Records determined by Penny English

Determinations: 17

The following is a list of the records determined by Penny English in species name order.

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NoSpeciesRecord dateRecorder(s)Coll.Det.Conf.HerbariaHabitatLocationLoc code(s) Outing codePlanted code Country QDSGrid ref.FZ DivAlt. (m)NotesLatLongLoc Acc Code
76829Asystasia retrocarpa20 Jan 2017T Rulkens
P English On overgrazed humid grasslandRoad between Chissano and Chibuto, close to Chissano, Gaza province,0Mozambique2433C4GI15

-24.84867833.4190567
97164Barleria hydeana 2007P English
P English Among the rocks and sand along the edge of a riverMunyati river near Pitscottie farm, Midlands.0Zimbabwe1830C3 C0

5
57732Barleria virgula18 Jan 2014P English
P English I Darbyshire On basaltMazunga horse paddock, Bubye Valley Conservancy0Zimbabwe2129D2S590

-21.73058329.8713177
98721Calyptrochilum christyanum17 Nov 2018P English
P English BT Wursten In mixed deciduous woodland on rocky hill slope toward seasonal streamChizarira NP1610Zimbabwe1727D2 N992

Large clump growing in a Diospyros mespiliformis

7
68565Camptorrhiza strumosa 2002P English
P English BT Wursten Near the hide at Shumba, Hwange National Park.50Zimbabwe1826C4W1040

0.0000000.0000006
113740Costus macranthus17 Dec 2020P English
P English BT Wursten In deciduous woodland in a termite mound."shortcut " from Rumphi to Thazima, Rumphi District0Malawi1033D3N1503

LOTS of them flowering. Most measured were about 13 cm tall, including the ones photographed a few weeks ago. Several were as tall as 15cm.

-10.85941033.5913137
112637Cynanchum praecox25 Aug 2020P English
P English BT Wursten In a burnt area, on a roadside bank.Road from Chelinda to the Dembo bridge, Nyika National Park.1800Malawi1033D2N2221

Four small plants, only one of which was starting to put out linear leaves. Small brownish yellow flowers on short stalks at ground level. Seems to attract flies, ants and several other bugs but no obvious smell to the plant. White latex present.

-10.53581033.8528907
98722Diospyros mespiliformis17 Nov 2018P English
P English BT Wursten In mixed deciduous woodland on rocky hill slope toward seasonal streamChizarira NP1610Zimbabwe1727D2N992

Large tree

-17.67015027.8972307
113444Disa perplexa9 Nov 2020P English
P English BT Wursten In a seasonally dryish boggy area along the stream.South of the old stables at Chelinda, Nyika National Park1800Malawi1033D2 N2293

Only one single specimen seen.

7
113697Eulophia livingstoneana20 Nov 2020P English
P English BT Wursten In Miombo woodland.Between Thazima offices and Park gate, Nyika National Park. 1800Malawi1033D3 N1665

This species was not listed by Burrows & Willis, Sabonet report 31, 2005.

6
73088Felicia clavipilosa subsp. transvaalensis18 Apr 2016P English
P English BT Wursten In cracks on sandstoneNear Samanyanga camp, Bubye Valley Conservancy0Zimbabwe2130C1S570

-21.59691730.2352006
74914Ipomoea adenioides var. adenioides Jan 2004P English
N English
P English BT Wursten Mopane woodlandc. 2km from Lukosi siding adjoining Hwange National Park0Zimbabwe1826C2W835

-18.51841726.4624006
73214Monsonia glauca17 Dec 2013P English
P English BT Wursten Dry deciduous woodlandNo. 5 water point scout base, Bubye Valley Conservancy0Zimbabwe2130C1S652

-21.52370030.0186677
80315Nicotiana glauca27 Jul 2017P English
P English BT Wursten In a dry paddockNear the golf course, Bulawayo.810Zimbabwe2028B1W1362

-20.17367028.6017207
113346Polystachya dendrobiiflora16 Oct 2020P English
P English BT Wursten in dry grass at the edge of the road.A bit north of Zungwara bridge, Nyika National Park.1800Malawi1033D1 N2106

There were several single stemmed plants averaging about 30cm tall. One had multiple very pale pink flowers growing along its stem. Three others had only one or two pink flowers. The lower lobe has a small purplish mark. No leaves evident. Area dry with lots of surface quartzite stones.

7
113791Schizocarphus nervosus18 Dec 2020P English
P English BT Wursten In a burnt area in grassland.Along the track beyond Vitumbi peak, Nyika National Park. 1800Malawi1033D4N2206

Up to about 20 cm tall. Leaves were just beginning to grow - generally 3 per plant. Flowers light mauve with a darker centre.

-10.80739033.9496907
84978Schotia brachypetala27 Aug 2017P English
P English By a large old termite mound near a river.Near Mtezegwe weir, Bubye Valley Conservancy 0Zimbabwe2130A3S649

-21.35948330.1833336


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: Records determined by Penny English.
https://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/utilities/utility-display-determinations-by-person.php?person_id=374, retrieved 28 March 2024

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