Records made by Mary Merello

Common shrub to 3 m; brown bark; filaments bright yellow.

Occasional suffrutex from woody root; calyx light green with purple tint; all petals orange-yellow except keel which is green; young pod green.

Abundant suffrutex from woody root; in recently burned area; calyx yellow reddish tipped; standard yellow with dark red stripes without, less stripes within; wings yellow; keel yellow; stems red.

Slender plant with soft prickles. Outer and innermost petals yellow with brown streaks. 2 side petals with less streaks.

Frequent tree in woodland; light tan; calyx light yellow and green; "standard" green on back, orange turning red on front; all other petals and flower parts green.

Occasional large tree to 10 m; calyx green; corolla tube white; male flowers, stamen on long column, red; female flowers, may be sterile; central flower white filaments, fertile?; anthers red.

Tree almost leafless, 3 m tall; leaflets light green; young shoots, inflorescences and buds tinged red; anthers white, sweetly fragrant.

Tree, 10 m with red-brown bark; petiole and petiolules brown-red; leaflets light green; corolla creamy white; anthers yellow. Seed fried as ground nut substitute. Pods powdered and administered against termites.

Tree to 5 m, rough, dark bark; golden hairs on petiole and petiolule and midrib; banner white with green at base; calyx green with darker hairs; filaments orange.

Frequent tree to 7 m; rough grey bark, infected with round galls; pods green, to 30 cm long.

Slender tree to 3 m tall; bark grey; buds golden brown, pubescent, banner white with yellow stripes from centre inside; anthers and filaments yellow-orange, young fruits light-green.

Prostrate vining herb, contains white latex; younger stems pinkish; leaf with white undersides, young fruits green; petals pinkish-lavender, anthers yellow. Uncommon, grows in open, rocky area.

Common tree up to 10 m tall with sweet flower scent. Long white stamens and hairy pistil.

Occasional tree 10 m, in miombo; calyx light green; petals (?) light white-green; young fruits light green with brown hairs; fruits and old flowers slightly fragrant.

Tree 6 m; foliage dark green glossy above, lighter beneath; sepals light yellow-green, ovary darker green; stigma brown; uncommon.

Perennial from small, white bulb and tuberous white roots; base of plant blood red, horizontal streaking; stigma, style, filaments and tepals white, anthers yellow; grows among rocks.

Perennial herb 50 cm tall; foliage thinly succulent; glossy above, glaucous beneath; perianth green; anthers yellow; filaments white; fruits green, occasional. Found between rocks. Roots thick and fleshy.

Tree 3 m; buds cream-colored; open flowers greenish-cream colour; calyx green; young fruits green, capsular dries brown and splits. Frequent.

Common, weak-wooded, in grassland; to 1.5 m; stems purple; standard at base bright yellow turning orange to deep brown; pods green then brown.

Frequent suffrutex from woody root; stem and pulvini reddish; pedicel red; 3 tepals white turning pink with age; anthers black; young fruits green. N.V. "ulupapi"

Vine on cleared slope; (once cultivated) foliage bluish; petals white, yellow in centre. Flowers fade very quickly.

Clumping sedge of sandy lake shore to 1 m tall; spikes light golden-yellow; leaves with white undersides.

Large tree 15 m; calyx green, petals cream in bud, white when open, slightly fragrant; leaves glossy above, dull and lighter beneath; contains white latex. Common.

Locally common plant with yellow-green pods turning brown-purple; stem purple.

Common plant with stem green to purple. Inflorescence light yellow with purple streaks. Wings almost completely purple.

Tree 4 m, foliage glaucous beneath; bark reddish-brown; young fruits yellow-green flushed with red.

Tree 10 m; rough, grey bark, thornless; calyx light green; filaments white; anthers light yellow; inflorescence turning orange then brown.

Tree 5-6 m with sweet flower scent; white filaments with yellow anthers ageing to yellow flowers.

Occasional among rocks in sand; stems red-purple; calyx green; standard yellow and extensively reddish outside, yellow at base, orange at tip and striped red between inside; wings reddish over yellow at base, yellow at tip; keel light green.

Perennial clump forming herb 5 cm tall; corollas bright yellow. Common.

Perennial 70 cm tall; foliage grey-blue color; corollas white, yellow in centers.

Annual succulent herb; lower stems pinkish; 20 cm tall; grows in clumps; sepals green; petals white fading to yellow; stamens red-violet; leaves white on undersides.

Shrubby tree 2.5 m tall; flowers white; calyx light green; foliage velvetly soft.

Slender tree 4 m; foliage light green glossy above, dull beneath; calyx green, corolla white; flowers fragrant; contains white latex. Very abundant in thickets, less common in open areas.

Scrambling shrub 3 m tall; perianth white; "generic herbal" fragrance. Very common.

Suffrutex 40-50 cm tall foliage glaucous; wings red; banner cream-white with slight red at base, keel white tinged with red on edges; fruits spiraled, blue-green (glaucous).

Occasional in woodland; calyx green; standard white outside, purple-red at base, red in center and white at tip inside; wings pink; keel white.

Prostrate perennial herb; sepals light green; all petals white at base; coral towards tips; fruits green flushed with red at apex. Uncommon.

Frequent; to 8 m; leaves glossy; pods with velvety brown hairs, bark deeply fissured.

Shrub, armed; 70-80 cm tall; flowers pale pink, fruits golden-green; leaves close when touched.

Frequent shrub at edge of water; flowers pink with yellow pollen; pods golden-green, maturing dark brown-black.

Perennial vine, prostrate, with erect leaves 25 cm tall; blue-grey under sides with sandpaper texture; calyx green tinged with purple; banner green streaked with purple; wings purple, keel white, anthers orange-yellow; stamens white; young pods with a golden-brown pubescence.

Tree 4 m; foliage glaucous; bark blackish-grey; young fruits green and ridged.

Tree of miombo to 8 m; calyx light green with darker brown hairs outside, lighter green inside; petals bright yellow; anthers yellow-orange.

Frequent tree to 4 m tall; young parts curved with light brown hairs; calyx light green; corolla bright yellow; filaments yellow-green; anthers yellow.

Slender tree 3.5 m tall; leaves glaucous; buds covered with a golden brown pubescence; sepals green-brown; petals white with purple stripes; banner with lime-green spot in center surrounded by dark purple patch, anthers yellow, filaments green.

Tree 10 m; on steep slopes calyx olive-green; petioles and petiolules with brown pubescence; calyx lobes white inside; standard white with purple veins on both sides; wings white; keel white; young pods green.

Tree with brown calyx and purple-streaked petals. Stamens and pistil green.

Frequent miombo tree to 10 m; sometimes tipped up and growing horizontally; all surfaces including up to calyx covered with golden hairs; white standard streaked with deep purple with light green middle spot; wings purple; keel white with purple stripes. N.V. "umvbanga"

Tree 6-8 m; flowers white, slightly fragrant, visited by many flies and bees; stigmas yellowish exerted; branches smooth. Frequent.

Tree 15 m; light grey bark; calyx light green; petals thick avocado green color (tinged slightly red in bud); white cottony pubescence in flower center; stimga yellow; style white (persistent in young fruits), anthers yellow. Uncommon.

Vine in tree tops at heights of 2-3 m; calyx green, corolla white. Frequent.

Occasional tree 15 m tall; rough grey and black bark; leaflets light green; calyx green at base with yellow-orange lobes; standard closed to an open tube, orange with red veins; filaments red-green; ovary light green.

Tree 6 m; some buds red, some cream-colored, open flowers white, feathery dirty-white "staminode" at base of flower; fragrance of musky-honey, winged fruits pinkish-red becoming greener around the seed.

Prostrate leafless vine spreading 2-4 m in all directions, stems red; petals yellow, young fruits red. Common.

Tree 6 m; young fruits light green. Common.

Rare twiner in grass and at edge of smaller ponds; stems tinged red; calyx green; standard green outside, yellow inside; wings yellow; keel lighter yellow; closed buds tinged purple at tip.

Perennial herb to 75 cm tall; petals yellow; calyx green.

Sprawling shrub 2 m; armed; young branches reddish-brown; leaves glossy above, golden brown soft pubescent beneath; flowers yellow-green.

Perennial grass along roadside to 1 m tall; calyx green covered with soft golden hairs; awns green at apex, purple at base; anthers cream-white.