MSIRI compound
Reduit
80835
MU
Telephone: (+230) 4541061
email: mauritiusherbarium@gmail.com
homepage: http://agriculture.govmu.org/English/Pages/Agronomy/The-Mauritius-Herbarium.aspx
userId: http://scholar.google.com/citations?user=0000-0002-2203-2076

Claudia Baider
metadata author
position: Curator
The Mauritius Herbarium
RE Vaughan Building, MSIRI compound
Reduit
80835
MU
Telephone: (+230) 4541061
email: mauritiusherbarium@gmail.com
homepage: http://agriculture.govmu.org/English/Pages/Agronomy/The-Mauritius-Herbarium.aspx
userId: http://scholar.google.com/citations?user=0000-0002-2203-2076

Claudia Baider
author
position: Curator
The Mauritius Herbarium
RE Vaughan Building, MSIRI compound
Reduit
80835
MU
Telephone: (+230) 4541061
email: mauritiusherbarium@gmail.com
homepage: http://agriculture.govmu.org/English/Pages/Agronomy/The-Mauritius-Herbarium.aspx
userId: http://scholar.google.com/citations?user=0000-0002-2203-2076

Claudia Baider
administrative point of contact
position: Curator
The Mauritius Herbarium
RE Vaughan Building, MSIRI compound
Reduit
80835
MU
Telephone: (+230) 4541061
email: mauritiusherbarium@gmail.com
homepage: http://agriculture.govmu.org/English/Pages/Agronomy/The-Mauritius-Herbarium.aspx
userId: http://scholar.google.com/citations?user=0000-0002-2203-2076