occurence_data_for_wild_food_species_in_zimbabwe

Study Extent

Data on tree species of food importance were collected from Chimanimani (19°48'S;32°52'E), Chipinge (20°24'S;32°41'E) and Nyanga (18°13'S;32°44'E) in Eastern Highlands, Mutorashanga (17°25'S;30°35'E) in Great Dyke and Hwange (19°07'S;26°35'E) in dry savanna

Sampling

Specimens of wild food plant species collected from the five biodiversity hotspots were selected.

Quality Control

Data were checked for quality using software and databases such Catalogue of Life, Flora of Zimbabwe, Excel data cleaning, ECAT name parser, OpenRefine, TNRS, qGIS and GEOLocate.

Method steps

1. Specimens of wild food plant species from the five biodiversity hotspots that are preserved at the Botanic Garden were selected, followed by entering them in excel sheets (including important detail such as location, date of collection etc.). The data were there cleaned for quality using software mentioned above before uploading on the GBIF Zimbabwe IPT.

Data on tree species of food importance were collected from Chimanimani (19°48'S;32°52'E), Chipinge (20°24'S;32°41'E) and Nyanga (18°13'S;32°44'E) in Eastern Highlands, Mutorashanga (17°25'S;30°35'E) in Great Dyke and Hwange (19°07'S;26°35'E) in dry savanna.