Collections made by Anthony Mapaura

Records: 36

The following is a list of the records made by Anthony Mapaura in species name order. The records are of species which occur in Zambia (either as a native/naturalised species or as a cultivated species).

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NoSpeciesRecord dateRecorder(s)Coll.Det.Conf.HerbariaHabitatLocationLoc code Outing codePlanted code Country QDSGrid ref.FZ DivAlt. (m)NotesLatLongLoc Acc Code
64989Aidia micrantha var. msonju27 Oct 2014BT Wursten
A Mapaura
A Mapaura AM711 BT Wursten SRGH
K
BR
LMA
Dense grove of evergreen forest near river. Left bank above Muvumodzi waterfall near junction with Mucandue River, Eastern Chimanimani Mts. 168
33
0Mozambique1933C3MS1120

Shrub 8-10 m tall. Flowers and fruits in clusters. Flowers cream with a yellow anther sticking out, hairy. Fruits green turning orange when ripe. Leaves with wavy margins, shiny, glabrous, with red petiole and lower midribs.

-19.81606033.1536307
61885Albuca kirkii15 Apr 2014BT Wursten
A Mapaura
P Ballings
J Timberlake
J Hadj-Hammou
H Matimele
A Mapaura AM641 A Haigh K
Growing in shallow soil in a rock crevice. Growing on a 30 degree slope. Slopes between Mt Binga and Mt Dombe, Chimanimani Mts. 168
32
0Mozambique1933C3MS1208

A yellow flowered bulbous plant. Only one plant seen.

-19.75166733.0478617
61929Alectra sessiliflora var. senegalensis16 Apr 2014BT Wursten
A Mapaura
P Ballings
J Timberlake
J Hadj-Hammou
H Matimele
A Mapaura AM652 J Osborne SRGH
K
BR
LMA
Growing in grassland between quartzite rock boulders. Slopes of Mt Dombe, Chimanimani Mts. 168
32
0Mozambique1933C1MS1455

Both flowers and roots yellow. Stem slightly sticky. Fairly common locally.

-19.74577233.0303317
61867Alepidea peduncularis21 Apr 2014BT Wursten
A Mapaura
P Ballings
J Timberlake
J Hadj-Hammou
H Matimele
A Mapaura AM683 I Darbyshire SRGH
K
BR
LMA
Very moist ground in a seepage area near a rock. Growing with Drosera dielseana, Helichrysum and sedges. Slopes towards Mt Nhamedimu, Chimanimani Mts168
32
0Mozambique1933C3MS1779

Basal rosette leaves with a parsley smell when crushed. Most plants appear to have finished flowering due to the presence of old inflorescence. Fairly common here.

-19.75376133.0915007
61887Antidesma vogelianum16 Apr 2014BT Wursten
A Mapaura
P Ballings
J Timberlake
J Hadj-Hammou
H Matimele
A Mapaura AM644 J Osborne SRGH
K
BR
LMA
Slope below Mt Dombe, Chimanimani Mts. 168
32
0Mozambique1933C1MS1392

A 4m tall tree with reddish fls. New leaves reddish.

-19.74391733.0256947
24509Arthropteris orientalis01 Jan 1993A Mapaura
A Mapaura 38 SRGH
Beside granite rock outcrops with dead leavesMarondera, 10 km N, 100 m E of Rufaro dam wall0Zimbabwe1831B1C0

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67219Brachycorythis pleistophylla subsp. pleistophylla01 Nov 2014BT Wursten
A Mapaura
J Timberlake
A Mapaura AM722 BT Wursten PJ Cribb SRGH
K
BR
LMA
Schist grassland with some quartzite coming in. Area shows signs of having been burnt earlier in year. Western slope Mt Shangani, eastern Chimanimani Mts.168
33
0Mozambique1933C3 MS1165

Stem green with strikes of pink. Leaves clasping stem tightly and overlapping, tips and margins of leaves pinkish. Flowers pink with corolla yellow inside lip. Lower lip curling backwards upon itself. Each flower subtended by a bract. Very few plants seen

7
61944Carex spicato-paniculata17 Apr 2014BT Wursten
A Mapaura
P Ballings
J Timberlake
J Hadj-Hammou
H Matimele
A Mapaura AM658B BT Wursten I Darbyshire SRGH
Rocky quartzite sandstone slopeNorthern slopes between Mt Dombe and Mt Peza, Chimanimani Mts168
32
0Mozambique1933C1MS1473

-19.74497233.0157227
64931Commelina africana27 Oct 2014BT Wursten
A Mapaura
A Mapaura AM704 BT Wursten A Mapaura SRGH
K
BR
LMA
Among rocks in open Brachystegia-Uapaca woodland, area with signs of recent fire. Near Mucandue stream crossing, eastern Chimanimani Mts.168
33
0Mozambique1933C3MS1114

Yellow flowers and reddish stems. Small white hairs at base of leaves.

-19.81472033.1545807
61928Commelina aspera var. aspera16 Apr 2014BT Wursten
A Mapaura
P Ballings
J Timberlake
J Hadj-Hammou
H Matimele
A Mapaura AM650 RB Faden SRGH
K
BR
LMA
Growing in humus rich shallow soil in quartzite rock crevices. Slopes of Mt Dombe, Chimanimani Mts. 168
32
0Mozambique1933C1MS1455

Spathes have white bases with a green lining on top. Yellow flowers. Base of leaves were slightly hairy. Flowers occur in groups at the tip of the stem. Fairly common on these slopes.

-19.74577233.0303317
67080Commelina diffusa subsp. diffusa03 Nov 2014BT Wursten
A Mapaura
A Mapaura AM736 RB Faden SRGH
K
BR
LMA
Along dry water course with Syzygium. c.800 m from Mevumodzi river. Along footpath from Mevumodzi to Matimati market, Chimanimani Mts. 168
33
0Mozambique1933C3MS1270

Flowers with 2 large blue petals, sepals whitish with blue tint at edges. Leaf sheath purplish.

-19.81106033.1370707
67082Commelina diffusa subsp. diffusa01 Nov 2014BT Wursten
A Mapaura
J Timberlake
A Mapaura AM724 RB Faden SRGH
K
BR
LMA
Growing in shelter of quartzite boulder. Locality receives some very early morning sunshine. Some plants growing in dark rock shelter where they receive no direct sunlight. Near summit Mt Shangani, eastern Chimanimani Mts168
33
0Mozambique1933C3MS1391

Only one plant seen flowering. Plant rooting at nodes. Flowers blue flowers. Dark green leaves.

-19.83229033.1963507
61886Commelina pycnospatha16 Apr 2014BT Wursten
A Mapaura
P Ballings
J Timberlake
J Hadj-Hammou
H Matimele
A Mapaura AM643 RB Faden K
Growing beside small stream below a rock cliff face in quartzite soils with Aeschynomene sp. In semi shade. On slope below Mt Dombe, Chimanimani Mts. 168
32
0Mozambique1933C1 MS1318

Scrambling Commelina to about 50cm. The flowers seem white but they could have been yellow when they were fresh. Only one plant seen.

7
67087Crotalaria alexandri14 Apr 2014BT Wursten
A Mapaura
P Ballings
J Timberlake
J Hadj-Hammou
H Matimele
A Mapaura AM634 BT Wursten RM Polhill SRGH
K
BR
LMA
East facing rocky miombo woodland. Close to Nhamadzi River, lower Chimanimani Mts. 168
32
0Mozambique1933C1MS752

Flower heads compact. Yellow fls.

-19.71722233.0371947
59011Crotalaria anthyllopsis14 Apr 2014BT Wursten
A Mapaura
P Ballings
J Timberlake
J Hadj-Hammou
H Matimele
A Mapaura AM637 BT Wursten SRGH
K
BR
LMA
Rocky miombo woodlandAlong Nhamadzi River, lower Chimanimani Conservation Area. 168
32
0Mozambique1933C1MS762

Flower heads compact. Yellow fls.

-19.71952833.0378617
59012Crotalaria cephalotes14 Apr 2014BT Wursten
A Mapaura
P Ballings
J Timberlake
J Hadj-Hammou
H Matimele
A Mapaura AM635 BT Wursten SRGH
K
BR
LMA
Rocky miombo woodlandAlong Nhamadzi River, lower Chimanimani Conservation Area168
32
0Mozambique1933C1MS756

Leaves whorled, fls yellow with some brown streaks.

-19.71694233.0369667
74633Cyanotis foecunda01 Nov 2014BT Wursten
A Mapaura
J Timberlake
A Mapaura 723 DJ Goyder SRGH
K
BR
LMA
At base of small rock garden with schist and quartzite rocks. Ridge on Mt Shangani, Chimanimani mountains. 168
33
0Mozambique1933C3MS1324

Pink flowers with distinctive blue anthers. Stem purplish, with white hairs on stems. Some less hairy forms also seen. Locally common.

-19.82224033.1886907
59304Cyphia mazoensis16 Apr 2014BT Wursten
A Mapaura
P Ballings
J Timberlake
J Hadj-Hammou
H Matimele
A Mapaura AM654 BT Wursten J Osborne SRGH
K
BR
LMA
Twining in grasses in rocky mistbelt Brachystegia woodland. Northern slopes below Mt Dombe, Chimanimani Mts 168
32
0Mozambique1933C1MS1355

Note by Joan Osborne: Slender foliage + habit close to C. rogersii S. Moore from South Africa. See note in FZ for differences.

-19.74460033.0309307
61882Dietes iridioides14 Apr 2014BT Wursten
A Mapaura
P Ballings
J Timberlake
J Hadj-Hammou
H Matimele
A Mapaura AM636 DJ Goyder SRGH
K
BR
LMA
East facing rocky miombo woodland. BY Binga trail along Nhamadzi River, Lower Chimanimani Mts Conservation Area.168
32
0Mozambique1933C1 MS752

White fls. A few plants seen locally

7
64937Drimia elata27 Oct 2014BT Wursten
A Mapaura
A Mapaura AM707 BT Wursten SRGH
K
Among quartzite sandstone rocks at margin of Uapaca-Brachystegia woodland.Plateau between Mucandue and Mutandani Rivers, eastern Chimanimani Mts.168
33
0Mozambique1933C3MS1127

Creamish flowers with petals curling back. Tubers exposed, size of a golf ball. Leaves appear after inflorescence.

-19.81486633.1550387
66993Haumaniastrum dissitifolium27 Oct 2014BT Wursten
A Mapaura
A Mapaura AM708 I Darbyshire SRGH
K
BR
LMA
Grassland, growing in full sun on E-facing slope towards a stream. No surface rocks seen. Plateau between Mutandani and Mucandue rivers,Eastern Chimanimani Mts 168
33
0Mozambique1933C3MS1116

Plant 40 cm tall. Blue flower heads. Few plants seen

-19.81558033.1563407
106619Hypoxis angustifolia13 Jan 1993A Mapaura
M Mahlunge
A Mapaura M Mahlunge 30 SRGH
Waterlogged grasslandCleveland Dam, c. 10 km E of Harare near the rifle range1,30Zimbabwe1731C3C0

26 cm in height, yellow petals, bulbous, very long leaves

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67175Ilex mitis var. mitis03 Nov 2014BT Wursten
A Mapaura
A Mapaura AM734 I Darbyshire SRGH
K
BR
LMA
Quartzite grassland at edge of small stream flowing from small forest patch 30 m away. Plateau above deep gorge of Mevumodzi tributary, Chimanimani Mts.168
33
0Mozambique1933C3MS1465

Shrub about 1.5 m tall, only branches on E side of tree are flowering. Small white flowers. New leaves, branches and all petioles distinctly purple. One plant seen. Some roots exposed due to water eroding the stream bank. Some branches killed by fire.

-19.82170033.1062207
62030Leonotis ocymifolia var. raineriana22 Apr 2014BT Wursten
A Mapaura
P Ballings
J Timberlake
J Hadj-Hammou
H Matimele
A Mapaura AM686 DJ Goyder SRGH
K
BR
LMA
Growing on exposed flatter surfaces receiving late afternoon sun. In quartzite grassland with mainly sedges. Slopes of Mt Nhamedimu, Chimanimani Mts.168
32
0Mozambique1933C1MS2054

Occuring in clumps. About 50 cm tall. A few plants seen.

-19.73702833.0844447
66989Melinis repens subsp. repens27 Oct 2014BT Wursten
A Mapaura
A Mapaura AM703 A Mapaura M Xanthos SRGH
K
BR
LMA
Stony ground. Area has been burnt in recent months. Mucandue River, Eastern slopes of Chimanimani mountains 168
33
0Mozambique1933C3MS1114

Plants 50 cm tall with white hairs at nodes. Inflorescence red.

-19.81472033.1545807
59293Myrothamnus flabellifolius16 Apr 2014BT Wursten
A Mapaura
P Ballings
J Timberlake
J Hadj-Hammou
H Matimele
A Mapaura AM649 BT Wursten J Osborne SRGH
K
BR
LMA
In shallow soil among rocks in mistbelt Brachystegia tamarindoides woodland.Northern slopes below Mt Dombe, Chimanimani Mts 168
32
0Mozambique1933C1MS1390

-19.74538933.0305836
61889Otiophora scabra subsp. scabra16 Apr 2014BT Wursten
A Mapaura
P Ballings
J Timberlake
J Hadj-Hammou
H Matimele
A Mapaura AM646 A Mapaura I Darbyshire K
Growing in a crevice on the side of a quartzite sandstone rock. The habitat received afternoon to late afternoon sun. On northern slopes below Mt Dombe, Chimanimani Mts. 168
32
0Mozambique1933C1MS1354

A strggling plant with lilac flowers. Only one plant was seen at this locality.

-19.74350033.0278337
22484Pteridium aquilinum subsp. capense09 Aug 1992A Mapaura
A Mapaura 3 SRGH
Grassland among rocky outcroppsMarondera, Rufaro dam, 200 m E of Longlands Road Bridge0Zimbabwe1831B1C0

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61930Rhynchosia monophylla16 Apr 2014BT Wursten
A Mapaura
P Ballings
J Timberlake
J Hadj-Hammou
H Matimele
A Mapaura AM655 I Darbyshire SRGH
K
BR
LMA
Creeping over quartzite rocks and open spaces in grassland. Below the slopes of Mt Dombe, Chimanimani Mts. 168
32
0Mozambique1933C1MS1451

A prostrate plant with red flowers, leaves trifoliate and rough. Very common here.

-19.74436133.0200287
64962Rhynchosia monophylla27 Oct 2014BT Wursten
A Mapaura
A Mapaura AM710 BT Wursten SRGH
K
BR
LMA
Grassland with rocky outcrops. Soil very shallow with rocks underneath. Roots normally wedged between rooks. In full sun. Plateau between Mutandani and Muvumodzi Rivers, eastern Chimanimani Mts.168
33
0Mozambique1933C3MS1140

-19.81591033.1595107
67106Silene burchellii var. angustifolia04 Nov 2014BT Wursten
A Mapaura
J Timberlake
A Mapaura AM738 I Darbyshire SRGH
Quartzite grassland beside footpath. Top ridge Mt Shangani, eastern Chimanimani Mts168
33
0Mozambique1933C3MS1342

Flowers with purple petals which curl up upon themselves. Calyx with stripes of green and pink. Leaves broad.

-19.83028033.1947407
61852Solanum retroflexum21 Apr 2014BT Wursten
A Mapaura
P Ballings
J Timberlake
J Hadj-Hammou
H Matimele
A Mapaura AM680 J Osborne SRGH
K
BR
LMA
Somewhat disturbed patch in rocky grassland.Slopes towards Mt Nhamedimu, Chimanimani Mts.168
32
0Mozambique1933C3MS1735

Several plants both in flower and fruit.

-19.75562033.0925717
74800Trachypogon spicatus02 Nov 2014BT Wursten
A Mapaura
A Mapaura AM732 M Xanthos SRGH
K
BR
LMA
In wet quartzite grassland. Soak zone of a small stream. Along stream about 200 m before it enters river flowing from Bakoramambo towards Mubvumodzi, Chimanimani mountains. 168
33
0Mozambique1933C3MS1409

Plants to 70 cm tall. Showy inflorescence with anthers falling easily. Yellow anthers appear to be arranged in rows on one side of inflorescence. Locally common.

-19.82835033.1061507
67094Trichopteryx stolziana17 Apr 2014BT Wursten
A Mapaura
P Ballings
J Timberlake
J Hadj-Hammou
H Matimele
A Mapaura AM657 MS Vorontsova SRGH
K
BR
LMA
Growing on a near 45 degree angle slope in very shallow soil on a quartzite rock, receiving full late afternoon sun. Ground very wet. Growing with mosses and sedges. Northern slopes below Mt Dombe, Chimanimani Mts168
32
0Mozambique1933C1MS1473

A small grass growing in clumps. Less than 10 cm tall. Common here.

-19.74497233.0157227
61945Utricularia pentadactyla17 Apr 2014BT Wursten
A Mapaura
P Ballings
J Timberlake
J Hadj-Hammou
H Matimele
A Mapaura AM660 J Osborne SRGH
K
BR
LMA
Grasslands on mountain slopes. Surface very rocky with Xyris spp. Northwestern slopes below Mt Dombe, Chimanimani Mts.168
32
0Mozambique1933C1MS1614

With a 5-lobed petal almost palmate. Purple flowers. Fairly common on these slopes.

-19.74333333.0140007
61880Zehneria minutiflora18 Apr 2014BT Wursten
A Mapaura
P Ballings
J Timberlake
J Hadj-Hammou
H Matimele
A Mapaura AM670 J Osborne SRGH
K
BR
LMA
Growing in very wet ground under a rock, in slow flowing water which appears to be the beginning of a stream. Near pass on ridge North of Mt Peza, Chimanimani Mts.168
32
0Mozambique1932D2MS2003

A creeper with white small flowers.

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Copyright: Mike Bingham, Annette Willemen, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Mark Hyde, 2011-24

Bingham, M.G., Willemen, A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. and Hyde, M.A. (2024). Flora of Zambia: Collections made by Anthony Mapaura.
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