Records determined by Nicholas Wightman

Determinations: 66

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
117925Aspidoglossum masaicum8 Jan 2019N Wightman
I Kabinda
N Njovu
 N Wightman Dambo grassland Lunkunyi, Zambezi Distr., North-Western Prov. 0Zambia1323A1N1049

Slender herb growing in open dambo grassland

-13.20898823.0102066
112289Boophone disticha12 Nov 2016MG Bingham
N Wightman
 MG Bingham N Wightman Open miombo woodland Lazy-J Ranch, Lusaka Distr., Lusaka Province 1450Zambia1528D1 C1299

Growing in open miombo woodland in sandy loam soils

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112290Boophone disticha23 Dec 2016MG Bingham
N Wightman
 MG Bingham N Wightman Open miombo woodland Lusaka National Park, Lusaka Distr., Lusaka Province 0Zambia1528C2 C1318

Growing in disturbed miombo woodland in sandy loam soils

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106300Brachycorythis buchananii9 Jan 2019N Wightman
I Kabinda
N Ngoma
 N Wightman I Kabinda N Ngoma NcW108 N Wightman B Bytebier K
NDO
NU
 Moist edges of open seepage dambo grassland growing in sandy soil Medium-sized seepage dambo c. 60 km SW of Solwezi 580Zambia1226C1 W1270

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106321Brachycorythis pleistophylla subsp. pleistophylla12 Jan 2019N Wightman
I Kabinda
N Ngoma
 N Wightman I Kabinda N Ngoma NcW130 N Wightman B Bytebier K
NU
 Drier edge of dambo grassland growing in sandy loam soil Medium-sized open dambo near Chimfunsi Wildlife Orphanage c. 53 km W of Chingola 580Zambia1227A4 W1311

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100537Brachycorythis pleistophylla subsp. pleistophylla12 Jan 2019N Wightman
I Kabinda
N Ngoma
 N Wightman Moist dambo grassland in sandy loam soil Chashala dambo on road to Chimfunsi Nature Reserve, Chingola Distr., Copperbelt Province 1500Zambia1227A4 W1311

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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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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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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100544Brachycorythis tenuior7 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 W1151

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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116643Brachycorythis tenuior27 Feb 2022N Wightman
B Bytebier
SD Johnson
 N Wightman B Bytebier Lightly wooded seepage dambo grassland Saise Valley, Kalambo Farm, Mbala Distr., Northern Province 0Zambia0931A2 N1613

Small population of albino flowered plants amid regular purple flowered plants

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106290Brachycorythis tenuior7 Jan 2019N Wightman
I Kabinda
N Ngoma
 N Wightman I Kabinda N Ngoma NcW97 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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128791Clematis welwitschii1 May 2025N Wightman
W van Niekerk
 N Wightman Miombo woodland Chikankata District, Southern Province, Zambia 0Zambia1528C4S1182

-15.84384028.4296206
114986Costus spectabilis7 Dec 2015N Wightman
 N Wightman Miombo woodland Dabuyu Farms, Lilayi, Lusaka District, Lusaka 2Zambia1528C2C1265

Cultivated at Dabuyu Farms from material originally collected at Kachubwa village, Katete Distr., Eastern Province

-15.52161028.2659006
69733Costus spectabilis28 Apr 2012N Wightman
 MG Bingham N Wightman WoodlandCultivated at Dabuyu Farms, Plot 67, Farm 401a Lilayi, Lusaka from material collected at Chisomo Farms in Central Province Zambia 2Zambia1528C2C1290

The vertical rhizome can reach over 30cm in length and 2.5cm wide but are brittle and easily broken

-15.53000028.3040005
114987Costus spectabilis12 Dec 2011N Wightman
 N Wightman Miombo woodland Dabuyu Farms, Lilayi, Lusaka District, Lusaka 2Zambia1528C2C1265

Cultivated at Dabuyu Farms from material originally collected at Kachubwa village, Katete Distr., Eastern Province

-15.52161028.2659006
114988Costus spectabilis10 Oct 2015N Wightman
 N Wightman Miombo woodland Dabuyu Farms, Lilayi, Lusaka District, Lusaka 2Zambia1528C2C1265

Cultivated at Dabuyu Farms from material originally collected at Kachubwa village, Katete Distr., Eastern Province

-15.52161028.2659006
114989Costus spectabilis10 Feb 2021N Wightman
 N Wightman Miombo woodland Dabuyu Farms, Lilayi, Lusaka District, Lusaka 2Zambia1528C2C1265

Cultivated at Dabuyu Farms from material originally collected at Kachubwa village, Katete Distr., Eastern Province

-15.52161028.2659006
116034Costus spectabilis29 Nov 2020N Wightman
 N Wightman Miombo woodland/Termitaria Dabuyu Farms, Lilayi, Lusaka Distr., Lusaka Province 2Zambia1528C2C1265

Cultivated at Dabuyu farms from C. spectabilis material collected in Kachubwa village, Katete Distr., Eastern Province and C. macranthus material sourced from Protea Hill Farm, Lusaka Distr., Lusaka Province

-15.52161028.2659006
69734Costus spectabilis10 May 2015N Wightman
 MG Bingham N Wightman WoodlandCultivated at Dabuyu Farms, Plot 67, Farm 401a Lilayi, Lusaka from material collected at Chisomo Farms in Central Province Zambia2Zambia1528C2C1290

Developing rhizomes adapt to obstacles during growth and can become misshapen.

-15.53000028.3040005
112295Curculigo pilosa20 Oct 2018N Wightman
 N Wightman Open miombo woodland Ntumba area, Mporokoso Distr., Northern Province 0Zambia0930C1 N1317

Growing in disturbed miombo woodland in sandy 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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128834Entada gigas17 May 2025N Wightman
 N Wightman Riverine fringing forest Ikelenge District, North-Western Province, Zambia 0Zambia1124A1W1242

-11.10978024.2328606
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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106278Eulophia calantha5 Jan 2019N Wightman
I Kabinda
N Ngoma
 N Wightman I Kabinda N Ngoma NcW83 N Wightman B Bytebier K
NDO
NU
 Small to medium sized dambo grassland Grassland beside M18 between Lufwanyama and M8 turnoff growing withDisa welwitschiisubsp. welwitschii, Habenaria zambesina, Pachycarpus bisacculatus and grasses in clay to clay loam soils 580Zambia1227C3 W1246

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100585Eulophia calantha5 Jan 2019N Wightman
I Kabinda
N Ngoma
 N Wightman Wet dambo in black muck soil Mabenga area, Lufwanyama Distr., Copperbelt Province 0Zambia1227C3 W1246

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106316Eulophia calantha11 Jan 2019N Wightman
I Kabinda
N Ngoma
 N Wightman I Kabinda N Ngoma NcW124 N Wightman B Bytebier K
NU
 Wet/inundated dambo centre area growing in black muck soil Small seepage dambo along small stream c. 70 km E of Mwinilunga580Zambia1125C3 W1460

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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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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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116649Euphorbia zambesiana4 Jan 2022N Wightman
M Lufungulo
 N Wightman M Lufungulo NCW770 N Wightman UZL
NDO
 Railway track Nyama area, Kabwe Distr., Central Province 0Zambia1428C2C1145

Growing on rail line track bed beside the rails in ballast gravel

-14.61855228.3503766
115540Faurea rochetiana6 Mar 2021N Wightman
I Miller
 N Wightman I Miller NCW625 N Wightman NY
NDO
 Wooded grassland Lilayi Lodge, Lilayi, Lusaka Distr., Lusaka Province 0Zambia1528C2C1308

Open wooded grassland in sandy loam soil

-15.53719628.3474656
116046Gladiolus dalenii subsp. dalenii1 Mar 2007N Wightman
 N Wightman Grassland Dabuyu Farms, Lilayi, Lusaka Distr., Lusaka Province 0Zambia1528C2 C1265

Growing naturally on Dabuyu Farms, Lusaka Distr., Lusaka Province

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116047Gladiolus dalenii subsp. dalenii26 Dec 2006N Wightman
 N Wightman Grassland Dabuyu Farms, Lilayi, Lusaka Distr., Lusaka Province 0Zambia1528C2 C1265

Growing naturally on Dabuyu Farms, Lusaka Distr., Lusaka Province

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116048Gladiolus dalenii subsp. dalenii22 Mar 2015N Wightman
 N Wightman Grassland Shantumbu Rd., Lilayi, Lusaka Disr., Lusaka Province 2Zambia1528C2 C1265

Cultivated at Dabuyu Farms from material collected on Shantumbu Rd., Lilayi, Lusaka Province

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106637Gladiolus dalenii subsp. dalenii29 Apr 2019N Wightman
 N Wightman Grown in open grassland in sandy loam soil Lilayi, Lusaka Distr., Lusaka Province 2Zambia1528C2 C1265

Cultivated at Dabuyu Farms, Plot 67, Farm 401a Lilayi, Lusaka

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101712Habenaria kilimanjari11 Jan 2019N Wightman
I Kabinda
N Ngoma
 N Wightman Moist edge of inundated grassland in sandy loam soilNyikongola dambo, Chimwishi area, Mwinilunga Distr., North-Western Province 0Zambia1124D1 W1432

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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106311Habenaria kilimanjari11 Jan 2019N Wightman
I Kabinda
N Ngoma
 N Wightman I Kabinda N Ngoma NcW120 N Wightman B Bytebier K
NDO
NU
 Drier upper edges of a wet, inundated grassland growing in sandy to sandy loam soil Medium-sized dambo (Nyikongola dambo) c. 16 km E of Mwinilunga 580Zambia1124D1 W1432

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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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106275Habenaria zambesina5 Jan 2019N Wightman
I Kabinda
N Ngoma
 N Wightman I Kabinda N Ngoma NcW80 N Wightman B Bytebier K
NDO
NU
 Small to medium sized dambo grassland Grassland beside M18 between Lufwanyama and M8 turnoff growing with Disa welwitschii subsp. welwitschii, Eulophia calantha, Pachycarpus bisacculatus and grasses in clay to clay loam soils580Zambia1227C3 W1248

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106279Habenaria zambesina5 Jan 2019N Wightman
I Kabinda
N Ngoma
 N Wightman I Kabinda N Ngoma NcW84 N Wightman B Bytebier K
NU
 Medium sized wet dambo grassland Grassland beside M18 between Lufwanyama and M8 turnoff growing with Stathmostelma pauciflorum and grasses in wet black dambo soil 580Zambia1326A2 W1244

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106286Habenaria zambesina7 Jan 2019N Wightman
I Kabinda
N Ngoma
 N Wightman I Kabinda N Ngoma NcW93 N Wightman B Bytebier K
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 W1151

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106317Habenaria zambesina11 Jan 2019N Wightman
I Kabinda
N Ngoma
 N Wightman I Kabinda N Ngoma NcW125 N Wightman B Bytebier K
NU
 Rocky miombo woodland on slope in gravelly sandy loam soil Open woodland c. 1 km from T5 turnoff to Nyambwezu Falls c. 85 km E of Mwinilunga 580Zambia1125C3 W1458

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123899Justicia flava10 Dec 2023N Wightman
D Ngwenyama
 N Wightman Kalahari woodland Mukana area, Shangombo District, Western Province 0Zambia1622A4B1031

-16.36843122.4632516
107826Kanahia laniflora12 Dec 2019N Wightman
 N Wightman Cracks in riverside rocky outcrops Along Mulungushi River, Chibombo Distr., Central Province 0Zambia1428D4C535

-14.80217728.8964366
131421Lobelia welwitschii22 Nov 2025N Wightman
W van Niekerk
 N Wightman Open dambo grassland plain Chililabombwe District, Copperbelt Province 0Zambia1227B4W1340

-12.26865027.8500506
101799Ludwigia abyssinica7 Mar 2019N Wightman
 N Wightman Wet dambo in black muck soil Chimpempe, Kawambwa Distr., Luapula Province 0Zambia0929C2N1192

-9.55205629.4463056
117979Ludwigia adscendens subsp. diffusa11 Aug 2022N Wightman
 N Wightman Lakeside ruderal Mpulungu Harbour, Mpulungu, Mpulungu Distr., Northern Prov. 0Zambia0831C3N782

-8.76302931.1063716
101803Orthochilus milnei10 Oct 2018N Wightman
 N Wightman Riverside grassy area in sandy loam soil Riverside dambo above Kalonde Falls, Kawambwa Distr., Luapula Province 0Zambia0929D4 N1384

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116985Pachycarpus bisacculatus27 Feb 2022N Wightman
B Bytebier
SD Johnson
 N Wightman B Bytebier SD Johnson BB3709 N Wightman NU
 Lightly wooded seepage dambo grassland Saise Valley, Kalambo Farm, Mbala Distr., Northern Province 0Zambia0931A2N1591

-9.06865031.4807126
128844Persicaria senegalensis f. albotomentosa25 Mar 2025N Wightman
W van Niekerk
 N Wightman Degraded wetland drainage grassland Chililabombwe District, Copperbelt Province, Zambia 0Zambia1227B4W1299

-12.33530027.7913606
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
126263Psilotum nudum5 Oct 2024N Wightman
 N Wightman NCW1313 N Wightman K
ZAHBRI
 Epiphytic on dead trunk of riverine forest island Zambezi Rapids, c. 5 km N of Kalene Hill, Ikelenge District, North-Western Prov., Zambia 1150Zambia1124A1W1211

-11.12469024.1923106
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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126266Raphionacme michelii24 Oct 2024N Wightman
W van Niekerk
B Mungoli
 N Wightman Large flat open sandy dambo grassland Kolwezi, Lualaba Province, Democratic Republic of Congo 0Democratic Republic of Congo1025C41537

-10.82241025.4680906
117999Strychnos cocculoides13 Aug 2022N Wightman
N Armitage
M Lufungulo
 N Wightman Lake basin chipya scrubland Proposed Mpulungu Council Landfill Site, Mpulungu, Mpulungu Distr., Northern Prov. 0Zambia0831C3N816

-8.80359231.0913376
74216Tacca leontopetaloides24 Feb 2007N Wightman
 N Wightman Open Woodland Photographed at Chisomo Farms in Central Province Zambia 0Zambia0

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69745Tacca leontopetaloides21 May 2015N Wightman
 MG Bingham N Wightman Cultivated at Dabuyu Farms, Plot 67, Farm 401a Lilayi, Lusaka from material collected at the old ZAF airport, Lilayi, Lusaka Grassland2Zambia1528C2C1290

The tubers are roundish to discoid in shape with no easily discernible growing point

-15.53000028.3040005
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
101866Vanilla polylepis13 Oct 2018W McCleland
N Wightman
 W McCleland N Wightman Riverine vegetation trailing on ground or climbing up trees Riverine island by Chimpempe Falls, Mporokoso Distr., Northern Province 0Zambia0929C2 N1184

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101867Vanilla polylepis11 Oct 2018W McCleland
N Wightman
 W McCleland N Wightman Riverine vegetation trailing on ground or climbing up trees Riverine island by rapids downstream of Kalonde Falls, Kawambwa Distr., Luapula Province 0Zambia0929D4 N1313

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114800Ximenia afra var. afra10 Oct 2019N Wightman
I Kabinda
 N Wightman Miombo woodland Lilayi Lodge, Lusaka District, Lusaka 0Zambia1528C2C0

Growing in miombo woodland in sandy clay loam soils

-15.53479028.3452106

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