Coordinates and diameter at breast height of the 12 dominant species in the 1 ha Xiaonanxi Karst forest dynamic plot, Hekou, Yunnan, China

This dataset originates from a census of woody plants with diameter at breast height (DBH) ≥ 1 cm in the 1-ha Xiaonanxi Karst Forest Dynamics Plot (Hekou, Yunnan, China). It comprises analysis of 2,700 individuals across 12 dominant tree species: Excentrodendron tonkinense, Cephalomappa sinensis, Strophioblachia fimbricalyx, Mitrephora calcarea, Ziziphus incurva, Garcinia fagraeoides, Pseudostreblus indicus, Dendrocnide urentissima, Bridelia retusa, Rothmannia daweishanensis, Beilschmiedia cylindrica, and Myrsine verruculosa.