Records determined by Gereau

Determinations: 37

The following is a list of the records determined by Gereau 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
80712Acacia amythethophylla1 Jun 1957A Angus
A Angus 1628 RE Gereau MO
Mt. Makulu Research Station near Chilanga.1510Zambia1528C1C0

Small tree 10-15 ft.

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80713Acacia amythethophylla8 Oct 1972AK Strid
AK Strid 2305 RE Gereau MO
Mazabuka District; 41 mi. from Lusaka along main road to Chirundu.0Zambia1528D3S900

Shrub or small slender tree 3-7 m high.

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80714Acacia amythethophylla24 Dec 1972AK Strid
AK Strid 2693 RE Gereau MO
Lusaka District; Chalimbana area, c. 20 km E Lusaka, along road joining Great East Road and Leopards Hill Road, somewhat NW of President's farm.0Zambia1528B3C1200

Slender tree c. 8 m high.

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80715Acacia amythethophylla24 May 1994DK Harder
B Luwiika
CN Nkhoma
HH Schmidt
DK Harder B Luwiika CN Nkhoma HH Schmidt 274 RE Gereau MO
Around stream dominated by bamboo and surrounding miombo woodland. Isoka District; 88.1 km from Isoka-Nakonde Road turnoff to Muyombe. 0Zambia1033A3N1180

Fairly common tree up to 10 m tall with orange inflorescence.

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80710Acacia amythethophylla11 Feb 1963EB Best
EB Best 367 RE Gereau MO
Lusaka, near where stream crosses Great East Road below Roma turn-off.0Zambia1528A4C1250

Small much branched tree to ca. 5 ft. with dense foliage. Branches straight suberect.

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80718Acacia ataxacantha4 Mar 1996NB Zimba
NB Zimba 771 RE Gereau MO
On Kalahari sands in Baikiaea forestSesheke District; Mulobezi, 27 km west of Mulobezi, 7 km off the Mulobezi-Sesheke Road, 2 km from Namena Settlement in Kazu National Forest. 0ZambiaB1020

Tree; to 12 m; stems brown with short hooked thorns; leaves light green; flowers cream, with green-yellow bracts.

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80719Acacia ataxacantha24 Feb 1997DK Harder
B Luwiika
HH Schmidt
NB Zimba
DK Harder B Luwiika HH Schmidt NB Zimba 3910 RE Gereau MO
Collections at falls on sites inundated with falling water and upstreamLivingstone District; Mosi-Oa-Tunia National Park, World Heritage Site. 1060Zambia1725D4S810

Occasional; in mist of falls and on drier sites; armed branches grey; petiole of petiolule red-brown; young pods light green.

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80720Acacia ataxacantha17 Mar 1997DK Harder
B Luwiika
HH Schmidt
NB Zimba
DK Harder B Luwiika HH Schmidt NB Zimba 662 RE Gereau B Luwiika MO
Local ForestGwembe-Munyumbwe District; Collecting in Bbondo Local Forest, 27.4 km from the Gwembe-Chipepo Road. 0Zambia1627D2S680

Spreading shrub to 3.5 m. Stems dark brown; leaves pinnate, light green; fruits with light green pods with a brown coloration.

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80721Acacia ataxacantha1 Mar 1997DK Harder
B Luwiika
HH Schmidt
NB Zimba
DK Harder B Luwiika HH Schmidt NB Zimba 1018 RE Gereau MO
Brown clay-sandy soils in mopane-Combretum woodland.Sinazongwe District; Kaneule Island on Lake Kariba. 1990Zambia1727B3S530

Shrub to 1.5 m, common in the understory. Stems with brown bark. Fruits brown-green. Leaves pale green.

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80735Acacia goetzei subsp. microphylla7 May 1994DK Harder
B Luwiika
CN Nkhoma
HH Schmidt
DK Harder B Luwiika CN Nkhoma HH Schmidt 3048 RE Gereau MO
Brachystegia miombo on broken quartz soil.Serenje District; 16 km N of Chisomo Village on Chisomo-Serenje Road. 0Zambia1330D1C960

Occasional, tree to 5 m, black curved spines, pods light glaucous green with red splotches.

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80732Acacia goetzei subsp. goetzei14 Apr 1952F White
F White 2667 RE Gereau MO
Mazabuka District; Magoye to Lusaka mile 23.0Zambia1527D4S0

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

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80746Acacia mellifera subsp. detinens21 Oct 1993MG Bingham
MG Bingham 9774 RE Gereau MO
Kalahari sand depression.Sesheke District; Machile. 0Zambia1625C3B1050

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80752Acacia nilotica subsp. kraussiana26 Feb 1997DK Harder
B Luwiika
HH Schmidt
NB Zimba
DK Harder B Luwiika HH Schmidt NB Zimba 530 RE Gereau B Luwiika MO
Sinazongwe District; Collecting near Siazwela village, Chief Sinazongwe, 4.1 km from Maamba/Sinazongwe Road, turning East at the Sinazeze Shopping Center. 0Zambia1727A2S640

Tree, 7 m. Spreading branches; bark greyish-black; leaves dark green; fruits light green pods with white hairs.

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80753Acacia nilotica subsp. kraussiana17 Mar 1997DK Harder
B Luwiika
HH Schmidt
NB Zimba
DK Harder B Luwiika HH Schmidt NB Zimba 659 RE Gereau B Luwiika MO
Gwembe-Munyumbwe District; Collecting in Bbondo Local Forest, 27.4 km from the Gwembe-Chipepo Road. 0Zambia1627D2S680

Shrub, spread to 4 m. Stems woody, brown; leaves pinnate, dark green; fruits light green pods with soft white hairs. Common in disturbed secondary Combretum forest.

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80754Acacia nilotica subsp. kraussiana14 Mar 1997DK Harder
B Luwiika
HH Schmidt
NB Zimba
DK Harder B Luwiika HH Schmidt NB Zimba 1108 RE Gereau MO
Mopane woodland.Gwembe District; Siavonga area, Lukwechele PFA No. 184; 8.9 km along road 502 from road junction with Lusaka Siavonga road in mopane woodland. 0Zambia1628B3S510

Tree to 6 m, spreading widespread in disturbed woodland. Stems grey-brown. Leaves pale green. Fruits light green.

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80768Acacia polyacantha subsp. campylacantha26 May 1994DK Harder
B Luwiika
CN Nkhoma
HH Schmidt
DK Harder B Luwiika CN Nkhoma HH Schmidt 3242 RE Gereau MO
Collections at turn out along roadside, in steep woodland and in valley bottoms with seasonal water. In Fungwe National ForestIsoka District; ca. 84 km E-SE of intersection of Mpika-Nakonde Highway (Great North Hwy.) on road to (RD72). Connecting to Muyombe (M14), In Fungwe National Forest, # 429. 0Zambia1033A3N1050

Tree, frequent, 4-5 m tall with grey-beige bark; nectaries above pulvini black; pods deep green with black hairs.

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80769Acacia polyacantha subsp. campylacantha17 Feb 1995DK Harder
B Luwiika
MM Nawa
NB Zimba
DK Harder B Luwiika MM Nawa NB Zimba 69 RE Gereau B Luwiika MO
Collecting from rock outcrop in Jirundu plains/swampSolwezi District; Jirundu National Forestry Reserve (Botanical Reserve). 95 km E of Solwezi/Mwinilunga Road, near the Kambizhi Primary School.0Zambia1125C4W1470

Tree; to 7 m; trunk and stems grey-brown; leaves compound, thin, dark green; pods thin, green.

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80773Acacia sieberiana var. woodii19 Oct 1960RC Dening
RC Dening 55 RE Gereau MO
River bank.Kafue River, near Kafue. 0Zambia1528C3S0

Medium open tree, very thorny, flowers white, appearing with leaves. Sepals green, petals green, filaments white.

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80778Acacia sieberiana var. woodii15 Oct 1972AK Strid
AK Strid 2329 RE Gereau MO
Lusaka District; Chalimbana area 3 km SE Annisdale (ca. 20 km E Lusaka).0Zambia1528B3C1250

Large, more or less flat-topped tree ca. 15 m high, unarmed or with few long, straight spines. Flowers pale yellow.

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80777Acacia sieberiana var. woodii6 Oct 1972AK Strid
AK Strid 2299 RE Gereau MO
Forest ReserveKabwe Rural District; Chisamba Forest Reserve, near the Forest Station (C 38 km N Lusaka).0Zambia1528A2C1200

Ca. 15 m high tree with roundish crown and straight, powerful spines. Flowers white to cream.

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80776Acacia sieberiana var. woodii4 Oct 1972AK Strid
AK Strid 2274 RE Gereau MO
Lusaka/Mumbwa District; Iron ore outcrop at Sanje c 37 km WSW Lusaka.0Zambia1527D2C1075

10-15 m high tree. Flowers white to cream.

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80775Acacia sieberiana var. woodii28 Sep 1972AK Strid
AK Strid 2200 RE Gereau MO
Lusaka District; Lusaka, University of Zambia campus.0Zambia1528A4C1300

12-15 high tree with dense, more or less umbrella-shaped crown. Flowers pale yellow.

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80774Acacia sieberiana var. woodii10 Sep 1972AK Strid
AK Strid 2121 RE Gereau MO
Along roadMazabuka District; 4 mi. from Kafue Gorge hydroelectric power station along road to Kafue township.0Zambia1528C4S1200

Much branched, ca. 10 m high tree. Spines straight, 5-7 cm long. New leaves just emerging.

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80772Acacia sieberiana var. woodii13 Jun 1957A Angus
A Angus 1626 RE Gereau MO
Mt. Makulu Research Station near Chilanga.1510Zambia1528C1C0

Tree 30 ft. high. Upper bark yellowish, bole more or less smooth. Old trees have rough bark, deeply longitudinally furrowed.

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80890Albizia adianthifolia var. adianthifolia21 Nov 1993DK Harder
MC Merello
CN Nkhoma
DK Harder MC Merello CN Nkhoma 2042 RE Gereau MO
Collections below falls along Kaombe River in riverine forest. Rocky soils, quartz sand, basalt outcrops. Kundalila Falls Picnic Area, 13 km S of Serenje-Mpika Hwy. 1210Zambia1330B1C1370

Occasional large tree to 10 m; calyx green; corolla tube white; male flowers, stamen on long column, red; female flowers, may be sterile; central flower white filaments, fertile?; anthers red.

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80921Amblygonocarpus andongensis6 Nov 1993SM Chisumpa
DK Harder
MC Merello
SM Chisumpa DK Harder MC Merello 1876 RE Gereau MO
Along roadside in woodland (miombo)Simonga Village, along Nakatindi Road (Livingstone-Sesheke Road) approx. 32 km W from Livingstone. . 0Zambia1725D4S0

Tree, 10 m with red-brown bark; petiole and petiolules brown-red; leaflets light green; corolla creamy white; anthers yellow. Seed fried as ground nut substitute. Pods powdered and administered against termites.

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80998Antherotoma naudinii12 Mar 1996DK Harder
DK Harder 3666 RE Gereau MO
Lusaka District; Lusaka East; forest #27 (past) State Lodge Road, south ca. 2 km; then north 2 km; at source tributary of Chalimbana River. 1470Zambia1528A4C1260

Annual; herb in seasonally wet area; stems golden-yellow to reddish; petals pink; anthers yellow.

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81387Clausena anisata19 Nov 1993DK Harder
DK Harder 1964 RE Gereau MO
Collections in mixed Syzygium and Ficus forest. Kasanka National Park; near Fibwe Hide; in mushitu (swamp forest) ca. 0.5 km N of car park at Hide. 990Zambia1230C2C1170

Rare understory tree to 3 m; young fruit white to light green turning slightly red to purple; "citrusy" aroma of fruits and twigs.

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82120Entada abyssinica25 Nov 1993DK Harder
MC Merello
CN Nkhoma
DK Harder MC Merello CN Nkhoma 2144 RE Gereau MO
On rocks and in surrounding miombo woodland; rocky soils, Uapaca woodland.Chinsali District; Shiwa Ng'andu, Mansha River. Collections at Chusa Falls. 1170Zambia1131B1N1470

Tree 10 m; rough, grey bark, thornless; calyx light green; filaments white; anthers light yellow; inflorescence turning orange then brown.

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82121Entada abyssinica27 Nov 1993DK Harder
MC Merello
CN Nkhoma
DK Harder MC Merello CN Nkhoma 15 RE Gereau MO
Chishimba Falls picnic and camping areaChishimba Falls. Ca 32 km northwest of Kasama at Chishimba Falls picnic and camping area. 13 km from intersection of roads M3 and D20 on road D20 and 2 km south/southwest on access road to power station. 2010Zambia1030B2N1380

Tree 5-6 m with sweet flower scent; white filaments with yellow anthers ageing to yellow flowers.

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82331Flacourtia indica5 Dec 1993DK Harder
DK Harder 2209 RE Gereau MO
In small patch of thick forest on north side of falls and up slope towards Nsamba Lodge. Kaputa District; Nsumbu National Park, along Lufubu River at Mwepwe Falls (Kafuna Falls).1080Zambia0830D1N900

Occasional tree to 8 m; armed with spines on twigs and branches; young fruits light green.

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82707Kirkia acuminata21 Nov 1993DK Harder
DK Harder 2035 RE Gereau MO
Collections below falls along Kaombe River in riverine forest. Rocky soils, quartz sand, basalt outcrops. Kundalila Falls Picnic Area, 13 km S of Serenje-Mpika Hwy. 1210Zambia1330B1C1370

Weak tree to 4 m on rocky slopes; calyx green; petals creamy white; anthers yellow; new foliage with slight red cast.

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82708Kirkia acuminata26 Feb 1997B Luwiika
B Luwiika 528 RE Gereau B Luwiika MO
Sinazongwe District; Collecting near Siazwela village, Chief Sinazongwe, 4.1 km from Maamba/Sinazongwe Road, turning East at the Sinazeze Shopping Center. 0Zambia1727A2S640

Tree 10 m x 60 cm DBH. Bark smooth, greyish-black; leaves light green; fruits fibrous, sticky, dark green.

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82873Melastomastrum capitatum26 Feb 1995DK Harder
DK Harder 2818 RE Gereau MO
Collections in riverine forest above source and in surrounding woodland of Uapaca, Aframomum; Pteridium. Ikelenge District; Zambezi Source National Heritage Site; 18.0 km S of Ikelenge then 4.8 km E on access road from Ikelenge-Mwinilunga Rd. 1140Zambia1124A4W1500

Occasional; in woodland; shrub to 1 m; upper stems, abaxial leaf surfaces, petioles and calyx lobes red; petals deep purple; upper anthers bright yellow; lower light purple with red-purple filaments; capsules turning red.

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82875Melastomastrum capitatum22 Feb 1995NB Zimba
NB Zimba 607 RE Gereau MO
Mwinilunga District; Lwawu Mission ca. 47 km W of Mwinilunga; 4.7 km W of Lwawu mission, along Lushimba River. 0Zambia1124C1W1280

Occasional; small shrub; 1 m tall; in woodland; stem hairy, green; leaves green, darker green adaxially; flowers pink; upper anthers yellow, lower purple.

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83022Ochna arenaria25 Nov 1993DK Harder
DK Harder 2157 RE Gereau MO
On rocks and in surrounding miombo woodland; rocky soils, Uapaca woodland.Chinsali District; Shiwa Ng'andu, Mansha River. Collections at Chusa Falls. 1170Zambia1131B1N1470

Occasional suffrutex in rocky area; new leaves light red; calyx red-pink; petals pink-white; anthers white; stigma pink; young ovary pink.

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83559Schinziophyton rautanenii21 Mar 1996NB Zimba
NB Zimba 822 RE Gereau MO
Kalahari woodlandKalabo District; 2.6 km west of Kama Health Center, 8.5 km east of Lukona Secondary School. 0Zambia1522B4B960

Tree; to 10 m; common; in Kalahari woodland; stems grey; leaves green spotted on the upperside; grey-cream on the underside; fruits green with grey hairs; leaf nectaries greenish yellow.

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