Collections made by Mervyn Lötter

Records: 48

The following is a list of the collections made by Mervyn Lötter 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   
110394 Acacia sieberiana var. sieberiana13 May 1998M Lötter
M Lötter 281 BNRH
Inhaminga, Beira.0Mozambique1834B4MS0

Riverine vegetation in miombo woodland. -x000D- Query on plant label re: species.

0.0000000.0000002
110395 Acacia sieberiana var. sieberiana8 Sep 2009M Lötter
BC Turpin
M Lötter 1851 M Lötter BNRH
Moz Hunters Concession, Pundanhar to Nangade.0Mozambique1039D4N34

KEW - ProNatura Project.-x000D- Trees 8 m tall with rounded canopy, not flat-topped. Bark papery and flaking, yellowish brown pieces. Rare-x000D- Habitat: Floodplain, open woodland, in soil.

-10.86805639.9197226
108396 Artabotrys stolzii13 Apr 2010M Lötter
BC Turpin
M Lötter 2061 M Lötter BNRH
Serra Choa Mountain, Barue district.0Mozambique1733C3MS1473

Scrambler 8 m high. Occasional-x000D- Habitat: drainage line in forest. Medium shade.

-17.99694433.0908336
109022 Bauhinia petersiana5 Oct 2005M Lötter
M Lötter 1147 M Lötter BNRH
Nampula town area.0Mozambique1539A1N0

Shrub. Flowers white.

0.0000000.0000002
109199 Boscia angustifolia var. corymbosa8 Sep 2009M Lötter
BC Turpin
M Lötter 1848 DJ Goyder BNRH
Moz Hunters Concession, Pundanhar to Nangade.0Mozambique1039D4N38

KEW - ProNatura Project.-x000D- 8 m tall, single-stemmed; smooth grey bark. Fruits brown. Occasional-x000D- Habitat: Open woodland. In sandy clay.

-10.87888939.9052786
108257 Brachystegia boehmii9 May 1998M Lötter
M Lötter 254 BNRH
Miombo with Erythrophleum.5 km S. of Birchenough Bridge.0Zimbabwe1932C4S0

0.0000000.0000000
109042 Brachystegia floribunda3 Oct 2005M Lötter
M Lötter 1062 M Lötter BNRH
20 km to Guru‚ from Errego.0Mozambique1537C1Z0

Tree, 15 m tall in miombo woodland. Buds starting near top of tree.

0.0000000.0000002
108264 Brachystegia glaucescens9 May 1998M Lötter
M Lötter 257 BNRH
Vumba Mountain, Mutare.630Zimbabwe1932B2E0

Flat topped tree. Smooth, pale bark.

0.0000000.0000000
109059 Brachystegia glaucescens11 Oct 2006M Lötter
M Lötter 1098 JE Burrows BNRH
Mahate - Bilibiza area.0Mozambique1240C2N0

As Brachystegia microphylla in BNRH. Tree, 10 m tall in miombo woodland. Bark pale. C. 39 pairs of leaflets.

0.0000000.0000002
109053 Brachystegia manga4 Oct 2005M Lötter
M Lötter 1078 M Lötter BNRH
Lioma.0Mozambique1536B2Z0

Tree 6 m tall in riparian miombo woodland. Bark smooth, fissuring on old trunk.

0.0000000.0000002
109054 Brachystegia manga17 Oct 2005M Lötter
M Lötter 1130 M Lötter BNRH
20 km N. of Montpuez from Mueda.0Mozambique1238D4N0

Coppice growth.

0.0000000.0000002
108269 Brachystegia microphylla7 Mar 1999M Lötter
M Lötter 608 BNRH
Miombo WoodlandMwinilunga.0Zambia1124A2W0

Tree

0.0000000.0000000
108270 Brachystegia microphylla11 Oct 2006M Lötter
M Lötter 1098 JE Burrows BNRH
In miombo woodlandMahate - Bilibiza area.0Mozambique1240C2N0

Tree, 10 m tall. Bark pale. about 39 pairs of leaflets.

0.0000000.0000000
108274 Brachystegia spiciformis30 Sep 2005M Lötter
M Lötter 1051 M Lötter BNRH
In coastal woodlandZavorra turn-off.0Mozambique2435A3GI0

Tree 3 - 5 m tall. Flowers white.

0.0000000.0000000
108273 Brachystegia spiciformis9 May 1998M Lötter
M Lötter 275 BNRH
Miombo woodlandVumba.630Zimbabwe1932B2E0

0.0000000.0000000
109063 Brachystegia spiciformis30 Sep 2005M Lötter
M Lötter 1051 M Lötter BNRH
Zavorra turn-off.0Mozambique2435A3GI0

Tree 3 - 5 m tall in coastal woodland. Flowers white.

0.0000000.0000002
109073 Brachystegia torrei17 Oct 2005M Lötter
M Lötter 1125 JE Burrows BNRH
20 km S.W. of Mueda.0Mozambique1139C2N0

Tree 20 m tall in woodland. Bark pale, slightly flaking.

0.0000000.0000002
108287 Brachystegia torrei17 Oct 2005M Lötter
M Lötter 1125 JE Burrows BNRH
In woodland20 km SW of Mueda.0Mozambique1139C2N0

Tree 20 m tall, bark pale, slightly flaking

0.0000000.0000000
108294 Brachystegia utilis7 Mar 1999M Lötter
M Lötter 609 BNRH
40.1 km from Kapiri-Mposhi to Mkushi.0Zambia1328D4C0

Tree 15 m tall

0.0000000.0000000
108398 Cleistochlamys kirkii10 May 1998M Lötter
M Lötter 264 JE Burrows BNRH
15km north of Dondo, central Mozambique.0Mozambique1934D1MS0

Woodland on deep sands. Large woody shrub; bark flaking.

0.0000000.0000002
108399 Cleistochlamys kirkii16 May 1998M Lötter
M Lötter 298 JE Burrows BNRH
5km south of Sav‚ River on road from Beira to Maputo.0Mozambique2134B1?0

Large woody shrub, bark flaking. -x000D- Habitat: woodland on deep sands.

0.0000000.0000002
110247 Cryptocarya liebertiana14 Apr 2010M Lötter
BC Turpin
M Lötter 2066 M Lötter BNRH
Serra Choa Mountain, Barue district.0Mozambique1833A1MS1501

Rounded tree on forest margin. Bark dark grey-brown. Leaves largely bi-coloured and glaucous beneath.

-18.00222233.1066676
109099 Cryptosepalum maraviense4 Oct 2005M Lötter
M Lötter 1071 M Lötter BNRH
Namina area.0Mozambique1438D4N0

Suffrutex, 20 cm tall in woodland.

0.0000000.0000002
109477 Cyanotis lanata8 Apr 2010M Lötter
BC Turpin
M Lötter 2034 RB Faden BNRH
Trail leading up on to Chimanimani Mountain, Banks of Nhamadza River, Chimanimani National Park, Sussendenga district.0Mozambique1933C1MS750

Growing in crevices in granite boulders., Occurrence: common

-19.72833333.0411116
109657 Diospyros loureiriana subsp. loureiriana1 Nov 2009M Lötter
M Lötter 1944 JE Burrows BNRH
Nacala Dam, 30 km west of Nacala.0Mozambique1440D1N72

Tree to 5 m tall, bark grey & rough, flowers whitish; in woodland on sandy soils.

-14.71472240.5252787
110843 Drypetes mossambicensis13 Oct 2007M Lötter
M Lötter 1270 M Lötter BNRH
Chokwe to Limpopo River.0Mozambique2433A3GI35

Single-stemmed tree, 7 m tall; flowers yellow; in floodplain thicket, savanna.

-24.43600033.0113174
109897 Erythrina abyssinica2 Oct 2005M Lötter
M Lötter 1061 JE Burrows BNRH
40 km N. of Zambesi River on road (EN 1) to Morrumbala.0Mozambique1735D1Z0

Tree 3 m tall. Flowers red.

0.0000000.0000002
109113 Erythrophleum africanum17 Oct 2005M Lötter
M Lötter 1129 JE Burrows BNRH
25 km N. of Montepuez from Mueda.0Mozambique1238D4N0

5 m tall, bark pale grey. Flowers cream.

0.0000000.0000002
109123 Erythrophleum suaveolens14 Oct 2005M Lötter
M Lötter 1121 JE Burrows BNRH
20 km N.E. of Mueda.0Mozambique1139C2N0

Large tree 20 m tall in miombo woodland.

0.0000000.0000002
109124 Erythrophleum suaveolens13 Oct 2005M Lötter
M Lötter 1115 JE Burrows BNRH
10 km S. of Rovuma River, near Cabo Delgado lighthouse.0Mozambique1040D1N0

10 m tall in Syzygium thicket. Spikes immature.

0.0000000.0000002
109122 Erythrophleum suaveolens14 May 1998M Lötter
M Lötter 289 BNRH
40 km N. of Dondo along road to Inhaminga, Muanza0Mozambique1934B3MS0

Big tree (15 m) growing on deep sands in woodland.

0.0000000.0000002
110044 Gladiolus dalenii subsp. dalenii13 May 1998M Lötter
M Lötter 287 BNRH
Between Muanza and Chiniziua.0Mozambique1834D4 MS0

Hydromorphic grassland in open miombo.

2
110747 Hymenocardia acida var. acida11 May 1988M Lötter
M Lötter 267 BNRH
Muanza, Beira. C. Mozambique.0Mozambique1834D2MS0

Woodland on deep sands.

0.0000000.0000002
110753 Hymenocardia ulmoides16 May 1988M Lötter
M Lötter 293 BNRH
5 km S. of Save River along rd. from Beira to Maputo.0Mozambique2134B1?0

Woodland on deep sands.

0.0000000.0000002
109917 Indigofera atriceps subsp. atriceps11 Mar 2009M Lötter
BC Turpin
M Lötter 1661 M Lötter BNRH
Lulimbo town, ± 103 km N of Unango on road to Rovuma River Bridge.0Mozambique1235A2N791

2 m tall; flowers red, growing on the margins of swamp forest dominated by Syzygium owariense.

-12.08746735.4654506
109920 Indigofera lyallii subsp. lyallii9 Apr 2010M Lötter
BC Turpin
M Lötter 2042 BNRH
Along road leading up to Chikukwa within the Chimanimani National Park.0Mozambique1932D2MS935

Slender tree 4 m tall with red flowers. On forest margins or riparian edge. Drainage line. Occasional

-19.71361132.9911116
108362 Lannea schweinfurthii var. tomentosa3 Nov 2009M Lötter
M Lötter 1954 M Lötter BNRH
Nacala Dam, 30 km west of Nacala.0Mozambique1440D1N71

Tree 7 m tall, bark grey, leaves held ca. horizontally; in woodland on sandy soils.

-14.71583340.5266677
109225 Maerua juncea subsp. juncea14 Sep 2009M Lötter
BC Turpin
M Lötter 1913 M Lötter BNRH
Outskirts of Madanda dry forest, along path into forest.0Mozambique2033D1MS289

KEW - ProNatura Project.-x000D- Scrambler to 5 m high. Leaves bluish green, narrow. Flowers green-white. Fruit ellipsoid, smooth. Common.-x000D- Habitat: Coastal plain, thicket, sandy soil.

-20.54111133.6977786
109224 Maerua juncea subsp. juncea14 Sep 2009M Lötter
BC Turpin
M Lötter 1912 M Lötter BNRH
Outskirts of Madanda dry forest.0Mozambique2033D1MS289

KEW - ProNatura Project.-x000D- Scrambler. Fruit ellipsoid, more or less smooth surface. Occasional-x000D- Habitat: Coastal plain, thicket. In well-drained sandy soil.-x000D- -x000D-

-20.54111133.6977786
109226 Maerua kirkii7 Sep 2009M Lötter
BC Turpin
M Lötter 1833 DJ Goyder BNRH
Moz Hunters Camp entrance road, Pundanhar to Nangade.0Mozambique1039D4N116

KEW - ProNatura Project.-x000D- Tree 5 m tall. Bark brown, slightly corky. Fruit covered in waxy bluish layer. Occasional.-x000D- Habitat: Closed woodland, in well-drained sandy soil.

-10.90111139.8711116
110761 Margaritaria discoidea var. nitida11 May 1998M Lötter
M Lötter 268 BNRH
Dondo, Beira, C. Mozambique.0Mozambique1934D1MS0

Woodland on deep sands.

0.0000000.0000002
110440 Mimosa mossambicensis17 Apr 2010M Lötter
BC Turpin
M Lötter 2084 M Lötter BNRH
Lupata Gorge area.0Mozambique1634C3 MS177

Scrambler 7 m high. Rare.-x000D- Habitat: Drainage line, thicket, in seasonally-waterlogged sand.

6
108429 Monodora stenopetala11 May 1998M Lötter
M Lötter 276 BNRH
Beira. Inhamitanga Forest, N.E. of Inhaminga.0Mozambique1835A1 ?0

4 m tall tree in forest understorey. Fruit aborted.

2
109893 Pleurolobus gangeticus6 Apr 2010M Lötter
BC Turpin
M Lötter 2024 M Lötter BNRH
Moribane forest, Moribane camp.0Mozambique1933C2MS500

Herb 1 m tall. Pink standard, purple keel. Common-x000D- Habitat: Forest on mountain slope in medium shade. In soil.

-19.74388933.3558336
112249 Rinorea elliptica1 Nov 2009M Lötter
M Lötter 1941 JE Burrows BNRH
Nacala Dam, 30 km west of Nacala.0Mozambique1440D1N75

5 m tall, bark smooth; flowers white with a bit of pink colouring. Not common; in woodland thicket on termite mound.

-14.71666740.5225007
109190 Senna singueana4 Oct 2005M Lötter
M Lötter 1074 M Lötter BNRH
Lapala area.0Mozambique1538A1N0

Tree, 3 m tall in woodland.

0.0000000.0000002
109323 Trema orientale11 Oct 2005M Lötter
M Lötter 1093 M Lötter BNRH
Bilibiza area.0Mozambique1240C2N0

Tree in sand forest. Leaves bi-coloured; veins and petiole reddish.

0.0000000.0000002
108879 Vernonia glabra var. glabra1 Nov 2009M Lötter
M Lötter 1935 JE Burrows BNRH
Nacala Dam, 30 km west of Nacala.0Mozambique1440D1N72

Erect shrub 40-50 cm tall; flowers blue; in clear-felled woodland

-14.72055640.5266677


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Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M. (2025). Flora of Malawi: Collections made by Mervyn Lötter.
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