Collections made by Jonathan Timberlake

Records: 17

The following is a list of the collections made by Jonathan Timberlake in species name order. The records are of species which occur in Rwanda (either as a native/naturalised species or as a cultivated species).

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NoSpeciesRecord dateRecorder(s)Coll.Det.Conf.HerbariaHabitatLocationLoc code Outing codePlanted code Country QDSGrid ref.FZ DivAlt. (m)NotesLatLongLoc Acc Code
98380 Asplenium inaequilaterale28 Jun 2015J Timberlake
L Nkuna
J Timberlake 6088 A Grall K
LMA
Ndzou
Semi-deciduous dry forest with Newtonia and Celtis gomphophylla. Funtumia and Rawsonia understory.Sussundenga Dist., Chimanimani foothills, Mpunga area, path from Nzou camp. wp25484450Mozambique1933C2MS543

Tufted fern to 20 cm on forest floor.

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98367 Bersama abyssinica26 Jun 2015J Timberlake
VR Fijamo
L Nkuna
J Timberlake 6075 I Darbyshire I Chelene A Banze K
LMA
Ndzou
Semi-deciduous dry forest with Millettia-Newtonia.Sussundenga Dist., Chimanimani foothills, Mpunga Centro, Mbiquiza forest, between Mussapa & Tave rivers. wp228450Mozambique1933C2MS560

Sub-canopy tree to 6 m. Leaves clustered terminally, with winged rachis. Fruit large, green, axillary, splitting open later.

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98386 Bulbophyllum scaberulum30 Jun 2015J Timberlake
JA Massunde
J Timberlake 6095 PJ Cribb K
LMA
Ndzou
Open dry Brachystegia microphylla woodland on quartzite rocky hillside.Sussundenga Dist., Chimanimani foothills, Zomba area, Muriro village, edge of Tekeza forest. wp270450Mozambique1933C3 MS495

Epiphytic orchid on Englerophytum tree branch, with long thick aerial roots. Narrow linear leaves. Some fruit capsules.

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98361 Celtis gomphophylla25 Jun 2015J Timberlake
L Nkuna
J Timberlake 6067 I Darbyshire A Banze AJ Zombamele K
LMA
Ndzou
Semi-deciduous forest, forested slope. Edge of small incised valley. Loam soil.Sussundenga Dist., Chimanimani foothills, Mpunga Centro, c.4 km from Ndzou Camp. wp20984450Mozambique1933C4MS566

Buttressed tree to 25 m, partly fallen. Shallow root plate. Bark lenticelled, foetid smell when cut. Leaves asymmetric at base. Fruits small, round, stalked.

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111043 Coffea mufindiensis subsp. australis17 Oct 2008J Timberlake
A Banze
C de Sousa
T Alves
J Bayliss
JR Francisco
MM Sithole
J Timberlake 5423 AP Davis BNRH
Mabu Mountain, Mabue forest near main peak. Upper slopes with boulders, medium altitude forest.0Mozambique1636A4Z1422

Shrub to 2 m high, on top of rocky outcrop. Moist forest. Some old flowers. Red fruits small leaved. Local, only ones [sic] seen.

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61176 Cyrtorchis arcuata subsp. whyteiNo dateJ Timberlake
J Timberlake sn K
LMA
Mt Chiperone0Mozambique1635B3 Z0

Cited in Harris, Darbyshire & Polhill, Kew Bulletin 66(2): 248, 2011.

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61177 Epipactis africanaNo dateJ Timberlake
J Timberlake sn K
LMA
Mt Namuli860Mozambique1537A3 Z0

Cited in Harris, Darbyshire & Polhill, Kew Bulletin 66(2): 248, 2011.

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98403 Ficus exasperata2 Jul 2015J Timberlake
VR Fijamo
L Nkuna
J Timberlake 6112 I Darbyshire K
LMA
Ndzou
Riverine forest with Celtis; understory of Rawsonia and Rinorea.Sussundenga Dist., Chimanimani foothills, Zomba-Muranga area, Mutsarara River in Tekeza forest. On quartzite. wp287450Mozambique1933C3MS355

Large buttressed tree to 30 m. Bark smooth, pale yellow-green, no lenticels. Branch breakages rounded; some epicormic shoots, hollow (collected). Slash thin, no speckles, pale yellow-green, slightly sticky; no smell to slightly fresh smell. Leaves large, very rough/sandpapery to touch, ?equal at base, light yellow-green; larger/broader than those of C. gomphophylla.

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74085 Ficus lutea16 Nov 2015J Timberlake
I Darbyshire
A Banze
VR Fijamo
JA Massunde
J Timberlake 6143 I Darbyshire K
LMA
Ndzou
Rocks on edge of quartzite gorge in fringing riverine forest.Sussundenga Dist., Maronga, Madzireni forest by Rio Murere. wp 538.440Mozambique1933C3MS331

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.

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98359 Ficus thonningii24 Jun 2015J Timberlake
A Banze
JA Massunde
MR Cheek
J Timberlake 6065 I Darbyshire K
LMA
Ndzou
Closed mixed forest with Millettia stuhlmannii. Mid-slope of forested slope.Sussundenga Dist., Chimanimani foothills, Mpunga Centro, c.4 km from Ndzou Camp. wp203450Mozambique1933C2MS538

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

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40866 Lomariopsis warneckei18 Mar 1992J Timberlake
J Timberlake 4108 RB Faden SRGH
In full shade. Moist evergreen forest.Valley of the Giants, Chirinda Forest.60Zimbabwe2032B3E1100

Tufted fern, no fertile fronds

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98363 Maesa lanceolata25 Jun 2015J Timberlake
L Nkuna
J Timberlake 6069 I Darbyshire A Banze K
LMA
Ndzou
Grassy valley. Edge of swamp grassland.Sussundenga Dist., Chimanimani foothills, Mpunga Centro, valley of Rio Tave, by sacred Ngurume forest. wp216450Mozambique1933C4MS491

Shrub to 2 m. Glossy unequal leaves. Flowers in axillary inflorescence, small, white.

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98409 Oxyanthus speciosus subsp. stenocarpus4 Jul 2015J Timberlake
VR Fijamo
L Nkuna
J Timberlake 6118 NMJ Davies K
LMA
Ndzou
Newtonia-Millettia forest with evergreen understory. Near large Khaya.Sussundenga Dist., Chimanimani foothills, Zomba Centro area, Maurami forest, near Rio Chindore. wp296450Mozambique1933C3MS187

Evergreen fleshy shrub to 2 m. Leaves large, with large enclosing stipules. Fruits axillary, shaped like figs.

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74704 Rhipsalis baccifera28 Oct 2014BT Wursten
A Mapaura
J Timberlake
J Timberlake JT6017 BT Wursten I Darbyshire SRGH
K
BR
LMA
In crevices of large quartzite sandstone boulders. Mevumodzi River valley, Eastern Chimanimani Mts168330Mozambique1933C3MS1271

Succulent herb, no leaves. Fruits small, green.

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74741 Rutidea orientalis27 Oct 2014J Timberlake
K Mutasa
J Timberlake JT6003 N Davies SRGH
K
BR
LMA
Among trees on river margin. Mudzunzo locality, by Rio Mufomodzi, Chimanimani mountains.168330Mozambique1933C3MS1133

Shrub to 2m. Leaves light green. Inflorescences clustered, terminal and axillary, flowers white with long extruding stigmas.

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98378 Trilepisium madagascariense28 Jun 2015J Timberlake
L Nkuna
J Timberlake 6086 I Darbyshire K
LMA
Ndzou
Semi-deciduous dry forest with Newtonia, Funtumia understory.Sussundenga Dist., Chimanimani foothills, Mpunga area, path from Nzou camp. wp25484450Mozambique1933C2MS543

Canopy tree to 25 m, dbh 49 cm. Trunk straight with narrow buttresses. Bark purple-brown, with lenticels. Leaves glossy, with drip-tip. Milky latex. Vern. name: Mdunduwe

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62136 Zehneria minutiflora22 Apr 2014BT Wursten
A Mapaura
P Ballings
J Timberlake
J Hadj-Hammou
J Timberlake JT5975 J Osborne SRGH
K
BR
LMA
Grassy gully in sandstone rocks. In shade, climbing up other shrubs. Slopes towards Mt Nhamedimu, Chimanimani Mts.168320Mozambique1933C3MS1730

Climbing, trailing slender herb. Flowers small, white; easily falling.

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