PhytoKeys (Sep 2022)
The ECAT dataset: expert-validated distribution data of endemic and sub-endemic trees of Central Africa (Dem. Rep. Congo, Rwanda, Burundi)
- Wesley Tack,
- Henry Engledow,
- Nuno Veríssimo Pereira,
- Christian Amani,
- Steven P. Bachman,
- Patricia Barberá,
- Henk J. Beentje,
- Gaël U. D. Bouka,
- Martin Cheek,
- Ariane Cosiaux,
- Gilles Dauby,
- Petra De Block,
- Corneille E. N. Ewango,
- Eberhard Fischer,
- Roy E. Gereau,
- Serene Hargreaves,
- Yvette Harvey-Brown,
- Davy U. Ikabanga,
- Edouard Ilunga wa Ilunga,
- James Kalema,
- Peris Kamau,
- Olivier Lachenaud,
- Quentin Luke,
- Ithe Mwanga Mwanga,
- Sydney T. Ndolo Ebika,
- Jacques Nkengurutse,
- Aimable Nsanzurwimo,
- Salvator Ntore,
- Sophie L. Richards,
- Reddy Shutsha Ehata,
- Murielle Simo-Droissart,
- Tariq Stévart,
- Marc S. M. Sosef
Affiliations
- Wesley Tack
- Meise Botanic Garden
- Henry Engledow
- Meise Botanic Garden
- Nuno Veríssimo Pereira
- Meise Botanic Garden
- Christian Amani
- IUCN SSC Eastern African Plant Red List Authority (EAPRLA)
- Steven P. Bachman
- Royal Botanic Gardens
- Patricia Barberá
- Missouri Botanical Garden, Africa & Madagascar Department
- Henk J. Beentje
- IUCN SSC Eastern African Plant Red List Authority (EAPRLA)
- Gaël U. D. Bouka
- Université Marien Ngouabi
- Martin Cheek
- IUCN SSC Eastern African Plant Red List Authority (EAPRLA)
- Ariane Cosiaux
- Université de Montpellier
- Gilles Dauby
- Université de Montpellier
- Petra De Block
- Meise Botanic Garden
- Corneille E. N. Ewango
- Université de Kisangani
- Eberhard Fischer
- IUCN SSC Central Africa Plant Red List Authority (CARLA)
- Roy E. Gereau
- IUCN SSC Central Africa Plant Red List Authority (CARLA)
- Serene Hargreaves
- Royal Botanic Gardens
- Yvette Harvey-Brown
- Botanic Gardens Conservation International
- Davy U. Ikabanga
- University of Sciences and Techniques of Masuku
- Edouard Ilunga wa Ilunga
- Université de Lubumbashi
- James Kalema
- IUCN SSC Eastern African Plant Red List Authority (EAPRLA)
- Peris Kamau
- East African Herbarium, National Museums of Kenya
- Olivier Lachenaud
- Meise Botanic Garden
- Quentin Luke
- IUCN SSC Eastern African Plant Red List Authority (EAPRLA)
- Ithe Mwanga Mwanga
- Centre de Recherche en Sciences Naturelles CRSN/Lwiro, Laboratoire de Systématiquement et Taxonomie végétale
- Sydney T. Ndolo Ebika
- Université Marien Ngouabi
- Jacques Nkengurutse
- University of Burundi
- Aimable Nsanzurwimo
- Department of Biotechnologies, Faculty of Applied Sciences, INES-Ruhengeri
- Salvator Ntore
- IUCN SSC Central Africa Plant Red List Authority (CARLA)
- Sophie L. Richards
- Royal Botanic Gardens
- Reddy Shutsha Ehata
- Université de Kisangani
- Murielle Simo-Droissart
- UCN SSC Central Africa Plant Red List Authority (CARLA)
- Tariq Stévart
- IUCN SSC Central Africa Plant Red List Authority (CARLA)
- Marc S. M. Sosef
- IUCN SSC Central Africa Plant Red List Authority (CARLA)
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3897/phytokeys.206.77379
- Journal volume & issue
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Vol. 206
pp. 137 – 151
Abstract
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In this data paper, we present a specimen-based occurrence dataset compiled in the framework of the Conservation of Endemic Central African Trees (ECAT) project with the aim of producing global conservation assessments for the IUCN Red List. The project targets all tree species endemic or sub-endemic to the Central African region comprising the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DR Congo), Rwanda, and Burundi. The dataset contains 6361 plant collection records with occurrences of 8910 specimens from 337 taxa belonging to 153 genera in 52 families. Many of these tree taxa have restricted geographic ranges and are only known from a small number of herbarium specimens. As assessments for such taxa can be compromised by inadequate data, we transcribed and geo-referenced specimen label information to obtain a more accurate and complete locality dataset. All specimen data were manually cleaned and verified by botanical experts, resulting in improved data quality and consistency.
