Records made by Mervyn Lötter

Records: 36

The following is a list of the records made by Mervyn Lötter 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
40516 Aidia micrantha var. msonju 6 Mar 2007 BT Wursten
JE Burrows
M Coates Palgrave
P Ballings
M Lötter
Evergreen forest Slopes below Nhandore peak, mt Gorongosa. 4 0 Mozambique 1834A3 MS 1305

Unusually large tree, more than 20 m tall, recently fallen in the forest

-18.457666 34.055783 6
109433 Aneilema aequinoctiale 5 Apr 2010 M Lötter
BC Turpin
BC Turpin 292 BC Turpin BNRH
Moribane forest, 'Agalaea' site. 0 Mozambique 1933C2 MS 555

Climbing herb to 3 m high with yellow flowers. In the foothills of Chimanimani Mountains; at the roadside in dappled shade.

-19.712778 33.349722 6
21955 Aristolochia albida 8 Mar 2007 BT Wursten
JE Burrows
M Coates Palgrave
P Ballings
M Lötter
BT Wursten P Ballings PB1069 BT Wursten BR
Roadside near margin of sand forest Road East of Casa Banana, Sofala. 0 Mozambique 1834C2 MS 80

-18.502417 34.498747 7
109022 Bauhinia petersiana 5 Oct 2005 M Lötter
M Lötter 1147 M Lötter BNRH
Nampula town area. 0 Mozambique 1539A1 N 0

Shrub. Flowers white.

0.000000 0.000000 2
109199 Boscia integrifolia 8 Sep 2009 M Lötter
BC Turpin
M Lötter 1848 DJ Goyder BNRH
Moz Hunters Concession, Pundanhar to Nangade. 0 Mozambique 1039D4 N 38

KEW - ProNatura Project.-x000D- 8 m tall, single-stemmed; smooth grey bark. Fruits brown. Occasional-x000D- Habitat: Open woodland. In sandy clay.

-10.878889 39.905278 6
109203 Boscia mossambicensis 2 Apr 2010 M Lötter
BC Turpin
M Lötter 2016 M Lötter BNRH
Sand forest along Massingir to Chokwe road. 0 Mozambique 2432A2 GI 158

Shrub 1.5 m tall. Multi-stemmed. Flowers yellow-green, musty-smelling, not that visible and smell noticeable. Flowering near base. Occasional-x000D- Habitat: Closed shrubland, in well-drained sand. In full sun.

-24.145556 32.290833 6
108257 Brachystegia boehmii 9 May 1998 M Lötter
M Lötter 254 BNRH
Miombo with Erythrophleum. 5 km S. of Birchenough Bridge. 0 Zimbabwe 1932C4 S 0

0.000000 0.000000 0
109042 Brachystegia floribunda 3 Oct 2005 M Lötter
M Lötter 1062 M Lötter BNRH
20 km to Guru‚ from Errego. 0 Mozambique 1537C1 Z 0

Tree, 15 m tall in miombo woodland. Buds starting near top of tree.

0.000000 0.000000 2
109063 Brachystegia spiciformis 30 Sep 2005 M Lötter
M Lötter 1051 M Lötter BNRH
Zavorra turn-off. 0 Mozambique 2435A3 GI 0

Tree 3 - 5 m tall in coastal woodland. Flowers white.

0.000000 0.000000 2
108274 Brachystegia spiciformis 30 Sep 2005 M Lötter
M Lötter 1051 M Lötter BNRH
In coastal woodland Zavorra turn-off. 0 Mozambique 2435A3 GI 0

Tree 3 - 5 m tall. Flowers white.

0.000000 0.000000 0
108273 Brachystegia spiciformis 9 May 1998 M Lötter
M Lötter 275 BNRH
Miombo woodland Vumba. 63 0 Zimbabwe 1932B2 E 0

0.000000 0.000000 0
42498 Calanthe sylvatica 5 Mar 2007 BT Wursten
JE Burrows
M Coates Palgrave
P Ballings
M Lötter
BT Wursten P Ballings PB439 BT Wursten LMU
In shade on the forest floor among rocks Forested slopes below Nhandore peak, Mt Gorongosa 4 0 Mozambique 1834A3 MS 1205

7
110817 Carpolobia goetzei 1 Oct 2005 M Lötter
M Lötter 1116 JE Burrows BNRH
10 km N of Palma towards Rovuma River. 0 Mozambique 1040C2 N 28

2-4 m tall; flowers with purple in upper petals.

-10.690783 40.493650 5
24853 Combretum zeyheri 12 Mar 2007 BT Wursten
JE Burrows
M Coates Palgrave
P Ballings
M Lötter
BT Wursten M Coates Palgrave Miombo woodland Levasflor Concession, Cheringoma 88 0 Mozambique 1834D4 MS 200

-18.759280 34.926154 7
18050 Dalbergia fischeri 8 Mar 2007 BT Wursten
JE Burrows
SM Burrows
M Coates Palgrave
P Ballings
M Lötter
BT Wursten Riverine fringe Vanduzi bridge, Gorongosa 0 Mozambique 1834C1 MS 384

Growing together with Dalbergia arbutifolia

-18.624030 34.067320 7
109897 Erythrina abyssinica 2 Oct 2005 M Lötter
M Lötter 1061 JE Burrows BNRH
40 km N. of Zambesi River on road (EN 1) to Morrumbala. 0 Mozambique 1735D1 Z 0

Tree 3 m tall. Flowers red.

0.000000 0.000000 2
109113 Erythrophleum africanum 17 Oct 2005 M Lötter
M Lötter 1129 JE Burrows BNRH
25 km N. of Montepuez from Mueda. 0 Mozambique 1238D4 N 0

5 m tall, bark pale grey. Flowers cream.

0.000000 0.000000 2
109122 Erythrophleum suaveolens 14 May 1998 M Lötter
M Lötter 289 BNRH
40 km N. of Dondo along road to Inhaminga, Muanza 0 Mozambique 1934B3 MS 0

Big tree (15 m) growing on deep sands in woodland.

0.000000 0.000000 2
109123 Erythrophleum suaveolens 14 Oct 2005 M Lötter
M Lötter 1121 JE Burrows BNRH
20 km N.E. of Mueda. 0 Mozambique 1139C2 N 0

Large tree 20 m tall in miombo woodland.

0.000000 0.000000 2
109124 Erythrophleum suaveolens 13 Oct 2005 M Lötter
M Lötter 1115 JE Burrows BNRH
10 km S. of Rovuma River, near Cabo Delgado lighthouse. 0 Mozambique 1040D1 N 0

10 m tall in Syzygium thicket. Spikes immature.

0.000000 0.000000 2
111831 Flacourtia indica 8 Mar 2007 BT Wursten
JE Burrows
SM Burrows
M Coates Palgrave
P Ballings
M Lötter
JE Burrows SM Burrows 9962 JE Burrows BNRH
W. of Canganetole, W. edge of Urema Rift. 0 Mozambique 1834A4 MS 90

Small tree to 2 m tall in woodland. Fruit fleshy, maroon.

-18.493950 34.461570 5
47318 Flagellaria guineensis 10 Mar 2007 BT Wursten
JE Burrows
M Coates Palgrave
P Ballings
M Lötter
BT Wursten Riverine forest fringe in Brachystegia woodland Levasflor Concession, Cheringoma 88 0 Mozambique 1834D4 MS 200

-18.759800 34.925533 7
110044 Gladiolus dalenii subsp. dalenii 13 May 1998 M Lötter
M Lötter 287 BNRH
Between Muanza and Chiniziua. 0 Mozambique 1834D4 MS 0

Hydromorphic grassland in open miombo.

2
16390 Habenaria macrandra 5 Mar 2007 BT Wursten
JE Burrows
M Coates Palgrave
P Ballings
M Lötter
BT Wursten P Ballings PB440 BT Wursten LMU
In forest Forested slopes below Nhandore Peak, Mt Gorongosa 4 0 Mozambique 1834A3 MS 1150

7
110753 Hymenocardia ulmoides 16 May 1988 M Lötter
M Lötter 293 BNRH
5 km S. of Save River along rd. from Beira to Maputo. 0 Mozambique 2134B1 ? 0

Woodland on deep sands.

0.000000 0.000000 2
109917 Indigofera atriceps subsp. atriceps 11 Mar 2009 M Lötter
BC Turpin
M Lötter 1661 M Lötter BNRH
Lulimbo town, ± 103 km N of Unango on road to Rovuma River Bridge. 0 Mozambique 1235A2 N 791

2 m tall; flowers red, growing on the margins of swamp forest dominated by Syzygium owariense.

-12.087467 35.465450 6
28711 Laportea aestuans 8 Mar 2007 BT Wursten
JE Burrows
SM Burrows
M Coates Palgrave
P Ballings
M Lötter
JE Burrows SM Burrows 9970 JE Burrows BNRH
Roadside at sand forest Near Casa Banana, Northern boundary Gorongosa National Park. 14 0 Mozambique 1834C2 MS 77

Robust soft herb to 1.5 m tall on disturbed areas on roadside. Hairs stinging.

-18.503298 34.499806 7
109223 Maerua aethiopica 8 Sep 2009 M Lötter
BC Turpin
M Lötter 1855 DJ Goyder BNRH
13 km NE of Nangade. 0 Mozambique 1039D3 N 177

KEW - ProNatura Project.-x000D- Scrambler to 2 m. Fruits green. Stems green, smooth. Rare-x000D- Habitat: Open woodland, in sandy loam.

-10.987778 39.747222 6
110761 Margaritaria discoidea var. nitida 11 May 1998 M Lötter
M Lötter 268 BNRH
Dondo, Beira, C. Mozambique. 0 Mozambique 1934D1 MS 0

Woodland on deep sands.

0.000000 0.000000 2
109160 Mezoneuron angolense 5 Oct 2005 M Lötter
M Lötter 1145 M Lötter BNRH
Ilha de Moçambique road to Pemba/Nampula turn-off. 0 Mozambique 1440C4 N 125

Climber 5 m tall.

-14.920433 40.396050 5
28543 Mostuea brunonis var. brunonis 5 Mar 2007 BT Wursten
JE Burrows
M Coates Palgrave
P Ballings
M Lötter
BT Wursten Understorey of forest Forested slope below Nhandore peak, Mt Gorongosa 4 0 Mozambique 1834A3 MS 1230

In fruit

-18.463507 34.053420 6
109893 Pleurolobus gangeticus 6 Apr 2010 M Lötter
BC Turpin
M Lötter 2024 M Lötter BNRH
Moribane forest, Moribane camp. 0 Mozambique 1933C2 MS 500

Herb 1 m tall. Pink standard, purple keel. Common-x000D- Habitat: Forest on mountain slope in medium shade. In soil.

-19.743889 33.355833 6
109190 Senna singueana 4 Oct 2005 M Lötter
M Lötter 1074 M Lötter BNRH
Lapala area. 0 Mozambique 1538A1 N 0

Tree, 3 m tall in woodland.

0.000000 0.000000 2
22030 Synsepalum brevipes 11 Mar 2007 BT Wursten
JE Burrows
M Coates Palgrave
P Ballings
M Lötter
JE Burrows M Coates Palgrave Forest that had been logged many years before Road to Chiniziuwa River, Sofala, Mozambique. 0 Mozambique 1835C3 MS 150

-18.950000 35.016670 5
109323 Trema orientale 11 Oct 2005 M Lötter
M Lötter 1093 M Lötter BNRH
Bilibiza area. 0 Mozambique 1240C2 N 0

Tree in sand forest. Leaves bi-coloured; veins and petiole reddish.

0.000000 0.000000 2
15783 Voacanga africana 11 Mar 2007 BT Wursten
JE Burrows
M Coates Palgrave
P Ballings
M Lötter
M Coates Palgrave M555 JE Burrows Woodland Along road to Chiniziuwa River, Cheringoma 0 Mozambique 1835C3 MS 152

In fruit

-18.959274 35.034034 7


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The DRC flora team (2025). Flora of the Democratic Republic of the Congo: Records made by Mervyn Lötter.
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