Records made by Ian Riddell

Records: 68

The following is a list of the records made by Ian Riddell 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
122212 Acacia sieberiana var. woodii 18 Jun 2023 MA Hyde
M Coates Palgrave
IC Riddell
T Alegria
MA Hyde M Coates Palgrave T Alegria In arboretum Prince Edward School, Harare 1,235 2 Zimbabwe 1731C3 C 1494

This tree was planted on 11 October 1991 by Queen Eliziabeth.

-17.819283 31.037033 7
118884 Acacia sieberiana var. woodii 31 Dec 2022 MA Hyde
IC Riddell
MA Hyde Disturbed ground by path Mukuvisi Woodlands, Harare 1,2 0 Zimbabwe 1731C3 C 1493

Clear gum oozing from the trunk

-17.839746 31.087002 7
98422 Acacia sieberiana var. woodii 15 Feb 1982 IC Riddell
RB Drummond Open woodland Between the caravan site and the dam wall on North Bank, Lake Chivero. 11 0 Zimbabwe 1730D4 C 1380

-17.872900 30.808500 5
122215 Afrocarpus falcatus 18 Jun 2023 MA Hyde
M Coates Palgrave
IC Riddell
T Alegria
MA Hyde M Coates Palgrave T Alegria In arboretum Prince Edward School, Harare 1,235 2 Zimbabwe 1731C3 C 1494

-17.818954 31.036487 7
122216 Albizia gummifera 18 Jun 2023 MA Hyde
M Coates Palgrave
IC Riddell
T Alegria
MA Hyde M Coates Palgrave T Alegria In arboretum Prince Edward School, Harare 1,235 2 Zimbabwe 1731C3 C 1494

-17.819287 31.037348 7
123463 Ansellia africana 3 Nov 2023 MA Hyde
M Coates Palgrave
C Sharp
IC Riddell
K van Laeren
J Van Bel
S Mulunjana
MA Hyde In grounds Pedza Pasi Camp, Dande Safari Area 2 Zimbabwe 1530C4 N 470

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119081 Ansellia africana 29 Jan 2023 MA Hyde
IC Riddell
MA Hyde IC Riddell On a tree trunk Mukuvisi Woodland 1,2 0 Zimbabwe 1731C3 C 1485

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118940 Ansellia africana 31 Dec 2022 MA Hyde
IC Riddell
MA Hyde Open sandy woodland Mukuvisi Woodlands, Harare 1,2 0 Zimbabwe 1731C3 C 1501

Large plant borne on a tree trunk

7
118576 Ansellia africana 18 Oct 2022 MA Hyde
IC Riddell
MA Hyde In sandy miombo woodland Mukuvisi Woodland 1,2 0 Zimbabwe 1731C3 C 1497

7
118575 Ansellia africana 18 Oct 2022 MA Hyde
IC Riddell
MA Hyde In sandy miombo woodland Mukuvisi Woodland 1,2 0 Zimbabwe 1731C3 C 1508

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102467 Ansellia africana 25 Jul 2018 IC Riddell
IC Riddell C Peter Monavale Vlei, Harare 77 0 Zimbabwe 1731C3 C 1460

ADU OrchidMap record

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122218 Anthocleista grandiflora 18 Jun 2023 MA Hyde
M Coates Palgrave
IC Riddell
T Alegria
MA Hyde M Coates Palgrave T Alegria In arboretum Prince Edward School, Harare 1,235 2 Zimbabwe 1731C3 C 1494

-17.819526 31.037146 7
119094 Arthropteris orientalis 29 Jan 2023 MA Hyde
IC Riddell
MA Hyde Open sandy miombo woodland Mukuvisi Woodland, near river 1,2 0 Zimbabwe 1731C3 C 1483

-17.849832 31.089594 7
118928 Asystasia intrusa 31 Dec 2022 MA Hyde
IC Riddell
MA Hyde Open woodland Mukuvisi Woodlands, Harare 1,2 0 Zimbabwe 1731C3 C 1491

-17.847754 31.086735 7
119873 Asystasia intrusa 12 Mar 2023 MA Hyde
IC Riddell
MA Hyde Sandy grassland Mukuvisi Woodland 1,2 0 Zimbabwe 1731C3 C 1510

-17.842283 31.092028 7
119089 Asystasia intrusa 29 Jan 2023 MA Hyde
IC Riddell
MA Hyde Sandy woodland Mukuvisi Woodland 1,2 0 Zimbabwe 1731C3 C 1486

In flower

-17.847788 31.086773 7
118933 Asystasia intrusa 31 Dec 2022 MA Hyde
IC Riddell
MA Hyde Open sandy woodland Mukuvisi Woodlands, Harare 1,2 0 Zimbabwe 1731C3 C 1493

Very common in the woodland, especially near paths, perhaps a sign of disturbance.

-17.848824 31.089710 7
118912 Asystasia intrusa 31 Dec 2022 MA Hyde
IC Riddell
MA Hyde In thicker more shaded woodland Mukuvisi Woodlands, Harare 1,2 0 Zimbabwe 1731C3 C 1488

-17.844647 31.082564 7
118919 Asystasia intrusa 31 Dec 2022 MA Hyde
IC Riddell
MA Hyde Shady riverine woodland Chiraura River, Mukuvisi Woodland 1,2 0 Zimbabwe 1731C3 C 1484

-17.844741 31.081806 7
118911 Bidens pilosa 31 Dec 2022 MA Hyde
IC Riddell
MA Hyde In thicker more shaded woodland Mukuvisi Woodlands, Harare 1,2 0 Zimbabwe 1731C3 C 1490

-17.844796 31.082829 7
118969 Bidens pilosa 17 Jan 2023 MA Hyde
IC Riddell
MA Hyde Roadside Zimbabwe Phosphate Industry grounds 1 0 Zimbabwe 1731C3 C 1537

-17.855751 31.130964 7
122224 Brillantaisia cicatricosa 18 Jun 2023 MA Hyde
M Coates Palgrave
IC Riddell
T Alegria
MA Hyde M Coates Palgrave T Alegria In arboretum Prince Edward School, Harare 1,235 2 Zimbabwe 1731C3 C 1494

-17.818889 31.036957 7
123398 (cultivated) Cascabela thevetia (cultivated) 2 Nov 2023 MA Hyde
M Coates Palgrave
C Sharp
IC Riddell
K van Laeren
J Van Bel
S Mulunjana
MA Hyde Roadside Road from Chapoto fly gate to Angwa Bridge, Dande CL 2 Zimbabwe 1630A2 N 468

-16.118211 30.439751 7
118991 Cleome gynandra 17 Jan 2023 MA Hyde
IC Riddell
MA Hyde On slope or top of hill The 'red hill', Zimphos Industry grounds 1 0 Zimbabwe 1731C3 C 1555

-17.857766 31.125032 7
118960 Cyperus esculentus 17 Jan 2023 MA Hyde
IC Riddell
MA Hyde Roadside Zimbabwe Phosphate Industry grounds 1 0 Zimbabwe 1731C3 C 1537

-17.855751 31.130964 7
107509 Cyrtorchis praetermissa subsp. praetermissa 13 Oct 2018 IC Riddell
IC Riddell BT Wursten In woodland Mukuvisi Woodland, Harare 1,2 0 Zimbabwe 1731C3 C 1500

INaturalist record: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/17488673

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107510 Cyrtorchis praetermissa subsp. praetermissa 14 Nov 2018 IC Riddell
IC Riddell BT Wursten In woodland Mukuvisi Woodland, Harare 1,2 0 Zimbabwe 1731C3 C 1500

INaturalist record: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/18389003

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107512 Cyrtorchis praetermissa subsp. praetermissa 3 Dec 2019 IC Riddell
IC Riddell BT Wursten Monavale, Harare 1,77 0 Zimbabwe 1731C3 C 1474

INaturalist record: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/36405595

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118920 Dyschoriste nagchana 31 Dec 2022 MA Hyde
IC Riddell
MA Hyde Shady riverine woodland Chiraura River, Mukuvisi Woodland 1,2 0 Zimbabwe 1731C3 C 1482

-17.845477 31.081461 7
123517 Eichhornia crassipes 4 Nov 2023 MA Hyde
M Coates Palgrave
C Sharp
IC Riddell
K van Laeren
J Van Bel
S Mulunjana
MA Hyde Edge of river Chewore Safara Area, 0.5 km NE of the Tunsa River mouth 59 0 Zimbabwe 1530C1 N 335

-15.668903 30.220450 7
123512 Eichhornia crassipes 4 Nov 2023 MA Hyde
M Coates Palgrave
C Sharp
IC Riddell
K van Laeren
J Van Bel
S Mulunjana
MA Hyde Floating in the Zambezi River Mupata Gorge, Chewore Safara Area, 5.4 km NW of the Tunsa River mouth 59 0 Zimbabwe 1530C1 N 336

-15.635792 30.182867 7
117351 Eichhornia crassipes 30 Jan 2021 IC Riddell
IC Riddell Crowborough, Harare 1 0 Zimbabwe 1730D4 C 1416

iNaturalist record

-17.860062 30.913136 7
124963 Eulophia cucullata 27 Nov 2024 IC Riddell
IC Riddell BT Wursten Haka Game Park, Harare. 1,3 0 Zimbabwe 1731C3 C 1539

In flower. iNaturalist record

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118628 Eulophia streptopetala 13 Nov 2022 MA Hyde
IC Riddell
MA Hyde In woodland Mukuvisi Woodland 1,2 0 Zimbabwe 1731C3 C 1500

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119110 Euphorbia hirta 29 Jan 2023 MA Hyde
IC Riddell
MA Hyde In seasonally wet soil over rocks Mukuvisi Woodland 1,2 0 Zimbabwe 1731C3 C 1496

-17.851000 31.096887 7
118999 Euphorbia hirta 17 Jan 2023 MA Hyde
IC Riddell
MA Hyde On slope or top of hill The 'red hill', Zimphos Industry grounds 1 0 Zimbabwe 1731C3 C 1556

-17.857427 31.124620 7
117550 Ficus lutea 15 May 2022 MA Hyde
IC Riddell
MA Hyde Epiphytic high up in a Grevillea robusta Leeds Close, Newlands 1 0 Zimbabwe 1731C3 C 1506

Well-naturalised specimen

-17.811894 31.082278 7
122236 Ficus lutea 18 Jun 2023 MA Hyde
M Coates Palgrave
IC Riddell
T Alegria
MA Hyde M Coates Palgrave T Alegria In arboretum Prince Edward School, Harare 1,235 0 Zimbabwe 1731C3 C 1494

Epiphytic on Spathodea campanulata. Repeat of record no. 98106.

-17.819571 31.037457 7
122237 Ficus lutea 18 Jun 2023 MA Hyde
M Coates Palgrave
IC Riddell
T Alegria
MA Hyde M Coates Palgrave T Alegria In arboretum Prince Edward School, Harare 1,235 0 Zimbabwe 1731C3 C 1494

Epiphytic on another Spathodea campanulata

-17.819015 31.036697 7
117672 Garcinia buchananii 25 Sep 2022 IC Riddell
MA Hyde Miombo woodland regrowth on ironstone hill Summit ridge, Tree Society Arboretum, Lake Chivero 11 0 Zimbabwe 1730D4 C 1452

-17.885884 30.767444 5
118906 Gomphrena celosioides 31 Dec 2022 MA Hyde
IC Riddell
MA Hyde Open sandy woodland, possibly slightly disturbed Mukuvisi Woodlands, Harare 1,2 0 Zimbabwe 1731C3 C 1489

-17.843488 31.084374 7
118966 Gomphrena celosioides 17 Jan 2023 MA Hyde
IC Riddell
MA Hyde Roadside Zimbabwe Phosphate Industry grounds 1 0 Zimbabwe 1731C3 C 1537

-17.855751 31.130964 7
123555 Gomphrena celosioides 5 Nov 2023 MA Hyde
C Sharp
IC Riddell
MA Hyde In floodplain Faidherbia forest Near Masau Lodge, Kanyemba 0 Zimbabwe 1530C2 N 327

-15.659016 30.349200 7
102468 Habenaria schimperiana 5 Feb 2017 IC Riddell
IC Riddell C Peter Monavale Vlei, Harare 1,77 0 Zimbabwe 1731C3 C 1460

ADU OrchidMap record

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122241 Hymenodictyon floribundum 18 Jun 2023 MA Hyde
M Coates Palgrave
IC Riddell
T Alegria
MA Hyde M Coates Palgrave T Alegria In arboretum Prince Edward School, Harare 1,235 2 Zimbabwe 1731C3 C 1494

-17.819155 31.036901 7
123531 Jasminum fluminense 5 Nov 2023 MA Hyde
C Sharp
IC Riddell
MA Hyde In floodplain Faidherbia forest Near Masau Lodge, Kanyemba 0 Zimbabwe 1530C2 N 327

-15.657383 30.348499 7
118876 Justicia anagalloides 31 Dec 2022 MA Hyde
IC Riddell
MA Hyde Open ground at edge of woodland Mukuvisi Woodlands, Harare 1,2 0 Zimbabwe 1731C3 C 1502

Flowers white; plant perennial.

-17.836927 31.088858 7
119839 Justicia anagalloides 12 Mar 2023 MA Hyde
IC Riddell
MA Hyde In woodland Mukuvisi Woodland 1,2 0 Zimbabwe 1731C3 C 1489

Patch-forming, low-growing perennial herb with white flowers

-17.837383 31.088557 7
118916 Kedrostis foetidissima 31 Dec 2022 MA Hyde
IC Riddell
MA Hyde In thicker more shaded woodland Mukuvisi Woodlands, Harare 1,2 0 Zimbabwe 1731C3 C 1487

-17.844502 31.082268 7
123505 Kigelia africana subsp. africana 4 Nov 2023 MA Hyde
M Coates Palgrave
C Sharp
IC Riddell
K van Laeren
J Van Bel
S Mulunjana
MA Hyde Open riverine woodland by Zambezi River Mupata Gorge, Chewore Safara Area, 8.6 km NW of the Tunsa River mouth 59 0 Zimbabwe 1530C1 N 332

-15.620239 30.156260 7
118964 Lantana camara 17 Jan 2023 MA Hyde
IC Riddell
MA Hyde Roadside Zimbabwe Phosphate Industry grounds 1 0 Zimbabwe 1731C3 C 1537

-17.855751 31.130964 7
119874 Lantana camara 12 Mar 2023 MA Hyde
IC Riddell
MA Hyde Sandy miombo woodland Mukuvisi Woodland 1,2 0 Zimbabwe 1731C3 C 1512

-17.842871 31.091894 7
118983 Lantana camara 17 Jan 2023 MA Hyde
IC Riddell
MA Hyde On slope or top of hill The 'red hill', Zimphos Industry grounds 1 0 Zimbabwe 1731C3 C 1552

Flowers white

-17.857824 31.124745 7
118922 Lantana camara 31 Dec 2022 MA Hyde
IC Riddell
MA Hyde Shady riverine woodland Chiraura River, Mukuvisi Woodland 1,2 0 Zimbabwe 1731C3 C 1482

White-flowered form

-17.845477 31.081461 7
123537 Momordica charantia 5 Nov 2023 MA Hyde
C Sharp
IC Riddell
MA Hyde M Coates Palgrave In floodplain Faidherbia forest Near Masau Lodge, Kanyemba 0 Zimbabwe 1530C2 N 327

-15.657634 30.348587 7
119843 Mukia maderaspatana 12 Mar 2023 MA Hyde
IC Riddell
MA Hyde Grassland in open woodland By the entrance path, Mukuvisi Woodland 1,2 0 Zimbabwe 1731C3 C 1489

Leaves not aromatic

-17.839727 31.087022 7
98431 Protea welwitschii 15 Feb 1982 IC Riddell
RB Drummond Open woodland Between the caravan site and the dam wall on North Bank, Lake Chivero. 11 0 Zimbabwe 1730D4 C 1380

-17.872900 30.808500 5
98426 Psorospermum febrifugum 15 Feb 1982 IC Riddell
RB Drummond Open woodland Between the caravan site and the dam wall on North Bank, Lake Chivero. 11 0 Zimbabwe 1730D4 C 1380

-17.872900 30.808500 5
117910 Pteridium aquilinum subsp. capense 12 Oct 2022 IC Riddell
IC Riddell BT Wursten Mukuvisi Woodland 1,2 0 Zimbabwe 1731C3 C 1486

https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/138585744

-17.848883 31.085509 7
118965 Richardia brasiliensis 17 Jan 2023 MA Hyde
IC Riddell
MA Hyde Roadside Zimbabwe Phosphate Industry grounds 1 0 Zimbabwe 1731C3 C 1537

-17.855751 31.130964 7
118602 Solanum campylacanthum 'panduriforme type' 18 Oct 2022 MA Hyde
IC Riddell
MA Hyde In sandy miombo woodland Mukuvisi Woodland 1,2 0 Zimbabwe 1731C3 C 1498

-17.836166 31.090584 7
118644 Solanum chrysotrichum 13 Nov 2022 MA Hyde
IC Riddell
MA Hyde In riverine shade By Mukuvisi River, Mukuvisi Woodland 1,2 0 Zimbabwe 1731C3 C 1496

-17.849722 31.089454 7
118962 Tagetes minuta 17 Jan 2023 MA Hyde
IC Riddell
MA Hyde Roadside Zimbabwe Phosphate Industry grounds 1 0 Zimbabwe 1731C3 C 1537

-17.855751 31.130964 7
117539 Tridactyle tridentata 15 May 2022 MA Hyde
IC Riddell
MA Hyde Sandy miombo woodland Mukuvisi Woodland 1,2 0 Zimbabwe 1731C3 C 1493

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118627 Tridactyle tridentata 13 Nov 2022 MA Hyde
IC Riddell
MA Hyde In woodland Mukuvisi Woodland 1,2 0 Zimbabwe 1731C3 C 1496

Flowers brown

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118637 Vepris nobilis 13 Nov 2022 MA Hyde
IC Riddell
MA Hyde In woodland Mukuvisi Woodland Office area 1,2 2 Zimbabwe 1731C3 C 1492

In full flower. In fruit on 31 December 2022.

-17.836012 31.088654 7
119861 Wahlenbergia napiformis 12 Mar 2023 MA Hyde
IC Riddell
MA Hyde Sandy grassland Mukuvisi Woodland 1,2 0 Zimbabwe 1731C3 C 1506

Flowering

-17.841799 31.089916 7
118894 Wahlenbergia napiformis 31 Dec 2022 MA Hyde
IC Riddell
MA Hyde Open sandy area in woodland Mukuvisi Woodlands, Harare 1,2 0 Zimbabwe 1731C3 C 1493

Just coming into flower

-17.842045 31.086005 7


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