Collections made by Peter Biegel

Records: 27

The following is a list of the collections made by Peter Biegel 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
115081 Acacia decurrens18 Jul 1974HM Biegel
HM Biegel 4516 SRGH
Garden ornamentalRolf Valley, Harare12Zimbabwe1731C3C0

Tree 5 m. Foliage fresh, dark green. Flowers golden yellow, scented.

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115090 Acacia melanoxylon27 Feb 1980HM Biegel
HM Biegel 5732 SRGH
Garden ornamentalMount Pleasant, Harare12Zimbabwe1731C3C0

Mature tree 12 m high. Bark rough brown.

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115086 Acacia saligna15 Sep 1975HM Biegel
HM Biegel 5160 NSW Staff (herbarium) SRGH
CultivatedLandscapes Nurseries, Borrowdale1,2442Zimbabwe1731C3C0

Tree 5 m with rounded crown of arching then pendulous branches. Flowers golden-yellow.

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48840 Adiantum incisum24 Mar 1969HM Biegel
GV Pope
HM Biegel GV Pope 14237 SRGH
On steep, tall-wooded limestone slope, in leafmouldWhindale ranch, Mangula, Makonde district.0Zimbabwe1630C3N914

Tips of some fronds arching over and where they touch ground new plants develop

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73517 Alangium chinense20 Oct 1969HM Biegel
TM Müller
HM Biegel TM Müller 1289 SRGH
Mixed evergreen forest: Khaya nyasica, Newtonia buchananii, close to watercourse.Holdenby Tribal Trust Land0Zimbabwe1832B4 E1370

Tree 40 m. DBH 75 cm, heavily buttressed. Bark smooth, grey. Slash white, soft,wet. Underbark bright yellow.

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15560 Blechnum tabulare3 May 1973HM Biegel
GV Pope
BK Simon
HM Biegel GV Pope BK Simon 1078 SRGH
Moist, shallow gully in deciduous woodland with Smilax and Aloe arborescensBelingwe, Mt. Buhwa580Zimbabwe2030C2TN27-19-S1300

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40937 Bolbitis gemmifera13 Jan 1969HM Biegel
HM Biegel 2827 SRGH
High evergreen forest in clearing caused by fallen forest giantHaroni-Makuripini forest520Zimbabwe2033A1 E440

Rhizomatous, covers area 3.5 X 2 m. Fertile fronds have diseased appearance. Brown in colour.

2
52349 Christella dentata2 May 1973HM Biegel
GV Pope
BK Simon
HM Biegel GV Pope BK Simon 4269 SRGH
Gully forest on south slope above Buhwa schoolMount Buhwa, Belingwe district580Zimbabwe2030C2S1050

Fronds to 1.6 m high

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52672 Christella gueintziana1 May 1973HM Biegel
GV Pope
BK Simon
HM Biegel GV Pope BK Simon 4241 SRGH
Gully forestMount Buhwa, north west slope, Belingwe district580Zimbabwe2030C2S1200

Common

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30202 Cyathea dregei1 May 1973HM Biegel
GV Pope
BK Simon
HM Biegel GV Pope BK Simon 4242 SRGH
Gully forestBelingwe, Mt. Buhwa580Zimbabwe2030C2 S1000

0
116026 Dipcadi viride16 Dec 1968HM Biegel
HM Biegel 2707 K
In vleiHarare, Groombridge vlei, below Old Georgians Sports Club.10Zimbabwe1731C3 C0

Cited in a draft account for Flora Zambesiaca of the Hyacinthaceae. Plant in flower.

0
22406 Equisetum ramosissimum subsp. ramosissimum3 Oct 1966HM Biegel
HM Biegel 1339 SRGH
Clusters round culvert below dam in water and on top of culvert in dry sandGwelo, Fletcher High School0Zimbabwe1929D2QJ99-39-C1400

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5529 Gleichenia polypodioides30 Oct 1973HM Biegel
GV Pope
N Gosden
HM Biegel GV Pope N Gosden 1123 SRGH
In rock cracks, sheltered by rock overhangMt Buchwa, ridge at NE end580Zimbabwe2030C2S1600

E aspect

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97127 Ilex mitis var. mitis3 Oct 1974HM Biegel
HM Biegel 4639 SRGH
BR
In Syzygium cordatum swamp forestMandara, Salisbury (Harare)10Zimbabwe1731C3C1505

Tree 6 m. Bark smooth, grey, very thin; UB green. Flowers white with very slight musty-sweet scent.

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21340 Ipomoea eriocarpa29 Apr 1969HM Biegel
HM Biegel 2977 SRGH
In tall grass.Parkland above Christmas pools, 24 km E of Shamva, Uzumba CL.0ZimbabweN0

Twiner to 1.25 m.Flowers in clusters, light mauve; throat dark mauve.

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131574 Lantana camara14 Oct 1974HM Biegel
HM Biegel 4669 SRGH
Garden ornamental.Marlborough Nursery, Harare.1,2312Zimbabwe1730D4C0

Cv 'Drap d'Or'. Dense, rounded shrub 2 m high. Flowers a light, slightly orangy yellow.

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52846 Lepisorus excavatus9 Jan 1967HM Biegel
HM Biegel 1712 SRGH
Epiphyte on tree, exposedWatsomba, Kukwanisa Trns. Fm., Mutare district0Zimbabwe1832D1E1520

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22703 Lycopodiella cernua2 May 1973HM Biegel
GV Pope
BK Simon
HM Biegel GV Pope BK Simon 1064 SRGH
Woodland with Bequaertiodendron, Albizia and Uapaca treesBelingwe, Mt. Bukwa, E-slopes580Zimbabwe2030C2TN27-19-S1230

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22734 Lycopodium clavatum17 Apr 1966HM Biegel
Granite sandInyanga, 2 miles S of Mare dam54,1550Zimbabwe1832B4E1980

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22725 Lycopodium clavatum6 Jan 1968HM Biegel
On side of road cutting on crumbly rock faceInyanga, Inyanga N.P.540Zimbabwe1832B4E0

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49745 Nephrolepis biserrata10 Jan 1969HM Biegel
HM Biegel 2779 SRGH
In tall moist evergreen forest; on top of large, square boulder with slightly sloping top, covering an area 6x6 yards, growing in thick leafmouldBetween Haroni and Makurupini rivers0Zimbabwe2033A1E410

Clusters of stems from ends of rhizomes; fronds to 4ft high

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120899 Passiflora edulis1 Oct 1974HM Biegel
HM Biegel 4636 SRGH
In Syzygium cordatum swamp forest.Mandara, Harare.10Zimbabwe1731C3C0

Calyx green outside, greenish-white within like the petals. Corona fimbriate, mauve at base, the remainder greenish-white. Climber 4 m.

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53275 Pteris catoptera2 May 1973HM Biegel
GV Pope
BK Simon
HM Biegel GV Pope BK Simon 1071 SRGH
Moist deciduous woodland; fern growing at the edges of a steep sided stream.Bukwa Mt., E slopes, Belingwe district.580Zimbabwe2030C2S1160

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42011 Selaginella dregei16 Nov 1965HM Biegel
HM Biegel 548 SRGH
Brachystegia-Combretum-Terminalia, granite sand Mlezu Gov. Agricultural School Farm, Gweru0Zimbabwe1929B2C1280

-19.13333329.9166677
41883 Selaginella dregei5 Feb 1967HM Biegel
HM Biegel 1892 SRGH
Ruware with Myriothamnus coleochloa Whitewaters dam area, Gweru0Zimbabwe1929B4C1400

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41875 Selaginella dregei12 Jan 1967HM Biegel
HM Biegel 1826 SRGH
Granite outcrop below Myrothamnus flabelliformis Kukwanisa, Mutare0Zimbabwe1832D1E1370

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106588 (cultivated) Tecoma stans (cultivated)12 Jun 1975HM Biegel
HM Biegel 5134 SRGH
Garden ornamentalKia Ora Nursery, Harare12Zimbabwe1731C3C0

Tree 5 m with a dense indeterminate crown. Flowers golden yellow.

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Copyright: The Tanzania flora team, 2026

The Tanzania flora team (2026). Flora of Tanzania: Collections made by Peter Biegel.
https://www.tanzaniaflora.com/speciesdata/utilities/utility-display-collections-by-person.php?person_id=7, retrieved 13 November 2026

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