Records determined by Clare Archer

Determinations: 28

The following is a list of the records determined by Clare Archer 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
81758Cyperus articulatus5 Dec 1993DK Harder
 DK Harder 2210 C Archer PRE
 In small patch of thick forest on north side of falls and up slope towards Nsamba Lodge. Kaputa District; Nsumbu National Park, along Lufubu River at Mwepwe Falls (Kafuna Falls).1080Zambia0830D1N900

Frequent herb from rhizome in low lying areas and wet places along river.

-8.69222230.5488895
126463Cyperus denudatus5 Jan 2004BT Wursten
 C Archer Seasonally wet grassland.Twentydales Ext. Epworth, Harare0Zimbabwe1731C3C1500

-17.94819031.1420406
88255Cyperus denudatus6 Jan 1966EA Robinson
 EA Robinson 1073 C Archer MRSC
 Banks of the Zambezi, damp grasslandLivingstone District, Victoria Falls0ZambiaS0

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88253Cyperus denudatus16 Oct 1963HJ van Rensburg
HJ van Rensburg 2542 C Archer MRSC
 Black clay soilNanshila floodplain0ZambiaS0

locally abundant on black clay soil

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88249Cyperus denudatus1 Oct 1964HJ van Rensburg
HJ van Rensburg 2977 C Archer MRSC
 At edge of swamp, with Panicum repens, Leersia hexandra & Loudetia simplexKabwe District, Lukanga, Mukunkwa0ZambiaC0

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88248Cyperus denudatus14 Jun 1954EA Robinson
 EA Robinson 863 C Archer MRSC
 Katete, Gold-stream (sic)0ZambiaE0

0.0000000.0000000
88240Cyperus denudatus13 Jul 1930EWB Milne-Redhead
 EWB Milne-Redhead 699 C Archer MRSC
 Solwezi District, Mbulungu Stream0ZambiaW0

0.0000000.0000000
81760Cyperus denudatus6 May 1994HH Schmidt
HH Schmidt 1318 C Archer PRE
 At Kakulwe stream, seasonally innundated grasslands (dambo). Fine, red, sandy, granitic soils. Serenje District; 7.0 km E-SE of the junction with Serenje-Mpika road, on road to Chisomo. 0Zambia1330A4C1350

Herb; 75 cm, erect. Stems pale brown at base. Inflorescence yellowish-tan. Common.

-13.35555630.3494445
81762Cyperus digitatus subsp. auricomus8 Dec 1993MC Merello
 MC Merello 988 C Archer PRE
 Dried dambo and grasslands around Lake Mweru Wantipa. Kaputa District; Mweru Wantipa National Park, along main road through park (D-37) 18.6 km south of northern park gate. 940Zambia0829D1N1000

Clumping sedge of sandy lake shore to 1 m tall; spikes light golden-yellow; leaves with white undersides.

-8.68333329.5333335
90727Cyperus digitatus subsp. auricomus4 Jan 1963WL Astle
 WL Astle 1881 C Archer MRSC
 Floodplain, deep waterKasama District, Chambeshi, Kalunga R. floodplain0ZambiaN0

MRSC: "=Astle 1298, not C.digitatus", det CA as C.d.auricomus, Feb00);

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90740Cyperus dubius var. dubius5 Feb 1955EA Robinson
 EA Robinson 1086 C Archer MRSC
 Dry grasslandMapanza Mission0ZambiaS0

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90739Cyperus dubius var. dubius5 Jan 1957EA Robinson
 EA Robinson 2013 C Archer MRSC
 Dry ground at edge of damboChoma N 45 Km.0ZambiaS0

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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.

-17.93333325.8500004
90738Cyperus dubius var. dubius5 Jan 1955EA Robinson
 EA Robinson 1070 C Archer MRSC
 Dry, open grasslandVictoria Falls1200ZambiaS0

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126462Cyperus esculentus5 Jan 2004BT Wursten
 C Archer Seasonally wet grasslandTwentydales Ext. Epworth, Harare0Zimbabwe1731C3C1500

-17.94819031.1420406
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.

-11.73916724.2677785
48615Cyperus tenuiculmis15 Apr 2012MA Hyde
M Coates Palgrave
 MA Hyde 12.106.11 C Archer PRE
TCT-Catapú
 Colonists on margin of dried-up panMfuma Pan, Catapu82170Mozambique1835A1MS80

-18.05525035.2109007
109512Eleocharis variegata5 Mar 2014A De Castro
 A De Castro s.n. C Archer BNRH
 Inhassoro district.0Mozambique2135C2GI9

Common to dominant species in marsh vegetation of peatland (mire) of a coastal stream.

-21.67627835.2570566
82327Fimbristylis dichotoma25 May 1994CN Nkhoma
 CN Nkhoma 321 C Archer PRE
 Stream and riverine forest dominated by bamboo, surrounded by hilly miombo woodland. Isoka District; 86.5 km from the Isoka-Nakonde Road turnoff to Muyombe. 0Zambia1033A3N1020

Very common sedge among rocks, along the stream. Inflorescence reddish-brown.

-10.37361133.1675005
82718Kyllinga pumila8 Mar 1997NB Zimba
 NB Zimba 1040 C Archer PRE
 Undifferentiated Miombo-Combretum woodland. Brown Kalahari sands. Choma District; 40.9 km from Choma along Choma-Namwala Road. 0Zambia1626B4S1120

Common on water-logged sites on margins of woodland. Stems and blades shiny green. Inflorescence pale green.

-16.46666726.9333335
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.

-11.73916724.2677785
83416Pycreus macrostachyos5 Mar 1995NB Zimba
 NB Zimba 678 C Archer PRE
 Dambo margin.Kasempa District; 13.2 km W of Kalombe Primary School in Chief Kasempa's Area; 35 km from Kasempa along the road to Ndenda National Forest. 0Zambia1325B3W1230

Sedge; rocky outcrop at dambo margin; stem green, smooth; inflorescence brown-yellow; peduncle green, appearing black around the bases; fruits black; plant senescent.

-13.39250025.5541675
109517Pycreus nitidus5 May 2014A De Castro
 A De Castro s.n. C Archer BNRH
 Inhassoro district.0Mozambique2135C2GI9

Common in marsh vegetation of peatland (mire) in coastal stream.

-21.67627835.2570566
108193Scadoxus multiflorus subsp. multiflorus23 Oct 2012L den Boogert
 C Archer Matutuíne District0Mozambique2632B4 M17

iNaturalist record

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114431Schoenoplectus muricinux31 Mar 2021T Benn
 C Archer Edge of water filled panLedumadumane Gaborone0Botswana2425D2SE1024

iNaturalist record

-24.59345825.8852637
109523Schoenoplectus scirpoides4 May 2014A De Castro
 A De Castro s.n. C Archer BNRH
 Inhassoro district, Nhagonzwene Village.0Mozambique2135C2GI3

Locally dominant emergent hydrophyte in coastal stream in transition zone between mangrove swamp and peatland (mire) habitats.

-21.72325035.2774726
117281Spermacoce dibrachiata16 Feb 2021D Lee
 C Archer BT Wursten Makoni0Zimbabwe1832A3C0

iNaturalist record

-18.25255032.0109215
117282Spermacoce dibrachiata26 Feb 2021R Cardinael
 C Archer BT Wursten Turn off to Udu Dam, Nyanga1550Zimbabwe1832B3E1755

iNaturalist record

-18.27658332.7180727

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The Rwanda flora team (2025). Flora of Rwanda: Records determined by Clare Archer.
https://www.rwandaflora.com/speciesdata/utilities/utility-display-determinations-by-person.php?person_id=620, retrieved 5 December 2025

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