Occurrence data set of Non-Timber Forest Products species for medicinal purposes in Zimbabwe’s biodiversity hotspots

The data in this resource has been published as a Darwin Core Archive (DwC-A), which is a standardized format for sharing biodiversity data as a set of one or more data tables. The core data table contains occurrence data set. The date on medicinal plants is published by Bindura University of Science Education (BUSE), Department of Natural Resources, which is the national node for GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility) in Zimbabwe. BUSE and National Herbarium and Botanic garden will be in charge maintenance and updating the data set. The data that is documented in this resource are wild plants that are important for provision of medicine to communities in and around these biodiversity hotspots in Zimbabwe. The biodiversity hotspots are Chimanimani, Chipinge and Nyanga in the Eastern Highlands, Mutorashanga in the Great Dyke and Hwange in the dry savanna. The resource contains occurrence data for medicinal plants used to treat a wide variety of ailments.