A database of seed plants on taxonomy, geography and ecology in the Qinling-Daba Mountains and adjacent areas

The Qinling-Daba Mountains span subtropical
and warm temperate zones and are one of the most remarkable biodiversity
hotspots in China. Establishing a complete checklist of seed plants organized
by nature reserves in the Qinling-Daba Mountains and adjacent areas is an
important basis for managing and utilizing plant resources. First, we collected
seed plant species data from published checklists representing 58 nature
reserves in the Qinling-Daba Mountains and adjacent areas; second, we
comprehensively and systematically sorted and integrated these data; third, we
proofread and revised the data with the help of the R language and Flora of
China dataset ; and finally, we set up a seed plant database containing
96148 records, including the name, order, family, genus, life form, and
endemism of each species for the entirety of the Qinling-Daba Mountains. The
database contains 9491 species of seed plants belonging to 1729 genera, 211
families, and 59 orders, accounting for 39% of China’s seed plants.