Collections made by James Phipps

Records: 85

The following is a list of the collections made by James Phipps 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
106595 Acalypha crenata21 Feb 1957JB Phipps
JB Phipps 522a SRGH
Msasa/Mnondo woodland on dolerite kopje on red soilsNational Botanic Garden, Harare10Zimbabwe1731C3C0

0.0000000.0000000
48723 Adiantum capillus-veneris22 Jan 1960JB Phipps
JB Phipps 2363 SRGH
In damp earth on rocksChiswiti Native Reserve, Darwin0Zimbabwe1631B3N820

Common

0.0000000.0000002
48847 Adiantum incisum17 Jan 1960JB Phipps
JB Phipps 2307 SRGH
On damp earth near stream in gorgeSouthern slope Mavuradonha Mountain, Kandeya Native Reserve, Darwin district0Zimbabwe1631D1N975

0.0000000.0000002
25460 Aeollanthus viscosus19 Apr 1957R Goodier
JB Phipps
R Goodier JB Phipps 41 SRGH
Rocky slopesAbove Bundi Plain, Chimanimani330Zimbabwe1933C3 E1580

Labiateous woody herb, 15 inches high. Leaves and young stems greyish, very sticky, with glandular hairs and heavily lemon-scented. Corolla almost white, slightly translucent.

2
5467 Alepidea amatymbica29 Dec 1959R Goodier
JB Phipps
R Goodier JB Phipps 332 SRGH
In open places along the Bundi on schistBasin of Bundi headwaters north of upper bundi plain, Chimanimani Mts330Zimbabwe E1680

Robust herb; leaves lettuce-like in colour and texture. Flowers pale.

0
52104 Ampelopteris prolifera5 Sep 1958JB Phipps
JB Phipps 1314 EACLE Schelpe SRGH
Forming dense creeping mat among Phragmites & occasionally in cracks of rocks. Only found just above present (low) water level. Obviously submerged during rainy season.Chimanda reserve, riverine fringe north bank of R. Mazoe near Welda(?) Pools0Zimbabwe1632C2N940

Common in habitat described. Plant mainly sterile with very long, weak pinnate fronds which produce bulbs on midrib. Fertile material difficult to find.

0.0000000.0000002
35366 Anthospermum ammannioides21 Apr 1958JB Phipps
JB Phipps 1177 C Puff C Puff SRGH
BR
In dense scrubAbove right bank of Nyamingura River, Nyanga0Zimbabwe1832B4 E975

2
67928 Aristolochia albida20 Mar 1960JB Phipps
JB Phipps 2587 SRGH
K
PRE
Between Muona and Shire0Malawi1635C1S80

Cited in Flora Zambesiaca Volume 9 part 2: 22, 1997

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24473 Arthropteris orientalis22 Apr 1958JB Phipps
JB Phipps 1196 SRGH
Riverine forest, epiphyte, commonInyanga, Nyamingura river0Zimbabwe1832B4E915

0.0000000.0000002
21773 Asclepias fimbriata29 Dec 1957R Goodier
JB Phipps
R Goodier JB Phipps 198 SRGH
Slopes of Point 71, Chimanimani Mts330Zimbabwe1933C3 E2200

0
21774 Asclepias graminifolia29 Dec 1957R Goodier
JB Phipps
R Goodier JB Phipps 199 SRGH
Slopes of Point 71, Chimanimani Mts330Zimbabwe1933C3 E2200

0
21775 Asclepias graminifolia29 Dec 1959R Goodier
JB Phipps
R Goodier JB Phipps 337 SRGH
Bundi headwaters, upper Bundi plain, Chimanimani Mts330Zimbabwe1933C3 E1700

0
90957 Avena fatua21 Oct 1958JB Phipps
JB Phipps 1351 SRGH
Waste groundNear railway bridge over Hatfield Road, Harare10Zimbabwe1731C3C0

0.0000000.0000002
40945 Bolbitis heudelotii20 Sep 1960JB Phipps
JB Phipps 2836 SRGH
Shaded rocks at water edgeRiver Lusitu near Haroni confluence, Chimanimani520Zimbabwe2032B2E300

Dark green, translucent fern

0.0000000.0000002
52413 Christella chaseana15 Nov 1958JB Phipps
JB Phipps 1477 EACLE Schelpe SRGH
Common by small streamKaryangwe - Entomolgists camp, Sekungwe district0Zimbabwe1727D3N850

Fronds crowded at apex of rhizome

0.0000000.0000002
21889 Cotula anthemoides11 Oct 1957JB Phipps
JB Phipps 763 SRGH
On river sands. Occasional. River very low with large exposed banks of sand.Sanyati River nr junction with R. Fulechi. Urungwe District.0ZimbabweN760

0.0000000.0000000
106555 Cucumis hirsutus21 Feb 1957JB Phipps
JB Phipps 516 SRGH
Msasa/Mnondo woodland on dolerite kopje on red soilsNational Botanic Garden, Harare10Zimbabwe1731C3C0

0.0000000.0000000
30208 Cyathea dregei1 Feb 1957JB Phipps
JB Phipps 289 SRGH
Shade vegetation below tree fernsChimanimani, where Bundi leaves upper Bundi plain0Zimbabwe1933C3 E1600

0
25519 Cynanchum mossambicense27 Jan 1960JB Phipps
JB Phipps 2426 SRGH
On bushes - twining herbNear upper reaches of Nyatandi River, Darwin District0ZimbabweN820

Small flowers. Perianth cream. Corona white.

0.0000000.0000000
20801 (cultivated) Datura metel (cultivated)20 May 1958JB Phipps
JB Phipps 1275 SRGH
Cultivated plantAgricultural Experimental Station, Harare12Zimbabwe1731C3C1520

Plant flowering when 1 foot high. Flowers large, upright with a double corolla, rich purple outwards, very pale within. Perennial.

0.0000000.0000000
22551 Dicranopteris linearis25 Apr 1958JB Phipps
JB Phipps 1244 SRGH
Bank of damp earth above stream, not in deep shade, locally abundantInyanga, Nyamingura river0Zimbabwe1832B4E915

0.0000000.0000000
67920 Dipcadi longifolium15 Nov 1958JB Phipps
JB Phipps 1480 SRGH
BR
A edge of vleiKaryangwe Tsetse-Entomologist's Camp, Binga0Zimbabwe1727D3W853

Liliaceous bulb. Outside of perianth segments green, inside white. local.

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35021 Dissotis swynnertonii7 Jun 1957JB Phipps
JB Phipps 702 SRGH
BR
Scattered on rocky slopes in Brachystegia tamarindoides woodlandBelow Ben Nevis (Mt Pheza), Chimanimani 330Zimbabwe1933C3 E1310

2
32033 Duosperma crenatum18 Jan 1960JB Phipps
JB Phipps 2331 BR
Bushy place on hillsideSE corner of Chiswiti Reserve, Darwin0Zimbabwe1631B3N795

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32017 Duosperma quadrangulare20 Jun 1958JB Phipps
JB Phipps 1281 BR
Mixed woodlandNear Rukomejie Mission, Urungwe0Zimbabwe1629A2N580

0.0000000.0000000
49664 Elaphoglossum marojejyense16 Mar 1957JB Phipps
JB Phipps 656 EACLE Schelpe SRGH
Deep rock crevices among mosses and other fernsPoint 71, Chimanimani330Zimbabwe1933C3 E2440

2
49681 Elaphoglossum spathulatum var. spathulatum22 Apr 1958JB Phipps
JB Phipps 1187 EACLE Schelpe SRGH
On damp moss covered rocks in and near streamsNear R. Nyamingura, Inyanga district0Zimbabwe1832B4E914

0.0000000.0000002
97286 Elytraria acaulis25 Mar 1960JB Phipps
JB Phipps 2692 SRGH
K
EA
BR
Between Thangadzi and Lilanje rivers, Nsanje District (Port Herald).0Malawi1635C4S100

Cited in Flora Zambesiaca volume 8 part 5: 8, 2013.

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22394 Equisetum ramosissimum subsp. ramosissimum22 Jan 1960JB Phipps
JB Phipps 2391 SRGH
Common in Phragmites hedge of river bank gardenDarwin, Mukumbura River on road to Tete0Zimbabwe1631A2N520

0.0000000.0000000
22415 Equisetum ramosissimum subsp. ramosissimum27 Feb 1957JB Phipps
JB Phipps 552 SRGH
Sandveld of scattered Msasa and Burkea, edge of dam, commonCarolina Farm B, near Pounsley0Zimbabwe1832C4E1035

0.0000000.0000000
119377 Eriosema nutans21 Feb 1957JB Phipps
JB Phipps 526 SRGH
Msasa / Mnondo woodland on dolerite kopje on red soils.National Botanic Garden, Harare.1,210Zimbabwe1731C3C1520

0.0000000.0000000
34966 Euphorbia crebrifolia16 Mar 1957JB Phipps
JB Phipps 682 SRGH
BR
By a streamPoint 71, Chimanimani Mts330Zimbabwe1933C3 E1890

2
69882 Euphorbia transvaalensis18 Jan 1960JB Phipps
JB Phipps 2324 LC Leach SRGH
K
BR
In rocky placesKandeya Communal Land, Mt Darwin District.0Zimbabwe1631D1N1080

Cited in Flora Zambesiaca volume 9 part 5: 378, 2001. Succulent stemmed leafy herb with unbranched stems from rootstock. White latex.

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35209 Galopina circaeoides23 Apr 1958JB Phipps
JB Phipps 1208 SRGH
BR
Evergreen forestNyamingura River, Nyanga0Zimbabwe1832B4E854

0.0000000.0000002
84589 Grona barbata var. argyrea21 Feb 1957JB Phipps
JB Phipps 514a SRGH
Msasa-Mnondo woodland on dolerite kopje with red soilsNational Botanic Garden, Harare1,210Zimbabwe1731C3C0

recorded as var. argyreum

0.0000000.0000002
34950 Haumaniastrum dissitifolium1 Feb 1957JB Phipps
JB Phipps 337 SRGH
BR
StreamsideUpper Bundi River, Chimanimani Mts330Zimbabwe1933C3E1615

0.0000000.0000000
35318 Helichrysum lepidissimum9 Jun 1957R Goodier
JB Phipps
R Goodier JB Phipps 71 SRGH
Pavement areas below summitWestern ascent Mt Inyangani46,54,1550Zimbabwe1832B4E2560

0.0000000.0000002
28604 Helichrysum moorei16 Mar 1957JB Phipps
JB Phipps 654 SRGH
Restio-grass heath on gritty soilPoint 71 (Mt Binga), Chimanimani0Zimbabwe1933C3 E2370

Tufted, small and wiry, 9 ins high. Inflorescence straw-coloured.

2
22442 Histiopteris incisa23 Apr 1958JB Phipps
JB Phipps 1227 SRGH
Climber in scrub by streamInyanga, near Nyamingura river0Zimbabwe1832B4E0

0.0000000.0000000
22629 Huperzia dacrydioides22 Apr 1958JB Phipps
JB Phipps 1203 SRGH
Rare epiphyte in evergreen forestInyanga, Nyamingwa river (Nyamingura?)0Zimbabwe1832B4E915

0.0000000.0000000
34785 Kohautia subverticillata subsp. subverticillata22 Jan 1960JB Phipps
JB Phipps 2382 SRGH
BR
Zambezi plain sandveld, Combretum-Bauhinia scrubSoutheastern corner of Chiswiti Reserve, Darwin0Zimbabwe1631B3N795

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37145 Lepidagathis randii10 Dec 1957JB Phipps
JB Phipps 787 I Darbyshire SRGH
BR
Grassy areasZwipani, Urungwe0Zimbabwe1629C3N1065

Decumbent herb, globular axillary heads of pale blue flowers; occasional

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90954 Lolium perenne19 Mar 1957JB Phipps
JB Phipps 693 SRGH
Rough bared ground with some weedsUniversity site10Zimbabwe1731C3C0

0.0000000.0000000
73909 Lopholaena sp.no.116 Mar 1957JB Phipps
JB Phipps 646 SRGH
In crevices of rock pavement at mountain summit.Point 71 (Mt Binga), Chimanimani National Park330Zimbabwe1933C3E2438

Shrubby 2'-4' high. Leaves glaucous, involucre green' corolla off-white, a sepia. Quite common.c

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22676 Lycopodiella caroliniana31 Dec 1957R Goodier
JB Phipps
R Goodier JB Phipps 229 SRGH
Quartzite grasslandChimanimani Mts., E-side of upper Bundi plain330Zimbabwe1933C3E1615

0.0000000.0000000
22682 Lycopodiella caroliniana1 Feb 1957JB Phipps
JB Phipps 348 SRGH
Chimanimani, stonehenge330Zimbabwe1933C3E1675

0.0000000.0000000
22701 Lycopodiella cernua1 Feb 1957JB Phipps
JB Phipps 277 SRGH
Short damp grass among rocksChimanimani, where Bundi leaves upper Bundi plain330Zimbabwe1933C3E1600

0.0000000.0000000
22715 Lycopodiella cernua15 Mar 1957JB Phipps
JB Phipps 642 SRGH
Damp tuff near streams, frequentChimanimani, upper Haroni0Zimbabwe2033A1E1250

0.0000000.0000000
22716 Lycopodiella cernua25 Apr 1958JB Phipps
JB Phipps 1243 SRGH
Clay bank with considerable light above stream, locally abundantInyanga, near Nyamingura river0Zimbabwe1832B4E915

0.0000000.0000000
37106 Lygodium kerstenii21 Apr 1958JB Phipps
JB Phipps 1165 SRGH
Near river, abundant climber Nyamingura river, Inyanga0Zimbabwe1832B4E975

0.0000000.0000002
40383 Melpomene flabelliformis16 Mar 1957JB Phipps
JB Phipps 657 SRGH
Dark rock crevicesPoint 71, Chimanimani330Zimbabwe1933C3E2440

0.0000000.0000002
35033 Mohria lepigera1 Feb 1957JB Phipps
JB Phipps 281 SRGH
On rocks where Bundi leaves Upper Bundi plain. Bundi, Chimanimani.0Zimbabwe1933C3E1590

0.0000000.0000002
52686 Nephrolepis undulata3 Feb 1957JB Phipps
JB Phipps 473 SRGH
Riverine evergreen forest in gully.Gully above Haroni, Chimanimani 0Zimbabwe2033A1E1370

0.0000000.0000002
97011 Oldenlandia rupicola var. rupicola1 Feb 1957JB Phipps
JB Phipps 283 SRGH
BR
Sheltered situation in shadeChimanimani Mts where upper Bundi river leaves plain330Zimbabwe1933C3E1600

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52007 Ophioglossum vulgatum subsp. africanum26 Oct 1959R Goodier
JB Phipps
R Goodier JB Phipps 280 SRGH
By stream in schist grassland. Bank covered by Pteridium and RubusBundi Plain, Chimanimani Mts. 330Zimbabwe1933C3E1620

Common

0.0000000.0000002
80189 Oplismenus burmannii15 Mar 1960JB Phipps
JB Phipps 2533 K
Mtoko0Zimbabwe1732C2N1035

Cited in Flora Zambesiaca Volume 10 part 3, 1989: 6.

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5530 Osmunda regalis12 Apr 1959JB Phipps
JB Phipps 2159 SRGH
Scattered along shady banks below evergreen trees along small fast-flowing stream.Upper reaches of Wengi R, where it crosses the Mtoroshanga Pass to Concession rd.0Zimbabwe1730B1N1430

Fronds young, pinkish-purple in colour

0.0000000.0000000
27649 Osmunda regalis23 Apr 1958JB Phipps
JB Phipps 1209 SRGH
Rocky river banks, abundantInyanga, near Nyamingura river0Zimbabwe1832B4E850

0.0000000.0000000
17660 Phalaris minor26 Sep 1959JB Phipps
JB Phipps 218 Railway siding of S African Timber Co, Harare10Zimbabwe1731C3C0

Hb spec details to be added

0.0000000.0000000
53208 Pityrogramma argentea29 Dec 1957R Goodier
JB Phipps
R Goodier JB Phipps 197 SRGH
Broken quartzite pavement with grassy glades between; Cracks of rocks, occasional.Close to summit of point 71, Chimanimani Mts.330Zimbabwe1933C3E2430

Small fern, silvery yellow on undersurface of fronds

0.0000000.0000002
107423 Pleurostylia africana28 Jan 1960JB Phipps
JB Phipps 2476 SRGH
BR
On gravelly soil in Combretum scrub.On Musengezi road in Southeast corner of Chiswiti Reserve0Zimbabwe1631B3670

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28875 Polygala senensis var. senensis25 Jan 1957JB Phipps
JB Phipps 171 SRGH
Lime gravel pits in very sparse mopaneE. Sabi, Chigure, Chipinga District0ZimbabweE370

Sepals yellow-green, widely spread. Petals and anthers purple.

0.0000000.0000000
120962 Polygonum aviculare26 Sep 1959JB Phipps
JB Phipps 2216 SRGH
Railway siding of SA Timber Co., 4th Street, Harare.10Zimbabwe1731C3C1500

Rare, only one plant discovered. Weed.

0.0000000.0000000
22477 Pteridium aquilinum subsp. capense25 Apr 1958JB Phipps
JB Phipps 1248 SRGH
In scrub and by roadsideInyanga, Nyaminguro River0Zimbabwe1832B4E945

0.0000000.0000000
22479 Pteridium aquilinum subsp. capense19 Feb 1964DS Mitchell
JB Phipps 733 SRGH
On hillside in openBelingwe, Newcastle Estate, 19 miles S of Belingwe0Zimbabwe2029D2RH12-13-S1220

0.0000000.0000000
22492 Pteridium aquilinum subsp. centrali-africanum5 Mar 1961JB Phipps
JB Phipps 2881 SRGH
Granite soil, in deeper soil in semi-shade near streamMazoe, E entrance of Mtoroshanga Pass0Zimbabwe1730B1N1490

0.0000000.0000000
53359 Pteris vittata17 Jan 1960JB Phipps
JB Phipps 2308 SRGH
Robust fern common along stream, gentle slopes of rock, sandy soilKandeya Native Reserve, S. slopes of Maisadonna mountain, Darwin district0Zimbabwe1631D1N975

0.0000000.0000002
73854 Pterocelastrus echinatus1 Feb 1957JB Phipps
JB Phipps 369 NKB Robson SRGH
In damp gully with stream among Themeda veld.Upper Bundi plain, Chimanimani National Park330Zimbabwe1933C3E1615

Shrub; flowers cream.

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22750 Ptisana salicifolia22 Apr 1958JB Phipps
JB Phipps 1197 SRGH
Evergreen forest, commonInyanga, near Nyamingura river0Zimbabwe1832B4E915

0.0000000.0000000
22046 Pyrenacantha kaurabassana10 Sep 1958JB Phipps
JB Phipps 1332 SRGH
On kopje.Chimanda Reserve. Nr Mazoe River and 8 miles downstream of Winde [?] Pools. Darwin District.0Zimbabwe1632C2 N520

Frequency very low. Herbaceous twiner. Stems glaucous. Inflorescence a spadix. Anthers yellow.

2
22047 Pyrenacantha kaurabassana10 Sep 1958JB Phipps
JB Phipps 1332 SRGH
On kopje.Chimanda Reserve. Nr Mazoe River and 8 miles downstream of Winde [?] Pools. Darwin District.0Zimbabwe1632C2 N520

Frequency very low. Herbaceous twiner. Stems glaucous. Inflorescence a spadix. Anthers yellow.
Note that the latitude and longitude given for this record has been estimated by us based on the collector's note and is likely to be approximate.

0
83434 Rhamphicarpa fistulosa19 Apr 1961JB Phipps
JB Phipps 3298 Shallow pan 30 yards across with 'hard-pan' base. On exposed 'hard-pan' at edge.Mporokoso. East side of Mwery-wa-ntipa, 15 miles southwest of Bulaya.0ZambiaN1158

Annual. White flowers.

0.0000000.0000000
72892 Schistostephium oxylobum16 Mar 1957JB Phipps
JB Phipps 653 SRGH
BR
In rocky crevices, growing with Erica sp.Near summit Point 71 (Mt Binga), Chimanimani National Park330Zimbabwe1933C3 E2435

Woody branched bush, 2-3 ft tall; corolla bright yellow. Common.

6
41868 Selaginella dregei1 Feb 1957JB Phipps
JB Phipps s.n. SRGH
Rocks, occasional Stonehenge, Chimanimani330Zimbabwe1933C3E1705

0.0000000.0000002
41826 Selaginella goudotiana var. abyssinica1 Feb 1957JB Phipps
JB Phipps 331 SRGH
Humid shady caves Chimanimani, where Bundi leaves its upper plain0Zimbabwe1933C3E1600

0.0000000.0000002
41830 Selaginella goudotiana var. abyssinica25 Apr 1958JB Phipps
JB Phipps 1251 SRGH
Common in damp mossy rocks in evergreen forest Near Nyamingura river, Inyanga0Zimbabwe1832B4E0

0.0000000.0000002
42033 Selaginella imbricata11 Nov 1958JB Phipps
JB Phipps 1453 SRGH
Gravelly soil, above HW of Mazumo river Summit of Chizorira gorge, Sebungwe0Zimbabwe1727C4 N850

2
42090 Selaginella mittenii5 Mar 1961JB Phipps
JB Phipps 2879 SRGH
Damp earth in small cave, grass chrome toxic hill Mutarochange pass E end, Umvukwe, Mazoe0Zimbabwe1730B1N1675

0.0000000.0000002
74164 Sesamum calycinum subsp. pseudoangolense17 Jan 1960JB Phipps
JB Phipps 2316 H-D Ihlenfeldt SRGH
Grassy alluvial patch.Kandeya Communal Land, Darwin.0Zimbabwe1631D1 N1080

Erect herb to 4'. Flowers deep plum-coloured. Occasional.

5
22581 Sticherus umbraculiferus1 Feb 1957JB Phipps
JB Phipps 310 SRGH
On rock facesChimanimani, where Bundi leaves the Upper Bundi plain0Zimbabwe1933C3E1600

0.0000000.0000000
48691 Tectaria gemmifera22 Apr 1958JB Phipps
JB Phipps 1186 SRGH
Rocky banks of streams in evergreen forestNear Nyamingura River, Inyanga district0Zimbabwe1832B4E910

Common

0.0000000.0000002
52535 Thelypteris confluens1 Feb 1957JB Phipps
JB Phipps 373 SRGH
Stonehenge plateau, Chimanimani330Zimbabwe1933C3E1680

0.0000000.0000002
27659 Todea barbara19 Apr 1957R Goodier
JB Phipps
R Goodier JB Phipps 39 SRGH
Chimanimani, stream leading down to Bundi0Zimbabwe1933C3E1555

0.0000000.0000000
28867 Trifolium campestre1 Sep 1959JB Phipps
JB Phipps 2187 SRGH
Edge of irrigated oats fieldSpicers Farm, 3 miles above the Makabusi-Hunyani confluence on Makabusi0Zimbabwe1730D4C0

Rare weed. Petals pale yellow.

0.0000000.0000000
99121 Xanthium strumarium1 Sep 1952JB Phipps
JB Phipps 2181 SRGH
Sandy bend of riverSpicer's Farm, 3 miles above the Makabusi-Hunyani confluence on the Makabusi.0Zimbabwe1730D4C1388

Upright annual herb. Plant reddish.[Point estimated]

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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 James Phipps.
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