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Database of the Red Book of Endemic Plants of Peru
Description
This database contains comprehensive information regarding the endemic plant species listed in the Red Book of Endemic Plants of Peru. Each endemic taxon is accompanied by corresponding variables that detail its taxonomic status, IUCN conservation category, bibliographic references, type collection details, common names, departmental registrations, ecological regions, protected natural areas (SINANPE), and Peruvian herbaria where the specimens are deposited, as recorded in the original book.
Usage
redbook_sp_data
Format
A data frame with the following variables:
- redbook_id
Unique identifier for each species in the Red Book of Endemic Plants of Peru.
- redbook_name
Scientific name of the endemic species.
- iucn
Conservation category assigned according to IUCN.
- publication
Bibliographic reference where the taxon was originally described.
- collector
Name(s) of the collector(s) of the type specimen.
- herbariums
Acronyms of the institutions where the type specimens of the taxon are deposited.
- common_name
Common names of the species as mentioned in the literature.
- dep_registry
Abbreviations of the departments where the taxon has been recorded.
- ecological_regions
Abbreviations of the ecological regions proposed by Zamora (1996).
- sinampe
Abbreviation of the Protected Natural Area where the taxon was recorded.
- peruvian_herbariums
Acronyms of the Peruvian institutions where both type and non-type specimens are deposited.
- remarks
Observations and additional information about the endemic taxon.
Details
This database provides essential information for research and conservation efforts related to Peru's endemic flora, offering access to the data presented in the corresponding book.
References
León, Blanca, et.al. 2006. “The Red Book of Endemic Plants of Peru”. Revista Peruana De Biología 13 (2): 9s-22s. https://revistasinvestigacion.unmsm.edu.pe/index.php/rpb/issue/view/153
Examples
# Example illustrating how to load and explore the database
data("redbook_sp_data")
head(redbook_sp_data)