Data on medicinal plants of Benin					 

Yolande TOGNI1, Jean Ganglo2

1 Laboratory of Forest Sciences, University of Abomey-Calavi, 229, Cotonou, Benin; 2 GBIF Benin, 229, Calavi, Benin

Corresponding author(s): Yolande TOGNI (ytogni@yahoo.fr)

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Resource Citation

Togni Y. and Ganglo C. J., 2017. Data on medicinal plants of Benin					

Abstract

These occurrence data were encoded from the inventory works carried out by 5 students at the end of their training at the University of Abomey-Calavi					

Keywords: Occurrence, Morinda, Sarcocephalus, Zanthoxylum, Antidesma, Flueggea

Project details

Project title: Capacity building and biodiversity data mobilization to address health and food security priorities in Benin
Personnel: Jean Cossi GANGLO
Funding: The funding of this project is generously provided by European Union in the framework of Biodiversity Information for Development program managed by GBIF Secretariat
Study area descriptions/descriptor: The data digitized and published in the framework of this project are gathered throughout the whole country on the targeted species
Design description: The design is detailed according to the objectives of the project
1) Establish and strengthen national biodiversity information facilities; to achieve this, we will identify priority medicinal plants renowned in healing malaria and priority multipurpose agroforestry plant species used by Beninese. We will organize workshops to capacitate partners to enable them mobilize and use data. We will also digitize, and publish Benin data deposited in France, Netherlands, and Belgium.

2)  Increase available biodiversity data, within and beyond the grant period by providing technical and financial assistance to partner institutions to help them digitize their data. Data mobilized and checklists will be published through GBIF and GBIF Benin portals.

3) Apply biodiversity data in response to national priorities by achieving distribution maps and ecological niche models of the targeted species; we will suggest strategies to conserve and use species and make conclusions on how relevant protected areas are today and in the future with respect to biodiversity conservation and make adequate suggestions to increase their efficiency in protecting biodiversity. Finally, communications and outreach will be elaborated and broadcasted via diverse media to demonstrate to policy and decision makers the value chain: data → knowledge → applications.

Data published through GBIF: http://ipt-benin.gbif.fr/resource?r=yolande_02

Taxonomic coverage

Taxonomic ranks
Kingdom: Plantae
Common names: Plantes

Spatial coverage

General spatial coverage: These occurrence data were encoded from the inventory works carried out by 5 students at the end of their training at the University of Abomey-Calavi					

Coordinates: 6°31'12''N and 10°34'12''N Latitude; 1°11'60''E and 2°36'0''E Longitude 

Temporal coverage: April 24, 2007 - December 20, 2016

Datasets

Dataset description
Object name: Darwin Core Archive Data on medicinal plants of Benin					 
Character encoding: UTF-8
Format name: Darwin Core Archive format
Format version: 1.0
Distribution: http://ipt-benin.gbif.fr/archive.do?r=yolande_02
Publication date of data: 2017-05-04
Language: English
Licences of use: Creative Commons Attribution (CC-BY) 4.0 License

Metadata language: English
Date of metadata creation: 2017-05-04
Hierarchy level: Dataset

References
ADJAKPA J., 2008. Flore ligneuse du Bas-Delta de l'Ouémé dans le Sud Bénin. J. Sci.Vol. 8, N° 4 (2008)						
TOGNI Y., 2011. Usages des ressources végétales de la commune de Dangbo. Mémoire d'Ingénieur. EPAC/UAC. 54p						
SAHGUI E., 2015. Diversité des produits forestiers non ligneux dans le village de Niaouli (commune de Allada). Mémoire de maîtrise FLASH/DGAT/UAC. 106p +annexes						
IDRISSOU G., 2012. Inventaire, caractérisation et modes de gestion de quelques produits forestiers non ligneux dans le bassin versant de la Donga. Mémoire de maîtrise/ FLASH/DGAT/UAC. 70p						
TOGNI Y. & HOUNKPONOU. F,2016. Diversité des produits forestiers non ligneux dans la commune de Toucountouna. Données d'inventaire.