Records made by Barbara Turpin

Records: 56

The following is a list of the records made by Barbara Turpin 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
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
109432 Aneilema aequinoctiale 11 Dec 2009 JE Burrows
BC Turpin
JE Burrows BC Turpin 11571 BC Turpin BNRH
Next to M-Cel tower 10 km from Bilene on road to Macia. 0 Mozambique 2533A1 GI 67

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

-25.191944 33.210000 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
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
109199 Boscia integrifolia 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
110951 Bullockia setiflora 11 Dec 2009 JE Burrows
BC Turpin
JE Burrows BC Turpin 11506 JE Burrows BNRH
Next to M-Cel tower 10 km from Bilene on road to Macia. 0 Mozambique 2532A1 GI 67

Slender understorey tree to 2.5 m tall, with horizontal branching, in evergreen coastal forest on low hill.-x000D- -x000D- = Burrows & Burrows 8576 from same locality.

-25.191944 32.210000 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
109445 Commelina africana 12 Dec 2009 JE Burrows
BC Turpin
JE Burrows BC Turpin 11574 RB Faden BNRH
Albizia Campsite, Licuati Forest Reserve, Bela Vista. 0 Mozambique 2632A4 M 53

Small-flowered bushy herb with erect wiry maroon stems ca. 20 cm high. Leaves lanceolate-acuminate, slightly recurved and folded. One population seen in the shade of a huge spreading Albizia adianthifolia, on sandy soils in a clearing in Licuati Thic

-26.344722 32.473056 7
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
109449 Commelina benghalensis 12 Dec 2009 JE Burrows
BC Turpin
JE Burrows BC Turpin 11578 RB Faden BNRH
Road to school, western boundary of Licuati Forest Reserve. 0 Mozambique 2632A4 M 60

Blue flowers. In light shade of coastal woodland in woodland /thicket mosaic on sands.

0.000000 0.000000 2
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
109455 Commelina bracteosa 12 Dec 2009 JE Burrows
BC Turpin
JE Burrows BC Turpin 11575 RB Faden BNRH
Albizia Campsite, Licuati Forest Reserve, Bela Vista. 0 Mozambique 2632A4 M 53

Bushy herb to 20 cm tall, with trailing and erect stems. The blue flowers open early in the morning. Leaves ovate-lanceolate, ca. 60 mm long, with oblique base and auricles at the sheath. Cilia at the mouth of the sheath are white. Spathe ca 20 mm lo

-26.344722 32.473056 7
109456 Commelina bracteosa 12 Dec 2009 JE Burrows
BC Turpin
JE Burrows BC Turpin 11576 RB Faden BNRH
Licuati Thicket, Licuati Forest Reserve, Bela Vista. 0 Mozambique 2632B3 M 32

As var. lagosensis in BNRH. Small trailing herb, glabrous, with blue flowers. On sandy margins of track, on ecotone between Licuati Thicket and coastal woodland.

-26.381944 32.509722 7
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
84979 Commelina eckloniana 7 Jan 2017 H Matimele
BC Turpin
A Jordaan
S de Villiers
BC Turpin BCT1500 RB Faden BNRH
In dappled shade of Licuati Thicket along sand track. c. 19.2 km W of Bela Vista along road 202, c. 2.4 km S of turn-off on to sand track, Matutuine district. 0 Mozambique 2632A4 M 49

This is also a first record of the species and subspecies from Mozambique. The subspecies is otherwise known only from Zimbabwe, South Africa and Swaziland. (Robert Faden pers. comm with Barbara Turpin, 2017).

-26.347710 32.477460 6
109460 Commelina erecta 11 Dec 2009 JE Burrows
BC Turpin
JE Burrows BC Turpin 11567 RB Faden BNRH
Casa Lisa Campsite, between Maracuene and Manhica, Maputo Province 0 Mozambique 2532D1 M 55

As Commelina erecta livingstonii in BNRH. A sub-erect herb with glabrous leaves with lighter coloured midrib. Spathes and leaf sheaths hispid. Spathes terminally clustered, producing ink-blue-flowers. Locally common in open short grassy area, occasionally mown.

-25.585278 32.653333 7
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
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
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
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
109458 Commelina erecta 4 Mar 2007 BC Turpin
BC Turpin 40 BC Turpin BNRH
Layby on EN1 (lunch stop!) before Save River crossing. 0 Mozambique 2134B1 GI 100

As Commelina erecta erecta in BNRH.Blue flowers. Hairy, lanceolate leaves, 7.5 cm long. In grass, trailing.

0.000000 0.000000 4
109461 Commelina erecta 11 Dec 2009 JE Burrows
BC Turpin
JE Burrows BC Turpin 11570 RB Faden BNRH
Next to M-Cel tower 10 km from Bilene on road to Macia. 0 Mozambique 2533A1 GI 67

As Commelina erecta livingstonii in BNRH. A sub-erect herb with glabrous leaves with lighter coloured midrib. Spathes and leaf sheaths hispid. Spathes terminally clustered, producing ink-blue flowers. Locally common in clearing in evergreen forest on coastal plain, on gentle slope.

-25.191944 33.210000 7
109465 Commelina forskaolii 11 Dec 2009 JE Burrows
BC Turpin
JE Burrows BC Turpin 11568 RB Faden BNRH
Casa Lisa Campsite, between Maracuene and Manhica, Maputo Province 0 Mozambique 2532D1 M 55

A creeping herb with erect flowering stems. Scabrid, light green leaves. Locally common in open short grassy area, occasionally mown.

-25.585278 32.653333 7
109466 Commelina forskaolii 11 Dec 2009 JE Burrows
BC Turpin
JE Burrows BC Turpin 11572 BC Turpin BNRH
Ca. 5 km north of Costa do Sol on track to Marracuene, Maputo. 0 Mozambique 2532D3 M 4

Prostrate herb with a distinctive maroon line edging the spathes. Quite common in full sun on the grassy verges of the road traversing saline tidal flats.

-25.878611 32.661667 5
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
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
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
109475 Cyanotis vaga 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
109677 Diospyros natalensis subsp. natalensis 11 Dec 2009 JE Burrows
BC Turpin
JE Burrows BC Turpin 11508 JE Burrows BNRH
Next to M-Cel tower 10 km from Bilene on road to Macia. 0 Mozambique 2532A1 GI 67

Evergreen tree to 7 m tall, component of evergreen forest on low hill on coastal plain; flowers ivory white.

-25.191944 32.210000 7
109764 Erythroxylum emarginatum 11 Dec 2009 JE Burrows
BC Turpin
JE Burrows BC Turpin 11510 JE Burrows BNRH
Next to M-Cel tower 10 km from Bilene on road to Macia. 0 Mozambique 2532A1 GI 67

Small evergreen tree to 3 m tall, flowers white; in understorey of evergreen forest on sands, on low hill on coastal plain.

-25.191944 32.210000 7
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
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
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
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
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.

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109480 Murdannia simplex 11 Dec 2009 JE Burrows
BC Turpin
JE Burrows BC Turpin 11573 BC Turpin BNRH
Albizia Campsite, Licuati Forest Reserve, Bela Vista. 0 Mozambique 2632A4 M 53

Erect herb with pale lilac flowers opening in the early evening. Growing in sandy soils on margins of Licuati Thicket.

-26.344722 32.473056 7
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
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
111610 Rytigynia umbellulata 11 Dec 2009 JE Burrows
BC Turpin
JE Burrows BC Turpin 11505 JE Burrows BNRH
Next to M-Cel tower 10 km from Bilene on road to Macia. 0 Mozambique 2533A1 GI 67

Slender treelet 1.8 m tall, bark pale whitish-green, smooth; flowers pale yellow; scarce in forest patch on summit of low hill on coastal plain.

-25.191944 33.210000 7


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