Economic Plants of Malawi

Study Extent

These records were obtained from herbarium collections and it is an expected that more data will be added to the resource from other institutions.

Sampling

The data is generally collected using routine methods at National herbarium in Zomba

Quality Control

Data quality control is done by a team of botanists from National Herbarium & Botanic Gardens of Malawi

Method steps

1. These datasets are collected using routine herbarium specimen collection methods

The resource consists of plant species whose fruits are traded widely in Malawi for economic gains, All plants are identified to species level.

1. Adansonia digitata L.
   common name: Malambe rank: species
2. Kigelia africana (Lam.) Benth.
   rank: species
3. Strophanthus kombe Oliv.
   rank: species
4. Tamarindus indica L.
   rank: species

Malawi is located Southeast Africa, and borders Zambia, Tanzania, and Mozambique. Malawi's southern tip lies 130 miles inland from the sea. Altitude varies from less than 200 feet above sea level at Nsanje in the south to almost 10,000 feet at the peak of Mount Mulanje. Malawi's topography consists of high, well-watered plateaus broken by large hills