Bhutan: Vascular plant species

Choki Gyeltshen; Karunya Prasad

doi:10.15468/p82afy

Bhutan: Vascular plant species

Citation

Gyeltshen C, Prasad K (2022). Bhutan: Vascular plant species. National Biodiversity Centre. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/p82afy accessed via GBIF.org on 2024-12-11.

Description

This dataset is part of a larger, nationwide checklist that was used to publish the ‘Biodiversity Statistics of Bhutan 2017, A Preliminary Baseline’ (BSB 2017). This document was published in 2019 and is the first comprehensive overview of Bhutan's species richness, recording more than 11,000 species across the seven kingdoms. This specific dataset 'Bhutan: Vascular plants checklist' provides a list of the 4546 vascular plant species from the Plantae Kingdom that are found across Bhutan.

Purpose

The main objective of this publication is to develop a preliminary report on the biodiversity statistics of Bhutan upon validation from data providers, and to create biodiversity statistics baselines for the country. It also aims to provide up-to-date species checklists, by keeping track of new species records and discoveries in Bhutan. Additionally, this report provides a reliable reference point for scientists, researchers, civil servants and citizens interested in Bhutan’s biodiversity.

Sampling Description

Study Extent

Bhutan

Sampling

Data was obtained from various sources such as government agencies, universities, NGOs, INGOs, and privates institutions. A national biodiversity checklist was developed in the form of a publication: the 'Biodiversity Statistics of Bhutan'.

Quality Control

Data was validated using published resources such as journal articles and books.

Method steps

Data was classified into the seven kingdoms and then further divided in accordance with their taxonomic classifications.

Taxonomic Coverages

Geographic Coverages

Bhutan

Bibliographic Citations

Contacts

Choki Gyeltshen
originator
position: Deputy Chief Biodiversity Officer
National Biodiversity Centre
BT
email: chokig@gmail.com

Karunya Prasad
originator
position: Australian Volunteer
National Biodiversity Centre
BT
email: karunya.prasad13@alumni.imperial.ac.uk

Choki Gyeltshen
metadata author
position: Deputy Chief Biodiversity Officer
National Biodiversity Centre
BT
email: chokig@gmail.com

Karunya Prasad
metadata author
position: Australian Volunteer
National Biodiversity Centre
BT
email: karunya.prasad13@alumni.imperial.ac.uk

Choki Gyeltshen
administrative point of contact
position: Deputy Chief Biodiversity Officer
National Biodiversity Centre
BT
email: chokig@gmail.com