Records made by Aurelio Banze

Shrub to 3 m tall with spreading-ascending lateral branches. Male inflorescences below female ones, or some branches with male inflorescences only.

Evergreen scrambler to 2.5 m with long trailing stems; fls yellow; in riparian thicket on outer edge of alluvial floodplain of the Rovuma River.

Succulent herb, wilting. Stems decumbent, to 40 cm tall, fleshy, purplish. Florets white, capitula small (c. 0.5 cm diam.).

Herb with woody stems, 1 - 2 m tall, yellow flowers.

Shrubby tree. Flowers slightly over here but seen elsewhere, creamy-white. Fruits chestnut-brown when mature, held above horizontal leafy branches.

Arvore, caule rugosa, folhas recompostas,

Monocot. about 30 to 40 cm tall, with white bulb like onion,yellow greenish flowers.

Scrambling shrub with arching branches. Leaves softly hairy, bright green. Female flowers with long red stigmas, elsewhere green. Fruits green, 3-lobed.

Male flowers of Darbyshire 878. Scrambling shrub with arching branches; inflorescence axes reddish, flowers minute, green.

A climber about 4 m tall, opposite leaves, inflorescence green, fruits green, red wine when ripe with yellowish pollen.

Evergreen scrambler or climber to 4 m tall; in occasional in scrub/thicket in woodland; flowers white, fragrant.

Scrambling evergreen shrub to 4 m tall, sterile; scarce in thicket patch on edge of escarpment, N-aspect.

Herb 40 - 50 cms, yellow flowers

Shrublet c. 40 cm tall with numerous erect branches. Mostly over at this time of year.

Arbusto 3m, caule liso castanho, folhas simples alternadas

Arbusto de 10m altura, caule verde acastanhado, folhas simples peninervias alternadas

Shrub or small tree to 3 m tall, several seen on rocks by river. Sterile voucher for identification.

Tree to 6 m tall with arching branches. Fruits green with velvety grey-green hairs; seeds with bright orange aril.

Delicate shrublet to 750 mm high in shade of tall mixed miombo escarpment woodland, N-aspect, on sandy soils.

Erect caespitose herb to 50 cm tall. Involucral bracts green, slightly reflexed. Ray and disc florets deep yellow; disc florets with exserted brown stamens.

Herb about 0.50 m tall, stems with hairs, leaves crushed has aromatic smell.

Herb 30 - 50 cms, flowers yellow.

Tree about 5 to 7 m tall, grey bark white flowers, with aromatic smell.

Erect annual herb, delicate pink flowers with pale yellow throat.

Ground fern with tufted fronds; scarce, on very wet peaty floor of swamp forest, dominated by Anthocleista grandiflora, Voacanga thouarsii, Antidesma vogeliana, Xylopia aethiopica and the fern Stenochlaena tenuifolia.-x000D- -x000D- Keys best to B. natalensis bu

Tree about 6 to 8 m tall, bark grey, whitish green flowers.

Spreading tree to 4 or 8 m, sometimes with multiple stems. Bark smooth, light grey, heavily covered in lichens. Fine narrow leaflets, drooping in rain or at night.

Arbusto com 8m de altura, caule amarelo esbranquissado, casca amarela, flores brancos.

Small tree to 5 m. New leaves but older fruits.

Shrub to 1.5 m; young growth. Flowers clustered in axils with leaves, petals cream-white, reflexed

Arvore de 6m altura, caule Preto acastanhado fruto pequeno circular 5mm de diametro, folhas simples alternadas

Erect annual herb. Flowers purple with paler tube and throat.

Erect annual herb c. 60 cm tall. Corolla lobes blue-purple, tube and outside of lobes paler.

Planta verde e carnuda fixada no caule da Vitex doniana

Planta verde carnuda fixada no caule da Vitex doniana

Small tree about 5 m tall, terminal stems reddish.

Erect annual with thread-like stems. Flower with 3-winged lilac receptacle, tepals minute, very pale lilac or white.

Small shrub 4 m tall, green fruits, black when ripe.

Small shrub 1 m tall, white flowers, the roots are used for stomach.

Evergreen much-branched tree 9-10 m high, on edge of evergreen bush clump/forest patch, in area of Parinari plateau woodland on sandy soils.

Deciduous tree to 10 m tall, flowers bright yellow, spectacular; on forest margins in forest/woodland mosaic on sandy soils. Occasional, three specimens seen.

Annual herb with many branches from a decumbent base. Tepals white, flower pink within.

Herb about 15 cms, white flowers.

Perennial herb with wiry decumbent stems. Flowers bright yellow.

Herb with woody stems, 40 cms tall, flowers yellow, pods.

Herb with fleshy white roots. Corolla barely opens, yellowish-green or yellow. Fruits green.

Monocot, about 10 to 15 cm tall, with white rhizomes, fasciculated roots, purple flowers.

Fern with tuft of fronds from short rhizome; sori dark brown when mature.

Shrub with harsh spines. Sweet smelling sap when stem cut. Leaves bright green. A naturalised Citrus?

Shrub to 4 m tall. Leaves dark green and glossy above. Fruits green with fuscous short hairs; stigmas brown green.

Small tree to 3 m. Leaves hard, sclerophyllous, older ones with lichens on upper surface; very marked drip-tips.

Arbusto verde de 2m altura com flores de 10 petalas branca acastanhada, folhas simples lanceolada, alternada e peninervias

Shrub to 2 m high, on top of rocky outcrop. Moist forest. Some old flowers. Red fruits small leaved. Local, only ones [sic] seen.

Small tufted sedge forming dense clumps or tufts on rocks.

Erect succulent perennial herb to 3 m tall, slender stiff stems. At this time, mainly over with new leaves emerging but a few stems with flowering spikes. Corolla pale pink.

Yellow flower from fleshy root; shoot also fleshy. Root more vertical than horizontal.

Erect herb c. 1 m tall, stems fleshy. Involucral bracts green; florets yellow-orange.

Straggling shrub with pendulous branches. Young fruits only, green. Inflorescence supra-axillary.

Shrub. Flowers white, lobes recurved, stigma white, 2-lobed. Fruits green or with purplish tinge.

Arbusto de 6m alt, caule castanho liso de seiva doce, folhas simples opostas com estipula

Shrub to 2 m. Fleshy leaves. Small green fruits clustered in axils.

Shrub about 4 m tall, axillary fruits, dark brown when ripe.

Semi-deciduous tree to 9 m tall, bark grey, roughly flaking; occasional in mixed deciduous coastal woodland on sands.

Small shrub, 1 - 2 m tall, flowers yellow, pods green.

Scrambling twiner or shrublet, copious white exudate. Flower buds yellow, open flowers yellow-green, small corona. Old fruit valves brown.

Climber, with green leaves and greenish roots.

Green leaves, inflorescence axillary, grey roots.

Arvore com 12m, folhas compostas oposta imparpinadas, flores branco pequenas

Shrublet to 50 cm tall with white exudate; erect unbranched stems from long rhizomes. Sterile voucher for identification.

Rhizomatous herb with fan-shaped leaves, sometimes sending out long trailing runners with small elliptic leaves. Fruiting only, fruits green, on arching peduncles.

Evergreen tree to 12 m tall, bark rough, dark mottled grey; in dry semi-deciduous forest, in forest/thicket/woodland mosaic on sandy soils. Scarce.

Shrub to 2.5 m tall, often smaller; dense foliage, many branches. Flowers c. 0.5 cm diam., 3 cream-coloured petals, pale green calyx.

Arbusto de 3,5 m, encontrado ao longo do rio, folha pequena lisa lanceolada, pessiolo peludo de 3mm.

Arvore de 8m, caule rugoso castanho com seiva branca colante

Small tree, 5 m tall with milky latex, fruit brown with lenticels

Rather slender tree to 6 m tall, semi-deciduous, flowers white, showy, all leaves severely eaten by insects; scattered in open woodland at base of low escarpment on outer edge of alluvial floodplain of the Rovuma River.

Tree to 12 m tall, occasional in mixed woodland/sand forest mosaic on sandy soils. Fls white, very showy.

Tree to 4 m tall, fls white; scattered in severely degraded woodland on sandy soils.

Small tree about 4 m tall, terminal inflorescence, white flowers, yellowish green fruits.

Tree to 8 m, branches spreading. Bark furrowed, thin. Slash whitish; wood hard. Leaves with drip tip, somewht sclerophyllous, markedly serrate. Fruiting on stem; clusters of green hard fruits, c.1 cm long, somewhat warty.

Small evergreen tree 2-3 m tall, bark rough dark brown; growing in riparian scrub forest on outer edge of alluvial floodplain of the Rovuma River.

Arbusto de 4m altura, caule escuro, vagem comprido cerca de 30cm, folhas recompostas caducas

Shrub with widely divergent branches, 1-2 m tall. Small green fruits.

Tree to 4 m. Long spicate axillary inflorescence, greenish-white with yellow anthers. Many ants farming scale insects.

Trepadeira de 7m comprimento, folhas recomposta, alternadas, parpinuladas, semente grande redondo e toda ela verde

Tufted grass, erect. Spikelets golden-brown due to dense soft hairs.

Shrub to 2.5 m tall. Leaves silvery beneath. Flowers yellow; young fruits green, turning brown with maturity.

Arbusto 2m altura, folhas alternada palmada, flores amarelas com cheiro agradavel, fruto com formato de vagem de 2 sementes inserido alternadamente no topo da planta.

Deciduous tree 4-6 m high; occasional in semi-deciduous woodland; flowers scarlet.

Tree about 8 to 10 m tall, flowers in buds.

Shrub to 2.5 m, Flowers white, with whorl of white ?nectaries at base of petals; stamens white. Fruits glossy green.

Small tree or shrub, up to 3.5 m tall, dense foliage. Fruits green with pale green pedicels.

Shrub about 2 m tall, with grey stems, white flowers.

Evergreen shrub to 2 m tall; on edge of termitaria in small forest patch, in area of Berlinia woodland on sands.

Small shrub, 50-100 cm tall. Creamy-white flowers.

Shrub to 1 m, stem grey, leaves dark green, calyx green, buds white. Forest, understorey.

Terrestrial orchid to c. 30 cm tall, largely leafless; swollen white rootstock. Tepals pink, short rounded spur yellowish, throat white with mauve speckling, labellum with brownish central area.

Annual plant about 40 to 60 cm tall, with white bulb, light purple flowers.

Tree about 6 m tall, bark fissured, greyish white flowers.

Arvore de 8m, folhas simples lanceoladas

Erect deciduous tree to 2.5 m, leafless; bark grey, grey-brown, vertically fissured; flowers vivid red and orange; in mixed deciduous woodland on sandy soils, locally scarce.

Tree about 10 to 12 m tall, with white latex, fruits in terminal braches.

Large spreading tree to 15 m; bole straight, branched high, loaded with epiphytes (Rhipsalis, orchids). Bark dark brown, smooth, slightly shiny in places. Leaves large, clustered terminanlly, not hairy.

Arbusto de 3m altura, caule liso com seiva branca colante folhas simples alternadas

Epiphyte. Strangler fig in Xylopia tree. Roots growing down trunk. Leaves young.

Tree to 5 m tall, lower stems with branched spines; in forest patch, in miombo/Parinari woodland on upper slopes of plateau escarpment.

Small tree to c. 5 m tall; yellow exudate when cut. One damaged fruit seen, green, globose, with yellow exudate beneath skin, white within.

A herb about 40 to 60 cm tall, with brown reddish bulb. Fine roots, with terminal inflorescence, pink flowers.

Fleshy herb to 150 cm from shallow flattened corm; roots fleshy. Leaves fleshy, pinnate. Flower arising from base, spathe cream with pale yellow spadix.

Straggly shrub to 2 m high and 3 m wide, in riverine scrub of riverbanks, in tall Sterculia/Cordyla/Millettia stuhlmannii woodland on alluvium. Scattered.-x000D- -x000D- [K note: 1st for Mozambique]

Small evergreen tree to 7 m tall, in forest patch in Parinari plateau woodland on sandy soils.

Decumbent herb, densely white-hirsute stems. Corolla lilac, anthers blackish.

Erect perennial herb with woody rootstock. Stems densely patent-white hirsute. Corolla lilac-blue, small.

Erect herb to 70 cm tall; foliage silvery-green. Florets pale golden-yellow.

A herb about 0.50 to 1 m tall, inflorescence terminal, yellow flowers.

Herb c. 50 cm tall with spreading or trailing branches. Corolla deep pink; stamens yellow, outer stamens within purple spurs.

Erva toda ela verde que aparenta brobolhas raspantes, folhas, simples alternada, avermelhado na base da bainha

Small shrub about 2 m tall, with white flowers with good smell.

Trailing slender herb. Minute green flowers and fruit.

Aquatic herb with strong holdfast roots. Leaves feathery, stems rubbery.

Rubbery aquatic attached with holdfast to rocks. Plants exposed by lower water level now flowering, but with few leaves.

Small understorey tree to 5 m. Bark flaky. Young leaves flushing red. Fruits winged, yound developing ones still with bright red stigma.

Small tree to 3 m tall, dense foliage on lateral branches. Male flowers minute, red-green.

Arvore de caule muito forte e cascas fina, de cerca de 10m altura, pequenas folhas simples alternada

Perennial herb. Tepals green-yellow externally, bright yellow within; stamens with bright yellow anthers.

Perennial herb with fleshy white roots. Tepals bright yellow within, yellow-green externally.

Fleshy decumbent herb. Flowers deep pink throughout within, paler pink and with greenish tinge externally, spur green-pink. Fruit green. See sketch in field book plus photos.

Erect, usually single-stemmed grass. Spikes white-woolly.

Herb with woody stems. 20 -40 cms tall, fruit pods.

Slender shrub to 3 m tall. Fruits brown, pendulous.

Minute tufted herb, spikelets green.

Large evergreen shrub or tree to 8 m high; bark rough grey, chunky; flowers (remains of) white; on sandy soils in forest patch surrounded by Berlinia/Parinari/Uapaca nitida woodland.

Tree about 7 m tall, bark brown, leaves bipinnate, with stipules.

Tree about 8 to 10 m tall, dark brown bark, flowering.

Erect herb to 1.5 m tall (usually less), stiff branches erect. Fruiting only; bracts pale green, inflorescences 1-sided.

Herb about 1 m tall, flowers white.

Trailing or spreading herb. Bracts green, turning pale green. Plants mainly in fruit.

Scrambling shrub to 4 m tall, frequent in Parinari-Psorospermum plateau woodland on sandy soils.

Shrub 4 m tall, white flowers, green fruit.

On margin of open miombo woodland and open seasonal waterlogged valley. Growing in shade.-x000D- ñ 10 - 15 cm high. Rhizome present. Linear bracts surround inflorescence. Inflorescence a tight white ball. Uncommon.-x000D- Photos: 2940, 2941, 2944, 2945, 2946, Oc

Climber to 8 m high with white latex; in dry forest patch with a mosaic of deciduous mixed woodland on sandy soils. Occasional. Fruit gree, finely speckled with creamish dots.

Arvore de 6m, caulte preto branco, cascas carnudas de cor de vinho, folhas compostas alternadas imparpinuladas, fruto circular acastanhado

Trailing or decumbent herb, numerous radiating branches forming clumps; stems red. Flowers minute, red-brown.

Small bulbous herb; bulb white with slimy sap. Culms fleshy; flowers pale green with pinkish tinge to some tepals. Fruits pale green.

Monocot. about 15 to 20 cm tall, bulb with fasciculate roots, white purple flowers.

Evergreen tree to 10 m tall, component of riverine woodland on steep sandy banks above river. Flowers white.

Sprawling perennial herb from woody rootstock. Flowers white, anthers bright orange.

Shrub, 2 - 4 m tall, flowers greenish white, crushed leaves aromatic.

Erect woody shrub 1-2 m high, in degraded/logged woodland in disturbed areas on sandy soils; leaves aromatic when crushed.

Fleshy herb, decumbent stems to 50 cm tall. Corolla yellow, 4 petals. Fruits green.

Prostrate on peaty soils, fertile parts erect, pale yellow-green.

Erect or pendulous branches on shaded riverbank.

Spiny evergreen shrub to 3 m tall, with long trailing stems, fruit immature; occasional in riparian thicket on outer edge of alluvial floodplain of the Rovuma River.

Climber, trifoliate green pods.

Arbusto de 5m altura, caule liso, folhas verde e vermelhas na sua epoca de caducidade, fruto circular verde

Shrubs to 1.5 m or small tree. Leaves with long petioles. Fruits on side shoots, reddish above.

Erva com 50 cm, folhas opostas alongados, com nervura principal bem visivel, peciolo insignificante, flores situado no topo da planta sendo de cor esbranquissado, caule nao oco e sai seiva aleitado, raiz aplumada sem as secundarias.

Small shrub 2 m tall, milk latex present, white flowers without smell. The roots are used for stomach.

Shrub to 2 m. Milky latex. Axillary clustered cream flowers, petals with hairs.

Grass, about 50 - 100 cms tall, green reddish inflorescence.

Tufted perennial with grey-green foliage; pale yellow-brown spikelets.

Trepadeira parasita sobre arvore, sem folha, de cor castanho esbranquissado e carnudo

Evergreen tree to 10 m tall, component of riverine vegetation of steep sandy bank.

Small tree, 3 to 5 m tall, milk latex present, inflorescence axillare, flowers in bud.

Decumbent herb, stems fleshy, rooting at lower nodes. Corolla opens in late afternoon, lilac, petals reflexed, slightly darker towards base; tufts of purple hairs at base of stamens; filaments white, anthers purple.

A herb about 30 to 40 cm tall, with purple flowers, fruiting.

Climbing herb or liana, here sprawling near the ground; stipules deeply forked, somewhat reflexed. Corolla pale yellowish-green with centre orange turning brown, 4 or 5 lobes.

Large arching fronds radiating from a thick rhizome; fronds can have many tens of pinnae, up to 2.5 m long or more. No fertile fronds found.

Shrub to 2.5 m tall, widely branched. Leaves sticky when pressed, glossy. In bud only, green.

Small tree or shrub, up to 3 m tall. Collected previously in bud only, here in full flower. Corolla white, 4-lobed, 4 long-exserted white stamens.

Small shrub about 2 to 4 tall, flowering but still in buds.

Shrub to small tree, 2 m tall. Stems slightly greenish. Fruits small, green, axillary.

Slender erect annual herb to 30 cm tall. Flowers minute, greenish-white.

Annual herb, trailing over rocks and in crevices. In fruit only, green.

Grass about 1 m tall, with white inflorescence, in bent Machamba.

Capim tipo bambu pequeno de 0,5 m altura, caule dividido em nos e oco, floracao em espigueta e germina aglomerado

Shrub about 4 m tall, with yellow flowers.

Grass about 80 cms tall, inflorescence green yellowish.

Fern with erect pale green fronds, tufted from a tough woody rhizome, fertile portions terminal on some fronds, brown.

Erect perennial herb from horizontal rhizome. Corolla bright salmon pink, somewhat paler externally.

Erva de 70cm, toda ela verde flores amarelo

Trailing and spreading rhizomatous grass. Spikelets pale green.

Shrub to 2 m tall, dark green foliage. Mature fruits black (at first green); plants mostly only with old withered flowers.

Small shrub about 3 m tall, with terminal inflorescence, pink flowers.

Fern 10 cms high with brownish sporangia.

Erect perennial herb with some fleshy horizontal basal stems. Mostly over at this time of year (with brown-black old inflorescences) but occasional branches still with flowers. Corolla small, blue-lilac with paler tube.

Trailing / sprawling fleshy herb, rooting along stems. Flowers pale sky blue, somewhat darker towards mouth, tube white.

Untidily branched perennial herb. Bracts green turning brown. Corolla white, stamens not exserted. Mostly past flowering at this time of year.

Slender annual herb, sometimes much-branched. Female flowers with 5 pale green tepals. Fruits green with yellow-green stigmas.

Herb about 30 to 40 cm tall, with square stems, leaves with hairs, crushed leaves with aromatic smell, white greenish flowers.

Occasional in sand in cleared woodland or dry coastal forest.-x000D- Erect herb to 1 m. Corolla blue.

Small shrub about 1 m tall, axillary inflorescence, white flowers, green fruits, black when ripe.

Perennial herb or subshrub to 1.5 m tall, bark of mature stems pale brown, often abruptly changing to herbaceous dark green on leafy stems. Fruits green.

Small shrub to 1-1.5 m tall, rarely taller, much branched. Inflorescences green-white.

Climber, flowers purple, fruit green 4 winged.

Shrub to 3 m tall. Petals cream-coloured, woolly within; stamens yellow.

Arbusto com 50 cm, flores brancas, folhas simples opostas com 1mm de peciolos, caule amarelado

Evergreen shrub or small tree to 2.5 m tall; scarce in Parinari-Psorospermum plateau woodland on sandy soils.

Small shrub or herb 30-100 cm tall. Inflorescences at first globose, becoming capitate. Involucral bracts pale green. Corolla white, lobes recurved towards apices.

Shrublet, 30 cm tall, with erect branches from base. Flowers white, corolla with recurved lobes.

Liana, here trailing over rocks, with long whip-like branches. Flower buds white-green. Fruits 2-lobed, glossy green.

Small tree, about 5 to 7 m tall, back grey and rugose, fruiting, green fruit.

Fern with huge arching fronds to c. 3 x 1 m or more, base of rachis c. 3 cm thick with small sharp protrusions; several fronds from large basal rhizome. Pinnae from the mid-point and terminal part of frond collected.

Fern, about 60 cms tall, dark brownish strip.

Pendulous stems growing from rock crevices, some young stems spiny. Fruits white, fleshy.

Tufted sedge; spikelets red-brown.

Untidy small shrub to 1 m. Axillary inflorescences yellowish-green. Fruits brown, widely splitting into 3 valves.

Deciduous shrub to 3 m high, flowers white; in degraded scrub on river bank, in full sun.