Collections made by Frank White

Records: 8

The following is a list of the collections made by Frank White 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
80737 Acacia hockii17 Nov 1952F White
F White 3678 JPM Brenan Semi-deciduous thicket on shingle at edge of Lake TanganyikaMbala District;: semi-deciduous thicket on shingle at edge of Lake Tanganyika near Mpulungu.2000Zambia0831C3N0

Tree 4 m high. Bark buff, papery, peeling locally. Flowers golden yellow.

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80758 Acacia polyacantha subsp. campylacantha24 May 1952F White
F White 2870 JPM Brenan Soil grey-brown loam. With Piliostigma thonningii, Ficus sycamorus, Adansonia.Fort Jameson District; Great East Road, Fort Jameson to Lusaka mile 5.4. 0Zambia1332D1E0

Co-dominant with A. rehmannii on lower colluvial slope. Tree 16 m high, 0.35 m d.b.h. Crown light, +/- rounded; main branches ascending (horizontal on young trees). Bark on bole and main branches dark grey, longitudinally fissured, on younger branches pale buff, smooth. Slash - OB: 1 cm thick, streaked with black and yellow; IB: 1.6 cm thick, fibrous deep red outside, grading into buff inside, gummy exudate. Pods pendulous conspicuous from a distance, pale brown.

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84813 Crotalaria natalitia var. rutshuruensis5 Feb 1952F White
F White 2558 K
FHO
Isoka District, Nyika, Kangampande Mountain0ZambiaN0

Flowers

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81680 Crotalaria recta23 Mar 1952F White
F White 2327 EWB Milne-Redhead Growing in Acacia campylacantha near small stream9 miles south of Lusaka.0Zambia1528C2C0

Shrubby herb ca 3m high. Standard pale yellow with purple-red veins and patch at base; wings pale yellow beneath, purple-red on upper side; keel greenish yellow

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82106 Embelia schimperi22 Sep 1952F White
F White 3330 J Ricketson MO
On banks of tributary of ZambeziOn banks of tributary of Zambezi, which forms Angolan bourdary, W of Kalene Hill Mission0Zambia0

Liana, 6 m, fruit

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83045 Kuloa usambarensis29 Jan 1952F White
F White 3776 Chinsali District; Shiwa Ngandu1170Zambia1131B2N0

Tree 18 m. high, 40 cm d.b.h. Bark purplish-grey, closely & shallowly fissured, longitudinally with transverse cracks. Slash - OB: 0.3 cm. thick, pale brown; IB: 0.5 cm. thick, pink moist crumbling. Leaves dark green above, glaucous beneath. Midrib & secondary nerves yellow, with spreading hairs. Flowers yellow. Growing in seepage, evergreen forest near small perennial stream with Canarium sp., Xylopia aethiopica, Trema guineensis & Canthium sp.

-11.20000031.7500004
90748 Macaranga schweinfurthii26 Sep 1952F White
F White 3388 K
FHO
Mwinilunga District, 6.5 km north of Kalene Hill0ZambiaW0

male fl. & fr.

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29124 Mellera lobulata11 Jul 1952F White
F White 3006 EWB Milne-Redhead SRGH
Growing in shade of Lovoa swynnertonii - Khaya nyasica - Macaranga capensis - Maba abyssinica forestChirinda Forest Reserve60Zimbabwe2032B3E0

Shrubby herb 1 m high. Flowers pale blue.

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The Rwanda flora team (2026). Flora of Rwanda: Collections made by Frank White.
https://www.rwandaflora.com/speciesdata/utilities/utility-display-collections-by-person.php?person_id=363, retrieved 30 January 2026

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