Collections made by Mervyn Lötter

Records: 17

The following is a list of the collections made by Mervyn Lötter 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
109022 Bauhinia petersiana5 Oct 2005M Lötter
M Lötter 1147 M Lötter BNRH
Nampula town area.0Mozambique1539A1N0

Shrub. Flowers white.

0.0000000.0000002
109203 Boscia mossambicensis2 Apr 2010M Lötter
BC Turpin
M Lötter 2016 M Lötter BNRH
Sand forest along Massingir to Chokwe road.0Mozambique2432A2GI158

Shrub 1.5 m tall. Multi-stemmed. Flowers yellow-green, musty-smelling, not that visible and smell noticeable. Flowering near base. Occasional-x000D- Habitat: Closed shrubland, in well-drained sand. In full sun.

-24.14555632.2908336
108257 Brachystegia boehmii9 May 1998M Lötter
M Lötter 254 BNRH
Miombo with Erythrophleum.5 km S. of Birchenough Bridge.0Zimbabwe1932C4S0

0.0000000.0000000
109042 Brachystegia floribunda3 Oct 2005M Lötter
M Lötter 1062 M Lötter BNRH
20 km to Guru‚ from Errego.0Mozambique1537C1Z0

Tree, 15 m tall in miombo woodland. Buds starting near top of tree.

0.0000000.0000002
108273 Brachystegia spiciformis9 May 1998M Lötter
M Lötter 275 BNRH
Miombo woodlandVumba.630Zimbabwe1932B2E0

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108274 Brachystegia spiciformis30 Sep 2005M Lötter
M Lötter 1051 M Lötter BNRH
In coastal woodlandZavorra turn-off.0Mozambique2435A3GI0

Tree 3 - 5 m tall. Flowers white.

0.0000000.0000000
109063 Brachystegia spiciformis30 Sep 2005M Lötter
M Lötter 1051 M Lötter BNRH
Zavorra turn-off.0Mozambique2435A3GI0

Tree 3 - 5 m tall in coastal woodland. Flowers white.

0.0000000.0000002
110817 Carpolobia goetzei1 Oct 2005M Lötter
M Lötter 1116 JE Burrows BNRH
10 km N of Palma towards Rovuma River.0Mozambique1040C2N28

2-4 m tall; flowers with purple in upper petals.

-10.69078340.4936505
109897 Erythrina abyssinica2 Oct 2005M Lötter
M Lötter 1061 JE Burrows BNRH
40 km N. of Zambesi River on road (EN 1) to Morrumbala.0Mozambique1735D1Z0

Tree 3 m tall. Flowers red.

0.0000000.0000002
109113 Erythrophleum africanum17 Oct 2005M Lötter
M Lötter 1129 JE Burrows BNRH
25 km N. of Montepuez from Mueda.0Mozambique1238D4N0

5 m tall, bark pale grey. Flowers cream.

0.0000000.0000002
109123 Erythrophleum suaveolens14 Oct 2005M Lötter
M Lötter 1121 JE Burrows BNRH
20 km N.E. of Mueda.0Mozambique1139C2N0

Large tree 20 m tall in miombo woodland.

0.0000000.0000002
109124 Erythrophleum suaveolens13 Oct 2005M Lötter
M Lötter 1115 JE Burrows BNRH
10 km S. of Rovuma River, near Cabo Delgado lighthouse.0Mozambique1040D1N0

10 m tall in Syzygium thicket. Spikes immature.

0.0000000.0000002
109122 Erythrophleum suaveolens14 May 1998M Lötter
M Lötter 289 BNRH
40 km N. of Dondo along road to Inhaminga, Muanza0Mozambique1934B3MS0

Big tree (15 m) growing on deep sands in woodland.

0.0000000.0000002
110044 Gladiolus dalenii subsp. dalenii13 May 1998M Lötter
M Lötter 287 BNRH
Between Muanza and Chiniziua.0Mozambique1834D4 MS0

Hydromorphic grassland in open miombo.

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110753 Hymenocardia ulmoides16 May 1988M Lötter
M Lötter 293 BNRH
5 km S. of Save River along rd. from Beira to Maputo.0Mozambique2134B1?0

Woodland on deep sands.

0.0000000.0000002
109223 Maerua aethiopica8 Sep 2009M Lötter
BC Turpin
M Lötter 1855 DJ Goyder BNRH
13 km NE of Nangade.0Mozambique1039D3N177

KEW - ProNatura Project.-x000D- Scrambler to 2 m. Fruits green. Stems green, smooth. Rare-x000D- Habitat: Open woodland, in sandy loam.

-10.98777839.7472226
110761 Margaritaria discoidea var. nitida11 May 1998M Lötter
M Lötter 268 BNRH
Dondo, Beira, C. Mozambique.0Mozambique1934D1MS0

Woodland on deep sands.

0.0000000.0000002


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The DRC flora team (2025). Flora of the Democratic Republic of Congo: Collections made by Mervyn Lötter.
https://www.drcongoflora.com/speciesdata/utilities/utility-display-collections-by-person.php?person_id=246, retrieved 16 June 2025

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