Collections made by Hermenegildo Matimele

Records: 45

The following is a list of the collections made by Hermenegildo Matimele in species name order. The records are of species which occur in Zimbabwe (either as a native/naturalised species or as a cultivated species).

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NoSpeciesRecord dateRecorder(s)Coll.Det.Conf.HerbariaHabitatLocationLoc code Outing codePlanted code Country QDSGrid ref.FZ DivAlt. (m)NotesLatLongLoc Acc Code
62082 Aeollanthus viscosus17 Apr 2014BT Wursten
A Mapaura
P Ballings
J Timberlake
J Hadj-Hammou
H Matimele
H Matimele HM2060 DJ Goyder SRGH
K
BR
LMA
Steep slopes, sandy stones grassland Northwestern slopes between Mt Dombe and Mt Peza, Chimanimani Mts.168320Mozambique1933C1 MS0

Shrub up to 2 m tall, green leaves upface, pale underneath. Fruits dark green.

7
61699 Alectra picta18 Apr 2014BT Wursten
A Mapaura
P Ballings
J Timberlake
J Hadj-Hammou
H Matimele
H Matimele HM2073 J Osborne SRGH
K
BR
LMA
Steep slopes on cliffs Small pass on ridge North of Mt Peza, Chimanimani Mts 168320Mozambique1932D2MS1889

Herb to 50 cm tall, green leaves, dark brown stems, flowers yellow with brown vertical lines outside petals, fruits orange. Scattered locally

-19.74275032.9998617
61711 Alectra picta18 Apr 2014BT Wursten
A Mapaura
P Ballings
J Timberlake
J Hadj-Hammou
H Matimele
H Matimele HM2081 J Osborne SRGH
K
BR
LMA
Steep slopes in a thicket vegetation on cliffsSmall pass on ridge North of Mt Peza, Chimanimani Mts 168320Mozambique1932D2MS2008

Herb to 50 cm tall, green leaves, dark brown stems, flowers yellow with brown vertical lines outside petals, fruits orange

-19.74311132.9993067
61926 Aloe swynnertonii16 Apr 2014BT Wursten
A Mapaura
P Ballings
J Timberlake
J Hadj-Hammou
H Matimele
H Matimele HM2052 BT Wursten LMA
Flat small place on cliffs Slopes below Mt Dombe, Chimanimani Mts.168320Mozambique1933C1 MS1440

50 cm shrub, with 1 m inflorescence stalk, orange flowers. One individual seen locally

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62022 Anemone transvaalensis21 Apr 2014BT Wursten
A Mapaura
P Ballings
J Timberlake
J Hadj-Hammou
H Matimele
H Matimele HM2091 BT Wursten J Osborne SRGH
K
BR
LMA
Edaphic poor nutrient grassland. Small valley North-east of Mt Binga, Chimanimani Mts168320Mozambique1933C3MS1673

Herb 1 m, white sunlight flowers like, maroon stems, hairy stems.

-19.75722233.0932787
61731 Asclepias graminifolia21 Apr 2014BT Wursten
A Mapaura
P Ballings
J Timberlake
J Hadj-Hammou
H Matimele
H Matimele HM2092 BT Wursten DJ Goyder SRGH
K
BR
LMA
At base of low cliff of rock facing south on steep slopes Slopes towards Mt Nhamedimu, Chimanimani Mts 168320Mozambique1933C3 MS1673

Herb, green long and narrow leaves, fruits brownish green, stems green, milky latex

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59321 Asparagus chimanimanensis17 Apr 2014BT Wursten
A Mapaura
P Ballings
J Timberlake
J Hadj-Hammou
H Matimele
H Matimele HM2056 BT Wursten SRGH
K
BR
LMA
Sparsely wooded quartzite grassland Northwestern slopes below Mt Dombe, Chimanimani Mts 320Mozambique1933C1 MS1538

Perennial herb, 60 cm tall, fruits green immature, turning red when ripe

7
109747 Bergia decumbens11 Mar 2016H Matimele
W Tokura
H Matimele HM2205 P Bester BNRH
NU
Montane GrasslandMatutuine District, Licuati Forest Reserve, Santaca area Alt.: 72 m0Mozambique2632D1M72

Herb to 50 cm tall, brownish old stems and pale greenish younger ones. Leaves serrated, flowers white, axillary. Plant occurring on a flat plain wooded grassland with Syzygium cordatum, Dicerocaryum forbesii, Hyphaene sp.

-26.53146032.5403907
59319 Cassinopsis tinifolia17 Apr 2014BT Wursten
A Mapaura
P Ballings
J Timberlake
J Hadj-Hammou
H Matimele
H Matimele HM2067 BT Wursten I Darbyshire SRGH
K
BR
LMA
Steep slopes of quartzite sandstone rock Northwestern slopes below Mt Dombe, Chimanimani Mts 168320Mozambique1933C1MS1668

Small tree, 2 m tall, leaves green, blackish stems, flowers white, fruits blackish unripe, turning black when ripe.

-19.74175033.0129727
62083 Coleus thyrsoideus17 Apr 2014BT Wursten
A Mapaura
P Ballings
J Timberlake
J Hadj-Hammou
H Matimele
H Matimele HM2061 DJ Goyder SRGH
K
BR
LMA
In shelter on sandstone boulder grassland, on rocky steep slopes Northwestern slopes between Mt Dombe and Mt Peza, Chimanimani Mts.168320Mozambique1933C1MS1637

Softly woody herb, almost 1 m tall. Single individual seen.

-19.74280633.0105837
61927 Coptosperma neurophyllum14 Apr 2014BT Wursten
A Mapaura
P Ballings
J Timberlake
J Hadj-Hammou
H Matimele
H Matimele HM2050 A Mapaura H Matimele I Darbyshire SRGH
K
BR
LMA
Rocky margins of the small river Near Nhabawa Village, lower Chimanimani Conservation Area.168320Mozambique1933C1MS639

Shrub up to 4 m tall, green leaves, green immature fruits.

-19.70208333.0263617
62080 Crassula capitella subsp. nodulosa17 Apr 2014BT Wursten
A Mapaura
P Ballings
J Timberlake
J Hadj-Hammou
H Matimele
H Matimele HM2057 BT Wursten SRGH
K
BR
LMA
Sparsely wooded quartzite grassland Nortwestern slopes between Mt Dombe and Mt Peza, Chimanimani Mts.168320Mozambique1933C1MS1589

Suculent herb, 50 cm tall, yellowish green stems as well as leaves, yellowish white flowers

-19.74402833.0152787
62084 Crassula vaginata17 Apr 2014BT Wursten
A Mapaura
P Ballings
J Timberlake
J Hadj-Hammou
H Matimele
H Matimele HM2062 I Darbyshire SRGH
K
BR
LMA
Steep slopes, sandy stones grassland Northwestern slopes between Mt Dombe and Mt Peza, Chimanimani Mts.168320Mozambique1933C1MS1660

Suculent herb up to 20 cm tall, leaves in basal rosette, flowers white turning brown

-19.74391733.0126397
73759 Crotalaria caudata19 Apr 2014BT Wursten
A Mapaura
P Ballings
J Timberlake
J Hadj-Hammou
H Matimele
H Matimele HM2089 RM Polhill SRGH
K
BR
LMA
Rocky grassland on steep slopes. Slopes below Mt Dombe, Chimanimani Mts168320Mozambique1933C1MS1211

Single individual locally seen. Shrub to 50 cm, green leaves, fruits blackish, flowers maroon, stems dark brown.

-19.74752833.0383617
73760 Crotalaria gazensis subsp. gazensis19 Apr 2014BT Wursten
A Mapaura
P Ballings
J Timberlake
J Hadj-Hammou
H Matimele
H Matimele HM2090 RM Polhill SRGH
K
BR
LMA
Margin of stream in woody and rocky grassland. Plateau below Mt Binga, Chimanimani Mts168320Mozambique1933C3MS2090

Shrub to 1 m tall, yellow flowers, fruits pale green, brownish stems.

-19.76522233.0640567
73758 Ctenium concinnum18 Apr 2014BT Wursten
A Mapaura
P Ballings
J Timberlake
J Hadj-Hammou
H Matimele
H Matimele HM2088 MS Vorontsova SRGH
K
LMA
Rocky grassland on steep slopes. Mt Peza, Chimanimani Mts.168320Mozambique1933C1MS1671

Common but not in clumps. Grass to 1.5 m tall, green leaves, with leaf tip dry, inflorescence hairy on the base, dark green inflorescence.

-19.74263933.0077227
73753 Danthoniopsis pruinosa16 Apr 2014BT Wursten
A Mapaura
P Ballings
J Timberlake
J Hadj-Hammou
H Matimele
H Matimele HM2054 MS Vorontsova SRGH
K
BR
LMA
Small flat area on cliffs Slopes below Mt Dombe, Chimanimani Mts168320Mozambique1933C1MS1440

Locally common. Grass up to 1.25 m tall, green leaves, leaf sheath hairy, fruits similar to rice (golden heads).

-19.74572233.0303067
61708 Diospyros whyteana18 Apr 2014BT Wursten
A Mapaura
P Ballings
J Timberlake
J Hadj-Hammou
H Matimele
H Matimele HN2079 J Osborne SRGH
K
BR
LMA
Steep slopes in a thicket vegetation on cliffsSmall pass on ridge North of Mt Peza, Chimanimani Mts 16830Mozambique1932D2MS2008

Shrub, 1 m height, leaves green, fruits green covered by a huge calyx. Single individual locally seen

-19.74311132.9993067
61712 Erica pleiotricha18 Apr 2014BT Wursten
A Mapaura
P Ballings
J Timberlake
J Hadj-Hammou
H Matimele
H Matimele HM2083 I Darbyshire J Hadj-Hammou SRGH
K
BR
LMA
Steep slopes on rocky grassland Western slope below small pass on ridge North of Mt Peza, Chimanimani Mts 168320Mozambique1932D2 MS1887

Shrub to 1 m tall, leaves green, tiny, young stems hairy, flowers pale pinkish. Common locally.

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62023 Gerrardina eylesiana21 Apr 2014BT Wursten
A Mapaura
P Ballings
J Timberlake
J Hadj-Hammou
H Matimele
H Matimele HM2095 I Darbyshire SRGH
K
BR
LMA
Cliffs on steep slopes Slopes towards Mt Nhamedimu, Chimanimani Mts.168320Mozambique1933C3MS1673

Shrub to 0.5 m, yellowish green leaves, flowers white with maroon calyx. Single individual seen.

-19.75722233.0932787
61705 Gladiolus crassifolius18 Apr 2014BT Wursten
A Mapaura
P Ballings
J Timberlake
J Hadj-Hammou
H Matimele
H Matimele HM2075 A Haigh K
At base of quartzite sandstone block on stipe cliffsSmall pass on ridge North of Mt Peza, Chimanimani Mts 168320Mozambique1932D2 MS1889

Herb, green leaves, flowers blue, yellowish white bulbous

7
62079 Gladiolus crassifolius17 Apr 2014BT Wursten
A Mapaura
P Ballings
J Timberlake
J Hadj-Hammou
H Matimele HM2055 BT Wursten A Haigh SRGH
K
BR
LMA
Sparsely wooded quartzite grassland Northwestern slopes between Mt Dome and Mt Peza, Chiamnimani Mts.168320Mozambique1933C1 MS1538

Herb with long inflorescence, bulb present

7
61719 Heteromorpha arborescens var. montana18 Apr 2014BT Wursten
A Mapaura
P Ballings
J Timberlake
J Hadj-Hammou
H Matimele
H Matimele HM2087 I Darbyshire SRGH
K
BR
LMA
Steep slopes on rocky grassland Northern slopes below Mt Peza, Chimanimani Mts 168320Mozambique1933C1MS1739

Shrub to 3.5 m of height, leaves green, fruits pale green. Common locally.

-19.74338933.0051947
61679 Keetia gueinzii17 Apr 2014BT Wursten
A Mapaura
P Ballings
J Timberlake
J Hadj-Hammou
H Matimele
H Matimele HM2072 I Darbyshire SRGH
K
BR
LMA
At base of quartzite sandstone block on cliffs Northwestern slopes below Mt Dombe, Chimanimani Mts 168320Mozambique1933C1MS1696

Shrub up to 4 m tall, branching horizontally, dark glossy leaves, dark green fruits

-19.74133333.0112507
61659 Lobelia cobaltica17 Apr 2014BT Wursten
A Mapaura
P Ballings
J Timberlake
J Hadj-Hammou
H Matimele
H Matimele HM2063 BT Wursten J Osborne SRGH
K
BR
LMA
Steep slopes on shaded quartzite sandstone boulder. Northwestern slopes below Mt Dombe, Chimanimani Mts168320Mozambique1933C1 MS1660

Scrambling herb to 50 cm tall, leaves green as well as stems, flowers large and dark blue.

7
73754 Microchloa caffra16 Apr 2014BT Wursten
A Mapaura
P Ballings
J Timberlake
J Hadj-Hammou
H Matimele
H Matimele HM2052 MS Vorontsova SRGH
K
BR
LMA
Rocky slopes with grassland. Slopes below Mt Dombe, Chimanimani Mts168320Mozambique1933C1MS1440

Locally common. Grass to about 50 cm tall, leaves hairy beneath, leaf sheath brownish, inflorescence green.

-19.74572233.0303067
62086 Olea chimanimani17 Apr 2014BT Wursten
A Mapaura
P Ballings
J Timberlake
J Hadj-Hammou
H Matimele
H Matimele HM2068 BT Wursten DJ Goyder SRGH
K
BR
LMA
Base of sandstone block on cliffs. Northwestern slopes between Mt Dombe and Mt Peza, Chimanimani Mts.168320Mozambique1933C1 MS1716

Tree to 3.5 m, dark glossy green leaves, fruits small and green unripe. Three individuals seen.

7
61669 Olinia chimanimani21 Apr 2014BT Wursten
A Mapaura
P Ballings
J Timberlake
J Hadj-Hammou
H Matimele
H Matimele HM2094 I Darbyshire SRGH
K
BR
LMA
At base of quartzite sandstone block on a steep slope. Slopes towards Mt Nhamedimu, Chimanimani Mts 168320Mozambique1933C3 MS1673

Tree, 4 m tall, leaves glossy shiny upperface, pale green underneath, square young stems, terminal inflorescence, fruits clustered, pink. Single individual locally seen

7
61698 Olinia chimanimani18 Apr 2014BT Wursten
A Mapaura
P Ballings
J Timberlake
J Hadj-Hammou
H Matimele
H Matimele HM2082 I Darbyshire SRGH
K
BR
LMA
At base of quartzite sandstone block on slopes on open grassland Western slope below small pass on ridge North of Mt Peza, Chimanimani Mts 168320Mozambique1932D2 MS1887

Woody shrub, 1 m tall, leaves green, square juvenal stems, fruits pale green and too small clustered on the top. Single individual locally seen

7
61678 Pavetta umtalensis17 Apr 2014BT Wursten
A Mapaura
P Ballings
J Timberlake
J Hadj-Hammou
H Matimele HM2071 BT Wursten I Darbyshire SRGH
K
BR
LMA
At base of quartzite sandstone block on cliffs Northwestern slopes below Mt Dombe, Chimanimani Mts 168320Mozambique1933C1 MS1716

Shrub up to 2.5 m tall, leaves dark green, fruits dark green. Single individual locally seen

7
61706 Pavetta umtalensis18 Apr 2014BT Wursten
A Mapaura
P Ballings
J Timberlake
J Hadj-Hammou
H Matimele
H Matimele HM2076 I Darbyshire SRGH
K
BR
LMA
At base of quartzite sandstone block on steep and wet cliffs Small pass on ridge North of Mt Peza, Chimanimani Mts 168320Mozambique1932D2 MS2003

Shrub to 3 m, shiny green leaves, fruits green. Four individuals seen locally

7
61714 Pearsonia mesopontica18 Apr 2014BT Wursten
A Mapaura
P Ballings
J Timberlake
J Hadj-Hammou
H Matimele
H Matimele HM2085 I Darbyshire SRGH
K
BR
LMA
Steep slopes on rocky grassland Western slope below small pass on ridge North of Mt Peza, Chimanimani Mts 168320Mozambique1932D2 MS1887

Scrambling, hairy green leaves and stems, flowers yellow, fruits brown with persistent calyx

7
61660 Pittosporum viridiflorum var. viridiflorum21 Apr 2014BT Wursten
A Mapaura
P Ballings
J Timberlake
J Hadj-Hammou
H Matimele
H Matimele HM2093 I Darbyshire SRGH
K
BR
LMA
Base of quartzite sandstone block on a steep slope Slopes towards Mt Nhamedimu, Chimanimani Mts 168320Mozambique1933C3MS1673

Tree up to 5 m height, leaves dark green upperface, pale underneath, fruits green, four lobed

-19.75722233.0932787
61717 Protea welwitschii18 Apr 2014BT Wursten
A Mapaura
P Ballings
J Timberlake
J Hadj-Hammou
H Matimele
H Matimele HM2086 J Osborne SRGH
K
BR
LMA
Woody and rocky grassland on steep slopes Northern slopes below Mt Peza, Chimanimani Mts 168320Mozambique1933C1MS1779

Shrub to 2.5 m tall, too hairy green mature leaves, pale green younger leaves. Common locally

-19.74330633.0038337
61674 Psychotria zombamontana17 Apr 2014BT Wursten
A Mapaura
P Ballings
J Timberlake
J Hadj-Hammou
H Matimele HM2070 BT Wursten I Darbyshire SRGH
K
BR
LMA
At base of quartzite sandstone block on cliffs Northwestern slopes below Mt Dombe, Chimanimani Mts 168320Mozambique1933C1MS1716

Shrub up to 2 m tall, green small leaves, greyish bark, fruits green. Leaves small and leathery, probably due to exposed habit of this specimen.

-19.74166733.0104447
61710 Psychotria zombamontana18 Apr 2014BT Wursten
A Mapaura
P Ballings
J Timberlake
J Hadj-Hammou
H Matimele
H Matimele HM2080 I Darbyshire SRGH
K
BR
LMA
Steep slopes in a thicket vegetation on cliffsSmall pass on ridge North of Mt Peza, Chimanimani Mts 168320Mozambique1932D2MS2008

Shrub up to 2 m tall, green leaves, fruits green. Fairly common locally.

-19.74311132.9993067
59313 Pterocelastrus echinatus17 Apr 2014BT Wursten
A Mapaura
P Ballings
J Timberlake
J Hadj-Hammou
H Matimele
H Matimele HM2058 BT Wursten J Osborne SRGH
K
BR
LMA
Quartzite slopes grassland Northwestern slopes below Mt Dombe, Chimanimani Mts 168320Mozambique1933C1MS1611

Tree up to 3 m tall, leaves dark green and pale underneath, white flowers.

-19.74330633.0146117
59315 Pterocelastrus echinatus17 Apr 2014BT Wursten
A Mapaura
P Ballings
J Timberlake
J Hadj-Hammou
H Matimele
H Matimele HM2066 BT Wursten J Osborne SRGH
K
BR
LMA
Steep slopes of quartzite rock Northwestern slopes below Mt Dombe, Chimanimani Mts 168320Mozambique1933C1MS1668

Tree up to 3 m tall, leaves green, fruits pale green turning yellow

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112248 Rinorea elliptica30 Nov 2008H Matimele
H Matimele HM48 JE Burrows BNRH
Namparamela dry forest, Quiterajo0Mozambique1140C4 N0

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62085 Selago anatrichota17 Apr 2014BT Wursten
A Mapaura
P Ballings
J Timberlake
J Hadj-Hammou
H Matimele
H Matimele HM2065 I Darbyshire J Osborne SRGH
K
BR
LMA
Under sandstone boulder on a steep slopes Northwestern slopes between Mt Dombe and Mt Peza, Chimanimani Mts.168320Mozambique1933C1 MS1668

Woody herb to 50 cm tall, leaves green, flowers pale blue. Single individual seen.

7
61704 Sericanthe chimanimaniensis18 Apr 2014BT Wursten
A Mapaura
P Ballings
J Timberlake
J Hadj-Hammou
H Matimele
H Matimele HM2074 I Darbyshire SRGH
K
BR
LMA
At base of quartzite sandstone block on steep cliffsSmall pass on ridge North of Mt Peza, Chimanimani Mts 168320Mozambique1932D2 MS1889

Tree to 5 m tall, leaves small, green, fruits dark green, grey bark

7
62081 Sericanthe chimanimaniensis17 Apr 2014BT Wursten
A Mapaura
P Ballings
J Timberlake
J Hadj-Hammou
H Matimele
H Matimele HM2059 I Darbyshire SRGH
K
BR
LMA
Steep slopes, sandy stones grassland Northwestern slopes between Mt Dombe and Mt Peza, Chimanimani Mts.168320Mozambique1933C1 MS1634

Shrub up to 2 m tall, green leaves upper side, pale underneath. Fruits dark green. Single individual seen.

7
73749 Syzygium masukuense subsp. pachyphyllum17 Apr 2014BT Wursten
A Mapaura
P Ballings
J Timberlake
J Hadj-Hammou
H Matimele
H Matimele HM2069 I Darbyshire SRGH
K
BR
LMA
Base of sandstone block. Cliffs below Mt Pedza (Peza), Chimanimani Mts 168320Mozambique1933C1MS1716

Single individual locally seen. Tree to 2.5 m tall, green leaves, reddish young fruits.

-19.74166733.0104447
59178 Vernonia muelleri subsp. muelleri16 Apr 2014BT Wursten
A Mapaura
P Ballings
J Timberlake
J Hadj-Hammou
H Matimele
H Matimele HM2051 BT Wursten SRGH
K
BR
LMA
At the base of large rocks in mistbelt Brachystegia woodlandNorthern slopes below Mt Dombe, Chimanimani Mts168320Mozambique1933C1 MS1395

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61631 Wahlenbergia capillacea subsp. tenuior17 Apr 2014BT Wursten
A Mapaura
P Ballings
J Timberlake
J Hadj-Hammou
H Matimele
H Matimele HM2064 BT Wursten J Osborne SRGH
K
BR
LMA
Steep slopes on quartzite sandstone grassland Northern slopes below Mt Dombe, Chimanimani Mts 168320Mozambique1933C1MS1668

Scrambling herb to 15 cm tall, leaves green as well as stems, flowers blue bell shaped

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Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave, 2002-24

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M. (2024). Flora of Zimbabwe: Collections made by Hermenegildo Matimele.
https://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/utilities/utility-display-collections-by-person.php?person_id=725, retrieved 19 March 2024

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