Records determined by Iain Darbyshire

Determinations: 62

The following is a list of the records determined by Iain Darbyshire 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
73977Albuca abyssinica7 Nov 2015A Banze
A Banze 328 I Darbyshire K
LMA
Open woodland, which is dominated by Uapaca kirkiana.Chimanimani, Ntenga forest and Banha Mountain.440Mozambique1933C1MS921

Monocot. about 30 to 40 cm tall, with white bulb like onion,yellow greenish flowers.

-19.65650033.1550006
73634Alchornea hirtella13 Nov 2015I Darbyshire
A Banze
T Comeni
I Darbyshire 879 I Darbyshire K
LMA
Ndzou
Shrub layer of moist forest with Maranthes, Newtonia, Khaya, Millettia stuhlmannii and Funtumia africana, Drypetes (Darbyshire 862); including forest margin near river.Chimanimani foothills, Maronga, Madzireni Forest, Murere River, from camp moving upstream440Mozambique1933C3MS377

Male flowers of Darbyshire 878. Scrambling shrub with arching branches; inflorescence axes reddish, flowers minute, green.

-19.95855633.1038617
73633Alchornea hirtella13 Nov 2015I Darbyshire
A Banze
T Comeni
I Darbyshire 878 I Darbyshire K
LMA
Ndzou
Shrub layer of moist forest with Maranthes, Newtonia, Khaya, Millettia stuhlmannii and Funtumia africana, Drypetes (Darbyshire 862); including forest margin near river.Chimanimani foothills, Maronga, Madzireni Forest, Murere River, from camp moving upstream440Mozambique1933C3MS377

Scrambling shrub with arching branches. Leaves softly hairy, bright green. Female flowers with long red stigmas, elsewhere green. Fruits green, 3-lobed.

-19.95855633.1038617
74089Asparagus falcatus17 Nov 2015JR Timberlake
I Darbyshire
A Banze
VR Fijamo
JA Massunde
JR Timberlake 6147 I Darbyshire K
LMA
Ndzou
Brachystegia microphylla woodland among white Chimanimani sandstone boulders.Sussundenga Dist., Maronga, Madzirene area under Headman Comene, c.1 km W of Rio Thiegunvu. wp 548.440Mozambique1933C3MS376

Scrambling herb; stems woody, phyllodes quite prickly. No flowers/fruits.

-19.98488033.0777307
24678Barleria ventricosa2 Feb 2004BT Wursten
I Darbyshire Roadside, edge of secondary forestEntrance to Ndundu Lodge, Vumba near Tony's Coffee Shoppe10,63,1560Zimbabwe1932B2E1660

This is a herbaceous shrub, up to c. 1 m tall, occurring along forest margins. Stems and bracts spineless. All parts softly velvety. Flowers pale blue.

-19.11938632.7765190
49115Barleria ventricosa10 Apr 1998MA Hyde
MA Hyde 98.100.06 I Darbyshire K
In riverine shadeBy Tanganda river0Zimbabwe2032B1VN540775E760

Flowers very pale lilac, almost white

0.0000000.0000006
98367Bersama abyssinica26 Jun 2015JR Timberlake
VR Fijamo
L Nkuna
JR Timberlake 6075 I Darbyshire I Chelene A Banze K
LMA
Ndzou
Semi-deciduous dry forest with Millettia-Newtonia.Sussundenga Dist., Chimanimani foothills, Mpunga Centro, Mbiquiza forest, between Mussapa & Tave rivers. wp228450Mozambique1933C2MS560

Sub-canopy tree to 6 m. Leaves clustered terminally, with winged rachis. Fruit large, green, axillary, splitting open later.

-19.74438933.3001947
73980Bersama abyssinica7 Nov 2015A Banze
A Banze 331 I Darbyshire K
LMA
Open woodland, of Ntenga forest.Chimanimani, Ntenga forest and Banha Mountain.440Mozambique1933C1MS836

Tree about 5 to 7 m tall, grey bark white flowers, with aromatic smell.

-19.65250033.1548336
73640Biophytum helenae13 Nov 2015I Darbyshire
A Banze
T Comeni
I Darbyshire 885 I Darbyshire K
LMA
Riverbank on moist sandy soils, margin of riverine forest with Uapaca lissopyrena, Breonadia, Khaya, Maranthes, in the open.Chimanimani foothills, Maronga, Madzireni Forest, Murere River, from camp moving upstream440Mozambique1933C3MS377

Erect annual herb, delicate pink flowers with pale yellow throat.

-19.95855633.1038617
73683Burmannia madagascariensis15 Nov 2015I Darbyshire
A Banze
I Darbyshire 928 I Darbyshire K
LMA
Small area of open wet grassland with patch of swamp forest with Uapaca lissopyrena and Syzygium cordatum; drier parts of grassland cut and burnt fairly recently. Thick peaty soil, drying out in some areas.Chimanimani foothills, Maronga, between Comeni's compound and Murere River.440Mozambique1933C3MS270

Erect annual with thread-like stems. Flower with 3-winged lilac receptacle, tepals minute, very pale lilac or white.

-19.96861133.1027787
98339Celosia trigyna2 Jul 2015A Banze
A Banze 263 I Darbyshire A Banze K
LMA
Thequeza forest, along Thequeza river.450Mozambique1933C3MS549

Herb about 15 cms, white flowers.

-19.91500033.1915566
73714Celosia trigyna17 Nov 2015JR Timberlake
I Darbyshire
A Banze
VR Fijamo
I Darbyshire 961 I Darbyshire K
LMA
Ndzou
Miombo woodland with Brachystegia spiciformis, Uapaca nitida, Psorospermum febrifugum and Hymenocardia acida, adjacent to open seasonally wet grassland area, on coarse leached sand.Chimanimani foothills, Maronga, Madzireni area, west of Chiira River.440Mozambique1933C3MS366

Annual herb with many branches from a decumbent base. Tepals white, flower pink within.

-19.98308333.0820837
98361Celtis gomphophylla25 Jun 2015JR Timberlake
L Nkuna
JR Timberlake 6067 I Darbyshire A Banze AJ Zombamele K
LMA
Ndzou
Semi-deciduous forest, forested slope. Edge of small incised valley. Loam soil.Sussundenga Dist., Chimanimani foothills, Mpunga Centro, c.4 km from Ndzou Camp. wp20984450Mozambique1933C4MS566

Buttressed tree to 25 m, partly fallen. Shallow root plate. Bark lenticelled, foetid smell when cut. Leaves asymmetric at base. Fruits small, round, stalked.

-19.75033333.3169177
62084Crassula vaginata17 Apr 2014BT Wursten
A Mapaura
P Ballings
JR Timberlake
J Hadj-Hammou
H Matimele
H Matimele HM2062 I Darbyshire SRGH
K
BR
LMA
Steep slopes, sandy stones grassland Northwestern slopes between Mt Dombe and Mt Peza, Chimanimani Mts.168320Mozambique1933C1MS1660

Suculent herb up to 20 cm tall, leaves in basal rosette, flowers white turning brown

-19.74391733.0126397
74012Culcasia falcifolia16 Nov 2015A Banze
A Banze 364 I Darbyshire K
LMA
Near waterfall.Chimanimani, Maronga, Madzireni, Mudzira forest, Murere river.440Mozambique1933C3MS338

Climber, with green leaves and greenish roots.

-19.94866733.0945006
49103Dicliptera carvalhoi subsp. carvalhoi15 Jun 1999MA Hyde
MA Hyde 99.136.04 I Darbyshire K
In rocky grassy woodlandChriston Bank70Zimbabwe1731C1TR88-54-C1340

0.0000000.0000006
108317Dicliptera carvalhoi subsp. carvalhoi15 Jun 2012P Bester
P Bester 11188 I Darbyshire K
PRE
BNRH
Chimanimani Mountains, ± 68 km WSW of Chimoio.0Mozambique1932B4MS1278

Herb 0.35 m tall. Flowers white with purple markings. Rare.-x000D- Habitat: Grassland on a NW-facing mountain slope. In well-drained sand, in full sun. Biotic effect: roadside.

-19.36785032.8606006
49247Dicliptera carvalhoi subsp. carvalhoi13 May 2011BT Wursten
S Dondeyne
BW212 I Darbyshire BT Wursten BR
Disturbed soil in path in woodland Nhabawe Village, lower Chimanimani Mts1680Mozambique1933C1MS718

-19.70352933.0293287
73987Faurea saligna8 Nov 2015A Banze
A Banze 338 I Darbyshire K
LMA
Green forestChimanimani, Ndombeni forest going down to the Mvuri river.440Mozambique1933C1MS841

Tree about 6 m tall, bark fissured, greyish white flowers.

-19.70366733.1800006
74020Faurea saligna2 Jul 2015A Banze
JA Massunde
MR Cheek
JA Massunde JM8 I Darbyshire A Banze K
LMA
Ndzou
Floresta de montanha, solos franco arrenoso com predominancia de muitas rochas e maior ocorrencia da Brachystegia glaucescensFloresta Thekeza no cume da montanha rodeado de pedras450Mozambique1933C3MS537

Arvore de 8m, folhas simples lanceoladas

-19.90905633.1882787
98403Ficus exasperata2 Jul 2015JR Timberlake
VR Fijamo
L Nkuna
JR Timberlake 6112 I Darbyshire K
LMA
Ndzou
Riverine forest with Celtis; understory of Rawsonia and Rinorea.Sussundenga Dist., Chimanimani foothills, Zomba-Muranga area, Mutsarara River in Tekeza forest. On quartzite. wp287450Mozambique1933C3MS355

Large buttressed tree to 30 m. Bark smooth, pale yellow-green, no lenticels. Branch breakages rounded; some epicormic shoots, hollow (collected). Slash thin, no speckles, pale yellow-green, slightly sticky; no smell to slightly fresh smell. Leaves large, very rough/sandpapery to touch, ?equal at base, light yellow-green; larger/broader than those of C. gomphophylla.

-19.91197233.1915567
73968Ficus lutea6 Nov 2015A Banze
A Banze 319 I Darbyshire K
LMA
Open woodland at the top of Mufucure mountain, with Brachystegia microphylla, Brachystegia boehmii, Garcinia sp.Chimanimani, foothills Mahate forest.440Mozambique1933C1MS673

Tree about 10 to 12 m tall, with white latex, fruits in terminal braches.

-19.67383333.2021676
74085Ficus lutea16 Nov 2015JR Timberlake
I Darbyshire
A Banze
VR Fijamo
JA Massunde
JR Timberlake 6143 I Darbyshire K
LMA
Ndzou
Rocks on edge of quartzite gorge in fringing riverine forest.Sussundenga Dist., Maronga, Madzireni forest by Rio Murere. wp 538.440Mozambique1933C3MS331

Large spreading tree to 15 m; bole straight, branched high, loaded with epiphytes (Rhipsalis, orchids). Bark dark brown, smooth, slightly shiny in places. Leaves large, clustered terminanlly, not hairy.

-19.94883033.0945807
74023Ficus natalensis subsp. natalensis2 Jul 2015A Banze
JA Massunde
MR Cheek
JA Massunde JM11 I Darbyshire K
LMA
Ndzou
Floresta de montanha, solos franco arrenoso com predominancia de muitas rochas e maior ocorrencia da Brachystegia glaucescensFloresta Thekeza no cume da montanha rodeado de pedras450Mozambique1933C3MS537

Arbusto de 3m altura, caule liso com seiva branca colante folhas simples alternadas

-19.90905633.1882787
98359Ficus thonningii24 Jun 2015JR Timberlake
A Banze
JA Massunde
MR Cheek
JR Timberlake 6065 I Darbyshire K
LMA
Ndzou
Closed mixed forest with Millettia stuhlmannii. Mid-slope of forested slope.Sussundenga Dist., Chimanimani foothills, Mpunga Centro, c.4 km from Ndzou Camp. wp203450Mozambique1933C2MS538

Epiphyte. Strangler fig in Xylopia tree. Roots growing down trunk. Leaves young.

-19.74641733.3206117
73985Gladiolus atropurpureus8 Nov 2015A Banze
A Banze 336 I Darbyshire K
LMA
Open woodlandChimanimani, Ndombeni forest going up to the hill.440Mozambique1933C1 MS841

A herb about 40 to 60 cm tall, with brown reddish bulb. Fine roots, with terminal inflorescence, pink flowers.

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73629Hydrocotyle sibthorpioides13 Nov 2015I Darbyshire
A Banze
T Comeni
I Darbyshire 874 I Darbyshire K
LMA
Growing over damp mossy rocks on shaded bank of dry channel, with Torenia sp., Centella asiatica, Justicia tenella.Chimanimani foothills, Maronga, Madzireni Forest, Murere River, from camp moving upstream; along dry watercourse with sandstone boulders and steep shaded banks.440Mozambique1933C3MS278

Trailing slender herb. Minute green flowers and fruit.

-19.96194433.1036677
98158Hypoestes triflora16 Aug 2018BT Wursten
A Iqbal
M Siska
BT Wursten A Iqbal AI221 I Darbyshire BR
In evergreen forest near margin. Southern Loop, Nyika National Park 180550Malawi1033D2N2329

Scrambling herb, Dicliptera-like, with white flowers.

-10.61790033.7740207
73685Hypoxis angustifolia15 Nov 2015I Darbyshire
A Banze
I Darbyshire 930 I Darbyshire K
LMA
Ndzou
Small area of open wet grassland with patch of swamp forest with Uapaca lissopyrena and Syzygium cordatum; drier parts of grassland cut and burnt fairly recently. Thick peaty soil, drying out in some areas.Chimanimani foothills, Maronga, between Comeni's compound and Murere River.440Mozambique1933C3MS270

Perennial herb. Tepals green-yellow externally, bright yellow within; stamens with bright yellow anthers.

-19.96861133.1027787
67175Ilex mitis var. mitis3 Nov 2014BT Wursten
A Mapaura
A Mapaura AM734 I Darbyshire SRGH
K
BR
LMA
Quartzite grassland at edge of small stream flowing from small forest patch 30 m away. Plateau above deep gorge of Mevumodzi tributary, Chimanimani Mts.168330Mozambique1933C3MS1465

Shrub about 1.5 m tall, only branches on E side of tree are flowering. Small white flowers. New leaves, branches and all petioles distinctly purple. One plant seen. Some roots exposed due to water eroding the stream bank. Some branches killed by fire.

-19.82170033.1062207
73737Isolepis fluitans18 Nov 2015I Darbyshire
A Banze
VR Fijamo
JA Massunde
I Darbyshire 986 I Darbyshire LMA
Small crevices in riverside sandstone boulders next to rapids.Chimanimani foothills, Maronga, Madzireni Forest, Murere River, where path that eventually leads to Mahate meets the river, here the river splitting into three channels, one with rapids, one with shallow slow-flowing water, the third currently dry.440Mozambique1933C3MS310

Minute tufted herb, spikelets green.

-19.95327833.1045837
98357Justicia striata3 Jul 2015A Banze
A Banze 286 I Darbyshire A Banze AJ Zombamele K
LMA
Chimanimani, Zomba450Mozambique1933C4MS187

Herb about 1 m tall, flowers white.

-19.87777833.2641116
61679Keetia gueinzii17 Apr 2014BT Wursten
A Mapaura
P Ballings
JR Timberlake
J Hadj-Hammou
H Matimele
H Matimele HM2072 I Darbyshire SRGH
K
BR
LMA
At base of quartzite sandstone block on cliffs Northwestern slopes below Mt Dombe, Chimanimani Mts 168320Mozambique1933C1MS1696

Shrub up to 4 m tall, branching horizontally, dark glossy leaves, dark green fruits

-19.74133333.0112507
67207Launaea rarifolia1 Nov 2014BT Wursten
A Mapaura
JR Timberlake
BT Wursten BW1075 I Darbyshire SRGH
K
BR
LMA
In grassland.Western slopes Mt Shangani, eastern Chimanimani Mts.168330Mozambique1933C3MS1191

Perennial herb, up to 35 cm high with milky sap, growing from a fleshy tuber; leaves mostly basal, capitula terminal consisting only of a whorl of rays. Locally fairly frequent.

-19.81819033.1814307
98375Leptactina platyphylla27 Jun 2015JR Timberlake
VR Fijamo
L Nkuna
JR Timberlake 6083 I Darbyshire A Banze K
LMA
Ndzou
Semi-deciduous dry forest with Newtonia-Erythrophleum.Sussundenga Dist., Chimanimani foothills, track to Chik? from Mpunga Centro. wp248450Mozambique1933C4MS547

Small tree to 4 m. Large leaves. Axillary fruits with long sepals.

-19.76119433.3196677
98363Maesa lanceolata subsp. lanceolata25 Jun 2015JR Timberlake
L Nkuna
JR Timberlake 6069 I Darbyshire A Banze K
LMA
Ndzou
Grassy valley. Edge of swamp grassland.Sussundenga Dist., Chimanimani foothills, Mpunga Centro, valley of Rio Tave, by sacred Ngurume forest. wp216450Mozambique1933C4MS491

Shrub to 2 m. Glossy unequal leaves. Flowers in axillary inflorescence, small, white.

-19.75050033.3104727
74007Mikania chenopodiifolia16 Nov 2015A Banze
A Banze 359 I Darbyshire K
LMA
Near waterfall.Chimanimani, Maronga, Madzireni, Mudzira forets, Murere river.440Mozambique1933C3MS338

Parasite with obtuse green leaves, inflorescence green.

-19.94866733.0945006
74051Mikania chenopodiifolia10 Nov 2015JR Timberlake
A Banze
VR Fijamo
JA Massunde
JA Massunde JM165 I Darbyshire K
LMA
Ndzou
Floresta de montanha, solos franco arrenoso com predominancia de muitas rochas e maior ocorrencia da Brachystegia glaucescens, B. utilis, B. spiciformis e Julbernardia globifloraFloresta Mahate no rio Muzira em solo arrenoso440Mozambique1933C1MS455

Trepadeira muito ramificado de 3m de comprimento, caulhe com brobulhas, folhas em forma do coracao com cheiro esquisito

-19.67905633.1920567
74060Mikania chenopodiifolia18 Nov 2015I Darbyshire
A Banze
JA Massunde JM176 I Darbyshire K
LMA
Ndzou
Floresta sempre verde, com pouca vegetacao de estrato inferior, solos francos arrenosos, com paior ocorrencia de Funtumia africana, Newtonia buchananii, Craterispermum sp, Garcinia sp, Mirants sp, Bligh unijugata Dianella sp e Uapaca lissopyrenaComunidade Maronga,sudeste de Chimanimani, floresta Comeni proximo do rio Murere nas margem de um pequeno rio que se junta ao R. Murere.440Mozambique1933C3MS285

Planta verde carnuda de cerca de 3m altura, folhas simples alternada paraleninevia, flores branca no topo da planta

-19.96894433.1004447
61649Mitrasacmopsis quadrivalvis16 Apr 2014BT Wursten
A Mapaura
P Ballings
JR Timberlake
J Hadj-Hammou
H Matimele
BT Wursten P Ballings PB2218 I Darbyshire SRGH
K
BR
LMA
Mistbelt Brachystegia tamarindoides woodland on rocky slope Northern slopes below Mt Dombe, Chimanimani Mts 168320Mozambique1933C1MS1352

Small annual herbs, up to 20 cm high; flowers small, white in terminal heads on stem and branches; fruit green with purple edgings, with 3-4 pointed appendages or lobes?. Very common at the collecting site forming extensive weedy colonies.

-19.74460033.0309307
73973Murdannia simplex6 Nov 2015A Banze
A Banze 324 I Darbyshire K
LMA
Riverine moist forest, along Mudzira river, with Albizia versicolor, Erythroxylum sp.Chimanimani, foothills Mahate forest.440Mozambique1933C1MS402

A herb about 30 to 40 cm tall, with purple flowers, fruiting.

-19.67183333.1956676
73693Murdannia simplex15 Nov 2015I Darbyshire
A Banze
I Darbyshire 940 I Darbyshire K
LMA
Ndzou
Riverside moist forest on loose sandy-loam soils. With numerous Uapaca lissopyrena, Millettia stuhlmannii, Breonadia; Funtumia africana common in the understorey.Chimanimani foothills, Maronga, Murere River camp, Madzireni Forest.440Mozambique1933C3MS334

Decumbent herb, stems fleshy, rooting at lower nodes. Corolla opens in late afternoon, lilac, petals reflexed, slightly darker towards base; tufts of purple hairs at base of stamens; filaments white, anthers purple.

-19.96688933.1041677
113350Nelsonia canescens22 Oct 2020R Fourie
I Darbyshire Okavango Delta1640Botswana1922D2N963

iNaturalist record

-19.54323022.8611175
73638Oldenlandia goreensis var. goreensis13 Nov 2015I Darbyshire
A Banze
T Comeni
I Darbyshire 883 I Darbyshire K
LMA
Ndzou
Margin of riverine forest, amongst large sandstone boulders on riverbank, in crevices in full sun.Chimanimani foothills, Maronga, Madzireni Forest, Murere River, from camp moving upstream440Mozambique1933C3MS377

Annual herb, trailing over rocks and in crevices. In fruit only, green.

-19.95855633.1038617
73972Opilia amentacea6 Nov 2015A Banze
A Banze 323 I Darbyshire K
LMA
Open woodland forest, at the slop hills, with brownish soils.Chimanimani, foothills, Mahate forest.440Mozambique1933C1MS471

Shrub about 4 m tall, with yellow flowers.

-19.67166733.2116676
73692Phaulopsis imbricata subsp. imbricata15 Nov 2015I Darbyshire
A Banze
I Darbyshire 939 I Darbyshire K
LMA
Ndzou
Moist forest margin in disturbed area by maize shamba.Chimanimani foothills, Maronga, between Comeni's compound and Murere River.440Mozambique1933C3MS270

Untidily branched perennial herb. Bracts green turning brown. Corolla white, stamens not exserted. Mostly past flowering at this time of year.

-19.96861133.1027787
61660Pittosporum viridiflorum21 Apr 2014BT Wursten
A Mapaura
P Ballings
JR Timberlake
J Hadj-Hammou
H Matimele
H Matimele HM2093 I Darbyshire SRGH
K
BR
LMA
Base of quartzite sandstone block on a steep slope Slopes towards Mt Nhamedimu, Chimanimani Mts 168320Mozambique1933C3MS1673

BR specimen Tree up to 5 m height, leaves dark green upperface, pale underneath, fruits green, four lobed

-19.75722233.0932787
124306Pogonospermum subsessile12 Mar 2022BT Wursten
P Ballings
I Darbyshire Almost bare soils on rocky outcrop. Nyarubuye, Kirehe0Rwanda0230B11816

iNaturalist record

-2.15048030.7462506
124307Pogonospermum subsessile11 Mar 2022BT Wursten
P Ballings
E Fischer
I Darbyshire Grassy area in open scrubland. Near Nemba airstrip, Bugesera0Rwanda0230A31478

iNaturalist record

-2.32823030.1982506
74033Psorospermum febrifugum7 Nov 2015JR Timberlake
A Banze
VR Fijamo
JA Massunde
JA Massunde JM146 I Darbyshire K
LMA
Ndzou
Floresta semi-aberta quase miombo, solos franco arrenoso com maior predominancia da Brachystegia utilis e B. glaucescensFloresta Mahate na zona de chipara em solos franco arenoso440Mozambique1933C1MS563

Arbusto com 50 cm, flores brancas, folhas simples opostas com 1mm de peciolos, caule amarelado

-19.67141733.1836397
73665Psorospermum febrifugum14 Nov 2015JR Timberlake
I Darbyshire
A Banze
VR Fijamo
I Darbyshire 910 I Darbyshire K
LMA
Transition from riverine woodland to open seasonally wet grassland.Chimanimani foothills, Maronga, Wandowani, west of Comeni's compound.440Mozambique1933C3MS340

Shrub to 3 m tall. Petals cream-coloured, woolly within; stamens yellow.

-19.97583333.0892227
73707Rhipsalis baccifera17 Nov 2015JR Timberlake
I Darbyshire
A Banze
VR Fijamo
I Darbyshire 954 I Darbyshire K
LMA
Ndzou
Low ridge with numerous outcrops of quartzite, with open Brachystegia microphylla woodland; other common trees include Diplorhynchus, Vangueria and Syzygium guineense. Coarse sandy soils, recent widespread burning. Quartzite rocks with abundant ColeochloaChimanimani foothills, Maronga, Madzireni area, ridge west of Chiira River.440Mozambique1933C3MS376

Pendulous stems growing from rock crevices, some young stems spiny. Fruits white, fleshy.

-19.98488933.0777227
73663Rotheca myricoides14 Nov 2015JR Timberlake
I Darbyshire
A Banze
VR Fijamo
I Darbyshire 908 I Darbyshire K
LMA
Ndzou
Transition from riverine woodland to open seasonally wet grassland, growing with Psorospermum febrifugum.Chimanimani foothills, Maronga, Wandowani, west of Comeni's compound.440Mozambique1933C3MS340

Shrub to 2.5 m. Fruits green turning brown-black, often on leafless portions of branches.

-19.97583333.0892227
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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83776Striga asiatica20 Feb 1997DK Harder
DK Harder 3830 I Darbyshire K
Collections along roadside in Mutemwa thicket on Kalahari Sand. Livingstone District; ca. 18.1 km W of intersection of Livingstone-Sesheke and Lusaka Road, ca. 3 km W of Simonga ca. 1.5 km E of Makunka. 0Zambia1725D3S930

Occasional; in grasses, open sandy areas, full sun; base of stems purple, green further up; corolla tube and lobes bright red-orange.

-17.81666725.7163895
124296Thunbergia mildbraediana15 Mar 2022BT Wursten
P Ballings
E Fischer
I Darbyshire Margin of forest on a vertical bank.Nyungwe Forest National Park, Nyamasheke2400Rwanda0229A31892

iNaturalist record

-2.46363029.1010106
27910Thunbergia schimbensis13 Dec 2007BT Wursten
KB Vollesen I Darbyshire Margin of sandforestCatapu, Mozambique820Mozambique1835A1MS100

-18.04151635.2071606
73623Torenia thouarsii13 Nov 2015I Darbyshire
A Banze
T Comeni
I Darbyshire 868 I Darbyshire K
LMA
Ndzou
Growing amongst sandstone boulders in dry riverbed and on riverbanks; growing with abundant Diodea sarmentosa, Ageratum conyzoides, Commelina ?benghalensis, Centella asiatica.Chimanimani foothills, Maronga, Madzireni Forest, Murere River, from camp moving upstream; along dry watercourse with sandstone boulders and steep shaded banks.440Mozambique1933C3MS278

Annual herb, much branched. Corolla pure white, calyx markedly winged.

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98378Trilepisium madagascariense28 Jun 2015JR Timberlake
L Nkuna
JR Timberlake 6086 I Darbyshire K
LMA
Ndzou
Semi-deciduous dry forest with Newtonia, Funtumia understory.Sussundenga Dist., Chimanimani foothills, Mpunga area, path from Nzou camp. wp25484450Mozambique1933C2MS543

Canopy tree to 25 m, dbh 49 cm. Trunk straight with narrow buttresses. Bark purple-brown, with lenticels. Leaves glossy, with drip-tip. Milky latex. Vern. name: Mdunduwe

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73621Tristemma mauritianum var. mauritianum13 Nov 2015I Darbyshire
A Banze
T Comeni
I Darbyshire 865 I Darbyshire K
LMA
Ndzou
Steep shaded bank of dry watercourse adjacent to Murere River.Chimanimani foothills, Maronga, Madzireni Forest, Murere River, from camp moving upstream; along dry watercourse with sandstone boulders and steep shaded banks.440Mozambique1933C3MS278

Herb to 2 m. Corolla pale mauve; filaments green-white, anthers yellow.

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74040Vepris nobilis9 Nov 2015JR Timberlake
A Banze
VR Fijamo
JA Massunde
JA Massunde JM153 I Darbyshire K
LMA
Ndzou
Floresta semi-aberta quase miombo, solos franco arrenoso com maior predominancia da Brachystegia spiciformis, Julbernardia e Erythrophleum suaveolensisFloresta Mahate na zona de Mutonda proximo da residencia do regulo Mahate440Mozambique1933C1MS676

Arbusto 4m altura, folha palmada, caule liso acastanhado, casca verde, encontrado na floresta fechada

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74047Ximenia afra var. afra10 Nov 2015JR Timberlake
A Banze
VR Fijamo
JA Massunde
JA Massunde JM160 I Darbyshire K
LMA
Ndzou
Floresta de montanha, solos franco arrenoso com predominancia de muitas rochas e maior ocorrencia da Brachystegia glaucescens, B. utilis, B. spiciformis e Julbernardia globifloraFloresta Mahate no monte chipara proximo do rio Mudzira rodeado de rochas440Mozambique1933C1MS594

Arbusto de 3m de alt. diametro de 3 cm caule escuro espinhoso ate pequenos ramos, fruto circular alongado verde e vermelho amarelado ja maduro, com caroso bem forte (semente) encontrado na zona pedregoso, pessiolo de 5mm.

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