Collections made by Lari Merrett

Records: 9

The following is a list of the collections made by Lari Merrett 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
76368 Ceropegia umbraticola18 Dec 2012L Merrett
L Merrett 1082 DJ Goyder K
Miombo woodland. Tree layer: Julbernadia paniculata, Brachystegia floribunda, B. longifolia, Parinari curatellifolia, Ekebergia benguelensis, Syzygium guineense subsp. macrocarpum, Bobgunnia (Swartzia) madagascariensis, Uapaca kirkiana, Ochna pulchra, Phyllocosmus leaireanus, Pseudolachnostylis maprouneifolia, Xylopia odoratissima, Pleurostylia africana, Garcinia huillensis, Rourea orientalis, Rothmannia engleriana, Strychnos cocculoides, S. pungens, Herb layer: Hypoestis forskaoli, Psychotria spithamea, Inula glomerata, Schistostephium artemisiifolium, Hibiscus rhodanthus, Psychotria djumaensis, Cyphostemma kerkvoordei. Sandy loam soil. Mutinondo Wilderness Area, Mayense Main Camp 1160Zambia1231A4N0

Single stem herb, pale yellow stem, leaf stalks +-1cm, leaves horizontal, opp., wider and blunter near base, tapering to tip, margin burgundy outline, blade marbled by irregular venations. Flower: cream bulbous at base, cream substantial tube, brown-green lobes joining at tip forming a cage.
Fairly widespread and common

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79712 Eleocharis variegata9 Apr 2013L Merrett
L Merrett LM1382 MG Bingham L Merrett K
Mutinondo Wilderness Area1160Zambia1231A4N1430

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79713 Eleocharis variegata27 Apr 2013L Merrett
L Merrett LM1487 MG Bingham L Merrett K
Mutinondo Wilderness Area1160Zambia1231A4N1430

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75366 Gnidia chrysantha26 Jan 2011L Merrett
L Merrett 594 J Osborne K
Dambo: Syzigium guineense, Uapaca sansibarica, Protea garguedii, P. welwitschii, Pankiaka carsonii, Habenaria filicornis, Gardenia subacaulis, Parinari capensis, Justicia elegantula, Ascolepsis protea. Mpika District, Mutinondo Wilderness Area, Mayense Main Camp: Big Chipundu Dambo 1160Zambia1231A4N1434

Single stemmed upright herb +-35cm tall from a woody rootstock, slender leaves similar lengths (+-1.5cm x2mm) up stem, distance between leaves decreases towards top, 6 wide triangular sepals, domed grouped of seeds in center. Threads: Common

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75368 Gnidia chrysantha13 Apr 2013L Merrett
L Merrett 594 J Osborne K
Dambo. Tree level: Syzigium guineense, Uapaca sansibarica, Herb layer: Gardenia subacaulis, Ascolepsis protea, A. angolensis, Gnidia chrysantha, Conyza welwitschi, Wahlenbergia sp., Hypoxis sp., Desmodium barbatum, Parinari capensis, Justicia elegantula. Sandy loam soil. Mpika District, Mutinondo Wilderness Area, Mayense Main Camp: Big Chipundu 1160Zambia1231A4N1468

Herb with bright yellow flowers and grey-silver seedhead. Threats: Common

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75371 Gnidia kraussiana var. kraussiana24 Sep 2008L Merrett
L Merrett 594 J Osborne K
Burnt old village site next to dambo, Mpika District, Mutinondo Wilderness Area, Mayense Main Camp: Big Chipundu Dambo edge, Caterpillar side 1160Zambia1231A4N1455

Suffrutex. fleshy yellowish hair covered stems +-30cm tall, lens-shaped leaves, width 1/3 length, evenly spaced along stems +- 2cm, leaves +- 45 degrees to stem, increasing in size along stem ending up as long as or longer than interleaf space. Flower heads at top, subspjerical cluster of about 50 bright yellow waxy flowers; flower: 5 petals, petals widest at base tapering gently to tip.

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79808 Rhynchospora candida12 Apr 2013L Merrett
L Merrett LM1431 MG Bingham L Merrett K
Dambo Mutinondo Wilderness Area1160Zambia1231A4N1430

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79809 Rhynchospora candida24 Oct 2012L Merrett
L Merrett LM1031 MG Bingham L Merrett K
Dambo Mutinondo Wilderness Area1160Zambia1231A4N1430

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79810 Rhynchospora candida21 Dec 2012L Merrett
L Merrett LM1090 MG Bingham L Merrett K
Dambo Mutinondo Wilderness Area1160Zambia1231A4N1430

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Copyright: The DRC flora team, 2024-26

The DRC flora team (2026). Flora of the Democratic Republic of the Congo: Collections made by Lari Merrett.
https://www.drcongoflora.com/speciesdata/utilities/utility-display-collections-by-person.php?person_id=704, retrieved 21 May 2026

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