A Medicinal Plant Leaf Image Dataset of 13 Species Collected in Bangladesh

This dataset contains leaf images of 13 medicinal plant species collected from the National Botanic Garden of Bangladesh, Boldha Garden (Wari, Dhaka, Bangladesh), and Aftabnagar (Dhaka, Bangladesh). Images were acquired between July and November using Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max and Apple iPhone 14 smartphone cameras under natural daylight conditions. To ensure species authenticity, image collection was conducted with guidance from personnel at the National Botanic Garden of Bangladesh and experts associated with the Bangladesh National Herbarium. The dataset comprises 4,063 original images captured from multiple viewing angles and standardized to a resolution of 512 × 512 pixels in JPG format. An augmented version containing 13,000 images is also provided. Augmentation techniques include horizontal flipping, rotation, brightness adjustment, contrast modification,…