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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NoSpeciesRecord dateRecorder(s)Coll.Det.Conf.HerbariaHabitatLocationLoc code(s) Outing codePlanted code Country QDSGrid ref.FZ DivAlt. (m)NotesLatLongLoc Acc Code
110394Acacia sieberiana var. sieberiana13 May 1998M Lötter
M Lötter 281 BNRH
Inhaminga, Beira.0Mozambique1834B4MS0

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

0.0000000.0000002
110395Acacia sieberiana var. sieberiana08 Sep 2009M Lötter
BC Turpin
M Lötter 1851 M Lötter BNRH
Moz Hunters Concession, Pundanhar to Nangade.0Mozambique1039D4N34

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.

-10.86805639.9197226
40516Aidia micrantha var. msonju06 Mar 2007BT Wursten
JE Burrows
M Coates Palgrave
P Ballings
M Lötter
Evergreen forestSlopes below Nhandore peak, mt Gorongosa.40Mozambique1834A3MS1305

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

-18.45766634.0557836
19170Amblygonocarpus andongensis12 Mar 2007BT Wursten
JE Burrows
M Coates Palgrave
P Ballings
M Lötter
BT Wursten Miombo woodland with riverine influencesLevasflor, Cheringoma, Mozambique.880Mozambique1834D4MS200

-18.75898334.9248337
109433Aneilema aequinoctiale05 Apr 2010M Lötter
BC Turpin
BC Turpin 292 BC Turpin BNRH
Moribane forest, 'Agalaea' site.0Mozambique1933C2MS555

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

-19.71277833.3497226
109435Aneilema hockii04 Apr 2010M Lötter
BC Turpin
BC Turpin 290 RB Faden BNRH
Save floodplain.0Mozambique2134A2GI74

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

-21.03972234.2611116
109437Aneilema nyasense var. nyasense06 Apr 2010M Lötter
BC Turpin
BC Turpin 293 RB Faden BNRH
Moribane forest Campsite.0Mozambique1933C2MS499

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

-19.74388933.3558336
109438Aneilema pedunculosum20 Mar 2009M Lötter
BC Turpin
BC Turpin 260 RB Faden BNRH
18 km S of Macomia.0Mozambique1240A3N246

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]

-12.38805640.1250006
109439Aneilema pedunculosum12 Apr 2010M Lötter
BC Turpin
BC Turpin 299 RB Faden BNRH
Chimanimani Gate Camp.0Mozambique1933C1MS592

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

-19.58638933.0850006
109443Aneilema welwitschii14 Apr 2010M Lötter
BC Turpin
BC Turpin 303 RB Faden BNRH
Serra Choa.0Mozambique1833A1MS1560

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

-18.01555633.1141676
22311Angraecum cultriforme10 Mar 2007BT Wursten
JE Burrows
M Coates Palgrave
P Ballings
M Lötter
BT Wursten Low-level epiphyte in riverine forestLevasflor Concession, Sofala.880Mozambique1834D4 MS200

6
21955Aristolochia albida08 Mar 2007BT Wursten
JE Burrows
M Coates Palgrave
P Ballings
M Lötter
BT Wursten P Ballings PB1069 BT Wursten BR
Roadside near margin of sand forestRoad East of Casa Banana, Sofala.0Mozambique1834C2MS80

-18.50241734.4987477
36427Artabotrys brachypetalus11 Mar 2007BT Wursten
JE Burrows
M Coates Palgrave
P Ballings
M Lötter
JE Burrows Mixed woodland Road to Chiniziuwa River, Cheringoma0Mozambique1835C3MS150

-18.95000035.0166705
108396Artabotrys stolzii13 Apr 2010M Lötter
BC Turpin
M Lötter 2061 M Lötter BNRH
Serra Choa Mountain, Barue district.0Mozambique1733C3MS1473

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

-17.99694433.0908336
109022Bauhinia petersiana05 Oct 2005M Lötter
M Lötter 1147 M Lötter BNRH
Nampula town area.0Mozambique1539A1N0

Shrub. Flowers white.

0.0000000.0000002
109199Boscia angustifolia var. corymbosa08 Sep 2009M Lötter
BC Turpin
M Lötter 1848 DJ Goyder BNRH
Moz Hunters Concession, Pundanhar to Nangade.0Mozambique1039D4N38

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

-10.87888939.9052786
108257Brachystegia boehmii09 May 1998M Lötter
M Lötter 254 BNRH
Miombo with Erythrophleum.5 km S. of Birchenough Bridge.0Zimbabwe1932C4S0

0.0000000.0000000
109042Brachystegia floribunda03 Oct 2005M Lötter
M Lötter 1062 M Lötter BNRH
20 km to Guru‚ from Errego.0Mozambique1537C1Z0

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

0.0000000.0000002
108264Brachystegia glaucescens09 May 1998M Lötter
M Lötter 257 BNRH
Vumba Mountain, Mutare.630Zimbabwe1932B2E0

Flat topped tree. Smooth, pale bark.

0.0000000.0000000
109059Brachystegia glaucescens11 Oct 2006M Lötter
M Lötter 1098 JE Burrows BNRH
Mahate - Bilibiza area.0Mozambique1240C2N0

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

0.0000000.0000002
109053Brachystegia manga04 Oct 2005M Lötter
M Lötter 1078 M Lötter BNRH
Lioma.0Mozambique1536B2Z0

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

0.0000000.0000002
109054Brachystegia manga17 Oct 2005M Lötter
M Lötter 1130 M Lötter BNRH
20 km N. of Montpuez from Mueda.0Mozambique1238D4N0

Coppice growth.

0.0000000.0000002
108269Brachystegia microphylla07 Mar 1999M Lötter
M Lötter 608 BNRH
Miombo WoodlandMwinilunga.0Zambia1124A2W0

Tree

0.0000000.0000000
108270Brachystegia microphylla11 Oct 2006M Lötter
M Lötter 1098 JE Burrows BNRH
In miombo woodlandMahate - Bilibiza area.0Mozambique1240C2N0

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

0.0000000.0000000
108273Brachystegia spiciformis09 May 1998M Lötter
M Lötter 275 BNRH
Miombo woodlandVumba.630Zimbabwe1932B2E0

0.0000000.0000000
108274Brachystegia spiciformis30 Sep 2005M Lötter
M Lötter 1051 M Lötter BNRH
In coastal woodlandZavorra turn-off.0Mozambique2435A3GI0

Tree 3 - 5 m tall. Flowers white.

0.0000000.0000000
109063Brachystegia spiciformis30 Sep 2005M Lötter
M Lötter 1051 M Lötter BNRH
Zavorra turn-off.0Mozambique2435A3GI0

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

0.0000000.0000002
108287Brachystegia torrei17 Oct 2005M Lötter
M Lötter 1125 JE Burrows BNRH
In woodland20 km SW of Mueda.0Mozambique1139C2N0

Tree 20 m tall, bark pale, slightly flaking

0.0000000.0000000
109073Brachystegia torrei17 Oct 2005M Lötter
M Lötter 1125 JE Burrows BNRH
20 km S.W. of Mueda.0Mozambique1139C2N0

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

0.0000000.0000002
108294Brachystegia utilis07 Mar 1999M Lötter
M Lötter 609 BNRH
40.1 km from Kapiri-Mposhi to Mkushi.0Zambia1328D4C0

Tree 15 m tall

0.0000000.0000000
75809Bulbophyllum fuscum var. melinostachyum09 Mar 2007BT Wursten
JE Burrows
M Coates Palgrave
P Ballings
M Lötter
M Coates Palgrave Miombo woodlandNear Chalets, Levasflor, Cheringoma.880Mozambique1834D4 MS200

7
66289Burkea africana09 Mar 2007BT Wursten
JE Burrows
M Coates Palgrave
P Ballings
M Lötter
JE Burrows M Coates Palgrave Miombo woodlandCheringoma escarpment.0Mozambique1834B4MS300

Red velvet growth tip

-18.49520034.9812006
42498Calanthe sylvatica05 Mar 2007BT 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 rocksForested slopes below Nhandore peak, Mt Gorongosa40Mozambique1834A3 MS1205

7
122193Chrysophyllum gorungosanum06 Mar 2007BT Wursten
JE Burrows
M Coates Palgrave
P Ballings
M Lötter
BT Wursten Understorey of evergreen forestAlong path on forested slopes below Nhandore peak, Mt. Gorongosa40Mozambique1834A3MS1450

-18.45000034.0535005
18103Cissus rotundifolia08 Mar 2007BT Wursten
JE Burrows
M Coates Palgrave
P Ballings
M Lötter
Climbing in tree on termite hillRoad to Casa Banana, Sofala.0Mozambique1834A4MS104

-18.47716034.3867405
108398Cleistochlamys kirkii10 May 1998M Lötter
M Lötter 264 JE Burrows BNRH
15km north of Dondo, central Mozambique.0Mozambique1934D1MS0

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

0.0000000.0000002
108399Cleistochlamys kirkii16 May 1998M Lötter
M Lötter 298 JE Burrows BNRH
5km south of Sav‚ River on road from Beira to Maputo.0Mozambique2134B1?0

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

0.0000000.0000002
66647Cola mossambicensis08 Mar 2007BT 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.0Mozambique1834A4 MS81

5
30459Combretum pisoniiflorum09 Mar 2007BT Wursten
JE Burrows
M Coates Palgrave
P Ballings
M Lötter
M Coates Palgrave Miombo woodlandLevasflor Concession.880Mozambique1834D4MS200

-18.76530034.9309006
24853Combretum zeyheri12 Mar 2007BT Wursten
JE Burrows
M Coates Palgrave
P Ballings
M Lötter
BT Wursten M Coates Palgrave Miombo woodlandLevasflor Concession, Cheringoma880Mozambique1834D4MS200

-18.75928034.9261547
109446Commelina africana04 Apr 2010M Lötter
BC Turpin
BC Turpin 289 RB Faden BNRH
Save Sand forest.0Mozambique2134B1GI76

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

-21.21583334.6708336
109447Commelina africana11 Apr 2010M Lötter
BC Turpin
BC Turpin 297 RB Faden BNRH
Chimanimani Gate Camp.0Mozambique1933C1MS592

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

-19.58638933.0850006
109448Commelina aspera var. aspera10 Mar 2009M Lötter
BC Turpin
BC Turpin 250 RB Faden BNRH
Ñ 55 km S of Lichinga.0Mozambique1335C4N1053

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.

-13.78472235.3547226
109450Commelina benghalensis20 Mar 2009M Lötter
BC Turpin
BC Turpin 258 RB Faden BNRH
Ñ 55 km S of Macomia.0Mozambique1240C1N179

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.

-12.66305640.0233336
109451Commelina benghalensis23 Mar 2009M Lötter
BC Turpin
BC Turpin 264 RB Faden BNRH
Nangade.0Mozambique1139B1N236

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]

-11.02194439.7091676
109452Commelina bracteosa19 Mar 2009M Lötter
BC Turpin
BC Turpin 256 RB Faden BNRH
Reserva de Crusse.0Mozambique1440D2N56

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

-14.70388940.8100006
109453Commelina bracteosa19 Mar 2009M Lötter
BC Turpin
BC Turpin 254 RB Faden BNRH
Reserva de Crusse.0Mozambique1440D2N45

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

-14.73111140.8130566
109454Commelina bracteosa24 Mar 2009M Lötter
BC Turpin
BC Turpin 265 RB Faden BNRH
Alto Ligonha.0Mozambique1538C1N591

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

-15.51583338.1883336
109457Commelina diffusa subsp. diffusa13 Apr 2010M Lötter
BC Turpin
BC Turpin 300 RB Faden BNRH
Choa.0Mozambique1833A1MS1382

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

-18.05444433.1261116
109459Commelina erecta06 Apr 2010M Lötter
BC Turpin
BC Turpin 294 RB Faden BNRH
Ndzhou Campsite.0Mozambique1933C2MS630

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

-19.73305633.3388896
109462Commelina erecta11 Apr 2010M Lötter
BC Turpin
BC Turpin 295 RB Faden BNRH
Chimanimani Gate Camp.0Mozambique1933C1MS592

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.

-19.58638933.0850006
109463Commelina erecta26 Mar 2009M Lötter
BC Turpin
BC Turpin 266 RB Faden BNRH
Save Sand Forest, 16 km SE of Save River bridge on EN1.0Mozambique2134B1GI80

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]

-21.21277834.6705566
109464Commelina erecta04 Apr 2010M Lötter
BC Turpin
BC Turpin 291 RB Faden BNRH
Save floodplain.0Mozambique2134A2GI74

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

-21.03972234.2611116
109467Commelina forskaolii19 Mar 2009M Lötter
BC Turpin
BC Turpin 253 RB Faden BNRH
Reserva de Crusse.0Mozambique1440D2N45

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

-14.73111140.8130566
109468Commelina forskaolii07 Mar 2009M Lötter
BC Turpin
BC Turpin 247 RB Faden BNRH
Along the road, EN 1, 10 km S of Chilene.0Mozambique2235C3GI97

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

-22.76972235.1544446
109469Commelina forskaolii16 Apr 2010M Lötter
BC Turpin
BC Turpin 306 RB Faden BNRH
Changara area, road 103.0Mozambique1633C4T485

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

-16.97194433.3208336
109470Commelina neurophylla14 Apr 2010M Lötter
BC Turpin
BC Turpin 302 RB Faden BNRH
Serra Choa.0Mozambique1833A1MS1560

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

-18.01555633.1141676
109471Commelina zambesica20 Mar 2009M Lötter
BC Turpin
BC Turpin 257 RB Faden BNRH
Ñ 55 km S of Macomia.0Mozambique1240C1N179

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.

-12.66305640.0233336
109472Commelina zambesica23 Mar 2009M Lötter
BC Turpin
BC Turpin 263 RB Faden BNRH
Nangade.0Mozambique1039D1N210

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.

-10.65638939.7461116
109473Commelina zambesica11 Apr 2010M Lötter
BC Turpin
BC Turpin 296 RB Faden BNRH
Chimanimani Gate Camp.0Mozambique1933C1MS592

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

-19.58638933.0850006
53082Corchorus aestuans08 Mar 2007BT Wursten
JE Burrows
M Coates Palgrave
P Ballings
M Lötter
BT Wursten Roadside ditch in alluvial wooded grasslandAlong road at Mukombeze River floodplain, northern boundary Gorongosa National Park 0Mozambique1834D1MS45

Young fruit present

-18.54609734.5544785
41005Corchorus trilocularis08 Mar 2007BT Wursten
JE Burrows
M Coates Palgrave
P Ballings
M Lötter
BT Wursten P Ballings PB1064 BT Wursten MO
BR
Roadside ditch in alluvial wooded grasslandAlong road at Mukombeze River floodplain, northern boundary Gorongosa National Park 140Mozambique1834D1MS45

Young fruit present

-18.54609734.5544785
110247Cryptocarya liebertiana14 Apr 2010M Lötter
BC Turpin
M Lötter 2066 M Lötter BNRH
Serra Choa Mountain, Barue district.0Mozambique1833A1MS1501

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

-18.00222233.1066676
109099Cryptosepalum maraviense04 Oct 2005M Lötter
M Lötter 1071 M Lötter BNRH
Namina area.0Mozambique1438D4N0

Suffrutex, 20 cm tall in woodland.

0.0000000.0000002
109475Cyanotis barbata14 Apr 2010M Lötter
BC Turpin
BC Turpin 301 RB Faden BNRH
Choa.0Mozambique1833A1MS1501

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

-18.00222233.1066676
109477Cyanotis lanata08 Apr 2010M 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.0Mozambique1933C1MS750

Growing in crevices in granite boulders., Occurrence: common

-19.72833333.0411116
18043Dalbergia arbutifolia subsp. arbutifolia08 Mar 2007BT Wursten
JE Burrows
SM Burrows
M Coates Palgrave
P Ballings
M Lötter
BT Wursten Riverine fringeVanduzi Bridge, Gorongosa0Mozambique1834C1MS384

Growing together with Dalbergia fischeri.

-18.62403034.0673207
18050Dalbergia fischeri08 Mar 2007BT Wursten
JE Burrows
SM Burrows
M Coates Palgrave
P Ballings
M Lötter
BT Wursten Riverine fringeVanduzi bridge, Gorongosa0Mozambique1834C1MS384

Growing together with Dalbergia arbutifolia

-18.62403034.0673207
109657Diospyros loureiriana subsp. loureiriana01 Nov 2009M Lötter
M Lötter 1944 JE Burrows BNRH
Nacala Dam, 30 km west of Nacala.0Mozambique1440D1N72

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

-14.71472240.5252787
110843Drypetes mossambicensis13 Oct 2007M Lötter
M Lötter 1270 M Lötter BNRH
Chokwe to Limpopo River.0Mozambique2433A3GI35

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

-24.43600033.0113174
25547Entada chrysostachys08 Mar 2007BT Wursten
JE Burrows
M Coates Palgrave
P Ballings
M Lötter
BT Wursten P Ballings PB1068 JE Burrows M Coates Palgrave BR
Roadside woodlandRoad West of Casa Banana, Sofala, Mozambique0Mozambique1834A4MS140

-18.46666734.3500005
16045Entada rheedei11 Mar 2007BT Wursten
JE Burrows
M Coates Palgrave
P Ballings
M Lötter
JE Burrows M Coates Palgrave Riverine fringe forestChiniziuwa River, Cheringoma, Sofala.0Mozambique1835C3MS103

-18.96380135.1329917
109897Erythrina abyssinica02 Oct 2005M Lötter
M Lötter 1061 JE Burrows BNRH
40 km N. of Zambesi River on road (EN 1) to Morrumbala.0Mozambique1735D1Z0

Tree 3 m tall. Flowers red.

0.0000000.0000002
109113Erythrophleum africanum17 Oct 2005M Lötter
M Lötter 1129 JE Burrows BNRH
25 km N. of Montepuez from Mueda.0Mozambique1238D4N0

5 m tall, bark pale grey. Flowers cream.

0.0000000.0000002
109122Erythrophleum suaveolens14 May 1998M Lötter
M Lötter 289 BNRH
40 km N. of Dondo along road to Inhaminga, Muanza0Mozambique1934B3MS0

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

0.0000000.0000002
109123Erythrophleum suaveolens14 Oct 2005M Lötter
M Lötter 1121 JE Burrows BNRH
20 km N.E. of Mueda.0Mozambique1139C2N0

Large tree 20 m tall in miombo woodland.

0.0000000.0000002
109124Erythrophleum suaveolens13 Oct 2005M Lötter
M Lötter 1115 JE Burrows BNRH
10 km S. of Rovuma River, near Cabo Delgado lighthouse.0Mozambique1040D1N0

10 m tall in Syzygium thicket. Spikes immature.

0.0000000.0000002
111831Flacourtia indica08 Mar 2007BT 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.0Mozambique1834A4MS90

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

-18.49395034.4615705
23378Garcinia kingaensis06 Mar 2007BT Wursten
JE Burrows
M Coates Palgrave
P Ballings
M Lötter
JE Burrows In forestForested slope below Nhandore Peak, Mt Gorongosa40Mozambique1834A3MS1400

-18.45457934.0534256
18115Geophila obvallata subsp. ioides10 Mar 2007BT Wursten
JE Burrows
M Coates Palgrave
P Ballings
M Lötter
JE Burrows Brachystegia woodlandLevasflor, Cheringoma880Mozambique1834D4MS200

-18.75870634.9274446
75267Gladiolus crassifolius25 Mar 2007BT Wursten
JE Burrows
M Coates Palgrave
P Ballings
M Lötter
BT Wursten P Ballings PB471 P Goldblatt LMU
Montane grasslandPlateau below Nhandore peak, Mt Gorongosa40Mozambique1834A3 MS1710

Very different colour form See here

7
110044Gladiolus dalenii subsp. dalenii13 May 1998M Lötter
M Lötter 287 BNRH
Between Muanza and Chiniziua.0Mozambique1834D4 MS0

Hydromorphic grassland in open miombo.

2
15741Gladiolus decoratus03 Nov 2007BT Wursten
JE Burrows
M Coates Palgrave
P Ballings
M Lötter
Along track in sandforestRoad to Chiniziuwa River, Muanza.0Mozambique1835C3 MS150

5
32444Grewia forbesii08 Mar 2007BT 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 forestAlong road Est of Casa Banana 0Mozambique1834C2MS80

-18.50329434.4998337
32445Grewia forbesii08 Mar 2007BT 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 forestAlong road East of Casa Banana0Mozambique1834C2MS80

-18.50329434.4998337
16390Habenaria macrandra05 Mar 2007BT Wursten
JE Burrows
M Coates Palgrave
P Ballings
M Lötter
BT Wursten P Ballings PB440 BT Wursten LMU
In forestForested slopes below Nhandore Peak, Mt Gorongosa40Mozambique1834A3 MS1150

7
41150Hippocratea africana var. richardiana08 Mar 2007BT Wursten
JE Burrows
M Coates Palgrave
P Ballings
M Lötter
BT Wursten P Ballings PB1060 BT Wursten MO
BR
Margin of sand forestAlong road East of Casa Banana0Mozambique1834C2MS80

-18.50329434.4998337
22231Hugonia orientalis09 Mar 2007BT Wursten
JE Burrows
M Coates Palgrave
P Ballings
M Lötter
M Coates Palgrave Miombo woodlandNear Chalets, Levasflor, Cheringoma.880Mozambique1834D4MS200

-18.75889834.9256847
22163Hymenocardia acida var. acida09 Mar 2007BT Wursten
JE Burrows
M Coates Palgrave
P Ballings
M Lötter
JE Burrows M Coates Palgrave Miombo woodlandCheringoma Escarpment, Sofala, Mozambique.0Mozambique1834D2MS280

-18.53984034.9928805
110747Hymenocardia acida var. acida11 May 1988M Lötter
M Lötter 267 BNRH
Muanza, Beira. C. Mozambique.0Mozambique1834D2MS0

Woodland on deep sands.

0.0000000.0000002
110753Hymenocardia ulmoides16 May 1988M Lötter
M Lötter 293 BNRH
5 km S. of Save River along rd. from Beira to Maputo.0Mozambique2134B1?0

Woodland on deep sands.

0.0000000.0000002
109917Indigofera atriceps subsp. atriceps11 Mar 2009M Lötter
BC Turpin
M Lötter 1661 M Lötter BNRH
Lulimbo town, ± 103 km N of Unango on road to Rovuma River Bridge.0Mozambique1235A2N791

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

-12.08746735.4654506
109920Indigofera lyallii subsp. lyallii09 Apr 2010M Lötter
BC Turpin
M Lötter 2042 BNRH
Along road leading up to Chikukwa within the Chimanimani National Park.0Mozambique1932D2MS935

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

-19.71361132.9911116
108362Lannea schweinfurthii var. tomentosa03 Nov 2009M Lötter
M Lötter 1954 M Lötter BNRH
Nacala Dam, 30 km west of Nacala.0Mozambique1440D1N71

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

-14.71583340.5266677
28711Laportea aestuans08 Mar 2007BT Wursten
JE Burrows
SM Burrows
M Coates Palgrave
P Ballings
M Lötter
JE Burrows SM Burrows 9970 JE Burrows BNRH
Roadside at sand forestNear Casa Banana, Northern boundary Gorongosa National Park.140Mozambique1834C2MS77

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

-18.50329834.4998067
109224Maerua juncea subsp. juncea14 Sep 2009M Lötter
BC Turpin
M Lötter 1912 M Lötter BNRH
Outskirts of Madanda dry forest.0Mozambique2033D1MS289

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-

-20.54111133.6977786
109225Maerua juncea subsp. juncea14 Sep 2009M Lötter
BC Turpin
M Lötter 1913 M Lötter BNRH
Outskirts of Madanda dry forest, along path into forest.0Mozambique2033D1MS289

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.

-20.54111133.6977786
109226Maerua kirkii07 Sep 2009M Lötter
BC Turpin
M Lötter 1833 DJ Goyder BNRH
Moz Hunters Camp entrance road, Pundanhar to Nangade.0Mozambique1039D4N116

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.

-10.90111139.8711116
30450Manilkara discolor10 Mar 2007BT Wursten
JE Burrows
M Coates Palgrave
P Ballings
M Lötter
JE Burrows Miombo woodlandRoad to Levasflor, Cheringoma880Mozambique1834D2MS250

-18.74376034.8844205
110761Margaritaria discoidea var. nitida11 May 1998M Lötter
M Lötter 268 BNRH
Dondo, Beira, C. Mozambique.0Mozambique1934D1MS0

Woodland on deep sands.

0.0000000.0000002
22350Mascarenhasia arborescens10 Mar 2007BT Wursten
JE Burrows
M Coates Palgrave
P Ballings
M Lötter
JE Burrows M Coates Palgrave Riverine vegetation in woodlandLevasflor Concession, Cheringoma880Mozambique1834D4MS200

In fruit

-18.75980034.9255337
110440Mimosa mossambicensis17 Apr 2010M Lötter
BC Turpin
M Lötter 2084 M Lötter BNRH
Lupata Gorge area.0Mozambique1634C3 MS177

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

6
22035Mimusops obtusifolia11 Mar 2007BT 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.0Mozambique1835C3MS150

-18.95000035.0166705
108429Monodora stenopetala11 May 1998M Lötter
M Lötter 276 BNRH
Beira. Inhamitanga Forest, N.E. of Inhaminga.0Mozambique1835A1 ?0

4 m tall tree in forest understorey. Fruit aborted.

2
28543Mostuea brunonis var. brunonis05 Mar 2007BT Wursten
JE Burrows
M Coates Palgrave
P Ballings
M Lötter
BT Wursten Understorey of forestForested slope below Nhandore peak, Mt Gorongosa40Mozambique1834A3MS1230

In fruit

-18.46350734.0534206
109481Murdannia simplex21 Mar 2009M Lötter
BC Turpin
BC Turpin 267 RB Faden BNRH
Palma Camp 26 km W of Palma.0Mozambique1040C3N125

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]

-10.83527840.2483336
117902Oxyanthus speciosus subsp. stenocarpus05 Mar 2007BT Wursten
JE Burrows
M Coates Palgrave
P Ballings
M Lötter
BT Wursten Understorey of forestForested slope below Nhandore peak, Mt Gorongosa40Mozambique1834A3MS1230

In fruit

-18.46350734.0534206
15641Pauridiantha symplocoides05 Mar 2007BT Wursten
JE Burrows
M Coates Palgrave
P Ballings
M Lötter
JE Burrows Understorey of forestForested slope below Nhandore peak, Mt Gorongosa40Mozambique1834A3MS1465

-18.45167834.0523766
40897Peperomia abyssinica06 Mar 2007BT Wursten
JE Burrows
M Coates Palgrave
P Ballings
M Lötter
BT Wursten On a moss-covered rock at the margin of forest and grasslandPlateau below Nhandore Peak, Mt Gorongosa40Mozambique1834A3MS1710

Lithophytic; rather succulent plant

-18.44314734.0485317
21478Philenoptera bussei09 Mar 2007BT Wursten
JE Burrows
M Coates Palgrave
P Ballings
M Lötter
JE Burrows M Coates Palgrave Miombo woodlandCheringoma Escarpment, Mozambique.0Mozambique1834B4MS300

-18.49520034.9812006
109893Pleurolobus gangeticus06 Apr 2010M Lötter
BC Turpin
M Lötter 2024 M Lötter BNRH
Moribane forest, Moribane camp.0Mozambique1933C2MS500

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

-19.74388933.3558336
22783Procris crenata05 Mar 2007BT Wursten
JE Burrows
M Coates Palgrave
P Ballings
M Lötter
BT Wursten In forestForested slope below Nhandore peak, Mt Gorongosa40Mozambique1834A3MS1285

-18.45985334.0553536
75250Psychotria pumila var. buzica11 Mar 2007BT Wursten
JE Burrows
M Coates Palgrave
P Ballings
M Lötter
BT Wursten Understorey of coastal forestRd to the Chiniziua River, Sofala.0Mozambique1834D4MS180

-18.92140834.9822565
30597Pterocarpus rotundifolius subsp. polyanthus BT Wursten
JE Burrows
SM Burrows
M Coates Palgrave
P Ballings
M Lötter
Roadside remnant woodlandRoad to Cavalo, Gorongosa0Mozambique1834C1MS385

-18.59321034.1334705
66290Rhoicissus revoilii09 Mar 2007BT Wursten
JE Burrows
M Coates Palgrave
P Ballings
M Lötter
JE Burrows M Coates Palgrave Miombo woodlandCheringoma escarpment0Mozambique1834B4MS300

-18.49520034.9812006
19077Rinorea angustifolia subsp. ardisiiflora11 Mar 2007BT Wursten
JE Burrows
SM Burrows
M Coates Palgrave
P Ballings
M Lötter
JE Burrows SM Burrows JSB10046 SM Burrows BNRH
In understorey of sand forestNear Chiniziuwa River, Cheringoma0Mozambique1835C3MS140

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

-18.97075035.1085506
112249Rinorea elliptica01 Nov 2009M Lötter
M Lötter 1941 JE Burrows BNRH
Nacala Dam, 30 km west of Nacala.0Mozambique1440D1N75

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

-14.71666740.5225007
18954Scolopia stolzii11 Mar 2007BT Wursten
JE Burrows
M Coates Palgrave
P Ballings
M Lötter
JE Burrows In degraded forestChiniziuwa River, Sofala, Mozambique0Mozambique1835C3MS155

-18.95927435.0340346
109190Senna singueana04 Oct 2005M Lötter
M Lötter 1074 M Lötter BNRH
Lapala area.0Mozambique1538A1N0

Tree, 3 m tall in woodland.

0.0000000.0000002
121101Striga asiatica09 Mar 2007BT Wursten
JE Burrows
M Coates Palgrave
P Ballings
M Lötter
JE Burrows M Coates Palgrave Miombo woodlandCheringoma Escarpment, Mozambique.0Mozambique1834B4MS300

iNaturalist record

-18.49520034.9812006
22030Synsepalum brevipes11 Mar 2007BT Wursten
JE Burrows
M Coates Palgrave
P Ballings
M Lötter
JE Burrows M Coates Palgrave Forest that had been logged many years beforeRoad to Chiniziuwa River, Sofala, Mozambique.0Mozambique1835C3MS150

-18.95000035.0166705
21856Tabernaemontana elegans09 Mar 2007BT Wursten
JE Burrows
M Coates Palgrave
P Ballings
M Lötter
BT Wursten Mixed miombo woodlandEntrance road to Levasflor Concession Camp, Cheringoma880Mozambique1834D2MS250

-18.74539734.8886676
109323Trema orientale11 Oct 2005M Lötter
M Lötter 1093 M Lötter BNRH
Bilibiza area.0Mozambique1240C2N0

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

0.0000000.0000002
108879Vernonia glabra var. glabra01 Nov 2009M Lötter
M Lötter 1935 JE Burrows BNRH
Nacala Dam, 30 km west of Nacala.0Mozambique1440D1N72

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

-14.72055640.5266677
41175Vitex buchananii08 Mar 2007BT 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.0Mozambique1834C2MS80

-18.50329434.4998337
15783Voacanga africana11 Mar 2007BT Wursten
JE Burrows
M Coates Palgrave
P Ballings
M Lötter
M Coates Palgrave M555 JE Burrows WoodlandAlong road to Chiniziuwa River, Cheringoma0Mozambique1835C3MS152

In fruit

-18.95927435.0340347
28644Ziziphus pubescens subsp. pubescens08 Mar 2007BT Wursten
JE Burrows
SM Burrows
M Coates Palgrave
P Ballings
M Lötter
Roadside margin of sand forestRoad to Casa Banana, northern Boundary of Gorongosa National Park140Mozambique1834A4MS105

-18.47716034.3867405


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Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M. (2024). Flora of Malawi: Records made by Mervyn Lötter.
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