Records determined by Nicholas Wightman

Determinations: 130

The following is a list of the records determined by Nicholas Wightman in species name order.

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NoSpeciesRecord dateRecorder(s)Coll.Det.Conf.HerbariaHabitatLocationLoc code(s) Outing codePlanted code Country QDSGrid ref.FZ DivAlt. (m)NotesLatLongLoc Acc Code
117925Aspidoglossum masaicum8 Jan 2019N Wightman
I Kabinda
N Njovu
 N Wightman Dambo grassland Lunkunyi, Zambezi Distr., North-Western Prov. 0Zambia1323A1N1049

Slender herb growing in open dambo grassland

-13.20898823.0102066
130663Bidens 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
112289Boophone disticha12 Nov 2016MG Bingham
N Wightman
 MG Bingham N Wightman Open miombo woodland Lazy-J Ranch, Lusaka Distr., Lusaka Province 1450Zambia1528D1 C1299

Growing in open miombo woodland in sandy loam soils

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112290Boophone disticha23 Dec 2016MG Bingham
N Wightman
 MG Bingham N Wightman Open miombo woodland Lusaka National Park, Lusaka Distr., Lusaka Province 0Zambia1528C2 C1318

Growing in disturbed miombo woodland in sandy loam soils

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107812Brachycorythis 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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106300Brachycorythis 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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108029Brachycorythis 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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108030Brachycorythis friesii17 Jan 2020N Wightman
 N Wightman Perennially wet dambo grassland Chipili area, above Kalonde Falls, Kawambwa Distr., Luapula Province 0Zambia0929D4 N1392

Growing by a rocky outcrop in perennially wet dambo grassland in thin sections of sandy soil over rock or between cracks, oftern inundated in up to 2.5 cm of water.

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100535Brachycorythis lastii17 Oct 2018N Wightman
 N Wightman Thick leaf litter in sandy soil on riverine island Riverine island by Mumbuluma Rapids, Mporokoso Distr., Northern Province 0Zambia0929D1 N1232

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106307Brachycorythis 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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100537Brachycorythis pleistophylla subsp. pleistophylla12 Jan 2019N Wightman
I Kabinda
N Ngoma
 N Wightman Moist dambo grassland in sandy loam soil Chashala dambo on road to Chimfunsi Nature Reserve, Chingola Distr., Copperbelt Province 1500Zambia1227A4 W1311

Tubers of this species are possibly used in the preparation of a local Zambian dish called Chikanda with wild populations threatened by overharvesting.

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106321Brachycorythis 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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100538Brachycorythis pubescens7 Jan 2019N Wightman
I Kabinda
N Ngoma
 N Wightman Dry to moist dambo in sandy loam soil Mufumbwe Plain (dambo), Mufumbwe Distr., North-Western Province 0Zambia1324B2 W0

Tubers of this species are possibly used in the preparation of a local Zambian dish called Chikanda with wild populations threatened by overharvesting.

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106292Brachycorythis 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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106319Brachycorythis 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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100544Brachycorythis tenuior7 Jan 2019N Wightman
I Kabinda
N Ngoma
 N Wightman Dry to moist dambo in sandy loam soil Mufumbwe Plain (dambo), Mufumbwe Distr., North-Western Province 0Zambia1324B2 W1151

Tubers of this species are possibly used in the preparation of a local Zambian dish called Chikanda with wild populations threatened by overharvesting.

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106290Brachycorythis 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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116643Brachycorythis tenuior27 Feb 2022N Wightman
B Bytebier
SD Johnson
 N Wightman B Bytebier Lightly wooded seepage dambo grassland Saise Valley, Kalambo Farm, Mbala Distr., Northern Province 0Zambia0931A2 N1613

Small population of albino flowered plants amid regular purple flowered plants

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124099Cabobanthus 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
107813Centrostigma 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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128791Clematis welwitschii1 May 2025N Wightman
W van Niekerk
 N Wightman Miombo woodland Chikankata District, Southern Province, Zambia 0Zambia1528C4S1182

-15.84384028.4296206
69733Costus spectabilis28 Apr 2012N Wightman
 MG Bingham N Wightman WoodlandCultivated at Dabuyu Farms, Plot 67, Farm 401a Lilayi, Lusaka from material collected at Chisomo Farms in Central Province Zambia 2Zambia1528C2C1290

The vertical rhizome can reach over 30cm in length and 2.5cm wide but are brittle and easily broken

-15.53000028.3040005
69734Costus spectabilis10 May 2015N Wightman
 MG Bingham N Wightman WoodlandCultivated at Dabuyu Farms, Plot 67, Farm 401a Lilayi, Lusaka from material collected at Chisomo Farms in Central Province Zambia2Zambia1528C2C1290

Developing rhizomes adapt to obstacles during growth and can become misshapen.

-15.53000028.3040005
114986Costus spectabilis7 Dec 2015N Wightman
 N Wightman Miombo woodland Dabuyu Farms, Lilayi, Lusaka District, Lusaka 2Zambia1528C2C1265

Cultivated at Dabuyu Farms from material originally collected at Kachubwa village, Katete Distr., Eastern Province

-15.52161028.2659006
114987Costus spectabilis12 Dec 2011N Wightman
 N Wightman Miombo woodland Dabuyu Farms, Lilayi, Lusaka District, Lusaka 2Zambia1528C2C1265

Cultivated at Dabuyu Farms from material originally collected at Kachubwa village, Katete Distr., Eastern Province

-15.52161028.2659006
114988Costus spectabilis10 Oct 2015N Wightman
 N Wightman Miombo woodland Dabuyu Farms, Lilayi, Lusaka District, Lusaka 2Zambia1528C2C1265

Cultivated at Dabuyu Farms from material originally collected at Kachubwa village, Katete Distr., Eastern Province

-15.52161028.2659006
114989Costus spectabilis10 Feb 2021N Wightman
 N Wightman Miombo woodland Dabuyu Farms, Lilayi, Lusaka District, Lusaka 2Zambia1528C2C1265

Cultivated at Dabuyu Farms from material originally collected at Kachubwa village, Katete Distr., Eastern Province

-15.52161028.2659006
116034Costus spectabilis29 Nov 2020N Wightman
 N Wightman Miombo woodland/Termitaria Dabuyu Farms, Lilayi, Lusaka Distr., Lusaka Province 2Zambia1528C2C1265

Cultivated at Dabuyu farms from C. spectabilis material collected in Kachubwa village, Katete Distr., Eastern Province and C. macranthus material sourced from Protea Hill Farm, Lusaka Distr., Lusaka Province

-15.52161028.2659006
112295Curculigo pilosa20 Oct 2018N Wightman
 N Wightman Open miombo woodland Ntumba area, Mporokoso Distr., Northern Province 0Zambia0930C1 N1317

Growing in disturbed miombo woodland in sandy loam soils

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25316Diplorhynchus condylocarpon7 Jan 2009MA Hyde
BT Wursten
N Wightman
W van Niekerk
B Mungoli
 N Wightman DJ Goyder Open dry woodlandKariba-Nyaodza River rd0Zimbabwe1629C1N540

-16.58417029.0760800
94056Disa aequiloba5 Feb 2018N Wightman
B Bytebier
 N Wightman B Bytebier Moist dambo grassland Mutinondo Wilderness Lodge, in one of the dambos (Mpika District) 1160Zambia1231A4 N1467

Tubers of this species are used in the preparation of a local Zambian dish called Chikanda with wild populations threatened by overharvesting.

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94058Disa aequiloba7 Feb 2018N Wightman
B Bytebier
F Llarena
 N Wightman B Bytebier F Llarena Moist dambo grassland Upper slopes of Ilunda dambo (Kasama District) 0Zambia1031A1 N1302

Tubers of this species are used in the preparation of a local Zambian dish called Chikanda with wild populations threatened by overharvesting.

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100579Disa equestris10 Jan 2019N Wightman
I Kabinda
N Ngoma
 N Wightman Wet dambo in black muck soil Muchana dambo, Mwinilunga Distr., North-Western Province 0Zambia1124B3 W1368

Tubers of this species are used in the preparation of a local Zambian dish called Chikanda with wild populations threatened by overharvesting.

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100580Disa equestris12 Jan 2019N Wightman
I Kabinda
N Ngoma
 N Wightman Wet dambo in black muck soil Kikana area, Solwezi Distr., North-Western Province 0Zambia1227A3 W1317

Tubers of this species are used in the preparation of a local Zambian dish called Chikanda with wild populations threatened by overharvesting.

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106308Disa 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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106318Disa 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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106327Disa 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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106298Disa 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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108039Disa 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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100581Disa ornithantha10 Jan 2019N Wightman
I Kabinda
N Ngoma
 N Wightman Dry to moist dambo in sandy to sandy loam soil Muchana dambo, Mwinilunga Distr., North-Western Province 0Zambia1124B3 W1372

Tubers of this species are used in the preparation of a local Zambian dish called Chikanda with wild populations threatened by overharvesting.

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106303Disa 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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106305Disa 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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106313Disa 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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106274Disa 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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106277Disa 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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106287Disa 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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106301Disa 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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106306Disa 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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106315Disa 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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106326Disa 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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116647Disperis 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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107822Endostemon obtusifolius12 Dec 2019N Wightman
 N Wightman Rocky miombo woodland Along Mulungushi River, Chibombo Distr., Central Province 0Zambia1428D4C562

-14.80014028.8919856
106426Eulophia 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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100585Eulophia calantha5 Jan 2019N Wightman
I Kabinda
N Ngoma
 N Wightman Wet dambo in black muck soil Mabenga area, Lufwanyama Distr., Copperbelt Province 0Zambia1227C3 W1246

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106278Eulophia 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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106316Eulophia 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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106427Eulophia 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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106283Eulophia 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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100588Eulophia flavopurpurea7 Jan 2019N Wightman
I Kabinda
N Ngoma
 N Wightman Dry to moist dambo in sandy loam soil Mufumbwe Plain (dambo), Mufumbwe Distr., North-Western Province 0Zambia1324B2 W1152

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106289Eulophia 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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112302Eulophia fridericii11 Dec 2016MG Bingham
N Wightman
 MG Bingham N Wightman Miombo woodland Lusaka National Park, Lusaka Distr., Lusaka Province 0Zambia1528C2 C1316

Growing in disturbed miombo woodland in sandy loam soils

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94059Eulophia gonychila30 Oct 2016MG Bingham
N Wightman
 MG Bingham N Wightman Brachystegia woodland Open Brachystegia woodland in rocky outcrops (Lusaka District) 0Zambia1528C2 C1310

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107823Eulophia guineensis5 Dec 2019N Wightman
 N Wightman Miombo woodland Lilayi Lodge, Lusaka Distr., Lusaka Province 0Zambia1528C2 C1305

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112303Eulophia 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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123890Eulophia longisepala13 Dec 2023N Wightman
D Ngwenyama
 N Wightman Kalahari woodland Mukela area, Senanga District, Western Province 0Zambia1523C4 B1051

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106428Eulophia 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

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112962Eulophia 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

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106430Eulophia 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

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116649Euphorbia 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
117939Fadogia fuchsioides6 Jan 2019N Wightman
I Kabinda
N Njovu
 N Wightman Miombo woodland Kasempa Distr., North-Western Prov. 0Zambia1326A1W1383

-13.08104026.1800306
115540Faurea 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
106637Gladiolus dalenii subsp. dalenii29 Apr 2019N Wightman
 N Wightman Grown in open grassland in sandy loam soil Lilayi, Lusaka Distr., Lusaka Province 2Zambia1528C2 C1265

Cultivated at Dabuyu Farms, Plot 67, Farm 401a Lilayi, Lusaka

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116046Gladiolus dalenii subsp. dalenii1 Mar 2007N Wightman
 N Wightman Grassland Dabuyu Farms, Lilayi, Lusaka Distr., Lusaka Province 0Zambia1528C2 C1265

Growing naturally on Dabuyu Farms, Lusaka Distr., Lusaka Province

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116047Gladiolus dalenii subsp. dalenii26 Dec 2006N Wightman
 N Wightman Grassland Dabuyu Farms, Lilayi, Lusaka Distr., Lusaka Province 0Zambia1528C2 C1265

Growing naturally on Dabuyu Farms, Lusaka Distr., Lusaka Province

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116048Gladiolus dalenii subsp. dalenii22 Mar 2015N Wightman
 N Wightman Grassland Shantumbu Rd., Lilayi, Lusaka Disr., Lusaka Province 2Zambia1528C2 C1265

Cultivated at Dabuyu Farms from material collected on Shantumbu Rd., Lilayi, Lusaka Province

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100595Gladiolus laxiflorus14 Oct 2018W McCleland
N Wightman
 N Wightman Wet dambo in black muck soil Chimpempe, Kawambwa Distr., Luapula Province 0Zambia0929C2 N1193

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102583Graphorkis lurida13 Aug 2019N Wightman
 N Wightman Natural habitat is riverine forest and woodland Cultivated at Dabuyu Farms from plant collected from fallen branch along the Kalungwishi River near Chimpempe Falls. QDS:929C2, Elevation: 1055, Lat:-9.538388, Long: 29.433142 2Zambia1528C2 C1290

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101712Habenaria kilimanjari11 Jan 2019N Wightman
I Kabinda
N Ngoma
 N Wightman Moist edge of inundated grassland in sandy loam soilNyikongola dambo, Chimwishi area, Mwinilunga Distr., North-Western Province 0Zambia1124D1 W1432

Tubers of this species are possibly used in the preparation of a local Zambian dish called Chikanda with wild populations threatened by overharvesting.

6
106311Habenaria 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

 6
106331Habenaria 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

 6
107825Habenaria 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
106330Habenaria 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
106334Habenaria 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

 6
101740Habenaria schimperiana9 Jan 2019N Wightman
I Kabinda
N Ngoma
 N Wightman Wet dambo in peaty soil Kapuba area, Solwezi Distr., North-Western Province 0Zambia1226C1 W1268

Tubers of this species are used in the preparation of a local Zambian dish called Chikanda with wild populations threatened by overharvesting.

6
106299Habenaria 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
106310Habenaria 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
116652Habenaria 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
119163Habenaria 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
119164Habenaria 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
106275Habenaria 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
106279Habenaria 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

 6
106286Habenaria 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

 6
106317Habenaria 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

 6
108071Holothrix longiflora19 Jan 2020N Wightman
 N Wightman Rocky miombo woodland Chipili area, rocky Miombo woodland around Kalonde Falls, Kawambwa Distr., Luapula Province 0Zambia0929D4 N1390

Growing in rocky miombo woodland in larger soil pockets in sandy loam soil with higher leaf litter concentrations

6
117976Ipomoea linosepala subsp. alpina17 Jan 2020N Wightman
K Mulenga
N Armitage
M Lepinoy
B Moulin
 N Wightman Open wooded grassland Libuli area, Kawambwa Distr., Luapula Prov. 0Zambia0929D3N1401

Growing sporadically in open wooded grassland area along path to Chilongo Falls

-9.97675429.6010576
131406Ipomoea welwitschii12 Nov 2025N Wightman
W van Niekerk
 N Wightman Degraded miombo woodland Kalumbila District, North-Western Province 0Zambia1225A2W1357

-12.03171025.4519906
123899Justicia flava10 Dec 2023N Wightman
D Ngwenyama
 N Wightman Kalahari woodland Mukana area, Shangombo District, Western Province 0Zambia1622A4B1031

-16.36843122.4632516
107826Kanahia laniflora12 Dec 2019N Wightman
 N Wightman Cracks in riverside rocky outcrops Along Mulungushi River, Chibombo Distr., Central Province 0Zambia1428D4C535

-14.80217728.8964366
131421Lobelia welwitschii22 Nov 2025N Wightman
W van Niekerk
 N Wightman Open dambo grassland plain Chililabombwe District, Copperbelt Province 0Zambia1227B4W1340

-12.26865027.8500506
101799Ludwigia abyssinica7 Mar 2019N Wightman
 N Wightman Wet dambo in black muck soil Chimpempe, Kawambwa Distr., Luapula Province 0Zambia0929C2N1192

-9.55205629.4463056
117979Ludwigia adscendens subsp. diffusa11 Aug 2022N Wightman
 N Wightman Lakeside ruderal Mpulungu Harbour, Mpulungu, Mpulungu Distr., Northern Prov. 0Zambia0831C3N782

-8.76302931.1063716
116052Nervilia shirensis23 Nov 2021N Wightman
 N Wightman Escarpment miombo woodland Dabuyu Farms, Lilayi, Lusaka Distr., Lusaka Province 2Zambia1528C2 C1265

Cultivated at Dabuyu Farms from material collected at Kachubwa Village, Katete Distr., Eastern Province

6
131424Nervilia stolziana15 Nov 2025N Wightman
W van Niekerk
 N Wightman Degraded miombo woodland Kalumbila District, North-Western Province 0Zambia1226A3 W1331

 6
118468Ochna arenaria20 Oct 2022N Wightman
 N Wightman NCW802 N Wightman K
NDO
 Miombo woodland Kipemba area, Kalumbila Distr., North-Western Prov. 0Zambia1226A2W1351

-12.19170426.2735976
107828Orthochilus euanthus5 Dec 2019N Wightman
 N Wightman Miombo woodland Lilayi Lodge, Lusaka Distr., Lusaka Province 0Zambia1528C2 C1307

 6
101803Orthochilus milnei10 Oct 2018N Wightman
 N Wightman Riverside grassy area in sandy loam soil Riverside dambo above Kalonde Falls, Kawambwa Distr., Luapula Province 0Zambia0929D4 N1384

 6
116984Orthochilus 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

 6
116985Pachycarpus 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
124070Pavetta 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
128844Persicaria senegalensis f. albotomentosa25 Mar 2025N Wightman
W van Niekerk
 N Wightman Degraded wetland drainage grassland Chililabombwe District, Copperbelt Province, Zambia 0Zambia1227B4W1299

-12.33530027.7913606
106640Phaius 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

 6
107829Phaius 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

 6
74214Plumbago zeylanica23 May 2015N Wightman
 N Wightman Open Woodland/Thicket Along a village path near Chipepo village close to Lake Kariba 0Zambia1627D4S491

-16.82363827.8599226
105777Protea angolensis var. angolensis10 Jan 2019N Wightman
I Kabinda
N Ngoma
 N Wightman Dry upper edges of dambo in Kalahari sand Muchana dambo, Mwinilunga Distr., North-Western Province 0Zambia1124B3W0

Found growing near and flowering at the same time as Protea matonchiana.

-11.40340724.6779946
101822Protea micans subsp. trichophylla7 Mar 2019N Wightman
 N Wightman Disturbed miombo woodland in rocky sandy loam soil Chimpempe, Kawambwa Distr., Luapula Province 0Zambia0929C2N1190

-9.53659529.4323726
101823Protea micans subsp. trichophylla5 Mar 2019N Wightman
 N Wightman Disturbed miombo woodland in rocky sandy loam soil Mumbuluma area, Mporokoso Distr., Northern Province 0Zambia0929D1N1245

-9.55550429.7455116
101824Protea micans subsp. trichophylla9 Feb 2018N Wightman
I Kabinda
N Ngoma
 N Wightman Margin of disturbed miombo woodland and dambo Margin of woodland and Luchindasi dambo, Kawambwa Distr., Luapula Province 0Zambia0929D4N1436

-9.96626329.8943936
119288Protea micans subsp. micans14 Feb 2023N Wightman
B Bytebier
S du Plessis
D du Plessis
SD Johnson
 N Wightman Miombo woodland Cantebury Estates, Mkushi Distr., Central Province 0Zambia1329D1C1386

-13.63067829.6381556
126263Psilotum 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
101859Rangaeris muscicola10 Jan 2019N Wightman
I Kabinda
N Ngoma
 N Wightman High rainfall Miombo woodland Ikungu area, Mwinilunga Distr., North-Western Province 0Zambia1124B3 W1495

 6
117999Strychnos cocculoides13 Aug 2022N Wightman
N Armitage
M Lufungulo
 N Wightman Lake basin chipya scrubland Proposed Mpulungu Council Landfill Site, Mpulungu, Mpulungu Distr., Northern Prov. 0Zambia0831C3N816

-8.80359231.0913376
69745Tacca leontopetaloides21 May 2015N Wightman
 MG Bingham N Wightman Cultivated at Dabuyu Farms, Plot 67, Farm 401a Lilayi, Lusaka from material collected at the old ZAF airport, Lilayi, Lusaka Grassland2Zambia1528C2C1290

The tubers are roundish to discoid in shape with no easily discernible growing point

-15.53000028.3040005
74216Tacca leontopetaloides24 Feb 2007N Wightman
 N Wightman Open Woodland Photographed at Chisomo Farms in Central Province Zambia 0Zambia0

0.0000000.0000000
115542Thonningia 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
101864Trochomeria polymorpha15 Oct 2018N Wightman
 N Wightman Disturbed miombo woodland along path Lumangwe Falls area, Mporokoso Distr., Northern Province 1220Zambia0929C2N1169

-9.54355829.3889196
101866Vanilla polylepis13 Oct 2018W McCleland
N Wightman
 W McCleland N Wightman Riverine vegetation trailing on ground or climbing up trees Riverine island by Chimpempe Falls, Mporokoso Distr., Northern Province 0Zambia0929C2 N1184

 6
101867Vanilla polylepis11 Oct 2018W McCleland
N Wightman
 W McCleland N Wightman Riverine vegetation trailing on ground or climbing up trees Riverine island by rapids downstream of Kalonde Falls, Kawambwa Distr., Luapula Province 0Zambia0929D4 N1313

 6
124100Vitex 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
69751Walleria mackenziei21 May 2015N Wightman
 MG Bingham N Wightman Open woodland Cultivated at Dabuyu Farms, Plot 67, Farm 401a Lilayi, Lusaka from material collected at Kachubwa village, Katete District, Eastern Province Zambia 2Zambia1528C2 C1290

The irregularly shaped tubers cluster closely together and are usually quite deep in the soil (circa. 20-30cm)

 5
114800Ximenia afra var. afra10 Oct 2019N Wightman
I Kabinda
 N Wightman Miombo woodland Lilayi Lodge, Lusaka District, Lusaka 0Zambia1528C2C0

Growing in miombo woodland in sandy clay loam soils

-15.53479028.3452106

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