Collections made by Heidi Schmidt

Epiphyte in Brachystegia. Plant thick, succulent. Velamen shiny white. Young fruits dark green.

Twining herb; stems green, no leaves. Fruits green with pale greenish-white tip; hard, immature.

Vine; along the ground. Stem prominently ridged, tinged with maroon. Tepals creamy white, tinged with pink at base, outside. Anthers pale, dull yellow.

Shrub; branches trailing along ground. Plant with white latex. Stems tan, smooth. Leaves thick, waxy, whitish-green below. Fruits greenish-white blushed with purple, paired. Calyx green-purple.

Vine; climbing in vegetation. Leaves pale white-green below. Fruits bright red, fleshy.

Herb; 1.0 m, erect. Awns and glumes purplish. Occasional, among rocks.

Tree; 10 m tall; rough tan bark; young parts of plant covered with brown tomentum; pedicel green; calyx red-orange; corolla red-orange, turning deeper red; pods light green constricted strongly between seeds; clear latex from cut stems; stems covered with short, hooked spines.

Tree; 3.0 m x 5 cm DBH. Twigs grey, peeling to reveal rusty inner bark. Leaves thick. Fruits green turning dark purple, edible. Common.

Herb; 45 cm, erect. Leaves green turning red. Calyx pale yellow-green. Flowers bright yellow with slightly sour smell. Rare.

Herb; 30 cm, erect from fleshy roots. Leaves thick, glossy above; dull, whitish-green below. Infructescence bracts pale green. Young fruits green, on rocky slopes, grassy areas.

Vine; scrambling in vegetation, barely above ground. Stems reddish-purple, succulent. Leaves thick, whitish below. Calyx pale green, corolla deep magenta. Anthers pale pink, pollen white. In grassy marsh area.

Vine; twining in vegetation. Calyx green with silver-white hairs. Corolla bright royal blue, anthers white. Occasional.

Vine; scrambling in vegetation. Stems red-brown. Leaves sandpapery rough. Calyx green with fuzzy white hairs. Corolla sky blue, anthers white. Common.

Herb; 2.5 m, erect from single stem, stout. Stem red-burgundy. Calyx red-green, flowers yellow. Fruits red. Widespread and common.

Sub-shrub; semi-erect to 40 cm. Stems peeling in strips. Leaves dull below. Fruits pale green, immature. Plant with pine-like odor. DNA sample.

Herb; 60 cm, erect. Leaves grey-green to purplish. Awns eggplant purple, stiff. Common in open areas.

Herb; 60 cm, erect. Glumes yellow-green turning maroon at apex. Plant with white hairs especially at collar. Occasional.

Herb; 35 cm, erect. Calyx green. Corolla white with purple veins, yellow spots with hairs at base, inside. Anthers purple-black. Rare.

Shrub; erect to 1.5 m. Plant with white latex. Stems grey. Plant softly pubescent. Corolla greenish tinged with red. Plant among rocks, common. DNA sample.

Herb; 1.0 m, erect. Leaf pale below. Calyx green, corolla bright pink. Fruits prickly, green, immature. Common.

Aquatic herb, anchored in mud but floating to the surface. Fruiting bodies swollen, green turning brown. Locally abundant.

Herb; 1.0 m, erect. Stems rust-brown. Calyx green. Corolla yellow, drying orange-brown. Common in open, disturbed areas.