Collections made by Frederick Eyles

Records: 67

The following is a list of the collections made by Frederick Eyles in species name order. The records are of species which occur in Malawi (either as a native/naturalised species or as a cultivated species).

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No   Species   Record date   Recorder(s)   Coll.   Det.   Conf.   Herbaria   Habitat   Location   Loc code   Outing code   Planted code   Country   QDS   Grid ref.   FZ Div   Alt. (m)   Notes   Lat   Long   Loc Acc Code   
53215 Actiniopteris pauciloba Mar 1906F Eyles
F Eyles 259 SRGH
In rock crevices, partially shaded.Iron Mask, Mazoe0Zimbabwe1730D2N1340

0.0000000.0000002
48932 Adiantum lunulatum Apr 1906F Eyles
F Eyles 330 SRGH
Also on banks Mazoe River and other well shaded streambanksWest face of Iron Mask, Mazoe0Zimbabwe1730D2N1520

Plentifull locally

0.0000000.0000002
48906 Adiantum poiretii Apr 1906F Eyles
F Eyles 328 SRGH
Under shade of rockIron Mask, West side, Mazoe0Zimbabwe1730D2N1550

Not common but plentiful locally

0.0000000.0000002
122683 Albizia lebbeck Oct 1924F Eyles
F Eyles 4039 SRGH
Salisbury, Public Park, by back door of Power Station.12ZimbabweC1463

Wide spreading tree.

0.0000000.0000000
124203 Alectra orobanchoides27 Mar 1927F Eyles
F Eyles 4867 D Philcox SRGH
Partial shade.Sand-pit Kop, Salisbury.10Zimbabwe1731C3C1463

Stems red, leaf green, flowers orange wth red stripes.

0.0000000.0000000
90964 Aristida diminuta May 1927F Eyles
F Eyles 4931 SRGH
Harare, Borrowdale10ZimbabweC0

0.0000000.0000000
24492 Arthropteris orientalis Apr 1906F Eyles
F Eyles 337 SRGH
CommonMazoe, Iron Mark, E face0Zimbabwe1730D2TR84-61-C1585

0.0000000.0000002
21778 Asclepias palustris1 Jan 1927F Eyles
F Eyles 4604 SRGH
K
Goromonzi0ZimbabweC0

0.0000000.0000000
126361 Ascolepis capensis30 Nov 1918F Eyles
F Eyles s.n. SRGH
Cleveland Dam, Harare1,30Zimbabwe1731C3C0

Inflorescence 5 speres whering [sic]; chalk white.

0.0000000.0000000
15547 Blechnum punctulatum var. punctulatum Apr 1906F Eyles
F Eyles 342 SRGH
In cliff crevicesMazoe, Iron Mask0Zimbabwe1730D2TR84-61-C1530

0.0000000.0000000
15554 Blechnum tabulare 1922F Eyles
F Eyles 3488 SRGH
Rusape, Makoni0Zimbabwe1832C2C1400

0.0000000.0000000
106552 Buchnera buchneroides Mar 1919F Eyles
F Eyles 1548 SRGH
On graniteSalisbury East10Zimbabwe1731C3C0

Upright. Flowers purple.

0.0000000.0000000
52407 Christella chaseana17 Apr 1927F Eyles
F Eyles 4891 EACLE Schelpe SRGH
Among rocks, near riverGoromonzi, Rua River0Zimbabwe1731C4C1580

Bright green

0.0000000.0000002
52120 Christella dentataNo dateF Eyles
F Eyles 95 SRGH
Rain ForestVictoria Falls240Zimbabwe1725D4W914

Fern 2-3 ft high

0.0000000.0000002
52118 Christella dentata Jun 1920F Eyles
JS Henkel
F Eyles JS Henkel 2353 JE Burrows SRGH
Hunyani onto limestone in Sinoia CaveSinoia Cave, Lomagundi district0Zimbabwe1730A3N1220

0.0000000.0000002
52652 Christella gueinziana Apr 1904F Eyles
F Eyles 63 SRGH
By waterMatopo Hills Granite0Zimbabwe2028D1W1524

0.0000000.0000002
74494 Coleus gracilipedicellatum 25 May 1927F Eyles
F Eyles 5681 SRGH
Botanic Garden, Salisbury ( now Harare). 1,210Zimbabwe1731C3C1500

3-4 ft bush, branches radially drooping, flowers blue

0.0000000.0000002
30189 Cyathea capensis Sep 1922F Eyles
F Eyles 3639 SRGH
Forest fernMutare, Scandinavia0Zimbabwe1932B2E1220

0.0000000.0000000
215 Cyperus deciduus Dec 1918F Eyles
F Eyles 1391 SRGH
Cleveland Dam, below Dam wall1,30Zimbabwe1731C3C1530

Specimen in SRGH

0.0000000.0000000
126374 Cyperus deciduus30 Nov 1918F Eyles
F Eyles 1391 SRGH
Cleveland Dam, Harare1,30Zimbabwe1731C3C0

Inflorescence green.

0.0000000.0000000
32009 Duosperma quadrangulare23 Jun 1934F Eyles
F Eyles 8087 BR
Lukosi River, Wankie0Zimbabwe0

0.0000000.0000000
122763 Eminia antennulifera Oct 1917F Eyles
F Eyles 848 SRGH
Salisbury town.10Zimbabwe1731C3C1494

A perennial covering vacant stands. (Not noticed on outside veld). Woody rootstock. [illegible] stems, 3 ft branching; leafy shoots later, twining. Fl. purple and white. Calyx persistent.

0.0000000.0000000
21800 Glossostelma carsonii1 Dec 1905F Eyles
F Eyles 216 SRGH
BM
Mazowe0ZimbabweN0

0.0000000.0000000
90757 Habenaria sochensis19 Feb 1933F Eyles
F Eyles 7288 K
Cleveland Dam, Harare District1,30Zimbabwe1731C3 C0

0
120307 Hibiscus ovalifolius Apr 1920F Eyles
F Eyles 2164 SRGH
Salisbury.0Zimbabwe1731C3C1494

0.0000000.0000000
22628 Huperzia dacrydioides Aug 1920F Eyles
F Eyles 2548 SRGH
Wet forest, depending from treeInyanga, Mt. Inyangani, E-slopes46,54,1550Zimbabwe1832B4VQ83-76-E1830

0.0000000.0000000
97126 Ilex mitis var. mitis15 Oct 1924F Eyles
F Eyles 1134 K
BR
Umvukwes (Mvurwi)0Zimbabwe1730B2C1525

-17.01667030.8666702
120314 Ipomoea dichroa27 Mar 1927F Eyles
F Eyles 4863 SRGH
In shelter at foot of rock.Sand-pit Kop, Salisbury.10Zimbabwe1731C3C0

Flowers purple.

0.0000000.0000000
21357 Ipomoea oenotherae var. oenotherae27 Dec 1926F Eyles
F Eyles 4590 SRGH
Hunyani, Old Charter Road0ZimbabweC0

Root tuberous. Flower purple.

0.0000000.0000000
120316 Ipomoea wightii var. wightii Feb 1925F Eyles
F Eyles 4759 SRGH
Climber among tall grass.Salisbury.0Zimbabwe1731C3C1463

Flowers mauve.

0.0000000.0000000
106560 Jatropha multifida Mar 1934F Eyles
F Eyles 7890 SRGH
From Forest Nursery, Harare12Zimbabwe1731C3C0

0.0000000.0000000
79549 Lagarosiphon muscoides Feb 1917F Eyles
F Eyles 656 SRGH
Cleveland Dam, Harare1,30Zimbabwe1731C3C0

0.0000000.0000005
126383 Lagarosiphon muscoides31 Jul 1916F Eyles
F Eyles 573 SRGH
Cleveland Dam, Harare1,30Zimbabwe1731C3C0

Submerged at shallow end, a dense mass of dark weed.

0.0000000.0000000
126384 Lagarosiphon muscoides10 Feb 1927F Eyles
F Eyles 4747 SRGH
Cleveland Dam, Harare1,30Zimbabwe1731C3C0

Large dark green mases under water running fairly fast.

0.0000000.0000000
41517 Lannea discolor21 Aug 2007BT Wursten
P Ballings
BT Wursten F Eyles PB884 BT Wursten BR
Deciduous woodland; shortly after fireAlong road to Bue Maria, Nhambita0Mozambique1934A1MS140

-19.00985034.1197007
52786 Loxogramme abyssinica Apr 1922F Eyles
F Eyles 3407 SRGH
Among moss in deep shade.Chindamora, Harare district0Zimbabwe1731C2N1370

0.0000000.0000002
22684 Lycopodiella caroliniana May 1904F Eyles
F Eyles 51 SRGH
In marshMatopo hills0ZimbabweW1525

0.0000000.0000000
119389 Macrotyloma axillare var. glabrum5 Mar 1922F Eyles
F Eyles 3328 SRGH
Hatfield, Salisbury10Zimbabwe1731C3C0

0.0000000.0000000
29132 Mellera lobulata25 Jun 1919F Eyles
F Eyles 1698 SRGH
Umtali in Christmas Pass0Zimbabwe1832D3E1220

Flowers pale, nearly white, aromatic.

0.0000000.0000000
52694 Nephrolepis undulata Apr 1906F Eyles
F Eyles 329 SRGH
In steep ravineWest face of Iron Mask, Mazoe0Zimbabwe1730D2N1524

0.0000000.0000002
112316 Ochna leptoclada17 Dec 1926F Eyles
F Eyles 4577 NKB Robson SRGH
Salisbury, Hillside No. 4510Zimbabwe1731C3C1463

Shrublet; calyx accrescent, crimson; fruit green, then black

0.0000000.0000000
51866 Ophioglossum reticulatum Jan 1909F Eyles
F Eyles 559 CF Reed SRGH
Swampy ground on E. slope of Iron Mask HillIron Mask Hill, Mazoe0Zimbabwe1730D2N1460

0.0000000.0000002
126409 Orthochilus adenoglossus30 Nov 1919F Eyles
F Eyles 1396 SRGH
Cleveland Dam, Harare1,30Zimbabwe1731C3 C0

0
120883 Osyris lanceolata13 Nov 1921F Eyles
F Eyles 3212 SRGH
Salisbury, Epworth.0Zimbabwe1731C3C1524

In fruit, berry red.

0.0000000.0000000
34819 Peperomia leptostachya Mar 1918F Eyles
F Eyles 1292 MA Diniz SRGH
Among rocksPalm grove, Victoria Falls240Zimbabwe1725D4W795

Common diffuse succulent; spikes green

0.0000000.0000000
126424 Persicaria senegalensis31 Jan 1917F Eyles
F Eyles 658 SRGH
Cleveland Dam, Harare1,30Zimbabwe1731C3C0

Lax, spreading many branches from centre, often 4 ft long. Stem dull, brick-red, nodes whitish, midrib of leaf raised below, spikes pink.

0.0000000.0000000
106606 Phyllanthus leucanthus Jan 1918F Eyles
F Eyles 912 SRGH
Harare, E Commonage10Zimbabwe1731C3C0

Flowers white

0.0000000.0000000
106602 Phyllanthus nummulariifolius var. nummulariifolius26 Feb 1927F Eyles
F Eyles 4708 SRGH
Open spaceSand-pit Kop, Harare10Zimbabwe1731C3C0

Location of sand-pit Kop uncertain

0.0000000.0000000
106605 Phyllanthus pentandrus3 Apr 1927F Eyles
F Eyles 4875 SRGH
Amongst short grass open to sunSand-pit Kop, Harare10Zimbabwe1731C3C0

Flowers pinkish; corolla pink, calyx dark green, white edged, stipules flesh-pink.

0.0000000.0000000
53206 Pityrogramma argentea Apr 1906F Eyles
F Eyles 340 SRGH
In cliff crevices, plentiful locallyIron Mask, East face, Mazoe0Zimbabwe1730D2N1585

0.0000000.0000002
53204 Pityrogramma argentea Jan 1909F Eyles
F Eyles 563 SRGH
Mazoe, on West slope of Iron Maste Hill0Zimbabwe1730D2N1430

0.0000000.0000002
126389 Platostoma strictum31 Jan 1917F Eyles
F Eyles 662 SRGH
Cleveland Dam, Harare1,30Zimbabwe1731C3C0

Erect, 3 ft herb, bracts and leaves below spike variegated with white at base, some bracts nearly white. Spikes lavender. Leaves tend to turn dark purple with age beginning at margin, old stems dark purple.

0.0000000.0000000
39925 Polyphlebium borbonicum28 Jun 1919F Eyles
F Eyles 1710 SRGH
On under side of rockCecil kop, Mutare44,1560Zimbabwe1832D3E1280

0.0000000.0000002
126426 Potamogeton octandrus31 Jul 1916F Eyles
F Eyles 577 SRGH
Cleveland Dam, Harare1,30Zimbabwe1731C3C0

Submerged.

0.0000000.0000000
126425 Potamogeton octandrus31 Jan 1919F Eyles
F Eyles s.n. SRGH
Cleveland Dam, Harare1,30Zimbabwe1731C3C0

Submerged weeds in such masses at to stop the propeller of small motor boat.

0.0000000.0000000
126427 Potamogeton richardii31 Jan 1917F Eyles
F Eyles 659 SRGH
Cleveland Dam, Harare1,30Zimbabwe1731C3C0

Aquatic, leaves floating, flower spikes projecting above surface, leaves brown or green.

0.0000000.0000000
41122 Psilotum nudum May 1904F Eyles
F Eyles 115 EACLE Schelpe SRGH
Growing on bole of living tree in rainforestVictoria Falls240Zimbabwe1725D4W0

0.0000000.0000002
53307 Pteris cretica Dec 1906F Eyles
F Eyles 498 SRGH
In kloof, well shaded, sheltered & watered, stream running through lime.Great B farm, on east side Iron Mask, Mazoe0Zimbabwe1730D2N2070

0.0000000.0000002
53333 Pteris friesii May 1904F Eyles
F Eyles 149 SRGH
Matopos0Zimbabwe2028B3W0

0.0000000.0000002
53355 Pteris vittata May 1904F Eyles
F Eyles 66 SRGH
Near Bulowayo0Zimbabwe2028B1W1370

0.0000000.0000002
126375 Pycreus macranthus30 Nov 1981F Eyles
F Eyles 1392 SRGH
Cleveland Dam, Harare1,30Zimbabwe1731C3C0

Inflorescence very dark brown.

0.0000000.0000000
53136 Pyrrosia schimperiana Apr 1922F Eyles
F Eyles 3412 SRGH
A fringe ringing tree trunk in deep shade, fronds hanging downChindamora, Harare0Zimbabwe1731C2N1310

0.0000000.0000002
42092 Selaginella mittenii1 Jul 1917F Eyles
F Eyles 828 SRGH
Dark cleft of rock, forest hill top Makoni0ZimbabweC1525

0.0000000.0000000
99125 Setaria lindenbergiana Nov 1919F Eyles
F Eyles 1922 SRGH
Salisbury, L. Hillside, on ooklip [hard to read]10Zimbabwe1731C3C1463

[placed in the Harare location even though not certain]

0.0000000.0000000
99124 Setaria orthosticha May 1927F Eyles
F Eyles 4932 SRGH
Borrowdale, Harare10Zimbabwe1731C3C1520

0.0000000.0000000
52518 Thelypteris confluens Dec 1918F Eyles
F Eyles 1434 SRGH
Rua River0Zimbabwe1731C4C1520

0.0000000.0000002
52489 Thelypteris confluens Feb 1909F Eyles
F Eyles 525 SRGH
Very plentiful in marshy places, in reed bed associated with Epilobium hirsutumMazoe0Zimbabwe1730D2N1370

1.3 m long, lower 60-70 cm of stalk bare

0.0000000.0000002


Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave, 2014-25

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M. (2025). Flora of Malawi: Collections made by Frederick Eyles.
https://www.malawiflora.com/speciesdata/utilities/utility-display-collections-by-person.php?person_id=21, retrieved 16 May 2025

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