Records made by Gerald Pope

Records: 23

The following is a list of the records made by Gerald Pope 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
48871 Adiantum incisum 29 Jan 1975 GV Pope
E Russell
GV Pope E Russell 4842 SRGH
Near top of wooded gully in limestone cliffs in leafmould Confluence of Musiriswi-Bwasi River, Jersey, Chipinga district 0 Zimbabwe 2032D1 E 500

0.000000 0.000000 2
48860 Adiantum incisum 30 Jan 1970 GV Pope
GV Pope 218 SRGH
Shade of deeply cut banks of Nyarandi River Nyarandi River W. of Mavuradonha mission 0 Zimbabwe 1631B4 N 760

Common and tufted fern

0.000000 0.000000 2
48840 Adiantum incisum 24 Mar 1969 HM Biegel
GV Pope
HM Biegel GV Pope 14237 SRGH
On steep, tall-wooded limestone slope, in leafmould Whindale ranch, Mangula, Makonde district. 0 Zimbabwe 1630C3 N 914

Tips of some fronds arching over and where they touch ground new plants develop

0.000000 0.000000 2
36326 Asplenium theciferum 29 Apr 1973 GV Pope
GV Pope 1001 SRGH
Epiphyte on stunted Brachystegia spiciformis Mt. Buchwa, Belingwe 58 0 Zimbabwe 2030C2 TN27-19- S 1700

0.000000 0.000000 5
15560 Blechnum tabulare 3 May 1973 HM Biegel
GV Pope
BK Simon
HM Biegel GV Pope BK Simon 1078 SRGH
Moist, shallow gully in deciduous woodland with Smilax and Aloe arborescens Belingwe, Mt. Buhwa 58 0 Zimbabwe 2030C2 TN27-19- S 1300

0.000000 0.000000 0
52349 Christella dentata 2 May 1973 HM Biegel
GV Pope
BK Simon
HM Biegel GV Pope BK Simon 4269 SRGH
Gully forest on south slope above Buhwa school Mount Buhwa, Belingwe district 58 0 Zimbabwe 2030C2 S 1050

Fronds to 1.6 m high

0.000000 0.000000 2
52672 Christella gueintziana 1 May 1973 HM Biegel
GV Pope
BK Simon
HM Biegel GV Pope BK Simon 4241 SRGH
Gully forest Mount Buhwa, north west slope, Belingwe district 58 0 Zimbabwe 2030C2 S 1200

Common

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117907 Lobelia sonderiana 23 Oct 1969 GV Pope
GV Pope 186 SRGH
MO
Vlei Groombridge vlei, between Teviotdale Road and Waller Avenue. 1,8 0 Zimbabwe 1731C3 C 0

Cited in FZ 7(1), p. 143.

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52790 Loxogramme abyssinica 11 May 1969 GV Pope
GV Pope 160 SRGH
Transverse ravine on South slope; continuous tree canopy 40-60' above; granite boulders moss covered, atmoshere humid. Mt. Horzi, Bikita district. 0 Zimbabwe 2031B1 S 1190

Rhizomatous fern growing on rocks

0.000000 0.000000 2
22705 Lycopodiella cernua 7 May 1969 GV Pope
GV Pope 111 SRGH
On streambank under Syzygium cordatum Bikita, 4 miles from Bikita, stream crossing Bikita/ Cherene School Rd. 0 Zimbabwe 2031B1 UN49-78- S 954

0.000000 0.000000 0
22703 Lycopodiella cernua 2 May 1973 HM Biegel
GV Pope
BK Simon
HM Biegel GV Pope BK Simon 1064 SRGH
Woodland with Bequaertiodendron, Albizia and Uapaca trees Belingwe, Mt. Bukwa, E-slopes 58 0 Zimbabwe 2030C2 TN27-19- S 1230

0.000000 0.000000 0
22700 Lycopodiella cernua 15 Nov 1980 TM Müller
GV Pope
TM Müller GV Pope 1739 SRGH
Woodland beside river Mutasa, Nyamawanga R., 2 miles S of St. Michael School 0 Zimbabwe 1832B4 VQ883634 E 760

0.000000 0.000000 0
22730 Lycopodium clavatum 17 Nov 1980 TM Müller
GV Pope
TM Müller GV Pope 1805 SRGH
Forest margin in moist patch of montane grassland Mutasa, Nyazengu E-slopes opposite Rureche 0 Zimbabwe 1832B4 VQ873706 E 1320

0.000000 0.000000 0
42475 Marsilea minuta var. minuta 21 Sep 1981 GV Pope
GV Pope 1989 SRGH
Drying out seasonally flooded bed of pool, clay soil W end of long pool, Mana Pools 59 0 Zimbabwe 1529C4 N 360

Dense growth in deep holes left by elephanth feet

0.000000 0.000000 2
51852 Ophioglossum polyphyllum 9 Mar 1978 GV Pope
GV Pope 1633 SRGH
Wooded rocky outcrop, grassy slopes between boulders, coarse sandy soil. Mtoko, Tsiko. 0 Zimbabwe 1732A3 E 0

Erect herbs in an area of c. 5 x 5m square

0.000000 0.000000 2
27626 Osmunda regalis 5 May 1969 GV Pope
GV Pope 78 SRGH
Forming dense clusters on riverbank, common Bikita, Turwi River, 2 miles below Cherere school 0 Zimbabwe 2031B1 UN46-75- S 0

0.000000 0.000000 0
52898 Pleopeltis macrocarpa 29 Apr 1973 GV Pope
GV Pope 994 SRGH
Moist SE aspect, patches of stunted Brachystegia spiciformis with closed canopy. Dense epiphytic growth on stem, branches and rocks under trees. Main ridge Bukwa Mt., Belingwe district 58 0 Zimbabwe 2030C2 S 1700

Associated epiphytes include Polypodium polypodioides, Asplenium theciferum and A. aethiopicum.

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53275 Pteris catoptera 2 May 1973 HM Biegel
GV Pope
BK Simon
HM Biegel GV Pope BK Simon 1071 SRGH
Moist deciduous woodland; fern growing at the edges of a steep sided stream. Bukwa Mt., E slopes, Belingwe district. 58 0 Zimbabwe 2030C2 S 1160

0.000000 0.000000 2
41858 Selaginella dregei 5 May 1964 GV Pope
GV Pope 83 SRGH
Shallow sandy soil on granite outcrop W bank of Turgwe, 2 miles below Cherere school, Bikita 0 Zimbabwe 2031B1 UN46-75- S 945

0.000000 0.000000 5
42100 Selaginella mittenii 9 May 1969 GV Pope
GV Pope 126 SRGH
Riverine forest, damp rocks of perennial stream Mt. Horze, S slope base, Bikita 0 Zimbabwe 2031B1 UN45-81- S 1065

0.000000 0.000000 5
42101 Selaginella mittenii 4 May 1969 GV Pope
GV Pope 47 SRGH
Shaded, moist, granite rocks on riverbank Turgwe river, 400 yards above confluence with Dafora river, Bikita 0 Zimbabwe 2031B1 S 945

0.000000 0.000000 2
112614 Telosma africana 7 Jul 1981 TM Müller
GV Pope
TM Müller GV Pope 3655 SRGH
Degraded evergreen rain forest Ratelshoek Estate, Chipinge 0 Zimbabwe 2032B4 E 800

Climbing in the sapling layer

-20.253380 32.801490 5
112617 Telosma africana 2 Jul 1981 TM Müller
GV Pope
TM Müller GV Pope 3644 SRGH
Evergreen rainforest on steep slope. Moodies Rest, c. 2 kn North of Chipinga rd. 0 Zimbabwe 2032B1 E 1140

Climbing to 5 m.

-20.072380 32.632430 5


Copyright: The Kenya flora team, 2026

The Kenya flora team (2026). Flora of Kenya: Records made by Gerald Pope.
https://www.kenyaflora.com/speciesdata/utilities/utility-display-records-by-person.php?person_id=50, retrieved 13 November 2026

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