Collections made by Rutherford-Smith

Records: 12

The following is a list of the collections made by Rutherford-Smith 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   
62062 Aneilema johnstonii2 Feb 1961ROB Rutherford-Smith
ROB Rutherford-Smith 466 RB Faden SRGH
BR
Prince Edward Dam road about half a mile beyond Hunyani Bridge, Salisbury.0Zimbabwe1731C3C1435

Creeping herb; flowers yellow.

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106543 Aspidoglossum biflorum6 Dec 1960ROB Rutherford-Smith
ROB Rutherford-Smith 405 SRGH
Hatfield Road, Harare10Zimbabwe1731C3C0

Perennial herb from carrot-shpaed rootstock. Flowers green. White laex from cut stem. Sweet scent from flowers.

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106556 Cucumis hirsutus22 Feb 1961ROB Rutherford-Smith
ROB Rutherford-Smith 552 SRGH
RoadsideNear Gwebi, Harare District1,210Zimbabwe1731C3C0

Prone perennial herb, from rootstock, stems up to 1.5 m. Flowers yellow.

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81912 Diospyros kirkii25 Nov 1960ROB Rutherford-Smith
ROB Rutherford-Smith 384 Chinamora Reserve, Domboshawa.0Zambia0

Tree 2 1/2 m., roughish grey bark. Flowers, petals yellow.

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21801 Glossostelma carsonii24 Nov 1960ROB Rutherford-Smith
ROB Rutherford-Smith 379 SRGH
EA
BR
1.5km from Arcturus on Harare rd, Goromonzi Distr.0Zimbabwe1731C4UR21-32-C1370

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120934 Ipomoea fulvicaulis var. heterocalyx11 Oct 1960ROB Rutherford-Smith
ROB Rutherford-Smith 207 ML Gonçalves SRGH
Burnt field.Mount Pleasant, Harare.10Zimbabwe1731C3C0

Herb to c. 10 cm. Large trumpet-shaped mauve flower, purple throat.

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41259 Isoetes schweinfurthii28 Apr 1961RB Drummond
ROB Rutherford-Smith
RB Drummond ROB Rutherford-Smith 7557A EACLE Schelpe Hicley SRGH
In water, rooted in mud at edge of small rock-poolNuanetsi R., Gorge upstream Buffalo Bend, Nuanetsi district0Zimbabwe2131C4S0

Probably not distinct from 7557

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41260 Isoetes schweinfurthii28 Apr 1961RB Drummond
ROB Rutherford-Smith
RB Drummond ROB Rutherford-Smith 7557 EACLE Schelpe Hicley SRGH
In water, rooted in mud at edge of small rock-poolNuanetsi R., gorge upstream from Buffalo Bend, Nuanetsi District0Zimbabwe2131C4S0

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34942 Leonotis ocymifolia var. raineriana22 Sep 1960ROB Rutherford-Smith
ROB Rutherford-Smith 172 SRGH
BR
Edge of Wattle plantation, foot of mountainsMelsetter (Chimanimani)0Zimbabwe1932D4E0

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35857 Limnophyton obtusifolium25 Apr 1961RB Drummond
ROB Rutherford-Smith
RB Drummond ROB Rutherford-Smith 7522 SRGH
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LISC
PRE
BR
Aquatic in panPan 3 miles downstream of Malipati, West of Nuanetsi River (Mwenezi), Mwenezi District0Zimbabwe2130B3S0

Cited in Flora Zambesiaca Vol. 12 part 2: 10 (2009)

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49636 Ophioglossum costatum4 May 1961RB Drummond
ROB Rutherford-Smith
RB Drummond ROB Rutherford-Smith 7664 SRGH
Seepage area on granite slabsNear Lundi R., near turn off to Hippo Pools, Chibi district.0Zimbabwe2030D3S0

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35509 Striga gesnerioides24 Feb 1961ROB Rutherford-Smith
ROB Rutherford-Smith 605 SRGH
BR
Sugar Estate rd, 2 miles South from Otto Beit bridge, Kariba District0Zimbabwe1628B2N0

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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 Rutherford-Smith.
https://www.malawiflora.com/speciesdata/utilities/utility-display-collections-by-person.php?person_id=54, retrieved 16 May 2025

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