The Digital Philatelist

Khaya anthotheca (locally known as Mbawa or the common name East African mahogany) is a large tree species in the Meliaceae family, native to tropical Africa. The name anthotheca was taken from the Greek word anthos, meaning flower, while theca refers to a capsule. It is known by a number…

Pterocarpus angolensis (known locally as Mlombwa or African Teak) is a species of Pterocarpus native to southern Africa. It usually grows from 5 to 20 metres tall. Trees growing on good sites in full light can live for up to 100 years. It is a deciduous tree usually growing to…

Widdringtonia nodiflora (mountain cypress) is a species of Widdringtonia native to Southern Africa. It occurs naturally from Table Mountain in the south, to southern Malawi, southern Mozambique, eastern Zimbabwe and throughout eastern and southern South Africa. It is the only widespread species in its genus, and the only one not…

Brachystegia spiciformis, commonly known as zebrawood or msasa, is a medium-sized African tree having compound leaves and racemes of small fragrant green flowers. The tree is broad and has a distinctive amber and wine red colour when the young leaves sprout during spring (August–September). It grows in savanna, both open…

On 21 January 1979 Malawi celebrated National Tree Planting Day. One thousand five hundred schools participated in the National Tree Planting Day Ceremony, with approximately 400 hectares of trees being planted . Throughout the year the Forestry Extension Unit also continued with the programme of general forestry education through such…

Cyrtochis arcuata (variabilis) is species from most of Sub-Saharan Africa and found widespread in African forests. The flowers are all white except for the ovaries which are green and the flowers turn orange as they get to the end of their flowering period. They have a sweet fragrance. Details Designer: Gordon…

Eulophia quartiniana is an orchid species identified by A.Rich. in 1850. It is found in the Cape Verde Islands, Benin, Burkino Faso, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Mali, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Togo, Burundi, Central African Republic, Cameroon, Congo, Gabon, Rwanda, Zaire, Chad, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Sudan, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Angola,…