The following is a list of the records made by Robert Kelly in species name order.
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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 |
| 115076 (cultivated) | Acacia elata (cultivated) | 30 Nov 1969 | RD Kelly |
RD Kelly 141 | SRGH |
Cultivated | Corner of Cuba Avenue and The Chase, Mount Pleasant | 1 | 2 | Zimbabwe | 1731C3 | C | 0 | Dark green 35 ft tree. Numerous cream inflorescences with sweet-smelling flowers. |
0.000000 | 0.000000 | 0 | ||||
| 129098 | Acacia nilotica subsp. kraussiana | 13 May 2025 | MA Hyde RD Kelly T Alegria J Van Bel |
MA Hyde | In woodland | National Botanic Garden, Harare | 1,21 | 2 | Zimbabwe | 1731C3 | C | 1538 | -17.797632 | 31.054601 | 7 | ||||||
| 35771 | Alisma plantago-aquatica | 27 Mar 1968 | RD Kelly |
RD Kelly 37 | SRGH K LISC PRE |
6.4 km from Harare (Salisbury) on Beatrice rd. first bridge on dirt road to Highfields Township | 1 | 0 | Zimbabwe | 1730D4 | C | 0 | Cited in Flora Zambesiaca Vol. 12 part 2: 2 (2009) |
0.000000 | 0.000000 | 0 | |||||
| 28738 | Blepharis drummondii | 6 May 1970 | RD Kelly |
RD Kelly 225 | SRGH |
Gonarezhou NP, Clarendon Cliffs | 0 | Zimbabwe | S | 300 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 22081 | Capparis fascicularis var. fascicularis | 7 May 1970 | RD Kelly |
RD Kelly 228 | SRGH |
On alluvium | Gonarezhou NP, Nyamakasana River, 0.5 miles south of Fishans Camp. | 0 | Zimbabwe | S | 300 | 2 ft shrub amongst herby shrubs in open area. |
0.000000 | 0.000000 | 0 | ||||||
| 7324 (cultivated) | Cariniana estrellensis (cultivated) | 3 Nov 1969 | RD Kelly |
RD Kelly 117 | SRGH |
Garden of Sir Vincent Quenet, Borrowdale | 1 | 2 | Zimbabwe | C | Flowers cream with some pink tinges inside. |
0.000000 | 0.000000 | 0 | |||||||
| 7323 (cultivated) | Cariniana estrellensis (cultivated) | 17 Oct 1969 | RD Kelly |
RD Kelly 137 | SRGH |
Garden of Sir Vincent Quenet, Borrowdale | 1 | 2 | Zimbabwe | C | 1520 | Collector's notes: 25-30 ft tree, deciduous, open foliage. Leaves light green. Fl. buds only present. Fruit pendulous brown cones, point uppermost, lower end closed before dehiscence by conical plug fitting into outer cone to keep winged seeds inside. |
0.000000 | 0.000000 | 0 | ||||||
| 16366 | Ceropegia chimanimaniensis | 5 Apr 1969 | RD Kelly |
RD Kelly 94 | SRGH |
In heathlike vegetation | C.1 mile NE of the Mountain Hut, on the slopes of Turret Towers, above Bundi River. | 33 | 0 | Zimbabwe | E | 1680 | 0 | ||||||||
| 120628 | Coptosperma neurophyllum | 16 Apr 2023 | RD Kelly |
MA Hyde | At bottom of the valley | Mbumbusi Falls, south of Gokwe | 64 | 0 | Zimbabwe | 1828B4 | N | 1201 | -18.374767 | 28.902544 | 6 | ||||||
| 39882 | Crepidomanes melanotrichum | 7 Apr 1969 | RD Kelly |
RD Kelly 87 | SRGH |
Small fern growing in colony on rock in continuous shade in forest. Dark green. | Small patch of gully evergreen forest, 1/2 ml. E of Mt. hut | 33 | 0 | Zimbabwe | 1933C3 | E | 1676 | 0.000000 | 0.000000 | 2 | |||||
| 120930 (cultivated) | Dillenia indica (cultivated) | 18 Jun 2023 | RD Kelly |
MA Hyde | Planted tree. | Machipanda Border post, Mozambique. | 2 | Mozambique | 1932B1 | MS | 890 | Fruit c. 12 cm in diameter. |
-19.004605 | 32.715313 | 5 | ||||||
| 129102 (cultivated) | Drypetes roxburghii (cultivated) | 20 May 2025 | MA Hyde RD Kelly T Alegria J Van Bel |
MA Hyde | In woodland | Asian section, National Botanic Garden, Harare | 1,21 | 2 | Zimbabwe | 1731C3 | C | 1512 | In fruit |
-17.797342 | 31.051491 | 7 | |||||
| 128940 | Ekebergia capensis | 28 Sep 2025 | RD Kelly |
MA Hyde | Planted tree on roadside | In small road off Kingsmead Road, Borrowdale, Harare | 1 | 2 | Zimbabwe | 1731C3 | C | 1529 | Four planted trees. In flower. |
-17.757974 | 31.107338 | 7 | |||||
| 129100 | Eleusine coracana | 13 May 2025 | MA Hyde RD Kelly T Alegria J Van Bel |
MA Hyde | Edge of road | Borrowdale Road, near junction with Sandringham Drive | 1 | 0 | Zimbabwe | 1731C3 | C | 1531 | Single plant a very edge of road |
-17.796645 | 31.062343 | 7 | |||||
| 120630 | Ficus verruculosa | 16 Apr 2023 | RD Kelly |
MA Hyde M Coates Palgrave | At bottom of the valley | Mbumbusi Falls, south of Gokwe | 64 | 0 | Zimbabwe | 1828B4 | N | 1201 | -18.374767 | 28.902544 | 6 | ||||||
| 129097 | Helichrysum argyrosphaerum | 13 May 2025 | MA Hyde RD Kelly T Alegria J Van Bel |
MA Hyde | In open grassy area | National Botanic Garden, Harare | 1,21 | 0 | Zimbabwe | 1731C3 | C | 1520 | -17.801287 | 31.055609 | 7 | ||||||
| 73963 | Holubia saccata | 13 Feb 1972 | RD Kelly |
RD Kelly 526 | H-D Ihlenfeldt | SRGH |
5 miles from Chipinda Pools and close to Chipinda store, Matibi no. 2 T.T.L. | 0 | Zimbabwe | 2131B4 | S | 335 | Flowers creamy-yellow; fruits 4-winged. |
-21.318360 | 31.827630 | 5 | |||||
| 129099 | Kalanchoe lanceolata | 13 May 2025 | MA Hyde RD Kelly T Alegria J Van Bel |
MA Hyde | In woodland shade | National Botanic Garden, Harare | 1,21 | 0 | Zimbabwe | 1731C3 | C | 1521 | 2 flowering plants |
-17.799205 | 31.052510 | 7 | |||||
| 40862 | Lomariopsis warneckei | 21 Mar 1970 | RD Kelly |
RD Kelly 201 | SRGH |
On edge of gully near road to the brickfield | Chirinda Forest | 6 | 0 | Zimbabwe | 2032B3 | E | 0 | Climbing fern on Myrianthus trunk up to 6 ft. Fertile frond covered below by sporangia, leaflets narrower and smaller than those of the sterile frond and pinkish above. |
2 | ||||||
| 129101 (cultivated) | Morinda lucida (cultivated) | 20 May 2025 | MA Hyde RD Kelly T Alegria J Van Bel |
MA Hyde | In woodland | Asian section, National Botanic Garden, Harare | 1,21 | 2 | Zimbabwe | 1731C3 | C | 1518 | -17.797171 | 31.051557 | 7 | ||||||
| 51858 | Ophioglossum polyphyllum | 26 Jan 1971 | RD Kelly |
RD Kelly 449 | SRGH |
Soil black, basaltic, average deep (20-30 cm); vegetation mopane/Combretum woodland, fairly open with shrub layer of Grewia and Mopane | Tsetse corridor, 12 mls SE of Chipinda pools, chiredzi district | 0 | Zimbabwe | 2131B4 | S | 0 | Annual herb, 10 cm high |
0.000000 | 0.000000 | 2 | |||||
| 51857 | Ophioglossum polyphyllum | 18 Jan 1971 | RD Kelly |
RD Kelly 517 | SRGH |
Gonarezhou Game Reserve | 0 | Zimbabwe | 2132C1 | E | 0 | 6-10 cm tall, light green, roots thick |
0.000000 | 0.000000 | 2 | ||||||
| 120629 | Pittosporum viridiflorum | 16 Apr 2023 | RD Kelly |
MA Hyde | At bottom of the valley | Mbumbusi Falls, south of Gokwe | 64 | 0 | Zimbabwe | 1828B4 | N | 1201 | -18.374767 | 28.902544 | 6 | ||||||
| 118801 (cultivated) | Quercus nigra (cultivated) | 17 Oct 1969 | RD Kelly |
RD Kelly 135 | SRGH |
Cultivated in garden. | In garden of Sir V. Quenet. | 1 | 2 | Zimbabwe | C | 1524 | Large tree, 30 feet, rounded shape and fairly spreading. Dark green colour. |
0.000000 | 0.000000 | 0 | |||||
| 122662 | Rhynchosia hirta | 6 Aug 2023 | RD Kelly |
MA Hyde | Grounds of St George's College, Harare. | 1,51 | 0 | Zimbabwe | 1731C3 | C | 1528 | -17.801057 | 31.057663 | 7 | |||||||
| 130414 (cultivated) | Schotia afra (cultivated) | 26 Oct 2025 | RD Kelly |
RD Kelly | Planted in pot | Harare garden. | 1 | 2 | Zimbabwe | C | 0 | The tree came from seed collected in E Cape 1977, planted 1977/78 season, so now 47 years old. It has flowered and set seed a number of times. No flowers at the moment. - RD Kelly. |
0.000000 | 0.000000 | 0 | ||||||
| 79709 | Sericanthe chimanimaniensis | 5 Apr 1969 | RD Kelly |
RD Kelly 72 | D Bridson | SRGH K |
Growing amongst rocks with Podocarpus and Cussonia umbellifera. | c. 1 mile NE of Mt hut on slopes below Turret Towers, Chimanimani Mts | 33 | 0 | Zimbabwe | 1933C3 | E | 1676 | Leaves dark green above, paler below, lamina convexly bulging between veins above; fruit bright green. Bush to 8 ft, scraggly appearance. |
5 | |||||
| 120627 | Syzygium guineense subsp. guineense | 16 Apr 2023 | RD Kelly |
MA Hyde | At bottom of the valley | Mbumbusi Falls, south of Gokwe | 64 | 0 | Zimbabwe | 1828B4 | N | 1201 | -18.374767 | 28.902544 | 6 |