Records made by Benny Luwiika

Records: 77

The following is a list of the records made by Benny Luwiika 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
80707 Abrus melanospermus subsp. suffruticosus 1 Mar 1997 DK Harder
B Luwiika
HH Schmidt
NB Zimba
DK Harder B Luwiika HH Schmidt NB Zimba 620 B Mackinder B Luwiika K
Uapaca woodland Choma District; Collecting in Simwamimuzuma National Forest No. 180 on the Mabwingombe Hills in Uapaca woodland. 0 Zambia 1627C4 S 1200

Suffretex. Stems woody, brown to dark brown; leaves dark green above, light underneath; flowers pink to whitish pink; fruit pods light green.

-16.937500 27.391667 5
80706 Abrus melanospermus subsp. suffruticosus 29 Feb 1996 DK Harder
B Luwiika
NB Zimba
DK Harder B Luwiika NB Zimba 209 B Mackinder B Luwiika K
Collecting in the Mavunda thickets Kaoma District; 33.1 km from Kaoma town on the Kasempa/Kaoma road. 0 Zambia 1424C2 B 1290

Shrub; to 50 cm tall; stems brown with short soft hairs; leaves dark green on top, light green underneath; pods dark green; flowers bright pink.

-14.548611 24.384167 5
80709 Abrus melanospermus subsp. tenuiflorus 24 Feb 1995 DK Harder
B Luwiika
MM Nawa
NB Zimba
DK Harder B Luwiika MM Nawa NB Zimba 76 B Mackinder K
Mavunda thicket Mwinilunga District; along Mwinilunga-Luwawu Mission Road; ca. 26 km from Luwawu Mission. 0 Zambia 1124C1 W 1230

Climber; flowers pink; standard pink with reddish markings inside, keel pink with white; pods in pairs; seeds brown-black.

-11.725556 24.232222 5
80708 Abrus melanospermus subsp. tenuiflorus 28 Feb 1995 DK Harder
B Luwiika
MM Nawa
NB Zimba
DK Harder B Luwiika MM Nawa NB Zimba 113 B Mackinder B Luwiika K
Miombo woodland Mwinilunga District; Ikelenge; Kavunga Protected Forest Area; adjacent to Hillwood Farms' Nchila Wildlife Reserve at Hillwood Farms; ca. 3.5 km E of Ikelenge. 152 0 Zambia 1124A4 W 1350

Climber; ca. 2.5 m long; stems light green with a reddish-brown tint; leaves small, dark green adaxially, light green abaxially; inflorescence pink, petals with yellowish-brown bracts.

-11.259444 24.326111 5
80715 Acacia amythethophylla 24 May 1994 DK 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. 0 Zambia 1033A3 N 1180

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

-10.368611 33.182500 5
80719 Acacia ataxacantha 24 Feb 1997 DK 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 upstream Livingstone District; Mosi-Oa-Tunia National Park, World Heritage Site. 106 0 Zambia 1725D4 S 810

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

-17.925278 25.863333 5
80720 Acacia ataxacantha 17 Mar 1997 DK Harder
B Luwiika
HH Schmidt
NB Zimba
DK Harder B Luwiika HH Schmidt NB Zimba 662 RE Gereau B Luwiika MO
Local Forest Gwembe-Munyumbwe District; Collecting in Bbondo Local Forest, 27.4 km from the Gwembe-Chipepo Road. 0 Zambia 1627D2 S 680

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

-16.583333 27.966667 5
80721 Acacia ataxacantha 1 Mar 1997 DK 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. 199 0 Zambia 1727B3 S 530

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

-17.300000 27.600000 4
80735 Acacia goetzei subsp. microphylla 7 May 1994 DK 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. 0 Zambia 1330D1 C 960

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

-13.528333 30.585833 5
80752 Acacia nilotica subsp. kraussiana 26 Feb 1997 DK 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. 0 Zambia 1727A2 S 640

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

-17.123333 27.435556 5
80753 Acacia nilotica subsp. kraussiana 17 Mar 1997 DK 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. 0 Zambia 1627D2 S 680

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.

-16.583333 27.966667 5
80754 Acacia nilotica subsp. kraussiana 14 Mar 1997 DK 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. 0 Zambia 1628B3 S 510

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

-16.450000 28.666667 4
80769 Acacia polyacantha subsp. campylacantha 17 Feb 1995 DK 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/swamp Solwezi District; Jirundu National Forestry Reserve (Botanical Reserve). 95 km E of Solwezi/Mwinilunga Road, near the Kambizhi Primary School. 0 Zambia 1125C4 W 1470

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

-11.912500 25.486111 5
80768 Acacia polyacantha subsp. campylacantha 26 May 1994 DK 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 Forest Isoka 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. 0 Zambia 1033A3 N 1050

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

-10.375833 33.147500 5
80831 Adenodolichos punctatus subsp. punctatus 17 May 1994 DK Harder
B Luwiika
CN Nkhoma
HH Schmidt
DK Harder B Luwiika CN Nkhoma HH Schmidt 3173 DK Harder MO
Collection along river, among rocks, in mushitu and in miombo woodland. Chinsali District; Chipomo Falls National Monument, along Chimanabuwi River. 0 Zambia 1132C2 N 1310

Rare; suffrutex in woodland; calyx green; petals all a deep red; sticky.

-11.749444 32.472222 5
80837 Adiantum capillus-veneris 21 Feb 1997 B Luwiika
B Luwiika 442 AR Smith B Luwiika UC
Boiling Pots, rain forest Livingstone District; Victoria Falls. 120 0 Zambia 1725D4 S 860

10 cm, growing in shallow running water; stems brown; leaves light green with a few spores.

-17.933333 25.850000 4
80839 Adiantum incisum 21 Feb 1997 B Luwiika
B Luwiika 437 AR Smith B Luwiika UC
Boiling Pots, rain forest Livingstone District; Victoria Falls, Boiling Pots, rain forest. 120 0 Zambia 1725D4 S 860

Ca. 20 cm, growing in wet, shady area. Leaves light green to yellow with brown spores on leaf margins.

-17.933333 25.850000 4
80988 Ansellia africana 17 Mar 1997 B Luwiika
B Luwiika 631 B Luwiika Local Forest Gwembe-Munyumbwe District; Collecting in Munyumbwe Local Forest No. 187, 4.9 km from the junction of the Gwembe-Chipepo Road. 0 Zambia 1627D2 S 570

Parasite on mopane, growing 2 m from the ground. Stems hard, light green to yellow; leaves smooth, light green; fruit light green with yellowish longitudinal ridges.

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81000 Anthocleista schweinfurthii 28 Feb 1995 B Luwiika
B Luwiika 122 AJM Leeuwenberg B Luwiika WAG
Mwinilunga District; Ikelenge; Kalene Hills (12.6 km from Ikelenge Mission). 0 Zambia 1124A1 W 1440

Tree; ca. 2 m tall; bark and stems grey-brown; leaves smooth, dark green adaxially, light green abaxially; fruits smooth, dark green, pear-shaped with light green bracts.

-11.184722 24.199722 5
81097 Bidens schimperi 26 Feb 1997 B Luwiika
B Luwiika 508 HJ Beentje B Luwiika K
Sinazongwe District; Collecting near Siazwela village, Chief Sinazongwe, 4.1 km from Maamba/Sinazongwe Road turning East at the Sinazeze Shopping Center. 0 Zambia 1727A2 S 640

Herb, 45 cm. Stems light green with white hairs, maroon tint at nodes; leaves light green with white hairs; flowers with bright yellow petals, bright yellow anthers and stigmas.

-17.123333 27.435556 5
81110 Blotiella natalensis 28 Feb 1995 B Luwiika
B Luwiika 100 G Yatskievych B Luwiika MO
Muvanda thicket and degraded woodland and savanna. Mwinilunga District; Ikelenge. Collections from thickets in Nchila Wildlife Reserve at Hillwood Farm; ca. 3.5 km E of Ikelenge. 0 Zambia 1124A4 W 1350

Fern; in thickets; ca. 1.5 m tall; fronds green, simple, ragged; stem green with dark brown tint.

-11.259444 24.326111 5
81112 Bobgunnia madagascariensis 28 Feb 1996 DK Harder
B Luwiika
NB Zimba
DK Harder B Luwiika NB Zimba 3558 DK Harder MO
Collections in degraded miombo woodland on Kalahari sand. Kaoma District; ca. 6.4 km NE of Kaoma on Kaoma-Kasempa Road 2 km S of Kalamba village. 0 Zambia 1424D2 B 1200

Tree; 7 m; bark dark black-brown with light yellow fissures; leaves light green, lighter below; midrib yellow-brown, young fruit light green, somewhat succulent.

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81119 Bobgunnia madagascariensis 23 Feb 1997 DK Harder
B Luwiika
HH Schmidt
NB Zimba
DK Harder B Luwiika HH Schmidt NB Zimba 962 FJ Breteler WAG
Livingstone District; along Livingstone-Lusaka Road, 18.9 km from the main water tank in Livingstone-Boma along Livingstone-Lusaka Road. 0 Zambia 1723C1 S 1020

Tree to 10, common in woodland. Stem with grey-brown bark. Leaves light yellow, appearing bluish on the underside. Fruits averaging 60 cm long, yellowish green.

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81118 Bobgunnia madagascariensis 21 Mar 1996 MG Bingham
DK Harder
B Luwiika
NB Zimba
MG Bingham DK Harder B Luwiika NB Zimba 833 NB Zimba NDO
Kalahari woodland Kalabo District; 5.6 km west of Kama Health Center, 5.5 km east of Lukona Secondary School in Kalamaba L.F. No.-379. 0 Zambia 1522B4 B 930

Tree; occasional in Kalahari woodland; to 8 m; leaves dull green; fruits light green.

5
81117 Bobgunnia madagascariensis 26 Feb 1995 DK Harder
B Luwiika
MM Nawa
NB Zimba
DK Harder B Luwiika MM Nawa NB Zimba 2809 DK Harder 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. 114 0 Zambia 1124A4 W 1500

Tree; in forest; 2 m tall; upper stems and abaxial leaf surfaces with golden brown hairs; fruit dull light green; bark grey.

5
81116 Bobgunnia madagascariensis 21 Feb 1995 DK Harder
B Luwiika
MM Nawa
NB Zimba
DK Harder B Luwiika MM Nawa NB Zimba 2727 DK Harder MO
In degraded miombo on sand with Brachystegia, Hymenocardia, Aframomum. Mwinilunga District; ca. 6.3 km N/NE of Luawu Mission on road to Luano. 0 Zambia 1124C1 W 1290

Tree; to 10 m; rough light brown bark; underside of leaflets and especially along midribs with brown hairs; immature pods juicy green.

5
81216 Bulbostylis hispidula 16 Mar 1996 B Luwiika
B Luwiika 292 C Archer B Luwiika PRE
Mongu District; Miulwe Plain, approx. 44.5 km E on Mongu-Lusaka Road. Plain on S side of road. 0 Zambia 1523B1 B 1110

Collected among rocks; approx. 10 cm tall; stems light green; leaves light green; inflorescence golden brown.

5
81217 Bulbostylis hispidula 26 Feb 1997 B Luwiika
B Luwiika 500 C Archer B Luwiika PRE
Sinazongwe District; Collecting near Siazwela village, Chief Sinazongwe, 4.1 km from Maamba/Sinazongwe Road turning East at the Sinazeze Shopping Center. 0 Zambia 1727A2 S 640

Erect, 15 cm. Stems dark green; leaves dark green; inflorescence yellowish-brown.

5
81218 Bulbostylis hispidula 3 Mar 1997 B Luwiika
B Luwiika 556 C Archer B Luwiika PRE
Along the Maamba/Sinazongwe Road Choma District; Collecting along the Maamba/Sinazongwe Road, 11.4 km from the Choma-Lusaka Road. 0 Zambia 1627C4 S 1200

Common in marshy areas. Stems dark green to light green; inflorescence golden-brown.

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81252 Cassytha filiformis 23 Feb 1995 B Luwiika
B Luwiika 84 T Deroin B Luwiika Protected Forest Area Mwinilunga District; Nkunyi Protected Forest Area; 9.04 km from Lwawu-Mwinilunga Junction. On Kabompo-Mwinilunga Road (D286). 0 Zambia 1124C4 W 1410

Climber/twiner; stems green; flowers, small, yellow; fruit light green.

-11.877778 24.365556 5
81253 Cassytha filiformis 1 Mar 1997 B Luwiika
B Luwiika 622 T Deroin B Luwiika Uapaca woodland Choma District; Collecting in Simwamimuzuma National Forest No. 180 on the Mabwingombe Hills in Uapaca woodland. 0 Zambia 1627C4 S 1200

Vine. Leafless stems green to light green to yellow; fruits light green.

-16.937500 27.391667 5
81895 Dioscorea quartiniana 17 Mar 1997 B Luwiika
B Luwiika 673 P Wilkin B Luwiika K
Gwembe-Munyumbwe District; Collecting along the road between Bbondo and Munyumbwe Local Forests, 12.8 km from the junction. 0 Zambia 1627D2 S 540

Vine, climbing on mopane to 4 m. Stems dark green with brown coloration; leaves dark green above, light underneath; fruits light green with white, soft, short hairs.

-16.633333 27.881389 5
81968 Diplorhynchus condylocarpon 7 Mar 1995 B Luwiika
B Luwiika 160 AJM Leeuwenberg B Luwiika WAG
Kasempa District; Kasempa; Kamusongwe Hill directly adjacent to Kamusongwe Prison; ca. 2 km from city center. 0 Zambia 1325B4 W 1470

Tree; ca. 6 m tall; bark and stems brown; leaves smooth, dark green adaxially, pale green abaxially; fruits dark green with brown lenticels; latex white.

-13.441111 25.833333 5
81969 Diplorhynchus condylocarpon 26 Feb 1997 B Luwiika
B Luwiika 517 AJM Leeuwenberg B Luwiika WAG
Sinazongwe District; Collecting near Siazwela village, Chief Sinazongwe, 4.1 km from Maamba/Sinazongwe Road, turning East at the Sinazeze Shopping Center. 0 Zambia 1727A2 S 640

Tree with spreading branches. Bark greyish-black; leaves shiny, light green; fruits light green with brown dots.

-17.123333 27.435556 5
82265 Fadogia fuchsioides 13 Feb 1995 B Luwiika
B Luwiika 19 D Bridson B Luwiika K
Collecting from a miombo woodland, sandy silt soil; and termite mounds. Solwezi District; Acres National Forest Reserve; ca. 78 km W of Solwezi on Mwinilunga Road. 0 Zambia 1225B4 W 1230

Shrub; ca. 40 cm tall; leaves light green; stem dark brown, solid; roots brownish-black, hard; immature fruits reddish-green, hard, three-seeded; occasional; in miombo woodlands.

-12.333333 25.852500 5
82334 Flacourtia indica 21 Feb 1997 B Luwiika
B Luwiika 465 DK Harder B Luwiika MO
Boiling Pots, rain forest Livingstone District; Victoria Falls, Boiling Pots, rain forest. 120 0 Zambia 1725D4 S 860

Tree, ca. 9 m x 10 cm DBH. Leaves dark green, smooth; fruits light green with persistent stigma.

-17.933333 25.850000 4
82348 Friesodielsia obovata 20 Mar 1996 B Luwiika
B Luwiika 347 GE Schatz B Luwiika MO
Kalabo District; In the Lukona local forest; 3.3 km W from Lukona Basic School. 0 Zambia 1522B4 B 1140

Tree; approx. 5 m tall; bark and branches greyish black; leaves dark green on top, light green underneath; fruits dark green in clusters.

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82445 Habenaria schimperiana 17 Feb 1995 B Luwiika
B Luwiika 76 PJ Cribb B Luwiika K
Collecting from rock outcrop in Jirundu plains/swamp Solwezi District; Jirundu National Forestry Reserve (Botanical Reserve). 95 km E of Solwezi/Mwinilunga Road, near the Kambizhi Primary School. 0 Zambia 1125C4 W 1470

Terrestrial; in flat plains; ca. 25 cm tall; stems soft light green; leaves light green, sheathed at base; flowers white.

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82485 Heteropogon melanocarpus 20 Mar 1996 B Luwiika
B Luwiika 356 B Luwiika B Luwiika Kalabo District; In the Lukona local forest; 3.3 km W from Lukona Basic School. 0 Zambia 1522B4 B 1140

Appox. 2.5 m tall; in open sand; stems light green with a brown tint and a removable powder; leaves light green; has sweet smell; inflorescence golden brown.

-15.383333 22.866667 5
82646 Ipomoea eriocarpa 17 Mar 1997 B Luwiika
B Luwiika 645 GW Staples B Luwiika BISH
Local Forest Gwembe-Munyumbwe District; Collecting in Munyumbwe Local Forest No. 187, 4.9 km from the junction of the Gwembe-Chipepo Road. 0 Zambia 1627D2 S 570

Twinning climber. Stems light green; leaves dark green, light underneath; flowers white.

-16.636389 27.818333 5
82648 Ipomoea heterotricha 20 Mar 1996 B Luwiika
B Luwiika 384 GW Staples B Luwiika BISH
Kalabo District; In the Lukona local forest; 3.3 km W from Lukona Basic School. 0 Zambia 1522B4 B 1140

Herb; approx. 20 cm tall; stems yellowish green with white hairs; leaves dark green on top, light green underneath; bracts dark green; flower petals bright white.

-15.383333 22.866667 5
82655 Ipomoea verbascoidea 17 Feb 1995 B Luwiika
B Luwiika 35 GW Staples B Luwiika BISH
Collecting from rock outcrop in Jirundu plains/swamp Solwezi District; Jirundu National Forestry Reserve (Botanical Reserve). 95 km E of Solwezi/Mwinilunga Road, near the Kambizhi Primary School. 0 Zambia 1125C4 W 1470

Creeping plant; stem light green; leaves rough on both sides, dark green adaxially, light green abaxially with white hairs; flowers light pink.

-11.912500 25.486111 5
82661 Jacquemontia tamnifolia 20 Mar 1996 B Luwiika
B Luwiika 338 B Luwiika B Luwiika Kalabo District; Around Lukona Basic School. 0 Zambia 1522B4 B 900

Climber; approx. 1 m long; stems light green with a brown tint; leaves light green; flower petals purplish blue.

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82676 Julbernardia paniculata 7 Mar 1995 DK Harder
B Luwiika
MM Nawa
NB Zimba
DK Harder B Luwiika MM Nawa NB Zimba 180 B Luwiika Kasempa District; Kasempa; Kamusongwe Hill directly adjacent to Kamusongwe Prison; ca. 2 km from city center. 0 Zambia 1325B4 W 1470

Tree; ca. 7 m tall; bark and branches dark brown; leaves smooth, dark green; inflorescence: calyx dark green with a brown tint; stigmas light yellow.

-13.441111 25.833333 5
82677 Julbernardia paniculata 9 May 1994 DK Harder
B Luwiika
CN Nkhoma
HH Schmidt
DK Harder B Luwiika CN Nkhoma HH Schmidt 182 B Mackinder K
In miombo woodland above meadow. Serenje District; Kundalila Falls. Ca. 65 km from Serenje gas station on road to Mpika, turn to east for 15 km. 121 0 Zambia 1330B1 C 1415

Tree of over 20 m tall. Brown bracts enclosing cream petals and stamens. Pistil with brown base and light green stigma.

-13.152500 30.722222 5
82679 Julbernardia paniculata 22 May 1994 DK Harder
B Luwiika
CN Nkhoma
HH Schmidt
DK Harder B Luwiika CN Nkhoma HH Schmidt 1435 FJ Breteler WAG
In miombo woodlands, flats and grassy areas. At base of Mututa Ridge. Granitic soils. Chinsali District; 22.4 km NE of junction with Mbesuma Ranch road on road to Chilunda Primary School. 0 Zambia 0932C4 N 1180

Tree; 10 m x 15 cm DBH. Twigs tan, smooth. Calyx yellow-brown, velvety. Filaments and anthers cream-white. Flowers with sweet fragrance.

-9.864444 32.339722 5
82708 Kirkia acuminata 26 Feb 1997 B 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. 0 Zambia 1727A2 S 640

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

-17.123333 27.435556 5
82709 Kirkia acuminata 17 Mar 1997 B Luwiika
B Luwiika 654 B Luwiika B Luwiika Local Forest Gwembe-Munyumbwe District; Collecting in Munyumbwe Local Forest No. 187, 4.9 km from the junction of the Gwembe-Chipepo Road. 0 Zambia 1627D2 S 570

Tree to 10 m x 30 cm DBH. Grey-black bark; leaves light green to yellowish-green; fruits shiny green.

-16.636389 27.818333 5
82734 Lantana camara 21 Feb 1997 B Luwiika
B Luwiika 447 B Luwiika B Luwiika Boiling Pots, rain forest Livingstone District; Victoria Falls, Boiling Pots, rain forest. 120 0 Zambia 1725D4 S 860

Scrambling shrubs 1-2 m; stems green with short prickly spines; leaves dark green with short hairs on both sides; flowers yellow to bright orange forming a cluster.

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82780 Leptocarydion vulpiastrum 20 Mar 1996 B Luwiika
B Luwiika 377 B Luwiika B Luwiika Kalabo District; In the Lukona local forest; 3.3 km W from Lukona Basic School. 0 Zambia 1522B4 B 1140

Approx. 40 cm tall; stems light green with reddish brown tint; leaves dark green; inflorescence light purple to green.

-15.383333 22.866667 5
82866 Markhamia obtusifolia 28 Feb 1995 B Luwiika
B Luwiika 130 F Toka B Luwiika Mwinilunga District; Ikelenge; Kalene Hills (12.6 km from Ikelenge Mission). 0 Zambia 1124A1 W 1440

Tree; ca. 4.5 m tall; bark and stems greyish-black; leaves dark green adaxially and light green with smooth yellow hairs abaxially; fruits yellowish-green, soft pods with light brown hairs.

-11.184722 24.199722 5
82909 Microchloa indica 17 Feb 1995 B Luwiika
B Luwiika 41 L Fish B Luwiika PRE
Collecting from rock outcrop in Jirundu plains/swamp Solwezi District; Jirundu National Forestry Reserve (Botanical Reserve). 95 km E of Solwezi/Mwinilunga Road, near the Kambizhi Primary School. 0 Zambia 1125C4 W 1470

Stems red at the base and light green apically; leaves from the nodes forming a brown sheath, light green. Inflorescences light brown, ca. 10 cm long; roots short and fibrous; common; in the swampy area.

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82980 Murdannia simplex 17 Feb 1995 B Luwiika
B Luwiika 44 RB Faden B Luwiika US
Collecting from rock outcrop in Jirundu plains/swamp Solwezi District; Jirundu National Forestry Reserve (Botanical Reserve). 95 km E of Solwezi/Mwinilunga Road, near the Kambizhi Primary School. 0 Zambia 1125C4 W 1470

Upright; red at the base; roots fibrous, white; leaves sheathed at base; red-brown at base, green towards the tip; stems light green to reddish-brown, hard, round; common; in the swampy area.

-11.912500 25.486111 5
83194 Pavetta radicans 29 Feb 1996 B Luwiika
B Luwiika 200 D Bridson B Luwiika K
Collecting in the Mavunda thickets Kaoma District; 33.1 km from Kaoma town on the Kasempa/Kaoma road. 0 Zambia 1424C2 B 1290

Shrub; 20 cm tall; stems dark green; fruits smooth and hard; leaves smooth, dark green.

-14.548611 24.384167 5
83195 Pavetta radicans 3 Mar 1997 B Luwiika
B Luwiika 557 D Bridson B Luwiika K
Along the Maamba/Sinazongwe Road Choma District; Collecting along the Maamba/Sinazongwe Road, 11.4 km from the Choma-Lusaka Road. 0 Zambia 1627C4 S 1200

Shrub, 25 cm. Stems dark brown to black; leaves light green with white hairs underneath; fruits shiny, dark green; roots white, hard. Plant has fungus.

-16.868889 27.272778 5
83218 Peltophorum africanum 20 Feb 1997 DK Harder
B Luwiika
HH Schmidt
NB Zimba
DK Harder B Luwiika HH Schmidt NB Zimba 3841 B Mackinder K
Collections along roadside in Mutemwa thicket on Kalahari Sand. Livingstone District; ca. 18.1 km W of intersection of Livingstone-Sesheke and Lusaka Road, ca. 3 km W of Simonga ca. 1.5 km E of Makunka. 0 Zambia 1725D3 S 930

Frequent, in sand; tree to 5 m; bark grey; leaflets with golden-brown hairs; pods light yellow-green, with brown hairs.

-17.816667 25.716389 5
83219 Peltophorum africanum 3 Mar 1997 DK Harder
B Luwiika
HH Schmidt
NB Zimba
DK Harder B Luwiika HH Schmidt NB Zimba 553 B Mackinder B Luwiika K
Along the Maamba/Sinazongwe Road Choma District; Collecting along the Maamba/Sinazongwe Road, 11.4 km from the Choma-Lusaka Road. 0 Zambia 1627C4 S 1200

Spreading tree to 5 m. Bark greyish-brown; leaves shiny, dark green above, light underneath; fruit pods light green to yellow. Common.

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83233 Perotis patens 26 Feb 1997 B Luwiika
B Luwiika 506 L Fish B Luwiika PRE
Along roadside Sinazongwe District; Collecting near Siazwela village, Chief Sinazongwe, 4.1 km from Maamba/Sinazongwe Road turning East at the Sinazeze Shopping Center. 0 Zambia 1727A2 S 640

Annual, 30 cm, along roadside. Stems light green with reddish-brown tint; leaves dark green glabrous; inflorescence yellowish-green.

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83235 Perotis vaginata 16 Mar 1996 B Luwiika
B Luwiika 281 L Fish B Luwiika PRE
Mongu District; In the Miulwe Plain, 44.5 km E of Mongu town on south side of Mongu-Lusaka Road. 0 Zambia B 1110

Arising from single stem; approx. 20 cm tall; stems creamy white; leaves smooth, dark green forming a light green sheath at the node; inflorescence white.

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83245 Phoenix reclinata 21 Feb 1997 B Luwiika
B Luwiika 461 B Luwiika B Luwiika Boiling Pots, rain forest Livingstone District; Victoria Falls, Boiling Pots, rain forest. 120 0 Zambia 1725D4 S 860

Palm tree ca. 12 m x 15 cm DBH. Bark/stems greyish-black; leaves dark green, completely glabrous; fruits green ripening to shiny yellow.

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83338 Protea welwitschii 3 Mar 1997 B Luwiika
B Luwiika 554 RK Brummitt B Luwiika K
Along the Maamba/Sinazongwe Road Choma District; Collecting along the Maamba/Sinazongwe Road, 11.4 km from the Choma-Lusaka Road. 0 Zambia 1627C4 S 1200

Small tree to 3 m. Leaves greyish-green, smooth; stems light brown; flowers white with red-brown flowering bracts.

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83391 Pteleopsis anisoptera 26 Feb 1997 B Luwiika
B Luwiika 515 CCH Jongkind B Luwiika WAG
Sinazongwe District; Collecting near Siazwela village, Chief Sinazongwe, 4.1 km from Maamba/Sinazongwe Road, turning East at the Sinazeze Shopping Center. 0 Zambia 1727A2 S 640

Tree, 4-5 m x 15 cm DBH. Fairly common. Bark greyish-black; leaves dark green; fruits winged, dark brown to khaki.

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83397 Pteridium aquilinum subsp. centrali-africanum 7 Mar 1995 B Luwiika
B Luwiika 149 G Yatskievych B Luwiika MO
Kasempa District; Kasempa; Kamusongwe Hill directly adjacent to Kamusongwe Prison; ca. 2 km from city center. 0 Zambia 1325B4 W 1470

Fern; ca. 1 m tall; stem hard, light green tinted brown at the base; fronds light green with brown spores underneath.

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83400 Pteris vittata 21 Feb 1997 B Luwiika
B Luwiika 474 AR Smith B Luwiika UC
Boiling Pots, rain forest Livingstone District; Victoria Falls, Boiling Pots, rain forest. 120 0 Zambia 1725D4 S 860

Occasional, in rocks along the river. Stems green, with a dark brown tint; leaves light green with spores along the margins.

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83401 Pterocarpus angolensis 28 Feb 1995 B Luwiika
B Luwiika 129 S Bodine B Luwiika MO
Mwinilunga District; Ikelenge; Kalene Hills (12.6 km from Ikelenge Mission). 0 Zambia 1124A1 W 1440

Tree; ca. 4 m tall; bark and stems greyish-brown; leaves smooth, dark green on both side; fruits winged, yellowish-green, with stiff yellowish-brown hairs in the center.

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83402 Pterocarpus angolensis 10 Mar 1997 DK Harder
B Luwiika
HH Schmidt
NB Zimba
DK Harder B Luwiika HH Schmidt NB Zimba 593 B Luwiika B Luwiika Collecting along the Sinazongwe/Choma Road Choma District; Collecting along the Sinazongwe/Choma Road, 11.6 km from the junction. 0 Zambia 1627C4 S 1200

Tree, 4 m x 15 cm DBH, copiced. Stems with light grey bark; leaves dark green above, grey-white underneath; fruits with light green wings with brown to khaki bristles in the center.

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83403 Pterocarpus angolensis 9 May 1994 DK Harder
B Luwiika
CN Nkhoma
HH Schmidt
DK Harder B Luwiika CN Nkhoma HH Schmidt 172 DK Harder MO
In miombo woodland above meadow. Serenje District; Kundalila Falls. Ca. 65 km from Serenje gas station on road to Mpika, turn to east for 15 km. 121 0 Zambia 1330B1 C 1415

Fairly common tree. Round winged fruit.

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83474 Richardia scabra 29 Feb 1996 B Luwiika
B Luwiika 182 D Bridson B Luwiika K
Kaoma District; Along the Kalamba river, on the Kaoma/Kasempa road; 8.4 km from Kaoma town. 0 Zambia B 1290

Scrambling plant light green on banks of stream; flowers 5, petals white; tap root with several hair roots.

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83483 Rothmannia engleriana 29 Feb 1996 B Luwiika
B Luwiika 194 D Bridson B Luwiika K
Collecting in the Mavunda thickets Kaoma District; 33.1 km from Kaoma town on the Kasempa/Kaoma road. 0 Zambia 1424C2 B 1290

Tree; approx. 3 m tall; bark greyish black; branches dark brown; leaves dark green, smooth on top, light green underneath; fruit dark brown when immature.

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83829 Syncolostemon bracteosus 20 Mar 1996 B Luwiika
B Luwiika 352 B Luwiika B Luwiika Kalabo District; In the Lukona local forest; 3.3 km W from Lukona Basic School. 0 Zambia 1522B4 B 1140

Herb; approx. 40 cm tall; stems light green with white hairs; leaves light green, smooth on top, hairy underneath; flowers dark green bracts with white hairs; anthers yellowish green.

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83830 Syncolostemon bracteosus 26 Feb 1997 B Luwiika
B Luwiika 513 AJ Paton B Luwiika K
Sinazongwe District; Collecting near Siazwela village, Chief Sinazongwe, 4.1 km from Maamba/Sinazongwe Road, turning East at the Sinazeze Shopping Center. 0 Zambia 1727A2 S 640

Herb, 50 cm. Stems light green with white hairs, tinted reddish-brown at base; leaves light green; flowers with persistent purple bracts, yellowish-white flowers; woody taproot.

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83841 Syzygium guineense subsp. huillense 16 Mar 1996 B Luwiika
B Luwiika 299 S Bodine B Luwiika MO
In Hymenocardia chipia thickets. Mongu District; Off the Mongu-Kaoma road in Ituku Plain in Hymenocardia chipia thickets. 0 Zambia 1424C4 B 1140

Shrub approx. 15 cm tall; stems woody, light green towards the top and brown at base; fruits yellowish green when immature.

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83850 Tacazzea apiculata 21 Feb 1997 B Luwiika
B Luwiika 470 WD Stevens B Luwiika MO
Boiling Pots, rain forest Livingstone District; Victoria Falls, Boiling Pots, rain forest. 120 0 Zambia 1725D4 S 860

Shrub, 50 cm, growing on the banks of Zambezi River. Leaves dark green on top, glabrous, light green, hairy underneath; stems green hairy with brown tint; flowers with yellow petals, silky golden filaments, white crown in the center.

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83855 Tacca leontopetaloides 26 Feb 1997 B Luwiika
B Luwiika 521 B Luwiika B Luwiika Between rocks Sinazongwe District; Collecting near Siazwela village, Chief Sinazongwe, 4.1 km from Maamba/Sinazongwe Road, turning East at the Sinazeze Shopping Center. 0 Zambia 1727A2 S 640

Herb, 1.20 m in between rocks, rare. Stems light green, semi solid; leaves dark green above, light underneath; fruits yellowish-green with a lot of seeds.

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83935 Tephrosia vogelii 21 Feb 1995 DK Harder
B Luwiika
MM Nawa
NB Zimba
DK Harder B Luwiika MM Nawa NB Zimba 2729 RM Polhill K
Collections in woodland and in dambo at source of small stream. Mwinilunga District; ca. 15.8 km N/NE of Luawu Mission on Luwawu-Ikelenge Road at village Ipeba. 1 Zambia 1124C1 W 1410

Rare; probably cultivated, shrub to 2 m; calyx light green with dark hairs; petals all white; pods brown. Root used as fish poison.

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83978 Thunbergia lancifolia 13 Feb 1995 B Luwiika
B Luwiika 5 KB Vollesen B Luwiika K
Collecting from a miombo woodland, sandy silt soil; and termite mounds. Solwezi District; Acres National Forest Reserve; ca. 78 km W of Solwezi on Mwinilunga Road. 0 Zambia 1225B4 W 1230

Herb; long and slender leaves; dark green adaxially, lighter abaxially; flowers deep purple, light green bracts; roots ca. 15 cm long.

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84039 Tridax procumbens 21 Feb 1997 B Luwiika
B Luwiika 443 HJ Beentje B Luwiika K
Boiling Pots, rain forest Livingstone District; Victoria Falls, Boiling Pots, rain forest. 120 0 Zambia 1725D4 S 860

Trailing on rocks along the Zambezi River. Stems green with short grey hairs, brown tint towards base; flowers yellow; bracts green with dark brown tint.

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