Records made by Mervyn Lötter

Records: 127

The following is a list of the records made by Mervyn Lötter 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   
110394 Acacia sieberiana var. sieberiana 13 May 1998 M Lötter
M Lötter 281 BNRH
Inhaminga, Beira. 0 Mozambique 1834B4 MS 0

Riverine vegetation in miombo woodland. -x000D- Query on plant label re: species.

0.000000 0.000000 2
110395 Acacia sieberiana var. sieberiana 8 Sep 2009 M Lötter
BC Turpin
M Lötter 1851 M Lötter BNRH
Moz Hunters Concession, Pundanhar to Nangade. 0 Mozambique 1039D4 N 34

KEW - ProNatura Project.-x000D- Trees 8 m tall with rounded canopy, not flat-topped. Bark papery and flaking, yellowish brown pieces. Rare-x000D- Habitat: Floodplain, open woodland, in soil.

-10.868056 39.919722 6
40516 Aidia micrantha var. msonju 6 Mar 2007 BT Wursten
JE Burrows
M Coates Palgrave
P Ballings
M Lötter
Evergreen forest Slopes below Nhandore peak, mt Gorongosa. 4 0 Mozambique 1834A3 MS 1305

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

-18.457666 34.055783 6
19170 Amblygonocarpus andongensis 12 Mar 2007 BT Wursten
JE Burrows
M Coates Palgrave
P Ballings
M Lötter
BT Wursten Miombo woodland with riverine influences Levasflor, Cheringoma, Mozambique. 88 0 Mozambique 1834D4 MS 200

-18.758983 34.924833 7
109433 Aneilema aequinoctiale 5 Apr 2010 M Lötter
BC Turpin
BC Turpin 292 BC Turpin BNRH
Moribane forest, 'Agalaea' site. 0 Mozambique 1933C2 MS 555

Climbing herb to 3 m high with yellow flowers. In the foothills of Chimanimani Mountains; at the roadside in dappled shade.

-19.712778 33.349722 6
109435 Aneilema hockii 4 Apr 2010 M Lötter
BC Turpin
BC Turpin 290 RB Faden BNRH
Save floodplain. 0 Mozambique 2134A2 GI 74

Herb with striped calyx, in open Brachystegia torrei woodland. In shade of tree.

-21.039722 34.261111 6
109437 Aneilema nyasense var. nyasense 6 Apr 2010 M Lötter
BC Turpin
BC Turpin 293 RB Faden BNRH
Moribane forest Campsite. 0 Mozambique 1933C2 MS 499

Trailing herb with tiny yellow flowers and purple stamens. Locally common in Afromomum riparian forest near river.-x000D- [Extract from R.B. Faden's e mail sent to B.C. Turpin in 2010]-x000D- Turpin 293 Aneilema nyasense C.B.Clarke-x000D- This is only the second reco

-19.743889 33.355833 6
109438 Aneilema pedunculosum 20 Mar 2009 M Lötter
BC Turpin
BC Turpin 260 RB Faden BNRH
18 km S of Macomia. 0 Mozambique 1240A3 N 246

An erect herb 20 cm tall with a small, tight terminal inflorescence of tiny flowers and buds. Pedicels blue. Growing on a roadside verge in the shade of a tree.-x000D- [photograph of live plant attached to sheet]

-12.388056 40.125000 6
109439 Aneilema pedunculosum 12 Apr 2010 M Lötter
BC Turpin
BC Turpin 299 RB Faden BNRH
Chimanimani Gate Camp. 0 Mozambique 1933C1 MS 592

Herb 10 cm tall with lilac flowers in tightly compact heads. Occasional. In humus-rich soil in dappled shade of riverine growth., Occurrence: occasional

-19.586389 33.085000 6
109443 Aneilema welwitschii 14 Apr 2010 M Lötter
BC Turpin
BC Turpin 303 RB Faden BNRH
Serra Choa. 0 Mozambique 1833A1 MS 1560

Small erect herb with tiny yellow flowers in tightly clustered heads, growing in long grass on forest edge.

-18.015556 33.114167 6
22311 Angraecum cultriforme 10 Mar 2007 BT Wursten
JE Burrows
M Coates Palgrave
P Ballings
M Lötter
BT Wursten Low-level epiphyte in riverine forest Levasflor Concession, Sofala. 88 0 Mozambique 1834D4 MS 200

6
21955 Aristolochia albida 8 Mar 2007 BT Wursten
JE Burrows
M Coates Palgrave
P Ballings
M Lötter
BT Wursten P Ballings PB1069 BT Wursten BR
Roadside near margin of sand forest Road East of Casa Banana, Sofala. 0 Mozambique 1834C2 MS 80

-18.502417 34.498747 7
36427 Artabotrys brachypetalus 11 Mar 2007 BT Wursten
JE Burrows
M Coates Palgrave
P Ballings
M Lötter
JE Burrows Mixed woodland Road to Chiniziuwa River, Cheringoma 0 Mozambique 1835C3 MS 150

-18.950000 35.016670 5
108396 Artabotrys stolzii 13 Apr 2010 M Lötter
BC Turpin
M Lötter 2061 M Lötter BNRH
Serra Choa Mountain, Barue district. 0 Mozambique 1733C3 MS 1473

Scrambler 8 m high. Occasional-x000D- Habitat: drainage line in forest. Medium shade.

-17.996944 33.090833 6
109022 Bauhinia petersiana 5 Oct 2005 M Lötter
M Lötter 1147 M Lötter BNRH
Nampula town area. 0 Mozambique 1539A1 N 0

Shrub. Flowers white.

0.000000 0.000000 2
109199 Boscia angustifolia var. corymbosa 8 Sep 2009 M Lötter
BC Turpin
M Lötter 1848 DJ Goyder BNRH
Moz Hunters Concession, Pundanhar to Nangade. 0 Mozambique 1039D4 N 38

KEW - ProNatura Project.-x000D- 8 m tall, single-stemmed; smooth grey bark. Fruits brown. Occasional-x000D- Habitat: Open woodland. In sandy clay.

-10.878889 39.905278 6
108257 Brachystegia boehmii 9 May 1998 M Lötter
M Lötter 254 BNRH
Miombo with Erythrophleum. 5 km S. of Birchenough Bridge. 0 Zimbabwe 1932C4 S 0

0.000000 0.000000 0
109042 Brachystegia floribunda 3 Oct 2005 M Lötter
M Lötter 1062 M Lötter BNRH
20 km to Guru‚ from Errego. 0 Mozambique 1537C1 Z 0

Tree, 15 m tall in miombo woodland. Buds starting near top of tree.

0.000000 0.000000 2
108264 Brachystegia glaucescens 9 May 1998 M Lötter
M Lötter 257 BNRH
Vumba Mountain, Mutare. 63 0 Zimbabwe 1932B2 E 0

Flat topped tree. Smooth, pale bark.

0.000000 0.000000 0
109059 Brachystegia glaucescens 11 Oct 2006 M Lötter
M Lötter 1098 JE Burrows BNRH
Mahate - Bilibiza area. 0 Mozambique 1240C2 N 0

As Brachystegia microphylla in BNRH. Tree, 10 m tall in miombo woodland. Bark pale. C. 39 pairs of leaflets.

0.000000 0.000000 2
109053 Brachystegia manga 4 Oct 2005 M Lötter
M Lötter 1078 M Lötter BNRH
Lioma. 0 Mozambique 1536B2 Z 0

Tree 6 m tall in riparian miombo woodland. Bark smooth, fissuring on old trunk.

0.000000 0.000000 2
109054 Brachystegia manga 17 Oct 2005 M Lötter
M Lötter 1130 M Lötter BNRH
20 km N. of Montpuez from Mueda. 0 Mozambique 1238D4 N 0

Coppice growth.

0.000000 0.000000 2
108269 Brachystegia microphylla 7 Mar 1999 M Lötter
M Lötter 608 BNRH
Miombo Woodland Mwinilunga. 0 Zambia 1124A2 W 0

Tree

0.000000 0.000000 0
108270 Brachystegia microphylla 11 Oct 2006 M Lötter
M Lötter 1098 JE Burrows BNRH
In miombo woodland Mahate - Bilibiza area. 0 Mozambique 1240C2 N 0

Tree, 10 m tall. Bark pale. about 39 pairs of leaflets.

0.000000 0.000000 0
108273 Brachystegia spiciformis 9 May 1998 M Lötter
M Lötter 275 BNRH
Miombo woodland Vumba. 63 0 Zimbabwe 1932B2 E 0

0.000000 0.000000 0
108274 Brachystegia spiciformis 30 Sep 2005 M Lötter
M Lötter 1051 M Lötter BNRH
In coastal woodland Zavorra turn-off. 0 Mozambique 2435A3 GI 0

Tree 3 - 5 m tall. Flowers white.

0.000000 0.000000 0
109063 Brachystegia spiciformis 30 Sep 2005 M Lötter
M Lötter 1051 M Lötter BNRH
Zavorra turn-off. 0 Mozambique 2435A3 GI 0

Tree 3 - 5 m tall in coastal woodland. Flowers white.

0.000000 0.000000 2
108287 Brachystegia torrei 17 Oct 2005 M Lötter
M Lötter 1125 JE Burrows BNRH
In woodland 20 km SW of Mueda. 0 Mozambique 1139C2 N 0

Tree 20 m tall, bark pale, slightly flaking

0.000000 0.000000 0
109073 Brachystegia torrei 17 Oct 2005 M Lötter
M Lötter 1125 JE Burrows BNRH
20 km S.W. of Mueda. 0 Mozambique 1139C2 N 0

Tree 20 m tall in woodland. Bark pale, slightly flaking.

0.000000 0.000000 2
108294 Brachystegia utilis 7 Mar 1999 M Lötter
M Lötter 609 BNRH
40.1 km from Kapiri-Mposhi to Mkushi. 0 Zambia 1328D4 C 0

Tree 15 m tall

0.000000 0.000000 0
75809 Bulbophyllum fuscum var. melinostachyum 9 Mar 2007 BT Wursten
JE Burrows
M Coates Palgrave
P Ballings
M Lötter
M Coates Palgrave Miombo woodland Near Chalets, Levasflor, Cheringoma. 88 0 Mozambique 1834D4 MS 200

7
66289 Burkea africana 9 Mar 2007 BT Wursten
JE Burrows
M Coates Palgrave
P Ballings
M Lötter
JE Burrows M Coates Palgrave Miombo woodland Cheringoma escarpment. 0 Mozambique 1834B4 MS 300

Red velvet growth tip

-18.495200 34.981200 6
42498 Calanthe sylvatica 5 Mar 2007 BT Wursten
JE Burrows
M Coates Palgrave
P Ballings
M Lötter
BT Wursten P Ballings PB439 BT Wursten LMU
In shade on the forest floor among rocks Forested slopes below Nhandore peak, Mt Gorongosa 4 0 Mozambique 1834A3 MS 1205

7
122193 Chrysophyllum gorungosanum 6 Mar 2007 BT Wursten
JE Burrows
M Coates Palgrave
P Ballings
M Lötter
BT Wursten Understorey of evergreen forest Along path on forested slopes below Nhandore peak, Mt. Gorongosa 4 0 Mozambique 1834A3 MS 1450

-18.450000 34.053500 5
18103 Cissus rotundifolia 8 Mar 2007 BT Wursten
JE Burrows
M Coates Palgrave
P Ballings
M Lötter
Climbing in tree on termite hill Road to Casa Banana, Sofala. 0 Mozambique 1834A4 MS 104

-18.477160 34.386740 5
108398 Cleistochlamys kirkii 10 May 1998 M Lötter
M Lötter 264 JE Burrows BNRH
15km north of Dondo, central Mozambique. 0 Mozambique 1934D1 MS 0

Woodland on deep sands. Large woody shrub; bark flaking.

0.000000 0.000000 2
108399 Cleistochlamys kirkii 16 May 1998 M Lötter
M Lötter 298 JE Burrows BNRH
5km south of Sav‚ River on road from Beira to Maputo. 0 Mozambique 2134B1 ? 0

Large woody shrub, bark flaking. -x000D- Habitat: woodland on deep sands.

0.000000 0.000000 2
66647 Cola mossambicensis 8 Mar 2007 BT Wursten
JE Burrows
M Coates Palgrave
P Ballings
M Lötter
JE Burrows On termite mound in disturbed woodland/sandforest. Along road East of Casa Banana. 0 Mozambique 1834A4 MS 81

5
30459 Combretum pisoniiflorum 9 Mar 2007 BT Wursten
JE Burrows
M Coates Palgrave
P Ballings
M Lötter
M Coates Palgrave Miombo woodland Levasflor Concession. 88 0 Mozambique 1834D4 MS 200

-18.765300 34.930900 6
24853 Combretum zeyheri 12 Mar 2007 BT Wursten
JE Burrows
M Coates Palgrave
P Ballings
M Lötter
BT Wursten M Coates Palgrave Miombo woodland Levasflor Concession, Cheringoma 88 0 Mozambique 1834D4 MS 200

-18.759280 34.926154 7
109446 Commelina africana 4 Apr 2010 M Lötter
BC Turpin
BC Turpin 289 RB Faden BNRH
Save Sand forest. 0 Mozambique 2134B1 GI 76

Spreading herb with yellow flowers; glabrous except for cilia on leaf sheath. In dappled shade of Brachystegia torrei sand forest. On a sand bank.

-21.215833 34.670833 6
109447 Commelina africana 11 Apr 2010 M Lötter
BC Turpin
BC Turpin 297 RB Faden BNRH
Chimanimani Gate Camp. 0 Mozambique 1933C1 MS 592

Erect bushy herb 30 cm tall with yellow flowers and narrow leaves. Growing at campsite in bare sandy soil, still flowering in the afternoon.

-19.586389 33.085000 6
109448 Commelina aspera var. aspera 10 Mar 2009 M Lötter
BC Turpin
BC Turpin 250 RB Faden BNRH
Ñ 55 km S of Lichinga. 0 Mozambique 1335C4 N 1053

A 20 cm tall, erect herb with yellow flowers, mauve claws and purple filaments. Spathes terminally clustered and acuminate. Leaves partially folded. Growing in Miombo woodland in dappled shade.

-13.784722 35.354722 6
109450 Commelina benghalensis 20 Mar 2009 M Lötter
BC Turpin
BC Turpin 258 RB Faden BNRH
Ñ 55 km S of Macomia. 0 Mozambique 1240C1 N 179

An uncommon herb with erect stems to 40 cm tall. Flowers blue. Subterranean flowers collected, too! Growing in woodland at the base of a granite outcrop in shade. In deep soil.

-12.663056 40.023333 6
109451 Commelina benghalensis 23 Mar 2009 M Lötter
BC Turpin
BC Turpin 264 RB Faden BNRH
Nangade. 0 Mozambique 1139B1 N 236

A herb with 1 m long stems scrambling through grass. Tiny blue flowers. Ovate leaves and red cilia on leaf-sheaths.-x000D- [photo of live plant attached to sheet]

-11.021944 39.709167 6
109452 Commelina bracteosa 19 Mar 2009 M Lötter
BC Turpin
BC Turpin 256 RB Faden BNRH
Reserva de Crusse. 0 Mozambique 1440D2 N 56

A locally common herb with 'variegated' lanceolate leaves, forming a ground cover. Flowers blue. Growing in coastal Androstachys sand forest in the shade next to the gravel road., Occurrence: locally common

-14.703889 40.810000 6
109453 Commelina bracteosa 19 Mar 2009 M Lötter
BC Turpin
BC Turpin 254 RB Faden BNRH
Reserva de Crusse. 0 Mozambique 1440D2 N 45

A groundcovering herb with blue-green leaves and blue flowers. Locally common.-x000D- Habitat: Growing in coastal Androstachys sand forest in shade along the gravel roadside., Occurrence: locally common

-14.731111 40.813056 6
109454 Commelina bracteosa 24 Mar 2009 M Lötter
BC Turpin
BC Turpin 265 RB Faden BNRH
Alto Ligonha. 0 Mozambique 1538C1 N 591

A herb with blue flowers and erect shoots. Leaves linear-elliptic. Growing on a steep S-facing granite outcrop; in shallow pockets of soil.

-15.515833 38.188333 6
109457 Commelina diffusa subsp. diffusa 13 Apr 2010 M Lötter
BC Turpin
BC Turpin 300 RB Faden BNRH
Choa. 0 Mozambique 1833A1 MS 1382

Herb, rooting at the nodes; with tiny blue flowers with conspicuous 3rd petal. Rare. Growing in semi-shade of forest edge next to road on an earth bank., Occurrence: rare

-18.054444 33.126111 6
109459 Commelina erecta 6 Apr 2010 M Lötter
BC Turpin
BC Turpin 294 RB Faden BNRH
Ndzhou Campsite. 0 Mozambique 1933C2 MS 630

As Commelina erecta erecta in BNRH.Common herb with blue flowers, growing in a clearing in the forest., Occurrence: common

-19.733056 33.338889 6
109462 Commelina erecta 11 Apr 2010 M Lötter
BC Turpin
BC Turpin 295 RB Faden BNRH
Chimanimani Gate Camp. 0 Mozambique 1933C1 MS 592

As Commelina erecta livingstonii in BNRH. Herb with lilac flowers, lanceolate leaves with light green mid-rib. Growing on the edge of forest near the Little Mussapa River.

-19.586389 33.085000 6
109463 Commelina erecta 26 Mar 2009 M Lötter
BC Turpin
BC Turpin 266 RB Faden BNRH
Save Sand Forest, 16 km SE of Save River bridge on EN1. 0 Mozambique 2134B1 GI 80

As Commelina erecta livingstonii in BNRH. A trailing herb with blue flowers on ascending shoots. Much-branched. Leaves linear-elliptic. Growing along the road in sand forest.-x000D- [photo of live plant attached to sheet]

-21.212778 34.670556 6
109464 Commelina erecta 4 Apr 2010 M Lötter
BC Turpin
BC Turpin 291 RB Faden BNRH
Save floodplain. 0 Mozambique 2134A2 GI 74

As Commelina erecta livingstonii in BNRH. Bushy herb with lilac flowers and scabrid leaves; in dappled shade of forest margin.

-21.039722 34.261111 6
109467 Commelina forskaolii 19 Mar 2009 M Lötter
BC Turpin
BC Turpin 253 RB Faden BNRH
Reserva de Crusse. 0 Mozambique 1440D2 N 45

A blue flowered herb with erect flowering stems 15 cm tall. Growing in coastal Androstachys sand forest in full sun along the gravel roadside.

-14.731111 40.813056 6
109468 Commelina forskaolii 7 Mar 2009 M Lötter
BC Turpin
BC Turpin 247 RB Faden BNRH
Along the road, EN 1, 10 km S of Chilene. 0 Mozambique 2235C3 GI 97

A mat-forming herb with erect flowering shoots and tiny blue flowers. In coastal thicket on deep sand in deep shade.

-22.769722 35.154444 6
109469 Commelina forskaolii 16 Apr 2010 M Lötter
BC Turpin
BC Turpin 306 RB Faden BNRH
Changara area, road 103. 0 Mozambique 1633C4 T 485

Herb with tiny blue flowers and blue filaments. Capsules present. Rare - only one plant seen. Growing in rocky, sandy soil next to the road in full sun on a quartzite outcrop., Occurrence: rare

-16.971944 33.320833 6
109470 Commelina neurophylla 14 Apr 2010 M Lötter
BC Turpin
BC Turpin 302 RB Faden BNRH
Serra Choa. 0 Mozambique 1833A1 MS 1560

Decumbent herb with mauve flowers growing in long grass on forest edge. Scattered.-x000D- [Extract from R.B. Faden's e mail to B.C. Turpin July 2010]-x000D- Turpin 302 Commelina neurophylla C.B.Clarke-x000D- First record from Mozambique. The mountains in eastern Zimb

-18.015556 33.114167 6
109471 Commelina zambesica 20 Mar 2009 M Lötter
BC Turpin
BC Turpin 257 RB Faden BNRH
Ñ 55 km S of Macomia. 0 Mozambique 1240C1 N 179

An uncommon herb with stems looping along the ground rooting at the nodes. Flowers already over when collected. -x000D- In woodland at the base of granite outcrop in shaded, shallow soil.

-12.663056 40.023333 6
109472 Commelina zambesica 23 Mar 2009 M Lötter
BC Turpin
BC Turpin 263 RB Faden BNRH
Nangade. 0 Mozambique 1039D1 N 210

A robust herb with large leaves with undulating margins. The big blue flowers have 'cup-hook'-shaped purple stamens [illustration]. Growing at the roadside in tall mixed woodland.

-10.656389 39.746111 6
109473 Commelina zambesica 11 Apr 2010 M Lötter
BC Turpin
BC Turpin 296 RB Faden BNRH
Chimanimani Gate Camp. 0 Mozambique 1933C1 MS 592

Herb with blue flowers and colourless hairs on leaves. Growing near the Little Mussapa River on edge of forest.

-19.586389 33.085000 6
53082 Corchorus aestuans 8 Mar 2007 BT Wursten
JE Burrows
M Coates Palgrave
P Ballings
M Lötter
BT Wursten Roadside ditch in alluvial wooded grassland Along road at Mukombeze River floodplain, northern boundary Gorongosa National Park 0 Mozambique 1834D1 MS 45

Young fruit present

-18.546097 34.554478 5
41005 Corchorus trilocularis 8 Mar 2007 BT Wursten
JE Burrows
M Coates Palgrave
P Ballings
M Lötter
BT Wursten P Ballings PB1064 BT Wursten MO
BR
Roadside ditch in alluvial wooded grassland Along road at Mukombeze River floodplain, northern boundary Gorongosa National Park 14 0 Mozambique 1834D1 MS 45

Young fruit present

-18.546097 34.554478 5
110247 Cryptocarya liebertiana 14 Apr 2010 M Lötter
BC Turpin
M Lötter 2066 M Lötter BNRH
Serra Choa Mountain, Barue district. 0 Mozambique 1833A1 MS 1501

Rounded tree on forest margin. Bark dark grey-brown. Leaves largely bi-coloured and glaucous beneath.

-18.002222 33.106667 6
109099 Cryptosepalum maraviense 4 Oct 2005 M Lötter
M Lötter 1071 M Lötter BNRH
Namina area. 0 Mozambique 1438D4 N 0

Suffrutex, 20 cm tall in woodland.

0.000000 0.000000 2
109475 Cyanotis barbata 14 Apr 2010 M Lötter
BC Turpin
BC Turpin 301 RB Faden BNRH
Choa. 0 Mozambique 1833A1 MS 1501

Erect herb 40 cm tall with cauline leaves. Rosulate leaves absent. Bulb-like root near surface of soil. Localised. Growing on forest edge in long grass. Rocky., Occurrence: locally common

-18.002222 33.106667 6
109477 Cyanotis lanata 8 Apr 2010 M Lötter
BC Turpin
M Lötter 2034 RB Faden BNRH
Trail leading up on to Chimanimani Mountain, Banks of Nhamadza River, Chimanimani National Park, Sussendenga district. 0 Mozambique 1933C1 MS 750

Growing in crevices in granite boulders., Occurrence: common

-19.728333 33.041111 6
18043 Dalbergia arbutifolia subsp. arbutifolia 8 Mar 2007 BT Wursten
JE Burrows
SM Burrows
M Coates Palgrave
P Ballings
M Lötter
BT Wursten Riverine fringe Vanduzi Bridge, Gorongosa 0 Mozambique 1834C1 MS 384

Growing together with Dalbergia fischeri.

-18.624030 34.067320 7
18050 Dalbergia fischeri 8 Mar 2007 BT Wursten
JE Burrows
SM Burrows
M Coates Palgrave
P Ballings
M Lötter
BT Wursten Riverine fringe Vanduzi bridge, Gorongosa 0 Mozambique 1834C1 MS 384

Growing together with Dalbergia arbutifolia

-18.624030 34.067320 7
109657 Diospyros loureiriana subsp. loureiriana 1 Nov 2009 M Lötter
M Lötter 1944 JE Burrows BNRH
Nacala Dam, 30 km west of Nacala. 0 Mozambique 1440D1 N 72

Tree to 5 m tall, bark grey & rough, flowers whitish; in woodland on sandy soils.

-14.714722 40.525278 7
110843 Drypetes mossambicensis 13 Oct 2007 M Lötter
M Lötter 1270 M Lötter BNRH
Chokwe to Limpopo River. 0 Mozambique 2433A3 GI 35

Single-stemmed tree, 7 m tall; flowers yellow; in floodplain thicket, savanna.

-24.436000 33.011317 4
25547 Entada chrysostachys 8 Mar 2007 BT Wursten
JE Burrows
M Coates Palgrave
P Ballings
M Lötter
BT Wursten P Ballings PB1068 JE Burrows M Coates Palgrave BR
Roadside woodland Road West of Casa Banana, Sofala, Mozambique 0 Mozambique 1834A4 MS 140

-18.466667 34.350000 5
16045 Entada rheedei 11 Mar 2007 BT Wursten
JE Burrows
M Coates Palgrave
P Ballings
M Lötter
JE Burrows M Coates Palgrave Riverine fringe forest Chiniziuwa River, Cheringoma, Sofala. 0 Mozambique 1835C3 MS 103

-18.963801 35.132991 7
109897 Erythrina abyssinica 2 Oct 2005 M Lötter
M Lötter 1061 JE Burrows BNRH
40 km N. of Zambesi River on road (EN 1) to Morrumbala. 0 Mozambique 1735D1 Z 0

Tree 3 m tall. Flowers red.

0.000000 0.000000 2
109113 Erythrophleum africanum 17 Oct 2005 M Lötter
M Lötter 1129 JE Burrows BNRH
25 km N. of Montepuez from Mueda. 0 Mozambique 1238D4 N 0

5 m tall, bark pale grey. Flowers cream.

0.000000 0.000000 2
109122 Erythrophleum suaveolens 14 May 1998 M Lötter
M Lötter 289 BNRH
40 km N. of Dondo along road to Inhaminga, Muanza 0 Mozambique 1934B3 MS 0

Big tree (15 m) growing on deep sands in woodland.

0.000000 0.000000 2
109123 Erythrophleum suaveolens 14 Oct 2005 M Lötter
M Lötter 1121 JE Burrows BNRH
20 km N.E. of Mueda. 0 Mozambique 1139C2 N 0

Large tree 20 m tall in miombo woodland.

0.000000 0.000000 2
109124 Erythrophleum suaveolens 13 Oct 2005 M Lötter
M Lötter 1115 JE Burrows BNRH
10 km S. of Rovuma River, near Cabo Delgado lighthouse. 0 Mozambique 1040D1 N 0

10 m tall in Syzygium thicket. Spikes immature.

0.000000 0.000000 2
111831 Flacourtia indica 8 Mar 2007 BT Wursten
JE Burrows
SM Burrows
M Coates Palgrave
P Ballings
M Lötter
JE Burrows SM Burrows 9962 JE Burrows BNRH
W. of Canganetole, W. edge of Urema Rift. 0 Mozambique 1834A4 MS 90

Small tree to 2 m tall in woodland. Fruit fleshy, maroon.

-18.493950 34.461570 5
23378 Garcinia kingaensis 6 Mar 2007 BT Wursten
JE Burrows
M Coates Palgrave
P Ballings
M Lötter
JE Burrows In forest Forested slope below Nhandore Peak, Mt Gorongosa 4 0 Mozambique 1834A3 MS 1400

-18.454579 34.053425 6
18115 Geophila obvallata subsp. ioides 10 Mar 2007 BT Wursten
JE Burrows
M Coates Palgrave
P Ballings
M Lötter
JE Burrows Brachystegia woodland Levasflor, Cheringoma 88 0 Mozambique 1834D4 MS 200

-18.758706 34.927444 6
75267 Gladiolus crassifolius 25 Mar 2007 BT Wursten
JE Burrows
M Coates Palgrave
P Ballings
M Lötter
BT Wursten P Ballings PB471 P Goldblatt LMU
Montane grassland Plateau below Nhandore peak, Mt Gorongosa 4 0 Mozambique 1834A3 MS 1710

Very different colour form See here

7
110044 Gladiolus dalenii subsp. dalenii 13 May 1998 M Lötter
M Lötter 287 BNRH
Between Muanza and Chiniziua. 0 Mozambique 1834D4 MS 0

Hydromorphic grassland in open miombo.

2
15741 Gladiolus decoratus 3 Nov 2007 BT Wursten
JE Burrows
M Coates Palgrave
P Ballings
M Lötter
Along track in sandforest Road to Chiniziuwa River, Muanza. 0 Mozambique 1835C3 MS 150

5
32444 Grewia forbesii 8 Mar 2007 BT Wursten
JE Burrows
M Coates Palgrave
P Ballings
M Lötter
BT Wursten P Ballings PB1061 JE Burrows M Coates Palgrave BR
Roadside margin of sand forest Along road Est of Casa Banana 0 Mozambique 1834C2 MS 80

-18.503294 34.499833 7
32445 Grewia forbesii 8 Mar 2007 BT Wursten
JE Burrows
M Coates Palgrave
P Ballings
M Lötter
BT Wursten P Ballings PB1061 JE Burrows M Coates Palgrave BR
Road side margin of sand forest Along road East of Casa Banana 0 Mozambique 1834C2 MS 80

-18.503294 34.499833 7
16390 Habenaria macrandra 5 Mar 2007 BT Wursten
JE Burrows
M Coates Palgrave
P Ballings
M Lötter
BT Wursten P Ballings PB440 BT Wursten LMU
In forest Forested slopes below Nhandore Peak, Mt Gorongosa 4 0 Mozambique 1834A3 MS 1150

7
41150 Hippocratea africana var. richardiana 8 Mar 2007 BT Wursten
JE Burrows
M Coates Palgrave
P Ballings
M Lötter
BT Wursten P Ballings PB1060 BT Wursten MO
BR
Margin of sand forest Along road East of Casa Banana 0 Mozambique 1834C2 MS 80

-18.503294 34.499833 7
22231 Hugonia orientalis 9 Mar 2007 BT Wursten
JE Burrows
M Coates Palgrave
P Ballings
M Lötter
M Coates Palgrave Miombo woodland Near Chalets, Levasflor, Cheringoma. 88 0 Mozambique 1834D4 MS 200

-18.758898 34.925684 7
22163 Hymenocardia acida var. acida 9 Mar 2007 BT Wursten
JE Burrows
M Coates Palgrave
P Ballings
M Lötter
JE Burrows M Coates Palgrave Miombo woodland Cheringoma Escarpment, Sofala, Mozambique. 0 Mozambique 1834D2 MS 280

-18.539840 34.992880 5
110747 Hymenocardia acida var. acida 11 May 1988 M Lötter
M Lötter 267 BNRH
Muanza, Beira. C. Mozambique. 0 Mozambique 1834D2 MS 0

Woodland on deep sands.

0.000000 0.000000 2
110753 Hymenocardia ulmoides 16 May 1988 M Lötter
M Lötter 293 BNRH
5 km S. of Save River along rd. from Beira to Maputo. 0 Mozambique 2134B1 ? 0

Woodland on deep sands.

0.000000 0.000000 2
109917 Indigofera atriceps subsp. atriceps 11 Mar 2009 M Lötter
BC Turpin
M Lötter 1661 M Lötter BNRH
Lulimbo town, ± 103 km N of Unango on road to Rovuma River Bridge. 0 Mozambique 1235A2 N 791

2 m tall; flowers red, growing on the margins of swamp forest dominated by Syzygium owariense.

-12.087467 35.465450 6
109920 Indigofera lyallii subsp. lyallii 9 Apr 2010 M Lötter
BC Turpin
M Lötter 2042 BNRH
Along road leading up to Chikukwa within the Chimanimani National Park. 0 Mozambique 1932D2 MS 935

Slender tree 4 m tall with red flowers. On forest margins or riparian edge. Drainage line. Occasional

-19.713611 32.991111 6
108362 Lannea schweinfurthii var. tomentosa 3 Nov 2009 M Lötter
M Lötter 1954 M Lötter BNRH
Nacala Dam, 30 km west of Nacala. 0 Mozambique 1440D1 N 71

Tree 7 m tall, bark grey, leaves held ca. horizontally; in woodland on sandy soils.

-14.715833 40.526667 7
28711 Laportea aestuans 8 Mar 2007 BT Wursten
JE Burrows
SM Burrows
M Coates Palgrave
P Ballings
M Lötter
JE Burrows SM Burrows 9970 JE Burrows BNRH
Roadside at sand forest Near Casa Banana, Northern boundary Gorongosa National Park. 14 0 Mozambique 1834C2 MS 77

Robust soft herb to 1.5 m tall on disturbed areas on roadside. Hairs stinging.

-18.503298 34.499806 7
109224 Maerua juncea subsp. juncea 14 Sep 2009 M Lötter
BC Turpin
M Lötter 1912 M Lötter BNRH
Outskirts of Madanda dry forest. 0 Mozambique 2033D1 MS 289

KEW - ProNatura Project.-x000D- Scrambler. Fruit ellipsoid, more or less smooth surface. Occasional-x000D- Habitat: Coastal plain, thicket. In well-drained sandy soil.-x000D- -x000D-

-20.541111 33.697778 6
109225 Maerua juncea subsp. juncea 14 Sep 2009 M Lötter
BC Turpin
M Lötter 1913 M Lötter BNRH
Outskirts of Madanda dry forest, along path into forest. 0 Mozambique 2033D1 MS 289

KEW - ProNatura Project.-x000D- Scrambler to 5 m high. Leaves bluish green, narrow. Flowers green-white. Fruit ellipsoid, smooth. Common.-x000D- Habitat: Coastal plain, thicket, sandy soil.

-20.541111 33.697778 6
109226 Maerua kirkii 7 Sep 2009 M Lötter
BC Turpin
M Lötter 1833 DJ Goyder BNRH
Moz Hunters Camp entrance road, Pundanhar to Nangade. 0 Mozambique 1039D4 N 116

KEW - ProNatura Project.-x000D- Tree 5 m tall. Bark brown, slightly corky. Fruit covered in waxy bluish layer. Occasional.-x000D- Habitat: Closed woodland, in well-drained sandy soil.

-10.901111 39.871111 6
30450 Manilkara discolor 10 Mar 2007 BT Wursten
JE Burrows
M Coates Palgrave
P Ballings
M Lötter
JE Burrows Miombo woodland Road to Levasflor, Cheringoma 88 0 Mozambique 1834D2 MS 250

-18.743760 34.884420 5
110761 Margaritaria discoidea var. nitida 11 May 1998 M Lötter
M Lötter 268 BNRH
Dondo, Beira, C. Mozambique. 0 Mozambique 1934D1 MS 0

Woodland on deep sands.

0.000000 0.000000 2
22350 Mascarenhasia arborescens 10 Mar 2007 BT Wursten
JE Burrows
M Coates Palgrave
P Ballings
M Lötter
JE Burrows M Coates Palgrave Riverine vegetation in woodland Levasflor Concession, Cheringoma 88 0 Mozambique 1834D4 MS 200

In fruit

-18.759800 34.925533 7
110440 Mimosa mossambicensis 17 Apr 2010 M Lötter
BC Turpin
M Lötter 2084 M Lötter BNRH
Lupata Gorge area. 0 Mozambique 1634C3 MS 177

Scrambler 7 m high. Rare.-x000D- Habitat: Drainage line, thicket, in seasonally-waterlogged sand.

6
22035 Mimusops obtusifolia 11 Mar 2007 BT Wursten
JE Burrows
M Coates Palgrave
P Ballings
M Lötter
JE Burrows M Coates Palgrave Roadside margin of forest. Road to Chiniziuwa River, Sofala, Mozambique. 0 Mozambique 1835C3 MS 150

-18.950000 35.016670 5
108429 Monodora stenopetala 11 May 1998 M Lötter
M Lötter 276 BNRH
Beira. Inhamitanga Forest, N.E. of Inhaminga. 0 Mozambique 1835A1 ? 0

4 m tall tree in forest understorey. Fruit aborted.

2
28543 Mostuea brunonis var. brunonis 5 Mar 2007 BT Wursten
JE Burrows
M Coates Palgrave
P Ballings
M Lötter
BT Wursten Understorey of forest Forested slope below Nhandore peak, Mt Gorongosa 4 0 Mozambique 1834A3 MS 1230

In fruit

-18.463507 34.053420 6
109481 Murdannia simplex 21 Mar 2009 M Lötter
BC Turpin
BC Turpin 267 RB Faden BNRH
Palma Camp 26 km W of Palma. 0 Mozambique 1040C3 N 125

A herb with lilac flowers - 3 equal-sized petals - flowering in the late afternoon. Erect stems. Growing in open woodland/Berlinia thicket.-x000D- [photo of live plant attached to sheet]

-10.835278 40.248333 6
117902 Oxyanthus speciosus subsp. stenocarpus 5 Mar 2007 BT Wursten
JE Burrows
M Coates Palgrave
P Ballings
M Lötter
BT Wursten Understorey of forest Forested slope below Nhandore peak, Mt Gorongosa 4 0 Mozambique 1834A3 MS 1230

In fruit

-18.463507 34.053420 6
15641 Pauridiantha symplocoides 5 Mar 2007 BT Wursten
JE Burrows
M Coates Palgrave
P Ballings
M Lötter
JE Burrows Understorey of forest Forested slope below Nhandore peak, Mt Gorongosa 4 0 Mozambique 1834A3 MS 1465

-18.451678 34.052376 6
40897 Peperomia abyssinica 6 Mar 2007 BT Wursten
JE Burrows
M Coates Palgrave
P Ballings
M Lötter
BT Wursten On a moss-covered rock at the margin of forest and grassland Plateau below Nhandore Peak, Mt Gorongosa 4 0 Mozambique 1834A3 MS 1710

Lithophytic; rather succulent plant

-18.443147 34.048531 7
21478 Philenoptera bussei 9 Mar 2007 BT Wursten
JE Burrows
M Coates Palgrave
P Ballings
M Lötter
JE Burrows M Coates Palgrave Miombo woodland Cheringoma Escarpment, Mozambique. 0 Mozambique 1834B4 MS 300

-18.495200 34.981200 6
109893 Pleurolobus gangeticus 6 Apr 2010 M Lötter
BC Turpin
M Lötter 2024 M Lötter BNRH
Moribane forest, Moribane camp. 0 Mozambique 1933C2 MS 500

Herb 1 m tall. Pink standard, purple keel. Common-x000D- Habitat: Forest on mountain slope in medium shade. In soil.

-19.743889 33.355833 6
22783 Procris crenata 5 Mar 2007 BT Wursten
JE Burrows
M Coates Palgrave
P Ballings
M Lötter
BT Wursten In forest Forested slope below Nhandore peak, Mt Gorongosa 4 0 Mozambique 1834A3 MS 1285

-18.459853 34.055353 6
75250 Psychotria pumila var. buzica 11 Mar 2007 BT Wursten
JE Burrows
M Coates Palgrave
P Ballings
M Lötter
BT Wursten Understorey of coastal forest Rd to the Chiniziua River, Sofala. 0 Mozambique 1834D4 MS 180

-18.921408 34.982256 5
30597 Pterocarpus rotundifolius subsp. polyanthus No date BT Wursten
JE Burrows
SM Burrows
M Coates Palgrave
P Ballings
M Lötter
Roadside remnant woodland Road to Cavalo, Gorongosa 0 Mozambique 1834C1 MS 385

-18.593210 34.133470 5
66290 Rhoicissus revoilii 9 Mar 2007 BT Wursten
JE Burrows
M Coates Palgrave
P Ballings
M Lötter
JE Burrows M Coates Palgrave Miombo woodland Cheringoma escarpment 0 Mozambique 1834B4 MS 300

-18.495200 34.981200 6
19077 Rinorea angustifolia subsp. ardisiiflora 11 Mar 2007 BT Wursten
JE Burrows
SM Burrows
M Coates Palgrave
P Ballings
M Lötter
JE Burrows SM Burrows JSB10046 SM Burrows BNRH
In understorey of sand forest Near Chiniziuwa River, Cheringoma 0 Mozambique 1835C3 MS 140

Dominant understorey shrub to 1 m tall in dry sand forest.

-18.970750 35.108550 6
112249 Rinorea elliptica 1 Nov 2009 M Lötter
M Lötter 1941 JE Burrows BNRH
Nacala Dam, 30 km west of Nacala. 0 Mozambique 1440D1 N 75

5 m tall, bark smooth; flowers white with a bit of pink colouring. Not common; in woodland thicket on termite mound.

-14.716667 40.522500 7
18954 Scolopia stolzii 11 Mar 2007 BT Wursten
JE Burrows
M Coates Palgrave
P Ballings
M Lötter
JE Burrows In degraded forest Chiniziuwa River, Sofala, Mozambique 0 Mozambique 1835C3 MS 155

-18.959274 35.034034 6
109190 Senna singueana 4 Oct 2005 M Lötter
M Lötter 1074 M Lötter BNRH
Lapala area. 0 Mozambique 1538A1 N 0

Tree, 3 m tall in woodland.

0.000000 0.000000 2
121101 Striga asiatica 9 Mar 2007 BT Wursten
JE Burrows
M Coates Palgrave
P Ballings
M Lötter
JE Burrows M Coates Palgrave Miombo woodland Cheringoma Escarpment, Mozambique. 0 Mozambique 1834B4 MS 300

iNaturalist record

-18.495200 34.981200 6
22030 Synsepalum brevipes 11 Mar 2007 BT Wursten
JE Burrows
M Coates Palgrave
P Ballings
M Lötter
JE Burrows M Coates Palgrave Forest that had been logged many years before Road to Chiniziuwa River, Sofala, Mozambique. 0 Mozambique 1835C3 MS 150

-18.950000 35.016670 5
21856 Tabernaemontana elegans 9 Mar 2007 BT Wursten
JE Burrows
M Coates Palgrave
P Ballings
M Lötter
BT Wursten Mixed miombo woodland Entrance road to Levasflor Concession Camp, Cheringoma 88 0 Mozambique 1834D2 MS 250

-18.745397 34.888667 6
109323 Trema orientale 11 Oct 2005 M Lötter
M Lötter 1093 M Lötter BNRH
Bilibiza area. 0 Mozambique 1240C2 N 0

Tree in sand forest. Leaves bi-coloured; veins and petiole reddish.

0.000000 0.000000 2
108879 Vernonia glabra var. glabra 1 Nov 2009 M Lötter
M Lötter 1935 JE Burrows BNRH
Nacala Dam, 30 km west of Nacala. 0 Mozambique 1440D1 N 72

Erect shrub 40-50 cm tall; flowers blue; in clear-felled woodland

-14.720556 40.526667 7
41175 Vitex buchananii 8 Mar 2007 BT Wursten
JE Burrows
M Coates Palgrave
P Ballings
M Lötter
BT Wursten P Ballings PB1066 BT Wursten MO
BR
Understorey of sand forest. Along road East of Casa Banana. 0 Mozambique 1834C2 MS 80

-18.503294 34.499833 7
15783 Voacanga africana 11 Mar 2007 BT Wursten
JE Burrows
M Coates Palgrave
P Ballings
M Lötter
M Coates Palgrave M555 JE Burrows Woodland Along road to Chiniziuwa River, Cheringoma 0 Mozambique 1835C3 MS 152

In fruit

-18.959274 35.034034 7
28644 Ziziphus pubescens subsp. pubescens 8 Mar 2007 BT Wursten
JE Burrows
SM Burrows
M Coates Palgrave
P Ballings
M Lötter
Roadside margin of sand forest Road to Casa Banana, northern Boundary of Gorongosa National Park 14 0 Mozambique 1834A4 MS 105

-18.477160 34.386740 5


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