Collections made by Nicholas Wightman

Records: 130

The following is a list of the collections made by Nicholas Wightman 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
112288 Asclepias randii19 Jan 2020N Wightman
K Mulenga
K Kangungu
N Armitage
M Lepinoy
B Moulin
 N Wightman K Mulenga K Kangungu N Armitage M Lepinoy B Moulin NCW192 DJ Goyder K
NDO
 Perennially wet dambo grassland Chipili area, Kawambwa Distr., Luapula Province 0Zambia0929D4N1403

Growing amongst small to mid-sized grasses in the upper to lower slopes of perennially wet riverside dambo above Kalonde Falls

-9.81272929.8964956
124056 Bidens diversa7 Apr 2024N Wightman
J Alfonsi
I Kabinda
W van Niekerk
M Kaluwe
 N Wightman J Alfonsi I Kabinda W van Niekerk M Kaluwe NCW1260 KB Vollesen K
ZAHBRI
 Escarpment Brachystegia woodland Nsama District, Northern Province, Zambia 0Zambia0930A1N1477

-9.23024530.1670916
130663 Bidens moorei8 Nov 2025N Wightman
W van Niekerk
 N Wightman W van Niekerk NCW1501 N Wightman K
NDO
ZAHBRI
 Miombo woodland slope Mwinilunga District, North-Western Province 0Zambia1124C2W1331

-11.71417024.3541306
107812 Brachycorythis angolensis18 Dec 2019N Wightman
E Banda
 N Wightman E Banda NcW163 N Wightman K
NDO
NU
 Perennial wet dambo grassland Chakwenga Headwaters and Nyabutaye Peat Bog, Rufunsa Distr., Lusaka Province 1710Zambia1529A2 C1082

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106136 Brachycorythis buchananii21 Jan 2017N Wightman
RE Bone
K Yokoya
G Mpatwa
 N Wightman RE Bone K Yokoya G Mpatwa RB409 B Bytebier K
NDO
 Dambo ca. 0.5 km sq in area. Dry and waterlogged soils present. Associated species include Gladiolus and Commelinus, Satyrium sp. (RB407) and Disa (RB408). Kangwena area, Chief Kalilele. 580Zambia1227A1 W1313

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106203 Brachycorythis buchananii6 Feb 2018N Wightman
B Bytebier
F Llarena
 N Wightman B Bytebier F Llarena BB3554 B Bytebier K
NU
 Dambo; drier part of dambo Luchindasi dambo; chieftainess Mukukamfumu. 580Zambia1031A2 N1243

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106208 Brachycorythis buchananii7 Feb 2018N Wightman
B Bytebier
F Llarena
 N Wightman B Bytebier F Llarena BB3559 B Bytebier K
NDO
NU
 Wet dambo but not under water with high grass. Upper slopes of riverside dambo grassland beside Lukupa River 580Zambia1031A1 N1325

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106252 Brachycorythis buchananii11 Feb 2018N Wightman
B Bytebier
F Llarena
 N Wightman B Bytebier F Llarena BB3605 B Bytebier K
NDO
NU
 Roadside dambo; in low grass in drier parts of the dambo. D235 road between Samfya and Serenje; at "80 km from Serenje milestone" between Oka Kamwendo and Namutoya.580Zambia1330A1 C1545

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106300 Brachycorythis buchananii9 Jan 2019N Wightman
I Kabinda
N Ngoma
 N Wightman I Kabinda N Ngoma NcW108 N Wightman B Bytebier K
NDO
NU
 Moist edges of open seepage dambo grassland growing in sandy soil Medium-sized seepage dambo c. 60 km SW of Solwezi 580Zambia1226C1 W1270

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108029 Brachycorythis friesii17 Jan 2020N Wightman
 N Wightman NcW173 N Wightman NDO
NU
 Perennially wet dambo grassland Lubuli area, above Chilongo Falls, Kawambwa Distr., Luapula Province 0Zambia0929D3 N1364

Growing in well drained section of perennially wet dambo grassland in sandy to sandy loam soil

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105834 Brachycorythis ovata subsp. welwitschii20 Jan 2017N Wightman
RE Bone
K Yokoya
G Mpatwa
 N Wightman RE Bone K Yokoya G Mpatwa RB404 A Beaumont K
 Dambo (seasonally inundated grassland), ca. 1km sq., dominated by grasses and sedges. Soils peaty. Large open dambo. 580Zambia1125A3 W1492

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106307 Brachycorythis ovata subsp. welwitschii10 Jan 2019N Wightman
I Kabinda
N Ngoma
 N Wightman I Kabinda N Ngoma NcW115 N Wightman B Bytebier K
NU
 Very large open dambo grassland growing on drier upper slopes in sandy to sandy loam soil Very large open dambo (Muchana dambo) c. 60 km NE of Mwinilunga close to border with DRC 580Zambia1124B3 W1369

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106321 Brachycorythis pleistophylla subsp. pleistophylla12 Jan 2019N Wightman
I Kabinda
N Ngoma
 N Wightman I Kabinda N Ngoma NcW130 N Wightman B Bytebier K
NU
 Drier edge of dambo grassland growing in sandy loam soil Medium-sized open dambo near Chimfunsi Wildlife Orphanage c. 53 km W of Chingola 580Zambia1227A4 W1311

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106168 Brachycorythis pubescens28 Jan 2017N Wightman
RE Bone
K Yokoya
V Kunda
 N Wightman RE Bone K Yokoya V Kunda RB443 B Bytebier K
 Dambo. Extensive searching revealed only 4 mature/ flowering plants (hence only spirit collection made as voucher and leaf sample taken for DNA extraction). Mutinondo Wilderness Area, Little Chipundo dambo. 116580Zambia1231A3 N1443

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106292 Brachycorythis pubescens7 Jan 2019N Wightman
I Kabinda
N Ngoma
 N Wightman I Kabinda N Ngoma NcW99 N Wightman B Bytebier K
NDO
NU
 Large open dambo on Kalaharia sand growing amid grasses, Ascolepis sp. and Syzigium guineense subsp. huillense Very large open dambo border the town of Mufumbwe 580Zambia1324B2 W1152

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106319 Brachycorythis pubescens12 Jan 2019N Wightman
I Kabinda
N Ngoma
 N Wightman I Kabinda N Ngoma NcW127 N Wightman B Bytebier K
NU
 Open wet dambo grassland growing in black muck soil Large wet open dambo c. 86 km E of Solwezi 580Zambia1227A3 W1317

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106290 Brachycorythis tenuior7 Jan 2019N Wightman
I Kabinda
N Ngoma
 N Wightman I Kabinda N Ngoma NcW97 N Wightman B Bytebier K
NDO
NU
 Large open dambo on Kalaharia sand growing amid grasses, Ascolepis sp. and Syzigium guineense subsp. huillense Very large open dambo border the town of Mufumbwe 580Zambia1324B2 W1152

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106226 Bulbophyllum fuscum var. melinostachyum8 Feb 2018N Wightman
B Bytebier
F Llarena
 N Wightman B Bytebier F Llarena BB3577 B Bytebier K
NDO
NU
 Rocky miombo woodland with lots of Xerophyta Roadside seepage dambo on D39 near Kalungwishi headwaters 580Zambia0930C1 N1636

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124099 Cabobanthus polysphaerus30 Mar 2024N Wightman
J Alfonsi
I Kabinda
W van Niekerk
M Kaluwe
 N Wightman J Alfonsi I Kabinda W van Niekerk M Kaluwe NCW1179 N Wightman K
ZAHBRI
 Brachystegia woodland Tondwa GMA, Nsama District, Northern Province, Zambia 0Zambia0830C1N1072

-8.60856030.2146606
107813 Centrostigma occultans18 Dec 2019N Wightman
E Banda
 N Wightman E Banda NcW162 N Wightman K
NDO
NU
 Perennial wet dambo grassland Chakwenga Headwaters and Nyabutaye Peat Bog, Rufunsa Distr., Lusaka Province 1710Zambia1529A2 C1084

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106148 Cynorkis debilis26 Jan 2017N Wightman
RE Bone
K Yokoya
J Mwaba
 N Wightman RE Bone K Yokoya J Mwaba RB425 B Bytebier K
NDO
 "Among boulders (conglomerate rocks and granite); canopy of Albizia, and large evergreen shrub (sterile, Lauraceae?), mosses and Melastomataceae herb (sterile). Humic soils in shade. 25-35 plants at flowering maturity, plus some in bud and some seed" Inselberg near dambo at Kapishya, metamorphic rocks. 118580Zambia1131A2 N1438

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106253 Cynorkis debilis11 Feb 2018N Wightman
B Bytebier
F Llarena
 N Wightman B Bytebier F Llarena BB3606 B Bytebier K
NDO
NU
 On rocks in shade of trees or in humus below the rocks, next to dambo. D235 road between Samfya and Serenje; at "80 km from Serenje milestone" between Oka Kamwendo and Namutoya.580Zambia1330A1 C1545

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106191 Disa aequiloba5 Feb 2018N Wightman
B Bytebier
 N Wightman B Bytebier BB3545 B Bytebier K
NU
 Fairly dry dambo. Kabasamo dambo. 580Zambia1231A3 N1470

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106197 Disa aequiloba6 Feb 2018N Wightman
B Bytebier
F Llarena
 N Wightman B Bytebier F Llarena BB3551 B Bytebier K
NDO
NU
 Dambo Luchindasi dambo; chieftainess Mukukamfumu. 580Zambia1031A2 N1231

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106209 Disa aequiloba7 Feb 2018N Wightman
B Bytebier
F Llarena
 N Wightman B Bytebier F Llarena BB3560 B Bytebier K
NU
 Wet dambo but not under water with high grass. Upper slopes of riverside dambo grassland beside Lukupa River 580Zambia1031A1 N1322

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106218 Disa aequiloba8 Feb 2018N Wightman
B Bytebier
F Llarena
 N Wightman B Bytebier F Llarena BB3569 B Bytebier K
J
NU
 Wet dambo. Roadside dambo on M3 between Kasama and Luwingu. 580Zambia1030B1 N1233

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106243 Disa aequiloba10 Feb 2018N Wightman
B Bytebier
F Llarena
 N Wightman B Bytebier F Llarena BB3594 B Bytebier K
NDO
NU
 Wet dambo. D94 road between Mansa and Samfya. 580Zambia1129A1 N1229

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106154 Disa engleriana26 Jan 2017N Wightman
RE Bone
K Yokoya
 N Wightman RE Bone K Yokoya RB432 B Bytebier K
NDO
 "Opposite path from RB424 (Disperis). In humic soils with quartzite sand, leaf litter. Ca. 10 mature plants in are, + seedlings." Inselberg near dambo at Kapishya, metamorphic rocks. 118580Zambia1131A2 N1430

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106205 Disa engleriana7 Feb 2018N Wightman
B Bytebier
F Llarena
 N Wightman B Bytebier F Llarena BB3556 K
NU
 Uapaca woodland. Love N Light Lukupa 580Zambia1031A1 N1294

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106222 Disa engleriana8 Feb 2018N Wightman
B Bytebier
F Llarena
 N Wightman B Bytebier F Llarena BB3573 B Bytebier K
NU
 Seepage area under miombo. Roadside seepage dambo on D39 near Kalungwishi headwaters 580Zambia0930C1 N1636

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106224 Disa equestris8 Feb 2018N Wightman
B Bytebier
F Llarena
 N Wightman B Bytebier F Llarena BB3575 B Bytebier K
NU
 Wet, grassy seepage dambo. Roadside seepage dambo on D39 near Kalungwishi headwaters 580Zambia0930C1 N1636

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106308 Disa equestris10 Jan 2019N Wightman
I Kabinda
N Ngoma
 N Wightman I Kabinda N Ngoma NcW116 N Wightman B Bytebier K
NDO
NU
 Very large open dambo grassland growing in the lower lying central area in wet black muck soil Very large open dambo (Muchana dambo) c. 60 km NE of Mwinilunga close to border with DRC 580Zambia1124B3 W1368

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106318 Disa equestris12 Jan 2019N Wightman
I Kabinda
N Ngoma
 N Wightman I Kabinda N Ngoma NcW126 N Wightman B Bytebier K
NDO
NU
 Open wet dambo grassland growing in black muck soil Large wet open dambo c. 86 km E of Solwezi 580Zambia1227A3 W1317

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106327 Disa equestris12 Jan 2019N Wightman
I Kabinda
N Ngoma
 N Wightman I Kabinda N Ngoma NcW132 N Wightman B Bytebier K
NU
 Wetter section of dambo grassland growing in moist sandy loam Medium-sized open dambo near Chimfunsi Wildlife Orphanage c. 53 km W of Chingola 580Zambia1227A4 W1310

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106150 Disa erubescens subsp. carsonii26 Jan 2017N Wightman
RE Bone
K Yokoya
J Mwaba
 N Wightman RE Bone K Yokoya J Mwaba RB428 B Bytebier K
NDO
 Sandy peat dambo with fine grasses, sedges and other orchids (small green Habenaria, Platycoryne including RB427).
Ca. 10-15 mature plants seen across dambo (area ca. 250 m x 250 m checked). 		Dambo at Kapishya. 118580Zambia1131A2 N1427

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106223 Disa erubescens subsp. carsonii8 Feb 2018N Wightman
B Bytebier
F Llarena
 N Wightman B Bytebier F Llarena BB3574 B Bytebier K
NDO
NU
 Wet, grassy seepage dambo. Roadside seepage dambo on D39 near Kalungwishi headwaters 580Zambia0930C1 N1636

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106174 Disa hircicornis5 Feb 2017MG Bingham
N Wightman
RE Bone
K Yokoya
 MG Bingham N Wightman RE Bone K Yokoya RB449 B Bytebier K
NDO
 Grass and sedge dominated dambo. Evidence of burning. Some areas wet underfoot. Clumps of Raffia palm at margins with Melastoms and Syzgium. 10 plants seen in flower across wide area, after intensive searching + plus some seedlings resembling this species Chakwenga Headwater/ 80 mile dambo. 171580Zambia1529A1 C1073

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106179 Disa hircicornis4 Feb 2018N Wightman
B Bytebier
 N Wightman B Bytebier BB3535 B Bytebier K
NU
 In full sun at edge of wet dambo. Dambo above falls. 580Zambia1330A2 C1490

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106298 Disa hircicornis9 Jan 2019N Wightman
I Kabinda
N Ngoma
 N Wightman I Kabinda N Ngoma NcW105 N Wightman B Bytebier K
NDO
NU
 Moist to wet mid ranges of open seepage dambo grassland growing in sandy soil Medium-sized seepage dambo c. 60 km SW of Solwezi 580Zambia1226C1 W1267

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108039 Disa ochrostachya19 Jan 2020N Wightman
 N Wightman NcW190 N Wightman NU
 Perennially wet dambo grassland Chipili area, above Kalonde Falls, Kawambwa Distr., Luapula Province 0Zambia0929D4 N1397

Large open perennially wet dambo grassland growing in black muck soils

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105833 Disa ornithantha20 Jan 2017N Wightman
RE Bone
K Yokoya
G Mpatwa
 N Wightman RE Bone K Yokoya G Mpatwa RB403 B Bytebier K
 Dambo (seasonally iundated grassland), ca. 1km sq., dominated by grasses and sedges. Soils peaty. Large open dambo. 580Zambia1125A3 W1491

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106303 Disa ornithantha10 Jan 2019N Wightman
I Kabinda
N Ngoma
 N Wightman I Kabinda N Ngoma NcW111 N Wightman B Bytebier K
NDO
NU
 OOpen grassland area within Uapaca woodland growing in sandy to sandy loam soil Dry open grassy dambo c. 30 km N of Mwinilunga 580Zambia1124A4 W1458

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106305 Disa ornithantha10 Jan 2019N Wightman
I Kabinda
N Ngoma
 N Wightman I Kabinda N Ngoma NcW113 N Wightman B Bytebier K
NU
 Very large open dambo grassland growing on drier upper slopes in sandy to sandy loam soil Very large open dambo (Muchana dambo) c. 60 km NE of Mwinilunga close to border with DRC 580Zambia1124B3 W1372

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106313 Disa ornithantha11 Jan 2019N Wightman
I Kabinda
N Ngoma
 N Wightman I Kabinda N Ngoma NcW122 N Wightman B Bytebier K
NU
 Large open flat dambo grassland growing in Kalahari sand Large open dambo (Kambamba dambo) c. 38 km E of Mwinilunga 580Zambia1124D4 W1485

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106135 Disa welwitschii subsp. welwitschii21 Jan 2017N Wightman
RE Bone
K Yokoya
G Mpatwa
 N Wightman RE Bone K Yokoya G Mpatwa RB408 B Bytebier K
NDO
 Dambo ca. 0.5 km sq in area. Dry and waterlogged soils present. Associated species include Gladiolus and Commelinus, Satyrium sp. (RB407). Kangwena area, Chief Kalilele. 580Zambia1227A1 W1313

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106145 Disa welwitschii subsp. welwitschii25 Jan 2017N Wightman
RE Bone
K Yokoya
 N Wightman RE Bone K Yokoya RB420 B Bytebier K
NDO
 "Peaty dambo, wet underfoot, dominated by grasses and sedges. Woodland margin with common white Satyrium present (S. kitimboense). Counted 12 mature plants in area 15m x 15 m."Edge of Justin Hostetter and Claire Albrecht Tseke dambo, Mpepo Chief.580Zambia1131A1 N1298

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106163 Disa welwitschii subsp. welwitschii28 Jan 2017N Wightman
RE Bone
K Yokoya
V Kunda
 N Wightman RE Bone K Yokoya V Kunda RB441 B Bytebier K
NDO
 Dambo, dry underfoot, dominated by grasses. Disa and Brachycorythis seen, and one species of white flowered Satyrium, also Orthochilus trilamellatus. Ca. 30 mature plants seen in bud or in flower, plus juveniles, across a searched area of ca. 300 m b Mutinondo Wilderness Area, Little Chipundo dambo.116580Zambia1231A3 N1442

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106235 Disa welwitschii subsp. welwitschii9 Feb 2018N Wightman
B Bytebier
F Llarena
F Chipalo
 N Wightman B Bytebier F Llarena F Chipalo BB3585 B Bytebier K
NDO
NU
 Grassy, drier part of dambo. Koshima dambo c. 30 km N of Luwingu 580Zambia0929D1 N1460

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106246 Disa welwitschii subsp. welwitschii11 Feb 2018N Wightman
B Bytebier
F Llarena
 N Wightman B Bytebier F Llarena BB3599 B Bytebier K
NU
 Dry, sandy part of dambo. Start of the wetlands along the D235 road 580Zambia1229A2 N1171

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106274 Disa welwitschii subsp. welwitschii5 Jan 2019N Wightman
I Kabinda
N Ngoma
 N Wightman I Kabinda N Ngoma NcW78 N Wightman B Bytebier K
NU
 Grassland patches in open woodland in full sun growing with Orthochilus walleri and tall grasses in clay to clay loam soils Grassy area approx. 1 hectare in size, c. 2 km south of M18 between Kitwe and Lufwanyama 580Zambia1227C4 W1217

Confirmed species harvest for the Chikanda trade

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106277 Disa welwitschii subsp. welwitschii5 Jan 2019N Wightman
I Kabinda
N Ngoma
 N Wightman I Kabinda N Ngoma NcW81 N Wightman K
NDO
 Small to medium sized dambo grassland Grassland beside M18 between Lufwanyama and M8 turnoff growing with Habenaria zambesina, Eulophia calantha, Pachycarpus bisacculatus and grasses in clay to clay loam soils 580Zambia1227C3 W1248

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106287 Disa welwitschii subsp. welwitschii7 Jan 2019N Wightman
I Kabinda
N Ngoma
 N Wightman I Kabinda N Ngoma NcW94 N Wightman B Bytebier K
NU
 Large open dambo on Kalaharia sand growing amid grasses, Ascolepis sp. and Syzigium guineense subsp. huillense Very large open dambo border the town of Mufumbwe 580Zambia1324B2 W1151

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106301 Disa welwitschii subsp. welwitschii9 Jan 2019N Wightman
I Kabinda
N Ngoma
 N Wightman I Kabinda N Ngoma NcW109 N Wightman B Bytebier K
NU
 Open moist to wet grassland area of woodland growing in dark sandy clay soil Open grassy dambo in woodland c. 105 km E of Mwinilunga 580Zambia1125C4 W1439

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106306 Disa welwitschii subsp. welwitschii10 Jan 2019N Wightman
I Kabinda
N Ngoma
 N Wightman I Kabinda N Ngoma NcW114 N Wightman B Bytebier K
NU
 Very large open dambo grassland growing on drier upper slopes in sandy to sandy loam soil Very large open dambo (Muchana dambo) c. 60 km NE of Mwinilunga close to border with DRC 580Zambia1124B3 W1369

Confirmed species harvest for the Chikanda trade

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106315 Disa welwitschii subsp. welwitschii11 Jan 2019N Wightman
I Kabinda
N Ngoma
 N Wightman I Kabinda N Ngoma NcW123 N Wightman B Bytebier K
NU
 Drier upper slopes of wet dambo grassland in moist sandy loam Small seepage dambo along small stream c. 70 km E of Mwinilunga 580Zambia1125C3 W1463

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106326 Disa welwitschii subsp. welwitschii12 Jan 2019N Wightman
I Kabinda
N Ngoma
 N Wightman I Kabinda N Ngoma NcW131 N Wightman B Bytebier K
NU
 Drier edge of dambo grassland growing in sandy loam soil Medium-sized open dambo near Chimfunsi Wildlife Orphanage c. 53 km W of Chingola 580Zambia1227A4 W1311

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116647 Disperis reichenbachiana24 Feb 2022N Wightman
B Bytebier
SD Johnson
 N Wightman B Bytebier SD Johnson BB3686 N Wightman B Bytebier NU
 Escarpment miombo woodland Kapishya Hot Springs Lodge, Shiwa N'gandu Distr., Muchinga Province 1180Zambia1131B1 N1432

Growing in leaf litter over granite boulders

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106214 Eulophia angolensis8 Feb 2018N Wightman
B Bytebier
F Llarena
 N Wightman B Bytebier F Llarena BB3565 B Bytebier K
NDO
NU
 Wet dambo. Roadside dambo on M3 between Kasama and Luwingu. 580Zambia1030B1 N1233

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106426 Eulophia angolensis10 Oct 2018N Wightman
 N Wightman NCW57B N Wightman B Bytebier NU
 Riverside dambo area under shade of Syzigium sp. along Kalungwishi R. with grasses, Kniphofia grantii, Gladiolus unguiculatus and Eulophia coeloglossa Kalonde Falls, Kawambwa Distr., Luapula Province0Zambia0929D4 N1393

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106211 Eulophia calantha7 Feb 2018N Wightman
B Bytebier
F Llarena
 N Wightman B Bytebier F Llarena BB3562 B Bytebier K
NU
 Grassland at edge of dambo. Upper slopes of riverside dambo grassland beside Lukupa River 580Zambia1031A1 N1333

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106278 Eulophia calantha5 Jan 2019N Wightman
I Kabinda
N Ngoma
 N Wightman I Kabinda N Ngoma NcW83 N Wightman B Bytebier K
NDO
NU
 Small to medium sized dambo grassland Grassland beside M18 between Lufwanyama and M8 turnoff growing withDisa welwitschiisubsp. welwitschii, Habenaria zambesina, Pachycarpus bisacculatus and grasses in clay to clay loam soils 580Zambia1227C3 W1246

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106316 Eulophia calantha11 Jan 2019N Wightman
I Kabinda
N Ngoma
 N Wightman I Kabinda N Ngoma NcW124 N Wightman B Bytebier K
NU
 Wet/inundated dambo centre area growing in black muck soil Small seepage dambo along small stream c. 70 km E of Mwinilunga580Zambia1125C3 W1460

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106195 Eulophia caricifolia6 Feb 2018N Wightman
B Bytebier
F Llarena
 N Wightman B Bytebier F Llarena BB3549 P Goldblatt K
NU
 Wet dambo along river. Dambo along the road near the palace of the Chitimukulu. 580Zambia1031A2 N1217

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106210 Eulophia caricifolia7 Feb 2018N Wightman
B Bytebier
F Llarena
 N Wightman B Bytebier F Llarena BB3561 B Bytebier K
NDO
NU
 Grassland at edge of dambo. Upper slopes of riverside dambo grassland beside Lukupa River 580Zambia1031A1 N1333

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106228 Eulophia caricifolia9 Feb 2018N Wightman
B Bytebier
F Llarena
F Chipalo
 N Wightman B Bytebier F Llarena F Chipalo BB3579 B Bytebier K
NU
 Dambo Samda Farm c. 10 km N of Luwingu 580Zambia1029B1 N1402

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106427 Eulophia coeloglossa12 Oct 2018N Wightman
 N Wightman NCW56B N Wightman B Bytebier NU
 Riverside dambo area under shade of Syzigium sp. along Kalungwishi R. with grasses, Kniphofia grantii, Gladiolus unguiculatus and Eulophia angolensis Kalonde Falls, Kawambwa Distr., Luapula Province 0Zambia0929D4 N1393

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106283 Eulophia cucullata6 Jan 2019N Wightman
I Kabinda
N Ngoma
 N Wightman I Kabinda N Ngoma NcW89 N Wightman B Bytebier K
NU
 Edge of degraded large dambo growing with Gladiolus sp. and Orthochilus walleri in clay to sandy loam soil Medium to large dambo c. 2.5 km W of M8 and D181 junction 580Zambia1325B2 W1364

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106289 Eulophia flavopurpurea7 Jan 2019N Wightman
I Kabinda
N Ngoma
 N Wightman I Kabinda N Ngoma NcW96 N Wightman B Bytebier K
NU
 Large open dambo on Kalaharia sand growing amid grasses, Ascolepis sp. and Syzigium guineense subsp. huillense Very large open dambo border the town of Mufumbwe 580Zambia1324B2 W1152

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106182 Eulophia hians var. nutans4 Feb 2018N Wightman
B Bytebier
 N Wightman B Bytebier BB3538 B Bytebier K
NU
 At edge of dambo in full sunlight. Dambo above falls. 580Zambia1330A2 C1490

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112303 Eulophia horsfallii17 Oct 2018W McCleland
N Wightman
 W McCleland N Wightman NCW75A W McCleland N Wightman NU
 Wet dambo grasslands Chabiilikila area, Mporokoso Distr., Northern Province 0Zambia0929D1 N1223

Growing in riverside grassland edge amidst Pandanus livingstonianus

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106193 Eulophia latilabris6 Feb 2018N Wightman
B Bytebier
F Llarena
 N Wightman B Bytebier F Llarena BB3547 B Bytebier K
NU
 Wet dambo along river. Dambo along the road near the palace of the Chitimukulu. 580Zambia1031A2 N1217

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106194 Eulophia malangana6 Feb 2018N Wightman
B Bytebier
F Llarena
 N Wightman B Bytebier F Llarena BB3548 B Bytebier K
NU
 Wet dambo along river. Dambo along the road near the palace of the Chitimukulu. 580Zambia1031A2 N1217

 6
106204 Eulophia malangana6 Feb 2018N Wightman
B Bytebier
F Llarena
 N Wightman B Bytebier F Llarena BB3555 B Bytebier K
NU
 Dambo; drier part of dambo Luchindasi dambo; chieftainess Mukukamfumu. 580Zambia1031A2 N1243

 6
106428 Eulophia mumbwaensis17 Oct 2018W McCleland
N Wightman
 W McCleland N Wightman NCW74 N Wightman B Bytebier NU
 Miombo woodland in sandy clay soils Mumbuluma area, Mporokoso Distr., Northern Province 0Zambia0929D1 N1231

 6
112962 Eulophia orthoplectra13 Aug 2020N Wightman
Q Allen
E Banda
B Mwilimu
 N Wightman Q Allen E Banda B Mwilimu NCW395 N Wightman B Bytebier NU
 Miombo woodland Lusaka East Forestry Reserve, Lusaka Distr., Lusaka Province 1470Zambia1528A4 1289

Lightly degraded Brachystegia woodland in compacted sandy loam soil

6
106430 Eulophia penduliflora17 Oct 2018W McCleland
N Wightman
 W McCleland N Wightman NCW73 N Wightman B Bytebier NU
 Miombo woodland in sandy clay soils Mumbuluma area, Mporokoso Distr., Northern Province 0Zambia0929D1 N1226

 6
116038 Eulophia seleensis30 Nov 2021N Wightman
Q Allen
P Nyathi
 N Wightman NCW636 B Bytebier NDO
NU
 Escarpment miombo woodland Lusaka East Forest Reserve 27, Lusaka Distr., Lusaka Province 0Zambia1528A4 C1277

Growing in escarpment miombo woodland in stony soils

6
118691 Eulophia streptopetala12 Nov 2022N Wightman
B Bytebier
 N Wightman B Bytebier BB3744 B Bytebier NDO
NU
 Miombo woodland Mkushi Farming Block, Mkushi Distr., Central Province, Zambia 0Zambia1329D1 C1417

 6
116649 Euphorbia zambesiana4 Jan 2022N Wightman
M Lufungulo
 N Wightman M Lufungulo NCW770 N Wightman UZL
NDO
 Railway track Nyama area, Kabwe Distr., Central Province 0Zambia1428C2C1145

Growing on rail line track bed beside the rails in ballast gravel

-14.61855228.3503766
115540 Faurea rochetiana6 Mar 2021N Wightman
I Miller
 N Wightman I Miller NCW625 N Wightman NY
NDO
 Wooded grassland Lilayi Lodge, Lilayi, Lusaka Distr., Lusaka Province 0Zambia1528C2C1308

Open wooded grassland in sandy loam soil

-15.53719628.3474656
106180 Gnidia chrysantha4 Feb 2018N Wightman
B Bytebier
 N Wightman B Bytebier BB3536 B Bytebier NU
 In full sun at edge of wet dambo. Dambo above falls. 580Zambia1330A2C1490

-13.09124030.4219306
106161 Habenaria filicornis27 Jan 2017N Wightman
RE Bone
K Yokoya
 N Wightman RE Bone K Yokoya RB439 B Bytebier K
NDO
 "Wet dambo, flooded, grasses, sedges, Xyris, Polygala, small flowered Nymphaea species in ephemeral pools. Few Chikanda orchid species seen- mostly small green flowered Habenaria species. Locally common- several patches in dambos both sides of road." Dambo to side of unpaved road to Shiwa Ngandu. 20 m to right of road (when facing Shiwa House direction) 117580Zambia1131A2 N1469

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106242 Habenaria filicornis10 Feb 2018N Wightman
B Bytebier
F Llarena
 N Wightman B Bytebier F Llarena BB3593 B Bytebier K
NDO
NU
 Wet dambo. D94 road between Mansa and Samfya. 580Zambia1129A1 N1229

 6
106144 Habenaria holubii24 Jan 2017N Wightman
RE Bone
K Yokoya
F Llarena
 N Wightman RE Bone K Yokoya F Llarena RB419 B Bytebier K
 "Miombo woodland near dwelling. Only two mature plants found across extensive area." Near dwelling, Justin Hostetter and Claire Albrecht plot. 580Zambia1031A1 N1291

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106215 Habenaria holubii8 Feb 2018N Wightman
B Bytebier
F Llarena
 N Wightman B Bytebier F Llarena BB3566 B Bytebier K
NU
 Moist dambo Roadside dambo on M3 between Kasama and Luwingu. 580Zambia1030B1 N1233

 6
106311 Habenaria kilimanjari11 Jan 2019N Wightman
I Kabinda
N Ngoma
 N Wightman I Kabinda N Ngoma NcW120 N Wightman B Bytebier K
NDO
NU
 Drier upper edges of a wet, inundated grassland growing in sandy to sandy loam soil Medium-sized dambo (Nyikongola dambo) c. 16 km E of Mwinilunga 580Zambia1124D1 W1432

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119253 Habenaria lindblomii8 Feb 2023N Wightman
B Bytebier
 N Wightman B Bytebier BB3778 B Bytebier NDO
NU
 Wooded dambo margins Mutinondo Wilderness, Lavushi Manda Distr., Muchinga Province 1160Zambia1231A4 N1452

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106331 Habenaria macrura12 Jan 2019N Wightman
I Kabinda
N Ngoma
 N Wightman I Kabinda N Ngoma NcW136 N Wightman B Bytebier K
NDO
NU
 Undisturbed miombo woodland along gravel road growing in sandy/gravel soil Woodland bordering dambo near Chimfunsi Wildlife Orphanage c. 55 km W of Chingola 580Zambia1227A4 W1327

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107825 Habenaria magnirostris18 Dec 2019N Wightman
E Banda
 N Wightman E Banda NcW166 N Wightman K
 Perennial wet dambo grassland Chakwenga Headwaters and Nyabutaye Peat Bog, Rufunsa Distr., Lusaka Province 1710Zambia1529A2 C1082

Picture showing the rostellum mid-lobe standing in front of the anthers.

6
106186 Habenaria retinervis5 Feb 2018N Wightman
B Bytebier
 N Wightman B Bytebier BB3541 P Goldblatt K
NU
 Miombo woodland. Along the road towards the camp. 580Zambia1231A3 N1470

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106190 Habenaria retinervis5 Feb 2018N Wightman
B Bytebier
 N Wightman B Bytebier BB3541 P Goldblatt K
NU
 Miombo woodland. Along the road towards the camp. 580Zambia1231A3 N1470

 6
106330 Habenaria retinervis12 Jan 2019N Wightman
I Kabinda
N Ngoma
 N Wightman I Kabinda N Ngoma NcW135 N Wightman B Bytebier K
NU
 Disturbed miombo woodland bordering dambo growing in sandy loam soil Woodland bordering dambo near Chimfunsi Wildlife Orphanage c. 53 km W of Chingola580Zambia1227A4 W1320

 6
106334 Habenaria retinervis12 Jan 2019N Wightman
I Kabinda
N Ngoma
 N Wightman I Kabinda N Ngoma NcW139 N Wightman B Bytebier K
NU
 Undisturbed miombo woodland along gravel road growing in sandy/gravel soil Woodland bordering dambo near Chimfunsi Wildlife Orphanage c. 55 km W of Chingola 580Zambia1227A4 W1327

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106158 Habenaria schimperiana27 Jan 2017N Wightman
RE Bone
K Yokoya
 N Wightman RE Bone K Yokoya RB435 B Bytebier K
 Wet dambo, flooded, grasses, sedges, Xyris, Polygala, small flowered Nymphaea species in ephemeral pools. Few Chikanda orchid species seen- mostly small green flowered Habenaria species. Passers-by on bicycles (with umbrellas in the rain) shouting "C Dambo to side of unpaved road to Shiwa Ngandu. 20 m to right of road (when facing Shiwa House direction) 117580Zambia1131A2 N1469

 6
106299 Habenaria schimperiana9 Jan 2019N Wightman
I Kabinda
N Ngoma
 N Wightman I Kabinda N Ngoma NcW106 N Wightman B Bytebier K
NDO
NU
 Moist to very wet lower area of open seepage dambo grassland growing in black muck to peaty soils Medium-sized seepage dambo c. 60 km SW of Solwezi 580Zambia1226C1 W1267

 6
106310 Habenaria tentaculigera10 Jan 2019N Wightman
I Kabinda
N Ngoma
 N Wightman I Kabinda N Ngoma NcW118 N Wightman B Bytebier K
NDO
 Very large open dambo grassland growing on drier upper slopes in sandy to sandy loam soil Very large open dambo (Muchana dambo) c. 60 km NE of Mwinilunga close to border with DRC 580Zambia1124B3 W1375

 6
106255 Habenaria uhehensis12 Feb 2018N Wightman
B Bytebier
 N Wightman B Bytebier BB3607 B Bytebier K
NU
 Open miombo woodland. Moffat Farm, Mkushi Farm Block 580Zambia1329A4 C1462

 6
116652 Habenaria uhehensis21 Feb 2022N Wightman
B Bytebier
SD Johnson
 N Wightman B Bytebier SD Johnson BB3659 N Wightman NU
 Miombo woodland Mutinondo Wilderness Lodge, Mpika Distr. Muchinga Province 1160Zambia1231A4 N1487

 6
119163 Habenaria verdickii20 Dec 2022N Wightman
 N Wightman NCW178 N Wightman B Bytebier NDO
NU
 Degraded miombo woodland beside village pathway Lubuli area, Kawambwa Distr., Luapula Prov. 2Zambia0929D3 N1406

Cultivated at Dabuyu Farms, Lilayi

6
119164 Habenaria verdickii17 Jan 2020N Wightman
 N Wightman NCW178 N Wightman B Bytebier NDO
NU
 Degraded miombo woodland beside village pathway Lubuli area, Kawambwa Distr., Luapula Prov. 0Zambia0929D3 N1406

 6
106339 Habenaria weberiana9 Jan 2019N Wightman
I Kabinda
N Ngoma
 N Wightman I Kabinda N Ngoma NcW107 B Bytebier K
NDO
NU
 Moist to very wet lower area of open seepage dambo grassland growing in black muck to peaty soils Medium-sized seepage dambo c. 60 km SW of Solwezi 580Zambia1226C1 W1267

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106198 Habenaria welwitschii6 Feb 2018N Wightman
B Bytebier
F Llarena
 N Wightman B Bytebier F Llarena BB3552 B Bytebier K
NDO
NU
 Dambo Luchindasi dambo; chieftainess Mukukamfumu. 580Zambia1031A2 N1230

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106175 Habenaria zambesina5 Feb 2017MG Bingham
N Wightman
RE Bone
K Yokoya
 MG Bingham N Wightman RE Bone K Yokoya RB450 B Bytebier K
NDO
 Grass and sedge dominated dambo. Evidence of burning. Some areas wet underfoot. Clumps of Raffia palm at margins with Melastoms and Syzgium. This species growing either side of a dry ditch (probably prone to flooding). 10-30 plants seen in ""greenp Chakwenga Headwater/ 80 mile dambo. 171580Zambia1529A1 C1075

 6
106275 Habenaria zambesina5 Jan 2019N Wightman
I Kabinda
N Ngoma
 N Wightman I Kabinda N Ngoma NcW80 N Wightman B Bytebier K
NDO
NU
 Small to medium sized dambo grassland Grassland beside M18 between Lufwanyama and M8 turnoff growing with Disa welwitschii subsp. welwitschii, Eulophia calantha, Pachycarpus bisacculatus and grasses in clay to clay loam soils580Zambia1227C3 W1248

 6
106279 Habenaria zambesina5 Jan 2019N Wightman
I Kabinda
N Ngoma
 N Wightman I Kabinda N Ngoma NcW84 N Wightman B Bytebier K
NU
 Medium sized wet dambo grassland Grassland beside M18 between Lufwanyama and M8 turnoff growing with Stathmostelma pauciflorum and grasses in wet black dambo soil 580Zambia1326A2 W1244

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106286 Habenaria zambesina7 Jan 2019N Wightman
I Kabinda
N Ngoma
 N Wightman I Kabinda N Ngoma NcW93 N Wightman B Bytebier K
NU
 Large open dambo on Kalaharia sand growing amid grasses, Ascolepis sp. and Syzigium guineense subsp. huillense Very large open dambo border the town of Mufumbwe 580Zambia1324B2 W1151

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106317 Habenaria zambesina11 Jan 2019N Wightman
I Kabinda
N Ngoma
 N Wightman I Kabinda N Ngoma NcW125 N Wightman B Bytebier K
NU
 Rocky miombo woodland on slope in gravelly sandy loam soil Open woodland c. 1 km from T5 turnoff to Nyambwezu Falls c. 85 km E of Mwinilunga 580Zambia1125C3 W1458

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126252 Ilex mitis var. mitis5 Oct 2024N Wightman
 N Wightman NCW1325 M Garcia K
ZAHBRI
 Riverine forest fringe Zambezi Rapids, c. 5 km N of Kalene Hill, Ikelenge District, North-Western Prov., Zambia 1150Zambia1124A1W1211

-11.12452024.1923106
128362 Ipomoea blepharophylla29 Jan 2024N Wightman
I Kabinda
M Chola
 N Wightman I Kabinda M Chola NCW1077 KB Vollesen K
 Margin of grassland and degraded Kalahari scrubland Mangango, Kaoma Dist., Western Province 0Zambia1424C2B1104

-14.67249024.4907906
106183 Liparis nervosa4 Feb 2018N Wightman
B Bytebier
 N Wightman B Bytebier BB3539 P Goldblatt K
NDO
NU
 At edge of dambo in full sunlight. Dambo above falls. 580Zambia1330A2 C1490

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106196 Liparis nervosa6 Feb 2018N Wightman
B Bytebier
F Llarena
 N Wightman B Bytebier F Llarena BB3550 B Bytebier K
NDO
NU
 Dambo Luchindasi dambo; chieftainess Mukukamfumu. 580Zambia1031A2 N1228

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106231 Nervilia shirensis9 Feb 2018N Wightman
B Bytebier
F Llarena
F Chipalo
 N Wightman B Bytebier F Llarena F Chipalo BB3581 B Bytebier K
NDO
NU
 On the side of an anthill in miombo woodland. Samda Farm c. 10 km N of Luwingu 580Zambia1029B1 N1405

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120989 Nervilia stolziana12 Jan 2022N Wightman
J Alfonsi
S du Plessis
D du Plessis
C Conradie
N O'Connor
 N Wightman J Alfonsi S du Plessis D du Plessis C Conradie N O'Connor NCW639 KB Vollesen K
 Upland hill miombo woodland Mafinga Mountains, Mafinga District, Muchinga Province 1190Zambia1033A2 N1985

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118468 Ochna arenaria20 Oct 2022N Wightman
 N Wightman NCW802 N Wightman K
NDO
 Miombo woodland Kipemba area, Kalumbila Distr., North-Western Prov. 0Zambia1226A2W1351

-12.19170426.2735976
106247 Orthochilus euanthus11 Feb 2018N Wightman
B Bytebier
F Llarena
 N Wightman B Bytebier F Llarena BB3600 B Bytebier K
NU
 Dry, sandy part of dambo. Start of the wetlands along the D235 road 580Zambia1229A2 N1178

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116984 Orthochilus nuttii27 Feb 2022N Wightman
B Bytebier
SD Johnson
 N Wightman B Bytebier SD Johnson BB3706 N Wightman NU
 Lightly wooded seepage dambo grassland Saise Valley, Kalambo Farm, Mbala Distr., Northern Province 0Zambia0931A2 N1598

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106221 Orthochilus trilamellatus8 Feb 2018N Wightman
B Bytebier
F Llarena
 N Wightman B Bytebier F Llarena BB3572 B Bytebier K
NU
 Wet dambo. Roadside dambo on M3 between Kasama and Luwingu. 580Zambia1030B1 N1233

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116985 Pachycarpus bisacculatus27 Feb 2022N Wightman
B Bytebier
SD Johnson
 N Wightman B Bytebier SD Johnson BB3709 N Wightman NU
 Lightly wooded seepage dambo grassland Saise Valley, Kalambo Farm, Mbala Distr., Northern Province 0Zambia0931A2N1591

-9.06865031.4807126
116986 Pachycarpus lineolatus20 Feb 2022N Wightman
B Bytebier
SD Johnson
 N Wightman B Bytebier SD Johnson BB3646 L Merrett NU
 Miombo woodland Kalonde, Mpika Distr., Muchinga Province 0Zambia1231A3N1512

-12.38912231.1364666
124070 Pavetta radicans4 Apr 2024N Wightman
J Alfonsi
I Kabinda
W van Niekerk
M Kaluwe
 N Wightman J Alfonsi I Kabinda W van Niekerk M Kaluwe NCW1224 N Wightman K
ZAHBRI
 Brachystegia woodland Tondwa GMA, Nsama District, Northern Province, Zambia 0Zambia0830C1N1059

-8.60597030.2063106
106640 Phaius occidentalis26 Oct 2019N Wightman
I Kabinda
 N Wightman I Kabinda NCW159 N Wightman K
NDO
 Perennially wet dambo growing in peaty/black dambo soils Chakwenga Headwaters and Nyabutaye Peat Bog, Rufunsa Distr., Lusaka Province 1710Zambia1529A2 C1089

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107829 Phaius occidentalis18 Dec 2019N Wightman
E Banda
 N Wightman E Banda NCW159 N Wightman K
NDO
 Perennial wet dambo grassland Chakwenga Headwaters and Nyabutaye Peat Bog, Rufunsa Distr., Lusaka Province 1710Zambia1529A2 C1082

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126263 Psilotum nudum5 Oct 2024N Wightman
 N Wightman NCW1313 N Wightman K
ZAHBRI
 Epiphytic on dead trunk of riverine forest island Zambezi Rapids, c. 5 km N of Kalene Hill, Ikelenge District, North-Western Prov., Zambia 1150Zambia1124A1W1211

-11.12469024.1923106
106225 Rangaeris muscicola8 Feb 2018N Wightman
B Bytebier
F Llarena
 N Wightman B Bytebier F Llarena BB3576 B Bytebier K
NU
 Rocky miombo woodland with lots of Xerophyta Roadside seepage dambo on D39 near Kalungwishi headwaters 580Zambia0930C1 N1636

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106164 Satyrium buchananii28 Jan 2017N Wightman
RE Bone
K Yokoya
V Kunda
 N Wightman RE Bone K Yokoya V Kunda RB442 B Bytebier K
NDO
 Dry margin of dambo. 50 m by 30 m area surveyed, > 30 mature plants seen plus juveniles. Mutinondo Wilderness Area, Little Chipundo dambo. 116580Zambia1231A3 N1443

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106137 Satyrium trinerve23 Jan 2017N Wightman
RE Bone
K Yokoya
 N Wightman RE Bone K Yokoya RB412 B Bytebier K
 Peaty dambo, central area water-logged, with surface water.Dambo opposite Chiwolea village, Chief Kabamba area. 580Zambia1330A1 C1311

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106140 Satyrium trinerve24 Jan 2017N Wightman
RE Bone
K Yokoya
J Hostetter
Bama-Ruben
 N Wightman RE Bone K Yokoya J Hostetter Bama-Ruben RB415 DJ Goyder K
 "Dambo dominated by grasses and sedges, some Xyris and Eulophia latilabris. Only one 1 mature specimen seen (many juvenile plants in the area)." Dambo in Lukupa - Milungu border area near small holding owned by Justin Hostetter and Claire Albrecht. 580Zambia1031A1 N1287

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106170 Satyrium trinerve28 Jan 2017N Wightman
RE Bone
K Yokoya
V Kunda
 N Wightman RE Bone K Yokoya V Kunda RB445 B Bytebier K
 "Among tall, waist high, grasses and sedges in central area of dambo on peaty soil pockets, flooded areas but dry underfoot. Ca. 15 mature plants seen, mostly finished flowering." Mutinondo Wilderness Area, Big Chipundo dambo. 116580Zambia1231A3 N1449

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115542 Thonningia sanguinea3 May 2019N Wightman
J Simbeya
 N Wightman J Simbeya NCW149 N Wightman NDO
 Riverine forest Mumbuluma area, Mporokoso Dist., Northern Province 0Zambia0929D1N1238

Growing in humus rich forest soil parasitising the roots of unknown tree

-9.55034929.7463746
124100 Vitex madiensis subsp. milanjiensis30 Mar 2024N Wightman
J Alfonsi
I Kabinda
W van Niekerk
M Kaluwe
 N Wightman J Alfonsi I Kabinda W van Niekerk M Kaluwe NCW1184 N Wightman K
ZAHBRI
 Brachystegia woodland Tondwa GMA, Nsama District, Northern Province, Zambia 0Zambia0830C1N1072

-8.60817030.2141156

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