Flora e Funga do Brasil database - Version 393.401

A dataset containing a subset of the Flora e Funga do Brasil database (version 393.401)

data(bf_data)

Format

A data.frame with 50010 rows and 23 variables:

species

Species names

scientificName

Complete scientific name of the species

acceptedName

Accepted name of the species (NA when the name in species is already an accepted name)

kingdom

Kingdom to which species belongs (Plantae or Fungi)

group

Major group to which species belongs (Angiosperms, Gymnosperms, Ferns and Lycophytes, Bryophytes, and Algae)

subgroup

Subgroup to which species belongs. Only available for Bryophytes (Mosses, Hornworts, and Liverworts)

phylum

Phylum to which species belongs

class

Class to which species belongs

order

Order to which species belongs

family

Family to which species belongs

genus

Genus to which species belongs

lifeForm

Life form of the species (e.g: Tree, Herb, Shrub, etc.)

habitat

Habitat type of the species (e.g., Terrestrial, Rupicolous, Epiphytic, etc.)

biome

Biomes with confirmed occurrences of the species

states

Federal states with confirmed occurrences of the species

vegetation

Vegetation types with confirmed occurrences of the species

origin

Indicates whether the species is Native, Naturalized, or Cultivated in Brazil

endemism

Indicates whether the species is Endemic or Non-endemic to Brazil

taxonomicStatus

Indicates the level of recognition and acceptance of the species (Accepted or Synonym)

nomenclaturalStatus

Indicates the legitimacy and validity of the species name (Correct, Illegitimate, Uncertain_Application, etc.)

vernacularName

Locally or culturally used name for the species

taxonRank

Taxonomic rank (Species, Genus, Family, Order, etc). This data contains only Species

id

Unique id for species

References

Flora e Funga do Brasil. Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro. Available at: http://floradobrasil.jbrj.gov.br/