Collections made by Meg Coates Palgrave

Records: 33

The following is a list of the collections made by Meg Coates Palgrave in species name order. The records are of species which occur in Rwanda (either as a native/naturalised species or as a cultivated species).

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NoSpeciesRecord dateRecorder(s)Coll.Det.Conf.HerbariaHabitatLocationLoc code Outing codePlanted code Country QDSGrid ref.FZ DivAlt. (m)NotesLatLongLoc Acc Code
62528 Albizia versicolor20 Oct 2014M Coates Palgrave
C Sharp
P Ndlovu
 M Coates Palgrave M809 M Coates Palgrave BUL
 Riverine fringeByo-Vic Falls Rd, Lambo River 0Zimbabwe1826B4W830

-18.39725026.8203507
108708 Asparagus falcatus10 Jun 2006M Coates Palgrave
MJ Inacio
J Maneka
 M Coates Palgrave 392 JE Burrows BNRH
 Levasflor Concession, on termite mound west of the sawn logs yard.0Mozambique1834D4MS200

Habitat: miombo woodland / riverine fringe.-x000D- Habit: climbing to about 2 m. -x000D- Ex Cheringoma Herbarium No.: 858

-18.75333334.9202786
108707 Asparagus falcatus5 Feb 2006M Coates Palgrave
 M Coates Palgrave 368 SM Burrows BNRH
 Levasflor Concession, Block 3.0Mozambique1834D4MS200

Habitat: miombo woodland.-x000D- Habit: twining around a small tree. -x000D- Ex Cheringoma Herbarium No. 1002

-18.75000034.9166677
103608 Boscia integrifolia9 May 2019M Coates Palgrave
C Sharp
D Drummond
 M Coates Palgrave M913 MA Hyde M Coates Palgrave BUL
 Granite kopjeRocky Glen Ranch, West Nicholson2420Zimbabwe2129B4S746

About 1 m high

-21.25618229.8333597
103814 Carissa spinarum15 May 2019M Coates Palgrave
C Sharp
 M Coates Palgrave M925 MA Hyde M Coates Palgrave BUL
 Road vergeAccess road to Ngeneli Farm, Umgusa 0Zimbabwe2028B1W1259

Single stem, about 1 m

-20.03458728.5096967
54018 Cissus quadrangularis4 Sep 2005M Coates Palgrave
MJ Inacio
 M Coates Palgrave MJ Inacio 223 M Coates Palgrave TCT-Catapú
 River bedRiver Tissadze about 300 m S of the Catapu Pan crossing820Mozambique1835A1MS70

Climber

0.0000000.0000007
59094 Cissus quadrangularis4 Sep 2005M Coates Palgrave
MJ Inacio
P Sweet
 M Coates Palgrave 223 M Coates Palgrave TCT-Catapú
 In river bedCatapú, Tissadze River several hundred m down stream from the northern firebreak crossing820Mozambique1835A1MS50

0.0000000.0000002
66185 Cissus quadrangularis23 Apr 2015BT Wursten
T Castigo
 BT Wursten Riverine fringe forest Path between Bunga Camp and stream, base of Mt Bunga, northwestern Gorongosa National Park. 360Mozambique1834C2MS75

-18.60002034.3384507
103652 Cyperus involucratus10 May 2019M Coates Palgrave
C Sharp
D Drummond
 M Coates Palgrave M875 MA Hyde M Coates Palgrave BUL
 Edge of waterBelow Dam wall, Rocky Glen Ranch, West Nicholson2420Zimbabwe2129B3S754

Sedge about 1 m

-21.28524929.7256197
62418 Erythrophleum africanum18 Oct 2014M Coates Palgrave
C Sharp
P Ndlovu
 M Coates Palgrave M790 M Coates Palgrave BUL
 Kalahari sand woodlandByo-Vic Falls Rd. A8, ± 5 km after Winter Block0Zimbabwe1928C2W1220

Flowers cream

-19.62410028.3855507
110512 Ficus sycomorus subsp. gnaphalocarpa29 Jun 1905M Coates Palgrave
 M Coates Palgrave 588 JE Burrows BNRH
 90 km E of Milange (near the above grid reference)0Mozambique1636C1Z400

-16.60638936.1558335
54033 Gloriosa superba7 Feb 2005M Coates Palgrave
JA White
 M Coates Palgrave JA White 14 M Coates Palgrave JA White TCT-Catapú
 WoodlandCatapu, Via entrada on path to Mpingwe820Mozambique1835A1MS80

Climber,stems green, flowers yellow

-18.04335035.2020177
103782 Grewia flavescens var. flavescens14 May 2019M Coates Palgrave
C Sharp
F Randall
 M Coates Palgrave M919 MA Hyde M Coates Palgrave BUL
 Kalahari Sand woodland Short cut road Umgusa to Airport0Zimbabwe1928D3W1282

Shrub about 1.5m

-19.98471228.5623047
54111 Habenaria malacophylla21 Apr 2009M Coates Palgrave
 M Coates Palgrave 713 V Fibeck TCT-Catapú
 Miombo woodland, in grassless patch in shade Nhambita, Conservation plot two890Mozambique1834C3 MS120

Slender ground orchid,

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62609 Hippocratea africana var. richardiana23 Oct 2014M Coates Palgrave
C Sharp
P Ndlovu
 M Coates Palgrave M828 M Coates Palgrave BUL
 Deciduous woodlandVictoria Falls Enclosure240Zimbabwe1725D4W890

-17.92186725.8139507
65991 Hippocratea parvifolia21 Mar 2015M Coates Palgrave
 M Coates Palgrave M860 M Coates Palgrave ThicketChoma, road from Nansai to Masuku Lodge0Zambia1627C1S1200

-16.64808327.0658337
103597 Justicia flava9 May 2019M Coates Palgrave
C Sharp
D Drummond
 M Coates Palgrave M879 MA Hyde M Coates Palgrave BUL
 Sandy riverineBubiana River, Rocky Glen Ranch, West Nicholson2420Zimbabwe2129B2S750

-21.24815329.8105907
68340 Luffa cylindrica22 May 2015M Coates Palgrave
H Dawson
 M Coates Palgrave M864 MA Hyde M Coates Palgrave TCT-Catapú
 River bankZambezi River, near Gombe Camp590Zimbabwe1529D2N340

-15.61546729.8549837
103363 Maerua angolensis15 Sep 2018M Coates Palgrave
C Sharp
 M Coates Palgrave M933 MA Hyde M Coates Palgrave BUL
 Banded ironstone, scrubby woodlandBonsa Mine rd opposite Mamas Tuckshop0Zimbabwe2028B3W1442

Tree 6-7 m. flowering

-20.26107728.6696417
103364 Maerua angolensis16 May 2018M Coates Palgrave
C Sharp
 M Coates Palgrave M934 MA Hyde M Coates Palgrave BUL
 Banded ironstone, scrubby woodlandBonsa Mine rd opposite Mamas Tuckshop0Zimbabwe2028B3W1442

Tree 6-7 m.

-20.26107728.6696417
54059 Opilia amentacea12 Jun 2005M Coates Palgrave
MJ Inacio
 M Coates Palgrave MJ Inacio 199 M Lötter TCT-Catapú
 SandforestCatapu, Sawmill area close to Via entrada entrance, NW side820Mozambique1835A1MS80

Climber

-18.04483335.2053337
103353 Pittosporum viridiflorum15 Sep 2018M Coates Palgrave
C Sharp
 MA Hyde M Coates Palgrave Small termitaria in banded ironstoneHappy Valley Farm, Bulawayo south area0Zimbabwe2028B3W1423

Multi-stemmed shrub

-20.27556428.6825447
108884 Pluchea dioscoridis24 Apr 2005M Coates Palgrave
MJ Inacio
P Sweet
 M Coates Palgrave 164 BNRH
 Catap— Concession, Via Zangue, near the Zangue River, E bank, close to 2003 seed-beds.0Mozambique1735C3MS180

Habitat: river terrace.-x000D- Habit: multi-stemmed (probably cut back previously) c. 4 m high, bark grey; flowers pale mauve, attracting bees and wasps. Sena name: N'dvuvu. Catap— no: 169-x000D- Ex Cheringoma Herbarium No.: 271-x000D-

-17.95083335.1580566
28762 Polhillides velutina3 Apr 2009M Coates Palgrave
 M Coates Palgrave M685 Miombo woodlandNhambita (PSP15), Gorongosa, Sofala Province, Mozambique0Mozambique1834C3MS130

C. 1 m tall, flowers pale blue and dark blue, visited by bees

-18.95240034.1839507
62633 Protea gaguedi25 Oct 2014M Coates Palgrave
C Sharp
 M Coates Palgrave M839 M Coates Palgrave BUL
 Grassland with scattered treesMatabeleland, Old Gwanda Rd, after Mzilikatze's Grave T/O0Zimbabwe2028B3W1450

-20.38588328.5848177
103653 Ranunculus multifidus10 May 2019M Coates Palgrave
C Sharp
D Drummond
 M Coates Palgrave M896 MA Hyde M Coates Palgrave BUL
 Edge of waterBelow Dam wall, Rocky Glen Ranch, West Nicholson2420Zimbabwe2129B3S754

About 50 cm high, flowers yellow

-21.28524929.7256197
108376 Searsia natalensis30 Jan 2006M Coates Palgrave
MJ Inacio
J Maneka
 M Coates Palgrave 273 BNRH
 Levasflor Concession, camp area, between chalet 3 and the kitchen.0Mozambique1834D4MS200

Habitat: miombo woodland / riverine fringe.-x000D- Habit: single-stemmed tree, lax leaning over, leaflets and fruit on short spur branchlets, fruit black. Control no: 271-x000D- Ex Cheringoma Herbarium no.: 544

-18.75916734.9250006
62656 Searsia pyroides var. gracilis25 Oct 2014M Coates Palgrave
C Sharp
 M Coates Palgrave M842 M Coates Palgrave BUL
 Granite KopjesMatobo Hills, Besna Kobila570Zimbabwe2028B3W1480

-20.43781728.7467007
62414 Securidaca longepedunculata18 Oct 2014M Coates Palgrave
C Sharp
P Ndlovu
 M Coates Palgrave M787 M Coates Palgrave BUL
 Miombo woodland sandyVic Falls rd. A8 after Ticehurst0Zimbabwe1928C4W1200

Tree, flowers purple, sweetly scented

-19.82363328.4624837
54071 Securidaca longepedunculata24 Apr 2005M Coates Palgrave
MJ Inacio
 M Coates Palgrave MJ Inacio 158 M Coates Palgrave M Coates Palgrave TCT-Catapú
 River terrace thicketEN1, 30 m N of Rio Tissadze bridge 820Mozambique1835A1MS60

Tree

-18.01425035.2450567
68339 Tacazzea apiculata22 May 2015M Coates Palgrave
H Dawson
 M Coates Palgrave M863 MA Hyde M Coates Palgrave TCT-Catapú
 Water's edge on islandZambezi River, opposite Gombe Camp590Zimbabwe1529D2N340

-15.61375029.8712837
103554 Turraea floribunda8 May 2019M Coates Palgrave
C Sharp
D Drummond
 M Coates Palgrave M903 MA Hyde M Coates Palgrave BUL
 Valley between two granite kopjesRocky Glen Ranch, West Nicholson2420Zimbabwe2129B4S791

Tree

-21.28099529.7544567
103441 Vangueria infausta subsp. infausta16 Sep 2018M Coates Palgrave
C Sharp
G Stephens
 M Coates Palgrave M930 MA Hyde M Coates Palgrave BUL
 Miombo woodland in granite kopjes, Matobo Communal Land, E. Matobo0Zimbabwe2028B4W1464

Shrubby tree 2 m high; flowers white

-20.48490328.8534707

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