Records made by Peter Biegel

Records: 64

The following is a list of the records made by Peter Biegel 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
115081 (cultivated)Acacia decurrens (cultivated)18 Jul 1974HM Biegel
HM Biegel 4516 SRGH
Garden ornamentalRolf Valley, Harare12Zimbabwe1731C3C0

Tree 5 m. Foliage fresh, dark green. Flowers golden yellow, scented.

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115090 (cultivated)Acacia melanoxylon (cultivated)27 Feb 1980HM Biegel
HM Biegel 5732 SRGH
Garden ornamentalMount Pleasant, Harare12Zimbabwe1731C3C0

Mature tree 12 m high. Bark rough brown.

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115080 (cultivated)Acacia podalyriifolia (cultivated)04 Dec 1972HM Biegel
HM Biegel 4119 SRGH
GardenHarare garden12Zimbabwe1731C3C0

Seedlings from parent tree in same garden

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106557 (cultivated)Acalypha caperonioides (cultivated)04 Nov 1968HM Biegel
HM Biegel 2675 SRGH
In burnt areaJameson Avenue East, near Henry Chapman Golfcourse10Zimbabwe1731C3C0

A cluster of stems from woody root the site of a large man's fist, from which also short rhizomes.

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99116 (cultivated)Acanthospermum glabratum (cultivated)06 Nov 1972HM Biegel
HM Biegel 4109 SRGH
On gravelled pavementMount Pleasant, Harare10Zimbabwe1731C3C0

Stems quite prostrate, weakly rooting at some nodes. Plant 0.8 m in diameter.

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4412 (cultivated)Acanthus polystachyus (cultivated)14 Jul 1972HM Biegel
HM Biegel 3973 SRGH
Cultivated in gardenHarare2ZimbabweC

Shrub 3m, elsewhere observed at 4.5 m. Leaves very sharp-prickly. Flowers deep pink.

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48840 (cultivated)Adiantum incisum (cultivated)24 Mar 1969HM Biegel
GV Pope
HM Biegel GV Pope 14237 SRGH
On steep, tall-wooded limestone slope, in leafmouldWhindale ranch, Mangula, Makonde district.0Zimbabwe1630C3N914

Tips of some fronds arching over and where they touch ground new plants develop

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73517 (cultivated)Alangium chinense (cultivated)20 Oct 1969HM Biegel
TM Müller
HM Biegel TM Müller 1289 SRGH
Mixed evergreen forest: Khaya nyasica, Newtonia buchananii, close to watercourse.Holdenby Tribal Trust Land0Zimbabwe1832B4E1370

Tree 40 m. DBH 75 cm, heavily buttressed. Bark smooth, grey. Slash white, soft,wet. Underbark bright yellow.

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120322 (cultivated)Albizia coriaria (cultivated)06 Nov 1974HM Biegel
HM Biegel 4689 SRGH
Garden ornamental.Marlborough Nursery, Harare.12Zimbabwe1730D4C0

Evergreen tree 15 m. DBh 70 cm. Bark brown, cracked in ± square flakes 3-4 mm thick; bark on branches less than 15 cm diameter is smooth. Crown spreading. Filaments white with pink on upper 1/3.

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99115 (cultivated)Alysicarpus rugosus subsp. perennirufus (cultivated)29 Oct 1968HM Biegel
HM Biegel 2660 SRGH
Open flat Hyparrhenia grasslandArundel - Golden Stairs Roads, Mount Pleasant10Zimbabwe1731C3C0

Spreading stems from woody root. Vexillum rose, keel off white tinged pink. Common. [Position estimated]

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28420 (cultivated)Amaranthus dubius (cultivated)11 Oct 1971HM Biegel
HM Biegel 3613 Weed on pavement against building.Forbes Avenue, Harare10Zimbabwe1731C3C0

Plant erect, 0.4 m high. Name on the sheet is Amaranthus hybridus L. subsp. incurvatus (Trimen ex Gren & Godr.) Brenan which per POWO is a synonym of A. cruentus.

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118841 (cultivated)Annona reticulata (cultivated)28 Jan 1976HM Biegel
HM Biegel 5208 SRGH
Garden ornamental.National Botanic Garden, accession no. 2427.1,212Zimbabwe1731C3C1580

Evergreen tree, 3 m, with conical crown from ground level. Flowers sweetly scented.

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15519 (cultivated)Blechnum attenuatum (cultivated)02 May 1973HM Biegel
GV Pope
BK Simon
HM Biegel GV Pope BK Simon 4264 SRGH
Deep shade at base of cliff near streamBelingwe, Mt. Buhwa580Zimbabwe2030C2TN27-19-S1200

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15560 (cultivated)Blechnum tabulare (cultivated)03 May 1973HM Biegel
GV Pope
BK Simon
HM Biegel GV Pope BK Simon 1078 SRGH
Moist, shallow gully in deciduous woodland with Smilax and Aloe arborescensBelingwe, Mt. Buhwa580Zimbabwe2030C2TN27-19-S1300

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40937 (cultivated)Bolbitis gemmifera (cultivated)13 Jan 1969HM Biegel
HM Biegel 2827 SRGH
High evergreen forest in clearing caused by fallen forest giantHaroni-Makuripini forest520Zimbabwe2033A1E440

Rhizomatous, covers area 3.5 X 2 m. Fertile fronds have diseased appearance. Brown in colour.

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106581 (cultivated)Buddleja madagascariensis (cultivated)20 Nov 1973HM Biegel
HM Biegel 4367 SRGH
Garden ornamentalMarlborough Nurseries1,2312Zimbabwe1730D4C0

Shrub 4 m. Leaves dark olive-green above, grey below, much damaged by eating insects. Flowers orange.

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122788 (cultivated)Caesalpinia pulcherrima (cultivated)09 Feb 1980HM Biegel
HM Biegel 5824 SRGH
Garden ornamentalParktown Nursery, Harare.12Zimbabwe1731C3C1480

Tree 3 m with open crown; branches and leaf rhachis armed; petals dark red with narrow yellow margin.

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97950 (cultivated)Centaurea praecox (cultivated)27 Nov 1972HM Biegel
HM Biegel 4112 SRGH
K
LISC
PRE
Greystone Park, Harare10Zimbabwe1731C3C0

Cited in FZ 6(1)

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120413 (cultivated)Cestrum nocturnum (cultivated)11 Feb 1971HM Biegel
HM Biegel 3474 SRGH
Cultivated at Landscape's Borrowdale nursery.12Zimbabwe1731C3C0

Spreading open shrub 2.5 × 4 m. Flowers are said to be insignificant, greenish, with a very strong scent like a tuberose, at night.

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52349 (cultivated)Christella dentata (cultivated)02 May 1973HM Biegel
GV Pope
BK Simon
HM Biegel GV Pope BK Simon 4269 SRGH
Gully forest on south slope above Buhwa schoolMount Buhwa, Belingwe district580Zimbabwe2030C2S1050

Fronds to 1.6 m high

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52672 (cultivated)Christella gueinziana (cultivated)01 May 1973HM Biegel
GV Pope
BK Simon
HM Biegel GV Pope BK Simon 4241 SRGH
Gully forestMount Buhwa, north west slope, Belingwe district580Zimbabwe2030C2S1200

Common

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97331 (cultivated)Chrysanthellum indicum subsp. afro-americanum (cultivated)18 Jan 1971HM Biegel
HM Biegel 3454 SRGH
Weed in traffic islandJunction of Drummond Chaplin and West Road, Harare10Zimbabwe1731C3C1470

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106511 (cultivated)Clerodendrum splendens (cultivated)18 Nov 1980HM Biegel
HM Biegel 5781 SRGH
Garden ornamentalHarare12Zimbabwe1731C3C1480

Evergreen climber wihout support, forms mass 2 m high by 3 m wide; leaves dark glossy green. Fruit shiny black, when ripe splits and reveals an orange "beard", is then eaten by birds. Calyx wine-red, reflexed below mature fruit.

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106512 (cultivated)Clerodendrum splendens (cultivated)12 Mar 1974HM Biegel
HM Biegel 4502 SRGH
Garden ornamentalKia Ora Nursery, Harare12Zimbabwe1731C3C0

Climber 4m, trained against building. Foliage dark glossy green. Flowers scarlet.

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106513 (cultivated)Clerodendrum thomsoniae (cultivated)26 Nov 1973HM Biegel
HM Biegel 4426 SRGH
Garden ornamentalLandscapes Nurseries, Harare12Zimbabwe1731C3C0

Climber 3 m high. Foliage dark green. Calyx inflated, light creamy-white. Corolla dark red. Filaments light olive green.

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106514 (cultivated)Clerodendrum thomsoniae (cultivated)18 Nov 1980HM Biegel
HM Biegel 5783 SRGH
Garden ornamentalGolden Stairs Nursery, Harare12Zimbabwe1731C3C1480

Climber 3m, Leaves dull olive green; veins below slightly darker than surrounding tissue; calyx white with green base, 5-fluted; corolla dull red, limb at angle to tube.

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30202 (cultivated)Cyathea dregei (cultivated)01 May 1973HM Biegel
GV Pope
BK Simon
HM Biegel GV Pope BK Simon 4242 SRGH
Gully forestBelingwe, Mt. Buhwa580Zimbabwe2030C2TN27-19-S1000

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25510Cynanchum 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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20800 (cultivated)Datura metel (cultivated)01 Feb 1971HM Biegel
HM Biegel 3464 SRGH
Cultivated plantGolden Stairs Nursery, Mt Pleasant, Harare12Zimbabwe1731C3C1460

Soft woody shrub, 1.2 m. Branches purple. Leaves purple below. Flowers erect, double, purple outside, whitish inside. Fruit sharp-knobbly.

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14210Dichapetalum 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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22406 (cultivated)Equisetum ramosissimum subsp. ramosissimum (cultivated)03 Oct 1966HM Biegel
HM Biegel 1339 SRGH
Clusters round culvert below dam in water and on top of culvert in dry sandGwelo, Fletcher High School0Zimbabwe1929D2QJ99-39-C1400

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114478 (cultivated)Euphorbia indica (cultivated)26 Apr 1977HM Biegel
HM Biegel 5470 National Botanic Garden, Harare1,210Zimbabwe1731C3C0

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106497 (cultivated)Euphorbia pulcherrima (cultivated)01 Aug 1974HM Biegel
HM Biegel 4538 SRGH
Garden ornamentalLandscapes Nurseries, Harare12Zimbabwe1731C3C0

Open shrub 2.5 m with copious milky juice. Bracts bright red.

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69887Euphorbia 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

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119368Ficus 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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35707 (cultivated)Geophila obvallata subsp. ioides (cultivated)08 Jan 1969HM Biegel
HM Biegel 2767 SRGH
BR
In leaf mould on forest floor in tall evergreen forestBetween Haroni and Makurupini Rivers520Zimbabwe2033A1E450

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5529 (cultivated)Gleichenia polypodioides (cultivated)30 Oct 1973HM Biegel
GV Pope
N Gosden
HM Biegel GV Pope N Gosden 1123 SRGH
In rock cracks, sheltered by rock overhangMt Buchwa, ridge at NE end580Zimbabwe2030C2S1600

E aspect

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15944 (cultivated)Gouania longispicata (cultivated)03 Dec 1980HM Biegel
HM Biegel 5796 SRGH
Garden ornamental, Vainona nursery12Zimbabwe1731C3C1480

Liane climbing over a 7 m high shrub. Hairs soft and rust-brown.

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77300Hippocratea 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.

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94292Hippocratea 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.

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94294Hippocratea parviflora02 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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94295Hippocratea parviflora02 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.

-18.60810021.9875005
21340 (cultivated)Ipomoea eriocarpa (cultivated)29 Apr 1969HM Biegel
HM Biegel 2977 SRGH
In tall grass.Parkland above Christmas pools, 24 km E of Shamva, Uzumba CL.0ZimbabweN0

Twiner to 1.25 m.Flowers in clusters, light mauve; throat dark mauve.

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52846 (cultivated)Lepisorus excavatus (cultivated)09 Jan 1967HM Biegel
HM Biegel 1712 SRGH
Epiphyte on tree, exposedWatsomba, Kukwanisa Trns. Fm., Mutare district0Zimbabwe1832D1E1520

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22703 (cultivated)Lycopodiella cernua (cultivated)02 May 1973HM Biegel
GV Pope
BK Simon
HM Biegel GV Pope BK Simon 1064 SRGH
Woodland with Bequaertiodendron, Albizia and Uapaca treesBelingwe, Mt. Bukwa, E-slopes580Zimbabwe2030C2TN27-19-S1230

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22725 (cultivated)Lycopodium clavatum (cultivated)06 Jan 1968HM Biegel
On side of road cutting on crumbly rock faceInyanga, Inyanga N.P.540Zimbabwe1832B4E0

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22734 (cultivated)Lycopodium clavatum (cultivated)17 Apr 1966HM Biegel
Granite sandInyanga, 2 miles S of Mare dam54,1550Zimbabwe1832B4E1980

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42473Marsilea ephippiocarpa03 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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49745 (cultivated)Nephrolepis biserrata (cultivated)10 Jan 1969HM Biegel
HM Biegel 2779 SRGH
In tall moist evergreen forest; on top of large, square boulder with slightly sloping top, covering an area 6x6 yards, growing in thick leafmouldBetween Haroni and Makurupini rivers0Zimbabwe2033A1E410

Clusters of stems from ends of rhizomes; fronds to 4ft high

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120899 (cultivated)Passiflora edulis (cultivated)01 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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34824 (cultivated)Peperomia leptostachya (cultivated)09 May 1970HM Biegel
HM Biegel 3282 MA Diniz SRGH
BR
Steep East-facing slope, in Brachystegia glaucescens woodland; in leaf mouldInyoni Range, Chibi0Zimbabwe2030D4S750

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114477 (cultivated)Pilea microphylla (cultivated)26 Feb 1980HM Biegel
HM Biegel 2730 In greenhouseHighlands, Harare10Zimbabwe1731C3C0

Self-sown greenhouse plant. Weak herb, more or less decumbent and rooting at the nodes.

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36159 (cultivated)Polystachya zambesiaca (cultivated)30 Oct 1973HM Biegel
GV Pope
N Gosden
HM Biegel GV Pope N Gosden 1122 SRGH
K
Mt Buhwa, Mberengwe District580Zimbabwe2030C2 S1600

Cited in Flora Zmbesiaca Vol. 11 part 2: 349 (1998)

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53275 (cultivated)Pteris catoptera (cultivated)02 May 1973HM Biegel
GV Pope
BK Simon
HM Biegel GV Pope BK Simon 1071 SRGH
Moist deciduous woodland; fern growing at the edges of a steep sided stream.Bukwa Mt., E slopes, Belingwe district.580Zimbabwe2030C2S1160

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22764 (cultivated)Ptisana salicifolia (cultivated)02 May 1973HM Biegel
GV Pope
BK Simon
HM Biegel GV Pope BK Simon 1060 SRGH
Perennial stream in gully forest. Uncommon, growing at waters edge, sheltered by high banksBelingwe, Bukwa Mt., lower E slope580Zimbabwe2030C2TN27-19-S0

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69004 (cultivated)Salacia leptoclada (cultivated)28 Jan 1975HM Biegel
GV Pope
E Russell
HM Biegel GV Pope E Russell 4822 SRGH
In woodlandJersey, 5 km North of confluence of Musirizwi and Bwazi rivers, Chipinga district0Zimbabwe2032D1E500

Shrub, 4 m, fruiting heavily; fruit red.

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69010Salacia luebbertii02 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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69012Salacia 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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69013Salacia 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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69014Salacia 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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122861Schoenoplectus corymbosus06 Dec 1977HM Biegel
HM Biegel 5561 SRGH
Landscapes Nurseries, Harare12Zimbabwe1731C3C0

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35553Stomatostemma 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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106588 (cultivated)Tecoma stans (cultivated)12 Jun 1975HM Biegel
HM Biegel 5134 SRGH
Garden ornamentalKia Ora Nursery, Harare12Zimbabwe1731C3C0

Tree 5 m with a dense indeterminate crown. Flowers golden yellow.

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106614Vigna oblongifolia var. oblongifolia02 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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Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M. (2024). Flora of Caprivi: Records made by Peter Biegel.
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