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No | Species | Record date | Recorder(s) | Coll. | Det. | Conf. | Herbaria | Habitat | Location | Loc code(s) | Outing code | Planted code | Country | QDS | Grid ref. | FZ Div | Alt. (m) | Notes | Lat | Long | Loc Acc Code |
73526 | Alangium chinense | 6 Dec 1966 | TM Müller |
TM Müller 583 | B Verdcourt | SRGH |
Growing towards edge of evergreen forest as an understorey tree. | Beneath the Mtarazi Falls, Nyanga. | 54 | 0 | Zimbabwe | 1832B4 | E | 1200 | 30 ft tree with straight relatively thin bole; the bark is grey, thin and smooth. | 5 | |||||
80927 | Ampelocissus obtusata subsp. kirkiana | 28 Feb 1996 | DK Harder |
DK Harder 3573 | B Verdcourt | K |
Collections in degraded miombo woodland on Kalahari sand. | Kaoma District; ca. 6.4 km NE of Kaoma on Kaoma-Kasempa Road 2 km S of Kalamba village. | 0 | Zambia | 1424D2 | B | 1200 | Vine; sometimes climbing, young stems with red coloration; fruit green, yellow to red to purple. | -14.737222 | 24.783611 | 5 | ||||
80928 | Ampelocissus obtusata subsp. kirkiana | 10 Mar 1997 | B Luwiika |
B Luwiika 602 | B Verdcourt | B Luwiika | K |
Collecting along the Sinazongwe/Choma Road | Choma District; Collecting along the Sinazongwe/Choma Road, 11.6 km from the junction. | 0 | Zambia | 1627C4 | S | 1200 | Vine, climbing to 3 m, rare. Stems smooth red-brown, woody; leaves smooth, dark green above, light underneath; fruits purplish-black when ripen. | -16.868889 | 27.273556 | 5 | |||
80929 | Ampelocissus obtusata subsp. kirkiana | 10 Mar 1997 | B Luwiika |
B Luwiika 606 | B Verdcourt | B Luwiika | K |
Collecting along the Sinazongwe/Choma Road | Choma District; Collecting along the Sinazongwe/Choma Road, 11.6 km from the junction. | 0 | Zambia | 1627C4 | S | 1200 | Vine, rare, climbing to 2 m. Stems woody, light green with dark brown tint; fruits light green, ripening to blood red; leaves rough, dark green above, light underneath. | -16.868889 | 27.273556 | 5 | |||
80930 | Ampelocissus obtusata subsp. kirkiana | 22 May 1994 | HH Schmidt |
HH Schmidt 1455 | B Verdcourt | K |
In miombo woodlands, flats and grassy areas. At base of Mututa Ridge. Granitic soils. | Chinsali District; 22.4 km NE of junction with Mbesuma Ranch road on road to Chilunda Primary School. | 0 | Zambia | 0932C4 | N | 1180 | Vine, prostrate along ground. Stems reddish. Fruits pinkish-red. Uncommon in woodland flats. | -9.864444 | 32.339722 | 5 | ||||
81255 | Cayratia gracilis | 17 Feb 1995 | DK Harder |
DK Harder 2709 | B Verdcourt | K |
Collections from among and around exposed granite and in surrounding grasses, cracks and pockets in rock. | Solwezi District; Jirundu Botanical Reserve, 9.4 km W of Solwezi-Mwinilunga Hwy. (ca. 90 km from Solwezi) on road to village and Kambezi Primary School then ca. 1.5 km W on footpath. | 0 | Zambia | 1125C4 | W | 1470 | Frequent; twiner to 4 m on shrubs and elsewhere; nodes purple; plant mostly pale green; immature fruit green. | -11.912500 | 25.486111 | 5 | ||||
81256 | Cayratia gracilis | 19 Mar 1995 | DK Harder |
DK Harder 2904 | B Verdcourt | K |
Collections on rocky outcrops and near cultivations in rich soil. | Lusaka District; Nachitete River Road, Chipapa village, along electrical powerline; ca. 20 km along access road and cleared section along powerline. | 0 | Zambia | 1528D1 | C | 1290 | Rare; climber; in woodland; stems succulent; immature fruit shiny green. | -15.591944 | 28.512500 | 5 | ||||
81257 | Cayratia gracilis | 21 Feb 1997 | B Luwiika |
B Luwiika 434 | B Verdcourt | B Luwiika | K |
Boiling Pots, rain forest | Livingstone District; Victoria Falls, Boiling Pots, rain forest. | 120 | 0 | Zambia | 1725D4 | S | 860 | Climbing plant; stems dark green with a brown tint; flowers bright purple with yellow stamen; fruits shiny green. | -17.933333 | 25.850000 | 4 | ||
81258 | Cayratia gracilis | 11 Mar 1997 | HH Schmidt |
HH Schmidt 2495 | B Verdcourt | K |
In miombo woodland and adjacent riverine community. Disturbed by human habitation. | Kalomo District; Travelling northwest on the Kalomo Road (D 714), toward the southern entrance to Kafue National Park. Ca. 65 km from Kalomo. | 100 | 0 | Zambia | S | 1080 | Vine; climbing in vegetation. Flowers pale green, anthers yellow, "collar" green-yellow. Young fruits smooth, shiny, green. Common along river. | 0.000000 | 0.000000 | 0 | ||||
81378 | Cissus petiolata | 17 Feb 1995 | DK Harder |
DK Harder 2712 | B Verdcourt | K |
Collections from among and around exposed granite and in surrounding grasses, cracks and pockets in rock. | Solwezi District; Jirundu Botanical Reserve, 9.4 km W of Solwezi-Mwinilunga Hwy. (ca. 90 km from Solwezi) on road to village and Kambezi Primary School then ca. 1.5 km W on footpath. | 0 | Zambia | 1125C4 | W | 1470 | Occasional; climber on low shrubs; woody stem bases; calyx green; petals light green; nectary disk yellow; ovary yellow-orange; stigma red; immature fruit green. | 5 | ||||||
81788 | Cyphostemma bororense | 10 Mar 1997 | B Luwiika |
B Luwiika 610 | B Verdcourt | B Luwiika | K |
Collecting along the Sinazongwe/Choma Road | Choma District; Collecting along the Sinazongwe/Choma Road, 11.6 km from the junction. | 0 | Zambia | 1627C4 | S | 1200 | Vine, climbing to 4 m. Stems light green with spines; leaves light green, smooth; fruits smooth, light green. | -16.868889 | 27.273556 | 5 | |||
81791 | Cyphostemma buchananii | 1 Mar 1997 | NB Zimba |
NB Zimba 1012 | B Verdcourt | K |
Brown clay-sandy soils in mopane-Combretum woodland. | Sinazongwe District; Kaneule Island on Lake Kariba. | 199 | 0 | Zambia | 1727B3 | S | 530 | Vine, creeping along a Combretum to 4 m, occasional in woodland. Leaves green, rough to touch. Fruits green with short white hairs. | -17.300000 | 27.600000 | 4 | |||
81792 | Cyphostemma buchananii | 14 Mar 1997 | NB Zimba |
NB Zimba 1131 | B Verdcourt | K |
Mopane woodland. | Gwembe District; Siavonga area, Mutulanganga PFA No. 183, 35.4 km from Siavonga Boma along Siavonga-Lusaka Road in mopane woodland. | 0 | Zambia | 1628B3 | S | 420 | Climbing on young vegetation to 1.5 m, occasional. Stems and leaves light green. Fruits ripening to red, fleshy and yellow inside. | -16.283333 | 28.716667 | 5 | ||||
81793 | Cyphostemma congestum | 19 Mar 1995 | DK Harder |
DK Harder 2906 | B Verdcourt | K |
Collections on rocky outcrops and near cultivations in rich soil. | Lusaka District; Nachitete River Road, Chipapa village, along electrical powerline; ca. 20 km along access road and cleared section along powerline. | 0 | Zambia | 1528D1 | C | 1290 | Occasional; in woodland; on smaller shrubs; nodes with red spots; fruits a light, dull green. | -15.591944 | 28.512500 | 5 | ||||
81796 | Cyphostemma crotalarioides | 1 Mar 1996 | NB Zimba |
NB Zimba 721 | B Verdcourt | K |
Kaoma District; 3 km NW along Kaoma-Lukulu Road from junction of Kaoma-Mongu Road. | 0 | Zambia | B | 1050 | Vine; to 0.5 m; growing under the thickets; leaves green; fruits berry-like, ripening to black-red. | 0.000000 | 0.000000 | 0 | ||||||
81797 | Cyphostemma gigantophyllum | 19 Mar 1995 | DK Harder |
DK Harder 2908 | B Verdcourt | K |
Collections on rocky outcrops and near cultivations in rich soil. | Lusaka District; Nachitete River Road, Chipapa village, along electrical powerline; ca. 20 km along access road and cleared section along powerline. | 0 | Zambia | 1528D1 | C | 1290 | Occasional; climber; in woodland; nodes red; fruits green with white hairs. | -15.591944 | 28.512500 | 5 | ||||
81798 | Cyphostemma gigantophyllum | 2 Mar 1997 | DK Harder |
DK Harder 3933 | B Verdcourt | 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. | 0 | Zambia | 1727C4 | S | 780 | Spreading along ground; not at all climbing; occasional; nodes deep red, young fruit light green. | -17.927778 | 27.344167 | 5 | ||||
81800 | Cyphostemma gigantophyllum | 8 Mar 1997 | NB Zimba |
NB Zimba 1087 | B Verdcourt | 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. | 0 | Zambia | 1626B4 | S | 1100 | Arising from big rootstock between rocks. Stems green, appearing red on nodes. Fruits light green with long white hairs. Pedicels red. | -16.433333 | 26.916667 | 5 | ||||
81804 | Cyphostemma kirkianum | 12 Feb 1995 | NB Zimba |
NB Zimba 521 | B Verdcourt | K |
Solwezi District; 18.2 km along St. Francis Road past Chief Kapizimpanga Village (Palace). | 0 | Zambia | 1226D1 | W | 0 | Common liana; trailing on ground; in woodland; pedicel of fruit brick red; leaves hairy; stem covered with red long hairs. | -12.500000 | 26.500000 | 4 | |||||
81805 | Cyphostemma kirkianum | 5 Mar 1995 | NB Zimba |
NB Zimba 691 | B Verdcourt | K |
Woodland | Kasempa 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. | 0 | Zambia | 1325B3 | W | 1230 | Creeping plant; abundant; in woodland; stem green with red hairs; leaves green; fruits green, peduncle reddish. | -13.392500 | 25.554167 | 5 | ||||
81806 | Cyphostemma lovemorei | 2 Mar 1997 | DK Harder |
DK Harder 3958 | B Verdcourt | 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. | 0 | Zambia | 1727A4 | S | 420 | Clambering on low shrubs; occasional; petiole and rachis red; tendrils, and flowers light yellow; stigma red. | -17.473556 | 27.332778 | 5 | ||||
81807 | Cyphostemma lovemorei | 14 Mar 1997 | NB Zimba |
NB Zimba 1135 | B Verdcourt | K |
Mopane woodland. | Gwembe District; Siavonga area, Mutulanganga PFA No. 183, 35.4 km from Siavonga Boma along Siavonga-Lusaka Road in mopane woodland. | 0 | Zambia | 1628B3 | S | 420 | Creeping to trailing among grasses. Stems pale green. Leaves smooth, light green. Fruits light green ripening to red, slimy and yellow inside. | -16.283333 | 28.716667 | 5 | ||||
81808 | Cyphostemma lynesii | 15 Mar 1997 | DK Harder |
DK Harder 4054 | B Verdcourt | 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). | 0 | Zambia | 1628B3 | S | 730 | Climbing vine, by means of tendrils; viscous hairs on plants; base of tendrils and nodes of inflorescence branches red; young fruit green becoming red; petals cream at base, deep purple-red at lobes; anthers yellow; stigma purple-red. | -16.441667 | 28.581944 | 5 | ||||
81809 | Cyphostemma lynesii | 14 May 1994 | HH Schmidt |
HH Schmidt 1361 | B Verdcourt | 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. | 91 | 0 | Zambia | 1132D2 | N | 880 | Vine, climbing in trees; sticky glandular. Fruits red at maturity with red glands. | -11.673556 | 32.766667 | 5 | |||
81812 | Cyphostemma princeae | 22 Feb 1995 | NB Zimba |
NB Zimba 572 | B Verdcourt | K |
Mwinilunga District; Lwawu Mission ca. 47 km W of Mwinilunga; 4.7 km W of Lwawu mission, along Lushimba River. | 0 | Zambia | 1124C1 | W | 1280 | Scandent shrub; in woodland; from large root; leaves rough; fruit green to red, ripening to black; stem red. | -11.616667 | 24.166667 | 5 | |||||
81815 | Cyphostemma subciliatum | 26 Feb 1995 | DK Harder |
DK Harder 2783 | B Verdcourt | K |
Collections in riverine forest above source and in surrounding woodland of Uapaca, Aframomum; Pteridium. | Ikelenge District; Zambezi Source National Heritage Site; 18.0 km S of Ikelenge then 4.8 km E on access road from Ikelenge-Mwinilunga Rd. | 114 | 0 | Zambia | 1124A4 | W | 1500 | Occasional; in woodland; stems, tendrils, peduncles, and speckling on abaxial leaf surfaces red; fruit light green to deep purple. | -11.366389 | 24.372222 | 5 | |||
83006 | Nesaea cordata | 15 Mar 1997 | DK Harder |
DK Harder 4038 | B Verdcourt | 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). | 0 | Zambia | 1628B3 | S | 730 | In muddy area; near stream; plant light green; calyx light green; petals bright purple; anthers yellow; fruit light green. | -16.441667 | 28.581944 | 5 | ||||
83437 | Rhoicissus tridentata | 17 Feb 1995 | DK Harder |
DK Harder 2706 | B Verdcourt | K |
Collections from among and around exposed granite and in surrounding grasses, cracks and pockets in rock. | Solwezi District; Jirundu Botanical Reserve, 9.4 km W of Solwezi-Mwinilunga Hwy. (ca. 90 km from Solwezi) on road to village and Kambezi Primary School then ca. 1.5 km W on footpath. | 0 | Zambia | 1125C4 | W | 1470 | Occasional; vine; to 3 m in shrub; lower stem woody, upper light green with brown; young buds green, turning red. | -11.912500 | 25.486111 | 5 | ||||
83438 | Rhoicissus tridentata | 10 Mar 1997 | B Luwiika |
B Luwiika 601 | B Verdcourt | B Luwiika | K |
Collecting along the Sinazongwe/Choma Road | Choma District; Collecting along the Sinazongwe/Choma Road, 11.6 km from the junction. | 0 | Zambia | 1627C4 | S | 1200 | Vine, rare. Stems woody, greyish-brown; leaves dark green above, light with greyish-brown soft hairs underneath; fruits green to reddish-brown forming a cluster. | -16.868889 | 27.273556 | 5 | |||
95325 | Spermacoce senensis | 10 Mar 1958 | JWH Giess H Merxmüller |
H Merxmüller 2048 | B Verdcourt | WIND |
Caprivi: Grootfontein-North/Caprivi Strip district: Andara, close vicinity of rest camp. | 0 | Namibia (Caprivi Strip) | 1821A2 | 0 | Notes: Plants annual, flowers pale blue. | -18.125000 | 21.375000 | 2 | ||||||
83786 | Striga gesnerioides | 18 Feb 1997 | HH Schmidt |
HH Schmidt 2298 | B Verdcourt | 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. | 106,120 | 0 | Zambia | S | 850 | Herb; 35 cm erect, parasitic. Stems burgundy-purple. Calyx green. Corolla pale purple, white in throat. Uncommon. | 0.000000 | 0.000000 | 0 | ||||
83991 | Tinospora caffra | 5 Feb 1995 | DK Harder |
DK Harder 2615 | B Verdcourt | K |
Collections from within disturbed and undisturbed forest habitat. | Mwekera Forest College; (Mwekera) Botanical Reserve; ca. 0.25 km NE of Mwekera Dam/Reservoir; near bee house. | 0 | Zambia | 1228C4 | W | 1320 | Climber; to 4 m on shrubs; stems red-brown; immature fruit green. | -12.843611 | 28.355000 | 4 | ||||
83992 | Tinospora caffra | 22 Feb 1997 | HH Schmidt |
HH Schmidt 2350 | B Verdcourt | 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. | 0 | Zambia | S | 870 | Liana; climbing in vegetation up to 10 m. Stems grey with raised lenticels, wood soft. Leaves thick, fleshy. Fruits green turning pale yellow-orange, immature. | 0.000000 | 0.000000 | 0 | |||||
84105 | Vangueria infausta subsp. infausta | 31 Jan 1995 | DK Harder |
DK Harder 2536 | B Verdcourt | K |
In miombo woodland once grazed. Soil silty, sand and hard-packed clay. | Kabwe Rural District; Chisamba. Ca. 7 km W of Great North Road on road to Wardy Farm, collections on farm between farm house and Wangwe (sp?) River at western edge of property. | 0 | Zambia | 1528C3 | C | 1140 | Frequent; shrub; in miombo woodland; young shoots with light brown hairs; young fruits soft and light green; fruits edible. | -15.755556 | 28.142222 | 5 | ||||
84106 | Vangueria infausta subsp. infausta | 17 Feb 1995 | B Luwiika |
B Luwiika 54 | B Verdcourt | B Luwiika | K |
Collecting from rock outcrop in Jirundu plains/swamp | Solwezi District; Jirundu National Forestry Reserve (Botanical Reserve). 95 km E of Solwezi/Mwinilunga Road, near the Kambizhi Primary School. | 0 | Zambia | 1125C4 | W | 1470 | Tree; to ca. 5 m; trunk and stems dark brown; leaves rough on both sides dark green adaxially, lighter abaxially with small hairs; fruits round, two-seeded, dark; occasional; on rocky outcrop. | -11.912500 | 25.486111 | 5 | |||
84112 | Vangueriopsis lanciflora | 28 Feb 1995 | B Luwiika |
B Luwiika 103 | B Verdcourt | B Luwiika | K |
Miombo woodland | Mwinilunga District; Ikelenge; Kavunga Protected Forest Area; adjacent to Hillwood Farms' Nchila Wildlife Reserve at Hillwood Farms; ca. 3.5 km E of Ikelenge. | 152 | 0 | Zambia | 1124A4 | W | 1350 | Tree; ca. 7 m tall; bark reddish-brown; leaves dark green adaxially, light green abaxially. | -11.259444 | 24.326111 | 5 | ||
84176 | Vitex mombassae | 22 May 1994 | HH Schmidt |
HH Schmidt 1411 | B Verdcourt | K |
Along secondary road to radio transmitting tower. In rocky woodlands, with large boulders, slopes, and open areas. Predominantly granite, well eroded. | Chinsali District; 24.5 km NW of junction with Isoka-Mpika road (T2); on the road to Mbesuma Ranch. | 0 | Zambia | 1032C4 | N | 1550 | Tree; 5 m x 5 cm DBH. Bark grey, very rough. Leaves rough, pubescent. Fruits green with pale yellowish spots. Among rocks. | -10.950000 | 32.377500 | 4 |
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