Collections made by Peter Biegel

Records: 32

The following is a list of the collections made by Peter Biegel 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
4412 Acanthus polystachyus14 Jul 1972HM Biegel
HM Biegel 3973 SRGH
Cultivated in gardenHarare2ZimbabweC

Shrub 3m, elsewhere observed at 4.5 m. Leaves very sharp-prickly. Flowers deep pink.

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73517 Alangium chinense20 Oct 1969HM Biegel
TM Müller
HM Biegel TM Müller 1289 SRGH
Mixed evergreen forest: Khaya nyasica, Newtonia buchananii, close to watercourse.Holdenby Tribal Trust Land0Zimbabwe1832B4E1370

Tree 40 m. DBH 75 cm, heavily buttressed. Bark smooth, grey. Slash white, soft,wet. Underbark bright yellow.

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120322 Albizia coriaria6 Nov 1974HM Biegel
HM Biegel 4689 SRGH
Garden ornamental.Marlborough Nursery, Harare.12Zimbabwe1730D4C0

Evergreen tree 15 m. DBh 70 cm. Bark brown, cracked in ± square flakes 3-4 mm thick; bark on branches less than 15 cm diameter is smooth. Crown spreading. Filaments white with pink on upper 1/3.

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99115 Alysicarpus rugosus subsp. perennirufus29 Oct 1968HM Biegel
HM Biegel 2660 SRGH
Open flat Hyparrhenia grasslandArundel - Golden Stairs Roads, Mount Pleasant10Zimbabwe1731C3C0

Spreading stems from woody root. Vexillum rose, keel off white tinged pink. Common. [Position estimated]

-17.76662731.0337797
28420 Amaranthus dubius11 Oct 1971HM Biegel
HM Biegel 3613 Weed on pavement against building.Forbes Avenue, Harare10Zimbabwe1731C3C0

Plant erect, 0.4 m high. Name on the sheet is Amaranthus hybridus L. subsp. incurvatus (Trimen ex Gren & Godr.) Brenan which per POWO is a synonym of A. cruentus.

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130487 Bersama abyssinica14 Mar 1975HM Biegel
HM Biegel 4951 SRGH
Garden ornamental.Forest Nursery, Harare.12Zimbabwe1731C3C1650

Tree 12 m with a domed crown.

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15519 Blechnum attenuatum2 May 1973HM Biegel
GV Pope
BK Simon
HM Biegel GV Pope BK Simon 4264 SRGH
Deep shade at base of cliff near streamBelingwe, Mt. Buhwa580Zimbabwe2030C2TN27-19-S1200

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15560 Blechnum tabulare3 May 1973HM Biegel
GV Pope
BK Simon
HM Biegel GV Pope BK Simon 1078 SRGH
Moist, shallow gully in deciduous woodland with Smilax and Aloe arborescensBelingwe, Mt. Buhwa580Zimbabwe2030C2TN27-19-S1300

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97950 Centaurea praecox27 Nov 1972HM Biegel
HM Biegel 4112 SRGH
K
LISC
PRE
Greystone Park, Harare10Zimbabwe1731C3C0

Cited in FZ 6(1)

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97331 Chrysanthellum indicum subsp. afro-americanum18 Jan 1971HM Biegel
HM Biegel 3454 SRGH
Weed in traffic islandJunction of Drummond Chaplin and West Road, Harare10Zimbabwe1731C3C1470

-17.80989831.0259815
106512 Clerodendrum splendens12 Mar 1974HM Biegel
HM Biegel 4502 SRGH
Garden ornamentalKia Ora Nursery, Harare12Zimbabwe1731C3C0

Climber 4m, trained against building. Foliage dark glossy green. Flowers scarlet.

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106511 Clerodendrum splendens18 Nov 1980HM Biegel
HM Biegel 5781 SRGH
Garden ornamentalHarare12Zimbabwe1731C3C1480

Evergreen climber wihout support, forms mass 2 m high by 3 m wide; leaves dark glossy green. Fruit shiny black, when ripe splits and reveals an orange "beard", is then eaten by birds. Calyx wine-red, reflexed below mature fruit.

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30202 Cyathea dregei1 May 1973HM Biegel
GV Pope
BK Simon
HM Biegel GV Pope BK Simon 4242 SRGH
Gully forestBelingwe, Mt. Buhwa580Zimbabwe2030C2TN27-19-S1000

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20800 Datura metel1 Feb 1971HM Biegel
HM Biegel 3464 SRGH
Cultivated plantGolden Stairs Nursery, Mt Pleasant, Harare12Zimbabwe1731C3C1460

Soft woody shrub, 1.2 m. Branches purple. Leaves purple below. Flowers erect, double, purple outside, whitish inside. Fruit sharp-knobbly.

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22406 Equisetum ramosissimum subsp. ramosissimum3 Oct 1966HM Biegel
HM Biegel 1339 SRGH
Clusters round culvert below dam in water and on top of culvert in dry sandGwelo, Fletcher High School0Zimbabwe1929D2QJ99-39-C1400

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97333 Galinsoga quadriradiata21 Dec 1968HM Biegel
HM Biegel 2719 SRGH
Weed in nursery bedKia Ora nursery off Enterprise Road10Zimbabwe1731C3C1516

-17.80442631.0918436
106576 Gomphostigma virgatum24 Jan 1977HM Biegel
HM Biegel 5442 SRGH
Garden ornamentalMarlborough Nurseries1,2312Zimbabwe1730D4C0

Open shrub 1.2 m, the branches virgate, the outer branches arching outwards. Foliage bluish-grey. Flowers white. A graceful small shrub.

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15944 Gouania longispicata3 Dec 1980HM Biegel
HM Biegel 5796 SRGH
Garden ornamental, Vainona nursery12Zimbabwe1731C3C1480

Liane climbing over a 7 m high shrub. Hairs soft and rust-brown.

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120897 Hypericum revolutum13 Oct 1975HM Biegel
HM Biegel 5169 SRGH
Garden ornamental.Golden Stairs nursery.12Zimbabwe1731C3C0

Somewhat spreading shrub 1.2 m slightly aromatic scent reminiscent of tar and spices. Flowers golden yellow, showy against the dark green foliage.

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97127 Ilex mitis var. mitis3 Oct 1974HM Biegel
HM Biegel 4639 SRGH
BR
In Syzygium cordatum swamp forestMandara, Salisbury (Harare)10Zimbabwe1731C3C1505

Tree 6 m. Bark smooth, grey, very thin; UB green. Flowers white with very slight musty-sweet scent.

-17.78040031.1372005
21340 Ipomoea eriocarpa29 Apr 1969HM Biegel
HM Biegel 2977 SRGH
In tall grass.Parkland above Christmas pools, 24 km E of Shamva, Uzumba CL.0ZimbabweN0

Twiner to 1.25 m.Flowers in clusters, light mauve; throat dark mauve.

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128186 Ipomoea hederifolia20 Nov 1976HM Biegel
HM Biegel 5284 SRGH
Garden ornamental.Vainona nursery12Zimbabwe1731C3C0

Annual climber 2 m and higher. Flowers scarlet.

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52846 Lepisorus excavatus9 Jan 1967HM Biegel
HM Biegel 1712 SRGH
Epiphyte on tree, exposedWatsomba, Kukwanisa Trns. Fm., Mutare district0Zimbabwe1832D1E1520

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22703 Lycopodiella cernua2 May 1973HM Biegel
GV Pope
BK Simon
HM Biegel GV Pope BK Simon 1064 SRGH
Woodland with Bequaertiodendron, Albizia and Uapaca treesBelingwe, Mt. Bukwa, E-slopes580Zimbabwe2030C2TN27-19-S1230

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49745 Nephrolepis biserrata10 Jan 1969HM Biegel
HM Biegel 2779 SRGH
In tall moist evergreen forest; on top of large, square boulder with slightly sloping top, covering an area 6x6 yards, growing in thick leafmouldBetween Haroni and Makurupini rivers0Zimbabwe2033A1E410

Clusters of stems from ends of rhizomes; fronds to 4ft high

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34824 Peperomia leptostachya9 May 1970HM Biegel
HM Biegel 3282 MA Diniz SRGH
BR
Steep East-facing slope, in Brachystegia glaucescens woodland; in leaf mouldInyoni Range, Chibi0Zimbabwe2030D4S750

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114477 Pilea microphylla26 Feb 1980HM Biegel
HM Biegel 2730 In greenhouseHighlands, Harare10Zimbabwe1731C3C0

Self-sown greenhouse plant. Weak herb, more or less decumbent and rooting at the nodes.

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36159 Polystachya zambesiaca30 Oct 1973HM Biegel
GV Pope
N Gosden
HM Biegel GV Pope N Gosden 1122 SRGH
K
Mt Buhwa, Mberengwe District580Zimbabwe2030C2 S1600

Cited in Flora Zmbesiaca Vol. 11 part 2: 349 (1998)

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41875 Selaginella dregei12 Jan 1967HM Biegel
HM Biegel 1826 SRGH
Granite outcrop below Myrothamnus flabelliformis Kukwanisa, Mutare0Zimbabwe1832D1E1370

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41883 Selaginella dregei5 Feb 1967HM Biegel
HM Biegel 1892 SRGH
Ruware with Myriothamnus coleochloa Whitewaters dam area, Gweru0Zimbabwe1929B4C1400

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42011 Selaginella dregei16 Nov 1965HM Biegel
HM Biegel 548 SRGH
Brachystegia-Combretum-Terminalia, granite sand Mlezu Gov. Agricultural School Farm, Gweru0Zimbabwe1929B2C1280

-19.13333329.9166677
120936 Tecomaria nyassae21 Aug 1976HM Biegel
HM Biegel 5353 SRGH
Garden ornamental.Harare.12Zimbabwe1731C3C1480

Dense rounded shrub 2 m high, 2.5 m across. Flowers a dull coppery red marked with dull old-gold within. This subsp. [i.e. subsp. nyassae] is less floriferous than subsp. capensis.

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