Description

    This dataset is a derivative work under the "Terms of Use for The Plant List" http://www.theplantlist.org/1.1/terms/ that (a) converts The Plant List version 1.1 CSV files into a Darwin Core Archive, and (b) adds identifiers (e.g., DOIs) and complete bibliographic details to the original citations for many of the plant names.The Plant List http://www.theplantlist.org/ is a working list of all known plant species. Version 1.1, released in September 2013, aims to be comprehensive for species of Vascular plant (flowering plants, conifers, ferns and their allies) and of Bryophytes (mosses and liverworts). It does not include algae or fungi. Version 1.1 contains 1,293,685 scientific plant names of which 350,699 are accepted species names. It includes no vernacular or common plant names.

    Taxonomic scope

    Coverage
    Plantae
    AngiospermsGymnospermsPteridophytesBryophytes

    Contacts

    • Roderic D. M. Page

      Originator
      Organization
      University of Glasgow
      Roles
      Originator
      Email
    • Bob Allkin

      Administrative point of contact
      Organization
      Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
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      Administrative point of contact
    • Abigail Barker

      Administrative point of contact
      Organization
      Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
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      Administrative point of contact
    • Matthew Blissett

      Administrative point of contact
      Organization
      Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
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      Administrative point of contact
    • Charlotte Couch

      Administrative point of contact
      Organization
      Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
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      Administrative point of contact
    • Paramjit Dhaliwal

      Administrative point of contact
      Organization
      Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
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      Administrative point of contact
    • Jeff Eden

      Administrative point of contact
      Organization
      Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
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      Administrative point of contact
    • Rafaël Govaerts

      Administrative point of contact
      Organization
      Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
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      Administrative point of contact
    • Graham Hawkes

      Administrative point of contact
      Organization
      Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
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      Administrative point of contact
    • Chris Hopkins

      Administrative point of contact
      Organization
      Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
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      Administrative point of contact
    • Eimear Nic Lughadha

      Administrative point of contact
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      Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
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      Administrative point of contact
    • Nicky Nicolson

      Administrative point of contact
      Organization
      Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
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      Administrative point of contact
    • Alan Paton

      Administrative point of contact
      Organization
      Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
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      Administrative point of contact
    • John Stone

      Administrative point of contact
      Organization
      Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
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      Administrative point of contact
    • Julius Welby

      Administrative point of contact
      Organization
      Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
      Roles
      Administrative point of contact
    • Ian Wright

      Administrative point of contact
      Organization
      Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
      Roles
      Administrative point of contact
    • Bob Magill

      Administrative point of contact
      Organization
      Missouri Botanical Garden
      Roles
      Administrative point of contact
    • Chuck Miller

      Administrative point of contact
      Organization
      Missouri Botanical Garden
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      Administrative point of contact
    • Chris Freeland

      Administrative point of contact
      Organization
      Missouri Botanical Garden
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      Administrative point of contact
    • Jay Paige

      Administrative point of contact
      Organization
      Missouri Botanical Garden
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      Administrative point of contact
    • Heather Stimmel

      Administrative point of contact
      Organization
      Missouri Botanical Garden
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      Administrative point of contact
    • Craig Geil

      Administrative point of contact
      Organization
      Missouri Botanical Garden
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      Administrative point of contact

    GBIF registration

    Registration date
    March 17, 2016
    Metadata last modified
    August 30, 2016
    Hosted by
    Institute of Biodiversity, Animal Health and Comparative Medicine, College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences, University of Glasgow
    Installation
    University of Glasgow BAHCM Data Repository
    Endpoints
    Darwin Core Archive
    Preferred identifier
    10.15468/btkum2

    Citation

    Page R D M. The Plant List with literature. Institute of Biodiversity, Animal Health and Comparative Medicine, College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences, University of Glasgow. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/btkum2 accessed via GBIF.org on 2025-08-16.