Collections made by William Astle

Records: 9

The following is a list of the collections made by William Astle 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
80742 Acacia hockii21 Jul 1967WL Astle
WL Astle 5078 Mopane/Brachystegia stipulata/Combretum apiculatum on dissected siltstone.Mfuwe, Luangwa Valley. 900Zambia1331D2E670

Common shrub to 4 ft., bright yellow inflorescence.

-13.66666731.8166675
85033 Bulbostylis filamentosa9 Feb 1961WL Astle
WL Astle 381 EA Robinson MRSC
Luwingu District, Chishinga Ranch0ZambiaN0

0.0000000.0000000
90727 Cyperus digitatus subsp. auricomus4 Jan 1963WL Astle
WL Astle 1881 C Archer MRSC
Floodplain, deep waterKasama District, Chambeshi, Kalunga R. floodplain0ZambiaN0

MRSC: "=Astle 1298, not C.digitatus", det CA as C.d.auricomus, Feb00);

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90728 Cyperus digitatus subsp. auricomus4 Jan 1963WL Astle
WL Astle 1919 MRSC
FloodplainChambeshi floodplain, forms communities around some lagoons0ZambiaN0

0.0000000.0000000
90730 Cyperus digitatus subsp. auricomus13 Jul 1962WL Astle
WL Astle 1523 MRSC
Roadside ditch, across a damboNr. Mochipapa, roadside ditch, across a dambo.0ZambiaS0

0.0000000.0000000
76648 Cyperus renschiiNo dateWL Astle
WL Astle WLA_6540 WL Astle C Archer MRSC
Chishinga Ranch 0ZambiaN0

0.0000000.0000000
68978 Kedrostis foetidissima28 Feb 1963WL Astle
WL Astle 2207 SRGH
On termite mound vegetation.Near Kabanga Mission, Kaloma0Zambia1726D2S1260

Flowers yellow. Climbing

-17.52703026.7628206
83120 Panicum brazzavillense27 Jan 1962WL Astle
WL Astle 1302 RE Gereau MO
Old River Bed Chambeshi FlatsKasama District; "Old River Bed" Chambeshi Flats.2010ZambiaN1220

Tufted very common grass under 18 in. of water

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79829 Rhynchospora brownii Sep 1960WL Astle
WL Astle WLA_117 WL Astle C Archer MRSC
DamboChishinga Ranch 0ZambiaN0

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The Rwanda flora team (2025). Flora of Rwanda: Collections made by William Astle.
https://www.rwandaflora.com/speciesdata/utilities/utility-display-collections-by-person.php?person_id=461, retrieved 5 December 2025

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