Collections made by Hiram Wild

Records: 67

The following is a list of the collections made by Hiram Wild 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
122784 Adenostemma afrum15 Dec 1945H Wild
 H Wild 576 HE Robinson SRGH
 Borrowdale, Harare.10Zimbabwe1731C3C0

Pure white flowers, 2-3 feet, erect, roots in water.

0.0000000.0000000
48747 Adiantum capillus-veneris17 Mar 1964H Wild
 H Wild 6420 SRGH
 On rocksDunraven Falls, Selukwe district0Zimbabwe1930C1C0

0.0000000.0000002
48907 Adiantum poiretii27 Feb 1964H Wild
 H Wild 6338 SRGH
 Kloof forest floorWedza Mountain600Zimbabwe1831D1C1710

0.0000000.0000002
97744 Agarista salicifolia9 Mar 1955H Wild
AW Exell
FA Mendonça
 H Wild AW Exell FA Mendonça 758 SRGH
BM
LISC
 Chingwe's Hole, Zomba Mt2030Malawi1535A4S1830

Cited in Flora Zambesiaca volume 7 part 1: 160 (1983).

-15.33336035.2666706
49738 Amauropelta oppositiformis20 Oct 1946H Wild
 H Wild 1471 SRGH
 In shade by streamPungwe Source, Inyanga0Zimbabwe1832B4E1920

0.0000000.0000002
66904 Ardisiandra wettsteinii15 Oct 1950H Wild
 H Wild 3627 SRGH
K
LISC
 Mt Peza, Chimanimani Mts330Zimbabwe1933C3E1980

Cited in Flora Zambesiaca volume 7 part 1, 1983: 185.

0.0000000.0000002
35893 Asplenium inaequilaterale24 Oct 1947H Wild
 H Wild 2198 Forest floor Chirinda Forest60Zimbabwe2032B3E0

0.0000000.0000002
35958 Asplenium mannii1 Feb 1955H Wild
AW Exell
FA Mendonça
 H Wild AW Exell FA Mendonça 49 SRGH
 Epiphyte in forest with Cussonia, Podocarpus Mt. Engwa, Himalayas0Zimbabwe1932B4VN75-58-E1700

0.0000000.0000005
36323 Asplenium theciferum1 Feb 1955H Wild
AW Exell
FA Mendonça
 H Wild AW Exell FA Mendonça 45 SRGH
 Forest with Cussonia, Podocarpus Mt. Engwa, Himalayas0Zimbabwe1932B4VN75-58-E1700

0.0000000.0000005
74579 Brasenia schreberi12 Aug 1964RB Drummond
H Wild
 RB Drummond H Wild 6577 SRGH
 In streamChilimanzi Communal Land0Zimbabwe1930B1C1400

Inflorescence branches very brittle and reddish.

-19.23333030.6166704
73917 Brillantaisia cicatricosa10 Oct 1950H Wild
 H Wild 3566 SRGH
 In kloof forestTarka Forest Reserve, Melsetter (Chimanimani) District. 0Zimbabwe1932D4E1000

6' erect; flowers deep blue

-19.96666032.9500105
35785 Burnatia enneandra26 Feb 1953H Wild
 H Wild 4076 K
LISC
PRE
 Pan in mopane woodlandMenswa Pan, Zambezi Valley, Hurungwe District0Zimbabwe1629A1N450

Cited in Flora Zambesiaca Vol. 12 part 2: 10 (2009)

-16.11333329.0000005
35775 Caldesia parnassifolia12 Aug 1964RB Drummond
H Wild
 RB Drummond H Wild 6575 SRGH
K
LISC
BR
 In mud of damChirumanzu C.L. (Chilimanzi)0Zimbabwe1930B1C0

Cited in Flora Zambesiaca Vol. 12 part 2: 8 (2009)

-19.23666730.6133335
106630 Chlorophytum gallabatense30 Dec 1945H Wild
 H Wild in SRGH 14232 SRGH
 In patches under msasaLochinvar, Harare10Zimbabwe1730D4C0

Flowers green; Was stored at SRGH under C. psammophilum.

0.0000000.0000005
52656 Christella gueinziana9 Sep 1946H Wild
 H Wild 1220 SRGH
 3' fronds by stream over granite rocksTwentydales0Zimbabwe1731C3C0

0.0000000.0000002
52609 Christella hispidula25 Oct 1947H Wild
 H Wild 2188 EACLE Schelpe SRGH
 On forest floorChirinda60Zimbabwe2032B3E0

0.0000000.0000002
39908 Crepidomanes melanotrichum2 Feb 1955H Wild
AW Exell
FA Mendonça
 H Wild AW Exell FA Mendonça 89 SRGH
 Podocarpus-Ilex mitis forest, epiphyteEngwe, Mutare District0Zimbabwe1932B4E1980

0.0000000.0000002
30200 Cyathea dregei16 Dec 1953H Wild
 H Wild 4420 SRGH
 By streamBikita, Old Bikita0Zimbabwe2031B1S1300

0.0000000.0000000
30229 Cyathea manniana18 Apr 1963H Wild
 H Wild 6108 SRGH
 In forestInyanga, Pungwe Gorge0Zimbabwe1832B4E1220

0.0000000.0000000
30223 Cyathea manniana22 Jul 1947H Wild
 H Wild 1976 SRGH
 By streamPenhalonga, Zivane forest0Zimbabwe1832D3E0

0.0000000.0000000
53145 Deparia boryana18 Apr 1963H Wild
 H Wild 6106 EACLE Schelpe SRGH
 Fern in streambed with 6 ft frondsPungwe Gorge, Nyanga district0Zimbabwe1832B4E1220

0.0000000.0000002
40271 Didymoglossum erosum30 Mar 1964H Wild
 H Wild 6443 SRGH
 On stones in streamElephant forest (Bunga), Vumba39,63,1560Zimbabwe1932B2E0

0.0000000.0000002
35677 Disa hircicornis22 Feb 1946H Wild
 H Wild 943 SRGH
K
 Stapleford0Zimbabwe1832D2 E0

Cited in Flora Zambesiaca Vol. 11 part 1: 180 (1995)

 2
99119 Eclipta prostrata20 Jan 1968H Wild
 H Wild 7676 SRGH
 By settlement pondSalisbury West10Zimbabwe1730D4C0

Flowers white

0.0000000.0000000
49400 Elaphoglossum acrostichoides4 Nov 1955H Wild
FA Mendonça
 H Wild FA Mendonça 205 EACLE Schelpe SRGH
 Macaranga-Podocarpus-Rapanea-Cussonia forest. EpiphyteBanti forest0Zimbabwe1932B4E1830

0.0000000.0000002
126368 Eleocharis acutangula15 Feb 1946H Wild
 H Wild 791 SRGH
 Cleveland Dam, Harare1,30Zimbabwe1731C3C0

In 3-4 ft water at dam edge. Trigonous stems.

0.0000000.0000000
49374 Eulophia guineensis18 Nov 1953H Wild
 H Wild 4177 SRGH
 Kanyanga tributary of the Msukwi (Msukwe) River, Hurungwe district. 0Zimbabwe1729A1 N900

Cited in Flora Zambesiace Volume 11 part 2: 465 (2009)

 5
49612 Habenaria malacophylla5 Mar 1954H Wild
 H Wild 4533 SRGH
K
BR
 In forestEngwa, Himalaya Range0Zimbabwe1932B4 E1829

 5
49614 Habenaria malacophylla27 Feb 1964H Wild
 H Wild 6353 SRGH
K
BR
 On forest floor in kloof forestMt Wedza600Zimbabwe1831D1 C1676

Cited in Flora Zambesiaca Vol. 11 part 1: 82 (1995)

 6
22642 Huperzia gnidioides16 Oct 1950H Wild
 H Wild 3613 SRGH
 On sandstone rocksMt. Peza0Zimbabwe1933C3WP00-16-E0

0.0000000.0000000
40248 Hymenophyllum kuhnii4 Feb 1955H Wild
AW Exell
FA Mendonça
 H Wild AW Exell FA Mendonça 206 SRGH
 Macaranga-Podocarpus-Rapanea-Cussonia forest, filmy fern, epiphyteBanti forest0Zimbabwe1932B4E1830

0.0000000.0000002
97130 Ilex mitis var. mitis11 Nov 1954H Wild
 H Wild 4636 SRGH
BR
 In forestEngwa, Himalayas0Zimbabwe1932B4E1980

30' tree. Greenish flowers

-19.40000032.7666705
68966 Kedrostis foetidissima8 Jan 1952H Wild
 H Wild 3740 C Jeffrey SRGH
 On a termite moundPrince Edward Dam, Harare.0Zimbabwe1731C3C1430

Flowers yellow; fruit pale green with longitudinal dark green ribs.

-17.97960031.0697006
68968 Kedrostis foetidissima29 Jan 1948H Wild
 H Wild 2390 C Jeffrey SRGH
 In dense woodlandRupisi Hot Springs0Zimbabwe2032A4E500

Yellow-flowered twiner

-20.35693032.3858006
68970 Kedrostis foetidissima21 Dec 1951H Wild
 H Wild 3730 SRGH
 Climbing on treeUmshandige (Mushandike), Masvingo0Zimbabwe2030B1S980

Flowers yelllow

-20.15000030.6333335
68974 Kedrostis foetidissima26 Feb 1960H Wild
 H Wild 5173 C Jeffrey SRGH
 On rocky quartzite hill.Dikgomodikae Hill0Botswana2424D3SE1150

Fruit red. Flowers yellow-green

-24.86666724.6166675
68962 Kedrostis foetidissima23 Dec 1952H Wild
 H Wild 3975 C Jeffrey SRGH
 Climbing over granite rocksUmsengedzi River, Umvukwes, Darwin0Zimbabwe1630D4N1300

Flowers yellow

-16.98333330.9833335
114352 Kedrostis leloja1 Dec 1948H Wild
 H Wild 454 K
 Cranborne, Harare10Zimbabwe1731C3C0

Flowers immature.

0.0000000.0000000
52867 Lepisorus excavatus2 Feb 1955H Wild
AW Exell
FA Mendonça
 H Wild AW Exell FA Mendonça 98 SRGH
 Podocarpus-Ilex mitis forestEngwa, Mutare district0Zimbabwe1932B4E1980

0.0000000.0000002
52787 Loxogramme abyssinica27 Feb 1964H Wild
 H Wild 6336 SRGH
 Epiphyte in kloof forest.Wedza Mountain600Zimbabwe1831D1C1676

0.0000000.0000002
119390 Macrotyloma africanum31 Mar 1947H Wild
 H Wild 1884 SRGH
 Twining among grass. Granite sand.Makabusi River, Salisbury.10Zimbabwe1731C3C0

Flowers yellow-green. Note that this record may or may not be in the Mukuvisi Woodlands (location no. 2).

0.0000000.0000000
29126 Mellera lobulata12 Oct 1950H Wild
 H Wild 3576 SRGH
 By streamFoot of Mt Peza, Chimanimani Mts0Zimbabwe1933C3E1070

4 ft perennial. Lower lip blue. Throat brownish, rest white.

0.0000000.0000000
29139 Mellera lobulata24 Oct 1947H Wild
 H Wild 2194 SRGH
 In forestChirinda Forest60Zimbabwe2032B3E0

6 ft bush. Lower lip mauve and rest dingy yellow.

0.0000000.0000000
52696 Nephrolepis undulata23 Nov 1949H Wild
 H Wild 3184 SRGH
 Rain forest, in wetter partsVictoria falls240Zimbabwe1725D4W0

Erect fronds

0.0000000.0000002
97326 Oldenlandia corymbosa var. caespitosa25 Mar 1949H Wild
 H Wild 2818 SRGH
K
 Harare, Golf Course10Zimbabwe1731C3C0

Cited in Flora Zambesiaca 5(1).

0.0000000.0000000
126422 Panicum subalbidum15 Feb 1948H Wild
 H Wild 884 SRGH
 Cleveland Dam, Harare1,30Zimbabwe1731C3C0

3-4ft tall pale green grass. Lower 1/2 in water at edge of dam, rooting at nodes.

0.0000000.0000000
34822 Peperomia leptostachyaNo dateH Wild
 H Wild 5462 MA Diniz SRGH
 Bivinia forestNguni (Nyuni) Hill, Gototo, Chibi0Zimbabwe2030D4S0

0.0000000.0000000
79518 Plantago palmata9 Jul 1961H Wild
 H Wild 5512 SRGH
K
 Along a stream in montane forestEastern slopes of Mt Nyangani.46,54,1550Zimbabwe1832B4E1675

Cited in Flora Zambesiaca volume 9 part 1: 11 (1988).

-18.30080032.8748005
52899 Pleopeltis macrocarpa10 Dec 1953H Wild
 H Wild 4311 EACLE Schelpe SRGH
 Epiphyte on Brachystegia spiciformisMt. Bukwa, Belingwe district580Zimbabwe2030C2S0

0.0000000.0000002
18441 Polycarpon tetraphyllum Apr 1965H Wild
 H Wild 7827 SRGH
 A lawn weedOrange Grove, Melsetter0ZimbabweE

The only record of this species in Zimbabwe in SRGH on 9 Oct 1998

0.0000000.0000000
36212 Polystachya cultriformisNo dateH Wild
 H Wild 4534 SRGH
K
 Mt Engwa, Himalaya Range, Umtali (Mutare) District0Zimbabwe1932B4 E1830

Cited by Mytnik-Ejsmont (2011)

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115072 Potamogeton schweinfurthii21 Apr 1947H Wild
 H Wild 1908 SRGH
BM
 Mukuvisi, Harare District10Zimbabwe1731C3C0

Record cited in FZ 12(2), p. 88.

0.0000000.0000000
53254 Pteris catoptera24 Oct 1947H Wild
 H Wild 2204 EACLE Schelpe SRGH
 On forest floor.Chirinda 60Zimbabwe2032B3E0

0.0000000.0000002
53305 Pteris cretica18 Aug 1964H Wild
 H Wild 6423 SRGH
 In forest, by stream.Dunraven Falls, Selukwe district.0Zimbabwe1930C1C0

0.0000000.0000002
53142 Pyrrosia schimperiana19 Sep 1947H Wild
 H Wild 2007 EACLE Schelpe SRGH
 Epiphyte on Chrysophyllum, argyrophyllum in riverine fringeUmwinsi R., Enterprise0Zimbabwe1731C3C0

0.0000000.0000002
41834 Selaginella goudotiana var. abyssinica1 Feb 1955H Wild
AW Exell
FA Mendonça
 H Wild AW Exell FA Mendonça 69 SRGH
 Woodland of stunted B. spiciformis grading into Brachystegia-Philippia woodland; on rocks, edge of stream Engwa0Zimbabwe1932B4VN75-58-E1830

0.0000000.0000005
42066 Selaginella kraussiana22 Jul 1947H Wild
 H Wild 1977 SRGH
 Forest floorZiwane forest, Penhalonga0Zimbabwe1832D3E0

0.0000000.0000002
42069 Selaginella kraussiana10 Oct 1950H Wild
 H Wild 3563 SRGH
 Forest floorTarka forest reserve, Chimanimani0Zimbabwe1932D4VN95-93-E1525

0.0000000.0000005
42089 Selaginella mittenii19 Dec 1952H Wild
 H Wild 3959 SRGH
 Shade of chrome rocks Ruorka Ranche, Umvukwe, Mazoe0Zimbabwe1730B1N1525

0.0000000.0000002
42094 Selaginella mittenii20 Mar 1963H Wild
 H Wild 6441 SRGH
 On rocksSelukwe peak, Selukwe0Zimbabwe1930C1SP87-17-C0

0.0000000.0000005
84887 Sigesbeckia orientalis23 Apr 1947H Wild
 H Wild 1923 SRGH
K
 Chirinda Forest60Zimbabwe2032B3E1150

Cited in Kirkia volume 6 part 1 (Wild, 1967: 36).

0.0000000.0000002
3485 Smilax anceps10 Dec 1953H Wild
 H Wild 4326 SRGH
 Climber in forest patch.Belingwe. Mt Buhwe.580Zimbabwe2030C2S1220

0.0000000.0000000
3484 Smilax anceps16 Dec 1953H Wild
 H Wild 4401 SRGH
 In forest patch. Liane.Old Bikita. Danga.0ZimbabweS1310

0.0000000.0000000
48701 Tectaria gemmifera Dec 1964TM Müller
H Wild
B Goldsmith
 TM Müller H Wild B Goldsmith 6630 SRGH
 Gemmiferous fern by streamHaroni-Makurupini forest0Zimbabwe2031A1E400

0.0000000.0000002
126416 Tridactyle tricuspis15 May 1948H Wild
 H Wild 2546 SRGH
 Cleveland Dam, Harare1,30Zimbabwe1731C3 C0

Flowers buff.

 0
41489 Vittaria guineensis var. orientalis Mar 1949H Wild
 H Wild 2843 SRGH
 Growing on rocks by stream in kloof forestNorseland, Vumba63,1560Zimbabwe1932B2E1520

Fronds pendulous, dark green.

0.0000000.0000002
126430 Xyris capensis25 Sep 1952H Wild
 H Wild 3869 SRGH
 Cleveland Dam, Harare1,30Zimbabwe1731C3C0

In damp ground. Heads light brown. Leaves and peduncle minutely rugulose when fresh (i.e. surface cell walls reflect light).

0.0000000.0000000

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