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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

  1. 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
  1. Plantae
    rank: kingdom
  2. Tracheophyta
    rank: phylum
  3. Magnoliopsida
    rank: class
  4. Fabales
    rank: order
  5. Fabaceae
    rank: family
  6. Afzelia
    rank: genus
  7. Guibourtia
    rank: genus
  8. Julbernardia
    rank: genus
  9. Pterocarpus
    rank: genus

Geographic Coverages

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

Bibliographic Citations

  1. 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. -
  2. 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
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