Records determined by Jo Osborne

Determinations: 10

The following is a list of the records determined by Jo Osborne in species name order.

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NoSpeciesRecord dateRecorder(s)Coll.Det.Conf.HerbariaHabitatLocationLoc code(s) Outing codePlanted code Country QDSGrid ref.FZ DivAlt. (m)NotesLatLongLoc Acc Code
73690Aspilia pluriseta subsp. pluriseta15 Nov 2015I Darbyshire
A Banze
I Darbyshire 936 J Osborne K
LMA
Ndzou
Small area of open wet grassland with patch of swamp forest with Uapaca lissopyrena and Syzygium cordatum; drier parts of grassland cut and burnt fairly recently. Thick peaty soil, drying out in some areas.Chimanimani foothills, Maronga, between Comeni's compound and Murere River.440Mozambique1933C3MS270

Erect caespitose herb to 50 cm tall. Involucral bracts green, slightly reflexed. Ray and disc florets deep yellow; disc florets with exserted brown stamens.

-19.96861133.1027787
73986Aspilia pluriseta subsp. pluriseta8 Nov 2015A Banze
A Banze 337 J Osborne K
LMA
Open woodlandChimanimani, Ndombeni forest going up to the hill.440Mozambique1933C1MS841

Herb about 0.50 m tall, stems with hairs, leaves crushed has aromatic smell.

-19.70366733.1800006
98355Aspilia pluriseta subsp. pluriseta3 Jul 2015A Banze
A Banze 284 J Osborne K
LMA
Chimanimani, Zomba450Mozambique1933C4MS187

Herb 30 - 50 cms, flowers yellow.

-19.87777833.2641116
75366Gnidia 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

-12.43716731.2861676
75368Gnidia 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

-12.43716731.2869506
74735Lobelia erinus27 Oct 2014JR Timberlake
K Mutasa
JR Timberlake JT5994 J Osborne SRGH
K
BR
LMA
Schistose grassland, associated with old termite mounds. near Rio Mucano/Rio Mufomodzi, Chimanimani mountains. 168330Mozambique1933C3MS1120

Annual herb to 30cm. Few small narrow leaves, +/- leafless, basal leaves rounded. Flowers in terminal inflorescence, small, lilac.

-19.81605633.1561117
73657Mikania chenopodiifolia14 Nov 2015I Darbyshire
A Banze
I Darbyshire 902 J Osborne K
LMA
Ndzou
Seasonally wet open grassland with sandy-peaty soils, some areas now dried out and with more sandy soil; scattered small trees and bushes of Maprounea africana, Aeschynomene, Dissotis and Eriosema; and small patches of swamp forest.Chimanimani foothills, Maronga, Wandowani, west of Comeni's compound.440Mozambique1933C3MS340

Twining herb over Dissotis shrubs. Florets white.

-19.97583333.0892227
124671Vernonia hirsuta2 Nov 2014BT Wursten
A Mapaura
BT Wursten BW1082 J Osborne SRGH
K
BR
LMA
In quartzite sandstone rocky grasslandEastern Chimanimani National Park. 168330Mozambique1933C3MS1418

Specimen Meise (BR)

-19.81905633.1117807
61880Zehneria minutiflora18 Apr 2014BT Wursten
A Mapaura
P Ballings
JR Timberlake
J Hadj-Hammou
H Matimele
A Mapaura AM670 J Osborne SRGH
K
BR
LMA
Growing in very wet ground under a rock, in slow flowing water which appears to be the beginning of a stream. Near pass on ridge North of Mt Peza, Chimanimani Mts.168320Mozambique1932D2MS2003

A creeper with white small flowers.

-19.74272232.9995837
62136Zehneria minutiflora22 Apr 2014BT Wursten
A Mapaura
P Ballings
JR Timberlake
J Hadj-Hammou
JR Timberlake JT5975 J Osborne SRGH
K
BR
LMA
Grassy gully in sandstone rocks. In shade, climbing up other shrubs. Slopes towards Mt Nhamedimu, Chimanimani Mts.168320Mozambique1933C3MS1730

Climbing, trailing slender herb. Flowers small, white; easily falling.

-19.75571133.0925207


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The DRC flora team (2025). Flora of the Democratic Republic of the Congo: Records determined by Jo Osborne.
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