Records made by John Burrows

Locally frequent, presumably flooded annually

Slender climber.

Climber to 2 m, flowers pink; in degraded coastal forest on sands.

Small deciduous tree to 4 m tall, bark rough, grey; in mixed miombo (Julbernardia globiflora/Brachystegia utilis) woodland. Occasional.

Small tree to 5 m tall, bark smooth yellowish; on woodland/forest ecotone on sandy-loam soils.

Soft shrub to 2 m tall, forming small colonies; in understorey of seasonally dry mixed semi-deciduous forest, the canopy dominated by Terminalia sambesiaca, Bivinia jalberti, Pteleopsis myrtifolia, Dialium holtzii and Milicia excelsa; on sandy soils

Soft understorey shrub to 2 m tall in high altitude forest. Flowers white.

1.2 m tall evergreen shrub, in mixed coastal woodland on sandy clays. Fruit pink above. Occasional., Occurrence: occasional

Evergreen scrambler to 2.5 m with long trailing stems; fls yellow; in riparian thicket on outer edge of alluvial floodplain of the Rovuma River.

Occasional

Occasional

Tufted fern growing around base of granite rocks in miombo woodland.

Giant pachycaul to 15 m tall, growing in a small grove of ca. 8 baobabs, in a cultivated field on sandy soils, area of semi-deciduous coastal woodland/thicket. Flowers pure white, petals like plastic.

Robust liane in miombo woodland.

Climber to 3 m tall; in secondary scrub in cleared woodland on reddish clay-sands, north aspect of low escarpment.

Climber to 6 m in termitaria forest near stream, in area of miombo woodland.

Climber to 2 m, scrambling over bushes in ecotone between miombo woodland and riverine forest, on sandy soils.

Climber to 3 m high, stem almost white; on rocky conglomerate sandstone ridge in mixed Brachystegia torrei/Androstachys woodland.

Climber in mixed lowland forest on sands

Climbing in riverine forest to ñ 4 m high. Huge fruit. Miombo woodland on escarpment., Occurrence: scarce

Locally common

Locally frequent

Only one group seen; unlikely to be introduced

Locally frequent

Locally common ground fern in shade of gallery forest (also in Androstachys woodland on gorge lip) in limestone gorge. Fronds proliferous.

Occasional in forested areas and Brachystegia woodland

Occasional

Occasional

Small fern growing on mossy limestone rocks above water of stream in gallery forest in deep limestone gorge. Rare, only 2 plants seen.

Tree (?deciduous) to 5 m high, growing amongst gneiss rocks in seasonally-dry mixed deciduous woodland., Occurrence: scarce

Woody shrub to 2 m tall; occasional in sandy soils in light shade of closed-canopy Brachystegia torrei woodland., Occurrence: scarce

In thick deciduous bush/thicket on sandy soils.

Small tree to 3 m tall in miombo woodland.

Shrub or treelet to 2.5 m. In mixed deciduous coastal woodland on sandy soils. Dominant woody species: Strychnos madagascariensis, Phellocalyx vollesenii, Olax dissitiflora, Pteleopsis myrtifolia, Xylotheca tettensis, Micklethwaitia carvalhoi, Diospy

Small tree to 7 m tall, in tall mixed Brachystegia woodland on coastal sands; occasional.

Sapling tree to 4 m tall (no adults seen); scarce in gallery forest to 30 m tall, along edge of river on island. Dominant species: Newtonia buchananii, Pandanus livingstonianus, Filicium decipiens, Maranthes goetzeniana, Syzygium cordatum, Erythrophl

Spreading low tree to 7 m tall on granite outcrop in miombo woodland.

Small tree (regenerated) to 6 m tall, in coastal dune thicket near lakes. Fls dusky pink to greenish. Occasional

Wide-spreading tree to 10 m tall, bark pale grey, flaking in irregular plates; in coastal woodland on sandy soils; occasional.

Soft herb to 400 mm tall, in shade of moist evergreen montane forest, growing along roadside with Pilea, Impatiens, etc., Occurrence: occasional

Unusually large tree, more than 20 m tall, recently fallen in the forest

Tree to 6m tall, in evergreen lowland forest. Branches more or less drooping.

Tree to 15 m tall (fallen) in high-altitude forest.

Evergreen small tree to 6 m tall, locally frequent in lowland evergreen to semi-deciduous forest in rolling hills, much degraded by logging and cultivation. Fls white., Occurrence: locally frequent

A spreading tree along river margins, component of riverine forest on coastal plain. Scattered

Large tree to 16 m tall, and rather spreading crown; growing along stream over limestone at base of escarpment.

Tree to 5 m tall in severely degraded woodland on sands near coast. Fls pale pink with red staminal tube.

Tree to 6 m tall in open deciduous coastal woodland on clay-sands. Fruit immature, pinkish. Occasional

Shrub or small tree to 4 m tall, common constituent of forest understorey. In dry forest on sand.

Soft shrub to 1.5 m tall; locally common in degraded coastal forest/woodland mosaic on sandy soils, in secondary scrub.

Small tree to 3 m tall, in understorey of montane forest along roadside, SE aspect. Occasional.

Large tree to 18 m tall with spreading crown; bark grey, rough; flowers pale yellow. Occasional, in open woodland/thicket mosaic on sandy soils.

Erect conifer-like herb growing on muddy margins of dam on granite-derived sands.

Robust climber, growing over thatched roof of a dwelling. Fruit; glossy blackish, fleshy-x000D- Species name variation on plant label - A. africana (Lour.) Merr.

Locally frequent

Fern with few fronds from a long-creeping stolon-like rhizome, in sands among mossy limestone rocks in deep limestone gorge in gallery forest. Occasional.

In thicket on sands. Flowers, sweetly-scented.-x000D- -x000D- Sheet 1 of 2.

Scrambler in scrub adjacent to Avicennia mangroves. Flowers, pure-white.-x000D- -x000D- Corolla tube: c.10mm long, sparsely hairy or hairy-swollen near base.-x000D- Corolla lobes: 20-25mm long, 4-6mm wide. Glaborous, margins uliate.-x000D- Calyx lobes: +/- 2mm long

Scrambling shrub in coastal thicket/grassland mosaic in bush clumps, on old dunes. Flowers, very sweetly-scented.-x000D- -x000D- Corolla tube: 10-12mm long, +/- glaborous.-x000D- Corolla lobes: 20-27mm long, 8-12mm wide. Glaborous, but ciliate fringes. (Corolla lobes

Robust climber in small patch of evergreen forest on coastal sands. Fruit: 85mm diameter, flesh sweet, very palatable.-x000D- -x000D- Photo. attached to specimen.

Climber in coastal bush.-x000D- Leaf margins, wavy.-x000D- -x000D- Corolla tube: +/- 6mm long. +/- glaborous outside, swollen in the middle.-x000D- Corolla lobes: 12-15mm long. Ciliate margins.-x000D- Calyx lobes: +/- 1mm long.

Climber with milky latex, to 2 m high in remanant bushclump in riverine woodland. Collected p.m. when flowers are over for the day (morning-flowering). Fls. white., Occurrence: occasional

Scrambling/climbing shrub to 2 m high, with milky latex; in woodland-forest mosaic on sandy soils, occasional; fls white, fragrant., Occurrence: occasional

Climber in secondary scrub on sandy soils ca. 5 km from the coast. Flowers white. Locally common.

Locally common climber to 2 m or more in degraded coastal forest/woodland mosaic on sandy soils, in secondary scrub.

Evergreen scrambler or climber to 4 m tall; in occasional in scrub/thicket in woodland; flowers white, fragrant.

Scrambling evergreen shrub to 4 m tall, sterile; scarce in thicket patch on edge of escarpment, N-aspect.

Straggly herb on road margins in clearings in sand forest. Flowers yellow.

A 'sticky' herb with trailing stems and erect flowering stems; flowers yellow. Scattered along sandy roadside in dappled shade of evergreen forest on low hill on coastal plain.

Evergreen tree 8-9 m tall, 4 adults and saplings, on hillside, amongst boulders in mixed miombo / Uapaca woodland.-x000D- -x000D- First record of this species for Mozambique., Occurrence: occasional

Herbaceous shrub c. 1m tall, in forest clearings. Flowers red / pink. In tall semi-deciduous sand forest.

Herbaceous shrub 1 m tall, flowers deep red; in shade of tall mixed lowland sand forest.

Herb growing in moist dune slacks in coastal grassland near coastal lakes. Flowers purple.

Erect branched shrub to 2 m tall, forming colonies along roadside in grassland. Flowers purple-blue, showy. Locally frequent.

Shrubby small tree, understorey in riparian forest on river bank. Fls cream, in pendulous spikes. Growing with Canarium madagascariense and Synsepalum brevipes.

Shrubby small tree to 6 m tall, forming colonies along drainage line in Berlinia orientalis woodland on low escarpment.

Shrub to 4 m tall on high altitude forest margins.

Occasional but localised.

In forest clump in high rainfall woodland. Shrub to 3 m tall.-x000D- EJD Schmidt writes: 'best guess without flowers or fruit'.

Shrub to 2.5 m tall in mid-altitude forest.

Liane to 6 m tall, in dense thicket on sands. Ripe fruit red.

Erect shrub to 1 m tall in degraded deciduous mixed woodland on sandy soils, in full sun, roots terete, lacking tubers, , Occurrence: occasional

Climber to 2.5 m tall, in degraded grassy woodland.

As Asparagus cooperi in BNRH. Erect (when in As Asparagus cooperi in BNRH.Garcinia-dominated coastal grassland) to scrambling or climbing to 2.5 m tall (in dune scrub), on old dunes; locally frquent, some bushes just starting to flower.-x000D- -x000D- Flowers in pickle.

As Asparagus cooperi in BNRH. Erect shrub to 1 m tall, in clearing in arid low-altitude riverine vegetation on alluvial loams. Only one population seen.

As Asparagus cooperi in BNRH. Shrub in wooded grassland on sands. No tubers.-x000D- Spirit material. , Occurrence: locally frequent

As Asparagus cooperi in BNRH. Shrub, needing support, in open Hyphaene-Strychnos-Terminalia coastal veld, soils very sandy. Locally frequent. Flowers with scent of vanilla, anthers yellow.-x000D- DNA material given to Maria Norup, Copenhagen University, October 2006.-x000D- Spirit material:

As Asparagus cooperi in BNRH. Scrambler to 5 m high, on small termite hill in open mixed mopane woodland on blackish soils., Occurrence: scarce

As Asparagus cooperi in BNRH. Robust multi-stemmed climber to ca. 6 m high, in Acacia/Combretum woodland.-x000D- DNA material sent to Maria Norup, Copenhagen University, 2007.-x000D- Spirit material: flw.

As Asparagus cooperi in BNRH. Straggly shrub to 1.5 m high in degraded/logged forest-woodland mosaic.-x000D- Spirit material: fr. , Occurrence: rare

As Asparagus cooperi in BNRH. Straggly shrub to 1m tall, in mixed short thicket on sands.

As Asparagus cooperi in BNRH. In short mixed thicket on deep sands.-x000D- Spirit material: flw.

As Asparagus cooperi in BNRH. Straggly shrub to 1m in degraded woodland / thicket on sands.-x000D- Spirit material: flw and fr.

As Asparagus cooperi in BNRH. Erect shrub to 1.5 m high, new growth, growing in full sun in occasionally-cut grassy 'square' in Mueda town.

As Asparagus cooperi in BNRH. Climber on termite mound in miombo woodland. Scarce.

As Asparagus cooperi in BNRH. Shrublet, fruit orange; occasional in mopane woodland on gravelly clay soils at base of hill.

As Asparagus cooperi in BNRH. Heavily overgrazed shrublet on Acacia flats.

As Asparagus cooperi in BNRH. Low (due to grazing) multistemmed shrublet ca. 400 mm high and 1.5 m across; in degraded dry deciduous mixed woodland.

As Asparagus multiflorus in BNRH. Locally common very As Asparagus multiflorus in BNRH. Large tangled bushes, self-tangling or climbing on other shrubs, to 2 m high and 4 m across, confined to the margins of salt flats. Fruit blue-green. -x000D- DNA material sent to Maria Norup, Copenhagen University, 2007.-x000D- Spirit materia

As Asparagus multiflorus in BNRH. Many-stemmed shrub to 1.8 m tall, free-standing or scrambling in thicket on estuarine flats.-x000D- DNA material sent to Catherine Wiegand, Kansas University, 2005.-x000D- DNA material given to Maria Norup, Copenhagen University, October 2006.-x000D- Spirit material:

As Asparagus multiflorus in BNRH. Extremely robust scrambler to 10 m high, smothering trees and shrubs in Acacia/Diospyros/Adansonia woodland on saline flats; locally common. Ripe fruit orange.

As Asparagus shirensis in BNRH. Erect multi-stemmed free-standing shrub to 1.2m tall, in mixed miombo woodland.

As Asparagus shirensis in BNRH.Rounded tangles shrub to 1 m high, in seasonally wet/waterlogged wooded grassland. Local. -x000D- -x000D- Same population as Burrows & Burrows 9974, collected 8/3/2007. , Occurrence: occasional

Climber, bloom on new purple stems; tubers in-line. Occasional. Growing in tree clumps on sands in wooded coastal grassland. Plant in cultivated collection., Occurrence: occasional

Scrambling / climbing shrub in low mixed thicket on deep coastal sands.

Climber, deciduous, on rocky gneiss outcrop in miombo woodland.-x000D- DNA material sent to Catherine Wiegand, Kansas University, 2005.

Lanky shrub to 0.7 m tall, in old chopped forest edge in montane grassland/scrub/forest mosaic on rocky mountain hillside in mist belt. One specimen on summit in felled pine plantation (2074 m); also lanky but both with ribbed stems.-x000D- , Occurrence: s

Multi-stemmed shrub to 1 m tall; occasional in rocky montane grassland.

Shrub in dry deciduous mixed woodland over limestone.

Sparse erect shrublet 60 cm high, in sparse grasses on margin of termite-mound bush-clump, in open Acacia woodland.

Climber to 2 m in coastal thicket dominated by Terminalia sambesiaca, on sands. Stem and spines purplish., Occurrence: occasional

Small climber to ca. 1 m high, not as large as A. buchananii, both branches and cladodes droop., Occurrence: occasional

Partly climbing shrub forming dense clumps in shade of trees or bush clumps in coastal vegetation on littoral sands.

Scrambling shrub to 1m tall, on old termitaria in miombo woodland on sublittoral sands.

Scrambling shrub to 1m tall, on old termitaria in miombo woodland on sublittoral sands.-x000D- DNA material given to Maria Norup, Copenhagen University, October 2006.

Straggly shrub to 1m tall, in mixed deciduous woodland on sandy soils.-x000D- Spirit material.

Shrublet in woodland, erect to 1 m tall.

Scrambling shrub to 1.5 m high, in coastal thicket/bush on sandy soils.

Climber to 2.5 m high, on termite mound in miombo woodland.

Climber to 2.5 m tall; on rocky conglomerate sandstone ridge in mixed Brachystegia torrei/Androstachys woodland.

Erect shrub to 1 m with arching or trailing branches; flowers profuse, white, sweetly-scented; in miombo woodland.

Scrambling shrub to 1 m tall; occasional on sandy-clay soils in Brachystegia spiciformis, B. utilis, B. boehmii miombo woodland.

Weakly scrambling shrub to 1 m tall, in miombo woodland.

Spiny deciduous scrambling shrublet to 1 m tall, in mixed deciduous woodland over limestones. Occasional.

Straggly deciduous shrub to 1 m high with arching stems, flowers with maroon anthers, apricot-scented; occasional in rocky grassland over limestones.

Scrambling shrub to 2 m high, young stems puple-maroon with a pale bloom; on sandy soils in degraded (old lands) mixed semi-deciduous woodland.

Shrub with stems to 2 m long, erect, then arching, stems yellowish; in miombo woodland on clay-loam soils, in 'graveyard forest'. Occasional.

Erect shrublet to 1.2 m tall, growing among granite rocks in miombo woodland; occasional.

Delicate scrambler to 800 mm tall in dune forest, all branches and branchlets flattened in to one plane. Occasional.

Small shrublet to 0.5 m tall, growing on roadside in sandy granite-derived soils in severely degraded woodland. Branches horizontal, all in one plane, cladodes distinctly glaucous.

Growing on lower slopes of large termitarium dominated by Diospyros mespiliformis and other large trees, in shade. Surrounding area disturbed by gravel pit. Occasional.-x000D- DNA material sent to Maria Norup, Copenhagen University, 2007.-x000D- Spirit material:

Climber in evergreen forest patch.

Slender climber / twiner in dry coastal forest. Scarce. Branches horizontal.-x000D- DNA material given to Maria Norup, Copenhagen University, October 2006.-x000D- PRE: det. as A. plumosus.

In small forest patch on sands.

Slender scrambler in evergreen coastal forest.

Climber in degraded grassland on red loams.

Slender climber to 1.5 m in high-altitude forest.

Slender climber in understorey of mid-altitude forest.

Scrambler in understorey of montane mist forest, on E-aspect mountain slopes. Very robust, branches & branchlets horizontal, scrambling to 2-3 m. Spines on lower stem large for typical A. setaceus., Occurrence: occasional

Small scrambler to 1.5 m high in undergrowth of lowland evergreen forest on sands, locally frequent., Occurrence: locally common

Delicate lacy shrublet to 500 mm tall, somewhat scrambling; occasional in understorey of ravine forest, and on ecotone of forest and Brachystegia spiciformis woodland, on E-aspect mountain slopes. Whole plant distinctly glaucous.

In shade of montane forest margins; fruit black, flowers creamy.

Delicate shrublet to 750 mm high in shade of tall mixed miombo escarpment woodland, N-aspect, on sandy soils.

Delicate herb in forest in limestone gorge.

Erect shrublet to 80 cm tall, flowers white, very sweetly-scented; in bushclump in termitaria in deciduous woodland on sands ('sand forest').

In shade of Diospyros loureiriana; in mixed semi-deciduous coastal plain woodland on reddish sandy soils.-x000D-

In coastal forest.

Grass-like shrublet to 0.5 m tall growing in lee of Pterocarpus lucens in open arid low-altitude woodland dominated by Combretum spp., almost leafless (cladode-less).

Soft shrublet under bush clump in coastal grassland on sands.

Erect shrublet to 0.5 m tall, in low Acacia scrub/woodland on clay flats. Occasional., Occurrence: occasional

Herb to 1 m tall. Flowers yellow.

Tufted fern in shade of tall lowland forest, growing at base of large tree on forest floor; scarce.

Looks like a cross between A. sandersonii and A. dregeanum

Tufted fern among boulders in deep shade on floor of mid-altitude forest.

Fern on deeply shaded forest floor in degraded forest.

Fern among mossy rocks in high-altitude forest near stream.

Tufted fern with arching fronds; on mossy rocks next to mountain stream in ravine forest; occasional.

Scrambler or liane in mid-altitude forest reaching canopy.

Scrambling shrub or liane to 5 m high; occasional on margins of evergreen montane forest.

Climbing woody shrub, reaching 7-8 m, growing on harsh coral rag in dwarf coastal forest. Flowers small, greenish.

Aquatic, in quiet back water of main river with Salvinia, Pistia.

Floating aquatic in quiet back water on main river.

Rare.

Small tree to 5 m tall, bark very rough & corky, all parts pale grey, fruit with conspicuous horizontal creases; spines absent or few on sucker growth, simple or weakly bifurcate; in low mixed miombo/Uapaca woodland; occasional.

Small plant ca. 40-50 cm high, growing in coastal woodland on sandy soils. Flowers mauve.

Small tree to 3 m tall, flowers yellow; scarce in degraded forest/woodland mosaic, now in maize field, on sandy soils.

Only one plant seen

Occasional

Deciduous tree to 6 m tall on granite outcrop in mixed Julbernardia paniculata miombo woodland on sandy soils in granite hills. Flowers white, fruit a woody dehiscent capsule (in Carpological Collection).

Not mentioned in J.P.Roux or J.Burrows but record from J.Burrows found in herbarium

Chopped tree in coastal woodland/degraded forest mosaic.

Ground fern with tufted fronds; scarce, on very wet peaty floor of swamp forest, dominated by Anthocleista grandiflora, Voacanga thouarsii, Antidesma vogeliana, Xylopia aethiopica and the fern Stenochlaena tenuifolia.-x000D- -x000D- Keys best to B. natalensis bu

Small spreading tree to 4 m tall with rather gnarled branches and rough bark, in mixed miombo woodland on granite derived sandy soils. Occasional.

Occasional but localised

UJ DNA No. UJ09290

Shrub with long pendulous branches in rocky outcrop in degraded mixed miombo woodland on granite.

Dambo in mixed, high rainfall woodland. Plants ñ 30 cm high. Flowers purple.

Tall tree to 18 m or more, in miombo woodland, locally frequent, on sandy soils over gneiss. Leaflets glaucous green.

Tree to 10 m tall with rounded or spreading crown, bark rough, grey; open coastal woodland dominated by Parinari curatellifolia, Strychnos spp. and Hyphaene compressa, on sandy soils.-x000D- -x000D- TOPOTYPE.

Medium to large deciduous tree to 15 m tall, a major component of miombo woodland, bark rough dark brown, vertically fissured.

Small tree with somewhat spreading crown and rough dark grey bark; locally frequent in seasonally wet grassland in low-lying drainage zone in miombo woodland; trees more stunted than when growing in well-drained areas.

Tall tree to 20 m, with somewhat spreading crown, bark dark grey, rough, vertically fissured