Records made by Hiram Wild

Records: 48

The following is a list of the records made by Hiram Wild 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
18065 Acanthosicyos naudinianus 16 Feb 1956 H Wild
 H Wild 4764 SRGH
 Kalahari sand under Terminalia and Acacia spp. Hwange Game Reserve. Dett Rd. 5 0 Zimbabwe W 920

0.000000 0.000000 0
122784 Adenostemma afrum 15 Dec 1945 H Wild
 H Wild 576 HE Robinson SRGH
 Borrowdale, Harare. 1 0 Zimbabwe 1731C3 C 0

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

 0.000000 0.000000 0
62064 Aneilema johnstonii 22 Feb 1956 H Wild
 H Wild 4792 RB Faden SRGH
BR
 In Baikiaea woodland Dett road, Wankie Game Reserve 0 Zimbabwe 1826D2 W 1095

Flowers orange

 -18.652300 26.898500 5
99113 Bergia decumbens 12 Dec 1947 H Wild
 H Wild 2291 SRGH
 On granite rocks at river side Mukuvisi River, Harare 1 0 Zimbabwe 1731C3 C 0

Procumbent woody plant with white flowers

 0.000000 0.000000 0
35785 Burnatia enneandra 26 Feb 1953 H Wild
 H Wild 4076 K
LISC
PRE
 Pan in mopane woodland Menswa Pan, Zambezi Valley, Hurungwe District 0 Zimbabwe 1629A1 N 450

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

 -16.113333 29.000000 5
126351 Ceropegia stenantha 4 Jan 1946 H Wild
 H Wild 641 SRGH
 Cleveland Dam, Harare 1,3 0 Zimbabwe 1731C3 C 0

Twiner with yellow flowers Calyx red spotted.

 0
126348 Chlorophytum brachystachyum 23 Nov 1951 H Wild
 H Wild 3689 SRGH
 Cleveland Dam, Harare 1,3 0 Zimbabwe 1731C3 C 0

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

 0.000000 0.000000 0
97324 Cordylostigma virgatum 18 Jan 1948 H Wild
 H Wild 2287 SRGH
K
BM
 Cranborne Park, Harare 1 0 Zimbabwe 1731C3 C 0

Cited in Flora Zambesiaca 5(1).

 0.000000 0.000000 0
67923 Dipcadi glaucum Dec 1965 H Wild
 H Wild 7481 SRGH
BR
 Near river North bank of the Ruenya River, Mtoko 0 Zimbabwe 1732B3 N 810

Flowers olive freen

 -17.493700 32.656100 2
32007 Duosperma quadrangulare 7 Jun 1950 H Wild
 H Wild 3440 BR
 Sabi-Lundi River junction 0 Zimbabwe 2132A2 S 244

-21.216667 32.383333 0
99119 Eclipta prostrata 20 Jan 1968 H Wild
 H Wild 7676 SRGH
 By settlement pond Salisbury West 1 0 Zimbabwe 1730D4 C 0

Flowers white

 0.000000 0.000000 0
25546 Entada arenaria subsp. arenaria 18 Feb 1956 H Wild
 H Wild 4769 SRGH
 On kalahari sand Ngwashla Rd, Hwange NP 5 0 Zimbabwe W 910

Sub-shrub.

 0.000000 0.000000 0
69878 Euphorbia transvaalensis 16 Feb 1962 H Wild
 H Wild 5666 HB Gilliland SRGH
BR
 On granite kopje Mudzi Dam, Mtoko 0 Zimbabwe 1732A4 N 1400

Bushy shrublet, 1 ft tall

 -17.390530 32.317380 5
120415 Geigeria schinzii subsp. rhodesiana 25 Apr 1948 H Wild
 H Wild 2514 SRGH
 Cranborne, Harare. 1 0 Zimbabwe 1731C3 C 0

Bushy perennial to 2 feet. Flowers yellow.

 0.000000 0.000000 0
35747 Gladiolus magnificus 14 Feb 1956 H Wild
 H Wild 4724 SRGH
K
COI
LISC
PRE
 Gwai corridor, Wankie Game Reserve (Hwange National Park) 5 0 Zimbabwe 1927B3 W 0

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

 2
97412 Grewia olukondae 16 Jan 1956 H Wild
 H Wild 4719 SRGH
 Termite mound Tealby - 14 miles from Salisbury 0 Zimbabwe C 0

15 ft scrambling bush in termite mound. Flowers yellow.

 0.000000 0.000000 0
74829 Helichrysum subglomeratum 4 May 1946 H Wild
 H Wild 1084 SRGH
 In vlei. Cleveland Dam, Harare. 1,3 0 Zimbabwe 1731C3 C 1530

Up to 2' erect herb. Flowers yellow.

 -17.831200 31.153780 5
120306 Hibiscus ovalifolius 1 Mar 1947 H Wild
 H Wild 1876 SRGH
 In shade of trees on termite mound. Twentydales, Harare. 0 Zimbabwe 1731C3 C 0

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

 0.000000 0.000000 0
77288 Hippocratea indica 26 Feb 1953 H Wild
 H Wild 4025 SRGH
 Nyakasanga River, Zambezi Valley, Urungwe District. 0 Zimbabwe 1629A1 N 520

Scrambling bush or high liane; flowers buff.

 -16.147900 29.115800 5
97958 Hydrocotyle verticillata 13 Dec 1945 H Wild
 H Wild in GHS 14237 SRGH
 Borrowdale Road, Harare 1,8 0 Zimbabwe 1731C3 C 0

Creeping weed, roots in water

 0.000000 0.000000 0
97960 Hydrocotyle verticillata 21 Sep 1947 H Wild
 H Wild 2014 SRGH
 Mukuvisi River, Harare 1 0 Zimbabwe 1731C3 C 0

0.000000 0.000000 0
97959 Hydrocotyle verticillata 24 Sep 1946 H Wild
 H Wild 1258 JFM Cannon SRGH
 In small pond Highlands, Harare 1 0 Zimbabwe 1731C3 C 0

Aquatic herb. Leaves and flowers aerial.

 0.000000 0.000000 0
126344 Hygrophila abyssinica 10 Oct 1945 H Wild
 H Wild 218 KB Vollesen SRGH
 In vlei Cleveland Dam, Harare 1,3 0 Zimbabwe 1731C3 C 0

Procumbent herb, blue flowers. Flowers regular.

 0.000000 0.000000 0
79612 Indigofera flavicans 1 Jan 1949 H Wild
 H Wild 683 SRGH
K
 Cleveland Dam, Harare 1,3 0 Zimbabwe 1731C3 C 1500

0.000000 0.000000 0
126380 Indigofera flavicans 1 Jan 1946 H Wild
 H Wild 653 SRGH
 Cleveland Dam, Harare 1,3 0 Zimbabwe 1731C3 C 0

0.000000 0.000000 0
68974 Kedrostis foetidissima 26 Feb 1960 H Wild
 H Wild 5173 C Jeffrey SRGH
 On rocky quartzite hill. Dikgomodikae Hill 0 Botswana 2424D3 SE 1150

Fruit red. Flowers yellow-green

 -24.866667 24.616667 5
68970 Kedrostis foetidissima 21 Dec 1951 H Wild
 H Wild 3730 SRGH
 Climbing on tree Umshandige (Mushandike), Masvingo 0 Zimbabwe 2030B1 S 980

Flowers yelllow

 -20.150000 30.633333 5
68968 Kedrostis foetidissima 29 Jan 1948 H Wild
 H Wild 2390 C Jeffrey SRGH
 In dense woodland Rupisi Hot Springs 0 Zimbabwe 2032A4 E 500

Yellow-flowered twiner

 -20.356930 32.385800 6
68966 Kedrostis foetidissima 8 Jan 1952 H Wild
 H Wild 3740 C Jeffrey SRGH
 On a termite mound Prince Edward Dam, Harare. 0 Zimbabwe 1731C3 C 1430

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

-17.979600 31.069700 6
68962 Kedrostis foetidissima 23 Dec 1952 H Wild
 H Wild 3975 C Jeffrey SRGH
 Climbing over granite rocks Umsengedzi River, Umvukwes, Darwin 0 Zimbabwe 1630D4 N 1300

Flowers yellow

 -16.983333 30.983333 5
114352 Kedrostis leloja 1 Dec 1948 H Wild
 H Wild 454 K
 Cranborne, Harare 1 0 Zimbabwe 1731C3 C 0

Flowers immature.

 0.000000 0.000000 0
102245 Lessertia benguellensis 16 Mar 1965 RB Drummond
H Wild
 RB Drummond H Wild 7090 SRGH
LISC
PRE
 Okavango River, 19 km north of Shakawe, on Botswana border. 0 Namibia (Caprivi Strip) 1821B4 1005

Cited in Flora Zambesiaca volume 3 part 7: 15 (2003)

 -18.257220 21.764720 6
102247 Lessertia benguellensis 9 Mar 1965 RB Drummond
H Wild
 RB Drummond H Wild 6839 MA Diniz SRGH
BR
 Disturbed ground near village Near Kanyu Pan 0 Botswana 2024B1 N 931

Annual 60 cm in height; flowers purplish; fruits pale green

 -20.076110 24.679720 5
84499 Limnophila ceratophylloides 4 May 1946 H Wild
 H Wild 1078 SRGH
K
 Cleveland Dam, Harare 1,3 0 Zimbabwe 1731C3 C 0

0.000000 0.000000 0
122771 Momordica balsamina 11 Jan 1946 H Wild
 H Wild 686 R Fernandes A Fernandes SRGH
 On termite mound. Ardbennie, Harare. 1 0 Zimbabwe 1731C3 C 0

Tendrilled creeper. Flowers yellow.

 0.000000 0.000000 0
122753 Ochna arenaria 20 Sep 1945 H Wild
 H Wild 58 NKB Robson SRGH
 Mount Pleasant, Harare. 1 0 Zimbabwe 1731C3 C 0

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

 0.000000 0.000000 0
119463 Oldenlandia capensis var. capensis 1 Dec 1945 H Wild
 H Wild 455 SRGH
 In sand by river. Cranborne, Salisbury. 1 0 Zimbabwe 1731C3 C 0

Procumbent herb. Flowers white.

 0.000000 0.000000 0
126422 Panicum subalbidum 15 Feb 1948 H Wild
 H Wild 884 SRGH
 Cleveland Dam, Harare 1,3 0 Zimbabwe 1731C3 C 0

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

 0.000000 0.000000 0
115072 Potamogeton schweinfurthii 21 Apr 1947 H Wild
 H Wild 1908 SRGH
BM
 Mukuvisi, Harare District 1 0 Zimbabwe 1731C3 C 0

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

 0.000000 0.000000 0
69011 Salacia luebbertii 15 Mar 1965 RB Drummond
H Wild
 RB Drummond H Wild 7065 SRGH
 Woodland with Pericopis angolensis, Burkea africana, Erythrophleum etc on white sands 19 km SW of Shakawe 0 Botswana 1821D1 N 1030

Rhizomatous; stems 60-70 cm tall

 -18.570000 21.690000 5
69014 Salacia luebbertii 16 Mar 1965 HM Biegel
H Wild
 HM Biegel H Wild 7101 SRGH
 Burkea african, Terminalia sericea savanna with Baphia obovata, Grewia retinervis, Diospyros chamaethamnus 32 km South of Shakawe on Sepopa rd. 0 Botswana 1822C1 N 1000

Subshrub; fruit reddish-brown.

 0.000000 0.000000 2
41406 Salvinia molesta 22 Oct 1959 H Wild
 H Wild 4851 CF Reed SRGH
 Rapidly colonizing areas under permanent spray - not in actual water Victoria Falls 24 0 Zimbabwe 1725D4 W 0

0.000000 0.000000 2
74228 Sesamum calycinum subsp. baumii 11 Apr 1955 H Wild
AW Exell
FA Mendonça
 H Wild AW Exell FA Mendonça 1461 SRGH
 In terminalia sericea-Acacia woodland. Chobe-Zambezi confluence. 0 Botswana 1725C4 N 930

Perennial 1.1 m; flowers pale pink.

 -17.794430 25.263330 6
35552 Stomatostemma monteiroae 26 Jan 1949 H Wild
 H Wild 2791 SRGH
K
BR
 Growing over bushes on 'Umkondo' kopje Triangle Sugar Estate, Chiredzi District 0 Zimbabwe 2131A2 S 415

0.000000 0.000000 2
126392 Utricularia arenaria 15 May 1948 H Wild
 H Wild 2551 SRGH
 Cleveland Dam, Harare 1,3 0 Zimbabwe 1731C3 C 0

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

 0.000000 0.000000 0
79608 Utricularia arenaria 19 May 1953 H Wild
 H Wild 4115 SRGH
K
MO
 Cleveland Dam, Harare 1,3 0 Zimbabwe 1731C3 C 0

0.000000 0.000000 0
126396 Utricularia gibba 10 Oct 1945 H Wild
 H Wild 200 SRGH
 Cleveland Dam, Harare 1,3 0 Zimbabwe 1731C3 C 0

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

 0.000000 0.000000 0
79611 Utricularia gibba 21 Sep 1947 H Wild
 H Wild 2012 Harare, Makabusi River 1 0 Zimbabwe 1731C3 C 1470

Could be outside the Harare flora area

 0.000000 0.000000 0

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

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