Records made by Ian Riddell

Records: 155

The following is a list of the records made by Ian Riddell 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
107972 Adansonia digitata 8 Aug 2019 IC Riddell
IC Riddell Ndowoyo Communal Lands, Chipinge 0 Zimbabwe 2032C2 E 486

iNaturalist record

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107973 Adansonia digitata 8 Jan 2018 IC Riddell
IC Riddell Sango, Save Valley Conservancy 0 Zimbabwe 2032A1 E 500

iNaturalist record

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107974 Adansonia digitata 11 Aug 2014 IC Riddell
IC Riddell Matusadona National Park. 165 0 Zimbabwe 1628C4 N 524

iNaturalist record

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107975 Adansonia digitata 1 Sep 1980 IC Riddell
IC Riddell Chizarira National Park 161 0 Zimbabwe 1727D2 N 1042

iNaturalist record

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118984 Adansonia digitata 17 Jan 2023 MA Hyde
IC Riddell
MA Hyde On slope or top of hill The 'red hill', Zimphos Industry grounds 1 0 Zimbabwe 1731C3 C 1554

2 shrub-sized specimens; leaves mostly simple, a few 3-foliolate leaves found; characteristic smell when crushed.

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122214 Adansonia digitata 18 Jun 2023 MA Hyde
M Coates Palgrave
IC Riddell
T Alegria
MA Hyde M Coates Palgrave T Alegria In arboretum Prince Edward School, Harare 1,235 2 Zimbabwe 1731C3 C 1494

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123390 Adansonia digitata 2 Nov 2023 MA Hyde
M Coates Palgrave
C Sharp
IC Riddell
K van Laeren
J Van Bel
S Mulunjana
MA Hyde Roadside Road north of Mahuwe, Dande Communal Land 0 Zimbabwe 1630B3 N 465

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123415 Adansonia digitata 2 Nov 2023 MA Hyde
M Coates Palgrave
C Sharp
IC Riddell
K van Laeren
J Van Bel
S Mulunjana
MA Hyde Mopane woodland Near Urira River bridge, Dande CL 0 Zimbabwe 1630A2 N 410

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123523 Adansonia digitata 5 Nov 2023 MA Hyde
C Sharp
IC Riddell
MA Hyde In lawn Near Masau Lodge, Kanyemba 2 Zimbabwe 1530C2 N 327

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102467 Ansellia africana 25 Jul 2018 IC Riddell
IC Riddell C Peter Monavale Vlei, Harare 77 0 Zimbabwe 1731C3 C 1460

ADU OrchidMap record

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118575 Ansellia africana 18 Oct 2022 MA Hyde
IC Riddell
MA Hyde In sandy miombo woodland Mukuvisi Woodland 1,2 0 Zimbabwe 1731C3 C 1508

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118576 Ansellia africana 18 Oct 2022 MA Hyde
IC Riddell
MA Hyde In sandy miombo woodland Mukuvisi Woodland 1,2 0 Zimbabwe 1731C3 C 1497

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118940 Ansellia africana 31 Dec 2022 MA Hyde
IC Riddell
MA Hyde Open sandy woodland Mukuvisi Woodlands, Harare 1,2 0 Zimbabwe 1731C3 C 1501

Large plant borne on a tree trunk

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119081 Ansellia africana 29 Jan 2023 MA Hyde
IC Riddell
MA Hyde IC Riddell On a tree trunk Mukuvisi Woodland 1,2 0 Zimbabwe 1731C3 C 1485

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123463 Ansellia africana 3 Nov 2023 MA Hyde
M Coates Palgrave
C Sharp
IC Riddell
K van Laeren
J Van Bel
S Mulunjana
MA Hyde In grounds Pedza Pasi Camp, Dande Safari Area 2 Zimbabwe 1530C4 N 470

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119094 Arthropteris orientalis 29 Jan 2023 MA Hyde
IC Riddell
MA Hyde Open sandy miombo woodland Mukuvisi Woodland, near river 1,2 0 Zimbabwe 1731C3 C 1483

-17.849832 31.089594 7
118912 Asystasia intrusa 31 Dec 2022 MA Hyde
IC Riddell
MA Hyde In thicker more shaded woodland Mukuvisi Woodlands, Harare 1,2 0 Zimbabwe 1731C3 C 1488

-17.844647 31.082564 7
118919 Asystasia intrusa 31 Dec 2022 MA Hyde
IC Riddell
MA Hyde Shady riverine woodland Chiraura River, Mukuvisi Woodland 1,2 0 Zimbabwe 1731C3 C 1484

-17.844741 31.081806 7
118928 Asystasia intrusa 31 Dec 2022 MA Hyde
IC Riddell
MA Hyde Open woodland Mukuvisi Woodlands, Harare 1,2 0 Zimbabwe 1731C3 C 1491

-17.847754 31.086735 7
118933 Asystasia intrusa 31 Dec 2022 MA Hyde
IC Riddell
MA Hyde Open sandy woodland Mukuvisi Woodlands, Harare 1,2 0 Zimbabwe 1731C3 C 1493

Very common in the woodland, especially near paths, perhaps a sign of disturbance.

-17.848824 31.089710 7
119089 Asystasia intrusa 29 Jan 2023 MA Hyde
IC Riddell
MA Hyde Sandy woodland Mukuvisi Woodland 1,2 0 Zimbabwe 1731C3 C 1486

In flower

-17.847788 31.086773 7
119873 Asystasia intrusa 12 Mar 2023 MA Hyde
IC Riddell
MA Hyde Sandy grassland Mukuvisi Woodland 1,2 0 Zimbabwe 1731C3 C 1510

-17.842283 31.092028 7
123489 Balanites aegyptiaca var. aegyptiaca 3 Nov 2023 MA Hyde
M Coates Palgrave
C Sharp
IC Riddell
K van Laeren
J Van Bel
S Mulunjana
MA Hyde Woodland Dande Communal Land, near Kanyemba 0 Zimbabwe 1530C4 N 387

Thorns almost all simple, a few forked

-15.780668 30.385721 7
123462 Berchemia discolor 3 Nov 2023 MA Hyde
M Coates Palgrave
C Sharp
IC Riddell
K van Laeren
J Van Bel
S Mulunjana
MA Hyde In grounds Pedza Pasi Camp, Dande Safari Area 2 Zimbabwe 1530C4 N 469

-15.971529 30.393046 7
117769 Bidens biternata 15 May 2022 MA Hyde
IC Riddell
MA Hyde Sandy miombo woodland Mukuvisi Woodland 1,2 0 Zimbabwe 1731C3 C 1497

-17.842197 31.085867 7
118911 Bidens pilosa 31 Dec 2022 MA Hyde
IC Riddell
MA Hyde In thicker more shaded woodland Mukuvisi Woodlands, Harare 1,2 0 Zimbabwe 1731C3 C 1490

-17.844796 31.082829 7
118969 Bidens pilosa 17 Jan 2023 MA Hyde
IC Riddell
MA Hyde Roadside Zimbabwe Phosphate Industry grounds 1 0 Zimbabwe 1731C3 C 1537

-17.855751 31.130964 7
119844 Bidens schimperi 12 Mar 2023 MA Hyde
IC Riddell
MA Hyde In sandy miombo woodland Mukuvisi Woodland 1,2 0 Zimbabwe 1731C3 C 1489

-17.841000 31.086449 7
120224 Bidens schimperi 29 Mar 2023 MA Hyde
IC Riddell
MA Hyde Open sandy woodland Mukuvisi Woodland 1,2 0 Zimbabwe 1731C3 C 1508

Rays 3; poorly formed?

-17.844532 31.089477 7
126735 Bidens schimperi 30 Mar 2025 MA Hyde
IC Riddell
MA Hyde Sandy miombo woodland Mukuvisi Woodland, Harare 1,2 0 Zimbabwe 1731C3 C 1493

Somewhat depauperate; head with 3 rays only

-17.848645 31.088879 7
117538 Boophone disticha 15 May 2022 MA Hyde
IC Riddell
MA Hyde Sandy miombo woodland Mukuvisi Woodland 1,2 0 Zimbabwe 1731C3 C 1490

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118573 Boophone disticha 18 Oct 2022 MA Hyde
IC Riddell
MA Hyde In open ground insandy miombo woodland Mukuvisi Woodland 1,2 0 Zimbabwe 1731C3 C 1509

In flower

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118574 Boophone disticha 18 Oct 2022 MA Hyde
IC Riddell
MA Hyde In open ground insandy miombo woodland Mukuvisi Woodland 1,2 0 Zimbabwe 1731C3 C 1507

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123388 Calotropis procera 2 Nov 2023 MA Hyde
M Coates Palgrave
C Sharp
IC Riddell
K van Laeren
J Van Bel
S Mulunjana
MA Hyde Thin woodland Roadside stop on Zambezi Escarpment road 0 Zimbabwe 1630B3 N 853

-16.418991 30.742636 7
76025 Cenchrus biflorus 30 Aug 2007 IC Riddell
MA Hyde Bank of Zambezi River, Mana Pools National Park. 59 0 Zimbabwe 1529C4 N 360

-15.770140 29.255090 6
119068 Chloris gayana 29 Jan 2023 MA Hyde
IC Riddell
MA Hyde In woodland By entry path, Mukuvisi Woodland, Harare 1,2 0 Zimbabwe 1731C3 C 1489

Open woodland

-17.838931 31.087562 7
126738 Chloris pycnothrix 30 Mar 2025 MA Hyde
IC Riddell
MA Hyde On sandy track Mukuvisi Woodland, Harare 1,2 0 Zimbabwe 1731C3 C 1494

-17.850093 31.091657 7
123547 Chrysopogon nigritanus 5 Nov 2023 MA Hyde
C Sharp
IC Riddell
MA Hyde In floodplain Faidherbia forest Near Masau Lodge, Kanyemba 0 Zimbabwe 1530C2 N 328

-15.658360 30.348699 7
118632 Cissampelos mucronata 13 Nov 2022 MA Hyde
IC Riddell
MA Hyde In woodland Mukuvisi Woodland 1,2 0 Zimbabwe 1731C3 C 1507

-17.851111 31.096318 7
118955 Cissampelos mucronata 17 Jan 2023 MA Hyde
IC Riddell
MA Hyde Roadside Zimbabwe Phosphate Industry grounds 1 0 Zimbabwe 1731C3 C 1537

-17.855737 31.130707 7
123533 Cissampelos mucronata 5 Nov 2023 MA Hyde
C Sharp
IC Riddell
MA Hyde M Coates Palgrave In floodplain Faidherbia forest Near Masau Lodge, Kanyemba 0 Zimbabwe 1530C2 N 327

-15.657401 30.348491 7
119077 Cryptolepis oblongifolia 29 Jan 2023 MA Hyde
IC Riddell
MA Hyde Open sandy miombo woodland Mukuvisi Woodland 1,2 0 Zimbabwe 1731C3 C 1485

-17.841884 31.086048 7
119093 Cryptolepis oblongifolia 29 Jan 2023 MA Hyde
IC Riddell
MA Hyde Open sandy miombo woodland Mukuvisi Woodland, near river 1,2 0 Zimbabwe 1731C3 C 1484

-17.849732 31.089449 7
119843 Cucumis maderaspatanus 12 Mar 2023 MA Hyde
IC Riddell
MA Hyde Grassland in open woodland By the entrance path, Mukuvisi Woodland 1,2 0 Zimbabwe 1731C3 C 1489

Leaves not aromatic

-17.839727 31.087022 7
107509 Cyrtorchis praetermissa subsp. praetermissa 13 Oct 2018 IC Riddell
IC Riddell BT Wursten In woodland Mukuvisi Woodland, Harare 1,2 0 Zimbabwe 1731C3 C 1500

iNaturalist record

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107510 Cyrtorchis praetermissa subsp. praetermissa 14 Nov 2018 IC Riddell
IC Riddell BT Wursten In woodland Mukuvisi Woodland, Harare 1,2 0 Zimbabwe 1731C3 C 1500

iNaturalist record

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107512 Cyrtorchis praetermissa subsp. praetermissa 3 Dec 2019 IC Riddell
IC Riddell BT Wursten Monavale, Harare 1 0 Zimbabwe 1731C3 C 1474

iNaturalist record

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119112 Dactyloctenium aegyptium 29 Jan 2023 MA Hyde
IC Riddell
MA Hyde In seasonally wet soil over rocks Mukuvisi Woodland 1,2 0 Zimbabwe 1731C3 C 1497

-17.851254 31.096797 7
123458 (cultivated) Delonix regia (cultivated) 3 Nov 2023 MA Hyde
M Coates Palgrave
C Sharp
IC Riddell
K van Laeren
J Van Bel
S Mulunjana
MA Hyde In grounds Pedza Pasi Camp, Dande Safari Area 2 Zimbabwe 1530C4 N 469

In full flower

-15.971438 30.393124 7
98429 Dichrostachys cinerea 15 Feb 1982 IC Riddell
RB Drummond Open woodland Between the caravan site and the dam wall on North Bank, Lake Chivero. 11 0 Zimbabwe 1730D4 C 1380

-17.872900 30.808500 5
118909 Dichrostachys cinerea 31 Dec 2022 MA Hyde
IC Riddell
MA Hyde In thicker more shaded woodland Mukuvisi Woodlands, Harare 1,2 0 Zimbabwe 1731C3 C 1490

-17.844796 31.082829 7
123418 Dichrostachys cinerea 2 Nov 2023 MA Hyde
M Coates Palgrave
C Sharp
IC Riddell
K van Laeren
J Van Bel
S Mulunjana
MA Hyde Woodland Near Manyima River Bridge, Dande CL 0 Zimbabwe 1630A2 N 403

-16.044249 30.315722 7
123556 Dichrostachys cinerea 5 Nov 2023 MA Hyde
C Sharp
IC Riddell
MA Hyde In floodplain Faidherbia forest Near Masau Lodge, Kanyemba 0 Zimbabwe 1530C2 N 329

-15.659232 30.349613 7
118623 Dipcadi viride 13 Nov 2022 MA Hyde
IC Riddell
MA Hyde In woodland Mukuvisi Woodland 1,2 0 Zimbabwe 1731C3 C 1498

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123468 Diplorhynchus condylocarpon 3 Nov 2023 MA Hyde
M Coates Palgrave
C Sharp
IC Riddell
K van Laeren
J Van Bel
S Mulunjana
MA Hyde Miombo woodland Dande Safari Area 0 Zimbabwe 1530C4 N 581

-15.969881 30.326370 7
118583 Ekebergia benguelensis 18 Oct 2022 MA Hyde
IC Riddell
MA Hyde In sandy miombo woodland Mukuvisi Woodland 1,2 0 Zimbabwe 1731C3 C 1509

-17.846592 31.097668 7
118584 Ekebergia benguelensis 18 Oct 2022 MA Hyde
IC Riddell
MA Hyde In open ground insandy miombo woodland Mukuvisi Woodland 1,2 0 Zimbabwe 1731C3 C 1505

Isolated tall tree

-17.838180 31.094014 7
118988 Eleusine africana 17 Jan 2023 MA Hyde
IC Riddell
MA Hyde On slope or top of hill The 'red hill', Zimphos Industry grounds 1 0 Zimbabwe 1731C3 C 1556

-17.857983 31.124885 7
118936 Endostemon obtusifolius 31 Dec 2022 MA Hyde
IC Riddell
MA Hyde Open sandy woodland Mukuvisi Woodlands, Harare 1,2 0 Zimbabwe 1731C3 C 1496

In flower; flowers white with 4 more or less equal lobes.

-17.848621 31.091787 7
122232 Erythrina abyssinica 18 Jun 2023 MA Hyde
M Coates Palgrave
IC Riddell
T Alegria
MA Hyde M Coates Palgrave T Alegria In arboretum Prince Edward School, Harare 1,235 2 Zimbabwe 1731C3 C 1494

-17.819478 31.037083 7
123479 Euclea divinorum 3 Nov 2023 MA Hyde
M Coates Palgrave
C Sharp
IC Riddell
K van Laeren
J Van Bel
S Mulunjana
MA Hyde Woodland Dande Safari Area 0 Zimbabwe 1530C4 N 417

-15.860751 30.384706 7
124963 Eulophia cucullata 27 Nov 2024 IC Riddell
IC Riddell BT Wursten Haka Game Park, Harare. 1,3 0 Zimbabwe 1731C3 C 1539

In flower. iNaturalist record

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118896 Eulophia nyasae 31 Dec 2022 MA Hyde
IC Riddell
MA Hyde W Fibeck Open sandy area in woodland Mukuvisi Woodlands, Harare 1,2 0 Zimbabwe 1731C3 C 1490

Cluster of orchids; in flower.

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118628 Eulophia streptopetala 13 Nov 2022 MA Hyde
IC Riddell
MA Hyde In woodland Mukuvisi Woodland 1,2 0 Zimbabwe 1731C3 C 1500

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102465 Eulophia venulosa 1 Jan 2019 IC Riddell
BT Wursten Gosho Park, Marondera 70 0 Zimbabwe 1831B1 C 1645

ADU OrchidMap record

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118629 Eulophia venulosa 13 Nov 2022 MA Hyde
IC Riddell
MA Hyde In woodland Mukuvisi Woodland 1,2 0 Zimbabwe 1731C3 C 1490

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118999 Euphorbia hirta 17 Jan 2023 MA Hyde
IC Riddell
MA Hyde On slope or top of hill The 'red hill', Zimphos Industry grounds 1 0 Zimbabwe 1731C3 C 1556

-17.857427 31.124620 7
119110 Euphorbia hirta 29 Jan 2023 MA Hyde
IC Riddell
MA Hyde In seasonally wet soil over rocks Mukuvisi Woodland 1,2 0 Zimbabwe 1731C3 C 1496

-17.851000 31.096887 7
122233 Faidherbia albida 18 Jun 2023 MA Hyde
M Coates Palgrave
IC Riddell
T Alegria
MA Hyde M Coates Palgrave T Alegria In arboretum Prince Edward School, Harare 1,235 2 Zimbabwe 1731C3 C 1494

-17.818746 31.036813 7
98421 Faurea rochetiana 15 Feb 1982 IC Riddell
RB Drummond Open woodland Between the caravan site and the dam wall on North Bank, Lake Chivero. 11 0 Zimbabwe 1730D4 C 1380

-17.872900 30.808500 5
98427 Ficus sur 15 Feb 1982 IC Riddell
RB Drummond Open woodland Between the caravan site and the dam wall on North Bank, Lake Chivero. 11 0 Zimbabwe 1730D4 C 1380

-17.872900 30.808500 5
98417 Flacourtia indica 15 Feb 1982 IC Riddell
RB Drummond Open woodland Between the caravan site and the dam wall on North Bank, Lake Chivero. 11 0 Zimbabwe 1730D4 C 1380

-17.872900 30.808500 5
122239 Flacourtia indica 18 Jun 2023 MA Hyde
M Coates Palgrave
IC Riddell
T Alegria
MA Hyde M Coates Palgrave T Alegria In arboretum Prince Edward School, Harare 1,235 2 Zimbabwe 1731C3 C 1494

-17.819364 31.036978 7
122803 Gladiolus dalenii subsp. dalenii 16 Jan 2021 IC Riddell
IC Riddell In vlei grassland Monavale Vlei, Harare. 1,77 0 Zimbabwe 1731C3 C 1457

iNaturalist record

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118898 Gloriosa superba 31 Dec 2022 MA Hyde
IC Riddell
MA Hyde Open sandy area in woodland Mukuvisi Woodlands, Harare 1,2 0 Zimbabwe 1731C3 C 1491

-17.842635 31.085242 7
119006 Gloriosa superba 17 Jan 2023 MA Hyde
IC Riddell
MA Hyde Open disturbed ground near workings Zimbabwe Phosphate Industry grounds 1 0 Zimbabwe 1731C3 C 1533

-17.865692 31.127382 7
117705 Gomphocarpus physocarpus 15 May 2022 MA Hyde
IC Riddell
MA Hyde Disturbed ground Mukuvisi Woodland 1,2 0 Zimbabwe 1731C3 C 1499

-17.839741 31.086912 7
118886 Gomphocarpus physocarpus 31 Dec 2022 MA Hyde
IC Riddell
MA Hyde Disturbed ground by path Mukuvisi Woodlands, Harare 1,2 0 Zimbabwe 1731C3 C 1493

-17.839710 31.086928 7
118906 Gomphrena celosioides 31 Dec 2022 MA Hyde
IC Riddell
MA Hyde Open sandy woodland, possibly slightly disturbed Mukuvisi Woodlands, Harare 1,2 0 Zimbabwe 1731C3 C 1489

-17.843488 31.084374 7
118966 Gomphrena celosioides 17 Jan 2023 MA Hyde
IC Riddell
MA Hyde Roadside Zimbabwe Phosphate Industry grounds 1 0 Zimbabwe 1731C3 C 1537

-17.855751 31.130964 7
123555 Gomphrena celosioides 5 Nov 2023 MA Hyde
C Sharp
IC Riddell
MA Hyde In floodplain Faidherbia forest Near Masau Lodge, Kanyemba 0 Zimbabwe 1530C2 N 327

-15.659016 30.349200 7
102468 Habenaria schimperiana 5 Feb 2017 IC Riddell
IC Riddell C Peter Monavale Vlei, Harare 1,77 0 Zimbabwe 1731C3 C 1460

ADU OrchidMap record

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123404 Holarrhena pubescens 2 Nov 2023 MA Hyde
M Coates Palgrave
C Sharp
IC Riddell
K van Laeren
J Van Bel
S Mulunjana
MA Hyde Mopane woodland Road from Chapoto fly gate to Angwa Bridge, Dande CL 0 Zimbabwe 1630A2 N 469

Milky latex; flowers white

-16.118310 30.439908 7
123412 Holarrhena pubescens 2 Nov 2023 MA Hyde
M Coates Palgrave
C Sharp
IC Riddell
K van Laeren
J Van Bel
S Mulunjana
MA Hyde Mopane woodland Near Masoka turning, Dande CL 0 Zimbabwe 1630A2 N 452

-16.122439 30.322921 7
123577 Holarrhena pubescens 5 Nov 2023 MA Hyde
M Coates Palgrave
C Sharp
IC Riddell
K van Laeren
J Van Bel
S Mulunjana
MA Hyde Woodland C. 2 kms SE of Masau Lodge, near Kanyemba 0 Zimbabwe 1530C2 N 340

-15.665569 30.363893 7
122241 Hymenodictyon floribundum 18 Jun 2023 MA Hyde
M Coates Palgrave
IC Riddell
T Alegria
MA Hyde M Coates Palgrave T Alegria In arboretum Prince Edward School, Harare 1,235 2 Zimbabwe 1731C3 C 1494

-17.819155 31.036901 7
118993 Imperata cylindrica 17 Jan 2023 MA Hyde
IC Riddell
MA Hyde On slope or top of hill The 'red hill', Zimphos Industry grounds 1 0 Zimbabwe 1731C3 C 1556

-17.857692 31.124997 7
119117 Ipomoea alba 29 Jan 2023 MA Hyde
IC Riddell
MA Hyde Riverine vegetation Mukuvisi Woodland 1,2 0 Zimbabwe 1731C3 C 1495

Probably an escape from cultivation

-17.850571 31.097268 7
119013 Ipomoea batatas 17 Jan 2023 MA Hyde
IC Riddell
MA Hyde Open disturbed ground near workings Zimbabwe Phosphate Industry grounds 1 0 Zimbabwe 1731C3 C 1538

-17.863123 31.125711 7
120216 Ipomoea dichroa 29 Mar 2023 MA Hyde
IC Riddell
MA Hyde Open sandy woodland Mukuvisi Woodland, near the Quarries 1,2 0 Zimbabwe 1731C3 C 1502

Flowers small; leaves white beneath.

-17.844298 31.086990 7
118937 Ipomoea obscura var. obscura 31 Dec 2022 MA Hyde
IC Riddell
MA Hyde Open sandy woodland Mukuvisi Woodlands, Harare 1,2 0 Zimbabwe 1731C3 C 1497

Flowers yellow.

-17.848532 31.092103 7
118923 (cultivated) Jacaranda mimosifolia (cultivated) 31 Dec 2022 MA Hyde
IC Riddell
MA Hyde Shady riverine woodland Chiraura River, Mukuvisi Woodland 1,2 0 Zimbabwe 1731C3 C 1482

Naturalised plants

-17.845477 31.081461 7
118961 (cultivated) Jacaranda mimosifolia (cultivated) 17 Jan 2023 MA Hyde
IC Riddell
MA Hyde Roadside Zimbabwe Phosphate Industry grounds 1 2 Zimbabwe 1731C3 C 1537

-17.855751 31.130964 7
118979 (cultivated) Jacaranda mimosifolia (cultivated) 17 Jan 2023 MA Hyde
IC Riddell
MA Hyde On slope or top of hill The 'red hill', Zimphos Industry grounds 1 0 Zimbabwe 1731C3 C 1551

-17.857959 31.124694 7
119083 (cultivated) Jacaranda mimosifolia (cultivated) 29 Jan 2023 MA Hyde
IC Riddell
MA Hyde Sandy woodland Mukuvisi Woodland 1,2 0 Zimbabwe 1731C3 C 1486

Naturalised small tree.

-17.844026 31.084778 7
118916 Kedrostis foetidissima 31 Dec 2022 MA Hyde
IC Riddell
MA Hyde In thicker more shaded woodland Mukuvisi Woodlands, Harare 1,2 0 Zimbabwe 1731C3 C 1487

-17.844502 31.082268 7
118875 Kirkia acuminata 31 Dec 2022 MA Hyde
IC Riddell
MA Hyde In carpark Mukuvisi Woodlands, Harare 1,2 2 Zimbabwe 1731C3 C 1502

Small planted tree

-17.835753 31.088685 7
118922 Lantana camara 31 Dec 2022 MA Hyde
IC Riddell
MA Hyde Shady riverine woodland Chiraura River, Mukuvisi Woodland 1,2 0 Zimbabwe 1731C3 C 1482

White-flowered form

-17.845477 31.081461 7
118964 Lantana camara 17 Jan 2023 MA Hyde
IC Riddell
MA Hyde Roadside Zimbabwe Phosphate Industry grounds 1 0 Zimbabwe 1731C3 C 1537

-17.855751 31.130964 7
118983 Lantana camara 17 Jan 2023 MA Hyde
IC Riddell
MA Hyde On slope or top of hill The 'red hill', Zimphos Industry grounds 1 0 Zimbabwe 1731C3 C 1552

Flowers white

-17.857824 31.124745 7
119874 Lantana camara 12 Mar 2023 MA Hyde
IC Riddell
MA Hyde Sandy miombo woodland Mukuvisi Woodland 1,2 0 Zimbabwe 1731C3 C 1512

-17.842871 31.091894 7
117721 Leonotis nepetifolia var. nepetifolia 15 May 2022 MA Hyde
IC Riddell
MA Hyde Disturbed ground Mukuvisi Woodland 1,2 0 Zimbabwe 1731C3 C 1499

3 bands of hairs in corolla

-17.839045 31.087464 7
122242 Leucaena leucocephala 18 Jun 2023 MA Hyde
M Coates Palgrave
IC Riddell
T Alegria
MA Hyde M Coates Palgrave T Alegria In arboretum Prince Edward School, Harare 1,235 2 Zimbabwe 1731C3 C 1494

-17.818650 31.037101 7
123537 Momordica charantia subsp. charantia 5 Nov 2023 MA Hyde
C Sharp
IC Riddell
MA Hyde M Coates Palgrave In floodplain Faidherbia forest Near Masau Lodge, Kanyemba 0 Zimbabwe 1530C2 N 327

-15.657634 30.348587 7
118918 Mondia whitei 31 Dec 2022 MA Hyde
IC Riddell
MA Hyde Shady riverine woodland Chiraura River, Mukuvisi Woodland 1,2 0 Zimbabwe 1731C3 C 1486

A common climber in the shady woodland

-17.844612 31.081891 7
117690 Myrsine africana 15 May 2022 MA Hyde
IC Riddell
MA Hyde Sandy miombo woodland Mukuvisi Woodland 1,2 0 Zimbabwe 1731C3 C 1490

-17.844075 31.085598 7
116061 Nymphaea nouchali var. caerulea 25 Mar 2022 IC Riddell
IC Riddell In water Monavale Vlei, Harare 1,77 0 Zimbabwe 1731C3 C 1461

iNaturalist record

-17.805765 31.008340 7
123488 Ochna arenaria 3 Nov 2023 MA Hyde
M Coates Palgrave
C Sharp
IC Riddell
K van Laeren
J Van Bel
S Mulunjana
MA Hyde M Coates Palgrave Woodland Dande Communal Land, near Kanyemba 0 Zimbabwe 1530C4 N 387

-15.780668 30.385721 7
118902 Ocimum gratissimum subsp. gratissimum var. gratissimum 31 Dec 2022 MA Hyde
IC Riddell
MA Hyde Open sandy woodland, possibly slightly disturbed Mukuvisi Woodlands, Harare 1,2 0 Zimbabwe 1731C3 C 1490

Subshrub, 60 cm tall; flowers white; stamens exserted

-17.843210 31.084551 7
119067 Ocimum gratissimum subsp. gratissimum var. gratissimum 29 Jan 2023 MA Hyde
IC Riddell
MA Hyde M Coates Palgrave In woodland By entry path, Mukuvisi Woodland, Harare 1,2 0 Zimbabwe 1731C3 C 1489

Small shrub, c. 1.5 m tall; leaves smelling of cloves when crushed.

-17.838856 31.087593 7
119079 Ocimum gratissimum subsp. gratissimum var. gratissimum 29 Jan 2023 MA Hyde
IC Riddell
MA Hyde Open sandy miombo woodland Mukuvisi Woodland 1,2 0 Zimbabwe 1731C3 C 1482

Similar to the earlier collection but not all fruiting calyces are closed.

-17.843246 31.084496 7
119099 Persicaria decipiens 29 Jan 2023 MA Hyde
IC Riddell
MA Hyde At edge of Mukuvisi River By bridge over the Mukuvisi River 1,2 0 Zimbabwe 1731C3 C 1487

Leaves narrow; flowers pink.

-17.850641 31.091555 7
118889 Persicaria madagascariensis 31 Dec 2022 MA Hyde
IC Riddell
MA Hyde Edge of dam Mukuvisi Woodlands, Harare 1,2 0 Zimbabwe 1731C3 C 1490

Flowers pink; at edge of dam

-17.840314 31.087182 7
118890 Persicaria senegalensis 31 Dec 2022 MA Hyde
IC Riddell
MA Hyde In the dam Mukuvisi Woodlands, Harare 1,2 0 Zimbabwe 1731C3 C 1491

Plant robust with thick stems; flower heads off-white; growing in the water or dried-up muddy areas.

-17.840440 31.087135 7
118621 Phoenix reclinata 13 Nov 2022 MA Hyde
IC Riddell
MA Hyde In riverine shade By Mukuvisi River, Mukuvisi Woodland 1,2 0 Zimbabwe 1731C3 C 1496

Many plants

-17.849722 31.089454 7
122250 Phoenix reclinata 18 Jun 2023 MA Hyde
M Coates Palgrave
IC Riddell
T Alegria
MA Hyde M Coates Palgrave T Alegria In arboretum Prince Edward School, Harare 1,235 2 Zimbabwe 1731C3 C 1494

-17.818690 31.037249 7
98428 Piliostigma thonningii 15 Feb 1982 IC Riddell
RB Drummond Open woodland Between the caravan site and the dam wall on North Bank, Lake Chivero. 11 0 Zimbabwe 1730D4 C 1380

-17.872900 30.808500 5
118631 Pilostyles aethiopica 13 Nov 2022 MA Hyde
IC Riddell
MA Hyde In woodland Mukuvisi Woodland 1,2 0 Zimbabwe 1731C3 C 1503

Great infestation on the trees

-17.845123 31.087794 7
118945 Pilostyles aethiopica 31 Dec 2022 MA Hyde
IC Riddell
MA Hyde Open sandy woodland Mukuvisi Woodlands, Harare 1,2 0 Zimbabwe 1731C3 C 1501

On Julbernardia globiflora

-17.843824 31.087439 7
119126 Pilostyles aethiopica 29 Jan 2023 MA Hyde
IC Riddell
MA Hyde In open sandy miombo woodland Mukuvisi Woodland 1,2 0 Zimbabwe 1731C3 C 1508

In full flower; strong red colour and scented.

-17.846227 31.093385 7
123532 Pluchea dioscoridis 5 Nov 2023 MA Hyde
C Sharp
IC Riddell
MA Hyde M Coates Palgrave In floodplain Faidherbia forest Near Masau Lodge, Kanyemba 0 Zimbabwe 1530C2 N 327

-15.657401 30.348491 7
123546 Pluchea dioscoridis 5 Nov 2023 MA Hyde
C Sharp
IC Riddell
MA Hyde M Coates Palgrave In floodplain Faidherbia forest Near Masau Lodge, Kanyemba 0 Zimbabwe 1530C2 N 328

In flower

-15.658341 30.348738 7
117351 Pontederia crassipes 30 Jan 2021 IC Riddell
IC Riddell Crowborough, Harare 1 0 Zimbabwe 1730D4 C 1416

iNaturalist record

-17.860062 30.913136 7
123512 Pontederia crassipes 4 Nov 2023 MA Hyde
M Coates Palgrave
C Sharp
IC Riddell
K van Laeren
J Van Bel
S Mulunjana
MA Hyde Floating in the Zambezi River Mupata Gorge, Chewore Safara Area, 5.4 km NW of the Tunsa River mouth 59 0 Zimbabwe 1530C1 N 336

-15.635792 30.182867 7
123517 Pontederia crassipes 4 Nov 2023 MA Hyde
M Coates Palgrave
C Sharp
IC Riddell
K van Laeren
J Van Bel
S Mulunjana
MA Hyde Edge of river Chewore Safara Area, 0.5 km NE of the Tunsa River mouth 59 0 Zimbabwe 1530C1 N 335

-15.668903 30.220450 7
118985 Portulaca oleracea 17 Jan 2023 MA Hyde
IC Riddell
MA Hyde On slope or top of hill The 'red hill', Zimphos Industry grounds 1 0 Zimbabwe 1731C3 C 1556

-17.857983 31.124885 7
123552 Portulaca oleracea 5 Nov 2023 MA Hyde
C Sharp
IC Riddell
MA Hyde M Coates Palgrave In floodplain Faidherbia forest Near Masau Lodge, Kanyemba 0 Zimbabwe 1530C2 N 326

-15.658834 30.348280 7
98431 Protea welwitschii 15 Feb 1982 IC Riddell
RB Drummond Open woodland Between the caravan site and the dam wall on North Bank, Lake Chivero. 11 0 Zimbabwe 1730D4 C 1380

-17.872900 30.808500 5
118595 Psidium guajava 18 Oct 2022 MA Hyde
IC Riddell
MA Hyde In open ground insandy miombo woodland Mukuvisi Woodland 1,2 0 Zimbabwe 1731C3 C 1513

Many guava shrubs

-17.841639 31.097207 7
123466 Pteleopsis anisoptera 3 Nov 2023 MA Hyde
M Coates Palgrave
C Sharp
IC Riddell
K van Laeren
J Van Bel
S Mulunjana
MA Hyde Miombo woodland Dande Safari Area 0 Zimbabwe 1530C4 N 581

-15.969881 30.326370 7
118643 Rauvolfia afra 13 Nov 2022 MA Hyde
IC Riddell
MA Hyde In thick riverine woodland close to the Mukuvisi River. Mukuvisi Woodland 1,2 0 Zimbabwe 1731C3 C 1505

The trees look native but the area generally has many weeds and introductions and is very close to houses in the adjacent suburb.

-17.850529 31.097265 7
122252 Rauvolfia afra 18 Jun 2023 MA Hyde
M Coates Palgrave
IC Riddell
T Alegria
MA Hyde M Coates Palgrave T Alegria In arboretum Prince Edward School, Harare 1,235 2 Zimbabwe 1731C3 C 1494

-17.818756 31.037046 7
118977 Ricinus communis var. communis 17 Jan 2023 MA Hyde
IC Riddell
MA Hyde On slope or top of hill The 'red hill', Zimphos Industry grounds 1 0 Zimbabwe 1731C3 C 1549

-17.858362 31.124978 7
123452 Schinziophyton rautanenii 3 Nov 2023 MA Hyde
M Coates Palgrave
C Sharp
IC Riddell
K van Laeren
J Van Bel
S Mulunjana
MA Hyde In deciduous dry forest Dande Safari Area 0 Zimbabwe 1530C4 N 446

Several large trees just coming into leaf and flower.

-15.929195 30.386320 7
118585 Securidaca longepedunculata 18 Oct 2022 MA Hyde
IC Riddell
MA Hyde In open ground insandy miombo woodland Mukuvisi Woodland 1,2 0 Zimbabwe 1731C3 C 1504

7
118582 Sphenostylis erecta subsp. erecta 18 Oct 2022 MA Hyde
IC Riddell
MA Hyde In sandy miombo woodland Mukuvisi Woodland 1,2 0 Zimbabwe 1731C3 C 1499

-17.850772 31.091852 7
118938 Syncolostemon bracteosus 31 Dec 2022 MA Hyde
IC Riddell
MA Hyde Open sandy woodland Mukuvisi Woodlands, Harare 1,2 0 Zimbabwe 1731C3 C 1501

-17.847838 31.092803 7
118597 Syzygium guineense subsp. huillense 18 Oct 2022 MA Hyde
IC Riddell
MA Hyde In open ground insandy miombo woodland Mukuvisi Woodland 1,2 0 Zimbabwe 1731C3 C 1504

-17.851260 31.095452 7
123564 Tacazzea apiculata 5 Nov 2023 MA Hyde
C Sharp
IC Riddell
MA Hyde Amongst lodges Near Masau Lodge, Kanyemba 0 Zimbabwe 1530C2 N 329

In fruit

-15.657109 30.347252 7
126734 Tacazzea apiculata 30 Mar 2025 MA Hyde
IC Riddell
MA Hyde Sandy slope, close to a pond Mukuvisi Woodland, Harare 1,2 0 Zimbabwe 1731C3 C 1496

Same plant as recorded earlier

-17.844481 31.086979 7
118967 Thespesia garckeana 17 Jan 2023 MA Hyde
IC Riddell
MA Hyde Roadside Zimbabwe Phosphate Industry grounds 1 0 Zimbabwe 1731C3 C 1537

-17.855751 31.130964 7
112923 Trichilia emetica subsp. emetica 4 Nov 2019 IC Riddell
IC Riddell BT Wursten Chizarira National Park 161 0 Zimbabwe 1727D1 N 653

iNaturalist record

-17.679050 27.702145 6
112924 Trichilia emetica subsp. emetica 21 Sep 2018 IC Riddell
IC Riddell BT Wursten Mana Pools National Park 59 0 Zimbabwe 1529C4 N 365

iNaturalist record

-15.772572 29.270384 7
112925 Trichilia emetica subsp. emetica 13 Jan 2018 IC Riddell
IC Riddell BT Wursten Sango, Save Valley Conservancy 0 Zimbabwe 2032A1 S 581

-20.242708Lon:

-20.242708 32.032150 6
117539 Tridactyle tridentata 15 May 2022 MA Hyde
IC Riddell
MA Hyde Sandy miombo woodland Mukuvisi Woodland 1,2 0 Zimbabwe 1731C3 C 1493

7
118627 Tridactyle tridentata 13 Nov 2022 MA Hyde
IC Riddell
MA Hyde In woodland Mukuvisi Woodland 1,2 0 Zimbabwe 1731C3 C 1496

Flowers brown

7
123535 Urena lobata 5 Nov 2023 MA Hyde
C Sharp
IC Riddell
MA Hyde In floodplain Faidherbia forest Near Masau Lodge, Kanyemba 0 Zimbabwe 1530C2 N 327

-15.657401 30.348491 7
122263 Voacanga africana 18 Jun 2023 MA Hyde
M Coates Palgrave
IC Riddell
T Alegria
MA Hyde In arboretum Prince Edward School, Harare 1,235 2 Zimbabwe 1731C3 C 1494

Bark smooth; fruits smooth.

7
118904 Waltheria indica 31 Dec 2022 MA Hyde
IC Riddell
MA Hyde Open sandy woodland, possibly slightly disturbed Mukuvisi Woodlands, Harare 1,2 0 Zimbabwe 1731C3 C 1489

-17.843328 31.084435 7
118601 Xenostegia tridentata subsp. angustifolia 18 Oct 2022 MA Hyde
IC Riddell
MA Hyde In sandy miombo woodland Mukuvisi Woodland 1,2 0 Zimbabwe 1731C3 C 1514

In yellow flower

-17.843179 31.097758 7
98430 Ximenia afra var. afra 15 Feb 1982 IC Riddell
RB Drummond Open woodland Between the caravan site and the dam wall on North Bank, Lake Chivero. 11 0 Zimbabwe 1730D4 C 1380

-17.872900 30.808500 5
123403 Ximenia americana var. microphylla 2 Nov 2023 MA Hyde
M Coates Palgrave
C Sharp
IC Riddell
K van Laeren
J Van Bel
S Mulunjana
MA Hyde Mopane woodland Road from Chapoto fly gate to Angwa Bridge, Dande CL 0 Zimbabwe 1630A2 N 468

-16.118207 30.439752 7
108135 Xysmalobium undulatum 16 Mar 2020 IC Riddell
IC Riddell BT Wursten Marlborough vlei, Harare 1 0 Zimbabwe 1730D2 C 1466

iNaturalist record

-17.736520 30.989618 7
118651 Ziziphus mucronata 13 Nov 2022 MA Hyde
IC Riddell
MA Hyde In woodland Mukuvisi Woodland 1,2 0 Zimbabwe 1731C3 C 1490

In flower

-17.840420 31.086986 7
126733 Ziziphus mucronata 30 Mar 2025 MA Hyde
IC Riddell
MA Hyde In miombo woodland Mukuvisi Woodland, Harare 1,2 0 Zimbabwe 1731C3 C 1489

Subsp. rhodesiaca

-17.840406 31.087097 7


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