TreeMAP: Virtual Tree Herbarium

This data-set comprises validated species occurrence records of trees of the African continent. It is a collection of data from citizen science contributions, personal notes and other unpublished sources. Records range from 1960 to present. TreeMAP is a Virtual Museum and citizen science project which aims to determine the distribution and conservation priorities of trees and shrubs in southern Africa. TreeMAP is helping to build the 21st century distribution maps for southern African's trees. Identification of citizen science records, based on the photos uploaded, is done by a panel of experts in the relevant taxa. The taxonomy is kept up-to-date by the project coordinator. All data, excepting records for sensitive taxa, are available to the public. Records are provided at the recorded precision, usually point coordinates. The coverage is moderate for South Africa, but very sparse for the rest of Africa.