Collections made by Noah Zimba

Records: 12

The following is a list of the collections made by Noah Zimba 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
80909 Allophylus chaunostachys22 Feb 1995NB Zimba
NB Zimba 560 RE Gereau MO
Mwinilunga District; Lwawu Mission ca. 47 km W of Mwinilunga; 4.7 km W of Lwawu mission, along Lushimba River. 0Zambia1124C1W1280

Small; lianescent shrub; along the banks of the river; occasional; leaves smooth, shiny abaxially; flowers white.

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81105 Blepharis maderaspatensis17 Apr 1996NB Zimba
NB Zimba 799 KB Vollesen K
Soil: Kalahari sands.Mongu District; 74.1 km south-east of Mongu; 52.5 km off Mongu-Kaoma Road along old Mongu-Lusaka Road in Cryptosepalum forest. 0ZambiaB1080

Twining herb; rare; in Mavunda thickets on Kalahari sands; stems brown-green; leaves green; flowers white with green spiky bracts.

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81579 Cribbia brachyceras22 Feb 1995NB Zimba
NB Zimba 586 PJ Cribb K
Mwinilunga District; Lwawu Mission ca. 47 km W of Mwinilunga; 4.7 km W of Lwawu mission, along Lushimba River. 0Zambia1124C1 W1280

Growing on Brachystegia; leaves smooth, green; flowers light yellow, with relaxing smell.

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81824 Cyrtorchis crassifolia21 Mar 1996NB Zimba
NB Zimba 807 PJ Cribb K
Soil: Kalahari sands.Kalabo District; 0.4 km west of Kama Rural Health Center, 10.7 km from Lukona Secondary School.0Zambia1522B4 B930

Rare; growing on Baikiae plurijuga; in Kalahari woodland; leaves blue-green; fruits creamish green.

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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.

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82541 Hymenodictyon floribundum27 Feb 1995NB Zimba
NB Zimba 644 D Bridson K
On hill topMwinilunga District; Ikelenge; Milomba Hill, 12 km from turnoff of the Kalene Hill Road located 12.6 km from Ikelenge. 0Zambia1124A1W1440

Tree, to 3 m; on top of hill; stem light grey and smooth; leaves green with red veins; fruits brown.

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83137 Panicum heterostachyum12 Mar 1997NB Zimba
NB Zimba 1099 L Fish PRE
Combretum-Terminalia thickets. Choma District; 26 km along Mapanza-Pemba Road (RD 361) from road junction with Choma-Namwala Road.0Zambia1627B3S1050

Common in shady understory. Stems green. Blade shiny, light green with white hairs on margins. Fruits green, hairs white.

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83216 Pellaea pectiniformis12 Feb 1995NB Zimba
NB Zimba 504 G Yatskievych MO
Collections along Kifubwa Gorge and river in forest on shallow soils and in woodland. Solwezi District; Kifubwa (Chifubwa) Gorge National Monument. Approximately 4.6 km along Kyalalankuba Road; S of Solwezi and ca. 2 km S of entrance to Solwezi Teacher Training College. National Heritage Site. 0Zambia1226A2W1230

Fern; growing between rocks; adaxial surface smooth; hairs on stem and underside of the leaves.

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83354 Psorospermum febrifugum21 Mar 1996NB Zimba
NB Zimba 834 Kalahari woodlandKalabo District; 5.6 km west of Kama Health Center, 5.5 km east of Lukona Secondary School in Kalamaba L.F. No.-379. 0Zambia1522B4B930

Shrub; to 2 m; occasional; on deep Kalahari sands; stems brown with grey streaks; leaves green, shiny; fruits red with light green bracts.

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83729 Sphenoclea zeylanica14 Mar 1997NB Zimba
NB Zimba 1148 Mopane woodland.Gwembe District; Siavonga area, Mutulanganga PFA No. 183, 35.4 km from Siavonga Boma along Siavonga-Lusaka Road in mopane woodland. 0Zambia1628B3S420

Herb, rare on muddy ponds. Stems green. Leaves highly damaged by insects. Flowers light purple. Calyx green. Petals light purple.

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84040 Tridax procumbens1 Mar 1997NB Zimba
NB Zimba 998 HJ Beentje K
Combretum bushy groups. Karoo sandy soils. Sinazongwe District; Chete Island National Park. 1990Zambia1727B3S600

Common along shore margins and among bushy groups. Stems green appearing lighter on the underside. Flowers yellow. Bracts greenish brown.

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84098 Uvaria angolensis17 Apr 1996NB Zimba
NB Zimba 801 GE Schatz MO
Mongu District; 69.3 km south-east of Mongu Town, along Mongu-Kaoma Road. 0ZambiaB990

Shrub; growing in groups in Barkiae forest on Kalahari sands; stems light brown; leaves green, hairy on the underside, pronounced on the mid-veins; fruits brown, covered in thick, wooly hairs; seeds light brown.

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