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Collections made by Nicholas Wightman

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The following is a list of the records made by Nicholas Wightman 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
120964Asplenium monanthes13 Jan 2022N Wightman
J Alfonsi
S du Plessis
D du Plessis
C Conradie
N O'Connor
 N Wightman J Alfonsi S du Plessis D du Plessis C Conradie N O'Connor NCW653 KB Vollesen K
 Riverine montane forest Mafinga Mountains, Mafinga District, Muchinga Province 1190Zambia0933C4N1893

The collection of this specimen is the first record of the species for Zambia

-9.98957033.3043626
117926Blepharis buchneri09 May 2020N Wightman
P Sichone
 N Wightman P Sichone NCW299 N Wightman Ruderal grasslands Nsumbu National Park, Nsama Distr., Northern Prov. 1080Zambia0830C2N841

Growing in ruderal sites along roadsides and Nkamba Bay airstrip

-8.62701030.4476806
112314Blepharis maderaspatensis05 Jun 2020N Wightman
P Sichone
 N Wightman P Sichone NCW392 N Wightman UZL
NDO
 Open patches of Itigi thicket Nsumbu National Park; Nsama Distr., Northern Province 1080Zambia0830C2N883

Growing in small open/deciduous patches within Itigi thicket in sandy loam soil

-8.53495030.4785206
108029Brachycorythis friesii17 Jan 2020N Wightman
 N Wightman NcW173 N Wightman NDO
NU
 Perennially wet dambo grassland Lubuli area, above Chilongo Falls, Kawambwa Distr., Luapula Province 0Zambia0929D3 N1364

Growing in well drained section of perennially wet dambo grassland in sandy to sandy loam soil

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106168Brachycorythis pubescens28 Jan 2017N Wightman
RE Bone
K Yokoya
V Kunda
 N Wightman RE Bone K Yokoya V Kunda RB443 B Bytebier K
 Dambo. Extensive searching revealed only 4 mature/ flowering plants (hence only spirit collection made as voucher and leaf sample taken for DNA extraction). Mutinondo Wilderness Area, Little Chipundo dambo. 116
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0Zambia1231A3 N1443

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106292Brachycorythis pubescens07 Jan 2019N Wightman
I Kabinda
N Ngoma
 N Wightman I Kabinda N Ngoma NcW99 N Wightman B Bytebier K
NDO
NU
 Large open dambo on Kalaharia sand growing amid grasses, Ascolepis sp. and Syzigium guineense subsp. huillense Very large open dambo border the town of Mufumbwe
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0Zambia1324B2 W1152

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106319Brachycorythis pubescens12 Jan 2019N Wightman
I Kabinda
N Ngoma
 N Wightman I Kabinda N Ngoma NcW127 N Wightman B Bytebier K
NU
 Open wet dambo grassland growing in black muck soil Large wet open dambo c. 86 km E of Solwezi
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0Zambia1227A3 W1317

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106227Bulbophyllum expallidum08 Feb 2018N Wightman
B Bytebier
F Llarena
 N Wightman B Bytebier F Llarena BB3578 B Bytebier K
NU
 Rocky miombo woodland with lots of Xerophyta Roadside seepage dambo on D39 near Kalungwishi headwaters
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0Zambia0930C1 N1636

 6
106148Cynorkis debilis26 Jan 2017N Wightman
RE Bone
K Yokoya
J Mwaba
 N Wightman RE Bone K Yokoya J Mwaba RB425 B Bytebier K
NDO
 "Among boulders (conglomerate rocks and granite); canopy of Albizia, and large evergreen shrub (sterile, Lauraceae?), mosses and Melastomataceae herb (sterile). Humic soils in shade. 25-35 plants at flowering maturity, plus some in bud and some seed" Inselberg near dambo at Kapishya, metamorphic rocks. 118
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0Zambia1131A2 N1438

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106253Cynorkis debilis11 Feb 2018N Wightman
B Bytebier
F Llarena
 N Wightman B Bytebier F Llarena BB3606 B Bytebier K
NDO
NU
 On rocks in shade of trees or in humus below the rocks, next to dambo. D235 road between Samfya and Serenje; at "80 km from Serenje milestone" between Oka Kamwendo and Namutoya.
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0Zambia1330A1 C1545

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116035Disa aconitoides subsp. concinna14 Jan 2022N Wightman
J Alfonsi
S du Plessis
D du Plessis
C Conradie
N O'Connor
 N Wightman J Alfonsi S du Plessis D du Plessis C Conradie N O'Connor NCW664 N Wightman K
NDO
 Upland miombo woodland Mafinga Mts., Mafinga Distr., Muchinga Province 1190Zambia0933C4 N1931

Occasional component of woodland understorey growing amongst grasses, sedges and forbs in loam soils.

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106150Disa erubescens subsp. carsonii26 Jan 2017N Wightman
RE Bone
K Yokoya
J Mwaba
 N Wightman RE Bone K Yokoya J Mwaba RB428 B Bytebier K
NDO
 Sandy peat dambo with fine grasses, sedges and other orchids (small green Habenaria, Platycoryne including RB427).
Ca. 10-15 mature plants seen across dambo (area ca. 250 m x 250 m checked). 		Dambo at Kapishya. 118
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0Zambia1131A2 N1427

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106223Disa erubescens subsp. carsonii08 Feb 2018N Wightman
B Bytebier
F Llarena
 N Wightman B Bytebier F Llarena BB3574 B Bytebier K
NDO
NU
 Wet, grassy seepage dambo. Roadside seepage dambo on D39 near Kalungwishi headwaters
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0Zambia0930C1 N1636

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106174Disa hircicornis05 Feb 2017MG Bingham
N Wightman
RE Bone
K Yokoya
 MG Bingham N Wightman RE Bone K Yokoya RB449 B Bytebier K
NDO
 Grass and sedge dominated dambo. Evidence of burning. Some areas wet underfoot. Clumps of Raffia palm at margins with Melastoms and Syzgium. 10 plants seen in flower across wide area, after intensive searching + plus some seedlings resembling this species Chakwenga Headwater/ 80 mile dambo. 171
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0Zambia1529A1 C1073

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106179Disa hircicornis04 Feb 2018N Wightman
B Bytebier
 N Wightman B Bytebier BB3535 B Bytebier K
NU
 In full sun at edge of wet dambo. Dambo above falls.
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0Zambia1330A2 C1490

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106298Disa hircicornis09 Jan 2019N Wightman
I Kabinda
N Ngoma
 N Wightman I Kabinda N Ngoma NcW105 N Wightman B Bytebier K
NDO
NU
 Moist to wet mid ranges of open seepage dambo grassland growing in sandy soil Medium-sized seepage dambo c. 60 km SW of Solwezi
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0Zambia1226C1 W1267

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108039Disa ochrostachya19 Jan 2020N Wightman
 N Wightman NcW190 N Wightman NU
 Perennially wet dambo grassland Chipili area, above Kalonde Falls, Kawambwa Distr., Luapula Province 0Zambia0929D4 N1397

Large open perennially wet dambo grassland growing in black muck soils

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116647Disperis reichenbachiana24 Feb 2022N Wightman
B Bytebier
SD Johnson
 N Wightman B Bytebier SD Johnson BB3686 N Wightman B Bytebier NU
 Escarpment miombo woodland Kapishya Hot Springs Lodge, Shiwa N'gandu Distr., Muchinga Province 1180Zambia1131B1 N1432

Growing in leaf litter over granite boulders

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120975Elaphoglossum lancifolium15 Jan 2022N Wightman
J Alfonsi
S du Plessis
D du Plessis
C Conradie
N O'Connor
 N Wightman J Alfonsi S du Plessis D du Plessis C Conradie N O'Connor NCW700b KB Vollesen K
 Riverine montane forest Mafinga Mountains, Mafinga District, Muchinga Province 1190Zambia0933C4N1840

-9.99146133.3098416
106214Eulophia angolensis08 Feb 2018N Wightman
B Bytebier
F Llarena
 N Wightman B Bytebier F Llarena BB3565 B Bytebier K
NDO
NU
 Wet dambo. Roadside dambo on M3 between Kasama and Luwingu.
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0Zambia1030B1 N1233

 6
106426Eulophia angolensis10 Oct 2018N Wightman
 N Wightman NCW57B N Wightman B Bytebier NU
 Riverside dambo area under shade of Syzigium sp. along Kalungwishi R. with grasses, Kniphofia grantii, Gladiolus unguiculatus and Eulophia coeloglossa Kalonde Falls, Kawambwa Distr., Luapula Province0Zambia0929D4 N1393

 6
106195Eulophia caricifolia06 Feb 2018N Wightman
B Bytebier
F Llarena
 N Wightman B Bytebier F Llarena BB3549 P Goldblatt K
NU
 Wet dambo along river. Dambo along the road near the palace of the Chitimukulu.
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0Zambia1031A2 N1217

 6
106210Eulophia caricifolia07 Feb 2018N Wightman
B Bytebier
F Llarena
 N Wightman B Bytebier F Llarena BB3561 B Bytebier K
NDO
NU
 Grassland at edge of dambo. Upper slopes of riverside dambo grassland beside Lukupa River
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0Zambia1031A1 N1333

 6
106228Eulophia caricifolia09 Feb 2018N Wightman
B Bytebier
F Llarena
F Chipalo
 N Wightman B Bytebier F Llarena F Chipalo BB3579 B Bytebier K
NU
 Dambo Samda Farm c. 10 km N of Luwingu
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0Zambia1029B1 N1402

 6
106283Eulophia cucullata06 Jan 2019N Wightman
I Kabinda
N Ngoma
 N Wightman I Kabinda N Ngoma NcW89 N Wightman B Bytebier K
NU
 Edge of degraded large dambo growing with Gladiolus sp. and Orthochilus walleri in clay to sandy loam soil Medium to large dambo c. 2.5 km W of M8 and D181 junction
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0Zambia1325B2 W1364

 6
112303Eulophia horsfallii17 Oct 2018W McCleland
N Wightman
 W McCleland N Wightman NCW75A W McCleland N Wightman NU
 Wet dambo grasslands Chabiilikila area, Mporokoso Distr., Northern Province 0Zambia0929D1 N1223

Growing in riverside grassland edge amidst Pandanus livingstonianus

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112962Eulophia orthoplectra13 Aug 2020N Wightman
Q Allen
E Banda
B Mwilimu
 N Wightman Q Allen E Banda B Mwilimu NCW395 N Wightman B Bytebier NU
 Miombo woodland Lusaka East Forestry Reserve, Lusaka Distr., Lusaka Province 1470Zambia1528A4 1289

Lightly degraded Brachystegia woodland in compacted sandy loam soil

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118691Eulophia streptopetala12 Nov 2022N Wightman
B Bytebier
 N Wightman B Bytebier BB3744 B Bytebier NDO
NU
 Miombo woodland Mkushi Farming Block, Mkushi Distr., Central Province, Zambia 0Zambia1329D1 C1417

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106161Habenaria filicornis27 Jan 2017N Wightman
RE Bone
K Yokoya
 N Wightman RE Bone K Yokoya RB439 B Bytebier K
NDO
 "Wet dambo, flooded, grasses, sedges, Xyris, Polygala, small flowered Nymphaea species in ephemeral pools. Few Chikanda orchid species seen- mostly small green flowered Habenaria species. Locally common- several patches in dambos both sides of road." Dambo to side of unpaved road to Shiwa Ngandu. 20 m to right of road (when facing Shiwa House direction) 117
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0Zambia1131A2 N1469

 6
106242Habenaria filicornis10 Feb 2018N Wightman
B Bytebier
F Llarena
 N Wightman B Bytebier F Llarena BB3593 B Bytebier K
NDO
NU
 Wet dambo. D94 road between Mansa and Samfya.
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0Zambia1129A1 N1229

 6
106158Habenaria schimperiana27 Jan 2017N Wightman
RE Bone
K Yokoya
 N Wightman RE Bone K Yokoya RB435 B Bytebier K
 Wet dambo, flooded, grasses, sedges, Xyris, Polygala, small flowered Nymphaea species in ephemeral pools. Few Chikanda orchid species seen- mostly small green flowered Habenaria species. Passers-by on bicycles (with umbrellas in the rain) shouting "C Dambo to side of unpaved road to Shiwa Ngandu. 20 m to right of road (when facing Shiwa House direction) 117
58
0Zambia1131A2 N1469

 6
106299Habenaria schimperiana09 Jan 2019N Wightman
I Kabinda
N Ngoma
 N Wightman I Kabinda N Ngoma NcW106 N Wightman B Bytebier K
NDO
NU
 Moist to very wet lower area of open seepage dambo grassland growing in black muck to peaty soils Medium-sized seepage dambo c. 60 km SW of Solwezi
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0Zambia1226C1 W1267

 6
106310Habenaria tentaculigera10 Jan 2019N Wightman
I Kabinda
N Ngoma
 N Wightman I Kabinda N Ngoma NcW118 N Wightman B Bytebier K
NDO
 Very large open dambo grassland growing on drier upper slopes in sandy to sandy loam soil Very large open dambo (Muchana dambo) c. 60 km NE of Mwinilunga close to border with DRC
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0Zambia1124B3 W1375

 6
106198Habenaria welwitschii06 Feb 2018N Wightman
B Bytebier
F Llarena
 N Wightman B Bytebier F Llarena BB3552 B Bytebier K
NDO
NU
 Dambo Luchindasi dambo; chieftainess Mukukamfumu.
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0Zambia1031A2 N1230

 6
112590Hypoestes forskaolii subsp. forskaolii06 May 2020N Wightman
P Sichone
R Williams
G Phiri
 N Wightman P Sichone R Williams G Phiri NCW264 N Wightman UZL
 Miombo woodland Nsumbu National Park; Nsama Distr., Northern Province 1080Zambia0830C2N980

Growing in miombo woodland in sandy loam soils

-8.65762030.3897106
106183Liparis nervosa04 Feb 2018N Wightman
B Bytebier
 N Wightman B Bytebier BB3539 P Goldblatt K
NDO
NU
 At edge of dambo in full sunlight. Dambo above falls.
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0Zambia1330A2 C1490

 6
106196Liparis nervosa06 Feb 2018N Wightman
B Bytebier
F Llarena
 N Wightman B Bytebier F Llarena BB3550 B Bytebier K
NDO
NU
 Dambo Luchindasi dambo; chieftainess Mukukamfumu.
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0Zambia1031A2 N1228

 6
114999Oxalis obliquifolia16 Jan 2021N Wightman
 N Wightman NCW415 N Wightman NDO
 Miombo woodland Lilayi Lodge, Lusaka District, Lusaka 0Zambia1528C2C0

Growing in open patches amid short grasses and amongst rocky outcrops in sandy loam to sandy soil

-15.53501028.3433906
106225Rangaeris muscicola08 Feb 2018N Wightman
B Bytebier
F Llarena
 N Wightman B Bytebier F Llarena BB3576 B Bytebier K
NU
 Rocky miombo woodland with lots of Xerophyta Roadside seepage dambo on D39 near Kalungwishi headwaters
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0Zambia0930C1 N1636

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106134Satyrium amblyosaccos21 Jan 2017N Wightman
RE Bone
K Yokoya
G Mpatwa
 N Wightman RE Bone K Yokoya G Mpatwa RB407 B Bytebier K
 Dambo ca. 0.5 km sq in area. Dry and waterlogged soils present. Associated species include Gladiolus and Commelinus. Kangwena area, Chief Kalilele.
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0Zambia1227A1 W1311

 6
106138Satyrium amblyosaccos21 Jan 2017N Wightman
RE Bone
K Yokoya
G Mpatwa
 N Wightman RE Bone K Yokoya G Mpatwa RB404 A Beaumont K
 Dambo ca. 0.5 km sq in area. Dry and waterlogged soils present. Associated species include Gladiolus and Commelinus. Kangwena area, Chief Kalilele.
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0Zambia1227A1 W1311

 6
106237Satyrium amblyosaccos09 Feb 2018N Wightman
B Bytebier
F Llarena
F Chipalo
 N Wightman B Bytebier F Llarena F Chipalo BB3587 B Bytebier K
NDO
NU
 Under Erica bushes at edge of dambo Koshima dambo c. 30 km N of Luwingu
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0Zambia0929D1 N1468

 6
106282Satyrium amblyosaccos06 Jan 2019N Wightman
I Kabinda
N Ngoma
 N Wightman I Kabinda N Ngoma NcW88 N Wightman K
NDO
 Undisturbed miombo woodland growing with Commelina/em> sp., Cryptolepis/em> and sparse grasses in sandy/rocky soil. Woodland c. 1.5 km N of Kamakunka village
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0Zambia1326A1 W1383

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106329Satyrium amblyosaccos12 Jan 2019N Wightman
I Kabinda
N Ngoma
 N Wightman I Kabinda N Ngoma NcW134 N Wightman K
NU
 Disturbed miombo woodland bordering dambo growing in sandy loam soil Woodland bordering dambo near Chimfunsi Wildlife Orphanage c. 53 km W of Chingola
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0Zambia1227A4 W1320

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107830Satyrium breve18 Dec 2019N Wightman
E Banda
 N Wightman E Banda NcW167 N Wightman K
 Perennial wet dambo grassland Chakwenga Headwaters and Nyabutaye Peat Bog, Rufunsa Distr., Lusaka Province 1710Zambia1529A2 C1082

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108077Satyrium coriophoroides21 Jan 2020N Wightman
 N Wightman NcW201 N Wightman K
NDO
NU
 Miombo woodland Lumbo Forest Reserve, Kasama Distr., Northern Province 0Zambia1030B2 N1266

Undisturbed miombo woodland growing in sandy loam soil

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106137Satyrium trinerve23 Jan 2017N Wightman
RE Bone
K Yokoya
 N Wightman RE Bone K Yokoya RB412 B Bytebier K
 Peaty dambo, central area water-logged, with surface water.Dambo opposite Chiwolea village, Chief Kabamba area.
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0Zambia1330A1 C1311

 6
106140Satyrium trinerve24 Jan 2017N Wightman
RE Bone
K Yokoya
J Hostetter
Bama-Ruben
 N Wightman RE Bone K Yokoya J Hostetter Bama-Ruben RB415 DJ Goyder K
 "Dambo dominated by grasses and sedges, some Xyris and Eulophia latilabris. Only one 1 mature specimen seen (many juvenile plants in the area)." Dambo in Lukupa - Milungu border area near small holding owned by Justin Hostetter and Claire Albrecht.
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0Zambia1031A1 N1287

 6
106170Satyrium trinerve28 Jan 2017N Wightman
RE Bone
K Yokoya
V Kunda
 N Wightman RE Bone K Yokoya V Kunda RB445 B Bytebier K
 "Among tall, waist high, grasses and sedges in central area of dambo on peaty soil pockets, flooded areas but dry underfoot. Ca. 15 mature plants seen, mostly finished flowering." Mutinondo Wilderness Area, Big Chipundo dambo. 116
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0Zambia1231A3 N1449

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115542Thonningia sanguinea03 May 2019N Wightman
J Simbeya
 N Wightman J Simbeya NCW149 N Wightman NDO
 Riverine forest Mumbuluma area, Mporokoso Dist., Northern Province 0Zambia0929D1N1238

Growing in humus rich forest soil parasitising the roots of unknown tree

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