Publications by authors named "Silvio Cianciullo"
Article Synopsis
- An updated checklist of Mozambique's vascular plants lists 7,099 taxa (including species, subspecies, and varieties) from 226 families and 1,746 genera, based on various sources like literature and online databases.
- The checklist highlights that 6,171 taxa are native to Mozambique, with a notable flora endemism level of 9.59%, including both strict and near-endemic species.
- It also assesses extinction risk for 1,667 taxa, identifying 158 as Vulnerable and 119 as Endangered, while providing information on geographical distribution, vernacular names, and traditional plant uses.*
Background: The collections of the Natural History Museum of Maputo have a crucial role in the safeguarding of Mozambique's biodiversity, representing an important repository of data and materials regarding the natural heritage of the country. In this paper, a dataset is described, based on the Museum's Entomological Collection recording 409 species belonging to seven orders and 48 families. Each specimen's available data, such as geographical coordinates and taxonomic information, have been digitised to build the dataset.
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