Collections made by Blake Goldsmith

Records: 18

The following is a list of the collections made by Blake Goldsmith 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
24480 Arthropteris orientalis Apr 1968B Goldsmith
B Goldsmith 34/68 SRGH
Amongst shattered rock facesMt. Pene0Zimbabwe1932D4VN895906E1735

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35384 Dictyophleba lucida Dec 1964TM Müller
H Wild
B Goldsmith
TM Müller H Wild B Goldsmith 6617 SRGH
K
BR
Haroni/Makurupini Forest520Zimbabwe2033A1E400

Cited in Flora Zambesiaca Vol. 7 part 2: 422 (1985)

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68965 Kedrostis foetidissima Feb 1956B Goldsmith
B Goldsmith 88/56 C Jeffrey SRGH
On red kalahari sand in Baikiea timber beltGwampa Forest Reserve, Shangani0Zimbabwe1928A2W1150

Leaves with cordate bases, scabrid; fruit bright red, small

-19.12309228.4756926
52788 Loxogramme abyssinica Feb 1967B Goldsmith
B Goldsmith 24/67 SRGH
Epiphytic fern 100 feet above ground on fallen Celtis durandiiChirinda forest.60Zimbabwe2032B3E1130

Small simple leaves with only a few found to be fertile. Brown spores occur in narrow rectangles on the top portion of the leaf.

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22713 Lycopodiella cernua May 1967B Goldsmith
B Goldsmith 49/67 SRGH
Moist road cuttingChirinda forest, outskirts60Zimbabwe2032B3E1065

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52820 Microsorum punctatum Apr 1969B Goldsmith
B Goldsmith 40/69 SRGH
Epiphyte clinging tightly to rough stemmed tree. Enormous where it grows in tree forks. Seen on rock outcrops & living after tree has fallen and decayed.Haroni river under evergreen forest0Zimbabwe2033A1E560

Common. Leaves very showy, often over 3' long with both surfaces shiny, darker green above, sporangia in small dots.

0.0000000.0000002
49743 Nephrolepis biserrata Oct 1972B Goldsmith
B Goldsmith 39/72 SRGH
Tall fern in good shade under large trees.Lisutu River bank above its confluence with Haroni river0Zimbabwe2033A1E700

Fern pinnately compound, tufted, with fronds over 2 metres tall; sori round evenly spaced, not quite marginal, light brown; stipe and rhachis deeply channeled above.

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52689 Nephrolepis undulata May 1967B Goldsmith
B Goldsmith 56/67 SRGH
Colony in well shaded moist road verge under large pines.Gungunyana Forest Reserve (=Chirinda Forest), Chipinga district.60Zimbabwe2032B3E940

Single fronds erect and flattened in one plane with pinnate leaves tapering to a broad point and leaflets distinctly overlapping on the undersurface.

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24521 Oleandra distenta14 Dec 1972TM Müller
B Goldsmith
TM Müller B Goldsmith 2069 SRGH
Mixed evergreen forestChimanimani, Mutsangazi river, W of Mt. Peni0Zimbabwe1932D4E900

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27652 Osmunda regalis Jul 1967B Goldsmith
B Goldsmith 79/67 SRGH
On damp bank near source of Gungunyama riverChipinga, Gungunyana forest reserve0Zimbabwe2032B2E0

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21835 Pachycarpus bisacculatus Jan 1962B Goldsmith
B Goldsmith 25/62 SRGH
K
BM
LISC
PRE
BR
Spangabera (Espungabera), Manica0Mozambique2032B40

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21798 Pergularia daemia subsp. daemia Mar 1964B Goldsmith
Gungunyana Forest Reserve, Chipinga Dist (Chirinda Forest)0Zimbabwe2032B3 E1150

0
52876 Pleopeltis macrocarpa Mar 1968B Goldsmith
B Goldsmith 15/68 SRGH
Epiphytic fern on tree, in cool shady riverine gullyLionhills Forest Reserve, +/- 10 miles from Melsetter (Mutare)0Zimbabwe1932D4E1520

0.0000000.0000002
53447 Pteris vittata Jul 1967B Goldsmith
B Goldsmith 78/67 SRGH
Fern growing on quartzitic sandstone near the dip tank.Gungunyana Forest Reserve, Chipinga district.60Zimbabwe2032B3E945

Fronds with pinnae curling at tips; spores in narrow marginal lines; pinnate.

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48706 Tectaria gemmifera Jan 1967B Goldsmith
B Goldsmith 142/67 SRGH
Chirinda forest60Zimbabwe2032B3E1130

Common fern to 3' tall. Vegetative buds evident on fronds

0.0000000.0000002
48702 Tectaria gemmifera Dec 1967B Goldsmith
B Goldsmith 140/67 SRGH
Fern common along shaded road vergesChirinda forest60Zimbabwe2032B3E0

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48701 Tectaria gemmifera Dec 1964TM Müller
H Wild
B Goldsmith
TM Müller H Wild B Goldsmith 6630 SRGH
Gemmiferous fern by streamHaroni-Makurupini forest0Zimbabwe2031A1E400

0.0000000.0000002
112612 Telosma africana4 Dec 1964TM Müller
H Wild
B Goldsmith
TM Müller H Wild B Goldsmith 6660 SRGH
K
Haroni River520Zimbabwe2033A1E396

Climber, cream green flowers, red on throat outside, sweet scented

-20.01110033.0137005


Copyright: The Tanzania flora team, 2026

The Tanzania flora team (2026). Flora of Tanzania: Collections made by Blake Goldsmith.
https://www.tanzaniaflora.com/speciesdata/utilities/utility-display-collections-by-person.php?person_id=87, retrieved 29 September 2026

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