In 2017,
Desert & Delta Safaris supported the Peter
Smith University of Botswana (PSUB) herbarium. PSUB is making their
collection of preserved plants useful and accessible to a wider public,
including those who plan for and manage the future of the Okavango
delta.
The legacy collection of specimens of the flora of the Okavango
delta in northern Botswana housed at PSUB are gradually being prepared
for digital scanning so that the digital image can be used to enter data
into the BRAHMS database that is specifically designed for herbarium
management. PSUB’s work focus this year has been on the personal
collection of Mr. Peter Alexander Smith who spent more than thirty years
living and working in Ngamiland. His collection of specimens dates back
to the early 1970s, having digital images of them will remove the need
to handle the actual specimens.
As part of the project Mr. Mmusi Mmusi, one of
the PSUB Herbarium Assistants wrote an article about the waterlilies of
the Okavango Delta. For more information access the full article on the link below:
No comments:
Post a Comment