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Records determined by Nicholas Wightman

Determinations: 42

The following is a list of the records determined by Nicholas Wightman 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
108028Biophytum helenae20 Jan 2020N Wightman
 N Wightman Riverine bank Chipili area, below Kalonde Falls, Kawambwa Distr., Luapula Province 0Zambia0929D4N1309

Growing on flood susceptible river bank along the Kalungwishi R. in medium to light shade in clayish loam soil.

-9.78262629.8703706
114388Biophytum umbraculum1 Feb 2021BP Mpofu
 N Wightman BT Wursten On riverbankNear Mpala Jena Fishing Camp, Zambezi National Park1760Zimbabwe1725D3W902

-17.83626025.6987206
117926Blepharis buchneri9 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 maderaspatensis5 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
108030Brachycorythis friesii17 Jan 2020N Wightman
 N Wightman Perennially wet dambo grassland Chipili area, above Kalonde Falls, Kawambwa Distr., Luapula Province 0Zambia0929D4 N1392

Growing by a rocky outcrop in perennially wet dambo grassland in thin sections of sandy soil over rock or between cracks, oftern inundated in up to 2.5 cm of water.

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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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100538Brachycorythis pubescens7 Jan 2019N Wightman
I Kabinda
N Ngoma
 N Wightman Dry to moist dambo in sandy loam soil Mufumbwe Plain (dambo), Mufumbwe Distr., North-Western Province 0Zambia1324B2 W0

Tubers of this species are possibly used in the preparation of a local Zambian dish called Chikanda with wild populations threatened by overharvesting.

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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 580Zambia1227A3 W1317

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106292Brachycorythis pubescens7 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 580Zambia1324B2 W1152

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94054Bulbophyllum expallidum1 Mar 2018N Wightman
B Bytebier
F Llarena
 N Wightman B Bytebier F Llarena High rainfall Miombo woodland Epiphyte on various trees in rocky seepage area near to Kalungwishi headwaters 0Zambia0930C4 N1638

Plants collected off trees cleared along transmission line following D39 road developments and flowered at Dabuyu Farms, Lilayi.

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112296Cyrtorchis arcuata subsp. arcuata21 Jan 2020N Wightman
K Mulenga
K Kangungu
 N Wightman Miombo woodland Kasonde area, Kasama Distr., Northern Province 0Zambia1030B2 N1255

Old plant growing at low level on base of trunk in rocky outcrop

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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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106298Disa hircicornis9 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 580Zambia1226C1 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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123889Eulophia alta12 Dec 2023N Wightman
D Ngwenyama
 NCW1039 N Wightman NU
 Riverine woodland Ngonye Falls, Sioma, Sioma District, Western Province 1090Zambia1623D1 B984

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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

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106283Eulophia cucullata6 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 580Zambia1325B2 W1364

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112302Eulophia fridericii11 Dec 2016MG Bingham
N Wightman
 MG Bingham N Wightman Miombo woodland Lusaka National Park, Lusaka Distr., Lusaka Province 0Zambia1528C2 C1316

Growing in disturbed miombo woodland in sandy loam soils

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107823Eulophia guineensis5 Dec 2019N Wightman
 N Wightman Miombo woodland Lilayi Lodge, Lusaka Distr., Lusaka Province 0Zambia1528C2 C1305

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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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102583Graphorkis lurida13 Aug 2019N Wightman
 N Wightman Natural habitat is riverine forest and woodland Cultivated at Dabuyu Farms from plant collected from fallen branch along the Kalungwishi River near Chimpempe Falls. QDS:929C2, Elevation: 1055, Lat:-9.538388, Long: 29.433142 2Zambia1528C2 C1290

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106299Habenaria schimperiana9 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 580Zambia1226C1 W1267

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101740Habenaria schimperiana9 Jan 2019N Wightman
I Kabinda
N Ngoma
 N Wightman Wet dambo in peaty soil Kapuba area, Solwezi Distr., North-Western Province 0Zambia1226C1 W1268

Tubers of this species are used in the preparation of a local Zambian dish called Chikanda with wild populations threatened by overharvesting.

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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 580Zambia1124B3 W1375

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116853Hypericum peplidifolium22 Feb 2022N Wightman
B Bytebier
 N Wightman Miombo woodland Mutinondo Wilderness Lodge, Mpika Distr. Muchinga Province 1160Zambia1231A4N1495

-12.42199531.2775656
112590Hypoestes forskaolii subsp. forskaolii6 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
123899Justicia flava10 Dec 2023N Wightman
D Ngwenyama
 N Wightman Kalahari woodland Mukana area, Shangombo District, Western Province 0Zambia1622A4B1031

-16.36843122.4632516
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
112594Panicum heterostachyum6 May 2020N Wightman
P Sichone
R Williams
G Phiri
 N Wightman P Sichone R Williams G Phiri NCW251 N Wightman UZL
 Itigi thicket Nsumbu National Park; Nsama Distr., Northern Province 1080Zambia0830C2N1070

Growing in dense shade of Itigi thicket in sandy loam to clay loam soils

-8.67139030.3953806
74214Plumbago zeylanica23 May 2015N Wightman
 N Wightman Open Woodland/Thicket Along a village path near Chipepo village close to Lake Kariba 0Zambia1627D4S491

-16.82363827.8599226
101859Rangaeris muscicola10 Jan 2019N Wightman
I Kabinda
N Ngoma
 N Wightman High rainfall Miombo woodland Ikungu area, Mwinilunga Distr., North-Western Province 0Zambia1124B3 W1495

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106282Satyrium amblyosaccos6 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 580Zambia1326A1 W1383

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101860Satyrium amblyosaccos6 Jan 2019N Wightman
I Kabinda
N Ngoma
 N Wightman Undisturbed miombo woodland in rocky sandy loam soil Kamakunka area, Kasempa Distr., North-Western Province 0Zambia1326A1 W1383

Tubers of this species are possibly used in the preparation of a local Zambian dish called Chikanda with wild populations threatened by overharvesting.

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101861Satyrium amblyosaccos6 Jan 2019N Wightman
I Kabinda
N Ngoma
 N Wightman Undisturbed miombo woodland in rocky sandy loam soil Semu area, by Chimfunsi Nature Reserve, Chingola Distr., Copperbelt Province 1500Zambia1227A4 W1320

Tubers of this species are possibly used in the preparation of a local Zambian dish called Chikanda with wild populations threatened by overharvesting.

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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 Chingola580Zambia1227A4 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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126268Tarenna pavettoides subsp. gillmanii5 Oct 2024N Wightman
 N Wightman NCW1314 N Wightman K
ZAHBRI
 Riverine forest fringe Zambezi Rapids, c. 5 km N of Kalene Hill, Ikelenge District, North-Western Prov., Zambia 1150Zambia1124A1W1210

-11.12459024.1921206
115542Thonningia sanguinea3 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

-9.55034929.7463746
101864Trochomeria polymorpha15 Oct 2018N Wightman
 N Wightman Disturbed miombo woodland along path Lumangwe Falls area, Mporokoso Distr., Northern Province 1220Zambia0929C2N1169

-9.54355829.3889196

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