Collections made by Mary Richards

Records: 16

The following is a list of the collections made by Mary Richards in species name order. The records are of species which occur in Democratic Republic of the 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
80739 Acacia hockii15 Sep 1956HM Richards
HM Richards 6201 Side of road, dry.Mbala District; Kalambo Falls Road. 1250Zambia0831C2 N1500

Shrub 8 ft.

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80740 Acacia hockii9 May 1966HM Richards
HM Richards 21479 Among long grass in scattered woodland near stream on loam soil.Chianga Stream near Kalambo Road. 0Zambia0831C4 N1350

Tree 15-20 ft. high. Bark dark, flaking off when cut, pale buff beneath, flowers yellow.

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49319 Bauhinia tomentosa28 May 1961HM Richards
HM Richards 15147 K
Mbala Distr., Sisya Forest, Kalambo road.0Zambia0

Flowering

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81554 Craterosiphon quarrei12 Mar 1955HM Richards
HM Richards 4849 N: Mbala District; Inona (Inono) R.0Zambia0831C3N914

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81555 Craterosiphon quarrei12 Mar 1955HM Richards
HM Richards 4894 Riverine forest.Inono stream. 0Zambia0831C3N914

In sandy soil tall tree 30 ft. Bark corky, stem rough. Leaves glabrous has a glutinous latex in centre of young stem [incorrect observation?]. Also grows Chilogowilo Gardens.

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81556 Craterosiphon quarrei12 Sep 1960HM Richards
HM Richards 13229 Burnt woody woodland.Mbala District; Kambole Escarpment. At top of escarpment, above Kambole. 0Zambia0831C4N1800

Small tree. Calyx lobes dark green. Sepals pale green.

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88241 Cyperus denudatusNo dateHM Richards
HM Richards 19450 EA Robinson MRSC
Mbala District, Chinikila path to Loye Flats0ZambiaN0

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80456 Garcinia pachyclada23 Aug 1956HM Richards
HM Richards 5923 K
Mbale District, Kambole Escarpment0Zambia N0

Male fl

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82423 Gnidia involucrata23 Oct 1971HM Richards
HM Richards 27314 Serenje District; Road to Lushere village 5 miles from Serenje.0ZambiaC1524

Leaves sessile. Calyx brown. Flowers orange-yellow.

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34740 Hygrophila didynama22 Aug 1956HM Richards
HM Richards 5921 BR
Hanging over a stream; damp sandy soil.Shamba side of stream, Abercorn-Kambole Road, Zambia0ZambiaN1500

A straggling woody herbaceous plant. Stem brown, woody. Leaves opposite, long. Calyx green. Corolla tube short, green. Flowers, upper petals inside fringed with upright brown hairs. Flower dull mauve with yellow markings. Stamens inserted base of lower petal, developing seed long pointed.

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80287 Micrargeriella aphylla29 Nov 1961HM Richards
HM Richards 15448 K
Kawambwa to Nchelenge, 16 km0Zambia N1290

fl. & fr

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83167 Parinari excelsa7 Oct 1966HM Richards
HM Richards 21496 Vomo gap0Zambia0831D3 N1525

Entrance to vomo gap. Very large tree 60 ft.

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102524 Polystachya albescens subsp. imbricata10 Jan 1959HM Richards
HM Richards 10609 K
In rain forest. Misiku Hills0Malawi0933C2 N1650

Cited in Flora Zambesiaca volume 11 part 2: 330, 1998.

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102525 Polystachya transvaalensis4 Jan 1959HM Richards
HM Richards 10476 K
Lake Kaulime, Nyika National Park1800Malawi1033D2 N2340

Cited in Flora Zambesiaca volume 11 part 2: 330, 1998.

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83771 Stereospermum kunthianum28 Sep 1967HM Richards
HM Richards 22321 Isoko-Mbala Region 1 m from Mbala.0ZambiaN1524

Recently burnt ground. Scattered trees. Trunk smooth. Leaves pinnate. Flowers pale pink purple markings.

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84195 Wahlenbergia ramosissima subsp. centifloraNo dateHM Richards
HM Richards 5565 D'hulmiti-Katula on old Mbala-Mpulungu road.0Zambia0931B2N0

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The DRC flora team (2026). Flora of the Democratic Republic of the Congo: Collections made by Mary Richards.
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