Projects
- Herbs of Ghana: This book project was funded by the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), Ghana. The book treats mainly indigenous wild plants, some cultivated plants or semi-cultivated plants and a few exotic plants (Dokosi, O. B. (1998) Herbs of Ghana. Ghana Universities Press, Accra). A special feature of the book is the emphasis on the indigenous uses of the plants. This book contains the most comprehensive on the herbs of Ghana.
- Traditional Medicine and Pharmacopoeia: This project was about traditional medicine and pharmacopoeia in Ghana with funding from the Scientific Technical and Research Commission of the Organization of Africa Union (OAU/STRC). It also contributes to the revision and ethnobotanical and floristic studies in Ghana. The project culminated in the publication of the book Mshana et al., 2000. Traditional medicine and pharmacopoeia; contribution to the revision of ethnobotanical and floristics studies in Ghana, OAU/ STRC.
- Ghanaian Rheophytes Project: The project was on rheophytes biodiversity in both protected and unprotected headwaters in Ghana and was funded by Darwin Initiative of the UK Government Project partners were the University of Aberdeen, Royal Botanic Garden, and the department. A book on the Ghanaian Rheophytes from the project is about 80% complete.
- Conservation and Cultivation of Medicinal Plants in Ghana: This project was about promoting the conservation and sustainable use of medicinal plants in Ghana. A major output from this project was the development of plant reference collection and database at the department. The project was led by World Conservation Monitoring Centre (WCMC), UK.
- African Plants Initiative: This project was about creation of a digital database of images and information on African plants. The department was the Ghanaian partner in this project. The project was funded by the Andrew Mellon Foundation, USA.
- Biodiversity Data about West African Plants: This project aimed to develop large-scale, quality-controlled data resources for West African plants from 5 West African herbaria and 6 major herbaria in Europe and North America. The project was funded by the JRS Biodiversity Foundation in USA.