Records confirmed by Benny Luwiika

Confirmations: 17

The following is a list of the records confirmed by Benny Luwiika in species name order.

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NoSpeciesRecord dateRecorder(s)Coll.Det.Conf.HerbariaHabitatLocationLoc code(s) Outing codePlanted code Country QDSGrid ref.FZ DivAlt. (m)NotesLatLongLoc Acc Code
80837Adiantum 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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80839Adiantum 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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80988Ansellia 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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81422Coccinia 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
81537Crabbea 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
82445Habenaria 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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82563Hypolepis 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
82691Justicia 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
82734Lantana 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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83338Protea 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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83353Psorospermum 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
83397Pteridium 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
83400Pteris 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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83474Richardia 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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84039Tridax 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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84188Wahlenbergia 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.

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84194Wahlenbergia 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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