Collections made by Peter Biegel

Records: 34

The following is a list of the collections made by Peter Biegel 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
115080 Acacia podalyriifolia4 Dec 1972HM Biegel
HM Biegel 4119 SRGH
GardenHarare garden12Zimbabwe1731C3C0

Seedlings from parent tree in same garden

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4412 Acanthus polystachyus14 Jul 1972HM Biegel
HM Biegel 3973 SRGH
Cultivated in gardenHarare2ZimbabweC

Shrub 3m, elsewhere observed at 4.5 m. Leaves very sharp-prickly. Flowers deep pink.

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48840 Adiantum incisum24 Mar 1969HM Biegel
GV Pope
HM Biegel GV Pope 14237 SRGH
On steep, tall-wooded limestone slope, in leafmouldWhindale ranch, Mangula, Makonde district.0Zimbabwe1630C3N914

Tips of some fronds arching over and where they touch ground new plants develop

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73517 Alangium chinense20 Oct 1969HM Biegel
TM Müller
HM Biegel TM Müller 1289 SRGH
Mixed evergreen forest: Khaya nyasica, Newtonia buchananii, close to watercourse.Holdenby Tribal Trust Land0Zimbabwe1832B4E1370

Tree 40 m. DBH 75 cm, heavily buttressed. Bark smooth, grey. Slash white, soft,wet. Underbark bright yellow.

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99115 Alysicarpus rugosus subsp. perennirufus29 Oct 1968HM Biegel
HM Biegel 2660 SRGH
Open flat Hyparrhenia grasslandArundel - Golden Stairs Roads, Mount Pleasant10Zimbabwe1731C3C0

Spreading stems from woody root. Vexillum rose, keel off white tinged pink. Common. [Position estimated]

-17.76662731.0337797
28420 Amaranthus dubius11 Oct 1971HM Biegel
HM Biegel 3613 Weed on pavement against building.Forbes Avenue, Harare10Zimbabwe1731C3C0

Plant erect, 0.4 m high. Name on the sheet is Amaranthus hybridus L. subsp. incurvatus (Trimen ex Gren & Godr.) Brenan which per POWO is a synonym of A. cruentus.

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118841 (cultivated) Annona reticulata (cultivated)28 Jan 1976HM Biegel
HM Biegel 5208 SRGH
Garden ornamental.National Botanic Garden, accession no. 2427.1,212Zimbabwe1731C3C1580

Evergreen tree, 3 m, with conical crown from ground level. Flowers sweetly scented.

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128390 (cultivated) Bauhinia monandra (cultivated)3 Nov 1975HM Biegel
HM Biegel 5173 HM Biegel SRGH
Garden ornamental.Enterprise, Salisbury District.12Zimbabwe1731C3C1550

Tree 3 m with rounded crown, flowering prolifically with a few new leaves. Flowers pink: petals white ± densely speckled with pink, the upper petal very densely so and looks dark pink from short distance. Most attractive when in flower.

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130487 Bersama abyssinica14 Mar 1975HM Biegel
HM Biegel 4951 SRGH
Garden ornamental.Forest Nursery, Harare.12Zimbabwe1731C3C1650

Tree 12 m with a domed crown.

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15519 Blechnum attenuatum2 May 1973HM Biegel
GV Pope
BK Simon
HM Biegel GV Pope BK Simon 4264 SRGH
Deep shade at base of cliff near streamBelingwe, Mt. Buhwa580Zimbabwe2030C2TN27-19-S1200

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15560 Blechnum tabulare3 May 1973HM Biegel
GV Pope
BK Simon
HM Biegel GV Pope BK Simon 1078 SRGH
Moist, shallow gully in deciduous woodland with Smilax and Aloe arborescensBelingwe, Mt. Buhwa580Zimbabwe2030C2TN27-19-S1300

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122788 (cultivated) Caesalpinia pulcherrima (cultivated)9 Feb 1980HM Biegel
HM Biegel 5824 SRGH
Garden ornamentalParktown Nursery, Harare.12Zimbabwe1731C3C1480

Tree 3 m with open crown; branches and leaf rhachis armed; petals dark red with narrow yellow margin.

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52349 Christella dentata2 May 1973HM Biegel
GV Pope
BK Simon
HM Biegel GV Pope BK Simon 4269 SRGH
Gully forest on south slope above Buhwa schoolMount Buhwa, Belingwe district580Zimbabwe2030C2S1050

Fronds to 1.6 m high

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52672 Christella gueinziana1 May 1973HM Biegel
GV Pope
BK Simon
HM Biegel GV Pope BK Simon 4241 SRGH
Gully forestMount Buhwa, north west slope, Belingwe district580Zimbabwe2030C2S1200

Common

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97331 Chrysanthellum indicum subsp. afro-americanum18 Jan 1971HM Biegel
HM Biegel 3454 SRGH
Weed in traffic islandJunction of Drummond Chaplin and West Road, Harare10Zimbabwe1731C3C1470

-17.80989831.0259815
30202 Cyathea dregei1 May 1973HM Biegel
GV Pope
BK Simon
HM Biegel GV Pope BK Simon 4242 SRGH
Gully forestBelingwe, Mt. Buhwa580Zimbabwe2030C2TN27-19-S1000

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22406 Equisetum ramosissimum subsp. ramosissimum3 Oct 1966HM Biegel
HM Biegel 1339 SRGH
Clusters round culvert below dam in water and on top of culvert in dry sandGwelo, Fletcher High School0Zimbabwe1929D2QJ99-39-C1400

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97333 Galinsoga quadriradiata21 Dec 1968HM Biegel
HM Biegel 2719 SRGH
Weed in nursery bedKia Ora nursery off Enterprise Road10Zimbabwe1731C3C1516

-17.80442631.0918436
15944 Gouania longispicata3 Dec 1980HM Biegel
HM Biegel 5796 SRGH
Garden ornamental, Vainona nursery12Zimbabwe1731C3C1480

Liane climbing over a 7 m high shrub. Hairs soft and rust-brown.

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130470 (cultivated) Hydrangea macrophylla (cultivated)22 Nov 1973HM Biegel
HM Biegel 4399 SRGH
Garden ornamental.Landscapes Nurseries, Harare1,2442Zimbabwe1731C3C0

Dense ± runded shurb 1.5 m. Corymbs flat, fertile flowers powder blue, marginal flowers white.

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130469 (cultivated) Hydrangea macrophylla (cultivated)9 Nov 1981HM Biegel
HM Biegel 5876 SRGH
Garden ornamental. Harare garden.12ZimbabweC1480

Soft-woody, rounded, deciduous shrub, 1.7m; inflorescence rounded-dome shaped, most peduncles, pedicels light blue, petals very light blue, a few peduncles, pedicels, petals very light green; all flowers appear sterile.

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120897 Hypericum revolutum13 Oct 1975HM Biegel
HM Biegel 5169 SRGH
Garden ornamental.Golden Stairs nursery.12Zimbabwe1731C3C0

Somewhat spreading shrub 1.2 m slightly aromatic scent reminiscent of tar and spices. Flowers golden yellow, showy against the dark green foliage.

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97127 Ilex mitis var. mitis3 Oct 1974HM Biegel
HM Biegel 4639 SRGH
BR
In Syzygium cordatum swamp forestMandara, Salisbury (Harare)10Zimbabwe1731C3C1505

Tree 6 m. Bark smooth, grey, very thin; UB green. Flowers white with very slight musty-sweet scent.

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52846 Lepisorus excavatus9 Jan 1967HM Biegel
HM Biegel 1712 SRGH
Epiphyte on tree, exposedWatsomba, Kukwanisa Trns. Fm., Mutare district0Zimbabwe1832D1E1520

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120926 Lupinus mexicanus10 Oct 1970HM Biegel
HM Biegel 3407 SRGH
Roadside.Harare Drive, west of Charlecote Road, Harare.10Zimbabwe1731C3C0

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120925 Lupinus mexicanus18 Jul 1971HM Biegel
HM Biegel 3599 SRGH
Harare Drive, Mabelreign.10ZimbabweC1460

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22703 Lycopodiella cernua2 May 1973HM Biegel
GV Pope
BK Simon
HM Biegel GV Pope BK Simon 1064 SRGH
Woodland with Bequaertiodendron, Albizia and Uapaca treesBelingwe, Mt. Bukwa, E-slopes580Zimbabwe2030C2TN27-19-S1230

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22725 Lycopodium clavatum6 Jan 1968HM Biegel
On side of road cutting on crumbly rock faceInyanga, Inyanga N.P.540Zimbabwe1832B4E0

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22734 Lycopodium clavatum17 Apr 1966HM Biegel
Granite sandInyanga, 2 miles S of Mare dam54,1550Zimbabwe1832B4E1980

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49745 Nephrolepis biserrata10 Jan 1969HM Biegel
HM Biegel 2779 SRGH
In tall moist evergreen forest; on top of large, square boulder with slightly sloping top, covering an area 6x6 yards, growing in thick leafmouldBetween Haroni and Makurupini rivers0Zimbabwe2033A1E410

Clusters of stems from ends of rhizomes; fronds to 4ft high

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34824 Peperomia leptostachya9 May 1970HM Biegel
HM Biegel 3282 MA Diniz SRGH
BR
Steep East-facing slope, in Brachystegia glaucescens woodland; in leaf mouldInyoni Range, Chibi0Zimbabwe2030D4S750

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114477 Pilea microphylla26 Feb 1980HM Biegel
HM Biegel 2730 In greenhouseHighlands, Harare10Zimbabwe1731C3C0

Self-sown greenhouse plant. Weak herb, more or less decumbent and rooting at the nodes.

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53275 Pteris catoptera2 May 1973HM Biegel
GV Pope
BK Simon
HM Biegel GV Pope BK Simon 1071 SRGH
Moist deciduous woodland; fern growing at the edges of a steep sided stream.Bukwa Mt., E slopes, Belingwe district.580Zimbabwe2030C2S1160

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122861 Schoenoplectus corymbosus6 Dec 1977HM Biegel
HM Biegel 5561 SRGH
Landscapes Nurseries, Harare1,2442Zimbabwe1731C3C0

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