A checklist of plants from Jigme Singye Wangchuck National Park, Bhutan

Checklist Inventory Regional
Latest version published by Training Organization on May 26, 2025 Training Organization
Publication date:
26 May 2025
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CC-BY 4.0

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Description

This dataset presents a personal checklist of plant species observed within Jigme Singye Wangchuck National Park (JSWNP), the third largest national park in Bhutan, covering approximately 1,730 km². The data were collected between October 2015 and August 2019, during my tenure working in the park. JSWNP spans a wide elevational and ecological gradient, from subtropical broadleaf forests to alpine meadows, and harbors rich biodiversity, including many rare and endemic species. During this period, I documented various plant species through field observations and photography, primarily for personal reference and learning. This checklist reflects species encountered across different habitats within the park and is intended to contribute to the growing body of biodiversity knowledge for Bhutan. While not exhaustive or systematic, the dataset provides valuable records from under-documented areas and complements other floristic inventories in the region.

Data Records

The data in this checklist resource has been published as a Darwin Core Archive (DwC-A), which is a standardized format for sharing biodiversity data as a set of one or more data tables. The core data table contains 425 records.

1 extension data tables also exist. An extension record supplies extra information about a core record. The number of records in each extension data table is illustrated below.

Taxon (core)
425
Distribution 
519

This IPT archives the data and thus serves as the data repository. The data and resource metadata are available for download in the downloads section. The versions table lists other versions of the resource that have been made publicly available and allows tracking changes made to the resource over time.

Versions

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How to cite

Researchers should cite this work as follows:

Phuentsho P (2025). A checklist of plants from Jigme Singye Wangchuck National Park, Bhutan. Version 1.0. Training Organization. Checklist dataset. https://training-ipt-b.gbif.org/resource?r=jswnp_flora_phuentsho&v=1.0

Rights

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The publisher and rights holder of this work is Training Organization. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (CC-BY 4.0) License.

GBIF Registration

This resource has been registered with GBIF, and assigned the following GBIF UUID: 220525c5-1e39-4f14-b20a-1aa6b63e3aca.  Training Organization publishes this resource, and is itself registered in GBIF as a data publisher endorsed by GBIF Secretariat.

Keywords

Checklist; Bhutan; JSWNP; Jigme Singye Wangchuck National Park; Trongsa; Zhemgang; Wangdue Phodrang; Black mountains; Inventoryregional; Checklist; Bhutan; JSWNP; Jigme Singye Wangchuck National Park; Trongsa; Zhemgang; Wangdue Phodrang; Black mountains

Contacts

Phuentsho Phuentsho
  • Metadata Provider ●
  • Originator ●
  • Point Of Contact
  • Biodiversity Officer
National Biodiversity Centre
11001 Thimphu
Thimphu
BT

Geographic Coverage

Jigme Singye Wangchuck National Park

Bounding Coordinates South West [27.059, 90.143], North East [27.703, 90.725]

Taxonomic Coverage

No Description available

Kingdom Plantae
Phylum Tracheophyta
Class Polypodiopsida, Liliopsida, Lycopodiopsida, Pinopsida, Magnoliopsida
Order Celastrales, Geraniales, Dipsacales, Cucurbitales, Dioscoreales, Asterales, Ericales, Solanales, Poales, Malpighiales, Acorales, Boraginales, Lamiales, Gleicheniales, Caryophyllales, Lycopodiales, Rosales, Piperales, Commelinales, Brassicales, Sapindales, Pinales, Gentianales, Magnoliales, Cyatheales, Santalales, Arecales, Pandanales, Alismatales, Fagales, Ranunculales, Laurales, Asparagales, Myrtales, Polypodiales, Zingiberales, Malvales, Proteales, Liliales, Vitales, Fabales, Saxifragales, Cornales, Oxalidales, Apiales

Temporal Coverage

Living Time Period October, 2015 - August 2019

Project Data

No Description available

Title CESP2024-006
Identifier CESP2024-006

The personnel involved in the project:

Phuentsho Phuentsho
  • Author

Sampling Methods

No sampling protocol as such was followed. Plants were recorded when encountered during field works.

Study Extent This study area covers the whole area of Jigme Singye Wangchuck National Park

Method step description:

  1. Plant species included in this dataset were observed during field visits across various parts of Jigme Singye Wangchuck National Park between October 2015 and August 2019. Photographs of the plants were taken in situ to aid in later verification. Species identification was carried out primarily using the Flora of Bhutan as the main taxonomic reference. When necessary, additional cross-referencing was done using field notes and other regional botanical resources. The resulting checklist reflects personal observations and is intended to complement more formal inventories and floristic studies.

Additional Metadata

Acknowledgements
Introduction
Purpose
Alternative Identifiers https://training-ipt-b.gbif.org/resource?r=jswnp_flora_phuentsho