Records determined by Iain Darbyshire

Determinations: 36

The following is a list of the records determined by Iain Darbyshire 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
73634Alchornea hirtella13 Nov 2015I Darbyshire
A Banze
T Comeni
I Darbyshire 879 I Darbyshire K
LMA
Ndzou
Shrub layer of moist forest with Maranthes, Newtonia, Khaya, Millettia stuhlmannii and Funtumia africana, Drypetes (Darbyshire 862); including forest margin near river.Chimanimani foothills, Maronga, Madzireni Forest, Murere River, from camp moving upstream440Mozambique1933C3MS377

Male flowers of Darbyshire 878. Scrambling shrub with arching branches; inflorescence axes reddish, flowers minute, green.

-19.95855633.1038617
73633Alchornea hirtella13 Nov 2015I Darbyshire
A Banze
T Comeni
I Darbyshire 878 I Darbyshire K
LMA
Ndzou
Shrub layer of moist forest with Maranthes, Newtonia, Khaya, Millettia stuhlmannii and Funtumia africana, Drypetes (Darbyshire 862); including forest margin near river.Chimanimani foothills, Maronga, Madzireni Forest, Murere River, from camp moving upstream440Mozambique1933C3MS377

Scrambling shrub with arching branches. Leaves softly hairy, bright green. Female flowers with long red stigmas, elsewhere green. Fruits green, 3-lobed.

-19.95855633.1038617
24678Barleria ventricosa2 Feb 2004BT Wursten
I Darbyshire Roadside, edge of secondary forestEntrance to Ndundu Lodge, Vumba near Tony's Coffee Shoppe10,63,1560Zimbabwe1932B2E1660

This is a herbaceous shrub, up to c. 1 m tall, occurring along forest margins. Stems and bracts spineless. All parts softly velvety. Flowers pale blue.

-19.11938632.7765190
49115Barleria ventricosa10 Apr 1998MA Hyde
MA Hyde 98.100.06 I Darbyshire K
In riverine shadeBy Tanganda river0Zimbabwe2032B1VN540775E760

Flowers very pale lilac, almost white

0.0000000.0000006
73980Bersama abyssinica7 Nov 2015A Banze
A Banze 331 I Darbyshire K
LMA
Open woodland, of Ntenga forest.Chimanimani, Ntenga forest and Banha Mountain.440Mozambique1933C1MS836

Tree about 5 to 7 m tall, grey bark white flowers, with aromatic smell.

-19.65250033.1548336
98367Bersama 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.

-19.74438933.3001947
73640Biophytum helenae13 Nov 2015I Darbyshire
A Banze
T Comeni
I Darbyshire 885 I Darbyshire K
LMA
Riverbank on moist sandy soils, margin of riverine forest with Uapaca lissopyrena, Breonadia, Khaya, Maranthes, in the open.Chimanimani foothills, Maronga, Madzireni Forest, Murere River, from camp moving upstream440Mozambique1933C3MS377

Erect annual herb, delicate pink flowers with pale yellow throat.

-19.95855633.1038617
98361Celtis 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.

-19.75033333.3169177
108317Dicliptera carvalhoi subsp. carvalhoi15 Jun 2012P Bester
P Bester 11188 I Darbyshire K
PRE
BNRH
Chimanimani Mountains, ± 68 km WSW of Chimoio.0Mozambique1932B4MS1278

Herb 0.35 m tall. Flowers white with purple markings. Rare.-x000D- Habitat: Grassland on a NW-facing mountain slope. In well-drained sand, in full sun. Biotic effect: roadside.

-19.36785032.8606006
49247Dicliptera carvalhoi subsp. carvalhoi13 May 2011BT Wursten
S Dondeyne
BW212 I Darbyshire BT Wursten BR
Disturbed soil in path in woodland Nhabawe Village, lower Chimanimani Mts1680Mozambique1933C1MS718

-19.70352933.0293287
49103Dicliptera carvalhoi subsp. carvalhoi15 Jun 1999MA Hyde
MA Hyde 99.136.04 I Darbyshire K
In rocky grassy woodlandChriston Bank70Zimbabwe1731C1TR88-54-C1340

0.0000000.0000006
73987Faurea saligna8 Nov 2015A Banze
A Banze 338 I Darbyshire K
LMA
Green forestChimanimani, Ndombeni forest going down to the Mvuri river.440Mozambique1933C1MS841

Tree about 6 m tall, bark fissured, greyish white flowers.

-19.70366733.1800006
74020Faurea saligna2 Jul 2015A Banze
JA Massunde
MR Cheek
JA Massunde JM8 I Darbyshire A Banze K
LMA
Ndzou
Floresta de montanha, solos franco arrenoso com predominancia de muitas rochas e maior ocorrencia da Brachystegia glaucescensFloresta Thekeza no cume da montanha rodeado de pedras450Mozambique1933C3MS537

Arvore de 8m, folhas simples lanceoladas

-19.90905633.1882787
98403Ficus 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.

-19.91197233.1915567
74085Ficus 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.

-19.94883033.0945807
73968Ficus lutea6 Nov 2015A Banze
A Banze 319 I Darbyshire K
LMA
Open woodland at the top of Mufucure mountain, with Brachystegia microphylla, Brachystegia boehmii, Garcinia sp.Chimanimani, foothills Mahate forest.440Mozambique1933C1MS673

Tree about 10 to 12 m tall, with white latex, fruits in terminal braches.

-19.67383333.2021676
98359Ficus 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.

-19.74641733.3206117
98158Hypoestes triflora16 Aug 2018BT Wursten
A Iqbal
M Siska
BT Wursten A Iqbal AI221 I Darbyshire BR
In evergreen forest near margin. Southern Loop, Nyika National Park 180550Malawi1033D2N2329

Scrambling herb, Dicliptera-like, with white flowers.

-10.61790033.7740207
67175Ilex mitis var. mitis3 Nov 2014BT Wursten
A Mapaura
A Mapaura AM734 I Darbyshire SRGH
K
BR
LMA
Quartzite grassland at edge of small stream flowing from small forest patch 30 m away. Plateau above deep gorge of Mevumodzi tributary, Chimanimani Mts.168330Mozambique1933C3MS1465

Shrub about 1.5 m tall, only branches on E side of tree are flowering. Small white flowers. New leaves, branches and all petioles distinctly purple. One plant seen. Some roots exposed due to water eroding the stream bank. Some branches killed by fire.

-19.82170033.1062207
73737Isolepis fluitans18 Nov 2015I Darbyshire
A Banze
VR Fijamo
JA Massunde
I Darbyshire 986 I Darbyshire LMA
Small crevices in riverside sandstone boulders next to rapids.Chimanimani foothills, Maronga, Madzireni Forest, Murere River, where path that eventually leads to Mahate meets the river, here the river splitting into three channels, one with rapids, one with shallow slow-flowing water, the third currently dry.440Mozambique1933C3MS310

Minute tufted herb, spikelets green.

-19.95327833.1045837
98357Justicia striata3 Jul 2015A Banze
A Banze 286 I Darbyshire A Banze AJ Zombamele K
LMA
Chimanimani, Zomba450Mozambique1933C4MS187

Herb about 1 m tall, flowers white.

-19.87777833.2641116
61679Keetia gueinzii17 Apr 2014BT Wursten
A Mapaura
P Ballings
J Timberlake
J Hadj-Hammou
H Matimele
H Matimele HM2072 I Darbyshire SRGH
K
BR
LMA
At base of quartzite sandstone block on cliffs Northwestern slopes below Mt Dombe, Chimanimani Mts 168320Mozambique1933C1MS1696

Shrub up to 4 m tall, branching horizontally, dark glossy leaves, dark green fruits

-19.74133333.0112507
98363Maesa 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.

-19.75050033.3104727
113350Nelsonia canescens22 Oct 2020R Fourie
I Darbyshire Okavango Delta1640Botswana1922D2N963

iNaturalist record

-19.54323022.8611175
73972Opilia amentacea6 Nov 2015A Banze
A Banze 323 I Darbyshire K
LMA
Open woodland forest, at the slop hills, with brownish soils.Chimanimani, foothills, Mahate forest.440Mozambique1933C1MS471

Shrub about 4 m tall, with yellow flowers.

-19.67166733.2116676
73692Phaulopsis imbricata subsp. imbricata15 Nov 2015I Darbyshire
A Banze
I Darbyshire 939 I Darbyshire K
LMA
Ndzou
Moist forest margin in disturbed area by maize shamba.Chimanimani foothills, Maronga, between Comeni's compound and Murere River.440Mozambique1933C3MS270

Untidily branched perennial herb. Bracts green turning brown. Corolla white, stamens not exserted. Mostly past flowering at this time of year.

-19.96861133.1027787
124307Pogonospermum subsessile11 Mar 2022BT Wursten
P Ballings
E Fischer
I Darbyshire Grassy area in open scrubland. Near Nemba airstrip, Bugesera0Rwanda0230A31478

iNaturalist record

-2.32823030.1982506
124306Pogonospermum subsessile12 Mar 2022BT Wursten
P Ballings
I Darbyshire Almost bare soils on rocky outcrop. Nyarubuye, Kirehe0Rwanda0230B11816

iNaturalist record

-2.15048030.7462506
74033Psorospermum febrifugum7 Nov 2015J Timberlake
A Banze
VR Fijamo
JA Massunde
JA Massunde JM146 I Darbyshire K
LMA
Ndzou
Floresta semi-aberta quase miombo, solos franco arrenoso com maior predominancia da Brachystegia utilis e B. glaucescensFloresta Mahate na zona de chipara em solos franco arenoso440Mozambique1933C1MS563

Arbusto com 50 cm, flores brancas, folhas simples opostas com 1mm de peciolos, caule amarelado

-19.67141733.1836397
73665Psorospermum febrifugum14 Nov 2015J Timberlake
I Darbyshire
A Banze
VR Fijamo
I Darbyshire 910 I Darbyshire K
LMA
Transition from riverine woodland to open seasonally wet grassland.Chimanimani foothills, Maronga, Wandowani, west of Comeni's compound.440Mozambique1933C3MS340

Shrub to 3 m tall. Petals cream-coloured, woolly within; stamens yellow.

-19.97583333.0892227
73707Rhipsalis baccifera17 Nov 2015J Timberlake
I Darbyshire
A Banze
VR Fijamo
I Darbyshire 954 I Darbyshire K
LMA
Ndzou
Low ridge with numerous outcrops of quartzite, with open Brachystegia microphylla woodland; other common trees include Diplorhynchus, Vangueria and Syzygium guineense. Coarse sandy soils, recent widespread burning. Quartzite rocks with abundant ColeochloaChimanimani foothills, Maronga, Madzireni area, ridge west of Chiira River.440Mozambique1933C3MS376

Pendulous stems growing from rock crevices, some young stems spiny. Fruits white, fleshy.

-19.98488933.0777227
124296Thunbergia mildbraediana15 Mar 2022BT Wursten
P Ballings
E Fischer
I Darbyshire Margin of forest on a vertical bank.Nyungwe Forest National Park, Nyamasheke2400Rwanda0229A31892

iNaturalist record

-2.46363029.1010106
27910Thunbergia schimbensis13 Dec 2007BT Wursten
KB Vollesen I Darbyshire Margin of sandforestCatapu, Mozambique820Mozambique1835A1MS100

-18.04151635.2071606
98378Trilepisium 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

-19.74094433.3256117
73621Tristemma mauritianum var. mauritianum13 Nov 2015I Darbyshire
A Banze
T Comeni
I Darbyshire 865 I Darbyshire K
LMA
Ndzou
Steep shaded bank of dry watercourse adjacent to Murere River.Chimanimani foothills, Maronga, Madzireni Forest, Murere River, from camp moving upstream; along dry watercourse with sandstone boulders and steep shaded banks.440Mozambique1933C3MS278

Herb to 2 m. Corolla pale mauve; filaments green-white, anthers yellow.

-19.96194433.1036677
74040Vepris nobilis9 Nov 2015J Timberlake
A Banze
VR Fijamo
JA Massunde
JA Massunde JM153 I Darbyshire K
LMA
Ndzou
Floresta semi-aberta quase miombo, solos franco arrenoso com maior predominancia da Brachystegia spiciformis, Julbernardia e Erythrophleum suaveolensisFloresta Mahate na zona de Mutonda proximo da residencia do regulo Mahate440Mozambique1933C1MS676

Arbusto 4m altura, folha palmada, caule liso acastanhado, casca verde, encontrado na floresta fechada

-19.68166733.1710837


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