Collections made by William Astle

Records: 11

The following is a list of the collections made by William Astle 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   
80742 Acacia hockii21 Jul 1967WL Astle
WL Astle 5078 Mopane/Brachystegia stipulata/Combretum apiculatum on dissected siltstone.Mfuwe, Luangwa Valley. 900Zambia1331D2E670

Common shrub to 4 ft., bright yellow inflorescence.

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84827 Bulbostylis buchananii26 May 1961WL Astle
WL Astle 710 C Archer MRSC
Sand shore L.Mweru, Puta's village0ZambiaN0

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85033 Bulbostylis filamentosa9 Feb 1961WL Astle
WL Astle 381 EA Robinson MRSC
Luwingu District, Chishinga Ranch0ZambiaN0

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85055 Bulbostylis macra16 Feb 1961WL Astle
WL Astle 430 EA Robinson Common sedge on rocky soilsLuwingu District, Chishinga Ranch0ZambiaN0

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85068 Bulbostylis pilosa15 Feb 1961WL Astle
WL Astle 428 C Archer MRSC
Luwingu District, Chishinga Ranch0ZambiaN0

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77307 Cyperus margaritaceus12 Dec 1961WL Astle
WL Astle WLA_1092 WL Astle C Archer MRSC
0Zambia0

Determined as Cyperus margaritaceus var nduru

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83171 Paspalum glumaceumNo dateWL Astle
WL Astle 5458 Mfuwe900Zambia0

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83435 Rhamphicarpa fistulosa26 Mar 1969WL Astle
WL Astle 5658 Black clay.Mpika District; 10 m NE Mfuwe, Luangwa Valley.900ZambiaN610

Tufted herb, pale blue flowers. Echinochloa colonum sward on black clay.

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83529 Sacciolepis transbarbata25 Jan 1961WL Astle
WL Astle 305 In B. longifolia woodland on Plateau Soillehishinga.0Zambia1402

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77335 Scleria griegifolia Sep 1960WL Astle
WL Astle WLA_4754 WL Astle C Archer MRSC
Luwingu District, Chishinga Ranch 0ZambiaN0

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79619 Scleria welwitschii2 Dec 1961WL Astle
WL Astle WLA_1025 WL Astle C Archer MRSC
Chishimba Falls 0ZambiaN0

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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 William Astle.
https://www.malawiflora.com/speciesdata/utilities/utility-display-collections-by-person.php?person_id=461, retrieved 16 May 2025

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