Records determined by Roger Polhill

Determinations: 114

The following is a list of the records determined by Roger Polhill 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
80872Agelanthus molleri17 Feb 1995B Luwiika
B Luwiika 65 RM Polhill B Luwiika K
Collecting from rock outcrop in Jirundu plains/swampSolwezi District; Jirundu National Forestry Reserve (Botanical Reserve). 95 km E of Solwezi/Mwinilunga Road, near the Kambizhi Primary School.0Zambia1125C4W1470

Parasite, on Combretum; leaves dark, smooth; stems woody, dark brown; corolla tubular.

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80873Agelanthus molleri16 Mar 1996B Luwiika
B Luwiika 307 RM Polhill B Luwiika K
In Hymenocardia chipia thickets. Mongu District; Off the Mongu-Kaoma road in Ituku Plain in Hymenocardia chipia thickets. 0Zambia1424C4B1140

A parasite on Hymenocardia; stems greyish black; leaves smooth dark green on top, light green underneath; flower petals greyish green at base, reddish pink at the tip, forming a corolla tube; anthers yellowish green.

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80874Agelanthus pungu18 Nov 1993MG Bingham
MG Bingham 9798 RM Polhill K
On Monotes katangensis.Kabwe Rural District; Des Valley Farm. 0Zambia1428C2C1200

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80875Agelanthus pungu27 Nov 1993CN Nkhoma
CN Nkhoma 36 RM Polhill K
Chishimba Falls picnic and camping areaChishimba Falls. Ca 32 km northwest of Kasama at Chishimba Falls picnic and camping area. 13 km from intersection of roads M3 and D20 on road D20 and 2 km south/southwest on access road to power station. 2010Zambia1030B2N1380

Bright yellow with red-tinged inflorescence. Anthers fused to corolla.

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80876Agelanthus sambesiacus14 Mar 1997NB Zimba
NB Zimba 1109 RM Polhill K
Mopane woodland.Gwembe District; Siavonga area, Lukwechele PFA No. 184; 8.9 km along road 502 from road junction with Lusaka Siavonga road in mopane woodland. 0Zambia1628B3S510

Parasite on Commiphora sp. Stems grey. Leaves green, smooth and shiny. Fruits green.

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80877Agelanthus subulatus3 Jan 1993MG Bingham
MG Bingham 8785 RM Polhill K
On Combretum collinum. Mumbwa District; 14 km southeast of Chibuluma. 0Zambia1526B2S1100

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80879Agelanthus subulatus19 Nov 1993DK Harder
DK Harder 1993 RM Polhill K
Collections around camp. Kasanka National Park; Musande Tent Camp. 990Zambia1230C1C1260

Parasitic on legume tree; corolla tube pink-red at base, yellow near tip and on lobes; filaments red.

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80880Agelanthus subulatus15 May 1994CN Nkhoma
CN Nkhoma 220 RM Polhill K
Mpika District; North Lwangwa National Park. 8 km from Mwaleshi River on road to Mahula Puku Camp.910Zambia1132D1N940

Uncommon parasite on a 3 m tall small tree. Fruits ripening bright red with one yellowish seed.

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118710Agelanthus subulatus5 Feb 1997MA Hyde
RM Polhill On Great Dyke, Caesar Mine Pass, c. 50 m up hill from river, by road.0Zimbabwe1730B1N1371

On a Diplorhynchus condylocarpon. Position converted from TR510919.

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80882Agelanthus zizyphifolius subsp. vittatus18 Nov 1993DK Harder
DK Harder 1929 RM Polhill K
In seasonally inundated area on deep alluvial soils.Kasanka National Park, Luwombwa River. 990Zambia1230C1C1170

Parasite; leaves light green; calyx light green; corolla tube green and tipped in dull red; anthers orange; constriction on corolla tube green.

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80883Agelanthus zizyphifolius subsp. vittatus28 Feb 1995B Luwiika
B Luwiika 108 RM Polhill B Luwiika K
Miombo woodlandMwinilunga District; Ikelenge; Kavunga Protected Forest Area; adjacent to Hillwood Farms' Nchila Wildlife Reserve at Hillwood Farms; ca. 3.5 km E of Ikelenge. 1520Zambia1124A4W1350

Parasitic; stems greyish-black; leaves smooth, dark green above, light green beneath; fruits smooth, dark green; latex creamy.

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80884Agelanthus zizyphifolius subsp. vittatus28 Feb 1995B Luwiika
B Luwiika 127 RM Polhill B Luwiika K
Mwinilunga District; Ikelenge; Kalene Hills (12.6 km from Ikelenge Mission). 0Zambia1124A1W1440

Parasitic; stems greyish-black; leaves smooth dark green; inflorescence pink, petals connate into column.

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80885Agelanthus zizyphifolius subsp. vittatus14 May 1994HH Schmidt
HH Schmidt 1373 RM Polhill K
Fine sand to rocky soils, primarily granite, feldspar and mica.Mpika District; North Luangwa National Park; Elephants Playground; ca. 14.0 km SE of Mano Camp. 910Zambia1132D2N880

Parasite in trees. Leaves yellowish-green, dark. Fruits green turning red at maturity. Common.

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81122Bolusia amboensis16 Mar 1996DK Harder
B Luwiika
NB Zimba
DK Harder B Luwiika NB Zimba 313 RM Polhill B Luwiika K
In Hymenocardia chipia thickets. Mongu District; Off the Mongu-Kaoma road in Ituku Plain in Hymenocardia chipia thickets. 0Zambia1424C4B1140

Suffrutex; approx. 30 cm tall; stem woody, light green; leaves dark green on top, light green underneath; fruits light green with a removable greyish white powder.

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81597Crotalaria alexandri12 Mar 1996MG Bingham
DK Harder
B Luwiika
NB Zimba
MG Bingham DK Harder B Luwiika NB Zimba 3673 RM Polhill K
Lusaka District; Lusaka East; forest #27 (past) State Lodge Road, south ca. 2 km; then north 2 km; at source tributary of Chalimbana River. 1470Zambia1528A4C1260

Spreading and upright; stems dull green; calyx very light green; standard a dull yellow-light orange, inside brighter yellow; wings bright yellow; keel light green; young pods light green.

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81598Crotalaria alexandri3 Mar 1997DK Harder
B Luwiika
HH Schmidt
NB Zimba
DK Harder B Luwiika HH Schmidt NB Zimba 576 RM Polhill B Luwiika K
Along the Maamba/Sinazongwe RoadChoma District; Collecting along the Maamba/Sinazongwe Road, 11.4 km from the Choma-Lusaka Road. 0Zambia1627C4S1200

Annual, to 10 cm. Stems light green with brown tint; leaves dark green with white hairs; flowers with brick red; petals, yellow anthers.

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81599Crotalaria alexandri11 Mar 1997DK Harder
B Luwiika
HH Schmidt
NB Zimba
DK Harder B Luwiika HH Schmidt NB Zimba 2506 RM Polhill K
In miombo woodland with Gleysol soils, rocky and well-drained slopes and adjacent uplift areas. Kalomo District; Travelling northwest on the Kalomo Road (D 714), toward the southern entrance to Kafue National Park. Ca. 30 km from Kalomo. 1000Zambia1626C2S1240

Herb; 20 cm, erect. Plant softly pubescent with white hairs. Standard yellow, red-brown at apex. Wings yellow with red-brown spots. Keel greenish-yellow with red spots. Common in rocky soils, open areas.

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81600Crotalaria alexandri23 Feb 1997DK Harder
B Luwiika
HH Schmidt
NB Zimba
DK Harder B Luwiika HH Schmidt NB Zimba 951 RM Polhill K
Livingstone District; along Livingstone-Lusaka Road, 18.9 km from the main water tank in Livingstone-Boma along Livingstone-Lusaka Road. 0Zambia1723C1S1020

Small shrub, common on disturbed woodland fringes. Stems green with cream hairs. Flowers orange.

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81602Crotalaria anisophylla29 Feb 1996DK Harder
B Luwiika
NB Zimba
DK Harder B Luwiika NB Zimba 230 RM Polhill B Luwiika K
Kaoma District; Along the Kaoma/Kasempa road. 0ZambiaB1290

Shrub; approx. 40 cm tall; stems brown at base, light green at the top; leaves dark green on top, light green underneath; flowers purple.

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81603Crotalaria anthyllopsis12 Mar 1996MG Bingham
DK Harder
B Luwiika
NB Zimba
MG Bingham DK Harder B Luwiika NB Zimba 3667 RM Polhill K
Lusaka District; Lusaka East; forest #27 (past) State Lodge Road, south ca. 2 km; then north 2 km; at source tributary of Chalimbana River. 1470Zambia1528A4C1260

Frequent, among grasses; calyx green; bracteole deep red-purple; standard pale orange with darker red-purple stripes; wings similar; keel pale orange at beak, light green proximally.

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81604Crotalaria barnabassii1 Mar 1997DK Harder
B Luwiika
HH Schmidt
NB Zimba
DK Harder B Luwiika HH Schmidt NB Zimba 987 RM Polhill K
Combretum bushy groups. Karoo sandy soils. Sinazongwe District; Chete Island National Park. 1990Zambia1727B3S600

Shrub to 0.8 m high, occasional along shore margins. Leaves dull green appearing bluish on the underside. Flowers light yellow. Standard with brown streaks. Fruits green and inflated.

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73759Crotalaria 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.

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81609Crotalaria caudata6 May 1994DK Harder
B Luwiika
CN Nkhoma
HH Schmidt
DK Harder B Luwiika CN Nkhoma HH Schmidt 1320 RM Polhill K
At Kakulwe stream, seasonally innundated grasslands (dambo). Fine, red, sandy, granitic soils. Serenje District; 7.0 km E-SE of the junction with Serenje-Mpika road, on road to Chisomo. 0Zambia1330A4C1350

Herb; 1.0 m erect from woody, stout base, many branched at base. Stems green. Banner bright yellow, keel yellowish-green, wings bright yellow. Fruit pods inflated, green, immature.

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34979Crotalaria cephalotes1 Apr 2000T Baudesson
B Leteinturier
F Malaisse
T Baudesson B Leteinturier F Malaisse 725 RM Polhill BR
WoodlandMavhuradonha, northern Great Dyke0Zimbabwe1630D2N0

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81612Crotalaria cephalotes15 Jun 1960DEF Vesey-Fitzgerald
DEF Vesey-Fitzgerald 2770 RM Polhill K
Mbale District; Mbala. Mukusa hill Saise drainange, weed of cultivation in Eleusine garden, (f)0Zambia0831D4N1677

Flowers yellow

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81614Crotalaria cephalotes11 Mar 1997DK Harder
B Luwiika
HH Schmidt
NB Zimba
DK Harder B Luwiika HH Schmidt NB Zimba 2508 RM Polhill K
In miombo woodland with Gleysol soils, rocky and well-drained slopes and adjacent uplift areas. Kalomo District; Travelling northwest on the Kalomo Road (D 714), toward the southern entrance to Kafue National Park. Ca. 30 km from Kalomo. 1000Zambia1626C2S1240

Herb; 20 cm, erect. Plant softly pubescent. Standard yellow with orange-red semicircle stripe. Keel and wings yellow, slight blush of dull orange at apex. Common in rocky soils.

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81620Crotalaria distans subsp. macaulayae18 Feb 1996MG Bingham
DK Harder
MG Bingham DK Harder 3493 RM Polhill K
Collections in remnant forest, along cultivations on limestone and quartz outcrops. Lusaka District; Nachitete: along Kafue Powerline; 8.5 km S along Chifwema Road; then 5 km E along Kafue Powerline Road, S-SE of Lusaka. 0Zambia1528C2C0

Widespread; in cleared area under power lines; shrub; to 1.5 m; nodes tinged in purple; calyx green with red tinge; standard red to orange outside, yellow inside, wings mostly yellow with red; twisted keel green.

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81621Crotalaria filicaulis var. filicaulis12 Mar 1996MG Bingham
DK Harder
B Luwiika
NB Zimba
MG Bingham DK Harder B Luwiika NB Zimba 3672 RM Polhill K
Lusaka District; Lusaka East; forest #27 (past) State Lodge Road, south ca. 2 km; then north 2 km; at source tributary of Chalimbana River. 1470Zambia1528A4C1260

Occasional; annual; calyx light green; standard yellow with red-purple streaks outside, brighter yellow inside with streaks; wings bright yellow; keel light green becoming tinged with purple on tops.

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81622Crotalaria filicaulis var. filicaulis9 Mar 1997DK Harder
B Luwiika
HH Schmidt
NB Zimba
DK Harder B Luwiika HH Schmidt NB Zimba 3982 RM Polhill K
Collections on rocky hills of broken quartz in disturbed miombo. Choma District; 45 km N along Namwala-Choma Roads from intersection of Choma-Namwala and Choma-Lusaka Roads, then W (ca. 1.2 km N of Ngonga stream) 2.4 km on road to Macha Mission (Sikweshina) in Mulundeka Hills. 0Zambia1626B4S1230

Scattered and widespread; but only occasional; stems purple at base, grey foliage and upper stems; light green calyx; standard dull yellow-orange outside with red nerves; brighter with red nerves and red-orange spot at base inside; wings bright yellow, keel duller yellow, pods light green, some tinged in red.

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81623Crotalaria flavicarinata5 Mar 1997DK Harder
B Luwiika
HH Schmidt
NB Zimba
DK Harder B Luwiika HH Schmidt NB Zimba 2454 RM Polhill K
In Miombo-Terminalia woodland and adjacent dambo areas. Disturbed by cattle grazing and charcoal production. Vertisol soils. Namwala District; Ila National Forest. 11.0 km west of Namwala along motorable dirt track. 0ZambiaS950

Herb; 1.0 m, erect. Leaves dark green above, whitish below. Calyx yellowish, papery. Standard white, green at base with green and maroon veins on back. Wings yellow, keel greenish-white. Young fruits pale green, inflated. Rare in woodland.

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73760Crotalaria 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.

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81636Crotalaria glauca21 Feb 1995DK Harder
B Luwiika
MM Nawa
NB Zimba
DK Harder B Luwiika MM Nawa NB Zimba 2732 RM Polhill K
Collections in woodland and in dambo at source of small stream. Mwinilunga District; ca. 15.8 km N/NE of Luawu Mission on Luwawu-Ikelenge Road at village Ipeba.0Zambia1124C1W1410

Rare; in woodland; calyx deep green; standard dull yellow inside, red outside; wings yellow; keel red and green; pods green, deeper purple along upper suture.

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81644Crotalaria grandistipulata13 Feb 1995DK Harder
B Luwiika
MM Nawa
NB Zimba
DK Harder B Luwiika MM Nawa NB Zimba 1 RM Polhill K
Collecting along road that forms the E boundary of the Acres Forest Reserve. Solwezi District; Acres National Forest Reserve; 78 km from Solwezi town on the Mwinilunga Road.0Zambia1225B4W1320

Herbaceous; ca. 30 cm tall. Trifoliolate; with yellow-red flowers; hard root tuber, ca. 10 cm long and ca. 3-4 cm diameter.

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81646Crotalaria kapiriensis16 Feb 1995NB Zimba
NB Zimba 543 RM Polhill K
Growing along the roadsideSolwezi District; Mulilanshima Hill along Solwezi-Mwinilunga Road. 0Zambia1125C4W1470

Small shrub growing to 1 m along the roadside. Stem light green with small fine hairs. Flowers yellow with pale streaks on the standard. Fruits green, oval.

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81648Crotalaria laburnifolia subsp. laburnifolia23 Feb 1997DK Harder
B Luwiika
HH Schmidt
NB Zimba
DK Harder B Luwiika HH Schmidt NB Zimba 954 RM Polhill K
Livingstone District; along Livingstone-Lusaka Road, 18.9 km from the main water tank in Livingstone-Boma along Livingstone-Lusaka Road. 0Zambia1723C1S1020

Shrub to 1 m, rare, in disturbed woodland. Stems bluish green. Leaves green. Flowers yellow. Keel appearing greenish. Pods green, inflated, persistent long, hooked style.

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81651Crotalaria lanceolata subsp. prognatha3 Mar 1997DK Harder
B Luwiika
HH Schmidt
NB Zimba
DK Harder B Luwiika HH Schmidt NB Zimba 584 RM Polhill B Luwiika K
Along the Maamba/Sinazongwe RoadChoma District; Collecting along the Maamba/Sinazongwe Road, 11.4 km from the Choma-Lusaka Road. 0Zambia1627C4S1200

Shrub to 2 m. Stems dark green turning light; leaves dark green, glabrous; flowers red-purple to yellow. Common.

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81652Crotalaria lanceolata subsp. prognatha8 Mar 1997DK Harder
B Luwiika
HH Schmidt
NB Zimba
DK Harder B Luwiika HH Schmidt NB Zimba 1050 RM Polhill K
Undifferentiated Miombo-Combretum woodland. Brown Kalahari sands. Choma District; 40.9 km from Choma along Choma-Namwala Road. 0Zambia1626B4S1120

Shrub to 1.5 m, locally common in disturbed woodland. Leaves dull green Flowers dull yellow with deep brown streaks on standard and wings.

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81653Crotalaria microcarpa12 Feb 1975RK Brummitt
RK Brummitt 14333 RM Polhill K
78 km from Lusaka on road to Ptauke.0Zambia1528B2C0

Standard pale yellow, wings deeper yellow

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81655Crotalaria microcarpa2 Mar 1997DK Harder
B Luwiika
HH Schmidt
NB Zimba
DK Harder B Luwiika HH Schmidt NB Zimba 3954 RM Polhill K
At base of Chilamalila Hill in grazed thorn scrub with large boulders and rocky soils. Gwembe District; 19.1 km W of intersection of road to Sinazongwe and Choma-Maamba Road; then S then E 6.2 km on road towards Sialwala Primary School; also Maamba Waterworks. 0Zambia1727A4S420

Among grasses; to 60 cm tall; occasional; calyx light green, lobes tinged with purple; standard and wings yellow, keel light green; inflated pods light green.

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81656Crotalaria microcarpa26 Feb 1997DK Harder
B Luwiika
HH Schmidt
NB Zimba
DK Harder B Luwiika HH Schmidt NB Zimba 485 RM Polhill B Luwiika K
Sinazongwe District; Collecting near Siazwela village, Chief Sinazongwe, 4.1 km from Maamba/Sinazongwe Road turning East at the Sinazeze Shopping Center. 0Zambia1727A2S640

Shrub, 25 cm. Stems light green, with brown tint towards base, also with soft white hairs; leaves glabrous, dark green above, light underneath; flowers bright yellow, petals greyish-green bracts.

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81657Crotalaria microcarpa8 Mar 1997DK Harder
B Luwiika
HH Schmidt
NB Zimba
DK Harder B Luwiika HH Schmidt NB Zimba 1039 RM Polhill K
Undifferentiated Miombo-Combretum woodland. Brown Kalahari sands. Choma District; 40.9 km from Choma along Choma-Namwala Road. 0Zambia1626B4S1120

Common in woodland. Leaves green with white hairs on underside. Flowers yellow. Fruit light green and inflated.

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81665Crotalaria ochroleuca10 Mar 1995DK Harder
B Luwiika
MM Nawa
NB Zimba
DK Harder B Luwiika MM Nawa NB Zimba 2876 RM Polhill K
Collections from Kamweji marsh, Juncus/grasses. Kabompo District; Trust Land #1, near Chizela Game Management Area #3 along Old Kabompo-Solwezi Hwy.; ca. 37.0 km E-NE of Chipoya Bridge at Samsole village. 0Zambia1324D1B1030

Rare; on raised areas in marsh; to 2.5 m tall; from diffuse, white taproot; nodes tinged in purple; calyx light yellow-green to deep purple-black; standard pale yellow outside with deep purple nerves, inside lighter yellow with lighter nerves; wings light yellow, dark on upper sides with light purple nerves; keel light yellow-green near claw; light to deeper purple toward beak.

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81668Crotalaria pallidicaulis18 Feb 1996MG Bingham
DK Harder
MG Bingham DK Harder 3474 RM Polhill K
Collections along roadside. Lusaka District (Lusaka SE), Kanyanja. Kanyanja Lake, Kafue Powerline Road, ca. 5 km S along road; S-SE of Lusaka.0Zambia1528C2C1320

Occasional; shrub; to 1.5 m; stems early woody; herbaceous; stems light purple; heteroblastic; buds yellow to green; base of calyx purple to green on lobes; standard deep purple-red; streaked to edge where it is yellow; keel green; wings yellow.

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81669Crotalaria pallidicaulis29 Jan 1995MG Bingham
DK Harder
RJC Nefdt
MG Bingham DK Harder RJC Nefdt 2506 RM Polhill K
Collections in degraded and grazed woodland with limestone outcrops. Lusaka District; Ca. 500 m N of Jellis Farm turn in, on access road from Leopard's Hill Road. 1450Zambia1528A4C1380

Shrub to 1.5 m tall and spreading to 2 m wide; hairs silvery on stems; calyx green tinged and speckled in deep red; standard bright yellow inside with red splotch at base on back; wings orange-yellow; keel green with red specks and deeper red at beak.

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81670Crotalaria pallidicaulis2 Mar 1997DK Harder
B Luwiika
HH Schmidt
NB Zimba
DK Harder B Luwiika HH Schmidt NB Zimba 3932 RM Polhill K
Slightly disturbed woodland near recent village. Soil rocky quartz with steep ravine. Gwembe District; ca. 9.1 km NW of Sinazeze and Choma-Maamba intersection on road to Choma, collections from hill miombo vegetation type along deviation in road. 0Zambia1727C4S780

Occasional, semi-woody shrub; to 1.5 m; calyx light green with light purple markings; standard yellow at margin; at base in middle outside, the rest red to purple; orange to yellow to purple inside; wings light green at base to orange, keel, light green with minute purple speckling.

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81671Crotalaria pallidicaulis26 Feb 1997DK Harder
B Luwiika
HH Schmidt
NB Zimba
DK Harder B Luwiika HH Schmidt NB Zimba 526 RM Polhill B Luwiika K
Sinazongwe District; Collecting near Siazwela village, Chief Sinazongwe, 4.1 km from Maamba/Sinazongwe Road, turning East at the Sinazeze Shopping Center. 0Zambia1727A2S640

Shrub, 40 cm. Stems woody; khaki; leaves dark green; flowers bright yellow; fruits light green.

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81672Crotalaria pallidicaulis22 Feb 1997DK Harder
B Luwiika
HH Schmidt
NB Zimba
DK Harder B Luwiika HH Schmidt NB Zimba 2345 RM Polhill K
Along the escarpment and into the gorge, exiting to the Zambezi River. In Mopane-Terminalia woodland with cambisol-luvisol soil. Kalomo District; 27 km east of the Lusaka-Livingstone Road. On the road to Mukumi Village. 0ZambiaS870

Shrub; 2.0 m, erect. Stems whitish-grey, brittle. Leaves paler below. Calyx pale green. Standard dull yellow with burgundy veins on back. Wings bright yellow at apex, greenish-white at base. Keel pale green with burgundy spots. Anthers yellow. Among rocks at riverside.

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81673Crotalaria pisicarpa26 Feb 1997DK Harder
B Luwiika
HH Schmidt
NB Zimba
DK Harder B Luwiika HH Schmidt NB Zimba 522 RM Polhill B Luwiika K
Sinazongwe District; Collecting near Siazwela village, Chief Sinazongwe, 4.1 km from Maamba/Sinazongwe Road, turning East at the Sinazeze Shopping Center. 0Zambia1727A2S640

Trailing to 3 m. Stems light green with reddish-brown tint; leaves light green; flowers bright yellow; fruits dull green with white hairs.

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81674Crotalaria pisicarpa23 Feb 1997DK Harder
B Luwiika
HH Schmidt
NB Zimba
DK Harder B Luwiika HH Schmidt NB Zimba 964 RM Polhill K
Livingstone District; along Livingstone-Lusaka Road, 18.9 km from the main water tank in Livingstone-Boma along Livingstone-Lusaka Road. 0Zambia1723C1S1020

Shrub, spreading on the ground. Stems brown-green, with grey hairs. Leaves light green, woolly hairs on the underside. Flowers yellow. Standard with orange streaks. Fruits green. Pedicel brown.

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81675Crotalaria platysepala20 Mar 1996B Luwiika
B Luwiika 412 RM Polhill B Luwiika K
Kalabo District; In the Lukona local forest; 3.3 km W from Lukona Basic School. 0Zambia1522B4B1140

Shrub; approx. 30 cm tall; stems dark green; leaves dark green on top, light green underneath; flowers yellow.

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81676Crotalaria platysepala1 Mar 1997DK Harder
B Luwiika
HH Schmidt
NB Zimba
DK Harder B Luwiika HH Schmidt NB Zimba 1014 RM Polhill K
Brown clay-sandy soils in mopane-Combretum woodland. Sinazongwe District; Kaneule Island on Lake Kariba. 1990Zambia1727B3S530

Shrub to 0.5 m, occasional. Stems brownish-green. Flowers yellow. Standard with brown fissures. Calyx green. Fruits green and inflated.

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81677Crotalaria platysepala14 Mar 1997DK Harder
B Luwiika
HH Schmidt
NB Zimba
DK Harder B Luwiika HH Schmidt NB Zimba 1136 RM Polhill K
Mopane woodland.Gwembe District; Siavonga area, Mutulanganga PFA No. 183, 35.4 km from Siavonga Boma along Siavonga-Lusaka Road in mopane woodland. 0Zambia1628B3S420

Shrub to 0.4 m, common among grasses. Stems brown to green. Flowers yellow. Calyx green. Standard yellow with brown streaks. Fruits green and inflated.

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81678Crotalaria podocarpa2 Mar 1997DK Harder
B Luwiika
HH Schmidt
NB Zimba
DK Harder B Luwiika HH Schmidt NB Zimba 3942 RM Polhill K
At base of Chilamalila Hill in grazed thorn scrub with large boulders and rocky soils. Gwembe District; 19.1 km W of intersection of road to Sinazongwe and Choma-Maamba Road; then S then E 6.2 km on road towards Sialwala Primary School; also Maamba Waterworks. 0Zambia1727A4S450

Frequent; in disturbed soils; calyx light green; standard and wings bright yellow, standard with minute black speckles and lines, keel light green. Pods inflated light green with upper sutures purple-black.

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81681Crotalaria recta18 Feb 1995DK Harder
B Luwiika
MM Nawa
NB Zimba
DK Harder B Luwiika MM Nawa NB Zimba 43 RM Polhill K
Collections from rocky outcrops, Jirundu swamp, and Chana (plain)Solwezi District; Jirundu Botanical Reserve; ca. 110 km NW of Solwezi, then ca. 10 km off the Solwezi-Mwinilunga Road at Kambezi Primary School junction. 0Zambia1125D3W1440

Rare; in the plain; to 1 m; standard bright yellow, red at the base, wings yellow and red; inflorescence at tip of the plant (terminally).

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81682Crotalaria reptans8 May 1993MG Bingham
MG Bingham 9286 RM Polhill K
RuderalChalimbana; Lusaka E. 20 km. 1420Zambia1528A4C1200

Prostrate habit.

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81684Crotalaria rogersii19 Mar 1996MG Bingham
DK Harder
B Luwiika
NB Zimba
MG Bingham DK Harder B Luwiika NB Zimba 3719 RM Polhill K
Collection at base of plateau; near cultivations.Mongu District; Bulozi plain; just west of Sir Kamwanawina III Council guest house; Mongu North. 0Zambia1523A1B1050

Rare; in pasture, stems purple, woody at base; calyx green, pedicel purple; standard yellow, deeper yellow at throat; wings yellow; keel purple.

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81685Crotalaria rogersii14 May 1994DK Harder
B Luwiika
CN Nkhoma
HH Schmidt
DK Harder B Luwiika CN Nkhoma HH Schmidt 1358 RM Polhill K
Fine sand to rocky soils, primarily granite, feldspar and mica.Mpika District; North Luangwa National Park; Elephants Playground; ca. 14.0 km SE of Mano Camp. 910Zambia1132D2N880

Herb; 1.5 m, erect. Leaves blue-green glaucous below. Banner yellow with maroon veins; keel green with maroon veins; wings reduced, yellow with maroon veins. Fruit pods inflated.

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81687Crotalaria shirensis5 Mar 1995DK Harder
B Luwiika
MM Nawa
NB Zimba
DK Harder B Luwiika MM Nawa NB Zimba 670 RM Polhill K
DamboKasempa District; 13.2 km W of Kalombe Primary School in Chief Kasempa's Area; 35 km from Kasempa along the road to Ndenda National Forest. 0Zambia1325B3W1230

Small shrub; rare; in dambo; stem and leaves green; flowers yellow, standard yellow with brown streaks and brown bands around the bases; wings and keel yellow.

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81688Crotalaria sparsifolia1 Mar 1997DK Harder
B Luwiika
HH Schmidt
NB Zimba
DK Harder B Luwiika HH Schmidt NB Zimba 614 RM Polhill B Luwiika K
Uapaca woodlandChoma District; Collecting in Simwamimuzuma National Forest No. 180 on the Mabwingombe Hills in Uapaca woodland. 0Zambia1627C4S1200

Shrub to 30 cm. Stems dark green with brown coloration; leaves dark green above, light to grey underneath; flowers light yellow.

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81693Crotalaria variegata11 Feb 1995DK Harder
B Luwiika
MM Nawa
NB Zimba
DK Harder B Luwiika MM Nawa NB Zimba 2672 RM Polhill K
Collections along Kifubwa River in forest and on shallow soils in woodland. Kifubwa (Chifubwa) Gorge National Monument. Ca. 4.6 km along Kyalalankuba Rd. south of Solwezi and ca. 2 km S of entrance to Solwezi Teacher Training College. National Heritage Site. 0Zambia1226A2W1230

Occasional; runner in grasses from woody root (?); abaxial leaf surfaces with silver adpressed hairs; calyx red; back of standard red-pink, inside white; wings yellow with red tinge; keel green at beak and along upper edge, red at base.

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82396Globimetula mweroensis23 Nov 1992MG Bingham
MG Bingham 8677 RM Polhill K
On Maprounea africana.Mporokoso District; Lungu (Mukupa) Reserve. 0Zambia0930D1N1500

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82398Globimetula mweroensis31 May 1994DK Harder
DK Harder 3283 RM Polhill K
Mpika District; Nachikufu Cave National Monument, ca. 2 km N of Mpika-Serenje Road; ca. 62.4 km W-SW of Mpika; near Koloswe village and school. 0Zambia1231A1N1590

Occasional, parasite on Brachystegia, near rocky outcrops; calyx light green; corolla tube bright red; lobes turning deep purple.

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74608Myrica microbracteata26 Nov 1949NC Chase
NC Chase 1843 RM Polhill SRGH
StreamsideChipungu Falls, Nyanga District.1550Zimbabwe1832B3 E1530

Shrub 6', dense growth, in fruit.

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83058Oliverella rubroviridis17 Mar 1994MG Bingham
MG Bingham 10026 RM Polhill K
Parasite on Colophospermum mopane. Gwembe District; Zambezi Valley, Chirundu. 0Zambia1628B2S390

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83060Oliverella rubroviridis7 May 1994DK Harder
DK Harder 3040 RM Polhill K
In Mopane/Combretum woodland on quartz/mica soils; very drySerenje District; 10.9 km N of Chisomo village. 0Zambia1330D1C600

Parasite on mopane, leaves light green; bracts yellow-green; calyx green; corolla bright red outside; orange-red inside, style red.

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83250Phragmanthera eminii1 Aug 1993MG Bingham
MG Bingham 9491 RM Polhill K
Mkushi District; Changwena Falls. 1350Zambia1329B3C1400

Host probably Anisophyllea.

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83251Phragmanthera eminii1 Aug 1993MG Bingham
MG Bingham 9492 RM Polhill K
On Anisophyllea, in woodland.Mkushi District; Changwena Falls. 1350Zambia1329B3C1400

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76033Plicosepalus kalachariensis31 Oct 2016K van Laeren
RM Polhill By the Chiwuye River which enters the Rukomeche just north of the Research station, Mana Pools National Park590Zimbabwe1629A2N490

Growing on Faidherbia albida

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83861Tapinanthus dependens20 Jun 1993MG Bingham
MG Bingham 9444 RM Polhill K
On Brachystegia utilis.Nachitete River, Lusaka SE 31 km. 0Zambia1528D1C1220

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83862Tapinanthus dependens30 Sep 1993MG Bingham
MG Bingham 9725 RM Polhill K
On Brachystegia spiciformis.Kabwe Rural District; Kabwe SW 15 km, Farm No. 1457. 0Zambia1328C2C1200

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83865Tapinanthus dependens14 May 1994HH Schmidt
HH Schmidt 1375 RM Polhill K
Fine sand to rocky soils, primarily granite, feldspar and mica.Mpika District; North Luangwa National Park; Elephants Playground; ca. 14.0 km SE of Mano Camp. 910Zambia1132D2N880

Parasite on Brachystegia sp. Stems dark grey-black. Calyx yellow-green, corolla red with cream spots, anthers pale cream-white.

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120305Tapinanthus dependens29 Aug 1956HC Taylor
HC Taylor 1677 RM Polhill SRGH
Woody parasite on trees in woodland.About 3 miles NE of Borrowdale, Salisbury.10Zimbabwe1731C1C1524

Uncommon. Long tubular flowers.

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83867Tapinanthus erianthus18 Feb 1995MM Nawa
MM Nawa 48 RM Polhill K
Collections from rocky outcrops, Jirundu swamp, and Chana (plain)Solwezi District; Jirundu Botanical Reserve; ca. 110 km NW of Solwezi, then ca. 10 km off the Solwezi-Mwinilunga Road at Kambezi Primary School junction. 0Zambia1125D3W1440

Parasitic; along the river; flowers tall and reddish; not common.

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83868Tapinanthus forbesii24 Feb 1995MM Nawa
MM Nawa 115 RM Polhill K
Collection from miombo woodland, dambo and adjacent marsh/swamp. Mwinilunga District; ca. 6.5 km from Lwawu Mission in dambo near road. 0Zambia1124D2W1300

Parasitic; on Uapaca; in woodland near dambo.

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83869Tapinanthus oleifolius25 Oct 1993MG Bingham
MG Bingham 9785 RM Polhill K
Sesheke District; Masese. 0Zambia1724B3B1050

On Morus.

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83870Tapinanthus oleifolius6 Nov 1993DK Harder
DK Harder 1865 RM Polhill K
Along roadside. Thicket vegetation on Kalahari sands.Simonga village, along Nakatindi Road (Livingstone-Sesheke Road), ca. 20 km W of Livingstone. 0Zambia1725D4S0

Parasite on Bauhinia sp. Light green leaves, calyx light green; corolla tube red-purple, speckled whitish further up, outside; tube striped green inside; lobes green; pollen bright yellow on green filaments.

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83872Tapinanthus oleifolius21 Mar 1996NB Zimba
NB Zimba 805 RM Polhill K
Soil: Kalahari sands.Kalabo District; 0.4 km west of Kama Rural Health Center, 10.7 km from Lukona Secondary School.0Zambia1522B4B930

Parasitic, growing on Ochna pulchra; in Kalahari woodland; leaves dull green; corolla dull red; anthers yellow.

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83903Tephrosia acaciifolia2 Mar 1997DK Harder
B Luwiika
HH Schmidt
NB Zimba
DK Harder B Luwiika HH Schmidt NB Zimba 3939 RM Polhill K
Slightly disturbed woodland near recent village. Soil rocky quartz with steep ravine. Gwembe District; ca. 9.1 km NW of Sinazeze and Choma-Maamba intersection on road to Choma, collections from hill miombo vegetation type along deviation in road. 0Zambia1727C4S780

Occasional; to 1 m; leaves and stem light green; calyx light green with dark brown hairs, standard and wings bright orange, standard with brown pubescence; keel white; young pods light green with almost black hairs on margin.

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83904Tephrosia acaciifolia9 Mar 1997DK Harder
B Luwiika
HH Schmidt
NB Zimba
DK Harder B Luwiika HH Schmidt NB Zimba 3964 RM Polhill K
Collections in roadside, degraded miombo on micaceous soils.Choma District; ca. 38.2 km N on M11 of intersection Choma-Namwala Road and Choma-Lusaka Roads, ca. 5.6 km S of Ngonga stream. 0Zambia1626B4S1200

Occasional; to 0.3 m tall; calyx light green with brown hairs; dark brown-black hairs along pod sutures.

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83905Tephrosia acaciifolia3 Mar 1997DK Harder
B Luwiika
HH Schmidt
NB Zimba
DK Harder B Luwiika HH Schmidt NB Zimba 555 RM Polhill B Luwiika K
Along the Maamba/Sinazongwe RoadChoma District; Collecting along the Maamba/Sinazongwe Road, 11.4 km from the Choma-Lusaka Road. 0Zambia1627C4S1200

Shrub, 1 m, occasional. Stems light green; leaves slender smooth, dark green above, light with white hairs underneath; flowers orange; fruit pods light green with dark brown hairs on edges.

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83906Tephrosia acaciifolia23 Feb 1997DK Harder
B Luwiika
HH Schmidt
NB Zimba
DK Harder B Luwiika HH Schmidt NB Zimba 933 RM Polhill K
Livingstone District; along Livingstone-Lusaka Road, 18.9 km from the main water tank in Livingstone-Boma along Livingstone-Lusaka Road. 0Zambia1723C1S1020

Shrub to 1 m, common in disturbed woodland. Leaves dull green, with sparse woolly hairs on the underside. Flowers scarlet-red. Standard with brown hairs on the outside. Calyx green.

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83911Tephrosia decora25 Feb 1996MG Bingham
DK Harder
MG Bingham DK Harder 3539 RM Polhill K
Open woodland near habitations, deep miombo soils with some limestone outcrops. Lusaka District; Lusaka East; Kanyanja; Senyame Farm; Kafue Powerline Road; ca. 5 km S then ca. 3.5 km W to open woodland near habitations, deep miombo soils with some limestone outcrops. 0Zambia1528C2C1350

Occasional; on degraded hillside, pubescence brown-black on all parts, particularly noticeable on smaller, young parts; calyx dark brown; all petals orange; pods deep green with brown-black hairs.

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83912Tephrosia decora28 Feb 1996DK Harder
B Luwiika
NB Zimba
DK Harder B Luwiika NB Zimba 3593 RM Polhill K
Collections in slightly disturbed miombo. Kaoma District; ca. 21.3 km NW of Kaoma on Kaoma-Kasempa Road.0Zambia1424D2B0

Perennial; to 0.5 m; plant with general brown-golden tint; calyx, outside of standard and young fruit with black-brown hairs; standard brown outside, orange inside; wings bright orange; keel white-orange.

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83914Tephrosia decora1 Mar 1996DK Harder
B Luwiika
NB Zimba
DK Harder B Luwiika NB Zimba 743 RM Polhill K
In a matrix of woodland and Cryptosepalum thicketsKaoma District; 51.3 km NW along Kaoma-Lukulu Road, from junction of Kaoma-Mongu Road. 0Zambia1424C2B1080

Shrub; to 0.3 m; common; leaves green on the upperside, underside with white wooly hairy; flowers orange with brown hairs around the bases.

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83915Tephrosia decora20 Mar 1996DK Harder
B Luwiika
HH Schmidt
NB Zimba
DK Harder B Luwiika HH Schmidt NB Zimba 341 RM Polhill B Luwiika K
Kalabo District; In the Lukona local forest; 3.3 km W from Lukona Basic School. 0Zambia1522B4B1140

Approx. 40 cm tall; stems light green with grey hairs; leaves light green with grey hairs underneath, dark green on top; flowers bright red; fruits yellowish green pods with short brown hairs.

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83916Tephrosia decora9 Mar 1995DK Harder
B Luwiika
MM Nawa
NB Zimba
DK Harder B Luwiika MM Nawa NB Zimba 182 RM Polhill K
In degraded woodland on sand, collections along Manyinga River in flooded area. Kabompo District; Kambyenyuna forest along the Kabompo-Mwinilunga Road ca. 11 km from the Loloma Hospital road junction in Manyinga. 0Zambia1324A4B1140

Fairly abundant; in woodland; leaves and stem with small brown hairs; standard brown, keel purple; pods with small brown, dense hairs.

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83917Tephrosia euprepes18 Feb 1997DK Harder
B Luwiika
HH Schmidt
NB Zimba
DK Harder B Luwiika HH Schmidt NB Zimba 2308 RM Polhill K
On the escarpment and down valley to the Zambezi River. Mopane-Terminalia woodland with lithosol-cambisol soils. Livingstone District; Trust Land directly east of Mosi Oa Tunya National Park. Below Victoria Falls, along Sonqwe Gorge, 9.2 km east of the Lusaka-Livingstone Road.106,1200ZambiaS850

Herb; 40 cm, erect. Leaves whitish below. Plant with white and gold hairs. Standard dirty yellow, pubescent outside, pale purple inside. Wings pale purple; keel cream, faintly tinged with purple. Young fruits pale green. DNA sample.

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83918Tephrosia euprepes22 Feb 1997DK Harder
B Luwiika
HH Schmidt
NB Zimba
DK Harder B Luwiika HH Schmidt NB Zimba 2349 RM Polhill K
Along the escarpment and into the gorge, exiting to the Zambezi River. In Mopane-Terminalia woodland with cambisol-luvisol soil. Kalomo District; 27 km east of the Lusaka-Livingstone Road. On the road to Mukumi Village. 0ZambiaS870

Herb; 55 cm, erect. Calyx green tinged with red, pubescent. Banner dull purple with dull gold hairs on back. Wings magenta. Keel white, papery. Young fruits pale green.

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83919Tephrosia euprepes28 Feb 1997DK Harder
B Luwiika
HH Schmidt
NB Zimba
DK Harder B Luwiika HH Schmidt NB Zimba 2431 RM Polhill K
In sandy soils along beaches and shorelines. Sinazongwe District; Chete Island Game Park, on eastern edge of Lake Kariba. In much disturbed Combretum woodland, heavily grazed by elephants and game. 1990ZambiaS550

Herb; 80 cm, sprawling to erect. Leaves pale below. Standard white on back with dirty yellow hairs, magenta inside. Wings magenta, keel white. Young fruits green.

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83920Tephrosia euprepes19 Feb 1997DK Harder
B Luwiika
HH Schmidt
NB Zimba
DK Harder B Luwiika HH Schmidt NB Zimba 912 RM Polhill K
Mopane woodlandChief Mukuni, Songwe Gorge, in mopane woodland, 2.3 km east of ZESCO generation and transmission sub-station. 0Zambia1725D4S960

Shrub to 0.5 m high, common in mopane woodland. Stems hairy. Leaves dull green, hairy on the underside. Flowers cream to purple.

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83922Tephrosia lepida subsp. lepida3 Mar 1996DK Harder
B Luwiika
NB Zimba
DK Harder B Luwiika NB Zimba 242 RM Polhill B Luwiika K
Yellow sand.Kaoma District; On the Kaoma/Lukulu road; 57.2 km NW of Lusaka-Mongu road junction in yellow sand. 0Zambia1424C2B930

Tree to shrub; approx. 50 cm tall; stems light green, with white soft hairs; leaves dark green and smooth on top, light green with grey hairs on them; flowers bright red.

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83923Tephrosia lepida subsp. lepida9 Mar 1997DK Harder
B Luwiika
HH Schmidt
NB Zimba
DK Harder B Luwiika HH Schmidt NB Zimba 3998 RM Polhill K
Collections on rocky hills of broken quartz in disturbed miombo. Choma District; 45 km N along Namwala-Choma Roads from intersection of Choma-Namwala and Choma-Lusaka Roads, then W (ca. 1.2 km N of Ngonga stream) 2.4 km on road to Macha Mission (Sikweshina) in Mulundeka Hills. 0Zambia1626B4S1230

Occasional; in open rocky areas; leaves light green with silver hairs on abaxial surface; calyx yellow; standard dull red with brown hairs outside bright red inside, yellow spot at base; wings deep red; keel red with white at base, pods light green with silvery hairs and black hair on sutures.

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83924Tephrosia lepida subsp. lepida3 Mar 1997DK Harder
B Luwiika
HH Schmidt
NB Zimba
DK Harder B Luwiika HH Schmidt NB Zimba 545 RM Polhill B Luwiika K
Along the Maamba/Sinazongwe RoadChoma District; Collecting along the Maamba/Sinazongwe Road, 11.4 km from the Choma-Lusaka Road. 0Zambia1627C4S1200

Shrub, 35 cm. Common in grass. Stems light green; leaves dark green above, light with white hairs underneath; flowers with orange petals; fruits light green with dark brown hairs along edges.

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83925Tephrosia linearis var. linearis16 Mar 1996DK Harder
B Luwiika
NB Zimba
DK Harder B Luwiika NB Zimba 279 RM Polhill B Luwiika K
Mongu District; In the Miulwe Plain, 44.5 km E of Mongu town on south side of Mongu-Lusaka Road. 0ZambiaB1110

Approx. 1 m tall; stems woody, light green; leaves dark green on top, light green underneath with a white removable powder; fruits yellowish green. Collected in the plain.

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83926Tephrosia longipes var. longipes18 Mar 1997DK Harder
B Luwiika
HH Schmidt
NB Zimba
DK Harder B Luwiika HH Schmidt NB Zimba 2544 RM Polhill K
In miombo woodland, open meadow areas and streamside communities. Loose, well-drained substrate, lithosol-cambisol soils. Gwembe District; Travelling northwest on Gwembe/Munyumbwe Road. Ca. 24.2 km from Munyumbwe. 0Zambia1627D1S1150

Herb; 1.5 m, erect. Plant yellow-green. Leaves with distinct red margins. Calyx brown. Standard dark rose to brown with rose hairs outside; dull rose inside. Wings rose-red, keel pale rose-red to white. Young fruits light green, pubescent.

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83927Tephrosia lupinifolia28 Feb 1996DK Harder
B Luwiika
NB Zimba
DK Harder B Luwiika NB Zimba 3632 RM Polhill K
Collections from S side of road in boggy grass plain of white sand at edge, central wet, bog area and surrounding woodland. Kaoma District; ca. 22.4 km W of Kaoma turnoff on Lusaka-Mongu Road. 0Zambia1424D3B1080

Rare; among grasses; prostrate; at edge of pan in white sand; leaves light green; inflorescences of two types: above ground and subterranean; young pods light green to dull purple on above ground inflorescences. Calyx light green to purple; standard and wings red-purple; keel white.

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83928Tephrosia lupinifolia17 Mar 1996DK Harder
B Luwiika
NB Zimba
DK Harder B Luwiika NB Zimba 780 RM Polhill K
Soil: Kalahari sands.Mongu District; 17 km South-east of Mongu Town, 6 km off the Mongo-Kaoma Road, along old Lusaka Road. 0ZambiaB1110

Trailing herb; on Kalahari sands; rare; stem brown, with grey hairs; leaves dull green; flowers red with green-red bracts, some flowers on the ground white.

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83931Tephrosia radicans3 Mar 1997DK Harder
B Luwiika
HH Schmidt
NB Zimba
DK Harder B Luwiika HH Schmidt NB Zimba 583 RM Polhill B Luwiika K
Along the Maamba/Sinazongwe RoadChoma District; Collecting along the Maamba/Sinazongwe Road, 11.4 km from the Choma-Lusaka Road. 0Zambia1627C4S1200

Scrambling/trailing. Stems light green with brown hairs; leaves dark green, light underneath; flowers with red-purple petals; fruits light green with light brown hairs.

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83932Tephrosia rhodesica var. polystachyoides15 Mar 1997DK Harder
B Luwiika
HH Schmidt
NB Zimba
DK Harder B Luwiika HH Schmidt NB Zimba 4046 RM Polhill K
Collection along valley bottom above Musaya stream, in Tonga (Sigongo) Reserve. Siavonga District; Zambezi Escarpment; along Malenga stream; ca. 14.4 km W of intersection of T2 (Kafue-Chirundu Road) and road to Siavonga/Kariba (MI5). 0Zambia1628B3S730

Occasional; near culvert; shrubby; 80 cm tall; stems with brown pubescence; leaves deep green above; calyx light green with red tint on upper lip; standard pink outside; bright pink inside, wings also; keel green; pods golden green.

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83933Tephrosia stormsii var. stormsii9 Mar 1997DK Harder
B Luwiika
HH Schmidt
NB Zimba
DK Harder B Luwiika HH Schmidt NB Zimba 4002 RM Polhill K
Collections on rocky hills of broken quartz in disturbed miombo. Choma District; 45 km N along Namwala-Choma Roads from intersection of Choma-Namwala and Choma-Lusaka Roads, then W (ca. 1.2 km N of Ngonga stream) 2.4 km on road to Macha Mission (Sikweshina) in Mulundeka Hills. 0Zambia1626B4S1230

Occasional; from taproot; to 1.5 m tall; leaves light green below; pedicel red; calyx light green; standard dull yellow outside, red medially; purple-pink inside; wings purple to light purple at base; keel very light green along base and light purple-pink along margin, yellow at beak; anthers yellow; stigma and style green; pods light, dull green with darker green along sutures.

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83934Tephrosia stormsii var. stormsii18 Mar 1997DK Harder
B Luwiika
HH Schmidt
NB Zimba
DK Harder B Luwiika HH Schmidt NB Zimba 2516 RM Polhill K
In miombo woodland with Lithosol-Cambisol soils. On steep slopes, flat open areas, and roadsides. Gwembe District; Travelling northwest on the Gwembe/Munyumbwe Road. Ca. 16 km from Munyumbwe. 0Zambia1627D1S1000

Herb; 50 cm, erect. Leaves glaucous. Standard rose-pink. Wings magenta, keel white to magenta. Young fruits green with white hairs.

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83935Tephrosia vogelii21 Feb 1995DK Harder
B Luwiika
MM Nawa
NB Zimba
DK Harder B Luwiika MM Nawa NB Zimba 2729 RM Polhill K
Collections in woodland and in dambo at source of small stream. Mwinilunga District; ca. 15.8 km N/NE of Luawu Mission on Luwawu-Ikelenge Road at village Ipeba.1Zambia1124C1W1410

Rare; probably cultivated, shrub to 2 m; calyx light green with dark hairs; petals all white; pods brown. Root used as fish poison.

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83959Thesium dissitum23 Feb 1997NB Zimba
NB Zimba 939 RM Polhill K
Livingstone District; along Livingstone-Lusaka Road, 18.9 km from the main water tank in Livingstone-Boma along Livingstone-Lusaka Road. 0Zambia1723C1S1020

Herb to 0.4 m, occasional in woodland, occasional amongst grasses. Root very hard. Flowers white.

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83960Thesium fastigiatum14 Jan 1986P Goldblatt
P Goldblatt 7563 RM Polhill K
At dambo edge.Kitwe District; Chembe Bird Sanctuary, south of Kitwe. 0ZambiaW0

Light bush at dambo edge.

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83961Thesium fastigiatum9 Dec 1993DK Harder
DK Harder 2237 RM Polhill K
At bridge over Katutwa River, in dambo on both sides of the road. Deep black soils. Mporokoso District; along Mporokoso-Kasama Road, 33.5 km ESE of intersection of Mporokoso-Nsama-Kasama Roads N of Mporokoso. 0Zambia0930A4N1470

Locally frequent from woody root, suffrutex; stems light green, frequently with black spots; fruit orange-yellow; plants sometimes with light orange cast.

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83962Thesium fastigiatum19 Mar 1996DK Harder
DK Harder 3708 RM Polhill K
Along path in degraded plain vegetation; deep sandy, black, muck soilsMongu District; Bulozi plain; (Mongu North) ca. 5 km NW of Mongu. 0Zambia1523A1B1050

Occasional; parasite of grasses (?); dull green; petals creamy-white; fruit light green to white.

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83963Thesium fastigiatum5 Mar 1995NB Zimba
NB Zimba 683 RM Polhill K
WoodlandKasempa District; 13.2 km W of Kalombe Primary School in Chief Kasempa's Area; 35 km from Kasempa along the road to Ndenda National Forest. 0Zambia1325B3W1230

Suffrutex; rare; in woodland; stem green with blunt spine-like structures; flowers yellow; petals cream.

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83964Thesium fastigiatum8 Mar 1997NB Zimba
NB Zimba 1083 RM Polhill K
Secondary hill miombo soil type. Silted rocks-sandy combination.Choma District; 43.8 km from Choma along Choma-Namwala Road, just adjacent to Ngonga River, Simubara-Marundu Hills. 0Zambia1626B4S1100

Suffrutex, common in open areas in woodland. Stems green. Leaves appearing yellow on tips. Flowers white. Fruits green.

-16.43333326.9166675
83965Thesium goetzeanum29 Jan 1995DK Harder
DK Harder 2507 RM Polhill K
Collections in degraded and grazed woodland with limestone outcrops. Lusaka District; Ca. 500 m N of Jellis Farm turn in, on access road from Leopard's Hill Road. 1450Zambia1528A4C1380

Occasional from woody taproot; tepals light yellow; immature fruit light green.

-15.49555628.4352785
83966Thesium goetzeanum25 Feb 1996DK Harder
DK Harder 3511 RM Polhill K
With limestone rocks and shallow soils. Lusaka District; Lusaka East; Kanyanja; Kafue Powerline Road; S ca. 5 km; then W ca. 2 km to area of old military camp houses. 0Zambia1528C2C1350

Rare, herb; from fleshy rootstock; calyx green; petals (?) white; base of aging fruit white.

-15.52833328.4550005
84165Viscum combreticola18 Nov 1993MG Bingham
MG Bingham 9801 RM Polhill K
On Brachystegia allenii.Kabwe Rural District; Des Valley Farm. 0Zambia1428C2C1200

-14.66666728.4166675
84170Viscum triflorum1 Aug 1993MG Bingham
MG Bingham 9490 RM Polhill K
Woodland Mkushi District; Changwena Falls. 1350Zambia1329B3C1400

-13.41666729.5500004
84171Viscum triflorum25 Nov 1993DK Harder
DK Harder 2127 RM Polhill K
On rocks and in surrounding miombo woodland; rocky soils, Uapaca woodland.Chinsali District; Shiwa Ng'andu, Mansha River. Collections at Chusa Falls. 1170Zambia1131B1N1470

Parasite on Clusiaceae; young leaves purple-red; petals brown outside, yellow-white inside; anthers yellow-white young fruit light green turning translucent yellow-white when mature; juicy.

-11.15527831.5511115
120881Viscum tuberculatum May 1960RM Davies
RM Davies D2778 RM Polhill SRGH
Stony ridgeOn way to Gokomera, Gweru District0ZimbabweC1067

Parasite mostly on Acacia.

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