Description
Data Records
The data in this occurrence 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 2,373 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.
Versions
The table below shows only published versions of the resource that are publicly accessible.
How to cite
Researchers should cite this work as follows:
National Botanical Research Institute (2025). Flora from south eastern Namibia: National Herbarium of Namibia – National Botanical Research Institute. Version 1.0. National Botanical Research Institute. Occurrence dataset. https://cloud.gbif.org/africa/resource?r=nbri_plants&v=1.0
Rights
Researchers should respect the following rights statement:
The publisher and rights holder of this work is National Botanical Research Institute. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial (CC-BY-NC 4.0) License.
GBIF Registration
This resource has been registered with GBIF, and assigned the following GBIF UUID: f5e2dafc-ead8-4a77-8749-3cb2b6391443. National Botanical Research Institute publishes this resource, and is itself registered in GBIF as a data publisher endorsed by GBIF Namibia.
Keywords
Gariep Centre of Endemism; Plant diversity; occurrence records; Occurrence; Specimen
Contacts
- Curator
- Curator - National Herbarium of Namibia
- Point Of Contact
- Manager - Threatened Plants Programme
- Curator
Geographic Coverage
The project area covers south eastern Namibia, which forms part of the Gariep Centre of Endemism
| Bounding Coordinates | South West [-28.902, 17], North East [-28, 19.997] |
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Taxonomic Coverage
All vascular plant collections were identified to species level. This dataset excludes the genus Pelargonium as there may be discrepancies in identification.
| Kingdom | Plantae |
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Temporal Coverage
| Start Date / End Date | 1905-05-11 / 2022-05-26 |
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Project Data
Namibia is a biodiverse country with a large protected area network. However, a lack of baseline data has resulted in many of Namibia's important biodiversity areas being overlooked and excluded from protection. South eastern Namibia contains part of the Gariep Centre of Endemism, but largely falls outside any protected areas. The Warmbad District was selected as a potential Important Plant Area (IPA) in Namibia. The area is poorly surveyed and the aim is review existing data, collect new data in order to update species distributions and quantify endemism and biodiversity potential of this area to ultimately designate an appropriate conservation status or standard.
| Title | Gariep Endemism Species information for Conservation Action (GESICA) |
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| Funding | This is a collaborative project between the Namibia Nature Foundation, the National Botanical Research Institute and the National Museum of Namibia which is funded by the JRS Biodiversity Foundation. |
| Study Area Description | South eastern Namibia forms part of the Gariep Centre of Endemism and borders the Succulent Karoo Biome on the west and is part of the greater Nama Karoo Biome as well as four major geological formations. |
| Design Description | 1. Establish a baseline and fill biodiversity gaps for plants, arthropods and small vertebrates for south eastern Namibia 2. Undertake taxonomic and conservation research of plants, arthropods and small vertebrates for south eastern Namibia 3. Data sharing on open access platforms and conservation platforms 4. Designations of an area within south easter Namibia to an appropriate conservation status or standard. |
The personnel involved in the project:
- Custodian Steward
- Custodian Steward
- Custodian Steward
Sampling Methods
Standard herbarium specimen collection, digitization and data management procedures.
| Study Extent | This is not a particular study, but rather an ongoing targeted sampling and deposition into the National Herbarium of Namibia by its staff, research associates and multiple local and international researchers. The JRS funded research project has significantly contributed towards updating biodiversity data within this area. |
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| Quality Control | Local and international botanists identify the material to species level upon collection, additional redeterminations are done by various experts as the material is used for various taxonomic studies. Paulina Fendinat standardized the data according tor DarwinCore and formatted the file accordingly. Quanita Daniels did final checks regarding DarwinCore field mapping, metadata and data publication. |
Method step description:
- 1. Extract existing data from BRAHMS 2. Verify data on database with that of specimen labels (Paulina Fendinat, Lovisa Kandenge) 3. Review data for quality and errors (Paulina Fendinat, Lovisa Kandenge) 4. Format data according to DarwinCore (Paulina Fendinat) 5. Checking and publication (Quanita Daniels)
Bibliographic Citations
- National Herbarium of Namibia (WIND). 2025. BRAHMS Database. National Herbarium of Namibia (WIND), National Botanical Research Institute, MEFT, Windhoek, Namibia.
Additional Metadata
| Acknowledgements | |
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| Maintenance Description | This resource will be updated periodically whenever new data has been collected, digitized and standardized. |
| Alternative Identifiers | https://cloud.gbif.org/africa/resource?r=nbri_plants |