Collections made by Meg Coates Palgrave

Records: 40

The following is a list of the collections made by Meg Coates Palgrave in species name order. The records are of species which occur in Democratic Republic of Congo (either as a native/naturalised species or as a cultivated species).

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NoSpeciesRecord dateRecorder(s)Coll.Det.Conf.HerbariaHabitatLocationLoc code Outing codePlanted code Country QDSGrid ref.FZ DivAlt. (m)NotesLatLongLoc Acc Code
62426 Afzelia quanzensis18 Oct 2014M Coates Palgrave
C Sharp
P Ndlovu
 M Coates Palgrave M793 M Coates Palgrave BUL
 Kalahari sand woodlandGwaai Forest, Forest Hills close to Headquarters0Zimbabwe1927B2W1060

Tree ± 8 m, flowers red-pink with white markings

-19.16320027.9960337
54001 Albizia harveyi20 Apr 2005M Coates Palgrave
MJ Inacio
 M Coates Palgrave MJ Inacio s.n. TCT-Catapú
 WoodlandVia entrada, close to old road to Bundu's cottage, S side820Mozambique1835A1MS100

Tree

-18.04225035.2006117
62528 Albizia versicolor20 Oct 2014M Coates Palgrave
C Sharp
P Ndlovu
 M Coates Palgrave M809 M Coates Palgrave BUL
 Riverine fringeByo-Vic Falls Rd, Lambo River 0Zimbabwe1826B4W830

-18.39725026.8203507
62533 Boscia mossambicensis20 Oct 2014M Coates Palgrave
C Sharp
P Ndlovu
 M Coates Palgrave M812 M Coates Palgrave BUL
 Disturbed area next to the roadByo-Vic Falls Rd0Zimbabwe1826B3W700

-18.37988326.6381837
54009 Boscia mossambicensis4 Sep 2005M Coates Palgrave
KB Baretta
MJ Inacio
 M Coates Palgrave KB Baretta MJ Inacio 220 RB Drummond TCT-Catapú
 SandforestZualula pan forest, near large Bombax at the bottom end820Mozambique1835A1MS80

Tree 8 m tall with five stems more than 5 cm in diameter; bark grey with lichen patches, slightly roughened with horizontal lines of lenticels

-18.07041735.2365567
62417 Brachystegia spiciformis18 Oct 2014M Coates Palgrave
C Sharp
P Ndlovu
 M Coates Palgrave M789 M Coates Palgrave BUL
 Kalahari sand woodlandByo-Vic Falls Rd. A8, ± 5 km after Winter Block0Zimbabwe1928C2W1220

Flowers white

-19.62293328.4623337
54010 Brachystegia spiciformis13 Feb 2005M Coates Palgrave
JA White
MJ Inacio
 M Coates Palgrave JA White MJ Inacio s.n. M Coates Palgrave TCT-Catapú
 Miombo woodlandVia Ntiga, close to Rio Tissadze bridge2, 300 m E, 10 m N of the path820Mozambique1835A1MS80

Tree

-18.18222235.1488897
108276 Brachystegia spiciformis27 Nov 2008M Coates Palgrave
 M Coates Palgrave M 663 M Coates Palgrave BNRH
JRAU
 Garden, historically miombo woodlandHarare, Chisipite, 30 Steppes Road, 6 Blue Kerry.1,2340Zimbabwe1731C3C1526

Sapling re-growth from rootshoot.

-17.77890031.1047507
103537 Brachystegia spiciformis8 May 2019M Coates Palgrave
C Sharp
 M Coates Palgrave M906 M Coates Palgrave C Sharp BUL
 Open miombo woodland, occasional large trees10 km from Mbalabala on road to Gwanda0Zimbabwe2029C1W1073

Tree 9 -10 m, rounded crown, bark brown, scaly

-20.53927729.0255787
109364 Combretum adenogonium23 Nov 2006M Coates Palgrave
MJ Inacio
J Maneka
 M Coates Palgrave 516 M Coates Palgrave BNRH
JRAU
 Catapu Concession, sawmill area, close to big brick water tank.0Mozambique1835A1MS180

UJ DNA No. MvdB2742

-18.06200035.2054506
47699 Combretum adenogonium23 Nov 2006M Coates Palgrave
 M Coates Palgrave 516 M Coates Palgrave Catapu Concession, Sawmill area, close to big brick water tank820Mozambique1835A1MS180

-18.06200035.2054507
103767 Combretum collinum subsp. gazense14 May 2019M Coates Palgrave
C Sharp
F Randall
 M Coates Palgrave M917 MA Hyde M Coates Palgrave BUL
 Kalahari Sand woodland Short cut road Umgusa to Airport0Zimbabwe1928D3W1237

Tree about 12 m with canopy about 15 m wide

-19.99076328.5450657
62631 Combretum molle25 Oct 2014M Coates Palgrave
C Sharp
 M Coates Palgrave M838 M Coates Palgrave BUL
 Open woodlandMatabeleland, Old Gwanda Rd, after Mzilikatze's Grave T/O0Zimbabwe2028B3W1440

-20.38446728.5833337
47688 Combretum molle15 Nov 2006M Coates Palgrave
 M Coates Palgrave 476 M Coates Palgrave TCT-Catapú
 Sofala Province, Levasflor Concession, sawmill area, behind the shed880Mozambique1834D4MS200

-18.75608334.9242337
62416 Combretum molle18 Oct 2014M Coates Palgrave
C Sharp
P Ndlovu
 M Coates Palgrave M788 M Coates Palgrave BUL
 Miombo woodland sandyVic Falls rd. A8 ± 5 km S of Winterblock0Zimbabwe1928C4W1200

Flowers yellowish

-19.82340028.4623337
47686 Combretum zeyheri15 Nov 2006M Coates Palgrave
 M Coates Palgrave 473 M Coates Palgrave TCT-Catapú
 Sofala Province, Levasflor Concession, Camp area, NW corner of the Machessa880Mozambique1834D4MS200

-18.75898334.9248337
62558 Commiphora mollis21 Oct 2014M Coates Palgrave
C Sharp
P Ndlovu
 M Coates Palgrave M821 M Coates Palgrave BUL
 Deciduous woodlandDimbangombe, near Hwange0Zimbabwe1825B2W1040

-18.15390025.8912837
18046 Dalbergia boehmii subsp. boehmii11 Nov 2006M Coates Palgrave
 M Coates Palgrave M462 M Coates Palgrave SandforestAlong Southwestern firebreak, Catapu Concession, Sofala.820Mozambique1835A1MS97

-18.05320035.1913677
54023 Dalbergia fischeri14 Oct 2012M Coates Palgrave
AA Alfaca
 M Coates Palgrave AA Alfaca 01-14-10-2012 M Coates Palgrave TCT-Catapú
 Disturbed sandforestCatapu,on the EN1 side of the borrow pit820Mozambique1835A1MS100

2-3 m, flowers white

-18.04046735.2011337
62607 Diospyros batocana23 Oct 2014M Coates Palgrave
C Sharp
P Ndlovu
 M Coates Palgrave M827 M Coates Palgrave BUL
 Kalahari sand woodlandJafuta Lodge grounds0Zimbabwe1825B2W970

-18.02080025.8048177
62501 Diospyros kirkii20 Oct 2014M Coates Palgrave
C Sharp
P Ndlovu
 M Coates Palgrave M807 M Coates Palgrave BUL
 Kalahari sand woodlandSikumi Forest, north of Ganda Forest Lodge0Zimbabwe1826D2W1080

-18.60161726.9419007
54025 Diplorhynchus condylocarpon18 Nov 2006M Coates Palgrave
MJ Inacio
J Maneka
 M Coates Palgrave MJ Inacio J Maneka M624 M Coates Palgrave TCT-Catapú
 Miombo woodlandSawmill area near the office, Levasflor880Mozambique1834D4MS230

Tree

-18.76596734.8565837
62418 Erythrophleum africanum18 Oct 2014M Coates Palgrave
C Sharp
P Ndlovu
 M Coates Palgrave M790 M Coates Palgrave BUL
 Kalahari sand woodlandByo-Vic Falls Rd. A8, ± 5 km after Winter Block0Zimbabwe1928C2W1220

Flowers cream

-19.62410028.3855507
103782 Grewia flavescens var. flavescens14 May 2019M Coates Palgrave
C Sharp
F Randall
 M Coates Palgrave M919 MA Hyde M Coates Palgrave BUL
 Kalahari Sand woodland Short cut road Umgusa to Airport0Zimbabwe1928D3W1282

Shrub about 1.5m

-19.98471228.5623047
103667 Gymnosporia putterlickioides10 May 2019M Coates Palgrave
C Sharp
D Drummond
 M Coates Palgrave M873 MA Hyde M Coates Palgrave BUL
 Riverine and rocksBelow Dam wall, Rocky Glen Ranch, West Nicholson2420Zimbabwe2129B3S758

Several stemmed

-21.28462329.7266197
54111 Habenaria malacophylla21 Apr 2009M Coates Palgrave
 M Coates Palgrave 713 V Fibeck TCT-Catapú
 Miombo woodland, in grassless patch in shade Nhambita, Conservation plot two890Mozambique1834C3 MS120

Slender ground orchid,

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103597 Justicia flava9 May 2019M Coates Palgrave
C Sharp
D Drummond
 M Coates Palgrave M879 MA Hyde M Coates Palgrave BUL
 Sandy riverineBubiana River, Rocky Glen Ranch, West Nicholson2420Zimbabwe2129B2S750

-21.24815329.8105907
108547 Landolphia kirkii18 Nov 2006M Coates Palgrave
MJ Inacio
J Maneka
 M Coates Palgrave 485 BNRH
 Levasflor Concession, on the old Maciambose road, W side.0Mozambique1834D4MS180

Habitat: miombo woodland.-x000D- Habit: small shrubs on the ground. Sena name: Mamungu. Control 7-x000D- Ex Cheringoma Herbarium No.: 661

-18.75694434.9177786
68340 Luffa cylindrica22 May 2015M Coates Palgrave
H Dawson
 M Coates Palgrave M864 MA Hyde M Coates Palgrave TCT-Catapú
 River bankZambezi River, near Gombe Camp590Zimbabwe1529D2N340

-15.61546729.8549837
62534 Maerua edulis20 Oct 2014M Coates Palgrave
C Sharp
P Ndlovu
 M Coates Palgrave M813 M Coates Palgrave BUL
 Disturbed area next to the roadByo-Vic Falls Rd0Zimbabwe1826B3W700

-18.37988326.6381837
54059 Opilia amentacea12 Jun 2005M Coates Palgrave
MJ Inacio
 M Coates Palgrave MJ Inacio 199 M Lötter TCT-Catapú
 SandforestCatapu, Sawmill area close to Via entrada entrance, NW side820Mozambique1835A1MS80

Climber

-18.04483335.2053337
54066 Pseudolachnostylis maprouneifolia20 Apr 2005M Coates Palgrave
MJ Inacio
 M Coates Palgrave MJ Inacio 125 M Coates Palgrave TCT-Catapú
 WoodlandCatapu,Via entrada, N side, near entrance to old road to Bundu's cottage, about 20 m W from path820Mozambique1835A1MS80

Tree c. 10 m tall, bark characteristic, dark grey fissured in squares and rectangles,fruit on the ground

-18.04200035.2007507
103653 Ranunculus multifidus10 May 2019M Coates Palgrave
C Sharp
D Drummond
 M Coates Palgrave M896 MA Hyde M Coates Palgrave BUL
 Edge of waterBelow Dam wall, Rocky Glen Ranch, West Nicholson2420Zimbabwe2129B3S754

About 50 cm high, flowers yellow

-21.28524929.7256197
62414 Securidaca longepedunculata18 Oct 2014M Coates Palgrave
C Sharp
P Ndlovu
 M Coates Palgrave M787 M Coates Palgrave BUL
 Miombo woodland sandyVic Falls rd. A8 after Ticehurst0Zimbabwe1928C4W1200

Tree, flowers purple, sweetly scented

-19.82363328.4624837
54071 Securidaca longepedunculata24 Apr 2005M Coates Palgrave
MJ Inacio
 M Coates Palgrave MJ Inacio 158 M Coates Palgrave M Coates Palgrave TCT-Catapú
 River terrace thicketEN1, 30 m N of Rio Tissadze bridge 820Mozambique1835A1MS60

Tree

-18.01425035.2450567
62624 Terminalia mollis25 Oct 2014M Coates Palgrave
C Sharp
 M Coates Palgrave M836 M Coates Palgrave BUL
 Open woodlandMatabeleland, Old Gwanda Rd, close to Mzilikatze's Grave T/O0Zimbabwe2028B3W1440

-20.38186728.5804837
54082 Vernonia colorata subsp. colorata27 Aug 2005M Coates Palgrave
JA White
MJ Inacio
 M Coates Palgrave JA White MJ Inacio 205 PPJ Herman M Coates Palgrave TCT-Catapú
 Clump of woody vegetation in grassland near pan NNW of Catapu pan, 50 m east of ring road820Mozambique1835A1MS90

6 m tall

-18.08125035.0894727
108850 Vernonia colorata subsp. colorata27 Aug 2005M Coates Palgrave
JA White
MJ Inacio
 M Coates Palgrave 205 BNRH
 Catap— Concession, just NNW of Catap— pan, 50 m east of ring road.0Mozambique1835A1MS150

Habitat: in a clump of woody vegetation in grassland near pan.-x000D- Habit: shrub about 2 to 4 m tall. Catap— no: 211-x000D- Ex Cheringoma Herbarium No.: 359

-18.03777835.2188896
15783 Voacanga africana11 Mar 2007BT Wursten
JE Burrows
M Coates Palgrave
P Ballings
M Lötter
 M Coates Palgrave M555 JE Burrows WoodlandAlong road to Chiniziuwa River, Cheringoma0Mozambique1835C3MS152

In fruit

-18.95927435.0340347
103627 Ximenia americana var. microphylla10 May 2019M Coates Palgrave
C Sharp
D Drummond
 M Coates Palgrave M914 MA Hyde M Coates Palgrave BUL
 Granite kopjeTicky's cave, Rocky Glen Ranch, West Nicholson2420Zimbabwe2129B4S779

Shrub, about 1 m

-21.25706029.8414997

Copyright: The DRC flora team, 2024-25

The DRC flora team (2025). Flora of the Democratic Republic of Congo: Collections made by Meg Coates Palgrave.
https://www.drcongoflora.com/speciesdata/utilities/utility-display-collections-by-person.php?person_id=14, retrieved 16 June 2025

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