Records determined by Kaj Vollesen

Male flower buds (green)

The collection of this specimen is the first record of the species for Zambia

Annual herb, thin straight stems +-40cm long, leaves deeply lobed, only veins remain. Seedheads terminal, compound, compact, elongated seed tips bifid. Remnant yellow petals on a few heads.
Seasonally fairly widespread.

Annual herb, thin straight stems +-40cm long, leaves deeply lobed, only veins remain. Seedheads terminal, compound, compact, elongated seed tips bifid.
Seasonally fairly widespread

Herb; 30 cm, erect. Stems mottled red-green. Calyx green with white midrib. Corolla white at base, inside throat with yellow patches, fading to pale blue-purple at corolla lobes. Common name: chipanda.

Uncommon annual ca. 30 cm, white stamens with dark anthers, purple petals, light green sepals with brown streaks.

Twining herb; rare; in Mavunda thickets on Kalahari sands; stems brown-green; leaves green; flowers white with green spiky bracts.

Annual, erect herb. Flower clusters borne at base of stems.

Herb; approx. 25 cm tall; stems light green with white hairs; leaves dark green on top, grey underneath; flowers purplish blue with spiny bracts.

Occasional, herb, among grasses; fine sandy soils; lower stems brown; bracts green; exposed labiate petal purple on lobes, white in throat; anther dark brown, hairy.

Frequent herb to 30 cm; black spines on inflorescence bracts; calyx green; corolla light purple-white outside; purple inside.

Erect herb up to 2' high; flowers mauve.

Early woody; spreading on ground; woody stems brown to black; bracts light green with purple; in bud only; corolla white (?).

Herb, 40 cm, erect from woody base. Leaves with prominent midvein below. Plant rough, hairy. Flowering bracts with bristles. Flower buds cream-yellow. Among rocks.

Shrub, 15 cm. Stems light green, tinted brown towards base, with white hairs; leaves dark green above, light underneath; inflorescence bracts light green.

Occasional; in both wet and dry sites; scrambling; young herbaceous stems red; inflorescence bracts spiny and light green.

Ground level herb from a woody rootstock +-5cm tall. Leaves length +-1.5 width, curved margins, +-6cm long, dark green. Bracts pointed with spiny serrations, flowers white with yellow middle +-1,5cm across.

Frequent suffrutex from somewhat fleshy rootstock; prostrate calyx light green, margin with white bristly hairs; upper corolla light green-white with light purple streaks; anthers light purple.

Mauve flowers.

Rosette-forming; inflorescence bracts only; roots fleshy; white; inflorescence light, dull green.

Herb growing in colony from woody rootstock, leaf covered stems +-10cm long; leaves: soft, cream-green, moisture and drops held in long white hairs. Flowers singular at ends of +-40cm long straight very slender burgundy stalks, phyllary bright green, single layer of linear bracts, florets orange.
Plentiful in this location, not noticed elsewhere

Growing on steeper sparsely vegetated slopes

Small shrub about 2 m tall, with white flowers with good smell.

Herb rooted between rocks in stream bed.

Occasional among rocks, in crevices in full sun; outer corolla tube yellow-orange, lobes purple, throat yellow.

Procumbent herb, blue flowers. Flowers regular.

Mat forming herb, not aromatic, flower purple.

Perennial herb rooted in cracks in pavement above falls.

Corolla pale mauve and brown.

Herb 0.3 m tall; flowers white with purple markings. Growing in closed woodland in light shade on a plain. In well-drained loam. Occasional.

Small subshrub to 0.5 m; in miombo woodland; leaves hairy and rough; flowers white appearing pinkish at base; inflorescence very hairy.

Herb; in shady understory; young fruit green, shiny.

Trailing; near termite mound; rooting at nodes; corolla bright purple-red; streaked purple/white in throat.

Herb, spreading on the ground; leaves dark green above, light underneath; flowers white.

Occasional on banks of river; annual, corolla tube white, lower lip light purple with darker purple splotches at throat, upper lip light purple.

Herb ca. 1 m tall, common along the roadside. Inflorescence bright pink; stem green.

Herb in tall grasses; internodes red; calyx green; outer corolla surface green; "landing platform" purple with white stripes; upper petals purple with green and white stripes; anthers yellow.

Occasional 1 m plant with grooved stem. White flowers with pink splash. Cream-colored stamens and pistil.

Shrub; approx. 20 cm tall; stems soft, light green; leaves smooth, dark green on top, light green underneath; flower petals bright purple inside, pink outside forming a corolla tube; calyx green.

Herb; 60 cm, erect. Stems prominently ribbed. Calyx green. Corolla white with magenta stripes on lower lip at base of throat. Anthers cream. Common.

Herb; prostrate on ground. Stems with soft white pubescence. Calyx purple-brown. Flowers white with yellow and purple spots in throat. Anthers purple. Common.

Frequent; in wet cracks and pockets; stems red at base; leaves light green; calyx red-purple; corolla white at base, purple on lobes; anthers yellow.

Herb 0.44 m tall. Flowers white. Rare.-x000D- Habitat: Grassland on a NE-facing mountain slope. In well-drained sand, in full sun. Biotic effect: roadside.

Occasional soft shrub to 1.5 m tall, flowers pink-red, in gulley in gallery forest in deep limestone gorge.

Herb; 70 cm, erect from woody base. Leaves pale below. Calyx green. Corolla dull pink-orange with dark red spot on lower lobe. Anthers dark purple. In grassy areas, shaded, under trees.

The collection of this specimen is the first record of the species for Zambia

Herb; 60 cm, erect. Stems purple-red, hairy. Calyx green. Corolla blue-purple, some white morphs present. Anthers white. Very common. Locally used to treat pneumonia.

Herb; 1.0 m, erect. Stems red to green, rough pubescent. Leaves pale green above, whitish-green below, rough hairy. Involucre green, tinged with red. Flowers purple, anthers white. Common.

Occasional; herb; among grasses; calyx light green; corolla light yellow-orange outside, bright red inside on lobes, lighter in throat.

Occasional; in dambo; calyx green; corolla light orange; colorless to white at throat.

Herb; 60 cm, erect. Stems tan-grey. Corolla purple with yellow throat and whitish veins. Anthers yellow. Plant with fetid odor. Common on rocky outcrops.

Frequent; woody shrub to 0.5 m among rocks; flaky light brown bark; calyx light green; tube of corolla pink and brown outside; pink-purple on lobes; anthers yellow.

Small rare vine twining along grass. Violet corolla tube ending in yellow.

Occasional; small shrub; to 0.5 m; in fruit only, softly woody; capsule dull green.

Occasional; in woodland; on the ground; flower yellow, scented; scanty white hairs on the green stem.

Runner; to ca. 60 cm long; leaves opposite, rough and dark green adaxially, light green abaxially; flowers yellow, tubular; rare; in woodland.

Occasional herb in woodland; calyx green with lighter stripes and purple tipped; corolla white; throat yellow.

Infrequent suffrutex from woody root; flowers white; throat yellow.

Frequent herb to 1 m tall in burned woodland. Calyx pale white-purple, purple at lobe tips; corolla light yellow with purple spots at base, maroon-purple at upper end and on lobes; lobes deep purple, deeper yellow in throat with purple streaks.

Purple calyx, yellow base. Corolla turning bluish-purple.

Uncommon plant. Brown fruit at end of enlarged pedicel.

Suffrutex, 40-50 cm tall; base of stems white; corolla lobes dark blue-violet inside and outside, throat dark yellow inside cream yellow out; sepals green, fruits green.

Herb; long and slender leaves; dark green adaxially, lighter abaxially; flowers deep purple, light green bracts; roots ca. 15 cm long.

Small locally common plant ca. 45 cm tall. Light green calyx with prominent veins. Corolla yellow at base turning violet.

Ruellia. Herb with white flowers.