Influence of Socio-Historical Events and Macroecological Patterns on the Endemic Plant Descriptions in the Iberian Peninsula

Exponential rise in the discovery of endemic plants underscores the need to conserve the Indian savannas

“…Species occupying lower elevations are expected to be discovered earlier given the ease of accessibility than ones at higher elevations (Buira & Aedo, 2019). Species in wetter regions are expected to be discovered earlier given the strong tendency of botanical surveys to be concentrated in regions with high diversity that usually correspond to wetter regions in India (e.g., the Western Ghats Mountains).…”

“…Woody species, given their conspicuousness, are expected to be discovered earlier than herbaceous species, and within herbaceous species, perennials and forbs are expected to be discovered earlier than annuals and graminoids (analogous to the classification in Buira & Aedo, 2019). We classified all species into woody species (including trees, tall shrubs, lianas, and bamboos) and non-woody species-subdivided into forbs and graminoids and each into annual and perennial.…”

“…Species with wider ranges are expected to be discovered earlier than species with narrower ranges (Buira & Aedo, 2019;Cavallin et al, 2016). As a proxy for range size, we used the number of states in which a species is found.…”

Vascular Plants from the Journey through Portugal (1797–1801) by Hoffmannsegg and Link at the Herbarium of the Real Jardín Botánico of Madrid

“…An indication of the importance of the work of Hoffmannsegg and Link is its contribution to the description of Iberian endemisms. According to Buira and Aedo [42], they are among the twelve most prolific authors in terms of the description of endemic species. In addition, they are, together with Brotero, the main responsible for the description of the endemisms of the western Iberian Peninsula.…”