Collections made by Jonathan Timberlake

Small tree to 5 m. Leaves sub-opposite. Inflorescence terminal. Fruits flattened, ± winged.

Sub-canopy tree to 6 m. Leaves clustered terminally, with winged rachis. Fruit large, green, axillary, splitting open later.

Tree to 10 m, spreading canopy, branching low. Bark rough, fissured grey. Leaves with 4 pinnae pairs. Young pods green, massive, woody, strongly ridged on one side. Dominant tree in Brachystegia woodland.

Shrub to 1.5 m. Leaves glossy green, 2-3 pinnae pairs; stipular bud somewhat flattened.

Spreading canopy tree to 10 m, branching low. Bark dark, flaking. Leaves glossy green, terminal pair largest; buds rounded.

Patch of low-branching trees to 4m high. Trunks heavily crusted with lichens. Buds large, ovoid; sometimes much smaller. Six pairs of leaflets. Rachis softly but sparsely hairy. Leaves glossy green, leathery. Some pink-flushed young growth. Pods woody, massive.

Tree to 10 m, spreading canopy, branching low. Bark rough, fissured grey. Leaves with 4 pinnae pairs. Young pods green, massive, woody, strongly ridged on one side

Epiphytic orchid on Englerophytum tree branch, with long thick aerial roots. Narrow linear leaves. Some fruit capsules.

Shrub or small tree to 2 m. Leaves dark green, alternate. Flowers underneath, axillary, clustered, white with maroon upper wing. Rare in Guibourtia - Pteleopsis dry forest, possibly on edge of termite mound.

Small understory tree to 4 m. Leaves glossy green, leathery, evergreen, margins entire.

Small tree to 3 m. Leaves hard, sclerophyllous, older ones with lichens on upper surface; very marked drip-tips.

Shrub to 2 m. Fleshy leaves. Small green fruits clustered in axils.

Cited in Harris, Darbyshire & Polhill, Kew Bulletin 66(2): 248, 2011.

Large tree to 25 m, spreading, dbh 134.3 cm. Foliage evergreen; leaves lanceolate. Fruits solitary, green, with persistent calyx.

Tree to 6 m, often regenerating or coppicing. Generally an understory shrub. Milky latex. Flowering on stems. Leaves dark green, with brown hairs underneath.

Tree to 4 m. Long spicate axillary inflorescence, greenish-white with yellow anthers. Many ants farming scale insects.

Cited in Harris, Darbyshire & Polhill, Kew Bulletin 66(2): 248, 2011.

Small understory tree to 4 m. Branches and leaves opposite; stems angular. Small amount of yellow sap. Fruits said to be edible.

Tree to 6 m. Leaves large, ribbed, clustered terminally. Fruits axillary, very hard, many-seeded, in 2s.

Rubbery aquatic attached with holdfast to rocks. Plants exposed by lower water level now flowering, but with few leaves.

Aquatic herb. Feathery green leaves. No obvious roots. Locally common.

Aquatic herb with strong holdfast roots. Leaves feathery, stems rubbery.

Annual herb to 30cm. Few small narrow leaves, +/- leafless, basal leaves rounded. Flowers in terminal inflorescence, small, lilac.

Shrub to 2 m. Glossy unequal leaves. Flowers in axillary inflorescence, small, white.

Shrubs to 1.5 m or small tree. Leaves with long petioles. Fruits on side shoots, reddish above.

Small tree to 4 m. Leaves opposite, pinnate, venation prominent under, slightly hairy. Inflorescence terminal, large yellow flowers, throat with maroon markings. Occasional at edge of drainage line in Afzelia - Berlinia woodland., Occurrence: occasio

Canopy tree to 18 m, dbh 33.0 cm, or shrub to 1 m. Bark smooth, grey, flaking in sections.

Understory tree to 6 m. Leaves dark green, leathery, serrated margins.

Succulent herb, no leaves. Fruits small, green.

Climbing understory shrub to 3 m high. Leaves opposite, generally all in one plane.

Small shrubby tree to 4 m. Some old fruits to 6 cm diameter. Flowering on new growth.

Small understorey tree to 5 m. Leaves leathery. Flowers just finished; fruits purple-tinged.

Shrub in riverine forest. Fruits

Canopy tree to 25 m, dbh 49 cm. Trunk straight with narrow buttresses. Bark purple-brown, with lenticels. Leaves glossy, with drip-tip. Milky latex. Vern. name: Mdunduwe

Subcanopy to canopy tree to 15 m. Bark brown, relatively smooth, some localised cracking and protuberances. Outer bark with purple-brown slash, very thin; inner bark hard, slash whitish, turning pink-brown on exposure. Noticeable stilt roots.

Tree or large shrub. Foliage dark green, apparently evergreen. Leaves ovate with long petiole. Specimens nearby with stilt roots.

Climbing, trailing slender herb. Flowers small, white; easily falling.