Collections made by John Burrows

Locally frequent, presumably flooded annually

Soft understorey shrub to 2 m tall in high altitude forest. Flowers white.

Locally common

Locally frequent

Locally frequent

Locally common ground fern in shade of gallery forest (also in Androstachys woodland on gorge lip) in limestone gorge. Fronds proliferous.

Sapling tree to 4 m tall (no adults seen); scarce in gallery forest to 30 m tall, along edge of river on island. Dominant species: Newtonia buchananii, Pandanus livingstonianus, Filicium decipiens, Maranthes goetzeniana, Syzygium cordatum, Erythrophl

Locally frequent

Fern with few fronds from a long-creeping stolon-like rhizome, in sands among mossy limestone rocks in deep limestone gorge in gallery forest. Occasional.

Occasional but localised.

Tufted fern forming colonies on forest floor in mid-altitude forest.

Tufted fern among boulders in deep shade on floor of mid-altitude forest.

Fern on deeply shaded forest floor in degraded forest.

Fern among mossy rocks in high-altitude forest near stream.

Tufted fern with arching fronds; on mossy rocks next to mountain stream in ravine forest; occasional.

Scrambler or liane in mid-altitude forest reaching canopy.

Scrambling shrub or liane to 5 m high; occasional on margins of evergreen montane forest.

Climbing woody shrub, reaching 7-8 m, growing on harsh coral rag in dwarf coastal forest. Flowers small, greenish.

Aquatic, in quiet back water of main river with Salvinia, Pistia.

Floating aquatic in quiet back water on main river.

Rare.

Evergreen tree to 7 m tall, in lowland evergreen forest on sands. Occasional., Occurrence: occasional

Evergreen tree 8-10 m tall; locally scattered in and on margins of evergreen montane forest; some leaves in 3's.

Large tree to 15 m tall, constituent of gallery forest (remnant), growing along steam margin. Rare.

Evergreen tree to 15 m tall with spreading to rounded crown, occasional in evergreen lowland forest on rolling hills.

Locally frequent herb in margins of pools and channels in rice paddies.-x000D- -x000D- PRE: Ceratopteris thalictroides

Evergreen shrub to ca. 2 m high; in riparian forest, south-aspect mountainside.-x000D- -x000D- Stipule structure places this in Chassalia but does not key to any known species in FZ or FTEA.

Frequent

Abundant constituent of herb layer

Rhizome creeping, scattered

Locally frequent

Common

Occasional fern at edge of stream in gallery forest in deep limestone gorge.

Coffea ligustroides (the real one!). Evergreen shrub to 2 m tall in mid-altitude forest understorey. Frequent., Occurrence: frequent

Spreading evergreen tree to 10 m tall, a canopy species in montane mist forest, occasional to frequent. Fruit pink., Occurrence: occasional

Fronds to 2m tall, forming large clumps, locally frequent.

Epiphyte in large Brachystegia in riverine forest / miombo woodland ecotone along river bank.

Scarce

(var. erosum)

(var. erosum)

(var. erosum)

(var. erosum)

(var. aerugineum)

Caudex to 75 cm high

Erect deciduous pyrophyte to 60 cm high, leafless, flowers purple, pods held suberect; common in Julbernardia paniclulata miombo woodland on grey sandy loams.

Abundent forming extensive patches

Low-level epiphyte in forest at edge of river. Rare locally.

Occasional

Occasional

Locally frequent

Soft herb on wet rocks near stream in high altitude forest.

Soft herb on wet rocks near stream in high altitude forest.

Straggly shrub to 1.5 m high, growing on margins of evergreen forest, lvs glossy above; occasional.

Straggly deciduous shrub to 3-4 m high, often scrambling in bush clumps or on the margins of evergreen montane forest. Ripe fruit red.

Woody shrub to 3 m tall in Parinari / Uapaca / Brachystegia woodland. Red flowers., Occurrence: scattered

Shrub or small tree to 5 m tall, forming loose colonies in open wooded grassland on hill top.

Multi-stemmed (from burning) shrub, 1-2 m tall, in Protea grassland. Flowers red., Occurrence: scattered

Small tree 2-2.5 m tall growing amongst boulders on rocky granite/gneiss kopje in miombo woodland.

Small tree to 6 m, in degraded woodland on coastal sands.

Small tree to 6 m tall, in gallery forest in deep limestone gorge. Occasional.

Tree to 15 m tall; occasional in gallery forest in deep limestone gorge.

Evergreen tree to 6 m tall, sterile, on outer margin of riparian forest, in miombo woodland on mountain slopes.

Evergreen tree to 6 m tall in riparian forest.

Common pioneer tree in lowland evergreen forest.-x000D- Sheet 1 of 2., Occurrence: common

Small evergreen tree to 7 m tall, in forest patch in Parinari plateau woodland on sandy soils.

Small tree to 3 m tall; in rocky ravine in miombo woodland.

Deciduous tree to 3 m tall, growing on granite rocks in riverine woodland; in area of high-rainfall miombo woodland dominated by Brachystegia microphylla and B. boehmii.

Epiphytic, locally frequent

Occasional

Frequent

Straggly evergreen shrub in high altitude scrub forest.

Scrambling shrub to 4 m high, in dense riverine bush/woodland along dry riverbed; flowers white, scented; fruit black, glossy.

Liane to 6 m tall on margins of evergreen forest. Occasional.

Climber to 4 m growing and climbing on edge of high altitude evergreen forest; fls creamy white.

Straggly evergreen shrub to 2m tall, in degraded woodland/forest

Scrambling shrub or liane to 6 m tall, in riparian forest patch.

Scrambling bush, flowers off-white; growing in an unkept hedge surrounding the hotel, unknown if natural or not.

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

Very large and old tree to 16 m tall in deep sands on alluvial plain of the Zambezi River. Flowers deep burgundy red with a musty scent.

Locally frequent

As Lindackeria stipulata in BNRH. Small shrublet (suufrutex?) 200-400 mm high, with mostly a single slender stem, leaves tufted at stem apices, fruit pendulous below leaves; growing in medium shade of closed-canopy Brachystegia microphylla woodland; reasonably numerous at that site.

As Lindackeria stipulata in BNRH. Small shrublet (suffrutex?) with a slender single stem (or two), growing on margins of rocky sheetrock in miombo woodland; one small white flower seen.

Occasional

Locally frequent

Terrestrial on quartzitic sands near stream on grassy bank in full sun. Occasional.

As Maesa angolensis in BNRH. 7 m high erect sparse tree, flowers creamy white; As Maesa rufescens in BNRH. occasional, growing in wet soils, always next to small streams., Occurrence: occasional

Evergreen shrub to 4 m tall, growing on margins of forest patch in montane grassland/montane forest mosaic.

As Maesa rufescens in BNRH. Small tree to 3 m tall; in gallery forest along fast-flowing river, on island, forest dominated by Newtonia buchananii, Breonardia salicina, Syzygium cordatum, Erythrophleum suaveolens and Pandanus livingstonianus.

As Maesa rufescens in BNRH. Shrub or small tree to 2 m high, in moist mixed miombo woodland an E-aspect mountainside. Flowers creamy white.

Occasional

Evergreen tree to 7 m tall with wide-spreading branches, in moist mid-altitude evergreen forest. Occasional.

Large spreading tree to 10 m high, leaves distinctively large, in moist montane forest on SE aspect slopes. Frequent.

Locally abundant

Growing with O. gomezianum (5541) and A. lusoafricanum (5542)

Growing with O. gomezianum and O. lusoafricanum

Growing with O. gomezianum and O. gracillinum

Growing with O. gomezianum, O. vulgatum, O. rubellum and others

Occasional, growing with O. gomezianum, O. lusoafricanum, O. polyphyllum.

Growing with O. gomezianum and O. rubellum. Fronds only recently emerged

Occasional

Growing with O. costatum (B&B 5143)

Lamina larger in shade

Shrub to c. 3 m tall, on deep sands in thicket. Fruit cream.

Shrub in thicket patches on sands in coastal woodland. Fls. very small, yellowish. Scarce.

Treelet to 2.5 m tall, growing on termite mound in moist miombo woodland.

Scrambling shrub to 2 m tall, flowers creamy-yellow with a musty smell; in dune scrub/thicket above the beach.

Evergreen tree to 6 m tall, next to stream in deep shade of ravine forest dominated by Albizia gummifera, Breonardia salicina, Maranthes goetzeniana, Syzygium guineense subsp afromontanum and Syzygium cordatum

Erect tree to 3 m in understorey of degraded evergreen forest.-x000D- -x000D- Immature/sapling.

Evergreen understorey tree to 4 m tall, in evergreen forest in ravine with seasonal stream. Scarce.

Evergreen tree to 5 m tall in mid-altitude forest.

Robust small tree to 6 m tall in mid-altitude forest. Lamina 270 x 165 mm; domatia absent, glabrous throughout; midrib glabrous.

Evergreen tree to 4 m tall, leaves very dark green, glossy, fruit green, ripening to yellow; on margins of evergreen montane forest.

Evergreen treelet to 1.8 m tall, branches spreading, leaves leathery, dark green. Scarce, 2 plants seen. In understorey of mixed lowland forest on sands.

Evergreen tree to 8 m tall in riparian forest. Sterile.

Soft erect herb 2-3 m tall, along stream in deeply shaded moist ravine in light shade of tall lowland forest.

Evergreen shrub to 2 m in riverine forest / miombo woodland ecotone understorey along river bank.

Small slender treelet or shrub to 1.5 m tall, in dense coastal dune thicket on old dunes. Rare. , Occurrence: occasional

Evergreen woody shrub to 1 m tall, in evergreen forest patch in tall miombo (Brachystegia spiciformis) woodland on sands. Occasional. Leaves glossy. , Occurrence: occasional

Rhizome strongly creeping and branching to form large colony; only one group seen.

Rhizome robust, long-creeping, fronds erect, leathery, arching. In light shade of tall (30 m) gallery forest dominated by Breonadia salicina and Khaya anthotheca, on sandy banks of stream among boulders in deep limestone gorge. Only one population s

Evergreen tree to 10 m tall, in evergreen forest. Occasional.

Frequent

Lithophytic on sheltered face of mossy quartzitic boulder in shade of forest. Occasional.

Tall tree to 20 m tall, with a clear bole and and umbrella-shaped crown; bark pale grey, smoothish; pioneer in mid-altitude evergreen forest. -x000D- -x000D- Specimen gathered from a fallen branch; crown otherwise completely inaccessible!

Tufted, clump-forming orchid growing on bare rock surfaces. Flower stems to 1.2 m tall, flowers pink. On granite-gneiss outcrop in mixed miombo woodland. C. 20 plants.

Scarce

Rhizome erect, scarce

Bark; very rough, greyish. In mixed high-rainfall woodland. Forming colonies. Flowers, off-white., Occurrence: common

Shrub or small tree to 2 m tall, in degraded woodland/forest on escarpment edge. Flowers white., Occurrence: frequent

Shrub to 1 m high in mixed miombo woodland on sandy soils in among gneiss hills. Fruit bright red., Occurrence: occasional

Shrub to 1.5 m tall, leaves glossy above, flowers whitish; in full sun in grassy area in a mosaic of open coastal Brachystegia/Uapaca nitida/Parinari curatellifolia woodland and evergreen forest patches centred on termitaria; in sandy soils

Shrub to 1.5 m high, flowers white, fruit wine-red, bark rough, dark grey, striated; occasional in geosuff-rich coastal grassland on old dunes.-x000D-

Plant to 1.2m

Occasional

Scarce

Scrambler/climber to 4 m tall in dense riverine forest along steep mountain stream, SE-aspect; ripe fruits orange. Only seen at this site.

Evergreen forest tree to 15 m tall, bark roughish, in mid-altitude evergreen forest. Occasional.

Common climber in secondary growth., Occurrence: common

Large shrub to 2.5 m tall, along roadside in village, in degraded miombo woodland. Leaf 1« ft (46 cm) long; fruit yellow-orange when ripe. Also seen as a small tree to 6 m tall in dambo/vlei., Occurrence: locally common

Fallen small tree (still growing) to 6 m tall, bark smooth mottled, Ochna arborea-like, stem irregularly fluted; in evergreen gallery forest in deep limestone gorge.

Tree to 20 m tall in mid-altitude forest.

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.

Small tree, 4-5 m tall, growing along river in mixed, high rainfall woodland.

Locally common tree 6 - 8 m tall along stream in high-altitude forest.

Small evergreen tree to 5 m tall, in low montane forest on ridge. Only one plant seen., Occurrence: scarce

Evergreen forest tree to 10 m tall, in forested gulley in rolling hills; occasional.

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.

Shrub to 2 m tall in sunny woodland.

Shrub to 1.5 m tall, in open heavily grazed wooded grassland on east-aspect mountain slopes, above miombo woodland belt. Fls green/cream., Occurrence: occasional

Low level epiphyte growing with V. volkensii. Scarce.

Rare, growing with V. volkensii

Scarce

Tree to 10 m tall, in coastal forest on coral rag.