Table 1.
Description of the field terms used in the database according to the Darwin Core guidelines52.
| Term | Description |
|---|---|
| catalogNumber | Unique record number within dataset |
| occurrenceID | Persistent global unique identifier number, generated by https://guidgenerator.com/ |
| otherCatalogNumbers | Number of the drawer and card (in the example: Drawer 15, card 314; see also Fig. 1b) |
| basisOfRecord | Type of data recording method |
| year | Year of collection |
| month | Month of collection |
| day | Day of collection |
| eventDate | Date of collection in the format yyyy-mm-dd |
| dynamicProperties | Complete name and authority of the taxon accepted in WCVP42. Formatted in JSON. |
| scientificName | Complete name and authority of the taxon accepted in GBIF50. |
| class | Taxonomic class of the taxon (GBIF) |
| order | Taxonomic order of the taxon (GBIF) |
| family | Taxonomic family of the taxon (GBIF) |
| genus | Taxonomic genus of the taxon (GBIF) |
| establishmentMeans | Native or Introduced taxon in Portugal, according to the WCVP |
| verbatimIdentification | Original taxon used in automated homogenization following curation by in-house botanists |
| locality | Lowest unified toponymy of the collection site |
| decimalLatitude | Latitude (in decimal degree) of the site where the plant was fruiting |
| decimalLongitude | Longitude (in decimal degree) of the site where the plant was fruiting |
| coordinateUncertaintyInMeters | Coordinate uncertainty in meters |
| minimumElevationInMeters | Elevation (m) above sea level, obtained with the Google Elevation API from coordinates |
| continent | Continent of the collection site |
| country | Country of the collection site |
| stateProvince | First order administrative region (”Distritos”), equivalent to states or provinces, from Google Geocoding API |
| municipality | Second order administrative region (“Concelhos”) equivalent to municipalities, obtained by Google Geocoding API |
| locationRemarks | Whether the seeds were collected inside or outside the Botanic Garden |
| verbatimLocality | Original location name written on the card with a minimum level of curation |
| georeferencedBy | Person responsible for georeferencing the collection site and associated uncertainty |
| geodeticDatum | Geodetic datum upon which the geographic coordinates are based |
| georeferenceProtocol | Manual used to determine the geographic coordinates and uncertainties |
| link_radius_map(only available on figshare) | Direct link for the unified location of each collection locality. |
| Binomial (only available on figshare) | Name of the accepted Genus and specific epithet of each record without the authority. This is not a Darwin Core field, but it’s useful for most common data manipulations |
| licence | Licence associated with the record |