Collections made by John Burrows

Locally frequent, presumably flooded annually

Slender climber.

Climber to 2 m, flowers pink; in degraded coastal forest on sands.

Small deciduous tree to 4 m tall, bark rough, grey; in mixed miombo (Julbernardia globiflora/Brachystegia utilis) woodland. Occasional.

Small tree to 5 m tall, bark smooth yellowish; on woodland/forest ecotone on sandy-loam soils.

1.2 m tall evergreen shrub, in mixed coastal woodland on sandy clays. Fruit pink above. Occasional., Occurrence: occasional

Evergreen scrambling shrub with twining stems to 3 m high, flowers yellow; scattered in Licuati Thicket on sands.

Occasional

Occasional

Tufted fern growing around base of granite rocks in miombo woodland.

Giant pachycaul to 15 m tall, growing in a small grove of ca. 8 baobabs, in a cultivated field on sandy soils, area of semi-deciduous coastal woodland/thicket. Flowers pure white, petals like plastic.

Robust liane in miombo woodland.

Climber to 3 m tall; in secondary scrub in cleared woodland on reddish clay-sands, north aspect of low escarpment.

Climber to 6 m in termitaria forest near stream, in area of miombo woodland.

Climber to 2 m, scrambling over bushes in ecotone between miombo woodland and riverine forest, on sandy soils.

Climber to 3 m high, stem almost white; on rocky conglomerate sandstone ridge in mixed Brachystegia torrei/Androstachys woodland.

Climber in mixed lowland forest on sands

Climbing in riverine forest to ñ 4 m high. Huge fruit. Miombo woodland on escarpment., Occurrence: scarce

Climber to ca. 5 m with succulent, smooth stem; leaves can be 3-lobed. Growing amongst on rocky granite outcrop in dry mixed deciduous woodland., Occurrence: occasional

Locally common

Locally frequent

Locally frequent

Locally common ground fern in shade of gallery forest (also in Androstachys woodland on gorge lip) in limestone gorge. Fronds proliferous.

Occasional in forested areas and Brachystegia woodland

Occasional

Occasional

Small fern growing on mossy limestone rocks above water of stream in gallery forest in deep limestone gorge. Rare, only 2 plants seen.

Very localised

Small, slender tree to 2 m tall; horizontal branching, scarce. On granite koppie, in light shade of miombo woodland dominated by Brachystegia glaucescens., Occurrence: scarce

Small bushy shrub, 2 m tall with spreading branches and very small bilobed fruit. Growing along river in mixed, high rainfall woodland., Occurrence: locally frequent

Erect tree to 6 m tall, bark smooth, grey-grown, mottled with pale lichens; in riverine woodland on granites.

Tree (?deciduous) to 5 m high, growing amongst gneiss rocks in seasonally-dry mixed deciduous woodland., Occurrence: scarce

Spreading low tree to 7 m tall on granite outcrop in miombo woodland.

Small tree (regenerated) to 6 m tall, in coastal dune thicket near lakes. Fls dusky pink to greenish. Occasional

Wide-spreading tree to 10 m tall, bark pale grey, flaking in irregular plates; in coastal woodland on sandy soils; occasional.

Tree to 6m tall, in evergreen lowland forest. Branches more or less drooping.

Tree to 15 m tall (fallen) in high-altitude forest.

Evergreen small tree to 6 m tall, locally frequent in lowland evergreen to semi-deciduous forest in rolling hills, much degraded by logging and cultivation. Fls white., Occurrence: locally frequent

A spreading tree along river margins, component of riverine forest on coastal plain. Scattered

Large tree to 16 m tall, and rather spreading crown; growing along stream over limestone at base of escarpment.

Huge tree to 30 m tall with a spreading crown; bark rough, flaking coarsely into strips. Only one specimen seen. In dry Micklethwaitia/Ficus/Schrebera forest.

Large spreading tree ca. 15 m tall, growing as an emergent on the edge of limestone gorges in mixed semi-deciduous thicket and dry evergreen forest on the gorge slopes. Occasional.

Tree to 6 m tall in open deciduous coastal woodland on clay-sands. Fruit immature, pinkish. Occasional

Shrub or small tree to 4 m tall, common constituent of forest understorey. In dry forest on sand.

Soft shrub to 1.5 m tall; locally common in degraded coastal forest/woodland mosaic on sandy soils, in secondary scrub.

Large tree to 18 m tall with spreading crown; bark grey, rough; flowers pale yellow. Occasional, in open woodland/thicket mosaic on sandy soils.

Erect conifer-like herb growing on muddy margins of dam on granite-derived sands.

Robust climber, growing over thatched roof of a dwelling. Fruit; glossy blackish, fleshy-x000D- Species name variation on plant label - A. africana (Lour.) Merr.

Locally frequent

Fern with few fronds from a long-creeping stolon-like rhizome, in sands among mossy limestone rocks in deep limestone gorge in gallery forest. Occasional.

Straggly herb on road margins in clearings in sand forest. Flowers yellow.

A 'sticky' herb with trailing stems and erect flowering stems; flowers yellow. Scattered along sandy roadside in dappled shade of evergreen forest on low hill on coastal plain.

Evergreen tree 8-9 m tall, 4 adults and saplings, on hillside, amongst boulders in mixed miombo / Uapaca woodland.-x000D- -x000D- First record of this species for Mozambique., Occurrence: occasional

Herbaceous shrub c. 1m tall, in forest clearings. Flowers red / pink. In tall semi-deciduous sand forest.

Herbaceous shrub 1 m tall, flowers deep red; in shade of tall mixed lowland sand forest.

Many-stemmed shrubby geosuff from a woody rootstock; scattered in open Protea-miombo woodland on grey sandy loams.

Herb growing in moist dune slacks in coastal grassland near coastal lakes. Flowers purple.

Tall tree 25-30 m high, remnant in logged and burnt forest. Fruit, furry, red. Only one intact tree seen.-x000D-

Tall tree to 25 m or more, bark smoothish, whitish-grey, branches ca. horizontal; on river bank in gallery forest in limestone gorge. Scattered.

Shrubby small tree, understorey in riparian forest on river bank. Fls cream, in pendulous spikes. Growing with Canarium madagascariense and Synsepalum brevipes.

Shrubby small tree to 6 m tall, forming colonies along drainage line in Berlinia orientalis woodland on low escarpment.

Shrub to 4 m tall on high altitude forest margins.

Occasional but localised.

In forest clump in high rainfall woodland. Shrub to 3 m tall.-x000D- EJD Schmidt writes: 'best guess without flowers or fruit'.

Shrub to 2.5 m tall in mid-altitude forest.

Liane to 6 m tall, in dense thicket on sands. Ripe fruit red.

Growing in seasonally wet areas in miombo woodland, locally frequent., Occurrence: locally frequent

Erect shrub to 1 m tall in degraded deciduous mixed woodland on sandy soils, in full sun, roots terete, lacking tubers, , Occurrence: occasional

Climber to 2.5 m tall, in degraded grassy woodland.

As Asparagus cooperi in BNRH. Erect (when in As Asparagus cooperi in BNRH.Garcinia-dominated coastal grassland) to scrambling or climbing to 2.5 m tall (in dune scrub), on old dunes; locally frquent, some bushes just starting to flower.-x000D- -x000D- Flowers in pickle.

As Asparagus cooperi in BNRH. Erect shrub to 1 m tall, in clearing in arid low-altitude riverine vegetation on alluvial loams. Only one population seen.

As Asparagus cooperi in BNRH. Shrub in wooded grassland on sands. No tubers.-x000D- Spirit material. , Occurrence: locally frequent

As Asparagus cooperi in BNRH. Shrub, needing support, in open Hyphaene-Strychnos-Terminalia coastal veld, soils very sandy. Locally frequent. Flowers with scent of vanilla, anthers yellow.-x000D- DNA material given to Maria Norup, Copenhagen University, October 2006.-x000D- Spirit material:

As Asparagus cooperi in BNRH. Scrambler to 5 m high, on small termite hill in open mixed mopane woodland on blackish soils., Occurrence: scarce

As Asparagus cooperi in BNRH. Robust multi-stemmed climber to ca. 6 m high, in Acacia/Combretum woodland.-x000D- DNA material sent to Maria Norup, Copenhagen University, 2007.-x000D- Spirit material: flw.

As Asparagus cooperi in BNRH. Straggly shrub to 1.5 m high in degraded/logged forest-woodland mosaic.-x000D- Spirit material: fr. , Occurrence: rare

As Asparagus cooperi in BNRH. Straggly shrub to 1m tall, in mixed short thicket on sands.

As Asparagus cooperi in BNRH. In short mixed thicket on deep sands.-x000D- Spirit material: flw.

As Asparagus cooperi in BNRH. Straggly shrub to 1m in degraded woodland / thicket on sands.-x000D- Spirit material: flw and fr.

As Asparagus cooperi in BNRH. Erect shrub to 1.5 m high, new growth, growing in full sun in occasionally-cut grassy 'square' in Mueda town.

As Asparagus cooperi in BNRH. Climber on termite mound in miombo woodland. Scarce.

As Asparagus cooperi in BNRH. Shrublet, fruit orange; occasional in mopane woodland on gravelly clay soils at base of hill.

As Asparagus cooperi in BNRH. Heavily overgrazed shrublet on Acacia flats.

As Asparagus cooperi in BNRH. Low (due to grazing) multistemmed shrublet ca. 400 mm high and 1.5 m across; in degraded dry deciduous mixed woodland.

As Asparagus multiflorus in BNRH. Locally common very As Asparagus multiflorus in BNRH. Large tangled bushes, self-tangling or climbing on other shrubs, to 2 m high and 4 m across, confined to the margins of salt flats. Fruit blue-green. -x000D- DNA material sent to Maria Norup, Copenhagen University, 2007.-x000D- Spirit materia

As Asparagus multiflorus in BNRH. Many-stemmed shrub to 1.8 m tall, free-standing or scrambling in thicket on estuarine flats.-x000D- DNA material sent to Catherine Wiegand, Kansas University, 2005.-x000D- DNA material given to Maria Norup, Copenhagen University, October 2006.-x000D- Spirit material:

As Asparagus multiflorus in BNRH. Extremely robust scrambler to 10 m high, smothering trees and shrubs in Acacia/Diospyros/Adansonia woodland on saline flats; locally common. Ripe fruit orange.

As Asparagus shirensis in BNRH. Erect multi-stemmed free-standing shrub to 1.2m tall, in mixed miombo woodland.

As Asparagus shirensis in BNRH.Rounded tangles shrub to 1 m high, in seasonally wet/waterlogged wooded grassland. Local. -x000D- -x000D- Same population as Burrows & Burrows 9974, collected 8/3/2007. , Occurrence: occasional

Climber, bloom on new purple stems; tubers in-line. Occasional. Growing in tree clumps on sands in wooded coastal grassland. Plant in cultivated collection., Occurrence: occasional

Scrambling / climbing shrub in low mixed thicket on deep coastal sands.

Climber, deciduous, on rocky gneiss outcrop in miombo woodland.-x000D- DNA material sent to Catherine Wiegand, Kansas University, 2005.

Branches with orange fruit; plant 80 cm high, erect in grass along river in woodland.

Growing amongst granite boulders. Orange fruit.

Free-standing shrub to 1.5 m tall; stems yellowish. In mixed deciduous woodland.

Erect shrub to 1 m, single-stemmed with long horizontal branches somewhat drooping (specimen composed of branches), fruit green with a bluish bloom, orange when ripe. Occasional. -x000D- DNA material sent to Maria Norup, Copenhagen University, 2007.-x000D- Spiri

Erect shrublet to 1 m tall, in degraded miombo woodland on sandy loams. occasional. , Occurrence: occasional

Erect shrublet to 1 m tall, in among tall rank grasses on margins of riverine forest.

Shrub with somewhat arching branches, to 1 m tall; occasional on outer edges of wetland woodland.

Lanky shrub to 0.7 m tall, in old chopped forest edge in montane grassland/scrub/forest mosaic on rocky mountain hillside in mist belt. One specimen on summit in felled pine plantation (2074 m); also lanky but both with ribbed stems.-x000D- , Occurrence: s

Multi-stemmed shrub to 1 m tall; occasional in rocky montane grassland.

Shrub in dry deciduous mixed woodland over limestone.

Erect shrublet to 0.5 m; in long grass in open Acacia woodland; occasional.

Climbing shrublet to 2.5 m high; growing on rocky (granite) outcrop in mixed deciduous woodland.

Shrub to 750 mm tall; in full sun on gravelly soils in open degraded deciduous mixed mopane woodland.

Sparse erect shrublet 60 cm high, in sparse grasses on margin of termite-mound bush-clump, in open Acacia woodland.

Delicate scrambler to 800 mm tall in dune forest, all branches and branchlets flattened in to one plane. Occasional.

Small shrublet to 0.5 m tall, growing on roadside in sandy granite-derived soils in severely degraded woodland. Branches horizontal, all in one plane, cladodes distinctly glaucous.

Growing on lower slopes of large termitarium dominated by Diospyros mespiliformis and other large trees, in shade. Surrounding area disturbed by gravel pit. Occasional.-x000D- DNA material sent to Maria Norup, Copenhagen University, 2007.-x000D- Spirit material:

Climber in evergreen forest patch.

Slender climber / twiner in dry coastal forest. Scarce. Branches horizontal.-x000D- DNA material given to Maria Norup, Copenhagen University, October 2006.-x000D- PRE: det. as A. plumosus.

In small forest patch on sands.

Slender scrambler in evergreen coastal forest.

Climber in degraded grassland on red loams.

Slender climber to 1.5 m in high-altitude forest.

Slender climber in understorey of mid-altitude forest.

Scrambler in understorey of montane mist forest, on E-aspect mountain slopes. Very robust, branches & branchlets horizontal, scrambling to 2-3 m. Spines on lower stem large for typical A. setaceus., Occurrence: occasional

Small scrambler to 1.5 m high in undergrowth of lowland evergreen forest on sands, locally frequent., Occurrence: locally common

Delicate lacy shrublet to 500 mm tall, somewhat scrambling; occasional in understorey of ravine forest, and on ecotone of forest and Brachystegia spiciformis woodland, on E-aspect mountain slopes. Whole plant distinctly glaucous.

In shade of montane forest margins; fruit black, flowers creamy.

Delicate shrublet to 750 mm high in shade of tall mixed miombo escarpment woodland, N-aspect, on sandy soils.

Delicate herb in forest in limestone gorge.

In coastal forest.

Grass-like shrublet to 0.5 m tall growing in lee of Pterocarpus lucens in open arid low-altitude woodland dominated by Combretum spp., almost leafless (cladode-less).

Soft shrublet under bush clump in coastal grassland on sands.

Erect shrublet to 0.5 m tall, in low Acacia scrub/woodland on clay flats. Occasional., Occurrence: occasional

Herb to 1 m tall. Flowers yellow.

Tufted fern in shade of tall lowland forest, growing at base of large tree on forest floor; scarce.

Fern on deeply shaded forest floor in degraded forest.

Tufted fern with arching fronds; on mossy rocks next to mountain stream in ravine forest; occasional.

Scrambler or liane in mid-altitude forest reaching canopy.

Scrambling shrub or liane to 5 m high; occasional on margins of evergreen montane forest.

Climbing woody shrub, reaching 7-8 m, growing on harsh coral rag in dwarf coastal forest. Flowers small, greenish.

Floating aquatic in quiet back water on main river.

Aquatic, in quiet back water of main river with Salvinia, Pistia.

Floating aquatic in quiet back water on main river.

Rare.

Slender climber to 2 m high, in degraded deciduous woodland on sandy soils.-x000D- -x000D- First record for Mozambique.

Climber to 3 m tall, flowers yellow; in thicket in deciduous thicket-woodland mosaic on sandy soils; occasional.

Small tree to 5 m tall, bark very rough & corky, all parts pale grey, fruit with conspicuous horizontal creases; spines absent or few on sucker growth, simple or weakly bifurcate; in low mixed miombo/Uapaca woodland; occasional.

Shrubby small tree to 1.5 m, multi-stemmed from frequent burning; in open grassland- woodland mosaic on sands; locally common.

Small plant ca. 40-50 cm high, growing in coastal woodland on sandy soils. Flowers mauve.

Small tree to 3 m tall, flowers yellow; scarce in degraded forest/woodland mosaic, now in maize field, on sandy soils.

Chopped tree in coastal woodland/degraded forest mosaic.

Ground fern with tufted fronds; scarce, on very wet peaty floor of swamp forest, dominated by Anthocleista grandiflora, Voacanga thouarsii, Antidesma vogeliana, Xylopia aethiopica and the fern Stenochlaena tenuifolia.-x000D- -x000D- Keys best to B. natalensis bu

Small spreading tree to 4 m tall with rather gnarled branches and rough bark, in mixed miombo woodland on granite derived sandy soils. Occasional.

Fern in deep shade on floor of lowland evergreen forest.

Tufted gemmiferous fern, strongly dimorphic; growing on deeply shaded forest floor of tall ravine forest dominated by Newtonia buchananii, Trilepisium madagascariensis, Funtumia africana and Celtis gomphophylla; locally frequent but very local, not s

Occasional but localised

Shrub with long pendulous branches in rocky outcrop in degraded mixed miombo woodland on granite.

Dambo in mixed, high rainfall woodland. Plants ñ 30 cm high. Flowers purple.

Tall tree to 18 m or more, in miombo woodland, locally frequent, on sandy soils over gneiss. Leaflets glaucous green.

Tree to 10 m tall with rounded or spreading crown, bark rough, grey; open coastal woodland dominated by Parinari curatellifolia, Strychnos spp. and Hyphaene compressa, on sandy soils.-x000D- -x000D- TOPOTYPE.

Medium to large deciduous tree to 15 m tall, a major component of miombo woodland, bark rough dark brown, vertically fissured.

Small tree with somewhat spreading crown and rough dark grey bark; locally frequent in seasonally wet grassland in low-lying drainage zone in miombo woodland; trees more stunted than when growing in well-drained areas.

Tall tree to 20 m, with somewhat spreading crown, bark dark grey, rough, vertically fissured

Medium to large deciduous tree to 15 m tall, a major component of miombo woodland, bark rough dark brown, vertically fissured.

Small tree with somewhat spreading crown and rough dark grey bark; locally frequent in seasonally wet grassland in low-lying drainage zone in miombo woodland; trees more stunted than when growing in well-drained areas.

Tall tree to 20 m, with somewhat spreading crown, bark dark grey, rough, vertically fissured; scattered in wooded grassland.

Large deciduous tree to 20 m tall, component of miombo woodland in hilly areas, locally frequent, bark smoothish grey, flaking in old specimens.

Tall tree to 20 m+, forming colonies on granite soils, leaves greyish, locally frequent.

Deciduous tree to 12 m tall, leaves grey-ish; on rocky hill, geology gneiss, confined to hilly areas.

Spreading tree ± 25-30 m tall, bark smooth grey, flaking with age

As Brachystegia glaucescens in BNRH. Spreading tree ± 25-30 m tall, bark smooth grey, flaking with age; growing on summits of rocky granite koppies, rather localized.

As Brachystegia microphylla in BNRH. Tree to 10 m tall, with wide-spreading crown and rather drooping branches, bark smoothish, grey, flaking in thick plates in older trees; locally frequent in dense deciduous woodland/forest in hilly area.

As Brachystegia microphylla in BNRH. Tree to 8 m tall in miombo woodland.

As Brachystegia microphylla in BNRH. Elegant flat-crowned tree 15-20 m tall, forming pure stands on sandy soils, rather open below the canopy. bark grey, smooth, flaking in older specimens.

As Brachystegia microphylla in BNRH. Deciduous tree to 10 m tall, with wide-spreading crown; bark grey, smoothish, flaking; the dominant tree on rocky hillsides on quartzites of the Frontier System.

Tree 12-14 m high, bark dark grey, rough, longitudinally-fissured; in open coastal woodland on sands.

Tree to ca. 10 m high, in open coastal woodland.

Tree to 10 m tall, leaflets somewhat glossy above; in wooded grassland; infrequent.

Large tree to 15 m tall, with a spreading crown, bark rough grey; in coastal woodland on sandy loam soils; occasional.

Medium tree to 9 m tall, spreading crown, leaves bluish-green; in miombo woodland on sandy soils; occasional.

Tree to 8 m tall in miombo woodland, leaves bluish-green.

Rather spreading tree to 8 m high, bark roughish, grey, leaves glaucous green, particularly below; locally frequent in open mixed woodland at base of escarpment.

Small trees 2-5 m tall (mature specimens all chopped out?), leaves blue-green, bark smoothish pale grey; locally frequent in open woodland on red soils on rocky west-aspect slopes between lake shore and base of the western escarpment.

Tree to 10 m tall, with wide-spreading crown and rather drooping branches, bark smoothish, grey, flaking in thick plates in older trees

Tree to 8 m tall

Elegant flat-crowned tree 15-20 m tall, bark grey, smooth, flaking in older specimens.

Deciduous tree to 10 m tall, with wide-spreading crown; bark grey, smoothish, flaking

Locally dominant tree to 8 m high with spreading crown and rough dark grey bark , new leaves folded, pendulous, yellow-green; on sands forming its own woodlands. A strange form, atypical of true Brachystegia spiciformis.

Spreading dwarf tree to 4 m.

Spreading dwarf tree to 4 m tall, growing with Julbernardia globiflora to form a coastal miombo woodland, forming a mosaic with coastal grassland; about 7 km from the sea. Locally abundant.

Locally dominant tree to 8 m high with spreading crown and rough dark grey bark bark, new leaves folded, pendulous, yellow-green; on sands forming its own woodlands.-x000D- A strange form, atypical of true Brachystegia spiciformis.-x000D-

Small tree 6-8 m tall; very dark bark and dense crown of leaves (Dalbergia-like); amongst Julbernardia globiflora, J. paniculata and Brachystegia boehmii. Locally frequent

Tree to 7 m with ca. spreading crown. Bark rough, grey. .

Tree to 20 m tall

Deciduous tree 8-12 m tall

Tree to 7 m with ca. spreading crown, growing at base of granite hills in mixed miombo woodland. Bark rough, grey. Occasional.

Tree to 20 m tall, growing in open mixed woodland.

Deciduous tree 8-12 m tall, co-dominant with Brachystegia boehmii in miombo woodland along base of mountains, on reddish sands over granites.

Slender geophyte in deep sandy soils; in Licuati surrounds in open wooded coastal grassland on bare sands.

Climber in degraded woodland-forest mosaic, on sands.

Climber / vine in tall grasses in degraded mid-altitude forest / woodland. Flowers mauve.

Spiny small tree to 5 m high, in coastal thicket on sands, occasional., Occurrence: occasional

Spiky shrub to 2 m tall. In mixed deciduous coastal woodland on sandy soils. Dominant woody species: Strychnos madagascariensis, Phellocalyx vollesenii, Olax dissitiflora, Pteleopsis myrtifolia, Xylotheca tettensis, Micklethwaitia carvalhoi, Diospyro

Spiny rather spreading deciduous shrub to 2.5 m high, on rocky granite koppie in mixed deciduous woodland.

Spiny shrub to 3 m tall in woodland.

Small straggly tree to 4 m tall; sterile; bark grey, thinly flaking in longitudinal strips, stem fluted; growing in light shade of tall woodland-forest mosaic dominated by Millettia stuhlmannii, Sterculia quinqueloba, S. appendiculata, Kirkia acumina

Slender spiny climber to 1.5 m high, in dwarf coastal forest on coral rag.

Shrub or treelet to 2 m tall; fls white with a sweet, spicy scent. Growing in mixed mopane woodland in light shade., Occurrence: locally frequent

Erect shrub to 1 m tall, flowers strongly zygomorphic, white with the two reflexed upper lobes deep pink; in woodland/thicket mosaic on coastal sands.

Erect shrub to 2 m tall, flowers zygomorphic, white, the two upper petals deep pink; growing in thicket 4-6 m tall, in coastal thicket/woodland mosaic on sands.

Tree to 3 m tall, on granite outcrop ('ruwari'), in mixed miombo woodland.

Tree to 7 m tall; in woodland/sand forest mosaic; scarce, sterile.

Deciduous tree to 10 m tall, flowers bright yellow, spectacular; on forest margins in forest/woodland mosaic on sandy soils. Occasional, three specimens seen.

Small tree in understory of sand forest.

Tree to 5 m tall in high-altitude forest.

Evergreen understorey tree to 5 m tall, in tall evergreen or semi-deciduous forest on sands, growing with Cola mossambicensis and Streblus usambarensis., Occurrence: occasional

Tree to 5 m tall in mixed tall lowland forest on sands; scarce.

Small tree to 2.5 m growing in miombo woodland at edge of ruwari (granite sheetrock) in sandy soils. Stipules burgundy., Occurrence: occasional