Collections made by Tongai Castigo

Records: 27

The following is a list of the collections made by Tongai Castigo 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
60224 Albizia glaberrima var. glabrescens25 Jun 2014BT Wursten
T Castigo
 BT Wursten T Castigo BW999 BT Wursten T Castigo BR
TCT-Catapú
EOWBL
 Margin of riverine forest Nhascuvo Ranger Camp, Pungwe River, Gorongosa National Park 14370Mozambique1934A1MS50

In fruit

-19.05947034.2273607
60643 Alternanthera pungens15 Jun 2014BT Wursten
T Castigo
 BT Wursten T Castigo BW940 BT Wursten BR
TCT-Catapú
EOWBL
 On bare disturbed soil on side of dirt road Along road road from Chitengo to Punwe River, Gorongosa National Park 14370Mozambique1834C4MS32

-18.98326034.3525007
60219 Amaranthus graecizans subsp. silvestris24 Jun 2014BT Wursten
T Castigo
 BT Wursten T Castigo BW992 BT Wursten BR
TCT-Catapú
EOWBL
 Disturbed cleared ground Nhascuvo Ranger Camp, Gorongosa National Park 14370Mozambique1934A1MS54

-19.05846034.2275107
60373 Aristolochia albida21 Jun 2014BT Wursten
T Castigo
 BT Wursten T Castigo BW991 BT Wursten BR
TCT-Catapú
EOWBL
 Mixed miombo woodland Compound of Community Education Centre, Gorongosa National Park 14370Mozambique1834C3MS138

BR specimen

-18.95384034.1776107
60258 Boerhavia diffusa25 Jun 2014BT Wursten
T Castigo
 BT Wursten T Castigo BW1006 BT Wursten BR
TCT-Catapú
EOWBL
 Disturbed cleared ground Nhascuvo Ranger Camp, Gorongosa National Park 14370Mozambique1934A1MS52

Fruit rounded, glandular

-19.05903034.2274707
60257 Boerhavia erecta25 Jun 2014BT Wursten
T Castigo
 BT Wursten T Castigo BW1005 BT Wursten BR
TCT-Catapú
EOWBL
 Disturbed cleared ground Nhascuvo Ranger Camp, Gorongosa National Park 14370Mozambique1934A1MS52

Fruit sharply angled, glabrous

-19.05903034.2274707
115492 Capparis tomentosa18 Aug 2015T Castigo
 T Castigo TC87 BT Wursten EOWBL
 Between Picada 3 and 4, Gorongosa National Park140Mozambique1834C4MS23

-18.90293934.4350616
115522 Cassytha filiformis13 Aug 2016T Castigo
 T Castigo TC225 T Castigo BT Wursten EOWBL
 Urema-Muanza rd0Mozambique1934B1MS167

-19.00693134.7445615
68749 Commiphora africana30 Nov 2015T Castigo
CF de Brito Langa
 T Castigo TC113 BT Wursten BR
TCT-Catapú
EOWBL
 In woodlandBetween Vunduzi river and Mt Bunga, Gorongosa National Park.14400Mozambique1834C2MS120

In fruit

-18.60018034.3421006
60431 Crossopteryx febrifuga14 Jun 2014BT Wursten
T Castigo
 BT Wursten T Castigo BW931 BT Wursten BR
TCT-Catapú
EOWBL
 Wooded grassland with Hyphaene palms Sandforest loop, Gorongosa National Park 14370Mozambique1834C4MS29

In fruit

-18.94677034.3489607
60279 Distephanus divaricatus11 Jun 2014BT Wursten
T Castigo
 BT Wursten T Castigo BW916 BT Wursten BR
TCT-Catapú
EOWBL
 Margin of sand forest Sandforest loop, Gorongosa National Park 14370Mozambique1834C4MS41

BR specimen

-18.95833334.3408337
60363 Erythrophleum africanum21 Jun 2014BT Wursten
T Castigo
 BT Wursten T Castigo BW989 T Castigo MA Hyde BR
TCT-Catapú
EOWBL
 Mixed woodland Bue Maria, Gorongosa National Park 14370Mozambique1934A1MS128

-19.02139034.1823807
68745 Holarrhena pubescens30 Nov 2015T Castigo
CF de Brito Langa
 T Castigo TC116 T Castigo BT Wursten BR
TCT-Catapú
EOWBL
 Open woodlandBetween Vunduzi River and Mt Bunga, Gorongosa National Park. 14400Mozambique1834C2MS80

-18.60338034.3431506
60295 Hygrophila schulli11 Jun 2014BT Wursten
T Castigo
 M Silva-Jones T Castigo BW908 BT Wursten BR
TCT-Catapú
EOWBL
 Floodplain wooded grassland Road no3 before Junction no4, Gorongosa National Park 14370Mozambique1834C4MS24

BR specimen

-18.90333334.4344447
60663 Momordica charantia subsp. charantia15 Jun 2014BT Wursten
T Castigo
 BT Wursten T Castigo BW943 BT Wursten BR
TCT-Catapú
EOWBL
 Climbing into shrubs in disturbed mixed deciduous woodland Along road road from Chitengo to Punwe River, Gorongosa National Park 14370Mozambique1834C4MS33

In flower and fruit

-18.98897034.3525807
68672 Opilia amentacea1 Dec 2015BT Wursten
T Castigo
TA Ismael
A Caetano dos Santos
AA Nhambau
 T Castigo TC119 BT Wursten BR
EOWBL
 Margin of open woodland and riverine forestBetween Mt Bunga and Vunduzi River, Gorongosa National Park.14400Mozambique1834C2MS66

-18.60522234.3450287
115494 Parinari curatellifolia13 Aug 2016T Castigo
 T Castigo TC201 EOWBL
 Urema-Muanza rd0Mozambique1934B1MS167

-19.00693134.7445616
68742 Paullinia pinnata30 Nov 2015T Castigo
CF de Brito Langa
 T Castigo TC116 T Castigo BT Wursten BR
TCT-Catapú
EOWBL
 Rivering fringeVunduzi River at Mt Bunga, Gorongosa National Park. 14400Mozambique1834C2MS75

In flower and fruit.

-18.60391034.3452706
60349 Pupalia lappacea var. velutina21 Jun 2014BT Wursten
T Castigo
 BT Wursten T Castigo BW987 BT Wursten BR
TCT-Catapú
EOWBL
 Disturbed area In shade of trees on wooded rocky outcrop Bue Maria, Gorongosa National Park 14370Mozambique1934A1MS115

BR specimen

-19.02275034.1805907
72517 Richardia brasiliensis2 Mar 2015T Castigo
 T Castigo TC110 BT Wursten EOWBL
 Miombo woodlandCommunity Education Centre (CEC), Gorongosa National Park.140Mozambique1834C3MS0

-18.95363934.1771117
60298 Striga asiatica11 Jun 2014BT Wursten
T Castigo
 BT Wursten T Castigo BW906 BT Wursten EOWBL
 Floodplain wooded grassland Road no3 before Junction no4, Gorongosa National Park 14370Mozambique1834C4MS24

-18.90333334.4344447
60647 Striga forbesii15 Jun 2014BT Wursten
T Castigo
 BT Wursten T Castigo BW944 BT Wursten BR
EOWBL
 Among grasses on alluvial soil in riverine area Along road road from Chitengo to Pungwe River, Gorongosa National Park 14370Mozambique1834C4MS32

Apparently this is a first record for the Manica-Sofala Division.

-18.99233034.3509407
60415 Tamarindus indica14 Jun 2014BT Wursten
T Castigo
 BT Wursten T Castigo BW929 BT Wursten T Castigo BR
TCT-Catapú
EOWBL
 On termite mound at margin of seasonal pan in sandforest Sandforest loop, Gorongosa National Park 14370Mozambique1834C4MS41

In fruit

-18.96639134.3360917
60254 Tridax procumbens25 Jun 2014BT Wursten
T Castigo
 BT Wursten T Castigo BW1003 BT Wursten BR
TCT-Catapú
EOWBL
 Disturbed cleared ground Nhascuvo Ranger Camp, Gorongosa National Park 14370Mozambique1934A1MS52

-19.05903034.2274707
68741 Vitex doniana30 Nov 2015T Castigo
CF de Brito Langa
 T Castigo TC118 T Castigo BT Wursten BR
TCT-Catapú
EOWBL
 In woodlandBase of Mt Bunga, Gorongosa National Park. 14400Mozambique1834C2MS90

In fruit

-18.60052034.3394605
60444 Ximenia americana var. microphylla14 Jun 2014BT Wursten
T Castigo
 BT Wursten T Castigo BW935 BT Wursten T Castigo EOWBL
 Dense vegetation in mixed woodland Sandforest loop, Gorongosa National Park 14370Mozambique1834C4MS26

Shrub with rather blue-green leaves; in fruit

-18.96127034.3421207
60661 Zehneria tridactyla15 Jun 2014BT Wursten
T Castigo
 BT Wursten T Castigo BW942 BT Wursten BR
TCT-Catapú
EOWBL
 Twining in grasses along disturbed roadside in mixed deciduous woodland Along road road from Chitengo to Punwe River, Gorongosa National Park 14370Mozambique1834C4MS33

In flower and young fruit

-18.98897034.3525807

Copyright: The DRC flora team, 2024-25

The DRC flora team (2025). Flora of the Democratic Republic of the Congo: Collections made by Tongai Castigo.
https://www.drcongoflora.com/speciesdata/utilities/utility-display-collections-by-person.php?person_id=661, retrieved 31 October 2025

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