Transcription of selected miombo timber species of a floristic inventory in Cuando-Cubango, Angola

Sílvia Catarino; Maria Manuel Romeiras; José M. C. Pereira; Rui Figueira

doi:10.15468/qheeb2

Transcription of selected miombo timber species of a floristic inventory in Cuando-Cubango, Angola

Citation

Catarino S, Romeiras M M, Pereira J M C, Figueira R (2021). Transcription of selected miombo timber species of a floristic inventory in Cuando-Cubango, Angola. Instituto Superior de Agronomia / Universidade de Lisboa. Occurrence dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/qheeb2 accessed via GBIF.org on 2022-05-28.

Description

This dataset includes the transcript records of a floristic inventory in Cuando-Cubango, Angola, published by Santos (1982). The records were transcribed and georreferenced to support a study about the conservation of Miombo timber species in that country. The dataset included records for only four species, Afzelia quanzensis, Guibourtia coleosperma, Julbernardia paniculata, and Pterocarpus angolensis, althouth more species are reported in the inventory. The records report observations between 1956 and 1973, in the south-east part of Angola.

Sampling Description

Method steps

Georeferencing was performed following the protocvol by Chapman AD & J Wieczorek (2006), using the Google Earth Pro gazzetteer.

Taxonomic Coverages

Timber species of the Fabacea family

Plantae
rank: kingdom
Tracheophyta
rank: phylum
Magnoliopsida
rank: class
Fabales
rank: order
Fabaceae
rank: family
Afzelia
rank: genus
Guibourtia
rank: genus
Julbernardia
rank: genus
Pterocarpus
rank: genus

Geographic Coverages

The floristic inventory was performed in the Angolan province of Cuando-Cubango.

Bibliographic Citations

Santos, R. M. (1982). Itinerários florísticos e carta da vegetação do Cuando-Cubango. Estudos, Ensaios e Documentos, vol. 137, Instituto de Investigação Científica Tropical, Lisbon. -
Chapman AD & J Wieczorek, eds. (2006) Guide to Best Practices for Georeferencing. Copenhagen: GBIF Secretariat. - https://doi.org/10.15468/doc-2zpf-zf42

Contacts

Sílvia Catarino
originator
position: PhD student
Instituto Superior de Agronomia
Tapada da Ajuda
Lisboa
1349-017 Lisboa
PT
email: scatarino@isa.ulisboa.pt
userId: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8915-6647

Maria Manuel Romeiras
originator
position: Professor
Instituto Superior de Agronomia
Tapada da Ajuda
Lisboa
1349-017 Lisboa
PT
userId: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9373-6302

José M. C. Pereira
originator
position: Professor
Instituto Superior de Agronomia
Tapada da Ajuda
Lisboa
1349-017 Lisboa
PT
userId: http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2583-3669

Rui Figueira
originator
position: Professor
Instituto Superior de Agronomia
Herbário, Tapada da Ajuda
Lisboa
1349-017 Lisboa
PT
email: ruifigueira@isa.ulisboa.pt
userId: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8351-4028

Sílvia Catarino
metadata author
position: PhD student
Instituto Superior de Agronomia
Tapada da Ajuda
Lisboa
1349-017 Lisboa
PT
email: scatarino@isa.ulisboa.pt
userId: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8915-6647

Sílvia Catarino
administrative point of contact
position: PhD student
Instituto Superior de Agronomia
Tapada da Ajuda
Lisboa
1349-017 Lisboa
PT
email: scatarino@isa.ulisboa.pt
userId: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8915-6647