Records determined by Clare Archer

Determinations: 31

The following is a list of the records determined by Clare Archer 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
85042Bulbostylis hispidula1 Apr 1956A Angus
A Angus 1193 C Archer MRSC
Mt Makulu0ZambiaC0

0.0000000.0000000
81214Bulbostylis hispidula20 Feb 1997DK Harder
DK Harder 3871 C Archer PRE
Degraded Baikiaea forest.Livingstone District; ca. 26.9 km W of intersection of Lusaka Road and Livingstone-Sesheke Road in Livingstone, in Katombora L.F. #30, degraded Baikiaea forest. Collections ca. 2 km. from roadside on south side of road. 0Zambia1725D3S840

Occasional, from sandy wash, bracts reddish-brown.

-17.78361125.5552785
81215Bulbostylis hispidula20 Feb 1997DK Harder
DK Harder 3892 C Archer PRE
In degraded woodland on pure sand, with bordering small damboLivingstone District; ca. 34.8 km W of intersection of Lusaka Road and Livingstone-Sesheke Roads, then 5.4 km S on road to Mandia School, ca. 0.5 km from Mandia School. 0Zambia1725D3S840

Annual; in sand, base of plant pale pink; bracts dark brown.

-17.82388925.5619445
81216Bulbostylis hispidula16 Mar 1996B Luwiika
B Luwiika 292 C Archer B Luwiika PRE
Mongu District; Miulwe Plain, approx. 44.5 km E on Mongu-Lusaka Road. Plain on S side of road. 0Zambia1523B1B1110

Collected among rocks; approx. 10 cm tall; stems light green; leaves light green; inflorescence golden brown.

-15.18222223.5188895
81217Bulbostylis hispidula26 Feb 1997B Luwiika
B Luwiika 500 C Archer B Luwiika PRE
Sinazongwe District; Collecting near Siazwela village, Chief Sinazongwe, 4.1 km from Maamba/Sinazongwe Road turning East at the Sinazeze Shopping Center. 0Zambia1727A2S640

Erect, 15 cm. Stems dark green; leaves dark green; inflorescence yellowish-brown.

-17.12333327.4355565
81218Bulbostylis hispidula3 Mar 1997B Luwiika
B Luwiika 556 C Archer B Luwiika PRE
Along the Maamba/Sinazongwe RoadChoma District; Collecting along the Maamba/Sinazongwe Road, 11.4 km from the Choma-Lusaka Road. 0Zambia1627C4S1200

Common in marshy areas. Stems dark green to light green; inflorescence golden-brown.

-16.86888927.2727785
81219Bulbostylis hispidula19 Feb 1997NB Zimba
NB Zimba 921 C Archer PRE
Brown Kalahari sands soilsLivingstone District; Chief Mukuni Area; 2.1 km along road to Chief Mukuni Palace from junction with Victoria Falls Road in Baikiae forest.0Zambia1725D4S960

Common in the forest understory amongst grasses. Inflorescence brown.

-17.91666725.8833335
85040Bulbostylis hispidula Jan 1967J Anton-Smith
J Anton-Smith 206 C Archer MRSC
Coarse granite sand. Chadiza Experimental Area0ZambiaE0

0.0000000.0000000
81758Cyperus articulatus5 Dec 1993DK Harder
DK Harder 2210 C Archer PRE
In small patch of thick forest on north side of falls and up slope towards Nsamba Lodge. Kaputa District; Nsumbu National Park, along Lufubu River at Mwepwe Falls (Kafuna Falls).1080Zambia0830D1N900

Frequent herb from rhizome in low lying areas and wet places along river.

-8.69222230.5488895
81764Cyperus dubius var. dubius21 Feb 1997B Luwiika
B Luwiika 472 C Archer B Luwiika PRE
Boiling Pots, rain forestLivingstone District; Victoria Falls, Boiling Pots, rain forest. 1200Zambia1725D4S860

Soft, herbaceous, ca. 25 cm. Stems dark green; leaves dark green to light green towards base; inflorescence yellowish-green.

-17.93333325.8500004
90738Cyperus dubius var. dubius5 Jan 1955EA Robinson
EA Robinson 1070 C Archer MRSC
Dry, open grasslandVictoria Falls1200ZambiaS0

0.0000000.0000000
90739Cyperus dubius var. dubius5 Jan 1957EA Robinson
EA Robinson 2013 C Archer MRSC
Dry ground at edge of damboChoma N 45 Km.0ZambiaS0

0.0000000.0000000
90740Cyperus dubius var. dubius5 Feb 1955EA Robinson
EA Robinson 1086 C Archer MRSC
Dry grasslandMapanza Mission0ZambiaS0

0.0000000.0000000
126462Cyperus esculentus5 Jan 2004BT Wursten
C Archer Seasonally wet grasslandTwentydales Ext. Epworth, Harare0Zimbabwe1731C3C1500

-17.94819031.1420406
81772Cyperus margaritaceus19 Feb 1997NB Zimba
NB Zimba 926 C Archer PRE
Brown Kalahari sands soilsLivingstone District; Chief Mukuni Area; 2.1 km along road to Chief Mukuni Palace from junction with Victoria Falls Road in Baikiae forest.0Zambia1725D4S960

Occasional on open sandy patches in forest understory. Roots with sweet aroma. Inflorescence cream to grey appearing yellow around the bases.

-17.91666725.8833335
81771Cyperus margaritaceus22 Feb 1995NB Zimba
NB Zimba 634 C Archer PRE
In rocky habitatMwinilunga District; Ikelenge; Milomba Hill, 12 km from turnoff of the Kalene Hill Road located 12.6 km from Ikelenge. 0Zambia1124A1W1440

bases of the stems brown; inflorescence light brown with green.

-11.22638924.1672225
81770Cyperus margaritaceus20 Mar 1996B Luwiika
B Luwiika 373 C Archer B Luwiika PRE
Kalabo District; In the Lukona local forest; 3.3 km W from Lukona Basic School. 0Zambia1522B4B1140

Approx. 20 cm tall; stems dark green; leaves dark green; inflorescence light grey with a brown tint.

-15.38333322.8666675
81769Cyperus margaritaceus15 Feb 1995DK Harder
DK Harder 2703 C Archer PRE
In Marquesia woodland/Hymenocardia chipya on shallow soils with abundant mica. All vegetation pale green to yellow. Solwezi District; Acres National Forest/Jirundu Botanical Reserve; ca. 12.1 km NW of Solwezi-Mwinilunga Road; (78 km W of Solwezi) 6.6 km NW of bridge over West River. 0Zambia1225B2W1440

Occasional; among rocks; bracts light yellow at base to brown on tips.

-12.18666725.8241675
81768Cyperus margaritaceus31 Jan 1995DK Harder
DK Harder 2541 C Archer PRE
In miombo woodland once grazed. Soil silty, sand and hard-packed clay. Kabwe Rural District; Chisamba. Ca. 7 km W of Great North Road on road to Wardy Farm, collections on farm between farm house and Wangwe (sp?) River at western edge of property. 0Zambia1528C3C1140

Occasional in sand at edge of dry dambo; inflorescence bracts light yellow-green.

-15.75555628.1422225
81777Cyperus pectinatus23 Feb 1995B Luwiika
B Luwiika 98 C Archer B Luwiika PRE
Collections along roadside and in woodland. Mwinilunga District; on Mwinilunga-Lwawu Road; ca. 19.3 km W of Mwinilunga-Lwawu junction (jct. of T5 and RD287). 0Zambia1124C2W1140

Sedge; light green; ca. 25 cm tall; common; with triangular stem; inflorescence light green with a brown tint.

-11.73916724.2677785
82352Fuirena umbellata10 Mar 1995DK Harder
DK Harder 2882 C Archer PRE
Collections from Kamweji marsh, Juncus/grasses. Kabompo District; Trust Land #1, near Chizela Game Management Area #3 along Old Kabompo-Solwezi Hwy.; ca. 37.0 km E-NE of Chipoya Bridge at Samsole village. 0Zambia1324D1B1030

Frequent herb; in marsh; to 1.5 m tall; lower leaf sheaths black; bracts light green; floral parts green except stigma white, turning brown.

-13.57138924.6122225
109515Fuirena umbellata18 Feb 2014A De Castro
A De Castro 1387 C Archer BNRH
Inhassoro district.0Mozambique2135C1GI0

Common in 50 cm deep water on the margins of the permanently inundated zone of a lake on the Govuru River floodplain.

0.0000000.0000002
94521Jodrellia fistulosa10 Dec 1991RH Archer
N Hahn
S Venter
S Venter 128 C Archer WIND
Growing in evergreen woodland in a shona on well-drained sandy loam soil under full exposure. In undisturbed area. At a level slope. Rare.Caprivi: 29 km south-east of Katima Mulilo on Ngoma road.0Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1724D1 0

Succulent geophyte, up to 0.2 m. Flowers pale white. Fruit yellow.

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82716Kyllinga alba19 Feb 1997NB Zimba
NB Zimba 910 C Archer PRE
Mopane woodlandChief Mukuni, Songwe Gorge, in mopane woodland, 2.3 km east of ZESCO generation and transmission sub-station. 0Zambia1725D4S960

Common in mopane woodland. Stem light green. Blades green; inflorescence white.

-17.93333325.8500004
119357Kyllinga alba19 Dec 2003BT Wursten
C Archer Moist grassland. Ndundu Lodge, Vumba10,63,1560Zimbabwe1932B2E1670

-19.11811032.7753707
109519Rhynchospora holoschoenoides19 Feb 2014A De Castro
A De Castro 1390 C Archer LMA
BNRH
Inhassoro district.0Mozambique2135C1GI0

In marsh vegetation, seasonally saturated sands of a seasonal drainage line which forms part of the Govuru River catchment.

0.0000000.0000002
108193Scadoxus multiflorus subsp. multiflorus23 Oct 2012L den Boogert
C Archer Matutuíne District0Mozambique2632B4 M17

iNaturalist record

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48101Schoenoplectiella articulata6 Jul 2010M Coates Palgrave
M van der Bank
OG Maurin
OG Maurin 2769 C Archer BNRH
Catapú Concession, in pond, 2 km NE of M'Phingwe820Mozambique1835A1MS0

-18.04422035.2078307
109522Schoenoplectiella articulata6 Jul 2010M Coates Palgrave
JA White
M van der Bank
OG Maurin
G Groenenwald
OG Maurin OM2769 C Archer BNRH
JRAU
Catapu Concession, in pond, 2 km NE of M'Phingwe.0Mozambique1835A1MS0

UJ DNA No. UJ05318

-18.04422035.2078306
54070Schoenoplectiella erecta Aug 2006M Coates Palgrave
MJ Inacio
J Maneka
M Coates Palgrave MJ Inacio J Maneka 455 C Archer TCT-Catapú
PanCatapu, in Zalula Pan 820Mozambique1835A1MS70

Sedge

0.0000000.0000002
112941Trapa natans var. bispinosa17 Sep 2018D du Plessis
C Archer BT Wursten Alluvial Vegetation (open water)Meno A Kwena, Molosi, Boteti River.0Botswana2024A4N926

iNaturalist record

-20.32287524.3195386


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: Records determined by Clare Archer.
https://www.capriviflora.com/speciesdata/utilities/utility-display-determinations-by-person.php?person_id=620, retrieved 5 December 2025

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