Collections made by Benny Luwiika

Records: 19

The following is a list of the collections made by Benny Luwiika 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
80837 Adiantum capillus-veneris21 Feb 1997B Luwiika
B Luwiika 442 AR Smith B Luwiika UC
Boiling Pots, rain forestLivingstone District; Victoria Falls. 1200Zambia1725D4S860

10 cm, growing in shallow running water; stems brown; leaves light green with a few spores.

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80839 Adiantum incisum21 Feb 1997B Luwiika
B Luwiika 437 AR Smith B Luwiika UC
Boiling Pots, rain forestLivingstone District; Victoria Falls, Boiling Pots, rain forest. 1200Zambia1725D4S860

Ca. 20 cm, growing in wet, shady area. Leaves light green to yellow with brown spores on leaf margins.

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80988 Ansellia africana17 Mar 1997B Luwiika
B Luwiika 631 B Luwiika Local ForestGwembe-Munyumbwe District; Collecting in Munyumbwe Local Forest No. 187, 4.9 km from the junction of the Gwembe-Chipepo Road. 0Zambia1627D2 S570

Parasite on mopane, growing 2 m from the ground. Stems hard, light green to yellow; leaves smooth, light green; fruit light green with yellowish longitudinal ridges.

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81422 Coccinia adoensis23 Feb 1995B Luwiika
B Luwiika 93 B Luwiika Collections along roadside and in woodland. Mwinilunga District; on Mwinilunga-Lwawu Road; ca. 19.3 km W of Mwinilunga-Lwawu junction (jct. of T5 and RD287). 0Zambia1124C2W1140

Runner, green, with palmate leaves; immature fruits light green with dark green streaks; fruits blood red; inflorescence light yellow with light green bracts.

-11.73916724.2677785
81537 Crabbea velutina26 Feb 1997B Luwiika
B Luwiika 509 KB Vollesen B Luwiika K
Sinazongwe District; Collecting near Siazwela village, Chief Sinazongwe, 4.1 km from Maamba/Sinazongwe Road turning East at the Sinazeze Shopping Center. 0Zambia1727A2S640

Shrub, 15 cm. Stems light green, tinted brown towards base, with white hairs; leaves dark green above, light underneath; inflorescence bracts light green.

-17.12333327.4355565
82007 Dolichos sericeus subsp. sericeus14 Mar 1997DK Harder
B Luwiika
HH Schmidt
NB Zimba
DK Harder B Luwiika HH Schmidt NB Zimba 1129 B Mackinder K
Mopane woodland.Gwembe District; Siavonga area, Lukwechele PFA No. 184; 8.9 km along road 502 from road junction with Lusaka Siavonga road in mopane woodland. 0Zambia1628B3S510

Occasional among grasses. Stems pale, climbing on small tree. Leaves deep green. Flowers cream to light blue. Fruits pale green.

-16.45000028.6666674
82445 Habenaria schimperiana17 Feb 1995B Luwiika
B Luwiika 76 PJ Cribb B Luwiika K
Collecting from rock outcrop in Jirundu plains/swampSolwezi District; Jirundu National Forestry Reserve (Botanical Reserve). 95 km E of Solwezi/Mwinilunga Road, near the Kambizhi Primary School.0Zambia1125C4 W1470

Terrestrial; in flat plains; ca. 25 cm tall; stems soft light green; leaves light green, sheathed at base; flowers white.

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82563 Hypolepis sparsisora28 Feb 1995B Luwiika
B Luwiika 107 G Yatskievych B Luwiika MO
Miombo woodlandMwinilunga District; Ikelenge; Kavunga Protected Forest Area; adjacent to Hillwood Farms' Nchila Wildlife Reserve at Hillwood Farms; ca. 3.5 km E of Ikelenge. 1520Zambia1124A4W1350

Fern; ca. 40 cm tall; stems purplish-brown, solid; leaves dark green; spores dark brown.

-11.25944424.3261115
82691 Justicia striata16 Mar 1996B Luwiika
B Luwiika 300 KB Vollesen B Luwiika K
In Hymenocardia chipia thickets. Mongu District; Off the Mongu-Kaoma road in Ituku Plain in Hymenocardia chipia thickets. 0Zambia1424C4B1140

Shrub; approx. 20 cm tall; stems soft, light green; leaves smooth, dark green on top, light green underneath; flower petals bright purple inside, pink outside forming a corolla tube; calyx green.

-14.98333324.2500004
82713 Kotschya aeschynomenoides15 May 1994DK Harder
B Luwiika
CN Nkhoma
HH Schmidt
DK Harder B Luwiika CN Nkhoma HH Schmidt 228 B Mackinder K
Mpika District; North Lwangwa National Park. 8 km from Mwaleshi River on road to Mahula Puku Camp.910Zambia1132D1N940

1 m tall annual with purple inflorescence. Light green stamens and yellow anthers. Purple pistil.

-11.63722232.6861115
82734 Lantana camara21 Feb 1997B Luwiika
B Luwiika 447 B Luwiika B Luwiika Boiling Pots, rain forestLivingstone District; Victoria Falls, Boiling Pots, rain forest. 1200Zambia1725D4S860

Scrambling shrubs 1-2 m; stems green with short prickly spines; leaves dark green with short hairs on both sides; flowers yellow to bright orange forming a cluster.

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83338 Protea welwitschii3 Mar 1997B Luwiika
B Luwiika 554 RK Brummitt B Luwiika K
Along the Maamba/Sinazongwe RoadChoma District; Collecting along the Maamba/Sinazongwe Road, 11.4 km from the Choma-Lusaka Road. 0Zambia1627C4S1200

Small tree to 3 m. Leaves greyish-green, smooth; stems light brown; flowers white with red-brown flowering bracts.

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83353 Psorospermum febrifugum28 Feb 1995B Luwiika
B Luwiika 126 B Luwiika NB Zimba B Luwiika Mwinilunga District; Ikelenge; Kalene Hills (12.6 km from Ikelenge Mission). 0Zambia1124A1W1440

Tree; ca. 2.5 m tall; bark and stems greyish-black; leaves dark green adaxially, light green abaxially; fruits red.

-11.18472224.1997225
83397 Pteridium aquilinum subsp. centrali-africanum7 Mar 1995B Luwiika
B Luwiika 149 G Yatskievych B Luwiika MO
Kasempa District; Kasempa; Kamusongwe Hill directly adjacent to Kamusongwe Prison; ca. 2 km from city center. 0Zambia1325B4W1470

Fern; ca. 1 m tall; stem hard, light green tinted brown at the base; fronds light green with brown spores underneath.

-13.44111125.8333335
83400 Pteris vittata21 Feb 1997B Luwiika
B Luwiika 474 AR Smith B Luwiika UC
Boiling Pots, rain forestLivingstone District; Victoria Falls, Boiling Pots, rain forest. 1200Zambia1725D4S860

Occasional, in rocks along the river. Stems green, with a dark brown tint; leaves light green with spores along the margins.

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83474 Richardia scabra29 Feb 1996B Luwiika
B Luwiika 182 D Bridson B Luwiika K
Kaoma District; Along the Kalamba river, on the Kaoma/Kasempa road; 8.4 km from Kaoma town. 0ZambiaB1290

Scrambling plant light green on banks of stream; flowers 5, petals white; tap root with several hair roots.

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84039 Tridax procumbens21 Feb 1997B Luwiika
B Luwiika 443 HJ Beentje B Luwiika K
Boiling Pots, rain forestLivingstone District; Victoria Falls, Boiling Pots, rain forest. 1200Zambia1725D4S860

Trailing on rocks along the Zambezi River. Stems green with short grey hairs, brown tint towards base; flowers yellow; bracts green with dark brown tint.

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84188 Wahlenbergia capitata10 Mar 1997B Luwiika
B Luwiika 588 MC Merello B Luwiika MO
Collecting along the Sinazongwe/Choma RoadChoma District; Collecting along the Sinazongwe/Choma Road, 11.6 km from the junction. 0Zambia1627C4S1200

Herb, 30 cm, in marsh areas. Stems light green, hard with white sticky hairs; leaves light green, smooth above, hairy underneath; flowers purplish-blue.

-16.86888927.2735565
84194 Wahlenbergia napiformis3 Mar 1997B Luwiika
B Luwiika 579 MC Merello B Luwiika MO
Along the Maamba/Sinazongwe RoadChoma District; Collecting along the Maamba/Sinazongwe Road, 11.4 km from the Choma-Lusaka Road. 0Zambia1627C4S1200

Herb, 1 m, common in wet areas. Stems and leaves dark green; flowers light purple; roots white woody.

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