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Records made by Darrel Plowes

Records: 65

The following is a list of the records made by Darrel Plowes 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   
6112 Abutilon angulatum var. angulatum No date DCH Plowes
 Nyanyadzi, Save Valley 0 Zimbabwe E

0.000000 0.000000 0
53231 Actiniopteris dimorpha subsp. dimorpha 7 Sep 1952 DCH Plowes
 DCH Plowes 1472 EACLE Schelpe SRGH
 Growing under a rock on side of granite kopje Kora Kora stream, near Absent Farm, Matopos Reserve 0 Zimbabwe 2028D2 W 0

0.000000 0.000000 2
26539 Aerangis appendiculata No date DCH Plowes
 DCH Plowes 8016 0 Not known

0
15648 Aerangis verdickii var. verdickii 3 Apr 1971 DCH Plowes
 DCH Plowes 3459 Christon Bank 7 0 Zimbabwe 1731C1 C

Epiphyte. Flowers white, with slightly twisted spurs greenish-cream in colour. Leaves rectangular, notched at the apex.

 0
25641 Aframomum angustifolium 27 Oct 1969 DCH Plowes
 DCH Plowes 3420 In kloof forest on sandstone On the Mutsangadzi River, Ngorima TTL, Melsetter. 0 Zimbabwe E 1220

Plants growing c. 8 feet tall. Flowers reddish-orange, waxy, in spikes up to 9 inches tall. Rainfall 70 inches per annum.

 0.000000 0.000000 0
6282 Agelanthus pungu 15 Mar 1968 DCH Plowes
 DCH Plowes 2891 6 km W of Mutare 0 Zimbabwe 1832D3 E 0

Parasite on Julbernardia globiflora. Flowers orange, fading to greenish at the base and tipped with red. Leaves bluish grey-green.

 0.000000 0.000000 2
6283 Agelanthus pungu No date DCH Plowes
 DCH Plowes 1126 South of Gweru 0 Zimbabwe 1929D2 C 0

0.000000 0.000000 1
6284 Agelanthus subulatus No date DCH Plowes
 DCH Plowes 8057 South of Ngundu Halt, 100 km South of Masvingo 0 Zimbabwe S

On Pterocarpus angolensis.

 0.000000 0.000000 0
22310 Angraecum conchiferum No date DCH Plowes
 Below the hut, Chimanimani Mts. 33 0 Zimbabwe E

0
15670 Anisopappus kirkii 12 Aug 1973 DCH Plowes
 DCH Plowes 4465 On lower slopes of Chimanimani Mts 0 Zimbabwe 1932D4 E 1200

A large bushy erect herb up to 2 m tall. Leaves triangular, twice as long as broad, very slightly pubescent. Inflorescence a corymb, with showy golden yellow flowers 2 cm in diameter.

 0.000000 0.000000 2
6262 Argyrolobium tomentosum 6 Apr 1970 DCH Plowes
 DCH Plowes 3428 In rank grassland on dolerite Lemon Kop, Chimanimani 0 Zimbabwe 1932D4 E 0

Bushes 1-1.5 m tall, with clusters of showy yellow flowers.Calyx and buds maroon. Upper surface of leaves with fine silky hairs.

-19.950000 32.751000 5
15655 Barleria crassa subsp. crassa 20 Jun 1967 DCH Plowes
 DCH Plowes 2860 On whale back granite kopje Chiduku TTL, Rusape 0 Zimbabwe C 1400

Bushy herbs ± 2 ft tall in association with Aloe cameronii. Flowers bluish mauve, 1 inch diameter. Bracts reticulated with purple. Anthers violet, filaments light yellow. Spines 0.5 inches long at base of flowers.

0.000000 0.000000 0
15657 Barleria hirta No date DCH Plowes
 DCH Plowes 2225 Nyahodi River, Chimanimani. 0 Zimbabwe E

0.000000 0.000000 0
40612 Barleria senensis 28 Mar 1973 DCH Plowes
 DCH Plowes 4440 SRGH
 Dry stony soil Mutema (Mtema) CL, Save valley near Birchenough Bridge 0 Zimbabwe 2032A2 E 450

Bushy perennial herb, flowers apricot yellow in terminal spikes, the bracts subtending bristles at the base of each flower. Leaves with pairs of stipellar spines at base.

 -20.133333 32.383333 5
48693 Brachystegia spiciformis 23 Feb 2012 DCH Plowes
S Bellot
 S Bellot 17 Open woodland with J. globiflora and B. spiciformis as main species. Mutare, Christmas Pass area, by path towards lodge on south side of A3 0 Zimbabwe 1832D3 E 1238

Tree infected with Berlinianche aethiopica

 -18.937658 32.619617 7
73918 Brillantaisia cicatricosa 14 Aug 1962 DCH Plowes
 DCH Plowes 2261 SRGH
 In opening in kloof forest Ngorima Reserve, Melsetter (Chimanimani) District. 0 Zimbabwe 2032B2 E 1220

Plants with conspicuous inflorescences about 9" long of long violet coloured flowers; lower lip more purplish in shade except for the inward bulge in the throat which is rusty straw colour. Stems square; leaves opposite, cordate-acuminate, 9" long on 3" petioles. Plants bushy herbs.

 -20.083320 32.883350 5
7668 Calanthe sylvatica No date DCH Plowes
 0 Zimbabwe

0
6447 Camellia sinensis No date DCH Plowes
 Chimanimani 0 Zimbabwe E

0.000000 0.000000 0
12456 Carphalea pubescens 20 Dec 1965 DCH Plowes
 DCH Plowes 2746 SRGH
 In a sheltered watercourse At Kariba Dam, Kariba 0 Zimbabwe N 460

0.000000 0.000000 0
52645 Christella gueinziana 23 May 1954 DCH Plowes
 DCH Plowes 1737 SRGH
 A pretty shade loving fern about 18" tall on banks of Tombetyane stream Near absent farm, Eastern Matopos 0 Zimbabwe 2028D2 W 0

0.000000 0.000000 2
7173 Cladostemon kirkii 16 Oct 1963 DCH Plowes
 DCH Plowes 2353 SRGH
 On a sandstone kopje Dott's Drift, Chisumbanje, Save Valley 0 Zimbabwe E 400

0.000000 0.000000 0
6263 Cordyla africana 28 Sep 1965 DCH Plowes
 DCH Plowes 2710 Occasional on banks of the Save River Near Chibuwe Irrigation Scheme, Save Valley 0 Zimbabwe 0

Very large shady trees. Masses of golden yellow flowers. Fruit like small mango in appearance, edible. Local name: Mutondo.

 0.000000 0.000000 0
25111 Crassula setulosa var. setulosa 17 May 1972 DCH Plowes
 DCH Plowes 4417 On sheltered vertical banks of damp soil 15 km south of Cashel, growing with C. swaziensis. 0 Zimbabwe 1932D4 E 1600

Plants form low cushions 10 cm diameter. Flower stems 5-8 cm long. Flowers white. Leaves [alternately?] opposite in a series of 4, dull green.

 0.000000 0.000000 2
21871 Crinum buphanoides No date DCH Plowes
 DCH Plowes 7032 Tewane River, 30 km north of Mahalapye, Botswana. 0 Botswana 2226D4 SE 1071

5
15600 Cyrtanthus breviflorus No date DCH Plowes
 Mt Rukotso, Nyanga 25,155 0 Zimbabwe 1832B2 E 2400

0
27775 Disa baurii 3 Oct 1999 DCH Plowes
 On dolerite World's View, Nyanga 0 Zimbabwe 1832B2 E 2300

0
27778 Disa ochrostachya 2 Feb 1997 DCH Plowes
 DCH Plowes 8432 On dolerite Kwaraguza, Nyanga 0 Zimbabwe E 2150

0
27776 Disa ochrostachya 19 Feb 1983 DCH Plowes
 DCH Plowes sn Pungwe River, Nyanga NP 54 0 Zimbabwe E 0

0
27810 Disa ornithantha 20 Feb 1965 DCH Plowes
 DCH Plowes 2683 On wet granite slab. Near Trout Hatchery, Nyanga NP 54,155 0 Zimbabwe 1832B4 E 1830

Plants 10 inches tall, flowers 1 inch diameter. Lateral sepals and extension of dorsal sepal red, interior of latter yellow spotted with red. Lip also yellow and red.

 0
14524 Erianthemum dregei No date DCH Plowes
 Chimanimani Mts 0 Zimbabwe 1932D4 E 0

On Julbernardia globiflora

 0.000000 0.000000 0
15498 Erythrina livingstoniana No date DCH Plowes
 DCH Plowes 2072 Chibunje, Musikavanhu CL, Save Valley 0 Zimbabwe 2032C2 E 400

0.000000 0.000000 0
15613 (cultivated) Eucalyptus grandis (cultivated) No date DCH Plowes
 0 Zimbabwe

0.000000 0.000000 0
14519 Eureiandra fasciculata 17 Nov 1966 DCH Plowes
 DCH Plowes 2831 Trailing over grass and bushes On basalt, Hippo Mine, Save Valley 0 Zimbabwe 2132A2 0

Flowers 2 inches, cream coloured with conspicuous yellow anthers at bottom of slight cup; petals spreading. Leaves palmately lobed; lobes linear with occasional linear projections.

 -21.066667 32.253333 5
15612 Gardenia imperialis subsp. imperialis 8 Feb 1966 DCH Plowes
 DCH Plowes 2753 SRGH
 In swamp Pungwe valley, Nyanga District 0 Zimbabwe 1832B4 E 700

0.000000 0.000000 2
15611 Gardenia ternifolia subsp. jovis-tonantis var. goetzei No date DCH Plowes
 DCH Plowes 2364 Mutare 0 Zimbabwe E

0.000000 0.000000 0
30480 Graderia scabra 17 Oct 1960 DCH Plowes
 DCH Plowes 2127 Stapleford, Mutare District 0 Zimbabwe 1832D2 E 0

0.000000 0.000000 0
30481 Graderia scabra No date DCH Plowes
 0 Zimbabwe 0

0.000000 0.000000 0
7151 Hibiscus rhodanthus No date DCH Plowes
 Vati, N of Karoi 0 Zimbabwe N

0.000000 0.000000 0
14136 Holarrhena pubescens 6 Dec 1964 DCH Plowes
 DCH Plowes 2507 SRGH
 In Julbernardia-Terminalia-Bauhinia woodland, granite sand 35 kms South of Mutare 0 Zimbabwe 1932B3 E 910

0.000000 0.000000 2
14135 Holarrhena pubescens 7 Dec 1970 DCH Plowes
 DCH Plowes 3448 SRGH
 Mixed woodland on granite sand Bikita District 0 Zimbabwe 2031B2 S 0

0.000000 0.000000 1
18197 Impatiens wallerana 18 Nov 1965 DCH Plowes
 DCH Plowes 2729 SRGH
 On the banks of the Rusitu River Rusitu Valley, Ngorima CL 0 Zimbabwe E 460

0.000000 0.000000 0
48694 Julbernardia globiflora 23 Feb 2012 DCH Plowes
S Bellot
 Open woodland with J. globiflora and B. spiciformis as main species. Mutare, Christmas Pass area, by path towards lodge on south side of A3 0 Zimbabwe 1832D3 E 1238

-18.937658 32.619617 7
6522 Kniphofia splendida No date DCH Plowes
 Chimanimani Mts 0 Zimbabwe E

0
34938 Leonotis ocymifolia var. raineriana Mar 1972 DCH Plowes
 DCH Plowes 4412 SRGH
BR
 On granite soils Erin Forest Reserve, Nyanga 0 Zimbabwe 1832B3 E 0

0.000000 0.000000 2
7017 Markhamia zanzibarica No date DCH Plowes
 DCH Plowes 2735 Chipangayi River, Save Valley 0 Zimbabwe

0.000000 0.000000 0
27650 Osmunda regalis 1 Sep 1958 DCH Plowes
 DCH Plowes 2046 SRGH
 Along river, roots in water Inyanga, Pungwe river 0 Zimbabwe 1832B4 E 730

0.000000 0.000000 0
27639 Osmunda regalis 23 May 1954 DCH Plowes
 DCH Plowes 1739 SRGH
 Shady site at water edge Matopos east, Tambetyane stream near absent farm 0 Zimbabwe 2028B4 PH83-33- W 0

0.000000 0.000000 0
48697 Pilostyles aethiopica 25 Feb 2012 DCH Plowes
S Bellot
 S Bellot 25 DCH Plowes S Bellot Open miombo woodland Mutare, Vumba Road 0 Zimbabwe 1932B1 E 1307

Endoparasite on Brachystegia spiciformis

 -19.049167 32.689894 7
6084 Pilostyles aethiopica No date DCH Plowes
 DCH Plowes 8601 Christmas Pass, Mutare 0 Zimbabwe 1832D3 E 0

0.000000 0.000000 2
48692 Pilostyles aethiopica 24 Feb 2012 DCH Plowes
S Bellot
 S Bellot 19 DCH Plowes S Bellot Open woodland with J. globiflora and B. spiciformis as main species. Mutare, Christmas Pass area, by path towards lodge on south side of A3 0 Zimbabwe 1832D3 E 1238

Endoparasite on Brachystegia spiciformis

 -18.937658 32.619617 7
48695 Pilostyles aethiopica 23 Feb 2012 DCH Plowes
S Bellot
 S Bellot 20 DCH Plowes S Bellot Open woodland with J. globiflora and B. spiciformis as main species. Mutare, Christmas Pass, behind handcraft stand by A3 0 Zimbabwe 1832D3 E 1316

Endoparasite on Brachystegia spiciformis

 -18.946153 32.636389 7
48696 Pilostyles aethiopica 25 Feb 2012 DCH Plowes
S Bellot
 S Bellot 23 DCH Plowes S Bellot Open miombo woodland Mutare, Vumba Road 0 Zimbabwe 1932B1 E 1007

Endoparasite on Brachystegia spiciformis

 -19.189053 32.709911 7
30266 Platycoryne mediocris No date DCH Plowes
 DCH Plowes sn 0 Not known

0
53334 Pteris friesii 23 May 1954 DCH Plowes
 DCH Plowes 1735 SRGH
 In association with other ferns on semi-shaded bed & bank of Tombetyane stream; only one seen growing in enriched granite sand. Near absent Farm, Eastern Matopos 0 Zimbabwe 2028D2 W 0

Fern standing about 3 ft high

 0.000000 0.000000 2
5636 Raphia farinifera No date DCH Plowes
 Burma Valley 63 0 Zimbabwe 1932B2 E

0.000000 0.000000 0
30261 Satyrium hallackii subsp. ocellatum No date DCH Plowes
 DCH Plowes 8629 0 Not known 0

0
30263 Satyrium macrophyllum 18 Mar 1972 DCH Plowes
 DCH Plowes 4411 In damp soil on roadside, on granite/ dolerite contact. Erin Forest Reserve, Inyanga 0 Zimbabwe 1832B3 E 1800

A magnificent species with deep pink flowers and reddish-green bracts about 50-60 cm tall.

 0
6278 Siphonochilus aethiopicus 25 Nov 1962 DCH Plowes
 DCH Plowes 2282 SRGH
 In Brachystegia / Uapaca woodland on granite soil Base of the Burma Valley Pass 63 0 Zimbabwe 1932B2 E 840

0.000000 0.000000 2
6279 Siphonochilus kirkii 17 Dec 1971 DCH Plowes
 DCH Plowes 3485 SRGH
 Under bushes on sandstone Hwange 0 Zimbabwe W

0.000000 0.000000 0
35760 Sphedamnocarpus pruriens var. pruriens 9 Apr 1963 DCH Plowes
 DCH Plowes 2334 SRGH
BR
 Pasture Research Centre, Melsetter (Chimanimani) 0 Zimbabwe 1932D4 E 1370

0.000000 0.000000 2
35503 Striga gesnerioides 30 Apr 1969 DCH Plowes
 DCH Plowes 3203 SRGH
K
 Wiltshire Estate, between Enkeldoorn (Chivhu) and Buhera, Charter District 0 Zimbabwe 1831C1 C 0

Cited in Flora Zambesiaca Vol. 8 part 2:131 (1990)

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32603 Strobilanthopsis linifolia 17 Jul 1958 DCH Plowes
 DCH Plowes 2040 SRGH
BR
 Under Brachystegia boehmii on schists In Sawunyama Reserve, Nyanga 0 Zimbabwe 1732D4 E 1070

Common small bushy herb. Plants smell like an old billy goat. Flowers pale bluish-mauve, with darker streaks in throat. Leaves lanceolate, entire. slightly hairy.

 -17.751000 32.833333 5
6985 Strophanthus petersianus 16 Oct 1963 DCH Plowes
 DCH Plowes 2352 SRGH
 Base of sanstone kope in Julbernardia woodland Dott's Drift, Chisumbanje, Lower Save Valley 0 Zimbabwe E 400

0.000000 0.000000 0
52490 Thelypteris confluens 23 May 1954 DCH Plowes
 DCH Plowes 1736 SRGH
 Growing among grass etc. on banks of Tom-betyane stream. Near absent farm, Eastern Matopos 0 Zimbabwe 2028D2 W 0

Common small fern about 18-24" tall

 0.000000 0.000000 2
7486 Viscum menyharthii No date DCH Plowes
 Buhera 0 Zimbabwe 1931B4 E 915

Growing in Ficus.

 0.000000 0.000000 2

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