Records determined by Bernard Verdcourt

Determinations: 33

The following is a list of the records determined by Bernard Verdcourt in species name order.

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No   Species   Record date   Recorder(s)   Coll.   Det.   Conf.   Herbaria   Habitat   Location   Loc code(s)   Outing code   Planted code   Country   QDS   Grid ref.   FZ Div   Alt. (m)   Notes   Lat   Long   Loc Acc Code   
73526Alangium chinense6 Dec 1966TM Müller
TM Müller 583 B Verdcourt SRGH
Growing towards edge of evergreen forest as an understorey tree.Beneath the Mtarazi Falls, Nyanga.540Zimbabwe1832B4E1200

30 ft tree with straight relatively thin bole; the bark is grey, thin and smooth.

-18.48971232.7913005
80927Ampelocissus obtusata subsp. kirkiana28 Feb 1996DK Harder
DK Harder 3573 B Verdcourt K
Collections in degraded miombo woodland on Kalahari sand. Kaoma District; ca. 6.4 km NE of Kaoma on Kaoma-Kasempa Road 2 km S of Kalamba village.0Zambia1424D2B1200

Vine; sometimes climbing, young stems with red coloration; fruit green, yellow to red to purple.

-14.73722224.7836115
80928Ampelocissus obtusata subsp. kirkiana10 Mar 1997B Luwiika
B Luwiika 602 B Verdcourt B Luwiika K
Collecting along the Sinazongwe/Choma RoadChoma District; Collecting along the Sinazongwe/Choma Road, 11.6 km from the junction. 0Zambia1627C4S1200

Vine, climbing to 3 m, rare. Stems smooth red-brown, woody; leaves smooth, dark green above, light underneath; fruits purplish-black when ripen.

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80929Ampelocissus obtusata subsp. kirkiana10 Mar 1997B Luwiika
B Luwiika 606 B Verdcourt B Luwiika K
Collecting along the Sinazongwe/Choma RoadChoma District; Collecting along the Sinazongwe/Choma Road, 11.6 km from the junction. 0Zambia1627C4S1200

Vine, rare, climbing to 2 m. Stems woody, light green with dark brown tint; fruits light green, ripening to blood red; leaves rough, dark green above, light underneath.

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80930Ampelocissus obtusata subsp. kirkiana22 May 1994HH Schmidt
HH Schmidt 1455 B Verdcourt K
In miombo woodlands, flats and grassy areas. At base of Mututa Ridge. Granitic soils. Chinsali District; 22.4 km NE of junction with Mbesuma Ranch road on road to Chilunda Primary School. 0Zambia0932C4N1180

Vine, prostrate along ground. Stems reddish. Fruits pinkish-red. Uncommon in woodland flats.

-9.86444432.3397225
81255Cayratia gracilis17 Feb 1995DK Harder
DK Harder 2709 B Verdcourt K
Collections from among and around exposed granite and in surrounding grasses, cracks and pockets in rock. Solwezi District; Jirundu Botanical Reserve, 9.4 km W of Solwezi-Mwinilunga Hwy. (ca. 90 km from Solwezi) on road to village and Kambezi Primary School then ca. 1.5 km W on footpath. 0Zambia1125C4W1470

Frequent; twiner to 4 m on shrubs and elsewhere; nodes purple; plant mostly pale green; immature fruit green.

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81256Cayratia gracilis19 Mar 1995DK Harder
DK Harder 2904 B Verdcourt K
Collections on rocky outcrops and near cultivations in rich soil. Lusaka District; Nachitete River Road, Chipapa village, along electrical powerline; ca. 20 km along access road and cleared section along powerline. 0Zambia1528D1C1290

Rare; climber; in woodland; stems succulent; immature fruit shiny green.

-15.59194428.5125005
81257Cayratia gracilis21 Feb 1997B Luwiika
B Luwiika 434 B Verdcourt B Luwiika K
Boiling Pots, rain forestLivingstone District; Victoria Falls, Boiling Pots, rain forest. 1200Zambia1725D4S860

Climbing plant; stems dark green with a brown tint; flowers bright purple with yellow stamen; fruits shiny green.

-17.93333325.8500004
81258Cayratia gracilis11 Mar 1997HH Schmidt
HH Schmidt 2495 B Verdcourt K
In miombo woodland and adjacent riverine community. Disturbed by human habitation. Kalomo District; Travelling northwest on the Kalomo Road (D 714), toward the southern entrance to Kafue National Park. Ca. 65 km from Kalomo. 1000ZambiaS1080

Vine; climbing in vegetation. Flowers pale green, anthers yellow, "collar" green-yellow. Young fruits smooth, shiny, green. Common along river.

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81378Cissus petiolata17 Feb 1995DK Harder
DK Harder 2712 B Verdcourt K
Collections from among and around exposed granite and in surrounding grasses, cracks and pockets in rock. Solwezi District; Jirundu Botanical Reserve, 9.4 km W of Solwezi-Mwinilunga Hwy. (ca. 90 km from Solwezi) on road to village and Kambezi Primary School then ca. 1.5 km W on footpath. 0Zambia1125C4W1470

Occasional; climber on low shrubs; woody stem bases; calyx green; petals light green; nectary disk yellow; ovary yellow-orange; stigma red; immature fruit green.

-11.91250025.4861115
81379Cissus rubiginosa8 May 1994HH Schmidt
HH Schmidt 1342 B Verdcourt K
Open miombo woodlands, grasslands, and adjacent cultivated fields with large granitic outcropping of boulders. Serenje District; 57.0 km NW of Chisomo on the Chisomo-Serenje road (RD 223). Ca. 30.0 km SE of junction with the Serenje-Mpika road (T2). 0Zambia1330A4C1180

Vine; climbing among rocks. Plant with golden-tan pubescence. Fruits green, glaucous turning dark purple. Uncommon.

-13.43750030.3791675
81796Cyphostemma crotalarioides1 Mar 1996NB Zimba
NB Zimba 721 B Verdcourt K
Kaoma District; 3 km NW along Kaoma-Lukulu Road from junction of Kaoma-Mongu Road. 0ZambiaB1050

Vine; to 0.5 m; growing under the thickets; leaves green; fruits berry-like, ripening to black-red.

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81797Cyphostemma gigantophyllum19 Mar 1995DK Harder
DK Harder 2908 B Verdcourt K
Collections on rocky outcrops and near cultivations in rich soil. Lusaka District; Nachitete River Road, Chipapa village, along electrical powerline; ca. 20 km along access road and cleared section along powerline. 0Zambia1528D1C1290

Occasional; climber; in woodland; nodes red; fruits green with white hairs.

-15.59194428.5125005
81798Cyphostemma gigantophyllum2 Mar 1997DK Harder
DK Harder 3933 B Verdcourt K
Slightly disturbed woodland near recent village. Soil rocky quartz with steep ravine. Gwembe District; ca. 9.1 km NW of Sinazeze and Choma-Maamba intersection on road to Choma, collections from hill miombo vegetation type along deviation in road. 0Zambia1727C4S780

Spreading along ground; not at all climbing; occasional; nodes deep red, young fruit light green.

-17.92777827.3441675
81800Cyphostemma gigantophyllum8 Mar 1997NB Zimba
NB Zimba 1087 B Verdcourt K
Secondary hill miombo soil type. Silted rocks-sandy combination.Choma District; 43.8 km from Choma along Choma-Namwala Road, just adjacent to Ngonga River, Simubara-Marundu Hills. 0Zambia1626B4S1100

Arising from big rootstock between rocks. Stems green, appearing red on nodes. Fruits light green with long white hairs. Pedicels red.

-16.43333326.9166675
81809Cyphostemma lynesii14 May 1994HH Schmidt
HH Schmidt 1361 B Verdcourt K
Fine sand to rocky soils, primarily granite, feldspar and mica.Mpika District; North Luangwa National Park; Elephants Playground; ca. 14.0 km SE of Mano Camp. 910Zambia1132D2N880

Vine, climbing in trees; sticky glandular. Fruits red at maturity with red glands.

-11.67355632.7666675
81808Cyphostemma lynesii15 Mar 1997DK Harder
DK Harder 4054 B Verdcourt K
Collection along valley bottom above Musaya stream, in Tonga (Sigongo) Reserve. Siavonga District; Zambezi Escarpment; along Malenga stream; ca. 14.4 km W of intersection of T2 (Kafue-Chirundu Road) and road to Siavonga/Kariba (MI5). 0Zambia1628B3S730

Climbing vine, by means of tendrils; viscous hairs on plants; base of tendrils and nodes of inflorescence branches red; young fruit green becoming red; petals cream at base, deep purple-red at lobes; anthers yellow; stigma purple-red.

-16.44166728.5819445
81812Cyphostemma princeae22 Feb 1995NB Zimba
NB Zimba 572 B Verdcourt K
Mwinilunga District; Lwawu Mission ca. 47 km W of Mwinilunga; 4.7 km W of Lwawu mission, along Lushimba River. 0Zambia1124C1W1280

Scandent shrub; in woodland; from large root; leaves rough; fruit green to red, ripening to black; stem red.

-11.61666724.1666675
81815Cyphostemma subciliatum26 Feb 1995DK Harder
DK Harder 2783 B Verdcourt K
Collections in riverine forest above source and in surrounding woodland of Uapaca, Aframomum; Pteridium. Ikelenge District; Zambezi Source National Heritage Site; 18.0 km S of Ikelenge then 4.8 km E on access road from Ikelenge-Mwinilunga Rd. 1140Zambia1124A4W1500

Occasional; in woodland; stems, tendrils, peduncles, and speckling on abaxial leaf surfaces red; fruit light green to deep purple.

-11.36638924.3722225
81822Cyphostemma wittei29 Feb 1996B Luwiika
B Luwiika 195 B Verdcourt B Luwiika K
Collecting in the Mavunda thicketsKaoma District; 33.1 km from Kaoma town on the Kasempa/Kaoma road. 0Zambia1424C2B1290

Runner; approx. 1.2 m long; leaves light green, rough on both sides, maroon along the leaf margins; stems hairy, light green; fruit red when immature purplish black when ripe.

-14.54861124.3841675
81823Cyphostemma wittei1 Mar 1996NB Zimba
NB Zimba 706 B Verdcourt K
Kaoma District; 3 km NW along Kaoma-Lukulu Road from junction of Kaoma-Mongu Road. 0ZambiaB1050

A twining herb; from Kalahari sands thickets; leaves light green, hairy on the underside; fruits red ripening to black red.

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83437Rhoicissus tridentata17 Feb 1995DK Harder
DK Harder 2706 B Verdcourt K
Collections from among and around exposed granite and in surrounding grasses, cracks and pockets in rock. Solwezi District; Jirundu Botanical Reserve, 9.4 km W of Solwezi-Mwinilunga Hwy. (ca. 90 km from Solwezi) on road to village and Kambezi Primary School then ca. 1.5 km W on footpath. 0Zambia1125C4W1470

Occasional; vine; to 3 m in shrub; lower stem woody, upper light green with brown; young buds green, turning red.

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83438Rhoicissus tridentata10 Mar 1997B Luwiika
B Luwiika 601 B Verdcourt B Luwiika K
Collecting along the Sinazongwe/Choma RoadChoma District; Collecting along the Sinazongwe/Choma Road, 11.6 km from the junction. 0Zambia1627C4S1200

Vine, rare. Stems woody, greyish-brown; leaves dark green above, light with greyish-brown soft hairs underneath; fruits green to reddish-brown forming a cluster.

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95325Spermacoce senensis10 Mar 1958JWH Giess
H Merxmüller
H Merxmüller 2048 B Verdcourt WIND
Caprivi: Grootfontein-North/Caprivi Strip district: Andara, close vicinity of rest camp.0Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1821A20

Notes: Plants annual, flowers pale blue.

-18.12500021.3750002
83786Striga gesnerioides18 Feb 1997HH Schmidt
HH Schmidt 2298 B Verdcourt K
On the escarpment and down valley to the Zambezi River. Mopane-Terminalia woodland with lithosol-cambisol soils. Livingstone District; Trust Land directly east of Mosi Oa Tunya National Park. Below Victoria Falls, along Sonqwe Gorge, 9.2 km east of the Lusaka-Livingstone Road.106,1200ZambiaS850

Herb; 35 cm erect, parasitic. Stems burgundy-purple. Calyx green. Corolla pale purple, white in throat. Uncommon.

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83991Tinospora caffra5 Feb 1995DK Harder
DK Harder 2615 B Verdcourt K
Collections from within disturbed and undisturbed forest habitat. Mwekera Forest College; (Mwekera) Botanical Reserve; ca. 0.25 km NE of Mwekera Dam/Reservoir; near bee house. 0Zambia1228C4W1320

Climber; to 4 m on shrubs; stems red-brown; immature fruit green.

-12.84361128.3550004
83992Tinospora caffra22 Feb 1997HH Schmidt
HH Schmidt 2350 B Verdcourt K
Along the escarpment and into the gorge, exiting to the Zambezi River. In Mopane-Terminalia woodland with cambisol-luvisol soil. Kalomo District; 27 km east of the Lusaka-Livingstone Road. On the road to Mukumi Village. 0ZambiaS870

Liana; climbing in vegetation up to 10 m. Stems grey with raised lenticels, wood soft. Leaves thick, fleshy. Fruits green turning pale yellow-orange, immature.

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83876Vangueria cinerascens var. cinerascens29 Feb 1996B Luwiika
B Luwiika 189 B Verdcourt B Luwiika K
Collecting in the Mavunda thicketsKaoma District; 33.1 km from Kaoma town on the Kasempa/Kaoma road. 0Zambia1424C2B1290

Shrub 1.5 m tall; leaves dark green on top, grey underneath; fruits dark green, hairy, with calyx lobes on top stem, grayish black below, brown towards the tip with soft white hairs.

-14.54861124.3841675
83879Vangueria cinerascens var. cinerascens1 Mar 1996NB Zimba
NB Zimba 741 B Verdcourt K
Kaoma District; 51.3 km NW along Kaoma-Lukulu Road, from junction of Kaoma-Mongu Road. 0Zambia1424C2B1080

Shrub; to 1 m; stem brown with wooly grey hairs; leaves light green-yellow; fruits green maturing to orange.

-14.59444424.3341675
84105Vangueria infausta subsp. infausta31 Jan 1995DK Harder
DK Harder 2536 B Verdcourt K
In miombo woodland once grazed. Soil silty, sand and hard-packed clay. Kabwe Rural District; Chisamba. Ca. 7 km W of Great North Road on road to Wardy Farm, collections on farm between farm house and Wangwe (sp?) River at western edge of property. 0Zambia1528C3C1140

Frequent; shrub; in miombo woodland; young shoots with light brown hairs; young fruits soft and light green; fruits edible.

-15.75555628.1422225
84106Vangueria infausta subsp. infausta17 Feb 1995B Luwiika
B Luwiika 54 B Verdcourt 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

Tree; to ca. 5 m; trunk and stems dark brown; leaves rough on both sides dark green adaxially, lighter abaxially with small hairs; fruits round, two-seeded, dark; occasional; on rocky outcrop.

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84112Vangueriopsis lanciflora28 Feb 1995B Luwiika
B Luwiika 103 B Verdcourt B Luwiika K
Miombo woodlandMwinilunga District; Ikelenge; Kavunga Protected Forest Area; adjacent to Hillwood Farms' Nchila Wildlife Reserve at Hillwood Farms; ca. 3.5 km E of Ikelenge. 1520Zambia1124A4W1350

Tree; ca. 7 m tall; bark reddish-brown; leaves dark green adaxially, light green abaxially.

-11.25944424.3261115
84176Vitex mombassae22 May 1994HH Schmidt
HH Schmidt 1411 B Verdcourt K
Along secondary road to radio transmitting tower. In rocky woodlands, with large boulders, slopes, and open areas. Predominantly granite, well eroded. Chinsali District; 24.5 km NW of junction with Isoka-Mpika road (T2); on the road to Mbesuma Ranch.0Zambia1032C4N1550

Tree; 5 m x 5 cm DBH. Bark grey, very rough. Leaves rough, pubescent. Fruits green with pale yellowish spots. Among rocks.

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