Collections made by Hiram Wild

Records: 49

The following is a list of the collections made by Hiram Wild 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
18065 Acanthosicyos naudinianus16 Feb 1956H Wild
H Wild 4764 SRGH
Kalahari sand under Terminalia and Acacia spp.Hwange Game Reserve. Dett Rd.50ZimbabweW920

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122784 Adenostemma afrum15 Dec 1945H Wild
H Wild 576 HE Robinson SRGH
Borrowdale, Harare.10Zimbabwe1731C3C0

Pure white flowers, 2-3 feet, erect, roots in water.

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62064 Aneilema johnstonii22 Feb 1956H Wild
H Wild 4792 RB Faden SRGH
BR
In Baikiaea woodlandDett road, Wankie Game Reserve0Zimbabwe1826D2W1095

Flowers orange

-18.65230026.8985005
99113 Bergia decumbens12 Dec 1947H Wild
H Wild 2291 SRGH
On granite rocks at river sideMukuvisi River, Harare10Zimbabwe1731C3C0

Procumbent woody plant with white flowers

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35785 Burnatia enneandra26 Feb 1953H Wild
H Wild 4076 K
LISC
PRE
Pan in mopane woodlandMenswa Pan, Zambezi Valley, Hurungwe District0Zimbabwe1629A1N450

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

-16.11333329.0000005
126351 Ceropegia stenantha4 Jan 1946H Wild
H Wild 641 SRGH
Cleveland Dam, Harare1,30Zimbabwe1731C3 C0

Twiner with yellow flowers Calyx red spotted.

0
126348 Chlorophytum brachystachyum23 Nov 1951H Wild
H Wild 3689 SRGH
Cleveland Dam, Harare1,30Zimbabwe1731C3C0

In leaf mould among rocks in shade of trees. Flowers white - no coloured keels. Leaves glaucous beneath.

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97324 Cordylostigma virgatum18 Jan 1948H Wild
H Wild 2287 SRGH
K
BM
Cranborne Park, Harare10Zimbabwe1731C3C0

Cited in Flora Zambesiaca 5(1).

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67923 Dipcadi glaucum Dec 1965H Wild
H Wild 7481 SRGH
BR
Near riverNorth bank of the Ruenya River, Mtoko0Zimbabwe1732B3N810

Flowers olive freen

-17.49370032.6561002
32007 Duosperma quadrangulare7 Jun 1950H Wild
H Wild 3440 BR
Sabi-Lundi River junction0Zimbabwe2132A2S244

-21.21666732.3833330
99119 Eclipta prostrata20 Jan 1968H Wild
H Wild 7676 SRGH
By settlement pondSalisbury West10Zimbabwe1730D4C0

Flowers white

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25546 Entada arenaria subsp. arenaria18 Feb 1956H Wild
H Wild 4769 SRGH
On kalahari sandNgwashla Rd, Hwange NP50ZimbabweW910

Sub-shrub.

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69878 Euphorbia transvaalensis16 Feb 1962H Wild
H Wild 5666 HB Gilliland SRGH
BR
On granite kopjeMudzi Dam, Mtoko0Zimbabwe1732A4N1400

Bushy shrublet, 1 ft tall

-17.39053032.3173805
120415 Geigeria schinzii subsp. rhodesiana25 Apr 1948H Wild
H Wild 2514 SRGH
Cranborne, Harare.10Zimbabwe1731C3C0

Bushy perennial to 2 feet. Flowers yellow.

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35747 Gladiolus magnificus14 Feb 1956H Wild
H Wild 4724 SRGH
K
COI
LISC
PRE
Gwai corridor, Wankie Game Reserve (Hwange National Park)50Zimbabwe1927B3 W0

Cited in Flora Zambesiaca Vol. 12 part 4: 95 (1993)

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97412 Grewia olukondae16 Jan 1956H Wild
H Wild 4719 SRGH
Termite moundTealby - 14 miles from Salisbury0ZimbabweC0

15 ft scrambling bush in termite mound. Flowers yellow.

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74829 Helichrysum subglomeratum4 May 1946H Wild
H Wild 1084 SRGH
In vlei.Cleveland Dam, Harare.1,30Zimbabwe1731C3C1530

Up to 2' erect herb. Flowers yellow.

-17.83120031.1537805
120306 Hibiscus ovalifolius1 Mar 1947H Wild
H Wild 1876 SRGH
In shade of trees on termite mound.Twentydales, Harare.0Zimbabwe1731C3C0

1 ft 6 inches erect. Flowers yellow with red centre.

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77288 Hippocratea indica26 Feb 1953H Wild
H Wild 4025 SRGH
Nyakasanga River, Zambezi Valley, Urungwe District.0Zimbabwe1629A1N520

Scrambling bush or high liane; flowers buff.

-16.14790029.1158005
97960 Hydrocotyle verticillata21 Sep 1947H Wild
H Wild 2014 SRGH
Mukuvisi River, Harare10Zimbabwe1731C3C0

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97958 Hydrocotyle verticillata13 Dec 1945H Wild
H Wild in GHS 14237 SRGH
Borrowdale Road, Harare1,80Zimbabwe1731C3C0

Creeping weed, roots in water

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97959 Hydrocotyle verticillata24 Sep 1946H Wild
H Wild 1258 JFM Cannon SRGH
In small pondHighlands, Harare10Zimbabwe1731C3C0

Aquatic herb. Leaves and flowers aerial.

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126344 Hygrophila abyssinica10 Oct 1945H Wild
H Wild 218 KB Vollesen SRGH
In vleiCleveland Dam, Harare1,30Zimbabwe1731C3C0

Procumbent herb, blue flowers. Flowers regular.

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126380 Indigofera flavicans1 Jan 1946H Wild
H Wild 653 SRGH
Cleveland Dam, Harare1,30Zimbabwe1731C3C0

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79612 Indigofera flavicans1 Jan 1949H Wild
H Wild 683 SRGH
K
Cleveland Dam, Harare1,30Zimbabwe1731C3C1500

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68974 Kedrostis foetidissima26 Feb 1960H Wild
H Wild 5173 C Jeffrey SRGH
On rocky quartzite hill.Dikgomodikae Hill0Botswana2424D3SE1150

Fruit red. Flowers yellow-green

-24.86666724.6166675
68962 Kedrostis foetidissima23 Dec 1952H Wild
H Wild 3975 C Jeffrey SRGH
Climbing over granite rocksUmsengedzi River, Umvukwes, Darwin0Zimbabwe1630D4N1300

Flowers yellow

-16.98333330.9833335
68966 Kedrostis foetidissima8 Jan 1952H Wild
H Wild 3740 C Jeffrey SRGH
On a termite moundPrince Edward Dam, Harare.0Zimbabwe1731C3C1430

Flowers yellow; fruit pale green with longitudinal dark green ribs.

-17.97960031.0697006
68968 Kedrostis foetidissima29 Jan 1948H Wild
H Wild 2390 C Jeffrey SRGH
In dense woodlandRupisi Hot Springs0Zimbabwe2032A4E500

Yellow-flowered twiner

-20.35693032.3858006
68970 Kedrostis foetidissima21 Dec 1951H Wild
H Wild 3730 SRGH
Climbing on treeUmshandige (Mushandike), Masvingo0Zimbabwe2030B1S980

Flowers yelllow

-20.15000030.6333335
114352 Kedrostis leloja1 Dec 1948H Wild
H Wild 454 K
Cranborne, Harare10Zimbabwe1731C3C0

Flowers immature.

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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
84499 Limnophila ceratophylloides4 May 1946H Wild
H Wild 1078 SRGH
K
Cleveland Dam, Harare1,30Zimbabwe1731C3C0

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122771 Momordica balsamina11 Jan 1946H Wild
H Wild 686 R Fernandes A Fernandes SRGH
On termite mound.Ardbennie, Harare.10Zimbabwe1731C3C0

Tendrilled creeper. Flowers yellow.

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122753 Ochna arenaria20 Sep 1945H Wild
H Wild 58 NKB Robson SRGH
Mount Pleasant, Harare.10Zimbabwe1731C3C0

Prostrate woody shrub. Pink flowers. [Collected by F. C. Greatrex; collector number is Hiram Wild's].

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119462 Oldenlandia capensis var. capensis17 Nov 1945FC Greatrex
H Wild 394 SRGH
Arthur's Seat, Salisbury0Zimbabwe1731C3C0

6 inch - 1 foot branching herb in fruit.

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119463 Oldenlandia capensis var. capensis1 Dec 1945H Wild
H Wild 455 SRGH
In sand by river.Cranborne, Salisbury.10Zimbabwe1731C3C0

Procumbent herb. Flowers white.

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126422 Panicum subalbidum15 Feb 1948H Wild
H Wild 884 SRGH
Cleveland Dam, Harare1,30Zimbabwe1731C3C0

3-4ft tall pale green grass. Lower 1/2 in water at edge of dam, rooting at nodes.

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115072 Potamogeton schweinfurthii21 Apr 1947H Wild
H Wild 1908 SRGH
BM
Mukuvisi, Harare District10Zimbabwe1731C3C0

Record cited in FZ 12(2), p. 88.

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69014 Salacia luebbertii16 Mar 1965HM Biegel
H Wild
HM Biegel H Wild 7101 SRGH
Burkea african, Terminalia sericea savanna with Baphia obovata, Grewia retinervis, Diospyros chamaethamnus32 km South of Shakawe on Sepopa rd. 0Botswana1822C1N1000

Subshrub; fruit reddish-brown.

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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
41406 Salvinia molesta22 Oct 1959H Wild
H Wild 4851 CF Reed SRGH
Rapidly colonizing areas under permanent spray - not in actual waterVictoria Falls240Zimbabwe1725D4W0

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74228 Sesamum calycinum subsp. baumii11 Apr 1955H Wild
AW Exell
FA Mendonça
H Wild AW Exell FA Mendonça 1461 SRGH
In terminalia sericea-Acacia woodland.Chobe-Zambezi confluence.0Botswana1725C4N930

Perennial 1.1 m; flowers pale pink.

-17.79443025.2633306
35552 Stomatostemma monteiroae26 Jan 1949H Wild
H Wild 2791 SRGH
K
BR
Growing over bushes on 'Umkondo' kopjeTriangle Sugar Estate, Chiredzi District0Zimbabwe2131A2S415

0.0000000.0000002
79608 Utricularia arenaria19 May 1953H Wild
H Wild 4115 SRGH
K
MO
Cleveland Dam, Harare1,30Zimbabwe1731C3C0

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126392 Utricularia arenaria15 May 1948H Wild
H Wild 2551 SRGH
Cleveland Dam, Harare1,30Zimbabwe1731C3C0

In mud of wet vlei. Flowers very pale blue - upper lip greenish. Yellow spot on leaves. Lip opposed to another on upper lip.

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126396 Utricularia gibba10 Oct 1945H Wild
H Wild 200 SRGH
Cleveland Dam, Harare1,30Zimbabwe1731C3C0

Flowers yellow, cone obtuse & conic tinged with red in mud ooze.

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79611 Utricularia gibba21 Sep 1947H Wild
H Wild 2012 Harare, Makabusi River10Zimbabwe1731C3C1470

Could be outside the Harare flora area

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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 Hiram Wild.
https://www.capriviflora.com/speciesdata/utilities/utility-display-collections-by-person.php?person_id=60, retrieved 5 December 2025

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