Collections made by Bob Drummond

Records: 16

The following is a list of the collections made by Bob Drummond in species name order. The records are of species which occur in Caprivi (either as a native/naturalised species or as a cultivated species).

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NoSpeciesRecord dateRecorder(s)Coll.Det.Conf.HerbariaHabitatLocationLoc code Outing codePlanted code Country QDSGrid ref.FZ DivAlt. (m)NotesLatLongLoc Acc Code
122785 Adenostemma afrum Dec 1959RB Drummond
RB Drummond 6778 HE Robinson SRGH
Wet marshy ground.Edge of gold course, Mount Pleasant, Harare.10Zimbabwe1731C3C1493

Ray florets white.

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124202 Alectra orobanchoides28 Mar 1981RB Drummond
D Philcox
RB Drummond D Philcox 9053 D Philcox SRGH
Brachystegia woodland on sandy soil.Makabuzi (Mukuvisi) Woodland, Queensdale, Harare.1,20Zimbabwe1731C3C0

Erect herb to 30 cm tall. Stem purplish. Leaves very reduced. Corolla yellow with crimson longitudinal striations. Roots orange.

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124206 Alectra sessiliflora var. senegalensis28 Mar 1981RB Drummond
D Philcox
RB Drummond D Philcox 9052 D Philcox SRGH
Brachystegia woodland on sandy soil.Makabuzi (Mukuvisi) Woodland, Queensdale, Harare.1,20Zimbabwe1731C3C0

Erect herb to 30 cm tall. Stem purplish. Leaves often tinged purple. Corolla orange-yellow. Roots bright orange.

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90742 Cyperus dubius var. dubius19 Nov 1959RB Drummond
J Cookson
RB Drummond J Cookson 6617 SRGH
Mongu0ZambiaB0

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69883 Euphorbia transvaalensis31 Jan 1958RB Drummond
RB Drummond 5402 LC Leach SRGH
BR
On steep rock outcrop in riverine stripNear tributary of Nyakasanga River, Zambezi Escarpment, by main Salisbury - Lusaka road.0Zimbabwe1629A1N650

2 ft. semi-succulent shrub

-16.21080029.1634005
74603 Indigofera charlieriana subsp. charlieriana var. charlieriana27 Apr 1962RB Drummond
RB Drummond 7768 SRGH
Sandy ground near railway line.Between Tswiza and Nyala sidings, Gonarezhou National Park, Nuanetsi (Chiredzi) District1600Zimbabwe2131D3S430

Annual. Cited in Flora Zambesiaca volume 3 part 4: 38 (2012).

-21.86565031.5948905
128694 Indigofera daleoides var. daleoides19 Mar 1959RB Drummond
RB Drummond 5861 RB Drummond SRGH
BR
Open sandy ground near river.By tributary of Mtshibizini River, 24 miles on road to Tuli Breeding Station from Koodoovale Motel.0Zimbabwe2129A1S870

BR specimen Herb with trailing branches; flowers red.

-21.24038029.0114805
34787 Kohautia subverticillata subsp. subverticillata6 Apr 1959RB Drummond
RB Drummond 6045 SRGH
BR
Weed in garden; on red soil Groombridge, Mt Pleasant, c. 5 miles North of Harare 10Zimbabwe1731C3C0

Annual to 2ft high; corolla dull yellowish white

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102245 Lessertia benguellensis16 Mar 1965RB Drummond
H Wild
RB Drummond H Wild 7090 SRGH
LISC
PRE
Okavango River, 19 km north of Shakawe, on Botswana border.0Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1821B41005

Cited in Flora Zambesiaca volume 3 part 7: 15 (2003)

-18.25722021.7647206
102247 Lessertia benguellensis9 Mar 1965RB Drummond
H Wild
RB Drummond H Wild 6839 MA Diniz SRGH
BR
Disturbed ground near villageNear Kanyu Pan0Botswana2024B1N931

Annual 60 cm in height; flowers purplish; fruits pale green

-20.07611024.6797205
35857 Limnophyton obtusifolium25 Apr 1961RB Drummond
ROB Rutherford-Smith
RB Drummond ROB Rutherford-Smith 7522 SRGH
K
LISC
PRE
BR
Aquatic in panPan 3 miles downstream of Malipati, West of Nuanetsi River (Mwenezi), Mwenezi District0Zimbabwe2130B3S0

Cited in Flora Zambesiaca Vol. 12 part 2: 10 (2009)

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42292 Marsilea ephippiocarpa5 May 1958RB Drummond
RB Drummond 5577 GOE Launert SRGH
Mud at streamside SW Mateke Hills, Malanguve Rd.0Zimbabwe2131C3S0

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42468 Marsilea ephippiocarpa2 May 1962RB Drummond
RB Drummond 7862 GOE Launert SRGH
Sandy riverbed Fort Victoria Beitbridge road, Mapwe road.0Zimbabwe2030D4S0

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69011 Salacia luebbertii15 Mar 1965RB Drummond
H Wild
RB Drummond H Wild 7065 SRGH
Woodland with Pericopis angolensis, Burkea africana, Erythrophleum etc on white sands19 km SW of Shakawe0Botswana1821D1N1030

Rhizomatous; stems 60-70 cm tall

-18.57000021.6900005
74231 Sesamum calycinum subsp. baumii11 Nov 1959RB Drummond
J Cookson
RB Drummond J Cookson 6339 H-D Ihlenfeldt SRGH
Lake shore on kalahari sand.Kande Lake, c. 8 miles NE of Mongu.0Zambia1523A2B1070

3ft annual; corolla lilac.
Cited in Flora Zambesiaca volume 8 part 3:102 (1988).

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35505 Striga gesnerioides16 Apr 1981RB Drummond
D Philcox
RB Drummond D Philcox 9070 K
BR
Brachystegia woodlandChriston Bank Botanical Reserve70Zimbabwe1731C1C0

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Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave, 2014-25

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M. (2025). Flora of Caprivi: Collections made by Bob Drummond.
https://www.capriviflora.com/speciesdata/utilities/utility-display-collections-by-person.php?person_id=5, retrieved 5 December 2025

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