Angiosperm data of an observation plot (Permanent Pample Plot 82) in Usonigbe Forest Reserve, Edo State, Nigeria

Oluremi Jeminiwa1, Oyetayo Oyelowo1, Akin Oloketuyi1, Damilola Taiwo1, Olukayode Akinyemi1, Oluwatosin Aina-Oduntan1, Olaremi Olatidoye1, Aimufua Woghiren1, Adekemi Ayodele1, Nathaniel Haastrup1, Sidikat Laoti-Laaro1, Omokafe Ugbogu1, Emmanuel Chukwuma1

1 Forestry Research Institute of Nigeria, Jericho Hill, Ibadan, Nigeria

Corresponding author(s): Oluremi Jeminiwa (jeminiwaoluremi@gmail.com)Oyetayo Oyelowo (oyelowo.oj@frin.gov.ng)Akin Oloketuyi (akinoloketuyi@gmail.com)Damilola Taiwo (taidamar20@gmail.com)Olukayode Akinyemi (olukayodeakinyemi@gmail.com)Oluwatosin Aina-Oduntan (harkinlarbee@gmail.com)Olaremi Olatidoye (olaremiolatidoye@gmail.com)Aimufua Woghiren (tildakaren1@yahoo.com)Adekemi Ayodele (adekemitog@gmail.com)Nathaniel Haastrup (haastrup.no@frin.gov.ng)Sidikat Laoti-Laaro (solaotilaaro@yahoo.com)Omokafe Ugbogu (omokafeugbogu@gmail.com)Emmanuel Chukwuma (chukwuma.ec@frin.gov.ng)

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Abstract

The present data reports a number of angiosoerm species recorded in Permanent Sample Plot (PSP) 82 which is sited in Usonigbe Forest Reserve, Edo State, Nigeria. The plot is situated within longitude 6.6342° N and latitude 5.9304° E in the South-Southern zone of Nigeria. Predominant wind directions are southwest and northwest. Geological formation is the costal plane sand and this sand consists of red earth and form a relatively thick series. The herbs are poor and consist of the following species sparsely distributed over the area: Dracaena sp, Aframomum sp, Palisita barteri, salacia spp, palisota ambigua and Psychotria sciadephora. The natural high forest has three strata of trees, viz the emergent consisting of trees whose crowns show above the general level of the canopy. The characteristics of the forest are the presence of a large number of wood climbers (Leaves) and (b) the incidence of buttresses of plank roots. The tallest trees of the emergent storey range to 150ft or more in height. The canopy at about 100ft or more is closest. The lower storey itself is about 30 to 50ft high. The present dataset contains 150 angiosperm records.

Keywords: Checklist, Nigeria, Usonigbe Forest Reserve, Conservation

Project details

Project title: Nigeria Node Mentoring
Personnel: Omokafe Ugbogu, Jean Ganglo, Anne-Sophie Archambeau
Funding: The project was funded by European Union and GBIF.
Study area descriptions/descriptor: The current project was extended to a wider audience and trainings were replicated in Southern and Northern Nigeria. These were held at the Forestry Research Institute of Nigeria, Ibadan, Southwestern Nigeria, and Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria in the North West. Participants were drawn from the six eco-geographical zones across Nigeria. Records mobilized for the training were those of herbarium collections and animal data.
Design description: In the research design, specimens were digitized directly into Darwin Core spreadsheet by project team. The data cleaning was done using OpenRefine software. In the process of digitization, Google Maps (GPS finder) was used for Georeferencing of localities on specimen’s records. Validation of taxonomic records was done using Global Names Resolver and other online resources. The goal of the research design for the current project was to ensure the continued availability of Nigeria's biodiversity data via GBIF platform.

Data published through GBIF: http://ipt-nigeria.gbif.fr/resource?r=psp82_ng_data

Taxonomic coverage

General taxonomic coverage description: All species were identified to specific or generic level.
Taxonomic ranks
Genus: Calamus sp., Dracaena Daudin
Species: Baphia nitida G.Lodd., Diospyros confertiflora (Hiern) Bakh., Terminalia superba Engl. & Diels
Common names: Camwood,African scandalwood, Ebony, White Afara, Rattan, Dracaena

Spatial coverage

General spatial coverage: The current dataset contains records from a permanent sample plot of Usonigbe Forest Reserve, Edo State, Nigeria.
Coordinates: 6°29'24''N and 6°58'12''N Latitude; 6°6'10.8''E and 6°50'56.4''E Longitude 

Temporal coverage: January 18, 1954

Natural collections description

Parent collection identifier: Not applicable
Collection name: Angiosperm data of an observation plot (Permanent Pample Plot 82) in Usonigbe Forest Reserve, Edo State, Nigeria
Collection identifier: Not applicable

Methods

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Datasets

Dataset description
Object name: Darwin Core Archive Angiosperm data of an observation plot (Permanent Pample Plot 82) in Usonigbe Forest Reserve, Edo State, Nigeria
Character encoding: UTF-8
Format name: Darwin Core Archive format
Format version: 1.0
Distribution: http://ipt-nigeria.gbif.fr/archive.do?r=psp82_ng_data
Publication date of data: 2021-10-27
Language: English
Licences of use: Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial (CC-BY-NC) 4.0 License

Metadata language: English
Date of metadata creation: 2021-10-26
Hierarchy level: Dataset