Occurrence dataset Registered October 31, 2019

    Flora of the Korean Peninsula Phase II

    Published by TB Lee Herbarium

    Description

    Total dataset contains about 20,000 herbarium specimens, which were collected by several different collectors (V.L. Komarov, T. Nakai, J. Ohwi, G. Koidzumi, S. Kitamura, S. Okamoto, T. Saito) from the Korean peninsula in early 1900. We have actively databased those historical collections in 2019 with the BIFA project. All of specimens are deposited at diverse foreign herbaria and corresponds to several independent collections.

    Geographic scope

    Description

    Korea is located on the Korean Peninsula in North-East Asia. To the northwest, the Amnok River (Yalu River) separates Korea from China and to the northeast, the Duman River (Tumen River) separates Korea from China and Russia. The Yellow Sea is to the west, the East China Sea and Korea Strait is to the south, and the East Sea is to the east. Notable islands include Jeju Island (Jejudo), Ulleung Island (Ulleungdo), and Dok-do.

    Latitude
    From 32 to 43.5
    Longitude
    From 124 to 132

    Taxonomic scope

    Coverage
    Tracheophyta

    Metrics

    Contacts

    • Chin S. Chang

      Originator
      Metadata author
      User
      Administrative point of contact
      Organization
      TB Lee herbarium
      Position
      Data manager
      Address
      SinRim9-Dong San56-1, Seoul National University
      Roles
      Originator
      Metadata author
      User
      Administrative point of contact
      Email
      Phone

    GBIF registration

    Registration date
    October 31, 2019
    Metadata last modified
    May 26, 2021
    Publication date
    May 26, 2021
    Hosted by
    Korea Institute of Science and Technology Information
    Installation
    KBIF IPT
    Endpoints
    Darwin Core Archive
    EML
    Preferred identifier
    10.15468/0vcvsq
    Alternative identifiers

    Citation

    Chang C S (2021). Flora of the Korean Peninsula Phase II. Version 1.6. TB Lee Herbarium. Occurrence dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/0vcvsq accessed via GBIF.org on 2025-08-04.