Records made by James Whellan

Records: 29

The following is a list of the records made by James Whellan 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
39831 Abrodictyum rigidum 6 Sep 1966 JA Whellan
 JA Whellan 2279 SRGH
 River bank in deep shade below Haroni Gorge Haroni Gorge, Chimanimani 0 Zimbabwe 2033A1 E 0

0.000000 0.000000 2
39833 Abrodictyum rigidum 9 Apr 1958 JA Whellan
 JA Whellan 1529 SRGH
 Bundi river source, Chimanimani Mts. 33 0 Zimbabwe 1933C3 E 1830

Fronds erect

 0.000000 0.000000 2
48857 Adiantum incisum 8 May 1955 JA Whellan
 JA Whellan 846 SRGH
 Msengesi Camp, Darwin district 0 Zimbabwe 1730C4 C 1220

0.000000 0.000000 2
48841 Adiantum incisum 31 May 1949 JA Whellan
 JA Whellan 408 SRGH
 Rock crevices above Mashunganyendi pool Nunyani River, Lomagundi, Makonde district. 0 Zimbabwe 1630A4 N 0

0.000000 0.000000 2
48929 Adiantum lunulatum 29 Jan 1948 JA Whellan
 JA Whellan 294 SRGH
 In dense shade on bank of stream Sipolilo, Lomagundi district 0 Zimbabwe 1630D1 N 0

0.000000 0.000000 2
115060 Aerva lanata 15 Aug 1971 LC Leach
JA Whellan
 LC Leach JA Whellan 14812 SRGH
K
 Little Malosa River near foot of Mt Mulanje. 0 Malawi 1635B1 S 830

Cited in Flora Zambesiaca volume 9, part 1 (1988).

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24496 Arthropteris orientalis 9 May 1955 JA Whellan
 JA Whellan 882 SRGH
 Shady rocky streamside Darwin, Umsengezi camp 0 Zimbabwe 1631C1 N 1125

0.000000 0.000000 2
35639 Asplenium erectum Sep 1961 JA Whellan
 JA Whellan 1854 SRGH
 Chirinda Forest 6 0 Zimbabwe 2032B3 E 0

0.000000 0.000000 2
126234 Chironia palustris subsp. transvaalensis 5 Nov 1961 JA Whellan
 JA Whellan 1880 SRGH
 Marlborough, Harare. 1 0 Zimbabwe C 0

0.000000 0.000000 0
52411 Christella chaseana 12 Aug 1951 JA Whellan
 JA Whellan 535 EACLE Schelpe SRGH
 Kariangwe spring, sebungwe district 0 Zimbabwe 1727D3 N 0

0.000000 0.000000 2
121058 Cichorium intybus Feb 1964 JA Whellan
 JA Whellan 2099 SRGH
K
 Arcadia, Harare. 1 0 Zimbabwe 1731C3 C 0

0.000000 0.000000 0
30211 Cyathea dregei 28 Oct 1957 JA Whellan
 JA Whellan 1433 SRGH
 Inyanga, Juliasdale 0 Zimbabwe 1832B3 E 1520

0.000000 0.000000 0
22550 Dicranopteris linearis 9 Jun 1950 JA Whellan
 JA Whellan 434 SRGH
 Chipinga, Chibudzana falls 0 Zimbabwe 2032B1 E 0

0.000000 0.000000 0
49571 Elaphoglossum aubertii 9 Apr 1958 JA Whellan
 JA Whellan 1530 EACLE Schelpe SRGH
 Chimanimani Mts, Bundi River Source 33 0 Zimbabwe 1933C3 E 1830

0.000000 0.000000 2
22390 Equisetum ramosissimum subsp. ramosissimum 10 May 1955 JA Whellan
 JA Whellan 887 SRGH
 Rock crevices on Umsengesi R. bank above gorge Darwin, Umsengesi river (Musengezi river?) 0 Zimbabwe 1631D3 N 915

0.000000 0.000000 0
22388 Equisetum ramosissimum subsp. ramosissimum 19 Sep 1963 JA Whellan
 JA Whellan 1041 SRGH
 Kariba, Binga 0 Zimbabwe 1727D2 N 0

0.000000 0.000000 0
106540 Exochaenium grande 26 Feb 1961 JA Whellan
 JA Whellan 1803 SRGH
 In bare patches in deciduous woodland Hatfield, Harare 1 0 Zimbabwe 1731C3 C 0

Herb about 5-10 cm high. Flowers creamy-yellow, large-flowered relatively

 0.000000 0.000000 0
40243 Hymenophyllum kuhnii 26 Aug 1966 JA Whellan
 JA Whellan 2186 SRGH
 Bundi River, Chimanimani 0 Zimbabwe 1933C3 E 1680

0.000000 0.000000 2
22450 Hypolepis sparsisora 20 Sep 1947 JA Whellan
 JA Whellan 216 SRGH
 Chipinga, Gungunyana forest 0 Zimbabwe 2032B2 E 0

0.000000 0.000000 0
52859 Lepisorus excavatus 9 Apr 1958 JA Whellan
 JA Whellan 1528 SRGH
 Epiphyte on trees Bundi River source, Chimanimani Mts. 33 0 Zimbabwe 1933C3 E 1830

0.000000 0.000000 2
40380 Melpomene flabelliformis 25 Apr 1964 JA Whellan
 JA Whellan 2104 SRGH
 In crevices Towards Binga summit, Chimanimani 33 0 Zimbabwe 1933C3 E 2130

0.000000 0.000000 2
40379 Melpomene flabelliformis 3 Mar 1956 JA Whellan
 JA Whellan 991 SRGH
 In rock crevices Below W of Inyangani summit on plateau, Inyanga 46,54,155 0 Zimbabwe 1832B4 E 2500

0.000000 0.000000 2
35032 Mohria lepigera 26 Jan 1962 JA Whellan
 JA Whellan 1916 SRGH
 Rocky hillside. Rhodes Hotel, Inyanga. 54 0 Zimbabwe 1832B3 VQ71-78- E 0

0.000000 0.000000 5
53209 Pityrogramma argentea 26 Aug 1964 JA Whellan
 JA Whellan 2178 SRGH
 Among quartzite rocks. Stonehenge, Chimanimani 33 0 Zimbabwe 1933C3 E 1680

0.000000 0.000000 2
52725 Pneumatopteris unita 20 Sep 1947 JA Whellan
 JA Whellan 221 SRGH
 Gungunyana Forest 6 0 Zimbabwe 2032B3 E 0

0.000000 0.000000 2
41109 Psilotum nudum 10 Aug 1951 JA Whellan
 JA Whellan 540 EACLE Schelpe SRGH
 Growing in crevices in sandstone, in full shade, over open pool of permanent water, with Adiantum capillus-veneris. Masene River Gorge, Sebungwe 0 Zimbabwe 0

0.000000 0.000000 0
53298 Pteris cretica 20 Apr 1957 JA Whellan
 JA Whellan 1234 SRGH
 Stream bank. Bridal Veil Falls, Chimanimani district. 64 0 Zimbabwe 1932D4 E 1830

0.000000 0.000000 2
53351 Pteris muricella 20 Sep 1947 JA Whellan
 JA Whellan 218 SRGH
 Common in forest Gungunyana Forest 0 Zimbabwe 2032B3 E 0

5 lobes

 0.000000 0.000000 2
48684 Tectaria gemmifera Sep 1961 JA Whellan
 JA Whellan 1861 SRGH
 Very large fern near a big tree Chirinda forest 6 0 Zimbabwe 2032B3 E 0

0.000000 0.000000 2

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The DRC flora team (2026). Flora of the Democratic Republic of the Congo: Records made by James Whellan.
https://www.drcongoflora.com/speciesdata/utilities/utility-display-records-by-person.php?person_id=79, retrieved 3 August 2026

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