First, we will create a database of specimen data of plants occurring in Egypt and housed at the Cairo University Herbarium and the other three participating herbaria.
Second, we will capture high resolution images of representative specimens of each species. Enhancing the functionality of digital herbarium by adding colour habitat photos of selected taxa and developing mapping capabilities is a complementary target.
Third, we will work towards integrating and exchanging botanical information with other international herbaria. Scientific publications are expected from the botanical surveys and database creation process.
At a later stage, we will link with other herbaria and botanical gardens in Egypt, as well as with UNESCO and databases of foreign herbaria having plant specimens from Egyptian and from other Arab countries. The impact of this project is mainly to assist botany researchers in getting fast and accurate information about Egyptian plants for various uses (medicinal, agricultural, ornamental, etc.).