Collections made by Oliphant Miller

Records: 82

The following is a list of the collections made by Oliphant Miller 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
29356 Acacia sieberiana var. woodii Aug 1953OB Miller
OB Miller 1864 SRGH
Besna Kobila Farm, Matopos570Zimbabwe2028B3W1430

[See note 16]

0.0000000.0000000
30137 Acanthospermum hispidum Mar 1958OB Miller
OB Miller 5148 SRGH
Besna Kobila Farm, Matopos570Zimbabwe2028B3W1460

[See note 16]

0.0000000.0000000
29754 Afzelia quanzensis Oct 1956OB Miller
OB Miller 3697 SRGH
WoodlandSolozwe hill, Matopos570Zimbabwe2028D1W0

[See note 16]

0.0000000.0000000
29750 Albizia versicolor Aug 1953OB Miller
OB Miller 1862 SRGH
In fringing forest Besna Kobila, Matobo570Zimbabwe2028B3W1220

Tree 35 ft high. Fruits dark red, immature. [See note 16]

0.0000000.0000000
29683 Ansellia africana Sep 1955OB Miller
OB Miller 2464 SRGH
Epiphyte on Dombeya rotundifolia Quaringa Farm, Matopos570Zimbabwe2028B4 W1480

Flower with dark red spots. [See note 16]

0
29819 Antidesma venosum Jan 1953OB Miller
OB Miller 1459 SRGH
Besna Kobila Farm, Matopos570Zimbabwe2028B3W1430

10 ft high plant with immature flowers. In fringing forest. [See note 16]

0.0000000.0000000
30140 Bidens pilosa Jul 1959OB Miller
OB Miller 5957 SRGH
Farm Besna Kobila, Matopos570Zimbabwe2028B3W1460

No white ray florets. Only 2 plants found. [See note 16]

0.0000000.0000000
29804 Biophytum umbraculum May 1957OB Miller
OB Miller 4354 SRGH
Gap in stand of high grassMatopos, Farm Besna Kobila570Zimbabwe2028B3W1400

[See note 16]

0.0000000.0000000
30166 Cassia abbreviata Oct 1953OB Miller
OB Miller 1933 SRGH
Fringing ForestFarm Besna Kobila, Matopos570Zimbabwe2028B3W1430

[See note 16]

0.0000000.0000000
29734 Cleome gynandra Jan 1954OB Miller
OB Miller 2074 SRGH
Farm Besna Kobila, Matopos570Zimbabwe2028B3W1430

Herb to 1 ft. Flowers: white, filaments dark blue. Vernacular Name: ulude. Leaves: cooked and eaten. Plant oily. [See note 16]

0.0000000.0000000
29735 Cleome hirta Jan 1957OB Miller
OB Miller 4093 SRGH
In grasslandMatopos, Farm Besna Kobila570Zimbabwe2028B3W1460

Virgate shrub, very sticky. Flowers pink to very pale pink. [See note 16]

0.0000000.0000000
29736 Cleome monophylla Feb 1953OB Miller
OB Miller 1604 SRGH
Besna Kobila570Zimbabwe2028B3W1430

Herb 20 inches high, flowers pale pink. [See note 16]

0.0000000.0000000
30099 Coccinia adoensis Feb 1954OB Miller
OB Miller 2175 SRGH
Besna Kobila Farm, Matopos570Zimbabwe2028B3W1430

[See note 16]

0.0000000.0000000
29907 Combretum molle Sep 1953OB Miller
OB Miller 1909 SRGH
Open woodlandFarm Besna Kobila, Matobo570Zimbabwe2028B3W1430

Small tree 10 ft high. Flowers pale yellow. [See note 16]

0.0000000.0000000
29810 Commiphora africana Jan 1953OB Miller
OB Miller 1520 SRGH
Besna Kobila farm, Matobo570Zimbabwe2028B3W1430

Tree about 12 ft high. [See note 16]

0.0000000.0000000
29812 Commiphora mollis Nov 1960OB Miller
OB Miller 7508 SRGH
Matopos, Besna Kobila Farm570Zimbabwe2028B3W1460

Calyx green, corolla deep red, leaves and fruits immature. [See note 16]

0.0000000.0000000
30146 Crassocephalum rubens var. rubens Mar 1957OB Miller
OB Miller 4202 SRGH
Farm Besna Kobila, Matopos570Zimbabwe2028B3W1460

[See note 16]

0.0000000.0000000
30147 Crassocephalum rubens var. sarcobasis Apr 1953OB Miller
OB Miller 1762 SRGH
Farm Besna Kobila, Matopos570Zimbabwe2028B3W1430

[See note 16]

0.0000000.0000000
81548 Craterosiphon quarrei25 Sep 1937OB Miller
OB Miller 158 B.S.A. Coys house. Ndola.0Zambia1228D3W0

-12.96666728.6333335
29712 Cyathula cylindrica Mar 1953OB Miller
OB Miller 1637 SRGH
In grasslandBesna Kobila Farm, Matopos570Zimbabwe2028B3W1430

10 - 14 inch high plant with whitish flowers. [See note 16]

0.0000000.0000000
28421 Cyathula uncinulata May 1960OB Miller
OB Miller 7341 On termite nest in spongeTanglewood Farm, Ruwa0Zimbabwe1731C3C1220

Sprawling plant.

0.0000000.0000000
29678 Cyrtorchis praetermissa subsp. praetermissa Apr 1957OB Miller
OB Miller 4294 SRGH
Farm Besna Kobila570Zimbabwe2028B3 W1460

Probably epiphyte but found lying on ground. [See note 16]

0
29938 Diplorhynchus condylocarpon Nov 1953OB Miller
OB Miller 1966 SRGH
Among rocksBesna Kobila Farm570Zimbabwe2028B3W1430

Tree 20ft high. White flowers. [See note 16]

0.0000000.0000000
30121 Erigeron sumatrensis Dec 1957OB Miller
OB Miller 4866 SRGH
Fallow field Farm Besna Kobila, Matopos570Zimbabwe2028B3W1460

Flowers pinkish yellow. [See note 16]

0.0000000.0000000
29788 Eriosema psoraleoides Feb 1953OB Miller
OB Miller 1567 SRGH
Besna Kobila, Matopos570Zimbabwe2028B3W1430

[See note 16]

0.0000000.0000000
29733 Erucastrum arabicum Apr 1961OB Miller
OB Miller 7904 SRGH
Besna Kobila Farm570Zimbabwe2028B3W1460

Flowers yellow. [See note 16]

0.0000000.0000000
29679 Eulophia angolensis Jan 1956OB Miller
OB Miller 3224 SRGH
Streamside Besna Kobila, Matopos,570Zimbabwe2028B3 W1460

A fine orchid. [See note 16]

0
29681 Eulophia streptopetala7 Nov 1962OB Miller
OB Miller 8294 SRGH
In patch of deepish soil over graniteBesna Kobila Farm, Matopos570Zimbabwe2028B3 W1460

Flowers- 3 sepals green, densely spotted with brown, 2 petals large-yellow above, yellow below - the small petal yellow with a brown smear at base. [See note 16]

0
29688 Ficus glumosa Mar 1954OB Miller
OB Miller 2257 SRGH
Farm Besna Kobila570Zimbabwe2028B3W1400

Tree 30 ft high. [See note 16]

0.0000000.0000000
29691 Ficus sur Feb 1953OB Miller
OB Miller 1563 SRGH
On stream bankBesna Kobila Farm570Zimbabwe2028B3W1430

Tree 25 ft high [See note 16]

0.0000000.0000000
29693 Ficus verruculosa Feb 1953OB Miller
OB Miller 1585 SRGH
On stream bankBesna Kobila, Matobo570Zimbabwe2028B3W1430

Shrub to 3.5 ft high. Flowers reddish. Juice milky. [See note 16]

0.0000000.0000000
29890 Flacourtia indica Jan 1953OB Miller
OB Miller 1480 SRGH
Matobo, Besna Kobila570Zimbabwe2028B3W1430

Spiny shrub 10 ft high. [See note 16]

0.0000000.0000000
30040 Genlisea africana Aug 1953OB Miller
OB Miller 1877 SRGH
Wet groundFarm Besna Kobila, Matobo570Zimbabwe2028B3W1430

Herb 9 inches high. Flowers blue and white. [See note 16]

0.0000000.0000000
29658 Gladiolus dalenii subsp. dalenii Apr 1953OB Miller
OB Miller 1775 SRGH
Besna Kobila, Matopos570Zimbabwe2028B3 W1430

Flowers gold-red. [See note 16]

0
29716 Gomphrena celosioides Jan 1955OB Miller
OB Miller 2651 SRGH
Shallow soil over rock, Farm Besna Kobila, Matobo570Zimbabwe2028B3W1460

Flowers white. [See note 16]

0.0000000.0000000
29856 Grewia flavescens var. flavescens Mar 1953OB Miller
OB Miller 1655 SRGH
Flowers yellow in fringing forestFarm Besna Kobila570Zimbabwe2028B3W1430

[See note 16]

0.0000000.0000000
29668 Habenaria filicornis Jan 1952OB Miller
OB Miller 4092 SRGH
In grasslandBesna Kobila Farm570Zimbabwe2028B3 W1460

[See note 16]

0
29672 Habenaria schimperiana Feb 1953OB Miller
OB Miller 1581 SRGH
Farm Besna Kobila570Zimbabwe2028B3 W1430

Flowers white. [See note 16]

0
30055 Hypoestes forskaolii subsp. forskaolii Apr 1955OB Miller
OB Miller 2747 SRGH
A herb among rocksBesna Kobila Farm570Zimbabwe2028B3W1460

[See note 16]

0.0000000.0000000
30061 Justicia matammensis Jan 1960OB Miller
OB Miller 7089 SRGH
Shallow soil over rockShumbashape, Matopos570Zimbabwe2028B4W1490

[See note 16]

0.0000000.0000000
68961 Kedrostis foetidissima Dec 1956OB Miller
OB Miller 4001 C Jeffrey SRGH
Climbing on shrubHillside Dams, Bulawayo220Zimbabwe2028B1W1400

Flowers very pale yellow

-20.19993028.6209706
29809 Kirkia acuminata Nov 1953OB Miller
OB Miller 1976 SRGH
Found among rocksMatopos, Besna Kobila farm570Zimbabwe2028B3W1430

Tree 30 ft high. flowers cream coloured. [See note 16]

0.0000000.0000000
29833 Lannea discolor Sep 1957OB Miller
OB Miller 4529 SRGH
Farm Besna Kobila, Matobo570Zimbabwe2028B3W1430

Leafless tree 8 ft high. Inflorescence yellow. [See note 16]

0.0000000.0000000
29976 Lantana camara Mar 1953OB Miller
OB Miller 1627 SRGH
Shrub Flowers yellow, pink or redBesna Kobila, Matobo570Zimbabwe2028B3W1430

Shrub. Flowers yellow, pink or red. [See note 16]

0.0000000.0000000
29978 Lantana rugosa Feb 1953OB Miller
OB Miller 1564 SRGH
Farm Besna Kobila, Matobo570Zimbabwe2028B3W1430

Woody plant to 2 ft high. Flowers pink. [See note 16]

0.0000000.0000000
30105 Lobelia erinus Aug 1954OB Miller
OB Miller 2448 SRGH
Besna Kobila Farm, Matopos570Zimbabwe2028B3W1430

Leaves: pinkish. [See note 16]

0.0000000.0000000
29465 Lycopodiella cernua Aug 1958OB Miller
OB Miller 5389 SRGH
Stream bankFarm Besna Kobila570Zimbabwe2028B3W1430

Sub-erect plant. [See note 16]

0.0000000.0000000
22709 Lycopodiella cernua Aug 1958OB Miller
OB Miller 5389 SRGH
StreambankMatobo, Besna Kobila farm570Zimbabwe2028B4PH83-39-W1430

0.0000000.0000000
22708 Lycopodiella cernua Dec 1955OB Miller
OB Miller 3201 SRGH
Damp groundMatobo, Chesterfield farm0Zimbabwe2028B4PH83-37-W1370

0.0000000.0000000
29818 Margaritaria discoidea var. nitida Dec 1952OB Miller
OB Miller 1508 SRGH
Farm Besna Kobila, Matopos570Zimbabwe2028B3W1430

[See note 16]

0.0000000.0000000
29922 Mimusops zeyheri Dec 1953OB Miller
OB Miller 1985 SRGH
Farm Besna Kobila570Zimbabwe2028B3W1430

Tree 30 ft high. Flowers white. [See note 16]

0.0000000.0000000
29931 Nuxia congesta May 1957OB Miller
OB Miller 5286 SRGH
Besna Kobila Farm, Matobo570Zimbabwe2028B3W1490

Shrub 3ft high. Flowers cream - coloured [See note 16]

0.0000000.0000000
29932 Nuxia oppositifolia Jan 1953OB Miller
OB Miller 1465 SRGH
Besna Kobila Farm, Matobo570Zimbabwe2028B3W1430

2.5ft high, flowers white [See note 16]

0.0000000.0000000
29933 Nuxia oppositifolia Dec 1953OB Miller
OB Miller 2020 SRGH
Farm Besna Kobila, Matobo570Zimbabwe2028B3W1370

Shrub 5ft high. Flowers white. [See note 16]

0.0000000.0000000
29887 Ochna schweinfurthiana Sep 1953OB Miller
OB Miller 1919 SRGH
Open woodlandFarm Besna Kobila, Matobo570Zimbabwe2028B3W1370

Flowers canary yellow. [See note 16]

0.0000000.0000000
30092 Oreosyce africana14 Jan 1963OB Miller
OB Miller 8339 SRGH
Besna Kobila Farm, Matopos570Zimbabwe2028B3W1370

Flowers pale yellow. A climbing cucurbit. [See note 16]

0.0000000.0000000
29799 Oxalis corniculata Jan 1955OB Miller
OB Miller 2636 SRGH
In grasslandFarm Besna Kobila, Matopos570Zimbabwe2028B3W1460

Flowers: yellow. [This is var. corniculata] [See note 16]

0.0000000.0000000
29800 Oxalis corniculata Jan 1958OB Miller
OB Miller 4960 SRGH
Mzvezve River, on Kadoma - Harare570Zimbabwe1829B4C0

Flowers: pale pink.[This is var radicosa] [See note 16]

0.0000000.0000000
29801 Oxalis obliquifolia Jan 1953OB Miller
OB Miller 1504 SRGH
Besna Kobila Farm, Matopos570Zimbabwe2028B3W1430

Herb: 3 - 4 inches high. Flowers: base yellow; apex pale pink. [See note 16]

0.0000000.0000000
29802 Oxalis obliquifolia Dec 1953OB Miller
OB Miller 2008 SRGH
In vegetable gardenMatopos, Farm Besna Kobila570Zimbabwe2028B3W1430

Herb. Flowers: lilac, coloured with yellow base. [See note 16]

0.0000000.0000000
29513 Panicum maximum Feb 1961OB Miller
OB Miller 7693 SRGH
Besna Kobila, Matopos570Zimbabwe2028B3W1370

Inflorescence red. [See note 16]

0.0000000.0000000
29747 Parinari curatellifolia Aug 1953OB Miller
OB Miller 1878 SRGH
GrasslandBesna Kobila Farm, Matobo570Zimbabwe2028B3W1370

Tree 30 ft high. [See note 16]

0.0000000.0000000
30167 Pseudolachnostylis maprouneifolia Oct 1953OB Miller
OB Miller 1931 SRGH
Open woodlandFarm Besna Kobila, Matopos570Zimbabwe2028B3W1430

Flowers pale yellow. [See note 16]

0.0000000.0000000
29780 Pterocarpus angolensis Jan 1953OB Miller
OB Miller 1525 SRGH
FringingFarm Besna Kobila, Matopos570Zimbabwe2028B3W1430

[See note 16]

0.0000000.0000000
29677 Satyrium trinerve Jan 1960OB Miller
OB Miller 7062 SRGH
On streambank Farm Chesterfield, Matopos570Zimbabwe2028B4 W1460

Only 3 found [See note 16]

0
29925 Schrebera alata Mar 1953OB Miller
OB Miller 1623 SRGH
In fringing forestBesna Kobila, Matopos570Zimbabwe2028B3W1430

40ft high tree [See note 16]

0.0000000.0000000
29832 Sclerocarya birrea subsp. afra Oct 1958OB Miller
OB Miller 5454 SRGH
Farm Quaringa570Zimbabwe2028B4W1460

Tree 12 ft high. Flowers pink. [See note 16]

0.0000000.0000000
29815 Securidaca longepedunculata Jan 1953OB Miller
OB Miller 1455 SRGH
On edge of fringing forestBesna Kobila Farm570Zimbabwe2028B3W1430

Tree 12ft high [See note 16]

0.0000000.0000000
29467 Selaginella dregei Jan 1953OB Miller
OB Miller 1496 SRGH
Matopos, Besna Kobila570Zimbabwe2028B3W1430

[See note 16]

0.0000000.0000000
42065 Selaginella kraussiana May 1956OB Miller
OB Miller 3558 SRGH
Pamushana, Inyanga0Zimbabwe1832B4VQ78-60-E1830

0.0000000.0000005
29468 Selaginella mittenii May 1954OB Miller
OB Miller 2391 SRGH
On steep bank of stream Farm Besna Kobila, Matopos570Zimbabwe2028B3W1220

Habit: Moss. [See note 16]

0.0000000.0000000
42099 Selaginella mittenii Jun 1957OB Miller
OB Miller 4399 SRGH
Soil on streambank Besna Kobila, Matobo570Zimbabwe2028B4PH83-39-W1400

0.0000000.0000005
29524 Setaria lindenbergiana Jan 1961OB Miller
OB Miller 7646 SRGH
Farm Besna Kobila, Matopos570Zimbabwe2028B3W0

Inflorescence brown. [See note 16]

0.0000000.0000000
29928 Strychnos cocculoides Nov 1953OB Miller
OB Miller 1946 SRGH
In cultivated fieldFarm Besna Kobila, Matopos570Zimbabwe2028B3W1430

12ft tree; flowers white. [See note 16]

0.0000000.0000000
29930 Strychnos spinosa Jan 1961OB Miller
OB Miller 7641 SRGH
Patch of woodland round granite oucropQuaringa Farm570Zimbabwe2028B4W0

Tree 14ft high. Breast height diameter 13 inches. Flowers pale green. [See note 16]

0.0000000.0000000
29909 Terminalia brachystemma subsp. brachystemma Mar 1960OB Miller
OB Miller 7205 SRGH
Open woodlandFarm Besna Kobila, Matobo570Zimbabwe2028B3W1460

Coppice stems to 3 ft long. Flowers pale yellow. [See note 16]

0.0000000.0000000
29878 Thespesia garckeana Mar 1953OB Miller
OB Miller 1700 SRGH
Fringing forestBesna Kobila, Matobo570Zimbabwe2028B3W0

Tree 10ft high. Flowers red, turning yellow. Fruits edible. [See note 16]

0.0000000.0000000
30098 Trochomeria macrocarpa subsp. macrocarpa Jan 1960OB Miller
OB Miller 7112 SRGH
Farm Besna Kobila, Matopos570Zimbabwe2028B3W1460

Cucurbit. Scarlet to crimson. Fruit. [See note 16]

0.0000000.0000000
30102 Wahlenbergia denticulata Mar 1959OB Miller
OB Miller 5781 SRGH
In grasslandFarm Besna Kobila, Matopos570Zimbabwe2028B3W1460

[See note 16]

0.0000000.0000000
30101 Wahlenbergia denticulata Apr 1955OB Miller
OB Miller 2733 SRGH
RoadsideFarm Besna Kobila, Matopos570Zimbabwe2028B3W1490

Flowers light blue. Plant has an unpleasant smell. [See note 16]

0.0000000.0000000
30103 Wahlenbergia napiformis Apr 1953OB Miller
OB Miller 1763 SRGH
Besna Kobila Farm, Matopos570Zimbabwe2028B3W1430

[See note 16]

0.0000000.0000000
30170 Ziziphus mucronata Mar 1953OB Miller
OB Miller 1699 SRGH
Edge of fringing forestBesna Kobila, Matobo570Zimbabwe2028B3W1430

18 ins. high. [See note 16]

0.0000000.0000000


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