Plant Biodiversity Database of the Indian Himalayan Region

The database deals with the native plants of the Indian Himalayan Region (IHR) – home to two global biodiversity hotspots in India: the Himalaya and the Indo-Burma. The database, currently comprises of 11,743 native plant species distributed among the 13 provinces of IHR. The database is based on an extensive quantitative synthesis of 324 floristic studies published between 1872 to 2022. The database follows the scientific nomenclature as per the World Flora Online (2022) (https://www.worldfloraonline.org/). The database includes curated information on species richness, provincial distribution, life-history traits (growth form, lifespan), endemic and threatened status of the plants of IHR.