Records made by Aurelio Banze

Shrub to 3 m tall with spreading-ascending lateral branches. Male inflorescences below female ones, or some branches with male inflorescences only.

Capim de folhas curtas, raises fasciculadas e caule dividido em nos

Succulent herb, wilting. Stems decumbent, to 40 cm tall, fleshy, purplish. Florets white, capitula small (c. 0.5 cm diam.).

Arvore, caule rugosa, folhas recompostas,

Monocot. about 30 to 40 cm tall, with white bulb like onion,yellow greenish flowers.

Scrambling shrub with arching branches. Leaves softly hairy, bright green. Female flowers with long red stigmas, elsewhere green. Fruits green, 3-lobed.

Male flowers of Darbyshire 878. Scrambling shrub with arching branches; inflorescence axes reddish, flowers minute, green.

A climber about 4 m tall, opposite leaves, inflorescence green, fruits green, red wine when ripe with yellowish pollen.

Arbusto 3m, caule liso castanho, folhas simples alternadas

Erect annual herb, delicate pink flowers with pale yellow throat.

Ground fern with tufted fronds; scarce, on very wet peaty floor of swamp forest, dominated by Anthocleista grandiflora, Voacanga thouarsii, Antidesma vogeliana, Xylopia aethiopica and the fern Stenochlaena tenuifolia.-x000D- -x000D- Keys best to B. natalensis bu

Tree about 6 to 8 m tall, bark grey, whitish green flowers.

Arvore de 6m altura, caule Preto acastanhado fruto pequeno circular 5mm de diametro, folhas simples alternadas

Erect annual herb. Flowers purple with paler tube and throat.

Erect annual herb c. 60 cm tall. Corolla lobes blue-purple, tube and outside of lobes paler.

Planta verde e carnuda fixada no caule da Vitex doniana

Small tree about 5 m tall, terminal stems reddish.

Annual herb with many branches from a decumbent base. Tepals white, flower pink within.

Herb about 15 cms, white flowers.

Perennial herb with wiry decumbent stems. Flowers bright yellow.

Herb with woody stems, 40 cms tall, flowers yellow, pods.

Fern with tuft of fronds from short rhizome; sori dark brown when mature.

Yellow flower from fleshy root; shoot also fleshy. Root more vertical than horizontal.

Straggling shrub with pendulous branches. Young fruits only, green. Inflorescence supra-axillary.

Shrub. Flowers white, lobes recurved, stigma white, 2-lobed. Fruits green or with purplish tinge.

Arbusto de 6m alt, caule castanho liso de seiva doce, folhas simples opostas com estipula

Shrub to 2 m. Fleshy leaves. Small green fruits clustered in axils.

Shrub about 4 m tall, axillary fruits, dark brown when ripe.

Semi-deciduous tree to 9 m tall, bark grey, roughly flaking; occasional in mixed deciduous coastal woodland on sands.

Small shrub, 1 - 2 m tall, flowers yellow, pods green.

Scrambling twiner or shrublet, copious white exudate. Flower buds yellow, open flowers yellow-green, small corona. Old fruit valves brown.

Climber, with green leaves and greenish roots.

Green leaves, inflorescence axillary, grey roots.

Shrub to 3 m or small tree to 6 m, fls white; locally frequent in degraded (logged) woodland-forest on sands.

Shrublet to 50 cm tall with white exudate; erect unbranched stems from long rhizomes. Sterile voucher for identification.

Arvore de 8m, caule rugoso castanho com seiva branca colante

Small tree, 5 m tall with milky latex, fruit brown with lenticels

Small tree about 4 m tall, terminal inflorescence, white flowers, yellowish green fruits.

Arbusto de 4m altura, caule escuro, vagem comprido cerca de 30cm, folhas recompostas caducas

Herb about 50 cms tall, dark green leaves, yellow flowers.

Shrub with widely divergent branches, 1-2 m tall. Small green fruits.

Tree to 4 m. Long spicate axillary inflorescence, greenish-white with yellow anthers. Many ants farming scale insects.

Tufted grass, erect. Spikelets golden-brown due to dense soft hairs.

Shrub to 2.5 m tall. Leaves silvery beneath. Flowers yellow; young fruits green, turning brown with maturity.

Arbusto 2m altura, folhas alternada palmada, flores amarelas com cheiro agradavel, fruto com formato de vagem de 2 sementes inserido alternadamente no topo da planta.

Deciduous tree 4-6 m high; occasional in semi-deciduous woodland; flowers scarlet.

Terrestrial orchid to c. 30 cm tall, largely leafless; swollen white rootstock. Tepals pink, short rounded spur yellowish, throat white with mauve speckling, labellum with brownish central area.

Annual plant about 40 to 60 cm tall, with white bulb, light purple flowers.

Tree about 6 m tall, bark fissured, greyish white flowers.

Arvore de 8m, folhas simples lanceoladas

Tree about 10 to 12 m tall, with white latex, fruits in terminal braches.

Large spreading tree to 15 m; bole straight, branched high, loaded with epiphytes (Rhipsalis, orchids). Bark dark brown, smooth, slightly shiny in places. Leaves large, clustered terminanlly, not hairy.

Epiphyte. Strangler fig in Xylopia tree. Roots growing down trunk. Leaves young.

Tufted sedge to 50 cm tall. Spikelets brown with white anthers.

Small tree, about 6 m tall, with yellowish latex, green fruits and eatable.

A herb about 40 to 60 cm tall, with brown reddish bulb. Fine roots, with terminal inflorescence, pink flowers.

Erva toda ela verde que aparenta brobolhas raspantes, folhas, simples alternada, avermelhado na base da bainha

Evergreen tree to 6 m tall, branching ca. horizontal; on edge of riverine forest dominated by Syzygium guineense.

Trailing slender herb. Minute green flowers and fruit.

Perennial herb. Tepals green-yellow externally, bright yellow within; stamens with bright yellow anthers.

Erect, usually single-stemmed grass. Spikes white-woolly.

Minute tufted herb, spikelets green.

Tree about 7 m tall, bark brown, leaves bipinnate, with stipules.

Tree about 8 to 10 m tall, dark brown bark, flowering.

Erect herb to 1.5 m tall (usually less), stiff branches erect. Fruiting only; bracts pale green, inflorescences 1-sided.

Herb about 1 m tall, flowers white.

Trailing or spreading herb. Bracts green, turning pale green. Plants mainly in fruit.

Scrambling shrub to 4 m tall, frequent in Parinari-Psorospermum plateau woodland on sandy soils.

Shrub 4 m tall, white flowers, green fruit.

On margin of open miombo woodland and open seasonal waterlogged valley. Growing in shade.-x000D- ñ 10 - 15 cm high. Rhizome present. Linear bracts surround inflorescence. Inflorescence a tight white ball. Uncommon.-x000D- Photos: 2940, 2941, 2944, 2945, 2946, Oc

Climber to 8 m high with white latex; in dry forest patch with a mosaic of deciduous mixed woodland on sandy soils. Occasional. Fruit gree, finely speckled with creamish dots.

Arvore de 6m, caulte preto branco, cascas carnudas de cor de vinho, folhas compostas alternadas imparpinuladas, fruto circular acastanhado

Trailing or decumbent herb, numerous radiating branches forming clumps; stems red. Flowers minute, red-brown.

Fleshy herb, decumbent stems to 50 cm tall. Corolla yellow, 4 petals. Fruits green.

Prostrate on peaty soils, fertile parts erect, pale yellow-green.

Erect or pendulous branches on shaded riverbank.

Arbusto de 5m altura, caule liso, folhas verde e vermelhas na sua epoca de caducidade, fruto circular verde

Shrubs to 1.5 m or small tree. Leaves with long petioles. Fruits on side shoots, reddish above.

Grass, about 50 - 100 cms tall, green reddish inflorescence.

Tufted perennial with grey-green foliage; pale yellow-brown spikelets.

Semi-deciduous scrambling spiny shrub to 4 m tall, flowers yellow; in dense Combretum-dominated scrub or thicket.

Twining herb over Dissotis shrubs. Florets white.

Parasite with obtuse green leaves, inflorescence green.

Trepadeira muito ramificado de 3m de comprimento, caulhe com brobulhas, folhas em forma do coracao com cheiro esquisito

Planta verde carnuda de cerca de 3m altura, folhas simples alternada paraleninevia, flores branca no topo da planta

Small tree, 3 to 5 m tall, milk latex present, inflorescence axillare, flowers in bud.

Decumbent herb, stems fleshy, rooting at lower nodes. Corolla opens in late afternoon, lilac, petals reflexed, slightly darker towards base; tufts of purple hairs at base of stamens; filaments white, anthers purple.

A herb about 30 to 40 cm tall, with purple flowers, fruiting.

Climbing herb or liana, here sprawling near the ground; stipules deeply forked, somewhat reflexed. Corolla pale yellowish-green with centre orange turning brown, 4 or 5 lobes.

Large arching fronds radiating from a thick rhizome; fronds can have many tens of pinnae, up to 2.5 m long or more. No fertile fronds found.

Shrub to small tree, 2 m tall. Stems slightly greenish. Fruits small, green, axillary.

Grass about 1 m tall, with white inflorescence, in bent Machamba.

Capim tipo bambu pequeno de 0,5 m altura, caule dividido em nos e oco, floracao em espigueta e germina aglomerado

Shrub about 4 m tall, with yellow flowers.

Grass about 80 cms tall, inflorescence green yellowish.

Fern with erect pale green fronds, tufted from a tough woody rhizome, fertile portions terminal on some fronds, brown.

Erect perennial herb from horizontal rhizome. Corolla bright salmon pink, somewhat paler externally.

Erva de 70cm, toda ela verde flores amarelo

Trailing and spreading rhizomatous grass. Spikelets pale green.

Trailing / sprawling fleshy herb, rooting along stems. Flowers pale sky blue, somewhat darker towards mouth, tube white.

Untidily branched perennial herb. Bracts green turning brown. Corolla white, stamens not exserted. Mostly past flowering at this time of year.

Robust scrambling shrub to 12 m tall, growing in riverine thicket, fls pale yellow. Only one plant seen. Reached from the road bridge.

Climber, flowers purple, fruit green 4 winged.

Small tree, about 5 to 7 m tall, back grey and rugose, fruiting, green fruit.

Fern with huge arching fronds to c. 3 x 1 m or more, base of rachis c. 3 cm thick with small sharp protrusions; several fronds from large basal rhizome. Pinnae from the mid-point and terminal part of frond collected.

Fern, about 60 cms tall, dark brownish strip.

Pendulous stems growing from rock crevices, some young stems spiny. Fruits white, fleshy.

Tufted sedge; spikelets red-brown.

Shrub to 2.5 m. Fruits green turning brown-black, often on leafless portions of branches.

Lactiferous scrambling shrub, riverine, flowers white, fragrant.-x000D- -x000D- Gathered by M. Lotter.

Large robust evergreen shrub to 3 m high and 6 m across; in Adansonia-Hyphaene-Acacia-Sterculia woodland on alluvial soils on valley bottom (of Rovuma River).

Erect terrestrial orchid to 60 cm tall with swollen ovoid tuber, strongly angular stems. Bracts green in lower portion, turning white distally. Tepals pale green externally, white within, labellum 2-lobed with broad central notch, yellow centrally.

Erect herb sometimes from a short horizontal rhizome, several to many stems from base. Corolla pale pink, nodding; stamens with deep pink ring around base of filaments; anthers cream-yellow.

Annual herb, 50 to 70 cm tall, axillary inflorescence, almost terminal greenish brown.

Erect sedge to 50 cm tall from a horizontal pink rhizome. Spikelets pale brown.

Arbusto de 7m, caule acastanhado muito forte, nao bem recto, folhas alterndas, simples, peciolos 2mm, flores de cor de vinho esbranquissado

Emergent plant, with 10 cm tall, light purple flowers, with yellow leaves, brown bulb, white in side when cut.

Deciduous geophytic ginger, leafless, with 1-3 pale mauve flowers, tuber bright yellow within; in recently burnt mixed deciduous on sandy soils.

Herb, about 50 cms tall, flowers white, fruit black when ripe.

Small slender single-stemmed deciduous tree to 5 m, infrutesence pink-purple; in mixed deciduous escarpment woodland on gravelly loam soils.

Liana, with hooks on young branches; leaves glossy, dark green. Flowers pale orange. Fruits (collected by J. Massumbi) pale red, globose.

Trepadeira muito ramificado toda ela verde com cerca e 6m, fruto vermelho quanto maduro, folhas simples opostas

Climber about 4 m tall, flowers in buds, tendrils opposite leaves.

Shrub to 2.5 m, leaves vivid green; sharp thorns on older branches. Flowers in bud only, pale green.

Small shrubby tree to 4 m. Some old fruits to 6 cm diameter. Flowering on new growth.

Arvore 17m, caule muito ondulado preto-branco liso casca cor de vinho, folhas simples alternadas

Tall evergreen tree with deeply fluted trunk, bark grey, smoothish to flaking; in riverine woodland.

Chopped tree to 4 m high, in secondary scrub in degraded/logged woodland/forest.

Small understorey tree to 5 m. Leaves leathery. Flowers just finished; fruits purple-tinged.

Large evergreen tree to 15 m or more, hanging over river, component of riverine forest; lower bole massively buttressed like pages in a book.

Small tree, deep green leaves, copious white latex. Flowers creamy-white.

Evergreen much-branched tree to 4 m tall; locally frequent component of understorey of swamp forest dominated by Anthocleista grandiflora, Voacanga thourasii, Antidesma vogeliana, Xylopia aethiopica and the fern Stenochlaena tenuifolia.

Several broad fronds from a woody rhizome, fronds c. 1-1.5 x 0.7 m.

Climbing herb, blue flowers.

Annual herb, much branched. Corolla pure white, calyx markedly winged.

Pioneer tree to 6 m tall in cleared woodland on sandy soils.

Tree to 6 m tall with spreading branches, fruiting at 2 m. Fruits green, on widely divergent lateral branches with distichous leaves.

Evergreen shrub to 5 m tall; occasional in shade in woodland/thicket on roadside.-x000D- -x000D- Group F of Flora Zambesiaca.

Planta parasita de folhas alongadas paraleninevia alternada, rais carnudas adventicias sobre uma rocha

Small slender tree to 6 m tall, in understorey of swamp forest, dominated by Anthocleista grandiflora, Voacanga thourasii, Antidesma vogeliana, Xylopia aethiopica and the fern Stenochlaena tenuifolia. Only one specimen seen.

Slender tree 6-7 m tall; in dense thicket or secondary scrub; flowers white-cream.

Tree to 3 m tall, leaves felty hairy, greyish-green beneath. Flowers yellow-green. Fruits globose, glossy, bright green.

Deciduous small tree 2.5-3 m high, flowers yellow-cream, bark smooth, pale creamy-yellow powdery; scarce in open mixed deciduous coastal woodland on sands on edge of dambo.

Arbusto 4m altura, folha palmada, caule liso acastanhado, casca verde, encontrado na floresta fechada

Erect several-stemmed shrub to 2 m tall; in drainage line in degraded woodland on sandy soils.

Tree c. 7 m tall, dense very glossy foliage; leafy stems red-brown. Fruits green, glossy, within brown-green calyx.

Large deciduous tree (with new leaves) to 22 m tall, bark smothish, thinly flaking in vertical strips; occasional in decidous woodland at base of low escarpment at edge of alluvial floodplain.

Lax open tree to 6 m tall, occasional in dense mixed thicket on sands.

Arvore de 8m, caule liso castanho com seiva branca colante que amarga, folhas simples opostas, flores brancas de 5 petalas

Evergreen lactiferous tree to 10 m tall; fruit dark green with whitish spots which coalesce along the suture line; common in swamp forest dominated by Anthocleista grandiflora, Voacanga thourasii, Antidesma vogeliana, Xylopia aethiopica and the fern

Arbusto de 3m de alt. diametro de 3 cm caule escuro espinhoso ate pequenos ramos, fruto circular alongado verde e vermelho amarelado ja maduro, com caroso bem forte (semente) encontrado na zona pedregoso, pessiolo de 5mm.

Erect herb forming small clumps. Bracts green centrally, margins brown with pale ciliate hairs. Tepals pale yellow.