The World Checklist of Vascular Plants Distributions

A processed dataset containing the distribution data from the WCVP, mapped to the Biodiversity Information Standards (TDWG) World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions (WGSRPD)

Usage

Distributions

Format

A data.table with 1,983653 rows and 6 variables:

plant_name_id

World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP) identifier

taxon_name

Concatenation of genus with species and, where applicable, infraspecific epithets to make a binomial or trinomial name

area_code_l3

WGSRPD Level 3 code

introduced

0 if native; 1 if introduced

extinct

1 if extinct; 0 if extant

location_doubtful

1 if doubtful; 0 otherwise

Source

https://sftp.kew.org/pub/data-repositories/WCVP/wcvp.zip

References

Govaerts, R., Nic Lughadha, E., Black, N. et al. The World Checklist of Vascular Plants, a continuously updated resource for exploring global plant diversity. Sci Data 8, 215 (2021). doi:10.1038/s41597-021-00997-6