Tanzania
Total no. of Botanic Gardens recorded in Tanzania: 4.
Approx. no. of living plant accessions recorded in these botanic gardens: < 5,000
Approx. no. of taxa in these collections: c.1,200
Estimated % of pre-CBD collections: Probably +90%
Location: DAR ES SALAAM
Founded: 1893
Garden Name: Friends of the Museums of Tanzania
Address: Box 909, Dar Es Salaam
Status: State
Herbarium: No
Ex situ Collections:
Adenanthera pavonina, Albizzia saman, Bauhinia variegata, Calliandra surinamensis, Calophyllum
inophyllum, Cassia fistulosa, Cassia nodosa, C. siamea, Chlorophora excelsa, Enterilobium
contortisiliquaum, Ficus benjamina, Gliricidia sepium, Jacaranda mimosifolia, Lodoicea maldivica,
Mangifera indica, Merlia azedarach, Millingtonia hortensis, Parmentiera alata, Peltophorum
pterocarpum, Pithecellobium dulce, Roystonea regia, Spathodea campanulata, Tabebuia rosea and
Terminalia catappa.
No. of taxa: Unknown
Rare & Endangered plants: Dalbergia melanoxylon
Special Conservation Collections: African Blackwood (Dalbergia melanoxylon).
Location: ELDORET
Founded: Unknown
Garden Name: Moi University Botanic Gardens
Address: Botany Department, Moi University, Chepkoilel Campus, P.O. Box 1125, ELDORET.
Status: University
Herbarium: Unknown
Ex situ Collections:
No information available.
No. of taxa: Unknown
Rare & Endangered plants: Unknown
Location: TANGA
Founded: 1902
Garden Name: Amani Botanic Garden
Address: IUCN East Usambara Project, P.O.Box 1, Amani via Muheza, Amani-Tanga
Status: State
Herbarium: Yes, formerly but transferred to the Coridon Museum in Nairobi, Kenya in 1948). It
contained approximately 30,000 of herbarium specimens.
Ex situ Collections:
Extensive collection of economic plants including fruits such as Citrus spp., Eugenia spp. Mammea
spp., Dillenia indica, Pentadesma sp., Achras sapotea, Bouea macrophylla, Annona spp. and Psidium
spp. and spices such as Piper nigrum, Elletaria cardamomum, Eugenia caryophyllus, Cinnamomum
zeylandium, Myrstica fragrans, Averrhoa spp. and Vanilla planifolia. There is a Palmetum with more
than 20 species and a collection of indigenous and endemic species. Adjacent reserve has 270 forest
trees, 50 of which are endemics. Extensive hardwood plantations, 460 species remaining from the
original research station. Timber species include Khaya spp., Cedrela odorata, Cinnamomum
camphora, Sterculia spp., Tectona grandis, Swietenia spp. and 15 different Eucalyptus. Ornamentals.
Fodder plants include Paspalum dilatum. Economic species include Coffea spp., Camellia sinensis,
Alerites spp. and Cinchona spp. Shade trees include Grevillea robusta, Hovenia dulcis, Albizzia
chinensis, Cordia alliodara, Maesopsis meninii, Gliricidia sepium, Erythrina spp. and Schizolobium
parahybum.
No. of taxa: +900 species
Rare & Endangered plants: Approximately 173 indigenous species of which 14 are (near) endemic
species.
Special Conservation Collections: Conservation and propagation of endemic and endangered species.
Location: USAMBARAS
Founded: Unknown
Garden Name: Usambaras Arboretum
Address: Silviculturist's Headquarters, Forest Division, PO Box 95, Lushoto, Tanga Region,
USAMBARAS.
Status: State
Herbarium: No
Ex situ Collections:
Softwood tree species.
No. of taxa: Unknown
Rare & Endangered plants: Important collections of African and other tropical woody plants.
Location: ZANZIBAR
Founded: 1870
Garden Name: Migombani Botanical Garden.
Address: C/o Sustainable Advancement of Zanzibar (SAZ), P.O. Box 4204, Zanzibar.
Status: Municipal
Herbarium: No.
Ex situ Collections:
A small but historic collection of native and exotic trees.
No. of taxa: c.150
Rare & Endangered plants: Unknown