Records made by Benny Luwiika

Records: 88

The following is a list of the records made by Benny Luwiika 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
80715 Acacia amythethophylla 24 May 1994 DK Harder
B Luwiika
CN Nkhoma
HH Schmidt
DK Harder B Luwiika CN Nkhoma HH Schmidt 274 RE Gereau MO
Around stream dominated by bamboo and surrounding miombo woodland. Isoka District; 88.1 km from Isoka-Nakonde Road turnoff to Muyombe. 0 Zambia 1033A3 N 1180

Fairly common tree up to 10 m tall with orange inflorescence.

-10.368611 33.182500 5
80768 Acacia polyacantha subsp. campylacantha 26 May 1994 DK Harder
B Luwiika
CN Nkhoma
HH Schmidt
DK Harder B Luwiika CN Nkhoma HH Schmidt 3242 RE Gereau MO
Collections at turn out along roadside, in steep woodland and in valley bottoms with seasonal water. In Fungwe National Forest Isoka District; ca. 84 km E-SE of intersection of Mpika-Nakonde Highway (Great North Hwy.) on road to (RD72). Connecting to Muyombe (M14), In Fungwe National Forest, # 429. 0 Zambia 1033A3 N 1050

Tree, frequent, 4-5 m tall with grey-beige bark; nectaries above pulvini black; pods deep green with black hairs.

-10.375833 33.147500 5
80769 Acacia polyacantha subsp. campylacantha 17 Feb 1995 DK Harder
B Luwiika
MM Nawa
NB Zimba
DK Harder B Luwiika MM Nawa NB Zimba 69 RE Gereau B Luwiika MO
Collecting from rock outcrop in Jirundu plains/swamp Solwezi District; Jirundu National Forestry Reserve (Botanical Reserve). 95 km E of Solwezi/Mwinilunga Road, near the Kambizhi Primary School. 0 Zambia 1125C4 W 1470

Tree; to 7 m; trunk and stems grey-brown; leaves compound, thin, dark green; pods thin, green.

-11.912500 25.486111 5
80837 Adiantum capillus-veneris 21 Feb 1997 B Luwiika
B Luwiika 442 AR Smith B Luwiika UC
Boiling Pots, rain forest Livingstone District; Victoria Falls. 120 0 Zambia 1725D4 S 860

10 cm, growing in shallow running water; stems brown; leaves light green with a few spores.

-17.933333 25.850000 4
80867 Afzelia quanzensis 23 Feb 1997 DK Harder
B Luwiika
HH Schmidt
NB Zimba
DK Harder B Luwiika HH Schmidt NB Zimba 959 FJ Breteler WAG
Livingstone District; along Livingstone-Lusaka Road, 18.9 km from the main water tank in Livingstone-Boma along Livingstone-Lusaka Road. 0 Zambia 1723C1 S 1020

Tree to 12 m high, spreading. Bark rough, greyish brown. Leaves green, shiny and smooth. Pods light green.

-17.666667 23.200000 4
80988 Ansellia africana 17 Mar 1997 B Luwiika
B Luwiika 631 B Luwiika Local Forest Gwembe-Munyumbwe District; Collecting in Munyumbwe Local Forest No. 187, 4.9 km from the junction of the Gwembe-Chipepo Road. 0 Zambia 1627D2 S 570

Parasite on mopane, growing 2 m from the ground. Stems hard, light green to yellow; leaves smooth, light green; fruit light green with yellowish longitudinal ridges.

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81073 Bauhinia petersiana 1 Mar 1996 DK Harder
B Luwiika
NB Zimba
DK Harder B Luwiika NB Zimba 699 FJ Breteler WAG
Kaoma District; 3 km NW along Kaoma-Lukulu Road from junction of Kaoma-Mongu Road. 0 Zambia B 1050

Shrub; to 2 m; in understory of thicket (Cryptosepalum); deep green leaves, appearing shiny on the upperside, dull on the underside; flowers white; calyx cream to green with brown hairs.

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81074 Bauhinia petersiana 19 Feb 1997 DK Harder
B Luwiika
HH Schmidt
NB Zimba
DK Harder B Luwiika HH Schmidt NB Zimba 896 FJ Breteler WAG
In undifferentiated mopane woodland Livingstone District; Chief Mukuni. 2.2 km eastward along road to Songwe village, from road junction with Victoria Falls Road. 0 Zambia 1725D4 S 960

Tree spreading to 4 m in mopane woodland. Leaves dull green. Flowers cream to yellow. Stamens red.

-17.916667 25.866667 5
81075 Bauhinia petersiana 8 Mar 1997 DK Harder
B Luwiika
HH Schmidt
NB Zimba
DK Harder B Luwiika HH Schmidt NB Zimba 1072 FJ Breteler WAG
Secondary hill miombo soil type. Silted rocks-sandy combination. Choma District; 43.8 km from Choma along Choma-Namwala Road, just adjacent to Ngonga River, Simubara-Marundu Hills. 0 Zambia 1626B4 S 1100

Strangling tree to 3.5 m, spreading common in woodland. Stems brown. Fruits light green. Pedicel brown.

-16.433333 26.916667 5
81077 Bauhinia tomentosa 2 Mar 1997 DK Harder
B Luwiika
HH Schmidt
NB Zimba
DK Harder B Luwiika HH Schmidt NB Zimba 3953 FJ Breteler WAG
At base of Chilamalila Hill in grazed thorn scrub with large boulders and rocky soils. Gwembe District; 19.1 km W of intersection of road to Sinazongwe and Choma-Maamba Road; then S then E 6.2 km on road towards Sialwala Primary School; also Maamba Waterworks. 0 Zambia 1727A4 S 450

Spreading; tree; to 8 m, frequent; at margin of wet area; stems dark brown; pods green.

-17.278611 27.381667 5
81078 Bauhinia tomentosa 14 Mar 1997 DK Harder
B Luwiika
HH Schmidt
NB Zimba
DK Harder B Luwiika HH Schmidt NB Zimba 1114 FJ Breteler WAG
Mopane woodland. Gwembe District; Siavonga area, Lukwechele PFA No. 184; 8.9 km along road 502 from road junction with Lusaka Siavonga road in mopane woodland. 0 Zambia 1628B3 S 510

Tree to 3 m, spreading. Stems brown. Leaves dull green. Fruits light green.

-16.450000 28.666667 4
81117 Bobgunnia madagascariensis 26 Feb 1995 DK Harder
B Luwiika
MM Nawa
NB Zimba
DK Harder B Luwiika MM Nawa NB Zimba 2809 DK Harder MO
Collections in riverine forest above source and in surrounding woodland of Uapaca, Aframomum; Pteridium. Ikelenge District; Zambezi Source National Heritage Site; 18.0 km S of Ikelenge then 4.8 km E on access road from Ikelenge-Mwinilunga Rd. 114 0 Zambia 1124A4 W 1500

Tree; in forest; 2 m tall; upper stems and abaxial leaf surfaces with golden brown hairs; fruit dull light green; bark grey.

-11.366389 24.372222 5
81119 Bobgunnia madagascariensis 23 Feb 1997 DK Harder
B Luwiika
HH Schmidt
NB Zimba
DK Harder B Luwiika HH Schmidt NB Zimba 962 FJ Breteler WAG
Livingstone District; along Livingstone-Lusaka Road, 18.9 km from the main water tank in Livingstone-Boma along Livingstone-Lusaka Road. 0 Zambia 1723C1 S 1020

Tree to 10, common in woodland. Stem with grey-brown bark. Leaves light yellow, appearing bluish on the underside. Fruits averaging 60 cm long, yellowish green.

-17.666667 23.200000 4
81118 Bobgunnia madagascariensis 21 Mar 1996 MG Bingham
DK Harder
B Luwiika
NB Zimba
MG Bingham DK Harder B Luwiika NB Zimba 833 NB Zimba NDO
Kalahari woodland Kalabo District; 5.6 km west of Kama Health Center, 5.5 km east of Lukona Secondary School in Kalamaba L.F. No.-379. 0 Zambia 1522B4 B 930

Tree; occasional in Kalahari woodland; to 8 m; leaves dull green; fruits light green.

-15.376944 22.895556 5
81116 Bobgunnia madagascariensis 21 Feb 1995 DK Harder
B Luwiika
MM Nawa
NB Zimba
DK Harder B Luwiika MM Nawa NB Zimba 2727 DK Harder MO
In degraded miombo on sand with Brachystegia, Hymenocardia, Aframomum. Mwinilunga District; ca. 6.3 km N/NE of Luawu Mission on road to Luano. 0 Zambia 1124C1 W 1290

Tree; to 10 m; rough light brown bark; underside of leaflets and especially along midribs with brown hairs; immature pods juicy green.

-11.593333 24.136111 5
81112 Bobgunnia madagascariensis 28 Feb 1996 DK Harder
B Luwiika
NB Zimba
DK Harder B Luwiika NB Zimba 3558 DK Harder MO
Collections in degraded miombo woodland on Kalahari sand. Kaoma District; ca. 6.4 km NE of Kaoma on Kaoma-Kasempa Road 2 km S of Kalamba village. 0 Zambia 1424D2 B 1200

Tree; 7 m; bark dark black-brown with light yellow fissures; leaves light green, lighter below; midrib yellow-brown, young fruit light green, somewhat succulent.

-14.737222 24.783611 5
81180 Brachystegia spiciformis 1 Mar 1996 DK Harder
B Luwiika
NB Zimba
DK Harder B Luwiika NB Zimba 724 FJ Breteler WAG
Kaoma District; 3 km NW along Kaoma-Lukulu Road from junction of Kaoma-Mongu Road. 0 Zambia B 1050

Shrub; to 3 m tall; growing in the understorey of the thicket on Kalahari sands; leaves bluish green and smooth; pods flat, greenish-yellow.

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81181 Brachystegia spiciformis 15 May 1994 DK Harder
B Luwiika
CN Nkhoma
HH Schmidt
DK Harder B Luwiika CN Nkhoma HH Schmidt 219 DK Harder MO
Mpika District; North Lwangwa National Park. 8 km from Mwaleshi River on road to Mahula Puku Camp. 91 0 Zambia 1132D1 N 940

Small 4 m tall plant. Pod with pointed tip.

-11.637222 32.686111 5
81182 Brachystegia spiciformis 8 May 1994 DK Harder
B Luwiika
CN Nkhoma
HH Schmidt
DK Harder B Luwiika CN Nkhoma HH Schmidt 1335 FJ Breteler WAG
Open miombo woodlands, grasslands, and adjacent cultivated fields with large granitic outcropping of boulders. Serenje District; 57.0 km NW of Chisomo on the Chisomo-Serenje road (RD 223). Ca. 30.0 km SE of junction with the Serenje-Mpika road (T2). 0 Zambia 1330A4 C 1180

Tree; 8 m x 10 cm DBH. Bark grey, smooth. Leaves glossy. Fruits pale yellowish-green, immature.

-13.437500 30.379167 5
81183 Brachystegia spiciformis 8 Mar 1997 DK Harder
B Luwiika
HH Schmidt
NB Zimba
DK Harder B Luwiika HH Schmidt NB Zimba 1085 NB Zimba NDO
Secondary hill miombo soil type. Silted rocks-sandy combination. Choma District; 43.8 km from Choma along Choma-Namwala Road, just adjacent to Ngonga River, Simubara-Marundu Hills. 0 Zambia 1626B4 S 1100

Tree to 12 m, dominant canopy species in woodland. Leaves shiny green. Fruits light green. Pedicel brown.

-16.433333 26.916667 5
81252 Cassytha filiformis 23 Feb 1995 B Luwiika
B Luwiika 84 T Deroin B Luwiika Protected Forest Area Mwinilunga District; Nkunyi Protected Forest Area; 9.04 km from Lwawu-Mwinilunga Junction. On Kabompo-Mwinilunga Road (D286). 0 Zambia 1124C4 W 1410

Climber/twiner; stems green; flowers, small, yellow; fruit light green.

-11.877778 24.365556 5
81253 Cassytha filiformis 1 Mar 1997 B Luwiika
B Luwiika 622 T Deroin B Luwiika Uapaca woodland Choma District; Collecting in Simwamimuzuma National Forest No. 180 on the Mabwingombe Hills in Uapaca woodland. 0 Zambia 1627C4 S 1200

Vine. Leafless stems green to light green to yellow; fruits light green.

-16.937500 27.391667 5
81275 Ceratotheca sesamoides 26 Feb 1997 B Luwiika
B Luwiika 481 H-D Ihlenfeldt B Luwiika Sinazongwe District; Collecting near Siazwela village, Chief Sinazongwe, 4.1 km from Maamba/Sinazongwe Road turning East at the Sinazeze Shopping Center. 0 Zambia 1727A2 S 640

Herb, 25 cm. Stems light green with brown hairs; leaves light green, woolly to touch; flowers with light purple to dark purple petals, yellow stamens; fruits light green with white hairs.

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81274 Ceratotheca sesamoides 20 Mar 1996 B Luwiika
B Luwiika 381 H-D Ihlenfeldt B Luwiika Kalabo District; In the Lukona local forest; 3.3 km W from Lukona Basic School. 0 Zambia 1522B4 B 1140

Herb; approx. 40 cm tall; stems yellowish green, with short brown hairs; leaves dark green on top, light green underneath; flower petals purple-brown.

-15.383333 22.866667 5
81401 Cleome hirta 29 Feb 1996 B Luwiika
B Luwiika 229 B Luwiika Kaoma District; Along the Kaoma/Kasempa road. 0 Zambia B 1290

Approx. 1.5 m tall; in abandoned field; stems light green; leaves light green; petals four (4), purple; pods light green.

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81422 Coccinia adoensis 23 Feb 1995 B Luwiika
B Luwiika 93 B Luwiika Collections along roadside and in woodland. Mwinilunga District; on Mwinilunga-Lwawu Road; ca. 19.3 km W of Mwinilunga-Lwawu junction (jct. of T5 and RD287). 0 Zambia 1124C2 W 1140

Runner, green, with palmate leaves; immature fruits light green with dark green streaks; fruits blood red; inflorescence light yellow with light green bracts.

-11.739167 24.267778 5
81455 Combretum molle 3 Mar 1997 B Luwiika
B Luwiika 567 CCH Jongkind B Luwiika WAG
Along the Maamba/Sinazongwe Road Choma District; Collecting along the Maamba/Sinazongwe Road, 11.4 km from the Choma-Lusaka Road. 0 Zambia 1627C4 S 1200

Tree to 8 m. Stems brown bark; leaves dark green above, greyish-green underneath; fruits yellow along edges to golden brown in centre. Common.

-16.868889 27.272778 5
81470 Combretum zeyheri 26 Feb 1997 B Luwiika
B Luwiika 482 DK Harder B Luwiika MO
Sinazongwe District; Collecting near Siazwela village, Chief Sinazongwe, 4.1 km from Maamba/Sinazongwe Road turning East at the Sinazeze Shopping Center. 0 Zambia 1727A2 S 640

Tree, 8 m on margins of hills. Bark/branches greyish-black; leaves dark green above and light underneath; fruits yellowish-green.

-17.123333 27.435556 5
81537 Crabbea velutina 26 Feb 1997 B Luwiika
B Luwiika 509 KB Vollesen B Luwiika K
Sinazongwe District; Collecting near Siazwela village, Chief Sinazongwe, 4.1 km from Maamba/Sinazongwe Road turning East at the Sinazeze Shopping Center. 0 Zambia 1727A2 S 640

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

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81568 Craterosiphon quarrei 28 Feb 1995 B Luwiika
B Luwiika 105 B Luwiika Miombo woodland Mwinilunga District; Ikelenge; Kavunga Protected Forest Area; adjacent to Hillwood Farms' Nchila Wildlife Reserve at Hillwood Farms; ca. 3.5 km E of Ikelenge. 152 0 Zambia 1124A4 W 1350

Tree; ca. 7 m tall; in woodland; bark greyish-black; fruit light brown, single-seeded; leaves alternate, dark green, smooth adaxially, light green abaxially.

-11.259444 24.326111 5
81585 Crossopteryx febrifuga 26 Feb 1997 B Luwiika
B Luwiika 501 D Bridson B Luwiika K
Sinazongwe District; Collecting near Siazwela village, Chief Sinazongwe, 4.1 km from Maamba/Sinazongwe Road turning East at the Sinazeze Shopping Center. 0 Zambia 1727A2 S 640

Shrub, 4 m, spreading by stream side. Bark/stems dark brown; leaves light green; fruits light green with reddish-brown spots.

-17.123333 27.435556 5
81919 Diospyros kirkii 26 Feb 1997 B Luwiika
B Luwiika 524 S Bodine B Luwiika MO
Sinazongwe District; Collecting near Siazwela village, Chief Sinazongwe, 4.1 km from Maamba/Sinazongwe Road, turning East at the Sinazeze Shopping Center. 0 Zambia 1727A2 S 640

Tree, 5 m. Bark greyish-black; leaves shiny dark green; fruits dark green with reddish-brown tint.

-17.123333 27.435556 5
81968 Diplorhynchus condylocarpon 7 Mar 1995 B Luwiika
B Luwiika 160 AJM Leeuwenberg B Luwiika WAG
Kasempa District; Kasempa; Kamusongwe Hill directly adjacent to Kamusongwe Prison; ca. 2 km from city center. 0 Zambia 1325B4 W 1470

Tree; ca. 6 m tall; bark and stems brown; leaves smooth, dark green adaxially, pale green abaxially; fruits dark green with brown lenticels; latex white.

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81969 Diplorhynchus condylocarpon 26 Feb 1997 B Luwiika
B Luwiika 517 AJM Leeuwenberg B Luwiika WAG
Sinazongwe District; Collecting near Siazwela village, Chief Sinazongwe, 4.1 km from Maamba/Sinazongwe Road, turning East at the Sinazeze Shopping Center. 0 Zambia 1727A2 S 640

Tree with spreading branches. Bark greyish-black; leaves shiny, light green; fruits light green with brown dots.

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82006 Dolichos pseudocajanus 27 Feb 1995 DK Harder
B Luwiika
MM Nawa
NB Zimba
DK Harder B Luwiika MM Nawa NB Zimba 651 DK Harder MO
In rocky habitat Mwinilunga District; Ikelenge; Milomba Hill, 12 km from turnoff of the Kalene Hill Road located 12.6 km from Ikelenge. 0 Zambia 1124A1 W 1440

Shrub; to 0.4 m; common; amongst grasses on hill; stem green, hairy; leaves green; flowers with light yellow and light blue wings.

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82007 Dolichos sericeus subsp. sericeus 14 Mar 1997 DK Harder
B Luwiika
HH Schmidt
NB Zimba
DK Harder B Luwiika HH Schmidt NB Zimba 1129 B Mackinder K
Mopane woodland. Gwembe District; Siavonga area, Lukwechele PFA No. 184; 8.9 km along road 502 from road junction with Lusaka Siavonga road in mopane woodland. 0 Zambia 1628B3 S 510

Occasional among grasses. Stems pale, climbing on small tree. Leaves deep green. Flowers cream to light blue. Fruits pale green.

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82013 Dolichos trinervatus 11 Mar 1997 DK Harder
B Luwiika
HH Schmidt
NB Zimba
DK Harder B Luwiika HH Schmidt NB Zimba 2487 B Mackinder K
In Combretum-Brachystegia woodland, disturbed by human occupation. Gleysol soils with limestone outcrops. Kalomo District; Travelling northwest on the Kalomo Road (D 714), toward the southern entrance to Kafue National Park. Ca. 51 km from Kalomo. 100 0 Zambia S 1200

Herb; 1.5 m, erect. Stems yellow-green. Leaves with prominent white veins on underside. Young fruits pale green, pubescent on hillside, grassy area, occasional.

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82014 Dolichos trinervatus 11 Feb 1995 DK Harder
B Luwiika
MM Nawa
NB Zimba
DK Harder B Luwiika MM Nawa NB Zimba 2666 B Mackinder K
Collections along Kifubwa River in forest and on shallow soils in woodland. Kifubwa (Chifubwa) Gorge National Monument. Ca. 4.6 km along Kyalalankuba Rd. south of Solwezi and ca. 2 km S of entrance to Solwezi Teacher Training College. National Heritage Site. 0 Zambia 1226A2 W 1230

Rare; perennial; in shady area; from woody root (?); calyx light green; back of stamens light green-pink; front of standard bright pink, deeper medially; wings pink, keel light green-pink; pods pale green, edged in deeper green.

-12.219722 26.398556 5
82122 Entada arenaria subsp. microcarpa 28 Feb 1996 DK Harder
B Luwiika
NB Zimba
DK Harder B Luwiika NB Zimba 3602 B Mackinder K
Collections from S side of road in boggy grass plain of white sand at edge, central wet, bog area and surrounding woodland. Kaoma District; ca. 22.4 km W of Kaoma turnoff on Lusaka-Mongu Road. 0 Zambia 1424D3 B 1080

Short shrub; at edge of plain; pale yellow-green; young pods green.

-14.875000 24.658333 5
82187 Eriosema psoraleoides 8 Mar 1997 DK Harder
B Luwiika
HH Schmidt
NB Zimba
DK Harder B Luwiika HH Schmidt NB Zimba 1044 B Mackinder VR Clark K
Undifferentiated Miombo-Combretum woodland. Brown Kalahari sands. Choma District; 40.9 km from Choma along Choma-Namwala Road. 0 Zambia 1626B4 S 1120

Shrub to 2 m, common on river basin. Leaves deep green, appearing light brown on underside. Stems light brown. Flowers bright yellow. Calyx green.

-16.466667 26.933333 5
82202 Erythrophleum africanum 28 Feb 1996 DK Harder
B Luwiika
NB Zimba
DK Harder B Luwiika NB Zimba 3633 B Mackinder K
Collections from S side of road in boggy grass plain of white sand at edge, central wet, bog area and surrounding woodland. Kaoma District; ca. 22.4 km W of Kaoma turnoff on Lusaka-Mongu Road. 0 Zambia 1424D3 B 1080

Tree; 12 m; bark dark grey-brown; crackled appearance; young shoots with golden-brown hairs; young pods light green.

-14.875000 24.658333 5
82203 Erythrophleum africanum 28 Feb 1995 DK Harder
B Luwiika
MM Nawa
NB Zimba
DK Harder B Luwiika MM Nawa NB Zimba 119 FJ Breteler B Luwiika WAG
Mwinilunga District; Ikelenge; Kalene Hills (12.6 km from Ikelenge Mission). 0 Zambia 1124A1 W 1440

Tree; ca. 4 m tall; bark and stems dark brown; leaves dark green, smooth adaxially, light green with light brown hairs abaxially; fruits green, flat pods.

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82296 Ficus glumosa 7 Mar 1995 B Luwiika
B Luwiika 145 C Berg B Luwiika WAG
Kasempa District; Kasempa; Kamusongwe Hill directly adjacent to Kamusongwe Prison; ca. 2 km from city center. 0 Zambia 1325B4 W 1470

Tree; ca. 6 m tall; bark and stems greyish-brown; leaves dark green and smooth adaxially, light green, hairy abaxially; fruits round, light green with white hairs, abundant white seeds inside; latex white.

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82309 Ficus sansibarica subsp. macrosperma 7 Mar 1995 B Luwiika
B Luwiika 151 C Berg B Luwiika WAG
Kasempa District; Kasempa; Kamusongwe Hill directly adjacent to Kamusongwe Prison; ca. 2 km from city center. 0 Zambia 1325B4 W 1470

Tree; ca. 6 m tall; bark and stems greyish-brown; leaves smooth and dark green; fruits light green with a brown tint, abundant seeds; latex white, sticky.

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82334 Flacourtia indica 21 Feb 1997 B Luwiika
B Luwiika 465 DK Harder B Luwiika MO
Boiling Pots, rain forest Livingstone District; Victoria Falls, Boiling Pots, rain forest. 120 0 Zambia 1725D4 S 860

Tree, ca. 9 m x 10 cm DBH. Leaves dark green, smooth; fruits light green with persistent stigma.

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82348 Friesodielsia obovata 20 Mar 1996 B Luwiika
B Luwiika 347 GE Schatz B Luwiika MO
Kalabo District; In the Lukona local forest; 3.3 km W from Lukona Basic School. 0 Zambia 1522B4 B 1140

Tree; approx. 5 m tall; bark and branches greyish black; leaves dark green on top, light green underneath; fruits dark green in clusters.

-15.383333 22.866667 5
82445 Habenaria schimperiana 17 Feb 1995 B Luwiika
B Luwiika 76 PJ Cribb B Luwiika K
Collecting from rock outcrop in Jirundu plains/swamp Solwezi District; Jirundu National Forestry Reserve (Botanical Reserve). 95 km E of Solwezi/Mwinilunga Road, near the Kambizhi Primary School. 0 Zambia 1125C4 W 1470

Terrestrial; in flat plains; ca. 25 cm tall; stems soft light green; leaves light green, sheathed at base; flowers white.

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82578 Indigofera astragalina 19 Feb 1997 DK Harder
B Luwiika
HH Schmidt
NB Zimba
DK Harder B Luwiika HH Schmidt NB Zimba 917 BD Schrire K
Brown Kalahari sands soils Livingstone District; Chief Mukuni Area; 2.1 km along road to Chief Mukuni Palace from junction with Victoria Falls Road in Baikiae forest. 0 Zambia 1725D4 S 960

Shrub to 0.6 m high, occasional in the forest understory. Stem green with brown hairs. Leaves dull green with white hairs. Flowers red. Inflorescence covered with brown hairs.

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82579 Indigofera astragalina 23 Feb 1997 DK Harder
B Luwiika
HH Schmidt
NB Zimba
DK Harder B Luwiika HH Schmidt NB Zimba 937 BD Schrire K
Livingstone District; along Livingstone-Lusaka Road, 18.9 km from the main water tank in Livingstone-Boma along Livingstone-Lusaka Road. 0 Zambia 1723C1 S 1020

Shrub to 0.5 m, widespread on disturbed margins and woodland. Young stems red with red hairs. Leaves green with white woolly hairs. Flowers red to cream. Calyx greenish yellow with long brown hairs.

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82577 Indigofera astragalina 28 Feb 1997 DK Harder
B Luwiika
HH Schmidt
NB Zimba
DK Harder B Luwiika HH Schmidt NB Zimba 2390 BD Schrire K
In sandy soils along beaches and shorelines. Sinazongwe District; Chete Island Game Park, on eastern edge of Lake Kariba. In much disturbed Combretum woodland, heavily grazed by elephants and game. 199 0 Zambia S 530

Herb; 40 cm, erect. Plant with white, stiff hairs. Flowers pale rosepink to white. Fruits pale green drying tan. Common.

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82673 Julbernardia globiflora 17 May 1994 DK Harder
B Luwiika
CN Nkhoma
HH Schmidt
DK Harder B Luwiika CN Nkhoma HH Schmidt 3171 FJ Breteler WAG
Collection along river, among rocks, in mushitu and in miombo woodland. Chinsali District; Chipomo Falls National Monument, along Chimanabuwi River. 0 Zambia 1132C2 N 1310

Occasional tree, 4 m; in grassland among rocks, 10 cm dbh; pods above foliage, with black-brown hairs; leaflets green with brown-black tomentum on midrib.

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82674 Julbernardia globiflora 18 Mar 1997 DK Harder
B Luwiika
HH Schmidt
NB Zimba
DK Harder B Luwiika HH Schmidt NB Zimba 2554 FJ Breteler WAG
In miombo woodland and riverine community. Lithosol-Cambisol soils. Gwembe District; Travelling northwest on the Gwembe/Munyumbwe Road. 13.2 km from Munyumbwe. 0 Zambia 1627D1 S 950

Tree; 7.0 m x 10 cm DBH. Bark grey, cracked into rectangular pieces. Leaves grey-green. Inflorescence velvety, green with dark brown indumentum. Flowers cream, sweetly fragrant.

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82676 Julbernardia paniculata 7 Mar 1995 DK Harder
B Luwiika
MM Nawa
NB Zimba
DK Harder B Luwiika MM Nawa NB Zimba 180 B Luwiika Kasempa District; Kasempa; Kamusongwe Hill directly adjacent to Kamusongwe Prison; ca. 2 km from city center. 0 Zambia 1325B4 W 1470

Tree; ca. 7 m tall; bark and branches dark brown; leaves smooth, dark green; inflorescence: calyx dark green with a brown tint; stigmas light yellow.

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82677 Julbernardia paniculata 9 May 1994 DK Harder
B Luwiika
CN Nkhoma
HH Schmidt
DK Harder B Luwiika CN Nkhoma HH Schmidt 182 B Mackinder K
In miombo woodland above meadow. Serenje District; Kundalila Falls. Ca. 65 km from Serenje gas station on road to Mpika, turn to east for 15 km. 121 0 Zambia 1330B1 C 1415

Tree of over 20 m tall. Brown bracts enclosing cream petals and stamens. Pistil with brown base and light green stigma.

-13.152500 30.722222 5
82679 Julbernardia paniculata 22 May 1994 DK Harder
B Luwiika
CN Nkhoma
HH Schmidt
DK Harder B Luwiika CN Nkhoma HH Schmidt 1435 FJ Breteler WAG
In miombo woodlands, flats and grassy areas. At base of Mututa Ridge. Granitic soils. Chinsali District; 22.4 km NE of junction with Mbesuma Ranch road on road to Chilunda Primary School. 0 Zambia 0932C4 N 1180

Tree; 10 m x 15 cm DBH. Twigs tan, smooth. Calyx yellow-brown, velvety. Filaments and anthers cream-white. Flowers with sweet fragrance.

-9.864444 32.339722 5
82691 Justicia striata 16 Mar 1996 B Luwiika
B Luwiika 300 KB Vollesen B Luwiika K
In Hymenocardia chipia thickets. Mongu District; Off the Mongu-Kaoma road in Ituku Plain in Hymenocardia chipia thickets. 0 Zambia 1424C4 B 1140

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.

-14.983333 24.250000 4
82709 Kirkia acuminata 17 Mar 1997 B Luwiika
B Luwiika 654 B Luwiika B Luwiika Local Forest Gwembe-Munyumbwe District; Collecting in Munyumbwe Local Forest No. 187, 4.9 km from the junction of the Gwembe-Chipepo Road. 0 Zambia 1627D2 S 570

Tree to 10 m x 30 cm DBH. Grey-black bark; leaves light green to yellowish-green; fruits shiny green.

-16.636389 27.818333 5
82708 Kirkia acuminata 26 Feb 1997 B Luwiika
B Luwiika 528 RE Gereau B Luwiika MO
Sinazongwe District; Collecting near Siazwela village, Chief Sinazongwe, 4.1 km from Maamba/Sinazongwe Road, turning East at the Sinazeze Shopping Center. 0 Zambia 1727A2 S 640

Tree 10 m x 60 cm DBH. Bark smooth, greyish-black; leaves light green; fruits fibrous, sticky, dark green.

-17.123333 27.435556 5
82734 Lantana camara 21 Feb 1997 B Luwiika
B Luwiika 447 B Luwiika B Luwiika Boiling Pots, rain forest Livingstone District; Victoria Falls, Boiling Pots, rain forest. 120 0 Zambia 1725D4 S 860

Scrambling shrubs 1-2 m; stems green with short prickly spines; leaves dark green with short hairs on both sides; flowers yellow to bright orange forming a cluster.

-17.933333 25.850000 4
82866 Markhamia obtusifolia 28 Feb 1995 B Luwiika
B Luwiika 130 F Toka B Luwiika Mwinilunga District; Ikelenge; Kalene Hills (12.6 km from Ikelenge Mission). 0 Zambia 1124A1 W 1440

Tree; ca. 4.5 m tall; bark and stems greyish-black; leaves dark green adaxially and light green with smooth yellow hairs abaxially; fruits yellowish-green, soft pods with light brown hairs.

-11.184722 24.199722 5
82894 Memecylon flavovirens 29 Feb 1996 B Luwiika
B Luwiika 208 RD Stone B Luwiika Collecting in the Mavunda thickets Kaoma District; 33.1 km from Kaoma town on the Kasempa/Kaoma road. 0 Zambia 1424C2 B 1290

Tree; approx. 3 m tall; bark greyish black; leaves smooth, light green on both sides; flower petals light yellow; anthers purplish blue.

-14.548611 24.384167 5
82921 Mimusops zeyheri 21 Feb 1997 B Luwiika
B Luwiika 463 B Luwiika G
Boiling Pots, rain forest Livingstone District; Victoria Falls, Boiling Pots, rain forest. 120 0 Zambia 1725D4 S 860

Tree ca. 12 m x 16 cm DBH. Bark dark brown; leaves glabrous dark green; fruits light green with hard/stony seed.

-17.933333 25.850000 4
83076 Ormocarpum kirkii 25 May 1994 DK Harder
B Luwiika
CN Nkhoma
HH Schmidt
DK Harder B Luwiika CN Nkhoma HH Schmidt 287 DK Harder MO
Hilly area along Lualizi stream. Miombo woodland. Isoka District; Turnoff on the Isoka-Nakonde Road, ca. 18.9 km towards Muyombe. 0 Zambia 1032B3 N 930

A tree 5 m tall; common along the road. Leaves small, oval-shaped; bracts brown; petals white fading to pink-white florets.

-10.267500 32.723611 5
83168 Paropsia brazzeana 28 Feb 1995 B Luwiika
B Luwiika 116 B Luwiika NB Zimba B Luwiika Mwinilunga District; Ikelenge; Kalene Hills (12.6 km from Ikelenge Mission). 0 Zambia 1124A1 W 1440

Tree; ca. 2.5 m; stems/bark brown with short light brown hairs; leaves dark green adaxially, light green, hairy abaxially; inflorescence bracts light green outside and yellow inside, petals yellow.

-11.184722 24.199722 5
83180 Paullinia pinnata 21 Feb 1997 B Luwiika
B Luwiika 457 HH Schmidt B Luwiika MO
Boiling Pots, rain forest Livingstone District; Victoria Falls, Boiling Pots, rain forest. 120 0 Zambia 1725D4 S 860

Climbing vine; stems green with a dark brown tint on hard stem; leaves dark green, glabrous; fruits dark green ripening to reddish-orange.

-17.933333 25.850000 4
83231 Pericopsis angolensis 8 Mar 1997 DK Harder
B Luwiika
HH Schmidt
NB Zimba
DK Harder B Luwiika HH Schmidt NB Zimba 1086 FJ Breteler WAG
Secondary hill miombo soil type. Silted rocks-sandy combination. Choma District; 43.8 km from Choma along Choma-Namwala Road, just adjacent to Ngonga River, Simubara-Marundu Hills. 0 Zambia 1626B4 S 1100

Tree to 5 m, occasional along roadside. Stems grey bark. Leaves dark green. Fruits light green.

-16.433333 26.916667 5
83245 Phoenix reclinata 21 Feb 1997 B Luwiika
B Luwiika 461 B Luwiika B Luwiika Boiling Pots, rain forest Livingstone District; Victoria Falls, Boiling Pots, rain forest. 120 0 Zambia 1725D4 S 860

Palm tree ca. 12 m x 15 cm DBH. Bark/stems greyish-black; leaves dark green, completely glabrous; fruits green ripening to shiny yellow.

-17.933333 25.850000 4
83265 Phyllanthus muellerianus 1 Mar 1997 B Luwiika
B Luwiika 621 G McPherson B Luwiika MO
Uapaca woodland Choma District; Collecting in Simwamimuzuma National Forest No. 180 on the Mabwingombe Hills in Uapaca woodland. 0 Zambia 1627C4 S 1200

Shrub; to 2 m. Stems green to brown, woody; leaves smooth, dark green above light underneath; fruits light green ripening to red.

-16.937500 27.391667 5
83353 Psorospermum febrifugum 28 Feb 1995 B Luwiika
B Luwiika 126 B Luwiika NB Zimba B Luwiika Mwinilunga District; Ikelenge; Kalene Hills (12.6 km from Ikelenge Mission). 0 Zambia 1124A1 W 1440

Tree; ca. 2.5 m tall; bark and stems greyish-black; leaves dark green adaxially, light green abaxially; fruits red.

-11.184722 24.199722 5
83391 Pteleopsis anisoptera 26 Feb 1997 B Luwiika
B Luwiika 515 CCH Jongkind B Luwiika WAG
Sinazongwe District; Collecting near Siazwela village, Chief Sinazongwe, 4.1 km from Maamba/Sinazongwe Road, turning East at the Sinazeze Shopping Center. 0 Zambia 1727A2 S 640

Tree, 4-5 m x 15 cm DBH. Fairly common. Bark greyish-black; leaves dark green; fruits winged, dark brown to khaki.

-17.123333 27.435556 5
83401 Pterocarpus angolensis 28 Feb 1995 B Luwiika
B Luwiika 129 S Bodine B Luwiika MO
Mwinilunga District; Ikelenge; Kalene Hills (12.6 km from Ikelenge Mission). 0 Zambia 1124A1 W 1440

Tree; ca. 4 m tall; bark and stems greyish-brown; leaves smooth, dark green on both side; fruits winged, yellowish-green, with stiff yellowish-brown hairs in the center.

-11.184722 24.199722 5
83402 Pterocarpus angolensis 10 Mar 1997 DK Harder
B Luwiika
HH Schmidt
NB Zimba
DK Harder B Luwiika HH Schmidt NB Zimba 593 B Luwiika B Luwiika Collecting along the Sinazongwe/Choma Road Choma District; Collecting along the Sinazongwe/Choma Road, 11.6 km from the junction. 0 Zambia 1627C4 S 1200

Tree, 4 m x 15 cm DBH, copiced. Stems with light grey bark; leaves dark green above, grey-white underneath; fruits with light green wings with brown to khaki bristles in the center.

-16.868889 27.273556 5
83403 Pterocarpus angolensis 9 May 1994 DK Harder
B Luwiika
CN Nkhoma
HH Schmidt
DK Harder B Luwiika CN Nkhoma HH Schmidt 172 DK Harder MO
In miombo woodland above meadow. Serenje District; Kundalila Falls. Ca. 65 km from Serenje gas station on road to Mpika, turn to east for 15 km. 121 0 Zambia 1330B1 C 1415

Fairly common tree. Round winged fruit.

-13.152500 30.722222 5
83474 Richardia scabra 29 Feb 1996 B Luwiika
B Luwiika 182 D Bridson B Luwiika K
Kaoma District; Along the Kalamba river, on the Kaoma/Kasempa road; 8.4 km from Kaoma town. 0 Zambia B 1290

Scrambling plant light green on banks of stream; flowers 5, petals white; tap root with several hair roots.

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83483 Rothmannia engleriana 29 Feb 1996 B Luwiika
B Luwiika 194 D Bridson B Luwiika K
Collecting in the Mavunda thickets Kaoma District; 33.1 km from Kaoma town on the Kasempa/Kaoma road. 0 Zambia 1424C2 B 1290

Tree; approx. 3 m tall; bark greyish black; branches dark brown; leaves dark green, smooth on top, light green underneath; fruit dark brown when immature.

-14.548611 24.384167 5
83508 Rytigynia umbellulata 3 Mar 1997 B Luwiika
B Luwiika 569 D Bridson B Luwiika K
Along the Maamba/Sinazongwe Road Choma District; Collecting along the Maamba/Sinazongwe Road, 11.4 km from the Choma-Lusaka Road. 0 Zambia 1627C4 S 1200

Spreading shrub to 3 m. Stems soft, brown to black; leaves dark green, smooth above, light underneath; fruit shiny, dark green.

-16.868889 27.272778 5
83509 Rytigynia umbellulata 10 Mar 1997 B Luwiika
B Luwiika 603 D Bridson B Luwiika K
Collecting along the Sinazongwe/Choma Road Choma District; Collecting along the Sinazongwe/Choma Road, 11.6 km from the junction. 0 Zambia 1627C4 S 1200

Thicket-forming shrub to 2.5 m near termite mound; semi-shaded. Stems woody, greyish-brown; leaves smooth, dark green above, light underneath; fruits shiny, dark green.

-16.868889 27.273556 5
83583 Schrebera trichoclada 7 Mar 1995 B Luwiika
B Luwiika 161 AJM Leeuwenberg B Luwiika WAG
Kasempa District; Kasempa; Kamusongwe Hill directly adjacent to Kamusongwe Prison; ca. 2 km from city center. 0 Zambia 1325B4 W 1470

Tree; ca. 6 m tall; bark and stems greyish-brown; leaves darker adaxially, pale green abaxially; fruit dark green.

-13.441111 25.833333 5
83445 Searsia kirkii 10 Mar 1997 B Luwiika
B Luwiika 600 A Randranasolo B Luwiika MO
Collecting along the Sinazongwe/Choma Road Choma District; Collecting along the Sinazongwe/Choma Road, 11.6 km from the junction. 0 Zambia 1627C4 S 1200

Shrub, 1.5 m, rare in open grassland. Stems woody greyish-brown; leaves light green above, greyish-green underneath; fruits light green.

-16.868889 27.273556 5
83444 Searsia kirkii 28 Feb 1995 B Luwiika
B Luwiika 124 A Randranasolo B Luwiika MO
Mwinilunga District; Ikelenge; Kalene Hills (12.6 km from Ikelenge Mission). 0 Zambia 1124A1 W 1440

Shrub; ca. 1 m tall; stems brown; leaves dark green adaxially, light green with short light brown hairs abaxially; fruits small, light green (clustered), seed hard.

-11.184722 24.199722 5
83443 Searsia kirkii 13 Feb 1995 B Luwiika
B Luwiika 22 A Randranasolo B Luwiika MO
Collecting from a miombo woodland, sandy silt soil; and termite mounds. Solwezi District; Acres National Forest Reserve; ca. 78 km W of Solwezi on Mwinilunga Road. 0 Zambia 1225B4 W 1230

Tree; to 6 m tall; stems and bark light brown; leaves rough, dark green adaxially, light green abaxially with brown hairs; flowers light yellow; occasional; in woodland.

-12.333333 25.852500 5
83808 Strychnos innocua 26 Feb 1997 B Luwiika
B Luwiika 532 AJM Leeuwenberg B Luwiika WAG
Sinazongwe District; Collecting near Siazwela village, Chief Sinazongwe, 4.1 km from Maamba/Sinazongwe Road, turning East at the Sinazeze Shopping Center. 0 Zambia 1727A2 S 640

Tree, 7 m. Bark, greyish-black; leaves light green, shiny above, pubescent underneath; fruits light green.

-17.123333 27.435556 5
83935 Tephrosia vogelii 21 Feb 1995 DK Harder
B Luwiika
MM Nawa
NB Zimba
DK Harder B Luwiika MM Nawa NB Zimba 2729 RM Polhill K
Collections in woodland and in dambo at source of small stream. Mwinilunga District; ca. 15.8 km N/NE of Luawu Mission on Luwawu-Ikelenge Road at village Ipeba. 1 Zambia 1124C1 W 1410

Rare; probably cultivated, shrub to 2 m; calyx light green with dark hairs; petals all white; pods brown. Root used as fish poison.

-11.523611 24.131111 5
84039 Tridax procumbens 21 Feb 1997 B Luwiika
B Luwiika 443 HJ Beentje B Luwiika K
Boiling Pots, rain forest Livingstone District; Victoria Falls, Boiling Pots, rain forest. 120 0 Zambia 1725D4 S 860

Trailing on rocks along the Zambezi River. Stems green with short grey hairs, brown tint towards base; flowers yellow; bracts green with dark brown tint.

-17.933333 25.850000 4
84112 Vangueriopsis lanciflora 28 Feb 1995 B Luwiika
B Luwiika 103 B Verdcourt B Luwiika K
Miombo woodland Mwinilunga District; Ikelenge; Kavunga Protected Forest Area; adjacent to Hillwood Farms' Nchila Wildlife Reserve at Hillwood Farms; ca. 3.5 km E of Ikelenge. 152 0 Zambia 1124A4 W 1350

Tree; ca. 7 m tall; bark reddish-brown; leaves dark green adaxially, light green abaxially.

-11.259444 24.326111 5
84175 Vitex mombassae 7 Mar 1995 B Luwiika
B Luwiika 178 F Toka B Luwiika Kasempa District; Kasempa; Kamusongwe Hill directly adjacent to Kamusongwe Prison; ca. 2 km from city center. 0 Zambia 1325B4 W 1470

Tree; ca. 4 m tall; bark and branches khaki brown; leaves dark green adaxially, light green with soft pubescence abaxially; fruits smooth, dark green with pale green spots.

-13.441111 25.833333 5
84188 Wahlenbergia capitata 10 Mar 1997 B Luwiika
B Luwiika 588 MC Merello B Luwiika MO
Collecting along the Sinazongwe/Choma Road Choma District; Collecting along the Sinazongwe/Choma Road, 11.6 km from the junction. 0 Zambia 1627C4 S 1200

Herb, 30 cm, in marsh areas. Stems light green, hard with white sticky hairs; leaves light green, smooth above, hairy underneath; flowers purplish-blue.

-16.868889 27.273556 5
84194 Wahlenbergia napiformis 3 Mar 1997 B Luwiika
B Luwiika 579 MC Merello B Luwiika MO
Along the Maamba/Sinazongwe Road Choma District; Collecting along the Maamba/Sinazongwe Road, 11.4 km from the Choma-Lusaka Road. 0 Zambia 1627C4 S 1200

Herb, 1 m, common in wet areas. Stems and leaves dark green; flowers light purple; roots white woody.

-16.868889 27.272778 5


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