Description
GlobalTreeSearch is a checklist of the world's accepted tree species and their country level distribution. This database was created and is maintained by Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI). GlobalTreeSearch is regularly updated (e.g. updates to taxonomy) and a new version of GlobalTreeSearch is published regularly. For more information and to access the database visit https://tools.bgci.org/global_tree_search.php
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 57,596 records.
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
The table below shows only published versions of the resource that are publicly accessible.
How to cite
Researchers should cite this work as follows:
BGCI (2025). GlobalTreeSearch online database. Version 1.9. Botanic Gardens Conservation International. Richmond, UK. https://doi.org/10.13140/RG.2.2.14427.68644
Rights
Researchers should respect the following rights statement:
The publisher and rights holder of this work is Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI). This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial (CC-BY-NC 4.0) License.
GBIF Registration
This resource has been registered with GBIF, and assigned the following GBIF UUID: 7cfcd73b-03ae-476b-a61c-872d36b6c38f. Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI) publishes this resource, and is itself registered in GBIF as a data publisher endorsed by Botanic Gardens Conservation International.
Keywords
Checklist; trees; Globalspeciesdataset
Contacts
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Geographic Coverage
Global
| Bounding Coordinates | South West [-90, -180], North East [90, 180] |
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Project Data
The Global Tree Assessment is an initiative assessing the conservation status assessments for all the world’s tree species. These assessments are published on the IUCN Red List. It is led by BGCI and the IUCN Species Survival Commission Global Tree Specialist Group. GlobalTreeSearch is used as the checklist for the world's tree species.
| Title | Global Tree Assessment |
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| Funding | Fondation Franklinia |
Additional Metadata
| Alternative Identifiers | https://ipt.brc.ac.uk/resource?r=globaltreesearch |
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