Records determined by Kaj Vollesen

Determinations: 72

The following is a list of the records determined by Kaj Vollesen 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
80248 (cultivated)Aeschynomene glauca (cultivated)25 Feb 2013L Merrett
L Merrett LM_1234 KB Vollesen K
Miombo woodland. Tree layer: Julbernadia paniculata, Brachystegia floribunda, B. longifolia, Parinari curatellifolia, Ekebergia benguelensis, Uapaca kirkiana, U. nitida, Faurea rochetiana, Faurea saligna, Ochna schweinfurthiana, Protea angolensis var. divericata, P. angolensis var. trichanthera, Phyllocosmus leaireanus, Pseudolachnostylis maprouneifolia, Xylopia odoratissima, Pleurostylia africana, Garcinia huillensis, Rourea orientalis, Rothmannia engleriana, Strychnos spinosa, S. pungens, Herb layer: Hypoestis forskaoli, Psychotria spithamea, Inula glomerata, Schistostephium artemisiifolium, Hibiscus rhodanthus, Psychotria djumaensis, Cyphostemma kerkvoordei, C. junceum. Sandy loam soil. Mutinondo Widerness Area, Mayense Main Camp: between rocks and Peter's dambo road 1160Zambia1231A4N1440

Shrub from woody rootstock, stems straight, several together, leaning at various angles, +-1m tall, rust brown with pale sticky lenticels, flowers pale yellow.
Common

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80468 (cultivated)Alysicarpus zeyheri (cultivated)21 Apr 2013L Merrett
L Merrett LM1531 KB Vollesen K
Miombo woodland. Tree layer: Julbernadia paniculata, Brachystegia floribunda, B. longifolia, Ekebergia benguelensis, Uapaca kirkiana, Ochna schweinfurthiana, Phyllocosmus leaireanus, Pseudolachnostylis maprouneifolia, Xylopia odoratissima, Pleurostylia africana, Garcinia huillensis, Rourea orientalis, Strychnos cocculoides, S. pungens, Hippocratea parvifolia. Herb layer: Pentanisia sykesii, Ectadiopsis oblongifolia. Sandy loam soil. Mutinondo Widerness Area, Mayense Main Camp: Woodland near camp 1160Zambia1231A4N1451

Single stemmed herb, pale stem, stipules pinkish and sheathlike, leavs single leaflets.
Only noticed this season

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80469 (cultivated)Alysicarpus zeyheri (cultivated)19 Apr 2013L Merrett
L Merrett LM1502 KB Vollesen K
Miombo woodland. Tree layer: Julbernadia paniculata, Brachystegia floribunda, B. longifolia, Parinari curatellifolia, Ekebergia benguelensis, Uapaca kirkiana, U. nitida, Faurea rochetiana, Faurea saligna, Ochna schweinfurthiana, Protea angolensis var. divericata, P. angolensis var. trichanthera, Phyllocosmus leaireanus, Pseudolachnostylis maprouneifolia, Xylopia odoratissima, Pleurostylia africana, Garcinia huillensis, Rourea orientalis, Rothmannia engleriana, Strychnos spinosa, S. pungens, Herb layer: Hypoestis forskaoli, Psychotria spithamea, Inula glomerata, Schistostephium artemisiifolium, Hibiscus rhodanthus, Psychotria djumaensis, Cyphostemma kerkvoordei, C. junceum Sandy loam soil. Mutinondo Widerness Area, Mayense Main Camp: Along path between dry river bed and Mayense Rock 1160Zambia1231A4N1455

Herb, lax stems >1m long, single leaflets along stem, upper +- third of stem rachis with pink flowers and bead shaped fruit in strings of 3, calyx rustic with fur lined margins.
Only seen this season

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108301 (cultivated)Anisotes pubinervis (cultivated)13 Jun 2012JE Burrows
SM Burrows
JE Burrows 12818 KB Vollesen K
BNRH
JRAU
EOWBL
Road from Inhamitanga to Marromeu, from Streblus section eastwards.0Mozambique1835A2MS163

Herbaceous shrub 1 m tall, flowers deep red; in shade of tall mixed lowland sand forest.

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81067Barleria lugardii18 Feb 1997HH Schmidt
HH Schmidt 2315 KB Vollesen K
On the escarpment and down valley to the Zambezi River. Mopane-Terminalia woodland with lithosol-cambisol soils. Livingstone District; Trust Land directly east of Mosi Oa Tunya National Park. Below Victoria Falls, along Sonqwe Gorge, 9.2 km east of the Lusaka-Livingstone Road.106,1200ZambiaS850

Shrub; 1.0 m, erect in rocky crevices and steep slopes. Stems silver-grey, smooth. Leaves whitish below. Calyx pale green. Corolla pale purple, white in throat. Anthers purple. DNA sample.

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81068Barleria matopensis22 Feb 1997HH Schmidt
HH Schmidt 2368 KB Vollesen K
In Terminalia-Commiphora woodland disturbed by grazing. In lithosol-cambisol soils. Kalomo District; 15 km east of the Lusaka-Livingstone Road, on the road to Mukumi Village. 0ZambiaS1050

Shrub; 70 cm, erect. Stems light grey. Leaves thick waxy. Calyx pale green, corolla white in throat, sky blue lobes. Anthers dull brown tinged with blue.

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81069Barleria matopensis18 Mar 1997HH Schmidt
HH Schmidt 2549 KB Vollesen K
In miombo woodland, open meadow areas and streamside communities. Loose, well-drained substrate, lithosol-cambisol soils. Gwembe District; Travelling northwest on Gwembe/Munyumbwe Road. Ca. 24.2 km from Munyumbwe. 0Zambia1627D1S1150

Shrub; 2.0 m, erect. Stems pale brown. Leaves glaucous below. Calyx green at base, lobes cream. Corolla white with pale purple blush. Anthers purple. Flowers sweetly fragrant.

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81104Blepharis leendertziae14 Mar 1997NB Zimba
NB Zimba 1143 KB Vollesen K
Mopane woodland.Gwembe District; Siavonga area, Mutulanganga PFA No. 183, 35.4 km from Siavonga Boma along Siavonga-Lusaka Road in mopane woodland. 0Zambia1628B3 S420

Shrub, rare, among grasses. Flowers light blue. Bracts green and spiny. Petals light purple.

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94474Blepharis leendertziae28 Feb 1982MAN Müller
MAN Müller 1811a KB Vollesen WIND
Growing in shade of Colophospermum mopane.Caprivi, Katima Mulilo: About 17 km from Muyako on road to Bukalo.0Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1724C4 0

Stem-succulents, 0.10 m high. Flowers dark yellow with dark-brown markings.

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115549Blepharis leendertziae15 Aug 2021BT Wursten
P Ballings
F Andicene
MA Rodrigues
BT Wursten P Ballings PB3206 KB Vollesen EOWBL
On bare soils in wooded grassland with stunted Albizia melanoxylon scrub. Near mopane forest, Gorongosa National Park 140Mozambique1834C4 MS30

This ia apparently a first record for the MS Division.

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81105Blepharis maderaspatensis17 Apr 1996NB Zimba
NB Zimba 799 KB Vollesen K
Soil: Kalahari sands.Mongu District; 74.1 km south-east of Mongu; 52.5 km off Mongu-Kaoma Road along old Mongu-Lusaka Road in Cryptosepalum forest. 0Zambia B1080

Twining herb; rare; in Mavunda thickets on Kalahari sands; stems brown-green; leaves green; flowers white with green spiky bracts.

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81106Blepharis tenuiramea07 May 1994DK Harder
DK Harder 3043 KB Vollesen K
In Mopane/Combretum woodland on quartz/mica soils; very drySerenje District; 10.9 km N of Chisomo village. 0Zambia1330D1 C600

Frequent herb to 30 cm; black spines on inflorescence bracts; calyx green; corolla light purple-white outside; purple inside.

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81107Blepharis tenuiramea15 Mar 1997DK Harder
DK Harder 4058 KB Vollesen K
Collection at site rocky red, sandy soil with petrified wood pieces. Siavonga District; Chirundu National Fossil Forest; ca. 1 km S of intersection of Chirundu-Lusaka Road and road to Siavonga/Kariba. National Heritage Site. 0Zambia1628B3 S470

Occasional, herb, among grasses; fine sandy soils; lower stems brown; bracts green; exposed labiate petal purple on lobes, white in throat; anther dark brown, hairy.

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81108Blepharis tenuiramea20 Mar 1996B Luwiika
B Luwiika 349 KB Vollesen B Luwiika K
Kalabo District; In the Lukona local forest; 3.3 km W from Lukona Basic School. 0Zambia1522B4 B1140

Herb; approx. 25 cm tall; stems light green with white hairs; leaves dark green on top, grey underneath; flowers purplish blue with spiny bracts.

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95074Blepharis tenuiramea25 Feb 1956B de Winter
W Marais
B de Winter 4862 KB Vollesen WIND
Growing in sandy soil.Okavango, Rundu District: Andara Mission Station.0Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1821A2 0

Annual, erect herb. Flower clusters borne at base of stems.

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81207Buchnera hispida09 Mar 1997DK Harder
DK Harder 3976 KB Vollesen K
Collections on rocky hills of broken quartz in disturbed miombo. Choma District; 45 km N along Namwala-Choma Roads from intersection of Choma-Namwala and Choma-Lusaka Roads, then W (ca. 1.2 km N of Ngonga stream) 2.4 km on road to Macha Mission (Sikweshina) in Mulundeka Hills. 0Zambia1626B4S1230

Rare, among grasses, pale green; calyx green; corolla tube green outside, bright purple on lobes, green in throat.

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81408 (cultivated)Clerodendrum buchneri (cultivated)11 Feb 1995DK Harder
DK Harder 2670 KB Vollesen 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. 0Zambia1226A2W1230

Occasional, but widespread in grasses; woody root on sand; leaves deep green; inflorescence bracts purple; corolla tube and lobes white; anthers reddish; very fragrant; immature fruit light green.

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81535Crabbea velutina24 Feb 1997DK Harder
DK Harder 3912 KB Vollesen K
Collections at falls on sites inundated with falling water and upstreamLivingstone District; Mosi-Oa-Tunia National Park, World Heritage Site. 1060Zambia1725D4S810

Occasional; in both wet and dry sites; scrambling; young herbaceous stems red; inflorescence bracts spiny and light green.

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81536Crabbea velutina15 Mar 1997DK Harder
DK Harder 4057 KB Vollesen K
Collection along valley bottom above Musaya stream, in Tonga (Sigongo) Reserve. Siavonga District; Zambezi Escarpment; along Malenga stream; ca. 14.4 km W of intersection of T2 (Kafue-Chirundu Road) and road to Siavonga/Kariba (MI5). 0Zambia1628B3S730

Early woody; spreading on ground; woody stems brown to black; bracts light green with purple; in bud only; corolla white (?).

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81537Crabbea velutina26 Feb 1997B 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. 0Zambia1727A2S640

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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81538Crabbea velutina22 Feb 1997HH Schmidt
HH Schmidt 2361 KB Vollesen K
In Terminalia-Commiphora woodland disturbed by grazing. In lithosol-cambisol soils. Kalomo District; 15 km east of the Lusaka-Livingstone Road, on the road to Mukumi Village. 0ZambiaS1050

Herb, 40 cm, erect from woody base. Leaves with prominent midvein below. Plant rough, hairy. Flowering bracts with bristles. Flower buds cream-yellow. Among rocks.

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80477 (cultivated)Crotalaria alexandri (cultivated)10 Apr 2012L Merrett
L Merrett LM_716 KB Vollesen K
Cleared woodland: Herb layer: Pentanisia sykesii, Centaurea praecox, Combretum sericeum, Adenodolichos punctatus, Cryptosepalum maraviense, Droogmansia pteropsus, Vigna antunesii (nuda), Hibiscus rhodanthus, Tricliceras longipedunculatum, Gladiolus melleri, Triumfetta welwitchii, Trichodesma physaloides, Thunbergia lathyroides, Aneilema nicholsonii, Cynoglossum geometricum, Disa walleri, Habenaria sp., Ectadiopsis sp. Sandy loam soil. Mutinondo Widerness Area, Mayense Main Camp: Airstrip 1160Zambia1231A4N1430

Herb +-12cm tall, single stem, leaf covered; leaves: trifoliate, grey-green, hair covered, thick stalk +- length of leaflets; leaflets: compact, thick, stalkless, +-1cm long, +-7times width, widest near tip, curving to pointed tip and narrow base. Flowers growing from axils and top of plant, outside bud and petals orange covered with with white hairs, standard pale yellow with red-orange marks near base, keel yellow tip upwards.
Occasionally seen

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80478 (cultivated)Crotalaria alexandri (cultivated)22 Mar 2013L Merrett
L Merrett LM_1309 KB Vollesen K
"On granite outcrop. Tree level: Brachystegia spiciformis, Pterocarpus angolensis, Ficus ingens , Ozoroa insignis subsp. reticulate, Cussonia arborea, Lannea discolour, Ochna puberula, Rothmania manganjae, Vangueria infausta, Vangueriopsis lanciflora, Zanha Africana, Shrub and climber level: Strychnos inocua , Vernonia bellinghamii, Heteromorpha aborescens, Pavetta schumanniana , Adenia gummifera , Xerophyta equisetoides, Lippea woodii, Vitex madiensis, V. mombassae,Herb level: Achyranthes aspera, Lefebvrea sp., Anisopappus africanus, Cyphia mazoensis, Ipomoea pileata, Kalanchoe lanceolata, Tephrosia lepida subsp. lepida, Pycnostachys stuhlmanii, Nervilia adolfi, Pentas nobilis , Basananthe baumii, Psychotria spithamea. " Mutinondo Widerness Area, Mayense Main Camp: Near bar on lodge rock 1160Zambia1231A4N1461

Dwarf annual herb, haircovered, leaves trifoliate, leaflet margins curved up forming miniature toboggan runs. Flowers pale yellow, red marks at base of standard.
Locally common

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80486 (cultivated)Crotalaria anthyllopsis (cultivated)28 Mar 2013L Merrett
L Merrett LM1374 KB Vollesen K
Base of granite outcrop. Brachystegia spiciformis, Vangueriopsis lanciflora, Strychnos spinosa, Vitex mombassae, V. madiensis, Indigofera rhynochocarpa, Xerophyta equisetoides, Pavetta schumanniana, Anisopappus africanus, Felicia welwitschii. Mutinondo Widerness Area, Mayense Main Camp: lodge rock near upper store rooms 1160Zambia1231A4N1453

Clumps of hair covered plants creeping along ground. Flowers in clusters of hair covered dark burgundy-brown calyces, pale yellow with burgundy stripes.
Only noticed at this site

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84719 (cultivated)Crotalaria lachnocarpoides (cultivated)21 Apr 2013L Merrett
L Merrett LM1534 KB Vollesen K
Gallery Forest. Tree level: Garcinia smeathmannii, Englerophyton magalismontanum, Trichocladus ellipticus, Brachystegia spiciformis, Uapaca sansibarica. Herb level in opening: Lamiaceae sp., Haumaniastrum sp., Dicliptera pumila, Justicia sp. Sandy loam soil. Mutinondo Widerness Area, Mayense Main Camp: Near Middle Big Cipundu crossing. 1160Zambia1231A4N1427

Scrambling bush covered with soft light coloured hairs, flowers pale yellow, dark burgundy near base of standard and keel.
First record at MWA

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120973 (cultivated)Cyperus renschii (cultivated)16 Jan 2021N Wightman
N Wightman NCW414 KB Vollesen K
NDO
Miombo woodland Lilayi Lodge, Kafue District, Lusaka Province 0Zambia1528C2C1307

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119245 (cultivated)Cyphostemma crotalarioides (cultivated)10 Feb 2023N Wightman
B Bytebier
N Wightman B Bytebier NCW876j KB Vollesen NDO
Miombo woodland/rocky outcrops Mutinondo Wilderness, Lavushi Manda Distr., Muchinga Province 1160Zambia1231A4N1481

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81851 (cultivated)Dicliptera pumila (cultivated)24 Aug 1992MG Bingham
MG Bingham 8514 KB Vollesen K
Mumbwa District; Chief Mulendema's. 0ZambiaS1100

Mauve flowers.

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82043Duosperma crenatum26 Feb 1997B Luwiika
B Luwiika 502 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. 0Zambia1727A2S640

Shrub, 50 cm. Stems woody, light green with brown tint; leaves light green; flowers white to creamy.

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82044Duosperma crenatum17 Mar 1997B Luwiika
B Luwiika 629 KB Vollesen B Luwiika K
Local ForestGwembe-Munyumbwe District; Collecting in Munyumbwe Local Forest No. 187, 4.9 km from the junction of the Gwembe-Chipepo Road. 0Zambia1627D2S570

Suffrutex to 30 cm. Stems light green to creamy; leaves light green above, grey/green underneath; flowers white to creamy.

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82045Duosperma crenatum18 Feb 1997HH Schmidt
HH Schmidt 2332 KB Vollesen K
On the escarpment and down valley to the Zambezi River. Mopane-Terminalia woodland with lithosol-cambisol soils. Livingstone District; Trust Land directly east of Mosi Oa Tunya National Park. Below Victoria Falls, along Sonqwe Gorge, 9.2 km east of the Lusaka-Livingstone Road.106,1200ZambiaS850

Herb; 50 cm from woody base. Stems peeling. Calyx pale green to white. Corolla green-white, lower lip with magenta spot. Anthers dirty cream. Flowers sweetly fragrant. DNA sample.

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82046Duosperma crenatum19 Feb 1997NB Zimba
NB Zimba 873 KB Vollesen K
In undifferentiated mopane woodlandLivingstone District; Chief Mukuni. 2.2 km eastward along road to Songwe village, from road junction with Victoria Falls Road. 0Zambia1725D4S960

Shrub to 30 cm. Stems light brown. Leaves green, rough to touch. Flowers with cream to light yellow labellum, with brown tints.

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35069 (cultivated)Dyschoriste trichocalyx subsp. verticillaris (cultivated)13 May 2011BT Wursten
S Dondeyne
KB Vollesen Rocky Brachystegia woodland with riverine influencesNear Nhamadzi River, lower Chimanimani Mts, Mozambique1680Mozambique1933C1MS750

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120986 (cultivated)Helichrysum tillandsiifolium (cultivated)12 Jan 2022N Wightman
J Alfonsi
S du Plessis
D du Plessis
C Conradie
N O'Connor
N Wightman J Alfonsi S du Plessis D du Plessis C Conradie N O'Connor NCW642 KB Vollesen K
Rocky montane grassland Mafinga Mountains, Mafinga District, Muchinga Province 1190Zambia1033A2N2227

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65841Hygrophila abyssinica04 Jul 1997J Timberlake
MG Bingham
J Timberlake MG Bingham 11483 KB Vollesen K
J
MRSC
Recently flooded area Mongu District, Bulozi Plain, Mota River. 0Zambia1522B4B1000

Mat forming herb, not aromatic, flower purple.

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65858Hygrophila abyssinica06 Sep 2012MG Bingham
MG Bingham 14227 KB Vollesen K
Herb rooted between rocks in stream bed. Chongwe District, Rufunsa Game Ranch, Mwambashi river bank. 0Zambia1529A4C950

Herb rooted between rocks in stream bed.

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82534Hygrophila abyssinica17 May 1994DK Harder
DK Harder 3189 KB Vollesen K
Collection along river, among rocks, in mushitu and in miombo woodland. Chinsali District; Chipomo Falls National Monument, along Chimanabuwi River. 0Zambia1132C2N1310

Occasional among rocks, in crevices in full sun; outer corolla tube yellow-orange, lobes purple, throat yellow.

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108321Hypoestes forskaolii subsp. forskaolii10 Jun 2012P Bester
P Bester 11131 KB Vollesen PRE
BNRH
EOWBL
Gorongosa National Park, 4 km NNW of Conduè and 38 km SSW of Inhaminga.0Mozambique1834D2MS306

Herb 0.3 m tall; flowers white with purple markings. Growing in closed woodland in light shade on a plain. In well-drained loam. Occasional.

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82667 (cultivated)Jasminum streptopus (cultivated)06 Mar 1996DK Harder
DK Harder 3651 KB Vollesen K
In Baikiaea forest with Baphia; somewhat disturbed. Sesheke District; Nanga National Forest; ca. 29 km NW of Mulobezi Boma and 17.5 km N of intersection of Sesheke Road and Schili Roads. 0Zambia1625C1B900

Herb; in shady understory; young fruit green, shiny.

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82682Justicia exigua17 Mar 1997B Luwiika
B Luwiika 661 KB Vollesen B Luwiika K
Local ForestGwembe-Munyumbwe District; Collecting in Bbondo Local Forest, 27.4 km from the Gwembe-Chipepo Road. 0Zambia1627D2S680

Herb, spreading on the ground; leaves dark green above, light underneath; flowers white.

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82683Justicia kirkiana20 Feb 1997DK Harder
DK Harder 3880 KB Vollesen K
Degraded Baikiaea forest.Livingstone District; ca. 34.8 km W of intersection of Lusaka Road and Livingstone-Sesheke Roads in Livingstone then ca. 1 km S on road to Mandia School, road through Katombora L.F. #30; in degraded Baikiaea forest. 0Zambia1725C4S840

Widespread and frequent, annual; calyx green with stiff white hairs; corolla "landing platform" yellow, with darker green longitudinal streaks; in throat longitudinal stripes are red-purple.

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82684Justicia kirkiana22 Feb 1997HH Schmidt
HH Schmidt 2360 KB Vollesen K
In Terminalia-Commiphora woodland disturbed by grazing. In lithosol-cambisol soils. Kalomo District; 15 km east of the Lusaka-Livingstone Road, on the road to Mukumi Village. 0ZambiaS1050

Herb; 30 cm, erect. Leaves paler below. Flowering bracts hirsute with stiff white hairs. Calyx light green, corolla pale yellow with blue-green veins on lower lip and purple veins on upper lip. Anthers green to cream-yellow, tailed. Common in grassy areas.

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82685Justicia kirkiana01 Mar 1997NB Zimba
NB Zimba 1007 KB Vollesen K
Karoo sandy stone soils. Combretum-Terminalia bushy groups. Sinazongwe District; Chete Island National Park.1990Zambia1727B3S510

Common, to 1 m amongst grasses. Leaves green, with white hairs on the under surface. Flowers light yellow. Bracts green.

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82686 (cultivated)Justicia nyassana (cultivated)26 May 1994DK Harder
DK Harder 3209 KB Vollesen K
Collections along Kabundi stream in Fungwe National Forest # 429 and in woodland. Isoka District; ca. 87 km E/SE of intersection of Mpika-Nakonde Highway (Great North Road) on road to (RD72) Muyombe connecting to Muyombe (M14), collections along Kabundi stream in Fungwe National Forest # 429 and in woodland. 0Zambia1033A3N1020

Occasional on banks of river; annual, corolla tube white, lower lip light purple with darker purple splotches at throat, upper lip light purple.

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82687 (cultivated)Justicia phyllostachys (cultivated)21 Nov 1993DK Harder
DK Harder 2058 KB Vollesen K
Collections in grasslands along stream. Rocky soils, quartz sand and basalt outcrops. Kanona District; Kundalila Falls Picnic Area ca. 13 km S of Serenje-Mpika Hwy. at Kanona. 1210Zambia1330B1C1570

Herb in tall grasses; internodes red; calyx green; outer corolla surface green; "landing platform" purple with white stripes; upper petals purple with green and white stripes; anthers yellow.

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82688 (cultivated)Justicia phyllostachys (cultivated)24 May 1994CN Nkhoma
CN Nkhoma 261 KB Vollesen K
Riverine forest around small stream surrounded by miombo woodland.Isoka District; Ca. 91.6 km from Isoka-Nakonde Road turnoff to Muyombe. 0Zambia1033A3N1200

Occasional 1 m plant with grooved stem. White flowers with pink splash. Cream-colored stamens and pistil.

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82689 (cultivated)Justicia phyllostachys (cultivated)25 May 1994CN Nkhoma
CN Nkhoma 325 KB Vollesen K
Stream and riverine forest dominated by bamboo, surrounded by hilly miombo woodland. Isoka District; 86.5 km from the Isoka-Nakonde Road turnoff to Muyombe. 0Zambia1033A3N1020

Herb ca. 1 m tall, common along the roadside. Inflorescence bright pink; stem green.

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82691 (cultivated)Justicia striata (cultivated)16 Mar 1996B 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. 0Zambia1424C4B1140

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.

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82692 (cultivated)Justicia striata (cultivated)14 May 1994HH Schmidt
HH Schmidt 1356 KB Vollesen K
Fine sand to rocky soils, primarily granite, feldspar and mica.Mpika District; North Luangwa National Park; Elephants Playground; ca. 14.0 km SE of Mano Camp. 910Zambia1132D2N880

Herb; 60 cm, erect. Stems prominently ribbed. Calyx green. Corolla white with magenta stripes on lower lip at base of throat. Anthers cream. Common.

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82790 (cultivated)Linderniella gracilis (cultivated)02 Mar 1995DK Harder
DK Harder 2853 KB Vollesen K
Collection at rocky outcrop at side of road. Mwinilunga District; Kalene Hill, ca. 5 km N of bridge over Zambezi River on Kalene Hill-Jimbe Bridge Road, on road to Salujinga. 0Zambia1124C3W1320

Frequent; in wet cracks and pockets; stems red at base; leaves light green; calyx red-purple; corolla white at base, purple on lobes; anthers yellow.

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119255 (cultivated)Malaxis schliebenii (cultivated)09 Feb 2023N Wightman
B Bytebier
N Wightman B Bytebier BB3794 KB Vollesen Miombo woodland Mutinondo Wilderness, Lavushi Manda Distr., Muchinga Province 0Zambia1231A4 N1493

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82869Megalochlamys hamata22 Feb 1997HH Schmidt
HH Schmidt 2352 KB Vollesen K
Along the escarpment and into the gorge, exiting to the Zambezi River. In Mopane-Terminalia woodland with cambisol-luvisol soil. Kalomo District; 27 km east of the Lusaka-Livingstone Road. On the road to Mukumi Village. 0ZambiaS870

Herb; 1.0 m, spreading to erect. Leaves paler below. Bracts pale green with white, stiff hairs on margin. Bracts closely ascending. Corolla sky blue lobes, white throat. Anthers dirty yellow. Fruit single 'pod'.

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82870Megalochlamys hamata01 Mar 1997NB Zimba
NB Zimba 994 KB Vollesen K
Combretum bushy groups. Karoo sandy soils. Sinazongwe District; Chete Island National Park. 1990Zambia1727B3S600

Shrub to 0.3 m, rare among bushy groups. Stems grey-green. Leaves light green. Flowers blue. Bracts green. Anthers yellow.

-17.35000027.5166674
82872 (cultivated)Melasma calycinum (cultivated)09 Dec 1993DK Harder
DK Harder 2232 KB Vollesen K
At bridge over Katutwa River, in dambo on both sides of the road. Deep black soils. Mporokoso District; along Mporokoso-Kasama Road, 33.5 km ESE of intersection of Mporokoso-Nsama-Kasama Roads N of Mporokoso. 0Zambia0930A4N1470

Occasional in more recently burned area; slightly woody root bright orange; calyx light green with purple veining; petals very light pink with dark purple-red tinge on lobes; anthers light yellow-pink.

-9.43333330.4185565
120993 (cultivated)Ochna katangensis (cultivated)14 Jan 2022N Wightman
J Alfonsi
S du Plessis
D du Plessis
C Conradie
N O'Connor
N Wightman J Alfonsi S du Plessis D du Plessis C Conradie N O'Connor NCW688 KB Vollesen K
Montane grassland Mafinga Mountains, Mafinga District, Muchinga Province 1190Zambia0933C4N2099

-9.97935233.3100086
108328Phaulopsis imbricata subsp. imbricata15 Jun 2012P Bester
P Bester 11189 KB Vollesen BNRH
Chimanimani Mountains, ± 68 km WSW of Chimoio.0Mozambique1932B4MS1278

Herb 0.44 m tall. Flowers white. Rare.-x000D- Habitat: Grassland on a NE-facing mountain slope. In well-drained sand, in full sun. Biotic effect: roadside.

-19.36785032.8606006
121000 (cultivated)Psychotria spithamea (cultivated)15 Jan 2022N Wightman
J Alfonsi
S du Plessis
D du Plessis
C Conradie
N O'Connor
N Wightman J Alfonsi S du Plessis D du Plessis C Conradie N O'Connor NCW673 KB Vollesen K
Upland hill miombo woodland Mafinga Mountains, Mafinga District, Muchinga Province 1190Zambia0933C4N1915

-9.98754333.3045466
83505 (cultivated)Ruspolia seticalyx (cultivated)11 Mar 1997HH Schmidt
HH Schmidt 2497 KB Vollesen K
In miombo woodland and adjacent riverine community. Disturbed by human habitation. Kalomo District; Travelling northwest on the Kalomo Road (D 714), toward the southern entrance to Kafue National Park. Ca. 65 km from Kalomo. 1000ZambiaS1080

Herb; 70 cm, erect from woody base. Leaves pale below. Calyx green. Corolla dull pink-orange with dark red spot on lower lobe. Anthers dark purple. In grassy areas, shaded, under trees.

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108331 (cultivated)Ruspolia seticalyx (cultivated)09 Jun 2012JE Burrows
SM Burrows
JE Burrows 12726 KB Vollesen K
BNRH
Western edge of the Cheringoma Plateau, Inhaminga area, Mazamba River Gorge.0Mozambique1834D2MS200

Occasional soft shrub to 1.5 m tall, flowers pink-red, in gulley in gallery forest in deep limestone gorge.

-18.56088334.8733506
121001 (cultivated)Solanum giganteum (cultivated)13 Jan 2022N Wightman
J Alfonsi
S du Plessis
D du Plessis
C Conradie
N O'Connor
N Wightman J Alfonsi S du Plessis D du Plessis C Conradie N O'Connor NCW647 KB Vollesen K
Riverine montane forest Mafinga Mountains, Mafinga District, Muchinga Province 1190Zambia0933C4N1883

The collection of this specimen is the first record of the species for Zambia

-9.98977833.3038956
83698 (cultivated)Spermacoce dibrachiata (cultivated)06 May 1994HH Schmidt
HH Schmidt 1290 KB Vollesen K
Miombo woodland in fine, red, sandy soils. Serenje District; ca. 5.0 km NE of Serenje at junction with Serenje-Mpika road (T2), on road to Chisomo (RD 223). 0Zambia1330A4C1440

Herb; 1.0 m, erect. Stems red to green, rough pubescent. Leaves pale green above, whitish-green below, rough hairy. Involucre green, tinged with red. Flowers purple, anthers white. Common.

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83699 (cultivated)Spermacoce dibrachiata (cultivated)27 May 1994HH Schmidt
HH Schmidt 1467 KB Vollesen K
In open grasslands, dambos, and adjacent cultivated fields. Oxosolic soils, derived from basalt and volcanic rock. Isoka District; 36.8 km SE of Tunduma on the Tunduma-Chitipa (Malawi) road (M14). At the southern edge of the Mpande Hills. 0Zambia0932D2N1400

Herb; 60 cm, erect. Stems purple-red, hairy. Calyx green. Corolla blue-purple, some white morphs present. Anthers white. Very common. Locally used to treat pneumonia.

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83774Striga asiatica25 Feb 1996DK Harder
DK Harder 3534 KB Vollesen K
Open woodland near habitations, deep miombo soils with some limestone outcrops. Lusaka District; Lusaka East; Kanyanja; Senyame Farm; Kafue Powerline Road; ca. 5 km S then ca. 3.5 km W to open woodland near habitations, deep miombo soils with some limestone outcrops. 0Zambia1528C2C1350

Occasional; herb; among grasses; calyx light green; corolla light yellow-orange outside, bright red inside on lobes, lighter in throat.

-15.56472228.4886115
83970 (cultivated)Thunbergia alata (cultivated)15 May 1994CN Nkhoma
CN Nkhoma 224 KB Vollesen K
Mpika District; North Lwangwa National Park. 8 km from Mwaleshi River on road to Mahula Puku Camp.910Zambia1132D1N940

Small rare vine twining along grass. Violet corolla tube ending in yellow.

-11.63722232.6861115
83977 (cultivated)Thunbergia lancifolia (cultivated)31 Oct 1993DK Harder
DK Harder 1840 KB Vollesen K
Collections along road and stream in degraded and interplanted woodland.Lusaka: Yielding Tree Farm, ca. 12 km W of Lusaka on Mungwi Road Farmlands N of road. 0Zambia1528A3C1200

Frequent herb to 1 m tall in burned woodland. Calyx pale white-purple, purple at lobe tips; corolla light yellow with purple spots at base, maroon-purple at upper end and on lobes; lobes deep purple, deeper yellow in throat with purple streaks.

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83978 (cultivated)Thunbergia lancifolia (cultivated)13 Feb 1995B Luwiika
B Luwiika 5 KB Vollesen B Luwiika K
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. 0Zambia1225B4W1230

Herb; long and slender leaves; dark green adaxially, lighter abaxially; flowers deep purple, light green bracts; roots ca. 15 cm long.

-12.33333325.8525005
83979 (cultivated)Thunbergia lancifolia (cultivated)07 Nov 1993MC Merello
MC Merello 914 KB Vollesen K
Woodlands, somewhat disturbed by fire and cutting. 2 km northeast of Choma along the Livingstone-Lusaka Road.0Zambia1627C3S1290

Suffrutex, 40-50 cm tall; base of stems white; corolla lobes dark blue-violet inside and outside, throat dark yellow inside cream yellow out; sepals green, fruits green.

-16.78333327.1666675
83980 (cultivated)Thunbergia lancifolia (cultivated)01 Dec 1993CN Nkhoma
CN Nkhoma 75 KB Vollesen K
Miombo woodland in hilly topography. Mbala District; 24 km west of Mbala along Mbala-Mpulungu Road to Power Station Road (D549). By stream 3 km along road D549. 0Zambia0831C3N1320

Uncommon plant. Brown fruit at end of enlarged pedicel.

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83981 (cultivated)Thunbergia lancifolia (cultivated)01 Dec 1993CN Nkhoma
CN Nkhoma 82 KB Vollesen K
Miombo woodland in hilly topography. Mbala District; 24 km west of Mbala along Mbala-Mpulungu Road to Power Station Road (D549). By stream 6.2 km along road D549. 0Zambia0831C3N1320

Purple calyx, yellow base. Corolla turning bluish-purple.

-8.93555631.1741675
83982 (cultivated)Thunbergia petersiana (cultivated)01 Dec 1993CN Nkhoma
CN Nkhoma 67 KB Vollesen K
Miombo woodland in hilly topography. Mbala District; 24 km west of Mbala along Mbala-Mpulungu Road to Power Station Road (D549). By stream 3 km along road D549. 0Zambia0831C3N1320

Small locally common plant ca. 45 cm tall. Light green calyx with prominent veins. Corolla yellow at base turning violet.

-8.93555631.1741675
27906 (cultivated)Thunbergia schimbensis (cultivated)03 Jan 1970S Mavi
S Mavi 1304 KB Vollesen BR
On wet vleiMarange T.T.L.0Zimbabwe1932A4E0

Ruellia. Herb with white flowers.

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27910 (cultivated)Thunbergia schimbensis (cultivated)13 Dec 2007BT Wursten
KB Vollesen I Darbyshire Margin of sandforestCatapu, Mozambique820Mozambique1835A1MS100

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