Collections made by Oliver West

Records: 18

The following is a list of the collections made by Oliver West 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   
48854 Adiantum incisum19 Feb 1973LC Leach
O West
LC Leach O West 14988 SRGH
Dolomite cliff ridgeSheepridge farm about 5 miles North of Lion's Den, Lomagundi district0Zimbabwe1730A3N0

0.0000000.0000002
30201 Cyathea dregei23 Jul 1965O West
O West 6640 SRGH
Gwasha forestBelingwe, Mt. Buhwa580Zimbabwe2030C2TN27-19-S0

0.0000000.0000000
113342 Droogmansia pteropus var. pteropus25 Nov 1965O West
O West 6977 K
Along roadside in mfutiRoad through hills South of Umboe, Sinoia (Chinhoyi).0Zimbabwe1730A1N0

Tall straggly legume, locally common.

0.0000000.0000002
84592 Dumasia villosa var. villosa10 Jan 1964O West
O West 4679 SRGH
Swamp forestNear Chikurubi, Greendale10Zimbabwe1731C3C0

0.0000000.0000000
21881 Grangea maderaspatana27 Oct 1963O West
O West 4580 SRGH
A herb in wet mud at edge of water.Mana Pools.590ZimbabweN0

0.0000000.0000000
41364 Helichrysum goetzeanum18 Nov 1958O West
O West 3617 H Wild SRGH
Chimanimani Mts330Zimbabwe1932D4E0

0.0000000.0000002
41365 Helichrysum goetzeanum30 Apr 1965O West
O West 6451 H Wild SRGH
Mt Inyangani.46,54,1550Zimbabwe1832B4E0

Common on higher slopes

0.0000000.0000002
35313 Helichrysum lepidissimum26 Jun 1958O West
O West 3669 SRGH
Slopes of Pork Pie, Melsetter (Chimanimani)0Zimbabwe1932D4E0

0.0000000.0000002
77283 Hippocratea indica16 Feb 1965O West
O West 6362 SRGH
Dichwe Forest, Sinoia, Lomagundi (Mhangura District)2370Zimbabwe1630C3N1170

Creeper; occasional

-16.99618030.1897505
52856 Lepisorus excavatus15 Dec 1965O West
O West 7056 SRGH
Forest relic patchWorlds view area, Nyanga district0Zimbabwe1832B2E0

Strap leaved epiphytic fern, common.

0.0000000.0000002
79554 Lotononis laxa14 Nov 1964O West
O West 6138 SRGH
K
Greystone Park, Harare10ZimbabweC0

0.0000000.0000000
22727 Lycopodium clavatum15 Nov 1958O West
O West 3816 SRGH
Forest clearingsInyanga, Pungwe gorge0Zimbabwe1832B4E0

0.0000000.0000000
74616 Myrica pilulifera24 Nov 1964O West
O West 6155 SRGH
K
Peak road, Shurugwi (Selukwe).0Zimbabwe1929D2C1400

Cited in Flora Zambesiaca volume 9 part 3: 262 (2006).

-19.67580029.9895605
49646 Ophioglossum gomezianum19 Feb 1954O West
O West 3361 CF Reed SRGH
Lawleys concession, Inyanga North district0Zimbabwe1732B4E0

0.0000000.0000002
27627 Osmunda regalis18 Aug 1948O West
O West 2765 SRGH
Streambank under riverine forestBelingwe, Belingwe Nature Reserve, Ngobi dip 0Zimbabwe2030C2S0

0.0000000.0000000
53348 Pteris friesii18 Aug 1948O West
O West 2781 EACLE Schelpe SRGH
Fern on streambank under shade of riverine forest.Ngobi Dip, Belingwe district0Zimbabwe2029B4S0

0.0000000.0000002
73848 Pterocelastrus echinatus16 Oct 1964O West
O West 6119 SRGH
Near stream.Mt Dombo, Rusape, Makoni District.0Zimbabwe1832A4E1840

Small tree

-18.28249032.4633405
5526 Rhoicissus tomentosa23 Jul 1965O West
O West 6662 SRGH
Vine in gwasha forestMt Buchwa580Zimbabwe2030C2S0

Large orbicular leaves

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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 Oliver West.
https://www.malawiflora.com/speciesdata/utilities/utility-display-collections-by-person.php?person_id=59, retrieved 18 May 2025

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