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 495 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
Researchers should cite this work as follows:
Gamuz A S, Madhavan A P, Page N (2026). Occurrence of plant species in areas around Kolacamby in the southern Nilgiris, India. Version 1.0. Nature Conservation Foundation. Occurrence dataset. https://cloud.gbif.org/asia/resource?r=ncf-nrp-plants-surveys&v=1.0
Rights
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The publisher and rights holder of this work is Nature Conservation Foundation. 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: 009a59cd-831c-46f1-9758-64ccf4f1c899. Nature Conservation Foundation publishes this resource, and is itself registered in GBIF as a data publisher endorsed by Participant Node Managers Committee.
Keywords
Occurrence; Observation; The Nilgiris; tropical montane evergreen forest; shola; mesic savanna; tropical dry deciduous forests; Western Ghats; plant diversity
Contacts
- Originator ●
- Point Of Contact
https://orcid.org/0009-0000-3357-0489
- Originator
- 1311, 12th A Main,Vijayanagar 1st Stage
- Originator
- Point Of Contact
- Senior Scientist
- 1311, 12th A Main,Vijayanagar 1st Stage
Geographic Coverage
Deciduous forests, patchy mesic savanna, semi-evergreen forests, and montane evergreen forests of the Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve, India, were surveyed. Surveyed locations spanned a wide elevation range from c. 500 m to c. 2200 m above sea level
| Bounding Coordinates | South West [11.214, 76.617], North East [11.277, 76.767] |
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Taxonomic Coverage
Notable trees, shrubs and herbs recorded in the areas
| Kingdom | Plantae |
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| Phylum | Tracheophyta |
| Class | Liliopsida, Magnoliopsida, Gnetopsida |
| Order | Celastrales, Dipsacales, Cucurbitales, Dioscoreales, Asterales, Aquifoliales, Cardiopteridales, Ericales, Poales, Malpighiales, Boraginales, Lamiales, Caryophyllales, Gnetales, Rosales, Piperales, Brassicales, Sapindales, Gentianales, Magnoliales, Santalales, Crossosomatales, Arecales, Alismatales, Laurales, Ranunculales, Myrtales, Asparagales, Zingiberales, Malvales, Proteales, Liliales, Vitales, Icacinales, Fabales, Saxifragales, Oxalidales, Apiales |
| Family | Clusiaceae, Hypericaceae, Lamiaceae, Malvaceae, Araliaceae, Oxalidaceae, Pittosporaceae, Malpighiaceae, Ehretiaceae, Elaeagnaceae, Cordiaceae, Staphyleaceae, Ranunculaceae, Rutaceae, Arecaceae, Oleaceae, Theaceae, Sabiaceae, Ulmaceae, Araceae, Phyllanthaceae, Polygonaceae, Plumbaginaceae, Daphniphyllaceae, Loranthaceae, Santalaceae, Stemonuraceae, Fabaceae, Capparaceae, Orchidaceae, Urticaceae, Menispermaceae, Verbenaceae, Magnoliaceae, Aristolochiaceae, Ebenaceae, Symplocaceae, Zingiberaceae, Pentaphylacaceae, Calophyllaceae, Smilacaceae, Begoniaceae, Cannabaceae, Myrtaceae, Ochnaceae, Gnetaceae, Thymelaeaceae, Loganiaceae, Putranjivaceae, Aquifoliaceae, Burseraceae, Rhamnaceae, Sapindaceae, Meliaceae, Acanthaceae, Rosaceae, Cyperaceae, Elaeocarpaceae, Vitaceae, Bignoniaceae, Lentibulariaceae, Asparagaceae, Piperaceae, Simaroubaceae, Melastomataceae, Hernandiaceae, Ericaceae, Rubiaceae, Icacinaceae, Caprifoliaceae, Lauraceae, Achariaceae, Viburnaceae, Moraceae, Berberidaceae, Combretaceae, Erythroxylaceae, Primulaceae, Dioscoreaceae, Apocynaceae, Sapotaceae, Linaceae, Celastraceae, Asteraceae, Salicaceae, Anacardiaceae, Euphorbiaceae, Annonaceae |
Temporal Coverage
| Start Date / End Date | 2025-01-10 / 2025-09-25 |
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Project Data
Our research and restoration programme focuses on the region’s unique, biologically diverse forests and grasslands in The Nilgiris, Western Ghats, India. This is part of the Western Ghats program of the Nature Conservation Foundation, India.
| Title | Tropical Ecosystems Research and Restoration in the Nilgiris, Western Ghats, India |
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| Identifier | ncf-nrp |
| Funding | We gratefully acknowledge support from Craigmore Plantations (India) Pvt Ltd. |
| Study Area Description | The study was carried out within the southern part of Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve in and around the town of Kolakamby and Craigmore estates, including Melur Slopes Reserved Forest, Coimbatore Division, in the Western Ghats of Tamil Nadu, India. Four localities were surveyed and they spanned a wide elevation range from c.500 m to c. 2200 m above sea level. |
| Design Description | The species identity of all trees and botanically notable shrub and herb species in the four localities were recorded and identified by the observers. |
The personnel involved in the project:
Sampling Methods
Between January and September 2025, four localities spanning a wide range of forest types were surveyed on foot multiple times by observers. All tree species and notable shrubs and herbs were recorded on an opportunistic basis.
| Study Extent | The study was carried out within the Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve, Tamil Nadu, India, mainly in areas around Kolakamby and in Thaishola area. |
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| Quality Control | Trees were directly identified in the field or herbarium specimens collected to identify using field guides cited in identification references. Taxa that could not be identified to species were identified to Genus or Family, or occasionally higher taxa. Species names were updated to GBIF taxonomy using the species name matching tool. |
Method step description:
- Data from multiple localities were combined and R was used to prepare the data in CSV files according to the GBIF Darwin Core format.
Additional Metadata
Additional records of plants, fungi, and other animal species from the study area are recorded on iNaturalist in the project "Biodiversity of the Craigmore Landscape" https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/biodiversity-of-the-craigmore-landscape
| Acknowledgements | |
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| Alternative Identifiers | https://cloud.gbif.org/asia/resource?r=ncf-nrp-plants-surveys |