Records determined by Kew Staff

Determinations: 55

The following is a list of the records determined by Kew Staff 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
80751Acacia nigrescens23 Feb 1997NB Zimba
NB Zimba 936 Kew Staff K
Livingstone District; along Livingstone-Lusaka Road, 18.9 km from the main water tank in Livingstone-Boma along Livingstone-Lusaka Road. 0Zambia1723C1S1020

Tree to 12 m, occasional in woodland DBH 15 cm. Stems with dark grey bark and short curved thorns. Fruits green, thin and flat.

-17.66666723.2000004
80789Acalypha ornata21 Feb 1997B Luwiika
B Luwiika 449 Kew Staff B Luwiika K
Boiling Pots, rain forestLivingstone District; Victoria Falls, Boiling Pots, rain forest. 1200Zambia1725D4S860

Shrub 1 m. Stems woody, dark green with white/grey hairs; leaves dark green; flowers yellowish-green, both female and male on one plant.

-17.93333325.8500004
74867Adenia lobata subsp. rumicifolia25 Oct 1997MG Bingham
MG Bingham 11597 Kew Staff KB Vollesen K
Lusaka SE 13km., Protea Hill Farm. 1490Zambia1528A4C1300

Massive vine covering two trees, in prolific bloom, and attracting bees in great numbers, clearly audible at 50m. Male flowers, slightly scented; pollen creamy-white.

-15.47166728.3850006
63627Adenodolichos punctatus subsp. punctatus29 Sep 1963EA Robinson
EA Robinson R 5664 Kew Staff K
Peat bogChakwenga Headwaters area1710Zambia1529A2C1075

From E.A.Robinson's collection written by Bob Drummond. Name in list: Adenodolichos punctatus

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49038Anisophyllea boehmii26 May 1995MG Bingham
MG Bingham 10555 Kew Staff K
MRSC
River GorgeMpika district, Mpika0Zambia1131C4N1421

Flowers

-11.83333031.4500006
75920Aristea angolensis21 Dec 2011L Merrett
L Merrett 630 Kew Staff K
Dambo: Syzigium guineense, Uapaca sansibarica, Protea garguedii, P. welwitschii, Pankiaka carsonii, Habenaria filicornis, Gardenia subacaulis, Parinari capensis, Justicia elegantula, Ascolepsis protea.Mutinondo Wilderness Area, Mayense Main Camp: Little Chipundu dambo 1160Zambia1231A4 N1434

Monocot. Leaves: light grey-green, long slender, spreading from base. Flower stalk +-1m tall; flowers: widely spaced towards top of stalk, ppetals x 6 blue +-8mmx10mm, rounded to slightly tapered tips.

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75921Aristea angolensis01 Jan 2013L Merrett
L Merrett 1167 Kew Staff K
Dambo: Syzygium cordatum, Syzygium guineense, Uapaca sansibarica, Protea garguedii, P. welwitschii, Gnidia chrysantha, Conyza welwitschi, Desmodium barbatum, Gardenia subacaulis. Mutinondo Wilderness Area, Mayense Main Camp: Little Chipundu dambo 1160Zambia1231A4 N1434

Mono. Tubers below, leaves graas-like from base, variable lengths, fanning out along one plane, tallest central, shorter to the sides, flower stalk +-15cm above leaves, blue flowers, 6 petals, alternating from larger to smaller, yellow anthers central.

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73755Bothriocline laxa subsp. laxa11 Apr 1993MG Bingham
MG Bingham 9097 Kew Staff K
MO
Miombo Lusaka SE 20km., Jellis' farm (Lazy J Ranch). 1450Zambia1528A4C1300

determined as Bothriocline laxa

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51789Brachystegia floribunda13 Oct 1997MG Bingham
MG Bingham 11583 Kew Staff K
Luapula Province, Mansa District, Mansa SW 50km, Fimpulo Village.0Zambia1128A41100

Tree in village: Identification: two leaflet pairs; panicles behind the leaves on 1-year-old growth.

-11.38333328.4852786
84839Bulbostylis contexta03 Jan 1958EA Robinson
EA Robinson 2590 Kew Staff C Archer K
MRSC
Mkushi District, Fiwila0ZambiaC0

0.0000000.0000000
85034Bulbostylis filamentosa20 Jun 1956EA Robinson
EA Robinson EAR_1698 Kew Staff K
MRSC
Mbala District, Lake Chila0ZambiaN0

0.0000000.0000000
84376Bulbostylis oritrephes09 Jan 1958EA Robinson
EA Robinson EAR_2710 Kew Staff K
MRSC
Rocky hillsideMkushi District, Fiwila0ZambiaC0

K, det as B.trichobasis (Baker) C.B.Clarke; MRSC.

0.0000000.0000000
58643Ceropegia nephroloba04 Feb 1996MG Bingham
RJC Nefdt
MG Bingham RJC Nefdt 10880 Kew Staff K
MRSC
Limestone scrub savanna. Kanyanja, Lusaka SE 25km. 0Zambia1528C2C1300

-15.51666728.4500005
85096Coleochloa setifera04 Apr 1956EA Robinson
EA Robinson 1595 Kew Staff K
MRSC
rocky hillChinsali District, Shiwa Ngandu0ZambiaN0

0.0000000.0000000
76269Courtoisina cyperoides04 Feb 1996MG Bingham
RJC Nefdt
MG Bingham RJC Nefdt 10864 Kew Staff K
MRSC
Mudpan Kafue District, Kanyanja, Lusaka SE 25km.,Chifwema Road side drain. 0Zambia1528C2C0

-15.51666628.4550004
85086Courtoisina cyperoides27 Feb 2000MG Bingham
CR Peters
MG Bingham CR Peters 12141 Kew Staff K
Chongwe District, Chinyunyu Hotspring, Lusaka E 85km. 0Zambia1529A3C1000

-15.25000029.0166674
84818Crotalaria natalitia var. natalitia14 May 1995MG Bingham
MG Bingham 10545 Kew Staff K
MRSC
Streambank Chisamba District, Mwapula River, Mwiya Village. 0Zambia1528B2C1100

-15.10000028.7833334
84713Crotalaria sphaerocarpa subsp. sphaerocarpa14 Feb 1999MG Bingham
B Luwiika
MG Bingham B Luwiika 11845 Kew Staff K
Mongu District, Ndau School clearing. 0Zambia1522B4B1000

Erect annual.

-15.41666622.9666675
81698Croton menyharthii05 Feb 1995DK Harder
DK Harder 2588 Kew Staff K
Collections in woodland and grassland around mouth of cave and on adjacent rocky hillside. Lusaka District; Shimabala Cave, National Heritage Site; ca. 1 km N of Kafue Road near Chilanga Cement housing; ca. 10 km S of Chilanga and 23 km S of Lusaka. 1430Zambia1528C1C1200

Occasional; shrub; to 2.5 m tall; leaves bright green above; silvery-white below; new leaves brown; immature fruits light silver-green with brown-black spots.

-15.65277828.2375005
88223Cyperus amabilis11 Feb 1999MG Bingham
B Luwiika
MG Bingham B Luwiika 11818 Kew Staff K
Seepage zone at floodplain margin Mongu District, Sefula, Mutungi Village. 0Zambia1523A3B1000

Weed of cultivation.

-15.35666723.1683335
79417Cyperus angolensis23 Oct 2012L Merrett
L Merrett LM_1012 Kew Staff K
Miombo woodlandIn front of Mayense Main Camp, Mutinondo Wilderness Area 1160Zambia1231A4N1434

-12.43716731.2861675
76271Cyperus papyrus14 Nov 1998MG Bingham
MG Bingham 11760 Kew Staff K
Swamp Serenje District, Kasanka National Park, Fibwe. 990Zambia1230C2C1300

-12.58333330.2833334
82119Englerophytum magalismontanum01 Mar 1996NB Zimba
NB Zimba 722 Kew Staff Kaoma District; 3 km NW along Kaoma-Lukulu Road from junction of Kaoma-Mongu Road. 0ZambiaB1050

Shrub; to 1.5 m; in the thicket understorey; occasional; stem with grey bark; leaves green and smooth on the upperside but light brown on the underside; fruits green borne on stem.

0.0000000.0000000
79569Eriocaulon stenophyllum10 Aug 2006MG Bingham
MG Bingham 13107 Kew Staff K
Shallow pans Shangombo District, Upper Zambezi, Namaenda. 0Zambia1623A4B1005

-16.29180523.3119446
63642Eriosema affine08 Sep 1963EA Robinson
EA Robinson R 5659 Kew Staff K
Peat bogChakwenga Headwaters area1710Zambia1529A2C1075

From E.A.Robinson's collection written by Bob Drummond

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63828Eulophia arenicola27 Oct 1963EA Robinson
EA Robinson R 5778 Kew Staff K
Peat bogChakwenga Headwaters area1710Zambia1529A2 C1075

From E.A.Robinson's collection written by Bob Drummond

4
63830Eulophia coeloglossa16 Nov 1963EA Robinson
EA Robinson R 5838 Kew Staff K
Peat bogChakwenga Headwaters area1710Zambia1529A2 C1075

From E.A.Robinson's collection written by Bob Drummond

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63834Eulophia katangensis25 Aug 1963EA Robinson
EA Robinson R 5608 Kew Staff K
Peat bogChakwenga Headwaters area1710Zambia1529A2 C1075

From E.A.Robinson's collection written by Bob Drummond

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63835Eulophia livingstoneana16 Nov 1963EA Robinson
EA Robinson R 5844 Kew Staff K
Peat bogChakwenga Headwaters area1710Zambia1529A2 C1075

From E.A.Robinson's collection written by Bob Drummond

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63832Eulophia nyasae01 Dec 1963EA Robinson
EA Robinson R 5872 Kew Staff K
Peat bogChakwenga Headwaters area1710Zambia1529A2 C1075

From E.A.Robinson's collection written by Bob Drummond. Name in list: Eulophia florulenta

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63840Eulophia subsaprophytica01 Dec 1963EA Robinson
EA Robinson R 5866 Kew Staff K
Peat bogChakwenga Headwaters area1710Zambia1529A2 C1075

From E.A.Robinson's collection written by Bob Drummond

4
75364Fadogia stenophylla subsp. odorata19 Oct 2012L Merrett
L Merrett 975 Kew Staff K
Dambo: Syzigium guineense, Uapaca sansibarica, Protea garguedii, P. welwitschii, Gardenia subacaulis, Parinari capensis, Justicia elegantula, Ascolepsis protea, Eriocaulon sp., Fuirena stricta Mutinondo Wilderness Area, Kankonde Self-catering Camp: Dambo along river west of Kankonde Camp 1160Zambia1231A3N1379

Herb +-30cm tall, single yellow-green stem, whirls of three leaves, largest towards top, leaves midrib yellow, blades rounded, curved upwards, pale green below, tips upwards, flowers cream yellow, short stalked, tucked away at axils between stam and leaf. Threats: Unusual

-12.38776731.2369336
54439Garcinia volkensii04 Dec 2006MG Bingham
MG Bingham 13177 Kew Staff K
RocksKasama District, Mwela Rocks, 5 km east of Kasama. 0Zambia1031A1N1428

Small tree amongst rocks

-10.20027831.2350006
82787Leucas tettensis14 Mar 1997NB Zimba
NB Zimba 1126 Kew Staff Mopane woodland.Gwembe District; Siavonga area, Lukwechele PFA No. 184; 8.9 km along road 502 from road junction with Lusaka Siavonga road in mopane woodland. 0Zambia1628B3S510

Shrub to 1 m, occasional among grasses in disturbed sites. Stems light green with cream hairs. Leaves light green. Flower cream. Bracts green. Rostrum with orange coloration.

-16.45000028.6666674
63848Phaius occidentalis16 Nov 1963EA Robinson
EA Robinson R 5831 Kew Staff K
Peat bogChakwenga Headwaters area1710Zambia1529A2 C1075

From E.A.Robinson's collection written by Bob Drummond

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63648Rhynchosia buchananii03 Nov 1963EA Robinson
EA Robinson R 5805 Kew Staff K
Peat bogChakwenga Headwaters area1710Zambia1529A2C1075

From E.A.Robinson's collection written by Bob Drummond

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63649Rhynchosia insignis29 Sep 1963EA Robinson
EA Robinson R 5665 Kew Staff K
Peat bogChakwenga Headwaters area1710Zambia1529A2C1075

From E.A.Robinson's collection written by Bob Drummond

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63851Satyrium riparium16 Nov 1963EA Robinson
EA Robinson R 5823 Kew Staff K
Peat bogChakwenga Headwaters area1710Zambia1529A2 C1075

From E.A.Robinson's collection written by Bob Drummond

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80163Schoenoplectus corymbosus11 Jan 1996MG Bingham
PE Bingham
MG Bingham PE Bingham MB10800 Kew Staff Kew Staff K
WAG
MRSC
Wet sandy dambo Chisamba district, Chisamba, Sable Farm (David Gordon) 0Zambia1428C4C1300

-14.91666728.2833334
77310Scleria erythrorrhiza21 Jun 1957EA Robinson
EA Robinson EAR_2329 Kew Staff C Archer K
MRSC
Kawambwa0ZambiaN1300

0.0000000.0000000
77312Scleria flexuosa21 Jun 1957EA Robinson
EA Robinson EAR_2326 Kew Staff C Archer K
MRSC
Kawambwa0ZambiaN1300

0.0000000.0000000
63801Scleria griegifolia14 Feb 1965EA Robinson
EA Robinson R 6387 Kew Staff K
Peat bogChakwenga Headwaters area1710Zambia1529A2C1075

From E.A.Robinson's collection written by Bob Drummond. Name in list: Scleria acriulus

-15.15210029.3537004
74644Senecio pachyrhizus31 Aug 2002MG Bingham
MG Bingham 12554 Kew Staff K
Miombo woodland. Mpika District, Mutinondo Wilderness Area. 1160Zambia1231A4N1500

common pyrophyte with rosette of long leaves, flowering after fire; capitula dingy white.

-12.41666731.2666674
61591Siphonochilus parvus29 Oct 2004MG Bingham
C Hemmings
MG Bingham C Hemmings MB 12804 Kew Staff Miombo woodland with termite mounds. Mbala District, Isanya Coffee Farm0Zambia0831C3N1360

Tepals lilac with yellow throat.

-8.81666731.2333334
61599Siphonochilus rhodesicus29 Oct 2004MG Bingham
C Hemmings
MG Bingham MB12810 Kew Staff K
Former woodland Mbala District, Isanya coffee farm. 0Zambia0831C3N1530

Tepals white.

-8.81666731.2333334
74432Vernonia chloropappa05 May 1993MG Bingham
MG Bingham 9283 Kew Staff K
MO
Miombo woodland Lusaka SE 20km., Jellis' farm (Lazy J Ranch). 1450Zambia1528A4C1300

-15.49166728.4666674
74439Vernonia filipendula14 Mar 1993MG Bingham
MG Bingham 8873 Kew Staff K
MO
Lusaka SE 22km, Kapuka farm. 0Zambia1528A4C1300

-15.46666728.4833334
74441Vernonia filipendula11 Mar 1993MG Bingham
MG Bingham 8846 Kew Staff K
MO
Ruderal Lusaka SE 13km., Protea Hill Farm. 1490Zambia1528A4C1300

-15.47166728.3850006
74562Vernonia melleri var. melleri20 Jun 1993MG Bingham
MG Bingham 9453 Kew Staff K
MO
Kafue District, Nachitete River, Chifwema, Lusaka SE 31km. 0Zambia1528D1C1220

-15.60000028.5166674
73773Vernonia petersii30 Apr 1996MG Bingham
MG Bingham 11005 Kew Staff K
On old mine dump Mumbwa District, Dunrobin Mine. 0Zambia1527A1C1200

-15.16666727.1666674
73771Vernonia polysphaera20 Jun 1995MG Bingham
MG Bingham 10647 Kew Staff K
MO
MRSC
Hillside. Protea savanna Mpika District, Mpika. 0Zambia1131C4N1650

-11.91666731.4166674
73769Vernonia rhodanthoidea08 May 1993MG Bingham
MG Bingham 9295 Kew Staff K
MO
RuderalLusaka E, 20 km., Chalimbana. 0Zambia1528B3C1200

Common roadside annual.

-15.35000528.5000014
74659Vernonia suprafastigiata20 Jun 1993MG Bingham
MG Bingham 9447 Kew Staff K
MO
Kafue District, Nachitete River, Lusaka SE 31km. 0Zambia1528D1C1220

-15.60000028.5166674
63658Vigna antunesii08 Sep 1963EA Robinson
EA Robinson R 5663 Kew Staff K
Peat bogChakwenga Headwaters area1710Zambia1529A2C1075

From E.A.Robinson's collection written by Bob Drummond. Name in list: Vigna nuda

-15.15210029.3537004
84143Vigna comosa subsp. comosa17 Feb 1995B Luwiika
B Luwiika 45 Kew Staff B Luwiika K
Collecting from rock outcrop in Jirundu plains/swampSolwezi District; Jirundu National Forestry Reserve (Botanical Reserve). 95 km E of Solwezi/Mwinilunga Road, near the Kambizhi Primary School.0Zambia1125C4W1470

Runner with small, long trifoliate leaves; flowers lobed, light purple; fruits green, thin, ca. 5 cm long.

-11.91250025.4861115


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