Collections made by Frank White

Records: 5

The following is a list of the collections made by Frank White in species name order. The records are of species which occur in Tanzania (either as a native/naturalised species or as a cultivated species).

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NoSpeciesRecord dateRecorder(s)Coll.Det.Conf.HerbariaHabitatLocationLoc code Outing codePlanted code Country QDSGrid ref.FZ DivAlt. (m)NotesLatLongLoc Acc Code
80732 Acacia goetzei subsp. goetzei14 Apr 1952F White
F White 2667 RE Gereau MO
Mazabuka District; Magoye to Lusaka mile 23.0Zambia1527D4S0

Small tree 7 m high, 14 cm dbh. Bark brown closely and shallowly fissured. Large persistent spines on bole and branches. Flowers white. Putting out fresh leaves on flowering branches. Slash: OB: 0.2 cm thick, brown, green on inner margin; IB: 0.5 cm thick, pink, exuding red gum.

-15.78333327.8500005
80737 Acacia hockii17 Nov 1952F White
F White 3678 JPM Brenan Semi-deciduous thicket on shingle at edge of Lake TanganyikaMbala District;: semi-deciduous thicket on shingle at edge of Lake Tanganyika near Mpulungu.2000Zambia0831C3 N0

Tree 4 m high. Bark buff, papery, peeling locally. Flowers golden yellow.

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80758 Acacia polyacantha subsp. campylacantha24 May 1952F White
F White 2870 JPM Brenan Soil grey-brown loam. With Piliostigma thonningii, Ficus sycamorus, Adansonia.Fort Jameson District; Great East Road, Fort Jameson to Lusaka mile 5.4. 0Zambia1332D1E0

Co-dominant with A. rehmannii on lower colluvial slope. Tree 16 m high, 0.35 m d.b.h. Crown light, +/- rounded; main branches ascending (horizontal on young trees). Bark on bole and main branches dark grey, longitudinally fissured, on younger branches pale buff, smooth. Slash - OB: 1 cm thick, streaked with black and yellow; IB: 1.6 cm thick, fibrous deep red outside, grading into buff inside, gummy exudate. Pods pendulous conspicuous from a distance, pale brown.

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82106 Embelia schimperi22 Sep 1952F White
F White 3330 J Ricketson MO
On banks of tributary of ZambeziOn banks of tributary of Zambezi, which forms Angolan bourdary, W of Kalene Hill Mission0Zambia0

Liana, 6 m, fruit

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82209 Euclea divinorum9 Aug 1952F White
F White 3045 F White Central prov0Zambia0

Shrub 3 m high. Calyx dull green, corolla cream.

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Copyright: The Tanzania flora team, 2026

The Tanzania flora team (2026). Flora of Tanzania: Collections made by Frank White.
https://www.tanzaniaflora.com/speciesdata/utilities/utility-display-collections-by-person.php?person_id=363, retrieved 13 November 2026

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