Records confirmed by Benny Luwiika

Confirmations: 60

The following is a list of the records confirmed by Benny Luwiika in species name order.

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NoSpeciesRecord dateRecorder(s)Coll.Det.Conf.HerbariaHabitatLocationLoc code(s) Outing codePlanted code Country QDSGrid ref.FZ DivAlt. (m)NotesLatLongLoc Acc Code
80769Acacia polyacantha subsp. campylacantha17 Feb 1995DK Harder
B Luwiika
MM Nawa
NB Zimba
DK Harder B Luwiika MM Nawa NB Zimba 69 RE Gereau B Luwiika MO
Collecting from rock outcrop in Jirundu plains/swampSolwezi District; Jirundu National Forestry Reserve (Botanical Reserve). 95 km E of Solwezi/Mwinilunga Road, near the Kambizhi Primary School.0Zambia1125C4W1470

Tree; to 7 m; trunk and stems grey-brown; leaves compound, thin, dark green; pods thin, green.

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80837Adiantum capillus-veneris21 Feb 1997B Luwiika
B Luwiika 442 AR Smith B Luwiika UC
Boiling Pots, rain forestLivingstone District; Victoria Falls. 1200Zambia1725D4S860

10 cm, growing in shallow running water; stems brown; leaves light green with a few spores.

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80839Adiantum incisum21 Feb 1997B Luwiika
B Luwiika 437 AR Smith B Luwiika UC
Boiling Pots, rain forestLivingstone District; Victoria Falls, Boiling Pots, rain forest. 1200Zambia1725D4S860

Ca. 20 cm, growing in wet, shady area. Leaves light green to yellow with brown spores on leaf margins.

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80883Agelanthus zizyphifolius subsp. vittatus28 Feb 1995B Luwiika
B Luwiika 108 RM Polhill B Luwiika K
Miombo woodlandMwinilunga District; Ikelenge; Kavunga Protected Forest Area; adjacent to Hillwood Farms' Nchila Wildlife Reserve at Hillwood Farms; ca. 3.5 km E of Ikelenge. 1520Zambia1124A4W1350

Parasitic; stems greyish-black; leaves smooth, dark green above, light green beneath; fruits smooth, dark green; latex creamy.

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80884Agelanthus zizyphifolius subsp. vittatus28 Feb 1995B Luwiika
B Luwiika 127 RM Polhill B Luwiika K
Mwinilunga District; Ikelenge; Kalene Hills (12.6 km from Ikelenge Mission). 0Zambia1124A1W1440

Parasitic; stems greyish-black; leaves smooth dark green; inflorescence pink, petals connate into column.

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80963Andropogon schirensis16 Mar 1996B Luwiika
B Luwiika 319 L Fish B Luwiika PRE
Mixed Baikiaea forest. Mongu District; Opposite Simulumbe Agric. Research Station.0Zambia1523B1B930

Approx. 1 m tall; stems creamy yellow; leaves dark green; inflorescence yellow; stigmas purplish brown.

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80988Ansellia africana17 Mar 1997B Luwiika
B Luwiika 631 B Luwiika Local ForestGwembe-Munyumbwe District; Collecting in Munyumbwe Local Forest No. 187, 4.9 km from the junction of the Gwembe-Chipepo Road. 0Zambia1627D2 S570

Parasite on mopane, growing 2 m from the ground. Stems hard, light green to yellow; leaves smooth, light green; fruit light green with yellowish longitudinal ridges.

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81252Cassytha filiformis23 Feb 1995B Luwiika
B Luwiika 84 T Deroin B Luwiika Protected Forest AreaMwinilunga District; Nkunyi Protected Forest Area; 9.04 km from Lwawu-Mwinilunga Junction. On Kabompo-Mwinilunga Road (D286). 0Zambia1124C4W1410

Climber/twiner; stems green; flowers, small, yellow; fruit light green.

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81253Cassytha filiformis1 Mar 1997B Luwiika
B Luwiika 622 T Deroin B Luwiika Uapaca woodlandChoma District; Collecting in Simwamimuzuma National Forest No. 180 on the Mabwingombe Hills in Uapaca woodland. 0Zambia1627C4S1200

Vine. Leafless stems green to light green to yellow; fruits light green.

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81312Chamaecrista mimosoides26 Feb 1997B Luwiika
B Luwiika 490 B Mackinder B Luwiika K
Sinazongwe District; Collecting near Siazwela village, Chief Sinazongwe, 4.1 km from Maamba/Sinazongwe Road turning East at the Sinazeze Shopping Center. 0Zambia1727A2S640

Scrambling shrub. Stems light green with a brown tint. Leaves dark green; flowers bright yellow.

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81316Chamaecrista mimosoides7 Mar 1995DK Harder
B Luwiika
MM Nawa
NB Zimba
DK Harder B Luwiika MM Nawa NB Zimba 137 FJ Breteler B Luwiika WAG
On rocksKasempa District; Kasempa; Kamusongwe Hill directly adjacent to Kamusongwe Prison; ca. 2 km from city center. 0Zambia1325B4W1470

On rocks; ca. 50 cm tall; leaves dark green, compound; stems solid, light green with a red tint; petals bright yellow; bracts light green with a red tint.

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81401Cleome hirta29 Feb 1996B Luwiika
B Luwiika 229 B Luwiika Kaoma District; Along the Kaoma/Kasempa road. 0ZambiaB1290

Approx. 1.5 m tall; in abandoned field; stems light green; leaves light green; petals four (4), purple; pods light green.

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81422Coccinia adoensis23 Feb 1995B Luwiika
B Luwiika 93 B Luwiika Collections along roadside and in woodland. Mwinilunga District; on Mwinilunga-Lwawu Road; ca. 19.3 km W of Mwinilunga-Lwawu junction (jct. of T5 and RD287). 0Zambia1124C2W1140

Runner, green, with palmate leaves; immature fruits light green with dark green streaks; fruits blood red; inflorescence light yellow with light green bracts.

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81482Commelina erecta21 Feb 1997B Luwiika
B Luwiika 456 RB Faden B Luwiika US
Boiling Pots, rain forestLivingstone District; Victoria Falls, Boiling Pots, rain forest. 1200Zambia1725D4S860

Stems dark green, semi solid complete glabrous; leaves dark green, glabrous; flowers purplish-blue with light green calyx.

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81537Crabbea velutina26 Feb 1997B Luwiika
B Luwiika 509 KB Vollesen B Luwiika K
Sinazongwe District; Collecting near Siazwela village, Chief Sinazongwe, 4.1 km from Maamba/Sinazongwe Road turning East at the Sinazeze Shopping Center. 0Zambia1727A2S640

Shrub, 15 cm. Stems light green, tinted brown towards base, with white hairs; leaves dark green above, light underneath; inflorescence bracts light green.

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81585Crossopteryx febrifuga26 Feb 1997B Luwiika
B Luwiika 501 D Bridson B Luwiika K
Sinazongwe District; Collecting near Siazwela village, Chief Sinazongwe, 4.1 km from Maamba/Sinazongwe Road turning East at the Sinazeze Shopping Center. 0Zambia1727A2S640

Shrub, 4 m, spreading by stream side. Bark/stems dark brown; leaves light green; fruits light green with reddish-brown spots.

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81729Cyanotis foecunda17 Feb 1995B Luwiika
B Luwiika 73 RB Faden B Luwiika US
Collecting from rock outcrop in Jirundu plains/swampSolwezi District; Jirundu National Forestry Reserve (Botanical Reserve). 95 km E of Solwezi/Mwinilunga Road, near the Kambizhi Primary School.0Zambia1125C4W1470

Herbaceous; runner; in flat plain; stems and leaves growing in the flat plains, stems and leaves red and green; leaves are red adaxially, green abaxially; flowers white, with light green bracts.

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81730Cyanotis foecunda21 Feb 1997B Luwiika
B Luwiika 453 RB Faden B Luwiika US
Boiling Pots, rain forestLivingstone District; Victoria Falls, Boiling Pots, rain forest. 1200Zambia1725D4S860

Lianescent shrub ca. 1 m. Stems light green with brown tint; leaves green with short shiny hairs; flowers bright purple with yellow stamens.

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81731Cyanotis lanata26 Feb 1997B Luwiika
B Luwiika 492 RB Faden B Luwiika US
Between rocksSinazongwe District; Collecting near Siazwela village, Chief Sinazongwe, 4.1 km from Maamba/Sinazongwe Road turning East at the Sinazeze Shopping Center. 0Zambia1727A2S640

Annual herb between rocks, 8 cm. Stems light green with brown tint; leaves light green with white hairs; flowers dirty white to creamy.

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81732Cyanotis lanata17 Mar 1997B Luwiika
B Luwiika 656 RB Faden B Luwiika US
Local ForestGwembe-Munyumbwe District; Collecting in Munyumbwe Local Forest No. 187, 4.9 km from the junction of the Gwembe-Chipepo Road. 0Zambia1627D2S570

Erect to 10 cm on rocks; leaves light green to yellow with red-purple sheath; flowers purple.

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81764Cyperus dubius var. dubius21 Feb 1997B Luwiika
B Luwiika 472 C Archer B Luwiika PRE
Boiling Pots, rain forestLivingstone District; Victoria Falls, Boiling Pots, rain forest. 1200Zambia1725D4S860

Soft, herbaceous, ca. 25 cm. Stems dark green; leaves dark green to light green towards base; inflorescence yellowish-green.

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81777Cyperus pectinatus23 Feb 1995B Luwiika
B Luwiika 98 C Archer B Luwiika PRE
Collections along roadside and in woodland. Mwinilunga District; on Mwinilunga-Lwawu Road; ca. 19.3 km W of Mwinilunga-Lwawu junction (jct. of T5 and RD287). 0Zambia1124C2W1140

Sedge; light green; ca. 25 cm tall; common; with triangular stem; inflorescence light green with a brown tint.

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81895Dioscorea quartiniana17 Mar 1997B Luwiika
B Luwiika 673 P Wilkin B Luwiika K
Gwembe-Munyumbwe District; Collecting along the road between Bbondo and Munyumbwe Local Forests, 12.8 km from the junction. 0Zambia1627D2S540

Vine, climbing on mopane to 4 m. Stems dark green with brown coloration; leaves dark green above, light underneath; fruits light green with white, soft, short hairs.

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82149Eragrostis mollior23 Feb 1995B Luwiika
B Luwiika 78 L Fish B Luwiika PRE
Protected Forest AreaMwinilunga District; Nkunyi Protected Forest Area; 9.04 km from Lwawu-Mwinilunga Junction. On Kabompo-Mwinilunga Road (D286). 0Zambia1124C4W1410

Ca. 45 cm tall, in woodland; leaves dark green, form a sheath at the base, with small greyish-white hairs; roots woody, white; inflorescence light cream; common.

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82203Erythrophleum africanum28 Feb 1995DK Harder
B Luwiika
MM Nawa
NB Zimba
DK Harder B Luwiika MM Nawa NB Zimba 119 FJ Breteler B Luwiika WAG
Mwinilunga District; Ikelenge; Kalene Hills (12.6 km from Ikelenge Mission). 0Zambia1124A1W1440

Tree; ca. 4 m tall; bark and stems dark brown; leaves dark green, smooth adaxially, light green with light brown hairs abaxially; fruits green, flat pods.

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82206Ethulia conyzoides subsp. conyzoides21 Feb 1997B Luwiika
B Luwiika 445 HJ Beentje B Luwiika MO
Boiling Pots, rain forestLivingstone District; Victoria Falls, Boiling Pots, rain forest. 1200Zambia1725D4S860

Herb 20 cm. Stems light green with a brown tint towards the base; leaves light green; flowers light purple.

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82296Ficus glumosa7 Mar 1995B Luwiika
B Luwiika 145 C Berg B Luwiika WAG
Kasempa District; Kasempa; Kamusongwe Hill directly adjacent to Kamusongwe Prison; ca. 2 km from city center. 0Zambia1325B4W1470

Tree; ca. 6 m tall; bark and stems greyish-brown; leaves dark green and smooth adaxially, light green, hairy abaxially; fruits round, light green with white hairs, abundant white seeds inside; latex white.

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82309Ficus sansibarica subsp. macrosperma7 Mar 1995B Luwiika
B Luwiika 151 C Berg B Luwiika WAG
Kasempa District; Kasempa; Kamusongwe Hill directly adjacent to Kamusongwe Prison; ca. 2 km from city center. 0Zambia1325B4W1470

Tree; ca. 6 m tall; bark and stems greyish-brown; leaves smooth and dark green; fruits light green with a brown tint, abundant seeds; latex white, sticky.

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82445Habenaria schimperiana17 Feb 1995B Luwiika
B Luwiika 76 PJ Cribb B Luwiika K
Collecting from rock outcrop in Jirundu plains/swampSolwezi District; Jirundu National Forestry Reserve (Botanical Reserve). 95 km E of Solwezi/Mwinilunga Road, near the Kambizhi Primary School.0Zambia1125C4 W1470

Terrestrial; in flat plains; ca. 25 cm tall; stems soft light green; leaves light green, sheathed at base; flowers white.

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82563Hypolepis sparsisora28 Feb 1995B Luwiika
B Luwiika 107 G Yatskievych B Luwiika MO
Miombo woodlandMwinilunga District; Ikelenge; Kavunga Protected Forest Area; adjacent to Hillwood Farms' Nchila Wildlife Reserve at Hillwood Farms; ca. 3.5 km E of Ikelenge. 1520Zambia1124A4W1350

Fern; ca. 40 cm tall; stems purplish-brown, solid; leaves dark green; spores dark brown.

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82631Indigofera subulata var. subulata20 Mar 1996DK Harder
B Luwiika
HH Schmidt
NB Zimba
DK Harder B Luwiika HH Schmidt NB Zimba 368 BD Schrire B Luwiika K
Kalabo District; In the Lukona local forest; 3.3 km W from Lukona Basic School. 0Zambia1522B4B1140

Shrub; approx. 25 cm tall; stems woody, light green; leaves dark green on top, light green underneath; fruits yellowish green.

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82691Justicia striata16 Mar 1996B Luwiika
B Luwiika 300 KB Vollesen B Luwiika K
In Hymenocardia chipia thickets. Mongu District; Off the Mongu-Kaoma road in Ituku Plain in Hymenocardia chipia thickets. 0Zambia1424C4B1140

Shrub; approx. 20 cm tall; stems soft, light green; leaves smooth, dark green on top, light green underneath; flower petals bright purple inside, pink outside forming a corolla tube; calyx green.

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82734Lantana camara21 Feb 1997B Luwiika
B Luwiika 447 B Luwiika B Luwiika Boiling Pots, rain forestLivingstone District; Victoria Falls, Boiling Pots, rain forest. 1200Zambia1725D4S860

Scrambling shrubs 1-2 m; stems green with short prickly spines; leaves dark green with short hairs on both sides; flowers yellow to bright orange forming a cluster.

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82795Lipocarpha chinensis23 Feb 1995B Luwiika
B Luwiika 98 C Archer B Luwiika PRE
Collections along roadside and in woodland. Mwinilunga District; on Mwinilunga-Lwawu Road; ca. 19.3 km W of Mwinilunga-Lwawu junction (jct. of T5 and RD287). 0Zambia1124C2W1140

Sedge; light green; ca. 25 cm tall; common, with triangular stem; inflorescence light green with a brown tint.

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82980Murdannia simplex17 Feb 1995B Luwiika
B Luwiika 44 RB Faden B Luwiika US
Collecting from rock outcrop in Jirundu plains/swampSolwezi District; Jirundu National Forestry Reserve (Botanical Reserve). 95 km E of Solwezi/Mwinilunga Road, near the Kambizhi Primary School.0Zambia1125C4W1470

Upright; red at the base; roots fibrous, white; leaves sheathed at base; red-brown at base, green towards the tip; stems light green to reddish-brown, hard, round; common; in the swampy area.

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83134Panicum heterostachyum3 Mar 1996B Luwiika
B Luwiika 249 L Fish B Luwiika PRE
Yellow sand.Kaoma District; On the Kaoma/Lukulu road; 57.2 km NW of Lusaka-Mongu road junction in yellow sand. 0Zambia1424C2B930

20 m tall; stems light green at the top, yellowish green at the base; leaves papery light green; flowers yellowish green.

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83135Panicum heterostachyum26 Feb 1997B Luwiika
B Luwiika 499 L Fish B Luwiika PRE
Sinazongwe District; Collecting near Siazwela village, Chief Sinazongwe, 4.1 km from Maamba/Sinazongwe Road turning East at the Sinazeze Shopping Center. 0Zambia1727A2S640

Grass, erect, 25 cm, in rocks. Stems light green, smooth and hard with a brown tint towards base. Inflorescence light green.

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83180Paullinia pinnata21 Feb 1997B Luwiika
B Luwiika 457 HH Schmidt B Luwiika MO
Boiling Pots, rain forestLivingstone District; Victoria Falls, Boiling Pots, rain forest. 1200Zambia1725D4S860

Climbing vine; stems green with a dark brown tint on hard stem; leaves dark green, glabrous; fruits dark green ripening to reddish-orange.

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83233Perotis patens26 Feb 1997B Luwiika
B Luwiika 506 L Fish B Luwiika PRE
Along roadsideSinazongwe District; Collecting near Siazwela village, Chief Sinazongwe, 4.1 km from Maamba/Sinazongwe Road turning East at the Sinazeze Shopping Center. 0Zambia1727A2S640

Annual, 30 cm, along roadside. Stems light green with reddish-brown tint; leaves dark green glabrous; inflorescence yellowish-green.

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83245Phoenix reclinata21 Feb 1997B Luwiika
B Luwiika 461 B Luwiika B Luwiika Boiling Pots, rain forestLivingstone District; Victoria Falls, Boiling Pots, rain forest. 1200Zambia1725D4S860

Palm tree ca. 12 m x 15 cm DBH. Bark/stems greyish-black; leaves dark green, completely glabrous; fruits green ripening to shiny yellow.

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83338Protea welwitschii3 Mar 1997B Luwiika
B Luwiika 554 RK Brummitt B Luwiika K
Along the Maamba/Sinazongwe RoadChoma District; Collecting along the Maamba/Sinazongwe Road, 11.4 km from the Choma-Lusaka Road. 0Zambia1627C4S1200

Small tree to 3 m. Leaves greyish-green, smooth; stems light brown; flowers white with red-brown flowering bracts.

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83353Psorospermum febrifugum28 Feb 1995B Luwiika
B Luwiika 126 B Luwiika NB Zimba B Luwiika Mwinilunga District; Ikelenge; Kalene Hills (12.6 km from Ikelenge Mission). 0Zambia1124A1W1440

Tree; ca. 2.5 m tall; bark and stems greyish-black; leaves dark green adaxially, light green abaxially; fruits red.

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83397Pteridium aquilinum subsp. centrali-africanum7 Mar 1995B Luwiika
B Luwiika 149 G Yatskievych B Luwiika MO
Kasempa District; Kasempa; Kamusongwe Hill directly adjacent to Kamusongwe Prison; ca. 2 km from city center. 0Zambia1325B4W1470

Fern; ca. 1 m tall; stem hard, light green tinted brown at the base; fronds light green with brown spores underneath.

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83400Pteris vittata21 Feb 1997B Luwiika
B Luwiika 474 AR Smith B Luwiika UC
Boiling Pots, rain forestLivingstone District; Victoria Falls, Boiling Pots, rain forest. 1200Zambia1725D4S860

Occasional, in rocks along the river. Stems green, with a dark brown tint; leaves light green with spores along the margins.

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83474Richardia scabra29 Feb 1996B Luwiika
B Luwiika 182 D Bridson B Luwiika K
Kaoma District; Along the Kalamba river, on the Kaoma/Kasempa road; 8.4 km from Kaoma town. 0ZambiaB1290

Scrambling plant light green on banks of stream; flowers 5, petals white; tap root with several hair roots.

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83669Setaria pumila17 Feb 1995B Luwiika
B Luwiika 50 L Fish B Luwiika PRE
Collecting from rock outcrop in Jirundu plains/swampSolwezi District; Jirundu National Forestry Reserve (Botanical Reserve). 95 km E of Solwezi/Mwinilunga Road, near the Kambizhi Primary School.0Zambia1125C4W1470

Upright grass; in grassland; stem hard, red; leaves green, thin, long, ensheathed; roots fibrous; fruits small, hard; green seeds, clustered at top of plant.

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83671Setaria sphacelata20 Mar 1996B Luwiika
B Luwiika 346 B Luwiika B Luwiika Kalabo District; In the Lukona local forest; 3.3 km W from Lukona Basic School. 0Zambia1522B4B1140

Approx. 35 cm tall; leaves light green with white hairs; stem light green with white hairs; inflorescence golden yellow.

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83706Spermacoce pusilla1 Mar 1997B Luwiika
B Luwiika 615 S Dawson B Luwiika K
Uapaca woodlandChoma District; Collecting in Simwamimuzuma National Forest No. 180 on the Mabwingombe Hills in Uapaca woodland. 0Zambia1627C4S1200

Erect to 30 cm. Stems light green, with red tint; leaves dark green above, light underneath; flowers white.

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83707Spermacoce pusilla1 Mar 1997B Luwiika
B Luwiika 617 S Dawson B Luwiika K
Uapaca woodlandChoma District; Collecting in Simwamimuzuma National Forest No. 180 on the Mabwingombe Hills in Uapaca woodland. 0Zambia1627C4S1200

Erect to 15 cm. Stems light green with red tint; leaves dark green above, light underneath; flowers white.

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83721Spermacoce subvulgata var. subvulgata10 Mar 1997B Luwiika
B Luwiika 587 B Luwiika Collecting along the Sinazongwe/Choma RoadChoma District; Collecting along the Sinazongwe/Choma Road, 11.6 km from the junction. 0Zambia1627C4S1200

Herb, 30 cm, in marsh area. Stems light green with brown coloration towards base/roots and nodes; leaves light green; flowers white.

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83777Striga asiatica20 Mar 1996B Luwiika
B Luwiika 337 I Darbyshire B Luwiika K
Kalabo District; Around Lukona Basic School. 0Zambia1522B4B900

Herb; approx. 10 cm tall; stems light green, with a brown tint; leaves light green; flower petals bright red; weed of Maize/Millet Fields.

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83850Tacazzea apiculata21 Feb 1997B Luwiika
B Luwiika 470 WD Stevens B Luwiika MO
Boiling Pots, rain forestLivingstone District; Victoria Falls, Boiling Pots, rain forest. 1200Zambia1725D4S860

Shrub, 50 cm, growing on the banks of Zambezi River. Leaves dark green on top, glabrous, light green, hairy underneath; stems green hairy with brown tint; flowers with yellow petals, silky golden filaments, white crown in the center.

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83855Tacca leontopetaloides26 Feb 1997B Luwiika
B Luwiika 521 B Luwiika B Luwiika Between rocksSinazongwe District; Collecting near Siazwela village, Chief Sinazongwe, 4.1 km from Maamba/Sinazongwe Road, turning East at the Sinazeze Shopping Center. 0Zambia1727A2S640

Herb, 1.20 m in between rocks, rare. Stems light green, semi solid; leaves dark green above, light underneath; fruits yellowish-green with a lot of seeds.

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83925Tephrosia linearis var. linearis16 Mar 1996DK Harder
B Luwiika
NB Zimba
DK Harder B Luwiika NB Zimba 279 RM Polhill B Luwiika K
Mongu District; In the Miulwe Plain, 44.5 km E of Mongu town on south side of Mongu-Lusaka Road. 0ZambiaB1110

Approx. 1 m tall; stems woody, light green; leaves dark green on top, light green underneath with a white removable powder; fruits yellowish green. Collected in the plain.

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84039Tridax procumbens21 Feb 1997B Luwiika
B Luwiika 443 HJ Beentje B Luwiika K
Boiling Pots, rain forestLivingstone District; Victoria Falls, Boiling Pots, rain forest. 1200Zambia1725D4S860

Trailing on rocks along the Zambezi River. Stems green with short grey hairs, brown tint towards base; flowers yellow; bracts green with dark brown tint.

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84106Vangueria infausta subsp. infausta17 Feb 1995B Luwiika
B Luwiika 54 B Verdcourt B Luwiika K
Collecting from rock outcrop in Jirundu plains/swampSolwezi District; Jirundu National Forestry Reserve (Botanical Reserve). 95 km E of Solwezi/Mwinilunga Road, near the Kambizhi Primary School.0Zambia1125C4W1470

Tree; to ca. 5 m; trunk and stems dark brown; leaves rough on both sides dark green adaxially, lighter abaxially with small hairs; fruits round, two-seeded, dark; occasional; on rocky outcrop.

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84143Vigna comosa subsp. comosa17 Feb 1995B Luwiika
B Luwiika 45 Kew Staff B Luwiika K
Collecting from rock outcrop in Jirundu plains/swampSolwezi District; Jirundu National Forestry Reserve (Botanical Reserve). 95 km E of Solwezi/Mwinilunga Road, near the Kambizhi Primary School.0Zambia1125C4W1470

Runner with small, long trifoliate leaves; flowers lobed, light purple; fruits green, thin, ca. 5 cm long.

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84144Vigna comosa subsp. comosa28 Feb 1995DK Harder
B Luwiika
MM Nawa
NB Zimba
DK Harder B Luwiika MM Nawa NB Zimba 131 B Mackinder B Luwiika K
Mwinilunga District; Ikelenge; Kalene Hills (12.6 km from Ikelenge Mission). 0Zambia1124A1W1440

Runner, ca. 1 m long; stem green with a red tint; leaves dark green, succulent; inflorescence: yellow petals with light green bracts.

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84188Wahlenbergia capitata10 Mar 1997B Luwiika
B Luwiika 588 MC Merello B Luwiika MO
Collecting along the Sinazongwe/Choma RoadChoma District; Collecting along the Sinazongwe/Choma Road, 11.6 km from the junction. 0Zambia1627C4S1200

Herb, 30 cm, in marsh areas. Stems light green, hard with white sticky hairs; leaves light green, smooth above, hairy underneath; flowers purplish-blue.

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84194Wahlenbergia napiformis3 Mar 1997B Luwiika
B Luwiika 579 MC Merello B Luwiika MO
Along the Maamba/Sinazongwe RoadChoma District; Collecting along the Maamba/Sinazongwe Road, 11.4 km from the Choma-Lusaka Road. 0Zambia1627C4S1200

Herb, 1 m, common in wet areas. Stems and leaves dark green; flowers light purple; roots white woody.

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The Rwanda flora team (2025). Flora of Rwanda: Records confirmed by Benny Luwiika .
https://www.rwandaflora.com/speciesdata/utilities/utility-display-confirmations-by-person.php?person_id=522, retrieved 5 December 2025

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