Collections made by Lari Merrett

Records: 16

The following is a list of the collections made by Lari Merrett 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
79595 Bulbostylis boeckeleriana24 Oct 2012L Merrett
L Merrett LM1016 MG Bingham L Merrett K
Mutinondo Wilderness Area1160Zambia1231A4N1430

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80477 Crotalaria alexandri10 Apr 2012L Merrett
L Merrett LM_716 KB Vollesen K
Cleared woodland: Herb layer: Pentanisia sykesii, Centaurea praecox, Combretum sericeum, Adenodolichos punctatus, Cryptosepalum maraviense, Droogmansia pteropsus, Vigna antunesii (nuda), Hibiscus rhodanthus, Tricliceras longipedunculatum, Gladiolus melleri, Triumfetta welwitchii, Trichodesma physaloides, Thunbergia lathyroides, Aneilema nicholsonii, Cynoglossum geometricum, Disa walleri, Habenaria sp., Ectadiopsis sp. Sandy loam soil. Mutinondo Widerness Area, Mayense Main Camp: Airstrip 1160Zambia1231A4N1430

Herb +-12cm tall, single stem, leaf covered; leaves: trifoliate, grey-green, hair covered, thick stalk +- length of leaflets; leaflets: compact, thick, stalkless, +-1cm long, +-7times width, widest near tip, curving to pointed tip and narrow base. Flowers growing from axils and top of plant, outside bud and petals orange covered with with white hairs, standard pale yellow with red-orange marks near base, keel yellow tip upwards.
Occasionally seen

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80478 Crotalaria alexandri22 Mar 2013L Merrett
L Merrett LM_1309 KB Vollesen K
"On granite outcrop. Tree level: Brachystegia spiciformis, Pterocarpus angolensis, Ficus ingens , Ozoroa insignis subsp. reticulate, Cussonia arborea, Lannea discolour, Ochna puberula, Rothmania manganjae, Vangueria infausta, Vangueriopsis lanciflora, Zanha Africana, Shrub and climber level: Strychnos inocua , Vernonia bellinghamii, Heteromorpha aborescens, Pavetta schumanniana , Adenia gummifera , Xerophyta equisetoides, Lippea woodii, Vitex madiensis, V. mombassae,Herb level: Achyranthes aspera, Lefebvrea sp., Anisopappus africanus, Cyphia mazoensis, Ipomoea pileata, Kalanchoe lanceolata, Tephrosia lepida subsp. lepida, Pycnostachys stuhlmanii, Nervilia adolfi, Pentas nobilis , Basananthe baumii, Psychotria spithamea. " Mutinondo Widerness Area, Mayense Main Camp: Near bar on lodge rock 1160Zambia1231A4N1461

Dwarf annual herb, haircovered, leaves trifoliate, leaflet margins curved up forming miniature toboggan runs. Flowers pale yellow, red marks at base of standard.
Locally common

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80486 Crotalaria anthyllopsis28 Mar 2013L Merrett
L Merrett LM1374 KB Vollesen K
Base of granite outcrop. Brachystegia spiciformis, Vangueriopsis lanciflora, Strychnos spinosa, Vitex mombassae, V. madiensis, Indigofera rhynochocarpa, Xerophyta equisetoides, Pavetta schumanniana, Anisopappus africanus, Felicia welwitschii. Mutinondo Widerness Area, Mayense Main Camp: lodge rock near upper store rooms 1160Zambia1231A4N1453

Clumps of hair covered plants creeping along ground. Flowers in clusters of hair covered dark burgundy-brown calyces, pale yellow with burgundy stripes.
Only noticed at this site

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79627 Cyperus niveus var. leucocephalus4 Feb 2009L Merrett
L Merrett LM303 MG Bingham L Merrett K
Miombo woodland. Mutinondo Wilderness Area1160Zambia1231A4N1430

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79629 Cyperus niveus var. leucocephalus24 Mar 2013L Merrett
L Merrett LM1336 MG Bingham L Merrett K
Miombo woodland. Mutinondo Wilderness Area1160Zambia1231A4N1430

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79831 Cyperus pectinatus21 Jun 2013L Merrett
L Merrett LM1642 MG Bingham L Merrett K
Mutinondo Wilderness Area1160Zambia1231A4N1430

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79712 Eleocharis variegata9 Apr 2013L Merrett
L Merrett LM1382 MG Bingham L Merrett K
Mutinondo Wilderness Area1160Zambia1231A4N1430

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79713 Eleocharis variegata27 Apr 2013L Merrett
L Merrett LM1487 MG Bingham L Merrett K
Mutinondo Wilderness Area1160Zambia1231A4N1430

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79833 Pycreus capillifolius19 Mar 2013L Merrett
L Merrett LM1299 MG Bingham L Merrett K
Seepage over rocks Mutinondo Wilderness Area1160Zambia1231A4N1430

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79834 Pycreus capillifolius19 Mar 2013L Merrett
L Merrett LM1298 MG Bingham L Merrett K
Seepage over rocks Mutinondo Wilderness Area1160Zambia1231A4N1430

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79514 Pycreus mundtii24 Oct 2012L Merrett
L Merrett LM1013 L Merrett MG Bingham Mutinondo Widerness Area 1160Zambia1231A4N1460

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79726 Scleria melanomphala6 Apr 2013L Merrett
L Merrett LM1392 MG Bingham L Merrett K
Mutinondo Wilderness Area1160Zambia1231A4N1430

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79727 Scleria melanomphala8 Apr 2013L Merrett
L Merrett LM1400 MG Bingham L Merrett K
Mutinondo Wilderness Area1160Zambia1231A4N1430

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79728 Scleria melanomphala10 Apr 2013L Merrett
L Merrett LM1407 MG Bingham L Merrett K
Mutinondo Wilderness Area1160Zambia1231A4N1430

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79729 Scleria melanomphala26 Jan 2013L Merrett
MG Bingham L Merrett Mutinondo Wilderness Area, Musamfushi1160Zambia1231A4N1430

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The Rwanda flora team (2026). Flora of Rwanda: Collections made by Lari Merrett.
https://www.rwandaflora.com/speciesdata/utilities/utility-display-collections-by-person.php?person_id=704, retrieved 31 January 2026

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