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Plant collections and living communities

The National Herbarium’s publisher description identifies succulents as the majority of its specimens preserved in spirit. In Harare, a botanic garden presents woody plants by community, while Mukuvisi Woodlands links miombo woodland with conservation education.

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A Harare street and palms in a photograph taken in 2013.Photograph: Suesen

At a glance

Country
Zimbabwe[4]
Specimens kept in spirit
Mostly succulents[1]
Named garden habitat
Miombo woodland[1]

A place worth remembering

A liquid-preserved plant collection

The JSTOR publisher description identifies mostly succulent plants among the National Herbarium’s specimens kept in spirit preservative; it also lists a collection of dried plant material.[1]

A living display of plant communities

The description says the National Botanic Garden holds around 90% of Zimbabwe’s woody flora, arranged in plant communities. It names wet forests and miombo woodland among them.[1]

Conservation education at Mukuvisi

Mukuvisi’s association describes the reserve in Hillside as miombo woodland and says it has succeeded particularly in conservation education. Its site mentions school programmes and university students who carry out research and teaching there.[2][3]

Good to know

A few clear answers before you explore.

Which plants does the herbarium mostly keep in spirit preservative?

Succulents, according to its publisher description.[1]

Which woodland does the botanic garden name?

Miombo woodland, alongside wet forest.[1]

What learning work does Mukuvisi Woodlands describe?

Conservation education, school programmes, and university students’ research and teaching.[2]

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