Occurrence Records of Mosses from Benin (West Africa): The BryoBen Project, National Herbarium of Benin

Occurrence
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Date de publication:
28 avril 2026
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Description

Bryophytes comprise approximately 20,000 species worldwide and represent the second largest group of land plants after angiosperms. They play essential ecological roles in soil formation, nutrient cycling, water retention, microhabitat regulation, and forest regeneration and are widely recognized as sensitive bioindicators of environmental and climate change. Despite their importance, bryophytes remain poorly studied in West Africa.In Benin, bryophyte research is particularly limited due to the absence of a national database, insufficient taxonomic expertise, lack of identification resources, and the exclusion of these organisms from biodiversity assessments. To address this gap, the BryoBen project (https://bryoben-jrs.org) was initiated to document bryophyte diversity and establish the first quantitative baseline for the country.This dataset provides georeferenced occurrence records of mosses (Bryophyta) collected through field surveys in 18 municipalities across Benin. It includes 365 occurrences representing 56 species. By mobilizing these data, the dataset significantly improves current knowledge of moss diversity in Benin and supports their integration into biodiversity research, conservation planning, and ecological monitoring at national and regional scales.

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DASSOU G H, SALAKO K V, KPETIKOU C G, AGOUNDE G, AHAMIDE D Y I, OUACHINOU J M S, ADJIRE C, FAVI A, ALIA B, ADOMOU A, TOSSOU M, MARLINE L, YEDOMONHAN H, HEDDERSON T (2026). Occurrence Records of Mosses from Benin (West Africa): The BryoBen Project, National Herbarium of Benin. Version 1.2. Faculté des Sciences et Techniques (FAST). Occurrence dataset. https://ipt.gbifbenin.org/resource?r=bryoben&v=1.2

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Mots-clé

Occurrence; Benin; Mosses; BryoBen Project

Contacts

Gbèwonmèdéa Hospice DASSOU
  • Fournisseur Des Métadonnées
  • Associate Professor
National Herbarium of Benin, Laboratory of Botany and Plant Ecology, Department of Plant Biology, Faculty of Sciences and Techniques, University of Abomey-Calaviale, Département de Biologie Végétale, Faculté des Sciences et Techniques, Université d’Abomey-Calavi (UAC)
  • 01 BP 4521, Abomey-Calavi, Benin
01 BP 4521 Abomey-Calavi
Atlantique
BJ
  • (+229)0162398338
Kolawolé Valère SALAKO
  • Créateur
  • Senior Lecturer
Laboratory of Biomathematics and Forest Estimations, Faculty of Agronomic Sciences, University of Abomey-Calavi
  • 01 BP 4521, Abomey-Calavi, Benin
01 BP 4521 Abomey-Calavi
Atlantique
BJ
  • (+229)0196172729
Chabi Ghyslain KPETIKOU
  • Créateur
  • Associate researcher
National Herbarium of Benin, Laboratory of Botany and Plant Ecology, Department of Plant Biology, Faculty of Sciences and Techniques, University of Abomey-Calavi
  • 01 BP 452, Campus d'Abomey-Calavi, Herbier National du Bénin
01 BP 4521 Abomey-Calavi
Atlantique
BJ
  • (+229)0161921194
Gafarou AGOUNDE
  • Créateur
  • Associate researcher
Laboratory of Biomathematics and Forest Estimations, Faculty of Agronomic Sciences, University of Abomey-Calavi
  • 01 BP 4521, Abomey-Calavi, Benin
01 BP 4521 Abomey-Calavi
Atlantique
BJ
  • (+229)0196692934
Dègninou Yélognissè Innocent AHAMIDE
  • Créateur
  • Associate researcher
National Herbarium of Benin, Laboratory of Botany and Plant Ecology, Department of Plant Biology, Faculty of Sciences and Techniques, University of Abomey-Calavi
  • 01 BP 4521, Abomey-Calavi, Benin
01 BP 4521 Abomey-Calavi
Atlantique
BJ
  • +2290196906228
Jéronime Marie-Ange S. OUACHINOU
  • Créateur
  • Associate researcher
National Herbarium of Benin, Laboratory of Botany and Plant Ecology, Department of Plant Biology, Faculty of Sciences and Techniques, University of Abomey-Calavi
  • 01 BP 4521, Abomey-Calavi, Benin
01 BP 4521 Abomey-Calavi
Atlantique
BJ
  • +2290195581855
Clément ADJIRE
  • Créateur
  • Associate researcher
Laboratory of Biogeography and Environmental Expertise, Faculty of Human and Social Sciences, University of Abomey-Calavi
  • 01 BP 4521, Abomey-Calavi, Benin
01 BP 4521 Abomey-Calavi
Atlantique
BJ
  • +2290197575599
Abraham FAVI
  • Créateur
  • Associate researcher
National Herbarium of Benin, Laboratory of Botany and Plant Ecology, Department of Plant Biology, Faculty of Sciences and Techniques, University of Abomey-Calavi
  • 01 BP 4521, Abomey-Calavi, Benin
01 BP 4521 Abomey-Calavi
Atlantique
BJ
  • +2290194075654
Boris ALIA
  • Créateur
  • Associate researcher
National Herbarium of Benin, Laboratory of Botany and Plant Ecology, Department of Plant Biology, Faculty of Sciences and Techniques, University of Abomey-Calavi
  • 01 BP 4521, Abomey-Calavi, Benin
01 BP 4521 Abomey-Calavi
Atlantique
BJ
  • +2290195279286
Aristide ADOMOU
  • Créateur
  • Full Professor
National Herbarium of Benin, Laboratory of Botany and Plant Ecology, Department of Plant Biology, Faculty of Sciences and Techniques, University of Abomey-Calavi
  • 01 BP 4521, Abomey-Calavi, Benin
Abomey-Calavi
Atlantique
BJ
  • +2290196153957
Monique TOSSOU
  • Créateur
  • Full Professor
National Herbarium of Benin, Laboratory of Botany and Plant Ecology, Department of Plant Biology, Faculty of Sciences and Techniques, University of Abomey-Calavi
  • 01 BP 4521, Abomey-Calavi, Benin
01 BP 4521 Abomey-Calavi
Atlantique
BJ
  • +2290166048412
Lovanomenjanahary MARLINE
  • Créateur
  • Associate researcher
Department of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology, Farlow Herbarium, Harvard University
Cambridge
Massachusetts
US
  • 16172168144
Hounnankpon YEDOMONHAN
  • Créateur
  • Full Professor
National Herbarium of Benin, Laboratory of Botany and Plant Ecology, Department of Plant Biology, Faculty of Sciences and Techniques, University of Abomey-Calavi
  • 01 BP 4521, Abomey-Calavi, Benin
01 BP 4521 Abomey-Calavi
Atlantique
BJ
  • +2290195564054
Terry HEDDERSON
  • Créateur
  • Full Professor
Bolus Herbarium, Department of Biological Sciences, University of Cape Town
ZA
  • 27842513470
Gbèwonmèdéa Hospice DASSOU
  • Fournisseur Des Métadonnées
  • Associate professor
National Herbarium of Benin, Laboratory of Botany and Plant Ecology, Department of Plant Biology, Faculty of Sciences and Techniques, University of Abomey-Calavi
  • 01 BP 4521, Abomey-Calavi, Benin
01 BP 4521 Abomey-Calavi
Atlantique
BJ
  • (+229)0162398338

Couverture géographique

Benin, West Africa

Enveloppe géographique Sud Ouest [6,383, 1,19], Nord Est [10,649, 3,084]

Couverture taxonomique

Moss, Hypnales, Fissidentaceae, Pottiaceae

Phylum Bryophyta

Couverture temporelle

Date de début / Date de fin 2013-11-28 / 2025-12-15

Données sur le projet

Bryophytes, the second largest plant group after Angiosperms, with approximately 20,000 species, remain largely undocumented in Benin despite the implementation of a national botanical inventory. Their high sensitivity to temperature and environmental changes makes them excellent bioindicators for monitoring the effects of climate change on ecosystems. Bryophytes also play essential roles in soil formation, nutrient cycling, water retention, and plant community dynamics, highlighting their ecological importance. In West Africa, bryophytes are rarely included in biodiversity surveys. The BryoBen project aims to fill this knowledge gap by creating a comprehensive inventory of bryophyte species in Benin and mobilizing data for public use. The project has three main objectives: (1) provide resources to support species identification, taxonomic studies, field surveys, and conservation assessments, including postgraduate research; (2) mobilize and publish occurrence records and images through GBIF and iNaturalist; and (3) train staff at the National Herbarium of Benin and other scientists on how to prepare, publish, and access data from GBIF. By generating high-quality, openly accessible bryophyte data, BryoBen will support education, biodiversity conservation, and sustainable ecosystem management in Benin and beyond

Titre Mobilizing data for identification, Taxonomy, Socioeconomic Importance and Conservation Assessment of Bryophytes in Benin (BryoBen)
Identifiant BryoBen Project
Financement BryoBen Project funded by JRS Biodiversity
Description du domaine détude / de recherche Benin

Les personnes impliquées dans le projet:

Gbèwonmèdéa Hospice DASSOU
  • Personne De Contact

Méthodes déchantillonnage

Spontaneous collection of samples was used in six reserve forests in six municipalities, three in each of the Guineo-Cogolian and the Soudano-Guinean zones.

Etendue de létude Benin

Description des étapes de la méthode:

  1. Spontaneous collection of samples was used in six reserve forests in six municipalities, three in each of the Guineo-Cogolian and the Soudano-Guinean zones.

Citations bibliographiques

  1. Petit, E. (1978). Clefs Pour La Détermination Des Familles et Des Genres Des Mousses Pleurocarpes (Musci) d’Afrique. Bulletin du Jardin botanique national de Belgique/Bulletin van de Nationale Plantentuin van Belgie 135–181.
  2. Magill, R.E. (1987). FLORA OF SOUTHERN AFRICA: Bryophyta; Botanical Research Institute, Department of Agriculture and Water Supply, Private Bag X144, Pretoria 0001.: Pretoria, Vol. pt.1:fasc.2 (1987), pp. 1–168; ISBN ISBN 0 621 10325 X.
  3. Magill, R.E.; Magill, R.E.; Leistner, O.A. (1981). FLORA OF SOUTHERN AFRICA: Bryophyta; Institut de recherche botanique, Département de l’Agriculture et des Pêches: Pretoria, Vol. pt.1:fasc.1 (1981), pp. 1–311; ISBN 978-0-621-06951-8.
  4. Magill, R.E.; van Rooy, J. (1998). FLORA OF SOUTHERN AFRICA: Bryophyta; National Botanical Institute, Private Bag X101, Pretoria, 0001 South Africa: Pretoria Vol. pt.1:fasc.3(1998); ISBN ISBN 1-874907-33-1.
  5. Bruggeman-Nannenga M. A. (2006a). Bryophyte flora of Uganda. 6. Fissidentaceae (Part 1), Journal of Bryology, 28:1, 53-62, DOI: 10.1179/174328206X90422
  6. Bruggeman-Nannenga M. A. (2006b). Bryophyte flora of Uganda. 6. Fissidentaceae (Part 2), Journal of Bryology, 28:2, 139-148, DOI: 10.1179/174328206X105434
  7. Bruggeman-Nannenga, M. A. (2024). Subgenus Polypodiopsis (Fissidens, Bryophyta) in Tropical Africa II. The completely limbate species with small to medium sized, pluripapillose or mammillose laminal cells, including F. latelimbatus sp. nov. Lindbergia, 2024 (1): e25309. DOI: 10.25227/linbg.25309
  8. Bruggeman-Nannenga, M. A. (2017). Fissidens Subgenus Aloma (Bryophyta) in Tropical Africa I. the Large-Celled Costate and Ecostate Species. Polish Botanical Journal, 62 (2): 139-168. DOI: 10.1515/pbj-2017-0019
  9. Bruggeman-Nannenga M. A. & Theo Arts (2010). A revision of the Fissidentaceae (Musci) of La Réunion (including all species known from Mauritius and Rodriguez), Journal of Bryology, 32 (3): 170-207, DOI: 10.1179/037366810X12735734836179
  10. Majestyk P. (2009). A taxonomic revision of Erythrodontium (Entodontaceae). The Bryologist 112(4): 804–822
  11. Jan-Peter Frahm & Brian J. O'Shea (1996). British Bryological Society Expedition to Mulanje Mountain, Malawi 4. Dicranaceae: Campylopodioideae (Atractylocarpus, Bryohumbertia, Campylopus, Microcampylopus) , Journal of Bryology, 19(1): 119-134, DOI: 10.1179/jbr.1996.19.1.119
  12. Sean R. Edwards (1980). A revision of West Tropical African Calymperaceae I. Introduction and Calymperes. Journal of Bryology 11:1, 49-93, DOI: 10.1179/jbr.1980.11.1.49

Métadonnées additionnelles

Identifiants alternatifs 291034cc-0ff4-4baa-bb2e-141b950f8c0f
https://ipt.gbifbenin.org/resource?r=bryoben