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Database Title

10.7 New Zealand Plant Names Database (Landcare Research)
Keywords
Type1.
Type 11.		 Indigenous plants; Naturalised plants; taxa
Plant names
Abstract This database provides the names of plant taxa in the wild in New Zealand. It includes names for seed plants, mosses, liverworts and lichens and identifies the authorship of the taxa. The names are those currently accepted by the Landcare Research Herbarium.

This database is still being developed and a number of additional features are planned.
Geographical Coverage New Zealand
Dataset start date. January 2000
Dataset end date. Current
Status/currency. In progress
Update frequency. As new taxa and naturalisations are published.
Maintenance. Maintained by Landcare Research.

 

Technical Evaluation

  
Parameters- what is measured

Plant taxonomy (family, genus and species)

New features being added include:

  • Plant attributes
  • Distribution (map)
  • Biostatus
  • The type specimen location
Parameters- what is calculated N/A
Methods used to measure parameters Taxonomic research
Secondary sources of data Various published sources
Scale of use. N/A
Number of records Numerous
GIS compatibility. N/A
Available formats for users. Electronic database.
Access constraints. Available on line
Measurement Accuracy To be completed by database manager.
Completeness of dataset To be completed by database manager.
Positional accuracy To be completed by database manager.
Database steward Landcare Research
Database custodian Landcare Research
Database custodian contact person Landcare Research Herbarium
Database custodian Contact
Address

Phone
Fax
Email		 P.O. Box 69
Lincoln 8152
Canterbury
+64 3 325 6700
+64 3 325 2418
Herbarium@landcare.cri.nz
plantinfo@landcare.cri.nz
References Landcare Research Herbarium (CHR) (2000) New Zealand Plant Names Database. Available at:
http://nzflora.landcare.cri.nz/plantnames

 

Management Evaluation

  
Original purpose. To provide an accessible source for verifying plant names.
Relationships with classification systems. Genera are classified into families according to Cronquist (1988) "The evolution and classification of flowering plants".
Relationships with other databases Contributes directly to the Department of Conservation BioWeb database
Known relationships with proposed EPIP indicators. Unknown
Who uses this database? Landcare Research
Department of Conservation
Researchers, scientists
Public awareness of the database Probably low. It is freely available on the Internet.
Database strengths. Provides an authoritative source for verifying the current names of plants found in the wild in New Zealand. This is especially important if there has been a number of taxonomic reviews or name changes for a taxon.
Database limitations.
  • It requires the correct spelling of the scientific name when searching. This can be difficult especially when a plant name has been changed several times.
  • It does not search on common names.

 

What are the Current and Emerging Uses of the Database for:

  
Assisting with determining historic state/baseline. N/A
Assisting with determining current state/baseline. Provides the current scientific name for plants found in the wild in New Zealand.
Assisting with modeling possible future outcomes. N/A
Risk assessment. N/A
Monitoring site selection and sample design. N/A
Aggregating and reporting data locally, regionally or nationally. N/A