The University of Malakand Botanic Garden and Herbarium is focused on 1) conservation of the local flora both in- and ex-situ; 2) development of a herbarium emphasizing local species; 3) monographic study of local species, particularly those of high value medicinal plants; 4) DNA/Protein genotyping with an emphasis on local species; 5) tissue culture of rare local species to support their conservation and multiplication. The herbarium currently has about 2000 dry specimens from different localities in the Malakand division, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. More than 60% of the plants are endemic to Malakand division and acclimated to the environmental conditions of the botanic garden.