Records confirmed by Benny Luwiika

Confirmations: 34

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
80708Abrus melanospermus subsp. tenuiflorus28 Feb 1995DK Harder
B Luwiika
MM Nawa
NB Zimba
DK Harder B Luwiika MM Nawa NB Zimba 113 B Mackinder B Luwiika K
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

Climber; ca. 2.5 m long; stems light green with a reddish-brown tint; leaves small, dark green adaxially, light green abaxially; inflorescence pink, petals with yellowish-brown bracts.

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80720Acacia ataxacantha17 Mar 1997DK Harder
B Luwiika
HH Schmidt
NB Zimba
DK Harder B Luwiika HH Schmidt NB Zimba 662 RE Gereau B Luwiika MO
Local ForestGwembe-Munyumbwe District; Collecting in Bbondo Local Forest, 27.4 km from the Gwembe-Chipepo Road. 0Zambia1627D2S680

Spreading shrub to 3.5 m. Stems dark brown; leaves pinnate, light green; fruits with light green pods with a brown coloration.

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80769Acacia polyacantha subsp. campylacantha17 Feb 1995DK Harder
B Luwiika
MM Nawa
NB Zimba
DK Harder B Luwiika MM Nawa NB Zimba 69 RE Gereau B Luwiika MO
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.0Zambia1125C4W1470

Tree; to 7 m; trunk and stems grey-brown; leaves compound, thin, dark green; pods thin, green.

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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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81097Bidens schimperi26 Feb 1997B Luwiika
B Luwiika 508 HJ Beentje 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

Herb, 45 cm. Stems light green with white hairs, maroon tint at nodes; leaves light green with white hairs; flowers with bright yellow petals, bright yellow anthers and stigmas.

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81110Blotiella natalensis28 Feb 1995B Luwiika
B Luwiika 100 G Yatskievych B Luwiika MO
Muvanda thicket and degraded woodland and savanna. Mwinilunga District; Ikelenge. Collections from thickets in Nchila Wildlife Reserve at Hillwood Farm; ca. 3.5 km E of Ikelenge.0Zambia1124A4W1350

Fern; in thickets; ca. 1.5 m tall; fronds green, simple, ragged; stem green with dark brown tint.

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81216Bulbostylis hispidula16 Mar 1996B Luwiika
B Luwiika 292 C Archer B Luwiika PRE
Mongu District; Miulwe Plain, approx. 44.5 km E on Mongu-Lusaka Road. Plain on S side of road. 0Zambia1523B1 B1110

Collected among rocks; approx. 10 cm tall; stems light green; leaves light green; inflorescence golden brown.

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81217Bulbostylis hispidula26 Feb 1997B Luwiika
B Luwiika 500 C Archer B Luwiika PRE
Sinazongwe District; Collecting near Siazwela village, Chief Sinazongwe, 4.1 km from Maamba/Sinazongwe Road turning East at the Sinazeze Shopping Center. 0Zambia1727A2 S640

Erect, 15 cm. Stems dark green; leaves dark green; inflorescence yellowish-brown.

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81218Bulbostylis hispidula3 Mar 1997B Luwiika
B Luwiika 556 C Archer B Luwiika PRE
Along the Maamba/Sinazongwe RoadChoma District; Collecting along the Maamba/Sinazongwe Road, 11.4 km from the Choma-Lusaka Road. 0Zambia1627C4 S1200

Common in marshy areas. Stems dark green to light green; inflorescence golden-brown.

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81252Cassytha filiformis23 Feb 1995B Luwiika
B Luwiika 84 T Deroin B Luwiika Protected Forest AreaMwinilunga District; Nkunyi Protected Forest Area; 9.04 km from Lwawu-Mwinilunga Junction. On Kabompo-Mwinilunga Road (D286). 0Zambia1124C4W1410

Climber/twiner; stems green; flowers, small, yellow; fruit light green.

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81253Cassytha filiformis1 Mar 1997B Luwiika
B Luwiika 622 T Deroin B Luwiika Uapaca woodlandChoma District; Collecting in Simwamimuzuma National Forest No. 180 on the Mabwingombe Hills in Uapaca woodland. 0Zambia1627C4S1200

Vine. Leafless stems green to light green to yellow; fruits light green.

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81895Dioscorea quartiniana17 Mar 1997B Luwiika
B Luwiika 673 P Wilkin B Luwiika K
Gwembe-Munyumbwe District; Collecting along the road between Bbondo and Munyumbwe Local Forests, 12.8 km from the junction. 0Zambia1627D2S540

Vine, climbing on mopane to 4 m. Stems dark green with brown coloration; leaves dark green above, light underneath; fruits light green with white, soft, short hairs.

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82334Flacourtia indica21 Feb 1997B Luwiika
B Luwiika 465 DK Harder B Luwiika MO
Boiling Pots, rain forestLivingstone District; Victoria Falls, Boiling Pots, rain forest. 1200Zambia1725D4S860

Tree, ca. 9 m x 10 cm DBH. Leaves dark green, smooth; fruits light green with persistent stigma.

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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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82485Heteropogon melanocarpus20 Mar 1996B Luwiika
B Luwiika 356 B Luwiika B Luwiika Kalabo District; In the Lukona local forest; 3.3 km W from Lukona Basic School. 0Zambia1522B4B1140

Appox. 2.5 m tall; in open sand; stems light green with a brown tint and a removable powder; leaves light green; has sweet smell; inflorescence golden brown.

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82646Ipomoea eriocarpa17 Mar 1997B Luwiika
B Luwiika 645 GW Staples B Luwiika BISH
Local ForestGwembe-Munyumbwe District; Collecting in Munyumbwe Local Forest No. 187, 4.9 km from the junction of the Gwembe-Chipepo Road. 0Zambia1627D2S570

Twinning climber. Stems light green; leaves dark green, light underneath; flowers white.

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82648Ipomoea heterotricha20 Mar 1996B Luwiika
B Luwiika 384 GW Staples B Luwiika BISH
Kalabo District; In the Lukona local forest; 3.3 km W from Lukona Basic School. 0Zambia1522B4B1140

Herb; approx. 20 cm tall; stems yellowish green with white hairs; leaves dark green on top, light green underneath; bracts dark green; flower petals bright white.

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82661Jacquemontia tamnifolia20 Mar 1996B Luwiika
B Luwiika 338 B Luwiika B Luwiika Kalabo District; Around Lukona Basic School. 0Zambia1522B4B900

Climber; approx. 1 m long; stems light green with a brown tint; leaves light green; flower petals purplish blue.

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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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82780Leptocarydion vulpiastrum20 Mar 1996B Luwiika
B Luwiika 377 B Luwiika B Luwiika Kalabo District; In the Lukona local forest; 3.3 km W from Lukona Basic School. 0Zambia1522B4B1140

Approx. 40 cm tall; stems light green with reddish brown tint; leaves dark green; inflorescence light purple to green.

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82866Markhamia obtusifolia28 Feb 1995B Luwiika
B Luwiika 130 F Toka B Luwiika Mwinilunga District; Ikelenge; Kalene Hills (12.6 km from Ikelenge Mission). 0Zambia1124A1W1440

Tree; ca. 4.5 m tall; bark and stems greyish-black; leaves dark green adaxially and light green with smooth yellow hairs abaxially; fruits yellowish-green, soft pods with light brown hairs.

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82909Microchloa indica17 Feb 1995B Luwiika
B Luwiika 41 L Fish B Luwiika PRE
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.0Zambia1125C4W1470

Stems red at the base and light green apically; leaves from the nodes forming a brown sheath, light green. Inflorescences light brown, ca. 10 cm long; roots short and fibrous; common; in the swampy area.

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82980Murdannia simplex17 Feb 1995B Luwiika
B Luwiika 44 RB Faden B Luwiika US
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.0Zambia1125C4W1470

Upright; red at the base; roots fibrous, white; leaves sheathed at base; red-brown at base, green towards the tip; stems light green to reddish-brown, hard, round; common; in the swampy area.

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83219Peltophorum africanum3 Mar 1997DK Harder
B Luwiika
HH Schmidt
NB Zimba
DK Harder B Luwiika HH Schmidt NB Zimba 553 B Mackinder B Luwiika K
Along the Maamba/Sinazongwe RoadChoma District; Collecting along the Maamba/Sinazongwe Road, 11.4 km from the Choma-Lusaka Road. 0Zambia1627C4S1200

Spreading tree to 5 m. Bark greyish-brown; leaves shiny, dark green above, light underneath; fruit pods light green to yellow. Common.

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83233Perotis patens26 Feb 1997B Luwiika
B Luwiika 506 L Fish B Luwiika PRE
Along roadsideSinazongwe District; Collecting near Siazwela village, Chief Sinazongwe, 4.1 km from Maamba/Sinazongwe Road turning East at the Sinazeze Shopping Center. 0Zambia1727A2S640

Annual, 30 cm, along roadside. Stems light green with reddish-brown tint; leaves dark green glabrous; inflorescence yellowish-green.

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83245Phoenix reclinata21 Feb 1997B Luwiika
B Luwiika 461 B Luwiika B Luwiika Boiling Pots, rain forestLivingstone District; Victoria Falls, Boiling Pots, rain forest. 1200Zambia1725D4S860

Palm tree ca. 12 m x 15 cm DBH. Bark/stems greyish-black; leaves dark green, completely glabrous; fruits green ripening to shiny yellow.

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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.

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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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83850Tacazzea apiculata21 Feb 1997B Luwiika
B Luwiika 470 WD Stevens B Luwiika MO
Boiling Pots, rain forestLivingstone District; Victoria Falls, Boiling Pots, rain forest. 1200Zambia1725D4S860

Shrub, 50 cm, growing on the banks of Zambezi River. Leaves dark green on top, glabrous, light green, hairy underneath; stems green hairy with brown tint; flowers with yellow petals, silky golden filaments, white crown in the center.

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83855Tacca leontopetaloides26 Feb 1997B Luwiika
B Luwiika 521 B Luwiika B Luwiika Between rocksSinazongwe District; Collecting near Siazwela village, Chief Sinazongwe, 4.1 km from Maamba/Sinazongwe Road, turning East at the Sinazeze Shopping Center. 0Zambia1727A2S640

Herb, 1.20 m in between rocks, rare. Stems light green, semi solid; leaves dark green above, light underneath; fruits yellowish-green with a lot of seeds.

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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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