Records made by Ruth Bone

Records: 12

The following is a list of the records made by Ruth Bone 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
79785 Brachycorythis buchananii 21 Jan 2017 N Wightman
RE Bone
K Yokoya
G Mpatwa
MG Bingham Dambo/Grassland Roadside dambo between Solwezi and Chingola (Solwezi Distr., Northwestern Province) 0 Zambia 1227A4 W 1307

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79786 Brachycorythis buchananii 21 Jan 2017 MG Bingham
N Wightman
RE Bone
K Yokoya
MG Bingham Dambo/Grassland Chakwenga Headwaters, 100-129 km E of Lusaka 171 0 Zambia C 0

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106136 Brachycorythis buchananii 21 Jan 2017 N Wightman
RE Bone
K Yokoya
G Mpatwa
N Wightman RE Bone K Yokoya G Mpatwa RB409 B Bytebier K
NDO
Dambo ca. 0.5 km sq in area. Dry and waterlogged soils present. Associated species include Gladiolus and Commelinus, Satyrium sp. (RB407) and Disa (RB408). Kangwena area, Chief Kalilele. 58 0 Zambia 1227A1 W 1313

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106168 Brachycorythis pubescens 28 Jan 2017 N Wightman
RE Bone
K Yokoya
V Kunda
N Wightman RE Bone K Yokoya V Kunda RB443 B Bytebier K
Dambo. Extensive searching revealed only 4 mature/ flowering plants (hence only spirit collection made as voucher and leaf sample taken for DNA extraction). Mutinondo Wilderness Area, Little Chipundo dambo. 116 58 0 Zambia 1231A3 N 1443

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79800 Disa erubescens subsp. carsonii 26 Jan 2017 N Wightman
RE Bone
K Yokoya
MG Bingham Dambo/Grassland Kapishya Springs Lodge, dambo by Mansha river (Chinsali Distr., Muchinga Province) 118 0 Zambia N 0

Subspecies not yet confirmed.
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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106150 Disa erubescens subsp. carsonii 26 Jan 2017 N Wightman
RE Bone
K Yokoya
J Mwaba
N Wightman RE Bone K Yokoya J Mwaba RB428 B Bytebier K
NDO
Sandy peat dambo with fine grasses, sedges and other orchids (small green Habenaria, Platycoryne including RB427).
Ca. 10-15 mature plants seen across dambo (area ca. 250 m x 250 m checked).
Dambo at Kapishya. 118 58 0 Zambia 1131A2 N 1427

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106174 Disa hircicornis 5 Feb 2017 MG Bingham
N Wightman
RE Bone
K Yokoya
MG Bingham N Wightman RE Bone K Yokoya RB449 B Bytebier K
NDO
Grass and sedge dominated dambo. Evidence of burning. Some areas wet underfoot. Clumps of Raffia palm at margins with Melastoms and Syzgium. 10 plants seen in flower across wide area, after intensive searching + plus some seedlings resembling this species Chakwenga Headwater/ 80 mile dambo. 171 58 0 Zambia 1529A1 C 1073

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106161 Habenaria filicornis 27 Jan 2017 N Wightman
RE Bone
K Yokoya
N Wightman RE Bone K Yokoya RB439 B Bytebier K
NDO
"Wet dambo, flooded, grasses, sedges, Xyris, Polygala, small flowered Nymphaea species in ephemeral pools. Few Chikanda orchid species seen- mostly small green flowered Habenaria species. Locally common- several patches in dambos both sides of road." Dambo to side of unpaved road to Shiwa Ngandu. 20 m to right of road (when facing Shiwa House direction) 117 58 0 Zambia 1131A2 N 1469

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106144 Habenaria holubii 24 Jan 2017 N Wightman
RE Bone
K Yokoya
F Llarena
N Wightman RE Bone K Yokoya F Llarena RB419 B Bytebier K
"Miombo woodland near dwelling. Only two mature plants found across extensive area." Near dwelling, Justin Hostetter and Claire Albrecht plot. 58 0 Zambia 1031A1 N 1291

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106158 Habenaria schimperiana 27 Jan 2017 N Wightman
RE Bone
K Yokoya
N Wightman RE Bone K Yokoya RB435 B Bytebier K
Wet dambo, flooded, grasses, sedges, Xyris, Polygala, small flowered Nymphaea species in ephemeral pools. Few Chikanda orchid species seen- mostly small green flowered Habenaria species. Passers-by on bicycles (with umbrellas in the rain) shouting "C Dambo to side of unpaved road to Shiwa Ngandu. 20 m to right of road (when facing Shiwa House direction) 117 58 0 Zambia 1131A2 N 1469

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79803 Habenaria zambesina 2 May 2017 MG Bingham
N Wightman
RE Bone
K Yokoya
MG Bingham Dambo/Grassland Chakwenga Headwaters, 100-129 km E of Lusaka 171 0 Zambia C 0

Tubers of this species are possibly used in the preparation of a local Zambian dish called Chikanda with wild populations may be threatened by overharvesting.

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106175 Habenaria zambesina 5 Feb 2017 MG Bingham
N Wightman
RE Bone
K Yokoya
MG Bingham N Wightman RE Bone K Yokoya RB450 B Bytebier K
NDO
Grass and sedge dominated dambo. Evidence of burning. Some areas wet underfoot. Clumps of Raffia palm at margins with Melastoms and Syzgium. This species growing either side of a dry ditch (probably prone to flooding). 10-30 plants seen in ""greenp Chakwenga Headwater/ 80 mile dambo. 171 58 0 Zambia 1529A1 C 1075

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Copyright: The Kenya flora team, 2026

The Kenya flora team (2026). Flora of Kenya: Records made by Ruth Bone.
https://www.kenyaflora.com/speciesdata/utilities/utility-display-records-by-person.php?person_id=790, retrieved 29 September 2026

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