Update Checklist of Higher Plants in Myanmar (2023)

THANT SIN AUNG

doi:10.15468/nkwfnd

Update Checklist of Higher Plants in Myanmar (2023)

Citation

AUNG T S, Xu Z (2023). Update Checklist of Higher Plants in Myanmar (2023). Version 1.1. Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS). Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/nkwfnd accessed via GBIF.org on 2024-12-12.

Description

Myanmar is one of the most biodiverse countries in the Asia-Pacific region due to a wide range of climatic and environmental heterogeneity. Floristic diversity in Myanmar is largely unknown, resulting in a lack of comprehensive conservation plans. We developed a database of higher plants in Myanmar derived from herbarium specimens and literature sources, and analyzed patterns of diversity inventories and collection inconsistencies, aiming to provide a baseline floristic data of Myanmar and act as a guide for future research efforts.

Sampling Description

Study Extent

Myanmar

Sampling

We first compiled in-country plant data (offline data source) by digitizing specimens and publications (e.g., theses or dissertations, field survey reports and academic papers). We digitized specimens and literature from four herbaria: the Forest Research Institute Herbarium (RAF) in Nay Pyi Taw, the Department of Botany Herbarium at Mandalay University (MAND), the Department of Botany Herbarium (RANG) in Yangon, and the Central Forestry Development Training Center (CFDTC) in Hmawbi. In total, we collected approximately 55,106 digitized specimens, 448 published papers, 118 theses/ dissertations, 44 local research articles, and 21 flora books from the four herbaria. We further included online data sources, including herbaria databases and biodiversity data journals etc. Online data were compiled from 31 international biodiversity websites and two local websites

Quality Control

The Taxonomic Name Resolution Service includes plant species names from four databases: Tropicos, United States Department of Agriculture, Global Compositae Checklist, and National Center for Biotechnology Information (Dauby et al., 2016). Using the 2021 Annual Checklist and the Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life, we quality-checked the remaining and/or unresolved names (Roskov et al., 2013)

Method steps

(1) Standardization of taxonomic names (2) Georeferencing verification processes

Taxonomic Coverages

The family list of Checklist of Higher Plants in Myanmar (2023)

Plantae
rank: kingdom

Geographic Coverages

Myanmar is located between 9°32'N and 28°31'N, and 92°10'E and 101°11'E and is politically divided into seven states, seven regions, one union territory, and 330 townships. Myanmar borders China to the north and northeast, Laos to the east, Thailand to the southeast, and Bangladesh and India to the west

Bibliographic Citations

Contacts

THANT SIN AUNG
originator
position: PHD. Student
Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences (IBCAS)
20 Nanxincun, Xiangshan, Haidian District, Beijing
Beijing
100093
Beijing
CN
Telephone: +86-18813172693
email: thantsinaung8@gmail.com
homepage: http://www.ibcas.ac.cn/

THANT SIN AUNG
metadata author
position: Phd student
Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences (IBCAS)
20 Nanxincun, Xiangshan, Haidian District, Beijing
Beijing
100093
Beijing
CN
Telephone: +86-18813172693
email: thantsinaung8@gmail.com
homepage: http://www.ibcas.ac.cn/

Zheping Xu
metadata author
position: Node Manager
National Science Library, Chinese Academy of Sciences
33 Beisihuan Xilu, Zhongguancun
Beijing
100190
Beijing
CN
Telephone: +86-10-82626611-6710
email: xuzp@mail.las.ac.cn
homepage: http://www.las.cas.cn/

THANT SIN AUNG
author
position: PHD student
Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences (IBCAS)
20 Nanxincun, Xiangshan, Haidian District, Beijing
Beijing
100093
Beijing
CN
Telephone: +86-18813172693
email: thantsinaung8@gmail.com
homepage: http://www.ibcas.ac.cn/

THANT SIN AUNG
administrative point of contact
position: PHD Student
Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences (IBCAS)
20 Nanxincun, Xiangshan, Haidian District, Beijing
Beijing
100093
Beijing
CN
Telephone: +86-18813172693
email: thantsinaung8@ibcas.ac.cn
homepage: http://www.ibcas.ac.cn/

Maofang Luo
administrative point of contact
position: Officer
Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences (IBCAS)
20 Nanxincun, Xiangshan, Haidian District, Beijing
Beijing
100093
Beijing
CN
Telephone: +86-10-62836603
email: maofang@ibcas.ac.cn
homepage: http://www.ibcas.ac.cn/