Records confirmed by David Goyder

Confirmations: 25

The following is a list of the records confirmed by David Goyder in species name order.

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NoSpeciesRecord dateRecorder(s)Coll.Det.Conf.HerbariaHabitatLocationLoc code(s) Outing codePlanted code Country QDSGrid ref.FZ DivAlt. (m)NotesLatLongLoc Acc Code
131796Acanthospermum australe27 Oct 2024BT Wursten
BT Wursten DJ Goyder Disturbed ground.Outside Cuemba, Bie.760Angola1218A1BI1396

-12.14122018.1317505
59099Aeollanthus buchnerianus15 Apr 2014BT Wursten
A Mapaura
P Ballings
JR Timberlake
J Hadj-Hammou
H Matimele
J Hadj-Hammou JHH006 BT Wursten DJ Goyder SRGH
K
BR
LMA
On rocky plateau above a river.Nhamadzi River at second crossing along trail to Mt Binga, lower Chimanimani Mts. 168320Mozambique1933C3MS1220

-19.75026533.0568457
132318Bobgunnia madagascariensis6 Nov 2024BT Wursten
BT Wursten DJ Goyder Remnant tree in cleared woodland at edge of compound.Tempue, Moxico.760Angola1318B4 MO1369

7
59358Canscora alata14 Apr 2014BT Wursten
A Mapaura
P Ballings
JR Timberlake
J Hadj-Hammou
H Matimele
J Hadj-Hammou JHH001 BT Wursten DJ Goyder SRGH
K
BR
LMA
Rocky miombo woodland Along Nhamadzi River, lower Chimanimani Conservation Area. 168320Mozambique1933C1MS747

Erect annual herb to 30 cm. White flr. Locally common.

-19.71730633.0371677
59326Coleus thyrsoideus17 Apr 2014BT Wursten
A Mapaura
P Ballings
JR Timberlake
J Hadj-Hammou
H Matimele
BT Wursten P Ballings PB2231 BT Wursten DJ Goyder SRGH
K
BR
LMA
In sheltered shade of quartzite sandstone rocks Northern slopes below Mt Dombe, Chimanimani Mts 168320Mozambique1933C1MS1613

Strongly aromatic, sticky glandular herb; inflorescence terminal, many-flowered, flowers deep blue. Generally frequent in the area

-19.74403033.0149007
25508Cryptolepis obtusa10 Jun 2007BT Wursten
P Ballings
BT Wursten P Ballings PB640 BT Wursten DJ Goyder LMU
Deciduous woodland with riverine influencesAlong path from Chitengo Camp to Pungwe River, Gorongosa National Park.140Mozambique1834C4MS30

-18.99228334.3516837
25512Cynanchum schistoglossum10 Jun 2007BT Wursten
P Ballings
BT Wursten P Ballings PB638 DJ Goyder LMU
Deciduous woodland with riverine influencesAlong path from Chitengo Camp to Pungwe River, Gorongosa National Park.140Mozambique1834C4MS30

-18.99228334.3516837
25316Diplorhynchus condylocarpon7 Jan 2009MA Hyde
BT Wursten
N Wightman
W van Niekerk
B Mungoli
N Wightman DJ Goyder Open dry woodlandKariba-Nyaodza River rd0Zimbabwe1629C1N540

-16.58417029.0760800
132301Disa ochrostachya1 Nov 2024BT Wursten
BT Wursten DJ Goyder G van Asten In dambo grassland.Tchansengwa Source, Moxico.760Angola1218B3 MO1387

7
132298Disa welwitschii subsp. welwitschii5 Nov 2024BT Wursten
BT Wursten DJ Goyder G van Asten In dambo grassland.Cuanavale Source Lake, Luchazes, Moxico760Angola1318B2 MO1354

7
59595Drosera dielsiana18 Apr 2014BT Wursten
A Mapaura
P Ballings
JR Timberlake
J Hadj-Hammou
H Matimele
BT Wursten P Ballings PB2255 BT Wursten DJ Goyder SRGH
K
BR
LMA
On peaty seepage soil In shade under overhanging quartzite sandstone rockface Valley below Mt Pheza, Chimanimani Mts 168320Mozambique1933C1MS1655

Small herbs with a rosette of spathulate leaves apressed to the soil; leaves up to 2.5 cm long, often tinged purple-red, covered in stalked sticky glands.

-19.74165033.0083407
59030Exacum oldenlandioides14 Apr 2014BT Wursten
A Mapaura
P Ballings
JR Timberlake
J Hadj-Hammou
H Matimele
BT Wursten P Ballings PB2187 BT Wursten DJ Goyder SRGH
K
BR
LMA
On a cliff above a river in rocky miombo woodland Path along Nhamadzi River, Chimanimani Conservation Area 168320Mozambique1933C1 MS732

Erect, unbranched, annual herbs up to 18 cm high, flowers in the upper axils, together forming a terminal head; calyx broadly winged; corolla mauve-purple. Locally frequent

7
114842Fockea multiflora6 Nov 2017A Joaquin
A Joaquin DJ Goyder 1890Malawi1435C4S484

iNaturalist record

-14.86150035.3054426
66941Gomphocarpus swynnertonii1 Nov 2014BT Wursten
A Mapaura
JR Timberlake
JR Timberlake JT6035 BT Wursten DJ Goyder SRGH
K
BR
LMA
Among grass tufts in schistose grassland on steep slope below sandstone. Towards Eastern ridge, Chimanimani mountains168330Mozambique1933C3MS1186

BR specimen Erect herb to 30cm. Large tuberous rhizome like an Iris. Leaves broad, overlapping. Flowers pendent, yellow-green.

-19.81819433.1814447
66935Gomphocarpus swynnertonii30 Oct 2014BT Wursten
A Mapaura
JR Timberlake
BT Wursten BW1068 BT Wursten DJ Goyder SRGH
K
BR
LMA
In rocky submontane grassland Mevumodzi Valley near Eastern Lakes, Eastern Chimanimani Mts 168330Mozambique1933C3MS1239

Erect perennial herbs up to 55 cm high with milky sap; fruit in pairs of erect pairs of follicles, velvety, green swollen, pear-shaped. One specimen in flower with drooping, densely corymbose umbel of greenish to brownish yellow flowers.

-19.80559033.1349507
59016Hydrostachys polymorpha14 Apr 2014BT Wursten
A Mapaura
P Ballings
JR Timberlake
J Hadj-Hammou
H Matimele
BT Wursten JR Timberlake J Hadj-Hammou JHH002 BT Wursten DJ Goyder SRGH
K
BR
LMA
Attached to submergered rocks in fast flowing riverNhamadzi River at first crossing on trail to Mt Binga, lower Chimanimani Conservation Area. 168320Mozambique1933C1MS883

Aquatic herb. Feathery green leaves. No obvious roots. Locally common.

-19.73635533.0463607
61883Mascarenhasia arborescens14 Apr 2014BT Wursten
A Mapaura
P Ballings
JR Timberlake
J Hadj-Hammou
H Matimele
A Mapaura AM638 A Mapaura DJ Goyder SRGH
K
BR
LMA
Growing in river bed, in flowing water. At small stream crossing by Binga trail along Nhamadzi River, lower Chimanimani Mts Conservation Area.168320Mozambique1933C1MS762

Cream flowers. One tree seen here.

-19.71952833.0378617
74682Moraea stricta30 Oct 2014BT Wursten
A Mapaura
JR Timberlake
JR Timberlake JT6034 BT Wursten DJ Goyder SRGH
K
BR
LMA
Among grass tufts in schistose grassland. Near Rio Mevumodzi. Chimanimani mountains 168330Mozambique1933C3 MS1280

Hrb to 40 cm, slender stem. Fibrous corm. Pale blue flowers.

7
74678Moraea stricta28 Oct 2014BT Wursten
A Mapaura
JR Timberlake
K Mutasa
BT Wursten DJ Goyder In submontane grassland.Mevumodzi Valley, Eastern Chimanimani Mts.168330Mozambique1933C3 MS1243

Small colony present in the area.

7
59162Neocussonia umbellifera16 Apr 2014BT Wursten
A Mapaura
P Ballings
JR Timberlake
J Hadj-Hammou
H Matimele
BT Wursten P Ballings PB2211 BT Wursten DJ Goyder SRGH
K
BR
LMA
Margin of evergreen forest gwasha Northern slopes below Mt Dombe, Chimanimani Mts 168320Mozambique1933C1MS1341

Tree c. 8 m tall; leaves palmate with petiolulate leaflets; inflorescences lin large terminal, globose heads, up to 20 cm in diameter; flower numerous, very small, yellowish-green. One specimen seen at collection site; common in the area

-19.74353033.0282607
131787Pachycarpus lineolatus27 Oct 2024BT Wursten
BT Wursten BW2676 BT Wursten DJ Goyder BR
Disturbed grassy slope. Cuemba waterfalls. 760Angola1218A1BI1313

-12.15727018.0946407
132321Phaius occidentalis2 Nov 2024BT Wursten
T António
R Culimuena
BT Wursten BW2806 BT Wursten DJ Goyder G van Asten BR
LUBA
Dambo edge of small riverCuango crossing, Moxico 760Angola1218D3 MO1321

6
122908Raphionacme splendens subsp. splendens17 Nov 2019BT Wursten
P Ballings
F Andicene
BT Wursten P Ballings PB2997 BT Wursten DJ Goyder BR
Miombo woodland. Along road between CEC and Civeta Camp, Gorongosa National Park 14600Mozambique1834C3MS128

-18.95228034.1799906
117259Tamarindus indica15 May 2021 Samglen
Samglen DJ Goyder Ilha Caldeira, Nampula0Mozambique1639D1N2

iNaturalist record

-16.64246539.7234436
131755Trochomeria polymorpha27 Oct 2024BT Wursten
BT Wursten BW2658 BT Wursten DJ Goyder BR
In disturbed miombo woodland.Camp outside Cuemba 0Angola1218A1BI1337

-12.14915018.1104707


Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave, 2014-26

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M. (2026). Flora of Malawi: Records confirmed by David Goyder.
https://www.malawiflora.com/speciesdata/utilities/utility-display-confirmations-by-person.php?person_id=288, retrieved 4 October 2026

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