Geographic review on the specimens of the Caatinga Biome in the Jardim Botanico do Rio de Janeiro (RB) herbarium.

ABSTRACT:

Background

This article provides a quantitative description of flora specimens stored in the Jardim Botânico of Rio de Janeiro Herbarium that belongs to the Federal Conservation Units of Caatinga's phytogeography domain. The Caatinga represents 11% of Brazilian territory and is, in South America, the largest and most biodiverse semi-arid tropical ecoregion, yet only 5% of its territory is covered by Federal Conservation Units, with few collections of flora samples. Thus, providing a georeferenced inventory of existing collections is essential for purposes of species distribution, environmental management and conservation. The aim of this data paper is to gauge, by means of geographic coordinates correction and retrieval of the flora specimens present in the RB Herbarium, the amount

SUBMITTER: Magdalena UR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6787104 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature