A Checklist of Higher Plant Collections in the Lagos University Herbarium (LUH), Lagos, Nigeria

Data Records

The data in this checklist resource has been published as a Darwin Core Archive (DwC-A), which is a standardized format for sharing biodiversity data as a set of one or more data tables. The core data table contains 1,063 records.

This IPT archives the data and thus serves as the data repository. The data and resource metadata are available for download in the downloads section. The versions table lists other versions of the resource that have been made publicly available and allows tracking changes made to the resource over time.

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How to cite

Please be aware, this is an old version of the dataset.  Researchers should cite this work as follows:

Onuminya T, Ogundipe O, Igbari A (2022): A Checklist of Higher Plant Collections in the Lagos University Herbarium (LUH), Lagos, Nigeria. v1.2. University of Lagos. Dataset/Checklist. http://ipt-nigeria.gbif.fr/resource?r=achecklistofhigherplants&v=1.2

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The publisher and rights holder of this work is University of Lagos. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (CC-BY 4.0) License.

GBIF Registration

This resource has been registered with GBIF, and assigned the following GBIF UUID: d7377484-4d04-475e-aded-a58609ec8523.  University of Lagos publishes this resource, and is itself registered in GBIF as a data publisher endorsed by GBIF Nigeria.

Keywords

Checklist; Higher Plants; Preserved Specimen; LUH; University of Lagos; Tracheophytes

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Geographic Coverage

The collections covers a geographic range of Africa and North America.

Taxonomic Coverage

The collection comprises of higher plants including taxa from the Pteridophytes, Gymnosperms and Angiosperms. The following genera are represented: Abelmoschus, Abrus, Abutilon, Acacia, Acalypha, Acanthospermum, Acanthus, Achyranthes, Acioa, Acridocarpus, Adenostemma, Adhatoda, Aedesia, Aerva, Agelaea, Ageratum, Aidia, Alafia, Albizia, Alchornea, Alectra, Allamanda, Allophylus, Alsodeiopsis, Alstonia, Alternanthera, Amaranthus, Amauriella, Ambrosia, Amorphophallus, Ampelocissus, Anacardium, Anagallis, Ananas, Anchomanes, Ancylobothrys, Andrographis, Aneilema, Angelonia, Aningeria, Annona, Antennaria, Anthocleista, Antiaris, Antidesma, Antigonon, Anubias, Apios, Argemone, Argyreia, Aristolochia, Artemisia, Artocarpus, Asarum, Aspilia, Asystasia, Avicennia, Azadirachta, Baissea, Bambusa, Baphia, Basella, Begonia, Beilschmiedia, Bertiera, Bidens, Blighia, Blumea, Boerhavia, Borreria, Bougainvillea, Bridelia, Browalia, Brunfelsia, Bryophyllum, Bucheria, Byrsocarpus, Caesalpinia, Caladium, Calamus, Calliandra, Calophyllum, Calotropis, Calycobolus, Camellia, Camerunia, Campylospermum, Cananga, Canna, Cannabis, Canthium, Caperonia, Capsicum, Carapa, Cardiospermum, Carica, Carissa, Carpolobia, Cassia, Cassytha, Casuarina, Catharanthus, Cathormion, Cedrela, Celosia, Cenchrus, Centotheca, Centrosema, Cephaelis, Ceropegia, Cestrum, Chamaecrista, Chasmanthera, Chassalia, Chloris, Chromolaena, Chrozophora, Chrysanthellum, Chrysobalanus, Chrysophyllum, Chrysopogon, Chytranthus, Cissampelos, Cissus, Claoxylon, Cleistopholis, Clerodendrum, Clitoria, Cnestis, Cnidoscolus, Cochlospermum, Cocos, Codiaeum, Coffea, Coix, Cola, Colocasia, Commelina, Conyza, Craterispermum, Crossopteryx, Crotalaria, Croton, Ctenium, Cuscuta, Cussonia, Cuviera, Cyanotis, Cyathula, Cycnium, Cymbopogon, Cyperus, Cyrtosperma, Dactyloctenium, Dalbergia, Daniellia, Datura, Deinbollia, Dennettia, Desmodium, Detarium, Dialium, Dichapetalum, Dichrocephala, Dictyandra, Digitaria, Diodia, Dioscorea, Diospyros , Dodonaea , Dombeya, Dorstenia, Dracaena, Drepanocarpus, Drypetes, Duparquetia, Duranta, Echinochloa, Echinops, Eclipta, Eichhornia, Ekebergia, Elaeis, Eleocharis, Elephantopus, Eleusine, Eleutheranthera, Emilia, Enantia, Entada, Entandrophragma, Eragrostis, Erigeron, Eriocoelum, Eriosema, Erythrina, Erythrophleum, Ethulia, Euclinia, Euphorbia, Fadogia, Farquharia, Ficus, Fimbristylis, Flabellaria, Flagellaria, Floscopa, Fuirena, Funtumia, Gaertnera, Galinsoga, Garcinia, Gardenia, Geophila, Gerbera, Glinus, Gliricidia, Glossonema, Glycine, Gmelina, Gomphrena, Gongronema, Gossypium, Griffonia, Guarea, Guizotia, Gutenbergia, Gynura, Hackelochloa, Haematoxylum, Hallea, Hamelia, Harrisonia, Harungana, Hedranthera, Heeria, Heinsia, Helenium, Helichrysum, Heteropogon, Heteropteris, Hevea, Hewittia, Hexalobus, Hibiscus, Hilleria, Holarrhena, Homalium, Humularia, Hunteria, Hura, Hybanthus, Hydrolea, Hylodendron, Hyparrhenia, Hyperthelia, Icacina, Ilex, Ilysanthes, Impatiens, Imperata, Indigofera, Inula, Ipomoea, Isoberlinia, Isolona, Ixora, Jasminum, Jateorhiza, Jatropha, Kalanchoe, Keetia, Khaya, Kohantia, Kotschya, Kyllinga, Lactuca, Lagerstroemia, Laggera, Landolphia, Lannea, Lantana, Lasianthera, Launaea, Laurus, Lawsonia, Lecaniodiscus, Leersia, Lepistemon, Leptadenia, Leptaspis, Leptaulus, Leptoderris, Linociera, Lippia, Litchi, Lobelia, Lonchocarpus, Loudetia, Lovoa, Lycopersicum, Lycopodium, Lygodium, Macaranga, Macrosphyra, Maesobotrya, Majidea, Malacantha, Mallotus, Malvaviscus, Manihot, Manilkara, Manniophyton, Mansonia, Maprounea, Maranthes, Margaritaria, Mariscus, Massularia, Melanodiscus, Melanthera, Melochia, Merremia, Mezoneuron, Microglossa, Mikania, Milicia, Millettia, Mimusops, Mitracarpus, Mitragyna, Monocymbium, Monodora, Morinda, Morus, Mostuea, Motandra, Mucuna, Mullugo, Musanga, Mussaenda, Myrianthus, Napoleonaea, Nauclea, Neoboutonia, Nerium, Nicotiana, Nuxia, Nymphaea, Oenothera, Olax, Oldenlandia, Oligocodon, Olyra , Oplismenus, Opuntia, Ormocarpum, Ostryocarpus, Ostryoderris, Otomeria, Ouratea, Oxyanthus, Palisota, Pancovia, Pandiaka, Panicum, Paraberlinia, Parinari, Parkia, Parkinsonia , Paspalum, Paullinia, Pauridiantha, Pavetta, Pedilanthus, Peltophorum, Pennisetum, Pentaclethra, Pentadiplandra, Pentodon, Peperomia, Pergularia, Pericopsis, Persea, Persicaria, Petiveria, Petrea, Phaseolus, Philoxerus, Phoenix, Phragmites, Phyla, Phyllanthus, Physalis, Phytolacca, Picralima, Piper, Pistia, Pithecellobium, Pittosporum, Placodiscus, Pleiocarpa, Pleioceras, Plukenetia, Plumbago, Plumeria, Poga, Polyalthia, Polygala, Polygonum, Polyscias, Polyspatha, Polysphaeria, Pouteria, Premna, Prosopis, Pseudarthria, Pseudocedrela, Pseudomussaenda,Psorospermum, Psychotria, Psydrax, Pterocarpus, Pterostegia, Pueraria, Pulicaria, Pupalia, Pycreus, Pyrenacantha, Radlkofera, Raphia, Rauvolfia, Remirea, Rhaphidophora, Rhaphiostylis, Rhektophyllum, Rhigiocarya, Rhynchelytrum, Rhynchosia, Rhynchospora, Rinorea, Rothmannia, Rumex, Rutidea, Rytigynia, Saba, Sabicea, Saccharum, Sacciolepis, Samanea, Sansevieria, Santaloides, Sapindus, Sarcocephalus, Sargassum, Schefflera, Schrebera, Schumanniophyton, Scleria, Sclerocarpus, Scoparia, Secamone, Securidaca, Senecio, Senna, Sesbania, Setaria, Sida, Sideroxylon , Solanum, Sonchus, Sorghum, Soyauxia, Spermacoce, Sphagneticola, Sphenocentrum, Sphenoclea, Spigelia, Spilanthes, Sporobolus, Stachytarpheta, Stephania, Sterculia, Stipa, Stomatanthes, Strelitzia, Striga, Strombosia, Strophanthus, Struchium, Strychnos, Stylochiton, Stylosanthes, Swartzia, Symphonia, Synedrella, Synsepalum, Tabernaemontana, Tacca, Tagetes, Tectona, Tephrosia, Terminalia, Tetrapleura, Thea, Thelepogon, Theobroma, Thevetia, Thryallis, Thuja, Tidestromia, Tinospora, Tithonia, Tradescantia, Tragia, Tragus, Treculia, Trema, Trianthema, Triaspis, Trichilia, Tridax, Tridesmostemon, Trilepisium, Triplochiton, Triplotaxis, Triticum, Turraea, Uraria, Urena, Usteria, Uvaria, Vernonia, Vigna, Vinca, Virectaria, Vismia, Vitellaria, Voacanga, Waltheria, Wissadula, Wisteria, Ximenia, Xylopia, Xyris, Zanha, Zapoteca, Zea, Zebrina, Zornia

Project Data

This is an effort to mobilize and digitize plant specimen in the Lagos Herbarium for improved decision making on the conservation of the species.

The personnel involved in the project:

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