Records made by Edgar Damas

Records: 39

The following is a list of the records made by Edgar Damas 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
96217Adenia digitata02 Dec 2017BT Wursten
P Ballings
T Castigo
LM Mangane
VR Massingue
EA Damas
AC Mamba
BT Wursten P Ballings PB2529 BT Wursten BR
EOWBL
Margin of sand forest Inhamitanga Forest, Cheringoma 83500Mozambique1835A2MS208

In fruit

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90494Alchornea laxiflora02 Dec 2017BT Wursten
P Ballings
T Castigo
LM Mangane
VR Massingue
EA Damas
AC Mamba
BT Wursten P Ballings PB2526 BT Wursten BR
EOWBL
Disturbed roadside margin in sand forest Inhamitanga Forest, Cheringoma 83500Mozambique1835A2MS234

female tree.the fruits are green, with three lobules, terminal flowers.

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90495Alchornea laxiflora02 Dec 2017BT Wursten
P Ballings
T Castigo
LM Mangane
VR Massingue
EA Damas
AC Mamba
BT Wursten P Ballings PB2527 BT Wursten BR
EOWBL
Disturbed roadside margin in sand forest Inhamitanga Forest, Cheringoma 83500Mozambique1835A2MS234

male tree with red flowers below the leaves

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90503Antidesma venosum29 Nov 2017BT Wursten
P Ballings
T Castigo
LM Mangane
VR Massingue
EA Damas
AC Mamba
BT Wursten P Ballings PB2516 BT Wursten BR
EOWBL
Riverine fringeChironde Camp, Coutada 12, Cheringoma184500Mozambique1835A4MS168

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90545Cleistanthus schlechteri var. schlechteri04 Dec 2017BT Wursten
P Ballings
T Castigo
LM Mangane
VR Massingue
EA Damas
AC Mamba
BT Wursten P Ballings PB2539 BT Wursten BR
EOWBL
In patch of sand forest vegetation Along road from Coutada 11 boundary to Chironde, Coutada 12, Cheringoma 184500Mozambique1835A4MS122

simple alternate leaves, trilobed fruit

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96241Cyperus hemisphaericus06 Dec 2017BT Wursten
P Ballings
LM Mangane
VR Massingue
EA Damas
AC Mamba
BT Wursten Tall miombo woodlandChironde area, Coutada 12, Cheringoma 184500Mozambique1835A4MS179

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90497Dalbergia melanoxylon02 Dec 2017BT Wursten
P Ballings
T Castigo
LM Mangane
VR Massingue
EA Damas
AC Mamba
BT Wursten P Ballings PB2531 BT Wursten BR
EOWBL
Margin of sand forest Inhamitanga Forest, Cheringoma 83500Mozambique1835A2MS214

Shrub with spines on the trunk, small green leaflets; flowers creamy-white

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90543Diospyros senensis04 Dec 2017BT Wursten
P Ballings
T Castigo
LM Mangane
VR Massingue
EA Damas
AC Mamba
BT Wursten P Ballings PB2541 BT Wursten BR
EOWBL
In patch of sand forest vegetation Along road from Coutada 11 boundary to Chironde, Coutada 12, Cheringoma 184500Mozambique1835A4MS125

woody spines on stem, simple alternate leaves; flower buds creamy-white

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90550Drypetes natalensis var. natalensis04 Dec 2017BT Wursten
P Ballings
T Castigo
LM Mangane
VR Massingue
EA Damas
AC Mamba
BT Wursten In patch of sand forest vegetation Along road from Coutada 11 boundary to Chironde, Coutada 12, Cheringoma 184500Mozambique1835A4MS125

Small tree with clusters of velvety fruit on main trunk; leaves leathery, distinctly asymmetric at the base, sharply toothed.

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90500Drypetes reticulata02 Dec 2017BT Wursten
P Ballings
T Castigo
LM Mangane
VR Massingue
EA Damas
AC Mamba
BT Wursten P Ballings PB2530 BT Wursten BR
EOWBL
In sand forest Inhamitanga Forest, Cheringoma 83500Mozambique1835A2MS217

Tree with a hairy round fruit

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90547Entada abyssinica04 Dec 2017BT Wursten
P Ballings
T Castigo
LM Mangane
VR Massingue
EA Damas
AC Mamba
BT Wursten P Ballings PB2537 BT Wursten BR
EOWBL
Margin of wooded grassland Along road from Coutada 11 boundary to Chironde, Coutada 12, Cheringoma 184500Mozambique1835A4MS104

long, creamy-whitish inflorescence. Brown pod breaking up in parts

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90519Eureiandra fasciculata06 Dec 2017BT Wursten
P Ballings
LM Mangane
VR Massingue
EA Damas
AC Mamba
BT Wursten In riverine fringe at the edge of damboChironde area, Coutada 12, Cheringoma. 184500Mozambique1835A4MS172

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90491Fernandoa magnifica02 Dec 2017BT Wursten
P Ballings
T Castigo
LM Mangane
VR Massingue
EA Damas
AC Mamba
BT Wursten P Ballings PB2533 BT Wursten BR
EOWBL
In open mixed woodland Along road from Inhamitanga Forest to Chironde, Coutada 12, Cheringoma 184500Mozambique1835A2MS236

small tree with dry fruit, long curled papery pods with winged seeds.

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90507Garcinia livingstonei06 Dec 2017BT Wursten
P Ballings
LM Mangane
VR Massingue
EA Damas
AC Mamba
BT Wursten Wooded vegetation island in dambo Chironde area, Coutada 12, Cheringoma. 184500Mozambique1835A4MS173

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90572Glyphaea tomentosa29 Nov 2017BT Wursten
P Ballings
T Castigo
LM Mangane
VR Massingue
EA Damas
AC Mamba
LM Mangane VR Massingue EA Damas AC Mamba PP001 BT Wursten EOWBL
Riverine fringe Chironde area, Coutada 12, Cheringoma 184500Mozambique1835A4 MS172

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90567Gonatopus boivinii29 Dec 2017BT Wursten
P Ballings
T Castigo
LM Mangane
VR Massingue
EA Damas
AC Mamba
BT Wursten By termite hill in tall miombo woodland Chironde area, Coutada 12, Cheringoma 184500Mozambique1835A4MS189

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90546Hirtella zanzibarica04 Dec 2017BT Wursten
P Ballings
T Castigo
LM Mangane
VR Massingue
EA Damas
AC Mamba
BT Wursten P Ballings PB2538 BT Wursten BR
EOWBL
Denser clump of vegetation in open woodland Along road from Coutada 11 boundary to Chironde, Coutada 12, Cheringoma 184500Mozambique1835A4MS104

Large spreading tree with long drooping branches; alternate leaves

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90575Holarrhena pubescens29 Nov 2017BT Wursten
P Ballings
T Castigo
LM Mangane
VR Massingue
EA Damas
AC Mamba
LM Mangane VR Massingue EA Damas AC Mamba PP004 BT Wursten EOWBL
Miombo woodland Chironde area, Coutada 12, Cheringoma 184500Mozambique1835A4MS174

the leaves are opposite, the flowers are white, the fruit is pod-like and the shrub has latex.

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90566Jateorhiza palmata29 Dec 2017BT Wursten
P Ballings
T Castigo
LM Mangane
VR Massingue
EA Damas
AC Mamba
BT Wursten Tall miombo woodland Chironde area, Coutada 12, Cheringoma 184500Mozambique1835A4MS186

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90570Leucas milanjiana29 Dec 2017BT Wursten
P Ballings
T Castigo
LM Mangane
VR Massingue
EA Damas
AC Mamba
BT Wursten Disturbed roadside margin at edge of dambo Chironde area, Coutada 12, Cheringoma 184500Mozambique1835A4MS168

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90551Mimusops obtusifolia04 Dec 2017BT Wursten
P Ballings
T Castigo
LM Mangane
VR Massingue
EA Damas
AC Mamba
BT Wursten By termite mound at margin of wooded grassland Along road from Coutada 11 boundary to Chironde, Coutada 12, Cheringoma 184500Mozambique1835A4MS104

In bud

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90505Pentodon pentandrus var. minor06 Dec 2017BT Wursten
P Ballings
LM Mangane
VR Massingue
EA Damas
AC Mamba
BT Wursten Among grasses and sedges n dambo. Chironde area, Coutada 12, Cheringoma. 184500Mozambique1835A4MS173

Scrambling herb with pale mauve, hairy flowers.

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90541Phragmites mauritianus06 Dec 2017BT Wursten
P Ballings
LM Mangane
VR Massingue
EA Damas
AC Mamba
BT Wursten Among grasses and sedges in dambo. Chironde area, Coutada 12, Cheringoma. 184500Mozambique1835A4MS173

Leaves with a hard sharp tip

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90502Psorospermum febrifugum29 Nov 2017BT Wursten
P Ballings
T Castigo
LM Mangane
VR Massingue
EA Damas
AC Mamba
BT Wursten P Ballings PB2517 BT Wursten BR
EOWBL
Margin of riverine fringe and miombo woodland Chironde Camp, Coutada 12, Cheringoma184500Mozambique1835A4MS168

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96239Rhynchosia divaricata29 Nov 2017BT Wursten
P Ballings
T Castigo
LM Mangane
VR Massingue
EA Damas
AC Mamba
BT Wursten P Ballings PB2515 BT Wursten BR
EOWBL
Margin of miombo woodland and riverine fringe Chironde area, Coutada 12, Cheringoma 184500Mozambique1835A4MS163

Somewhat scandent herb; flowers maroon and yellow

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96240Rhynchosia divaricata06 Dec 2017BT Wursten
P Ballings
LM Mangane
VR Massingue
EA Damas
AC Mamba
BT Wursten Tall miombo woodlandChironde area, Coutada 12, Cheringoma 184500Mozambique1835A4MS179

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90501Rytigynia umbellulata29 Nov 2017BT Wursten
P Ballings
T Castigo
LM Mangane
VR Massingue
EA Damas
AC Mamba
BT Wursten P Ballings PB2545 BT Wursten BR
EOWBL
Riverine fringeChironde Camp, Coutada 12, Cheringoma184500Mozambique1835A4MS168

Small shrubs c. 1.6 m tall with horizontal branches; flowers in axillary clusters, creamy-green

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90565Siphonochilus aethiopicus29 Nov 2017BT Wursten
P Ballings
T Castigo
LM Mangane
VR Massingue
EA Damas
AC Mamba
BT Wursten Tall miombo woodland Chironde area, Coutada 12, Cheringoma 184500Mozambique1835A4MS186

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90492Strophanthus kombe02 Dec 2017BT Wursten
P Ballings
T Castigo
LM Mangane
VR Massingue
EA Damas
AC Mamba
BT Wursten P Ballings PB2532 BT Wursten EOWBL
Margin of sand forest Inhamitanga Forest, Cheringoma 83500Mozambique1835A2MS210

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90493Strophanthus petersianus02 Dec 2017BT Wursten
P Ballings
T Castigo
LM Mangane
VR Massingue
EA Damas
AC Mamba
BT Wursten P Ballings PB2523 BT Wursten BR
EOWBL
Margin of sand forest Inhamitanga Forest, Cheringoma 83500Mozambique1835A2MS210

shrub/liane, flower is white with modified petals like a tail.

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90548Syzygium guineense subsp. guineense04 Dec 2017BT Wursten
P Ballings
T Castigo
LM Mangane
VR Massingue
EA Damas
AC Mamba
BT Wursten P Ballings PB2536 BT Wursten BR
EOWBL
By termite mound at margin of wooded grassland Along road from Coutada 11 boundary to Chironde, Coutada 12, Cheringoma 184500Mozambique1835A4MS104

Same family as Jambalao

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90576Tabernaemontana elegans29 Nov 2017BT Wursten
P Ballings
T Castigo
LM Mangane
VR Massingue
EA Damas
AC Mamba
LM Mangane VR Massingue EA Damas AC Mamba PP005 BT Wursten EOWBL
Miombo woodland Chironde area, Coutada 12, Cheringoma 184500Mozambique1835A4MS174

Medium tree with latex the leaves are green and opposite

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90496Tapura fischeri var. pubescens02 Dec 2017BT Wursten
P Ballings
T Castigo
LM Mangane
VR Massingue
EA Damas
AC Mamba
BT Wursten P Ballings PB2522 BT Wursten BR
EOWBL
Margin of sand forest Inhamitanga Forest, Cheringoma 83500Mozambique1835A2MS210

white inflorescence with a strong smell

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90504Thunbergia schimbensis29 Nov 2017BT Wursten
P Ballings
T Castigo
LM Mangane
VR Massingue
EA Damas
AC Mamba
BT Wursten P Ballings PB2545 BT Wursten BR
EOWBL
Tall miombo woodland Chironde area, Coutada 12, Cheringoma 184500Mozambique1835A4MS174

Flowers white

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90488Torenia thouarsii06 Dec 2017BT Wursten
P Ballings
LM Mangane
VR Massingue
EA Damas
AC Mamba
BT Wursten Among grasses and sedges n dambo. Chironde area, Coutada 12, Cheringoma. 184500Mozambique1835A4MS173

herb with 2-lipped flowers, white and pink; calyx winged.

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90540Urena lobata06 Dec 2017BT Wursten
P Ballings
LM Mangane
VR Massingue
EA Damas
AC Mamba
BT Wursten Among grasses and sedges in dambo. Chironde area, Coutada 12, Cheringoma. 184500Mozambique1835A4MS173

Mostly dry plants from previous year with new leaves just appearing

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90539Vernonia glabra var. glabra06 Dec 2017BT Wursten
P Ballings
LM Mangane
VR Massingue
EA Damas
AC Mamba
BT Wursten Among grasses and sedges in dambo. Chironde area, Coutada 12, Cheringoma. 184500Mozambique1835A4MS173

Mostly dry plants from previous year with new leaves just appearing at the base

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90573Vitex payos29 Nov 2017BT Wursten
P Ballings
T Castigo
LM Mangane
VR Massingue
EA Damas
AC Mamba
LM Mangane VR Massingue EA Damas AC Mamba PP002 BT Wursten EOWBL
Miombo woodland Chironde area, Coutada 12, Cheringoma 184500Mozambique1835A4MS186

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90489Voacanga thouarsii06 Dec 2017BT Wursten
P Ballings
LM Mangane
VR Massingue
EA Damas
AC Mamba
BT Wursten P Ballings PB2543 BT Wursten BR
EOWBL
Wooded vegetation island in dambo Chironde area, Coutada 12, Cheringoma. 184500Mozambique1835A4MS173

Small tree resembling Tabernaemontana but with much larger white flowers.

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Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave, 2014-24

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M. (2024). Flora of Malawi: Records made by Edgar Damas.
https://www.malawiflora.com/speciesdata/utilities/utility-display-records-by-person.php?person_id=1071, retrieved 29 March 2024

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