Collections made by Peter Biegel

Records: 17

The following is a list of the collections made by Peter Biegel 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
25510 Cynanchum gerrardii subsp. gerrardii24 Mar 1969HM Biegel
LC Leach
GV Pope
HM Biegel LC Leach GV Pope 14238 On steep, tall-wooded limestone slope above farm-houseWhindale Ranch, Mangula0ZimbabweN910

Leafless green-twigged climber forming a dense mass of branches ± 7 feet above ground. Flowers whitish.

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14210 Dichapetalum cymosum Sep 1965HM Biegel
HM Biegel 293 SRGH
Gushu sandLower Gwelo Reserve0ZimbabweC

This is the only record form C in SRGH on 13 Dec 2006

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69887 Euphorbia transvaalensis30 Jan 1975HM Biegel
GE Gibbs-Russell
GV Pope
HM Biegel GE Gibbs-Russell GV Pope 4869 SRGH
K
c. 1 km West of confluence Musirizwi and Bwazi Rivers, Chipinge Distict0Zimbabwe2032D1E500

Cited in Flora Zambesiaca volume 9 part 5: 378, 2001

-20.58329032.5002305
119368 Ficus burkei20 Nov 1973HM Biegel
HM Biegel 4376 SRGH
PlantedMarlborough Nursery, Harare12Zimbabwe1730D4C0

Tree 15 m. Crown tall - rounded, heavy. Bark smooth, grey. White latex from cut branch ends.

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77300 Hippocratea indica30 Jan 1975HM Biegel
GV Pope
E Russell
HM Biegel E Russell 1481 SRGH
Thicket vegetation in valley floor.West end of Mwangazi Gap, Chipinga District.0Zimbabwe2032C2E440

Dense dark green climber; flower perianth yellow.

-20.54733032.4024006
94292 Hippocratea parviflora24 Oct 1972HM Biegel
GV Pope
E Russell
HM Biegel GV Pope E Russell 853 SRGH
At base of hill among boulders in Kirkia acuminata grove.Gubatsa Hills, Chobe National Park0Botswana1824C1N936

Scrambling shrub with stems up to 3 m long trailing over rocks. Perianth green with light green margins to the segments.

-18.55010024.0834005
94294 Hippocratea parviflora2 May 1975HM Biegel
TM Müller
HM Biegel TM Müller 2303 SRGH
Mixed woodland on rocky slopeLower northern slopes of second highest of Tsodilo Hills (Female Hill)1770Botswana1821D1N1030

Trailing shrub.

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94295 Hippocratea parviflora2 May 1975HM Biegel
TM Müller
HM Biegel TM Müller 2300 SRGH
Dense woodland dominated by Baikiaea plurijuga on Kalahari sand.25 kn NE of Tsodilo Hills.0Botswana1821D2N980

1.5 m shrub climbing at the ends.

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42473 Marsilea ephippiocarpa3 Oct 1966HM Biegel
HM Biegel 1335 GOE Launert SRGH
On sand between pools below dam. Fletcher high school, 7 miles south of Gwelo, Gwelo0Zimbabwe1929D2C1400

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120899 (cultivated) Passiflora edulis (cultivated)1 Oct 1974HM Biegel
HM Biegel 4636 SRGH
In Syzygium cordatum swamp forest.Mandara, Harare.10Zimbabwe1731C3C0

Calyx green outside, greenish-white within like the petals. Corona fimbriate, mauve at base, the remainder greenish-white. Climber 4 m.

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69010 Salacia luebbertii2 May 1975HM Biegel
TM Müller
HM Biegel TM Müller 2307 SRGH
On rocksMiddle northern slopes of second highest of Tsodilo Hills1770Botswana1821D1N1140

0.5 schrub

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69012 Salacia luebbertii23 Oct 1972HM Biegel
GE Gibbs-Russell
GV Pope
HM Biegel GE Gibbs-Russell GV Pope 4032 SRGH
Among porphyry bouldersEast face Gubatsha Hills, Savute, Chobe National Park0Botswana1824C1N940

Shrub 0.7 m; new growth measures 0.5 m. Area probably burnt the previous year

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69013 Salacia luebbertii26 Oct 1972HM Biegel
GE Gibbs-Russell
GV Pope
HM Biegel GE Gibbs-Russell GV Pope 4071B SRGH
In deciduous woodland with Burkea africana, Terminalia sericea, Combretum psidioides on fine grained sand. c. 17 NNW of Savuti drift above Gubashe Hills, Siambiso0Botswana1823B4N940

Probably rhizomatous, many-stemmed shrub, regrown to 0.6 m after burn. Tufts of stems 1 per 2m sq. on area of c. 30 x 50 m.

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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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122861 Schoenoplectus corymbosus6 Dec 1977HM Biegel
HM Biegel 5561 SRGH
Landscapes Nurseries, Harare1,2442Zimbabwe1731C3C0

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35553 Stomatostemma monteiroae19 Jan 1975HM Biegel
GV Pope
E Russell
HM Biegel GV Pope E Russell 1440 SRGH
BR
Shrubby vegetation and thickets on sandy soil.West end of Mwangazi Gap, Chipinga District0Zimbabwe2032C2E440

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106614 Vigna oblongifolia var. oblongifolia2 Feb 1969HM Biegel
HM Biegel 2867 SRGH
VleiMount Pleasant, Harare10Zimbabwe1731C3C0

Among 5 ft tall Setaria sphacelata. Flowers greenish with dull blue on edge vexillum. Pods hairy, pendulous.

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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 Peter Biegel.
https://www.capriviflora.com/speciesdata/utilities/utility-display-collections-by-person.php?person_id=7, retrieved 5 December 2025

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