Meise Botanic Garden Data Portal

Flora of the Chagos Archipelago: A conservation checklist of native and introduced plant species - Version 1.15

lissa.breugelmans@plantentuinmeise.be (Lissa Breugelmans) — Thu, 28 May 2026 20:43:08 +0200

This checklist presents a curated inventory of the vascular plant species of the Chagos Archipelago, British Indian Ocean Territory. It includes native, introduced, invasive, and cultivated taxa, based on literature review, herbarium specimens, and recent field surveys. Species are annotated with establishment status, island distribution and life form. The dataset contributes to improved knowledge of plant biodiversity in remote island ecosystems and provides a baseline for conservation management and restoration planning.

Checklist of the vascular plants of the Democratic Republic of the Congo - Version 1.3

quentin.groom@plantentuinmeise.be (Quentin Groom) — Mon, 18 May 2026 17:01:40 +0200

[FR] La liste est basée sur une revue exhaustive de la littérature, des collections d’herbiers et des bases de données en ligne. Elle comprend 10255 espèces (385 ptéridophytes, 16 gymnospermes et 9854 angiospermes) qui sont soit indigènes en République démocratique du Congo, soit introduites et observées en dehors de culture. Les espèces cultivées, ainsi que les taxons infra-spécifiques et les hybrides, sont exclus. Pour chaque espèce, la liste fournit des informations sur la famille, le statut (indigène ou introduite), la forme biologique (arbre, plante grimpante, arbuste ou suffrutex, herbe, herbe épiphyte, arbuste épiphyte, parasite épiphyte), l’endémisme et le statut de conservation (UICN). 1098 espèces sont des endémiques strictes de la République démocratique du Congo. La présence des espèces est confirmée par des références à la Flore d’Afrique centrale (dans laquelle les spécimens sont cités), par d’autres publications taxonomiques mentionnant des spécimens de la République démocratique du Congo, ou par des spécimens d’herbier avec une identification vérifiée. Les espèces connues uniquement d’un specimen- type actuellement détruit sont exclues. La nomenclature suit World Flora Online, à quelques exceptions près. Un ou plusieurs synonymes sont fournis lorsqu’une espèce est traitée sous un nom différent dans la Flore d’Afrique centrale, World Flora Online ou Plants of the World Online, ou lorsque le nom accepté a change récemment. [EN] The checklist is based on a comprehensive review of the literature, herbarium collections, and online databases. It comprises 10,255 species (385 Pteridophytes, 16 Gymnosperms, and 9,854 Angiosperms) that are either native to the Democratic Republic of the Congo or introduced and recorded outside cultivation. Cultivated species, as well as infraspecific taxa and hybrids, are excluded. For each species, the checklist provides information on family, status (native or introduced), life form (tree, liana, shrub or suffrutex, herb, epiphytic herb, epiphytic shrub, epiphytic parasite), and endemism. 1098 species are strict endemics of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Species occurrence is confirmed by references to the Flore d’Afrique centrale (in which specimens are cited), by other taxonomic literature citing specimens from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, or by herbarium specimens with verified identifications. Species known solely from a destroyed type specimen are excluded. Nomenclature follows World Flora Online, with a few exceptions. One or more synonyms are provided when a species is treated under a different name in the Flore d’Afrique centrale, World Flora Online, or Plants of the World Online, or when the accepted name has changed recently.

A common plants survey of vascular plants in South Northumberland and Durham, United Kingdom - Version 1.19

quentin.groom@br.fgov.be (Quentin Groom) — Fri, 08 May 2026 11:47:31 +0200

A vascular plant survey of the vice counties of South Northumberland and Durham, United Kingdom.

Meise Botanic Garden Herbarium (BR) - Version 1.39

mathias.dillen@plantentuinmeise.be (Mathias Dillen) — Fri, 08 May 2026 11:26:48 +0200

Meise Botanic Garden (MeiseBG) has a history that goes back to 1796. Today, it is an internationally recognized botanic garden in a park of 92 hectares, and a centre of excellence for plant biodiversity research. MeiseBG houses the 15th largest herbarium in the world, holding 4 million preserved specimens, a comprehensive botanical library, a seed bank and a living plant collection with 25,000 accessions of plants from around the world. Research focuses on plant, algal and fungal taxonomy, evolution, biodiversity conservation, ecosystems and ethnobotany. The preserved collections (including the herbarium, wood, carpological, slide and molecular collections) have a global scope, with a focus on Central Africa, Belgium, and Southwestern Europe, with additionally important historic collections from Latin America. Highlights are the private collections of famous 19th botanists such as Henri Van Heurck (diatoms), Carl Von Martius (Flora brasiliensis), Heinrich Gustav von Reichenbach (orchids) and Crépin (wild roses), which form the historic core of the collections. A wide range of taxonomic groups are covered including: vascular plants, lichens, mosses, liverworts, fungi, myxomycetes, macroalgae, and diatoms. Meise Botanic Garden is dedicated to digitally unlock these precious and unique botanical collections.The Meise Botanic Garden Data Management Plan can be found at https://doi.org/10.3897/rio.10.e124288.

Meise Botanic Garden Herbarium for Europeana (LinBi) - Version 1.6

pieter.huybrechts@plantentuinmeise.be (Pieter Huybrechts) — Tue, 21 Apr 2020 09:37:03 +0200

Update to occurence table, publishing over 50000 additional new records. Including 6000+ roses.

Waterbirds of the Botanic Garden Meise - Version 3.8

quentin.groom@br.fgov.be (Quentin Groom) — Tue, 18 Apr 2023 12:16:58 +0200

Decimal latitude & longitude corrected

Bryophytes of Belgium - Version 1.0

quentin.groom@plantentuinmeise.be (Quentin Groom) — Mon, 23 Feb 2026 20:33:42 +0100

769 species. The checklist is based on literature sources, herbarium specimens and validated occurrence data from Belgian bryologists of the Bryological and Lichenological Society of Flanders “Werkgroep Bryologie en Lichenologie”.

Vernacular names of the Flore d'Afrique Centrale - Version 1.7

mathias.dillen@plantentuinmeise.be (Mathias Dillen) — Thu, 31 May 2018 10:45:45 +0200

adding funder

Published ant (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) records from the island of Cyprus - Version 1.2

mathias.dillen@plantentuinmeise.be (Mathias Dillen) — Mon, 04 Nov 2024 13:08:58 +0100

Ants are a vital component of terrestrial ecosystems due to their involvement in ecological processes and interactions, but some invasive alien species can also have detrimental effects to the environment and socioeconomic parameters. The ant biodiversity of Cyprus has been sporadically documented with recent efforts pooling information and resources for a more holistic approach. This dataset includes all published records of ants collected from the island of Cyprus, including records of native, endemic and alien species in order to better map their distribution and spatiotemporal patterns of observation. This dynamic dataset supports species distribution maps created on the “Ants of Cyprus website” (https://sites.google.com/view/ants-of-cyprus), is designed for use by the scientific community, conservation officers, and the wider public and it will be regularly updated as new information and data are generated.

Lepidoptera (butterfly, macro-moth) records from Akrotiri Peninsula, Cyprus - Version 1.2

mathias.dillen@plantentuinmeise.be (Mathias Dillen) — Wed, 26 Jun 2024 11:36:02 +0200

Lepidoptera are a key component of biodiversity and are recognised as important pollinators. This dataset includes 298 occurrence records of butterflies and macro-moths from the Akrotiri peninsula, Cyprus (Sovereign Base Area of Akrotiri and Dekelia). In total, 143 species of Lepidopteran were recorded, including two endemic butterfly species Hipparchia cypriensis (Holik, 1949) and Maniola cypricola (Graves, 1928), as well as five endemic macro-moth species Agrotis sabine Brandstetter, 2010, Ammoconia aholai Fibiger, 1996, Dyscia simplicaria Rebel, 1939, Eumannia arenbergeri Hausmann, 1995, and Selidosema tamsi Rebel, 1939. Euplagia quadripunctaria (Poda, 1761), a priority and Annex II species of the Habitats Directive was sampled within the designated Special Area of Conservation of Akrotiri peninsula. Butterflies were recorded using the line transect method, and moths were sampled using light traps, allowing the creation of an inventory of the Lepidoptera fauna of this ecologically important and biodiversity rich site.

Bird Monitoring 2017, Meise Botanic Garden - Version 1.7

quentin.groom@br.fgov.be (Quentin Groom) — Tue, 11 Apr 2023 16:56:03 +0200

The column 'establishmentMeans' has been added.

Additional data to the Akrotiri Bioblitz, Cyprus - Version 1.5

quentin.groom@br.fgov.be (Quentin Groom) — Tue, 11 Apr 2023 16:49:33 +0200

The column 'establishmentMeans' has been updated.

Aedes albopictus recordings in Cyprus based on information provided by citizens and experts - Version 1.7

mathias.dillen@plantentuinmeise.be (Mathias Dillen) — Tue, 11 Apr 2023 16:42:59 +0200

The column 'establishmentMeans' has been added.

Mapping the wild ectomycorrhizal fungi of Meise Botanic Garden from 2006 to 2012 - Version 1.6

pieter.huybrechts@plantentuinmeise.be (Pieter Huybrechts) — Wed, 02 Jun 2021 11:12:17 +0200

small changes to personnel information

Living Plant Collection of Meise Botanic Garden for Europeana (LinBi) - Version 1.12

pieter.huybrechts@plantentuinmeise.be (Pieter Huybrechts) — Mon, 04 May 2020 15:38:50 +0200

Changed landing page to new portal, withheld 597 occurrences that no longer appear on the new portal.

Test herbarium sample for LinBi - Version 1.3

mathias.dillen@plantentuinmeise.be (Mathias Dillen) — Thu, 12 Sep 2019 15:27:02 +0200

New test with mappings for first big ingest into Europeana.

Selected Camera Trap Images for Europeana - Version 1.1

pieter.huybrechts@plantentuinmeise.be (Pieter Huybrechts) — Thu, 02 May 2019 13:42:43 +0200

Camera trap images of wildlife taken in Meise Botanic Garden, Belgium. This is a selection of the better quality images from all the camera trap images that have been taken in Meise over two years.

Living plant collection of Meise Botanic Garden - Version 1.4

mathias.dillen@plantentuinmeise.be (Mathias Dillen) — Tue, 11 Sep 2018 10:13:32 +0200

Fixed broken URLs in the references and added kingdom and nomenclaturalCode to (hopefully) prevent backbone from parsing specimens as something other than plants.

Alien Flora of Turkey - Version 1.5

quentin.groom@br.fgov.be (Quentin Groom) — Wed, 07 Jun 2017 10:45:36 +0200

An update of the data to the final published version and updating the metadata to reflect the publication of the paper associated with the checklist.