Flora-Batava-people-plants-location

Dataset listing all species described in the first illustrated Flora of the Netherlands, the Flora Batava series published between 1800 and 1934.

List of variables and their description:

• record.ID: individual identification of each record, assigned in a way to preserve the orther in which the species were published in the original material.
• volume: volume of the Flora Batava series in which the record is mentioned.
•  volume.year: year in which the corresponding volume was first published.
• editor: editor responsible for the corresponding volume.
• publisher: name and city of the publisher of the corresponding volume.
• file.link: link to the corresponding page in which the record is mentioned in the original volumes held by the National Library of the Netherlands.
• botanical.division: general group in which the corresponding species is classified (Algae, Conifers, Ferns, Flowering plants, Fungi, Mosses, Sponge) [1].
• botanical.family: family in which the corresponding species is classified [1].
• species.name.raw: species names as described in the original text.
• species.name.current: currently accepted name of the species [1].
• location.name: name of the location in which the corresponding observation took place.
• location.remarks: additional information about the location.
• lat.geocoded: latitute in decimal degrees attributed to the corresponding location [2].
• lng.geocoded: longitude in decimal degrees attributed to the corresponding location [2].
• coordinate.uncertainty: uncertainty (in meters) associated with the corresponding geographical coordinates [2].
• date.raw: date as informed in the original text.
• day: day in which the observation was carried out.
• month: month in which the observation was carried out.
• year: year in which the observation was carried out
• season: season in which the observation was carried out, as derived from the date.
• observer.name: name of the person who observed the species in the corresponding location and date.
• observer.sex: sex of the observer (“unknown” used in when no explicit information was located).
• FLORON.person.id: individual identification number of each person according to the database managed by FLORON.
• additional.observer: additional observers associated with the corresponding record [3].
• observer.type: relationship of the observer to the corresponding volume of the Flora Batava series (author, external, group, publication).
• habitat: habitat in which the corresponding species is usually found according to the original text.
• other.notes: additional information about the corresponding record.  

[1] Botanical nomenclature and classification following Boyle et al. 2021 (https://tnrs.biendata.org/ last acce