Records determined by Gail Renehan

Determinations: 5

The following is a list of the records determined by Gail Renehan 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
81096Bidens pilosa Jul 1996G Renehan
G Renehan 9 G Renehan Chingola; Chimfunshi Wildlife Orphanage and Chimpanzee Sanctuary, ca. 57 km NW of Chingola along Kafue River. UTM Coordinates: 557812.985, 8633679.801. 1500Zambia1227B3W0

Weed/grass around 0.5-1 m in height. Stem green to red. Leaves opposite divided into 3 leaflets with serrated margins; green to red. Flower small, yellow centre with small white petals. Fruit "blackjack", thin black seeds that cling. Collected 26 July 1996 from fields fence line next to 14 acre chimpanzee enclosure.

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81170 (cultivated)Brachystegia longifolia (cultivated) Jul 1996G Renehan
G Renehan 2 G Renehan Chingola; Chimfunshi Wildlife Orphanage and Chimpanzee Sanctuary, ca. 57 km NW of Chingola along Kafue River. UTM Coordinates: 557812.985, 8633679.801. 1500Zambia1227B3W0

Tall tree 18-20 m in height. Bark rough grey with vertical fissures and patches of lichens growing on them. Fruit brown pod, woody, ca. 12 cm in length with beak. Leaf pinnate with 12-15 leaflets. Local name (Bemba) = "musamba". Local people strip bark, use inner fibers for rope. Collected 12 July 1996 within 14 acre enclosure; 20 July 1996 outside east fence of 14 acre chimp enclosure.

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83267 (cultivated)Phyllanthus muellerianus (cultivated) Jul 1996G Renehan
G Renehan 13 G Renehan Chingola; Chimfunshi Wildlife Orphanage and Chimpanzee Sanctuary, ca. 57 km NW of Chingola along Kafue River. UTM Coordinates: 557812.985, 8633679.801. 1500Zambia1227B3W0

Spreading "creeper-like" tree 3 m in height. Bark relatively rough, grey-brown bark with deep fissures. Branches with short (1-2 mm) spines in 3's. Leaves simple oval; deep medium green with yellow midrib and veins; simple alternate; range in size from 4-7 cm; apice tapering, some notched; base rounded. Fruit small (2 mm); bluish-grey berries (Sept.-Oct.). Local name (Bemba) = "mulenbalemba". Collected 1 August 1996 behind 14 acre chimp enclosure building.

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83282Piliostigma thonningii Jul 1996G Renehan
G Renehan 5 G Renehan Chingola; Chimfunshi Wildlife Orphanage and Chimpanzee Sanctuary, ca. 57 km NW of Chingola along Kafue River. UTM Coordinates: 557812.985, 8633679.801. 1500Zambia1227B3W0

Tree of medium height, ca. 5 m, with spreading crown and curving branches. Bark grey, very rough with vertical fissures. Fruit red/brown pods with many green to brown seeds inside; unripe pod is fuzzy, dried pod is not fuzzy; size ranges from 15-23 cm. Leaves green leathery with notched apice and base, ca. 10 cm in diameter; loses leaves in July-Aug. People eat dried pod. Leaves cooked in pot with water and smoke/steam is inhaled to get rid of coughs or demons. Collected 28 July 1996.

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83489 (cultivated)Rothmannia engleriana (cultivated) Jul 1996G Renehan
G Renehan 17 G Renehan Chingola; Chimfunshi Wildlife Orphanage and Chimpanzee Sanctuary, ca. 57 km NW of Chingola along Kafue River. UTM Coordinates: 557812.985, 8633679.801. 1500Zambia1227B3W0

Small tree 2-4 m in height. Bark dark brown and cracked. Leaves simple opposite, 12-14 cm in length. Fruit brown ca. the size of a golf ball (2-3 cm); fuzzy rusty-brown hairs. Fruits circular with a knobby end with 4 points. Collected 28 July 1996 in scrub near 7 acre chimp enclosure.

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Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M. (2024). Flora of Caprivi: Records determined by Gail Renehan.
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