Records determined by Sandra Burrows

Slender climber.

Cited as the type specimen in Bothalia 39-2: 222 (Burrows & Burrows, 2009)

Robust liane in miombo woodland.

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. 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. 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 cooperi in BNRH. Habitat: Undifferentiated woodland.-x000D- Ex Cheringoma Herbarium No.: 1051

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 puberulus in BNRH. 1.5 m high. on rocky outcrop in Androstachys woodland.

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.

Shrublet with few radiating arching to prostrate stems; tubers arising laterally off fleshy (not swollen) roots; fruit large, red when ripe; growing in shallow humic soils on and among quartzite rocks of the Frontier System, on rocky mountain hillsid

Tufted foxtail asparagus in light shade of thicket margins on sands, occasional.-x000D- DNA material given to Maria Norup, Copenhagen University, October 2006.-x000D- Spirit material: fr.

Locally common, growing in sand in dappled shade of Brachystegia spiciformis closed woodland or sand forest. Growing with A. natalensis & A. falcatus.

Low asparagus with a few stems reclining on the ground; widespread in open areas in open Syzygium cordatum-dominated woodland on coastal sands.

Slender scrambler growing in thicket on clay soils; in association with Schotia capitata, Albizia petersiana, Acacia nilotica, Acacia luederitzii, Balanites maughamii, Euphorbia grandicornis, Searsia gueinzii and Gymnosporia maranguensis. Locally fre

Robust scrambler in dry degraded coastal scrub on dunes. Fls white, sweet-scented.-x000D- Spirit material: fr. and flw., Occurrence: scattered

Climber in bushes and small trees on edge of granite/gneiss whaleback. Sterile, Occurrence: occasional

Climber in remnants of vegetation on small anthill in cleared land for cultivation. Only one plant seen., Occurrence: rare

In coastal thicket on old dunes. Scrambler, occasional., Occurrence: occasional

Robust climber in mid-altitude forest.

Scrambling shrublet to 1 m tall, in disturbed area along roadside against thicket, in somewhat degraded/disturbed Berlinia/Parinari woodland and thicket mosaic on sandy soils.

Habitat: miombo woodland.-x000D- Habit: twining around a small tree. -x000D- Ex Cheringoma Herbarium No. 1002

Climbing shrub 1.5 m tall, in gallery forest in limestone gorge; occasional.

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.

Low spreading shrublet to 300 mm high, branching ca. horizontal, growing on sparsely vegetated old dunes, in full sun. Occasional, scattered.-x000D- DNA material sent to Maria Norup, Copenhagen University, 2007.-x000D- Spirit material: fr. and flw.

Prostrate herb with ñ horizontal branches, in sandy pockets over coral rag, locally frequent, habitat-specific.-x000D- DNA material sent to Catherine Wiegand, Kansas University, 2005.-x000D- Spirit material.-x000D- Seed.

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.

Robust scrambler growing in thicket on clay soils; in association with Schotia capitata, Albizia petersiana, Acacia nilotica, Acacia luederitzii, Balanites maughamii, Euphorbia grandicornis, Searsia gueinzii and Gymnosporia maranguensis.Locally frequ

Shrublet with long arching stems to 2.2 m long; flowering stems c. 1 m long; growing on sandy soils in Euphorbia confinalis-Acacia woodland. Growing with A. natalensis. Cane in cane collection.

Shrub in dry deciduous mixed woodland over limestone.

Shrublet with stems arching to the ground, flowers white. Old plant growing in small termitarium over rock in dry deciduous woodland, E-aspect slopes.

Scrambler/twiner in coastal scrub-forest on dunes. Fruit red when ripe., Occurrence: occasional

Scrambling shrub to 3-4 m high in thicket, older stems white. Occasional. Flowers sweetly-scented of coconut & apricots -x000D- DNA material given to Maria Norup, Copenhagen University, October 2006.-x000D- Spirit material: flw.

Scrambler in dense coastal forest on dunes.-x000D- Spirit material: fr.

Scrambling shrub to 1 m, in low Acacia scrub/woodland on clay flats. Occasional., Occurrence: occasional

Climber to 2.5 m high, or forming low tangled clumps, locally frequent. Fls white

Straggling shrub with a tendancy to climb if support available, in degraded mixed deciduous woodland. Occasional., Occurrence: occasional

Climber to 2.5 m high, or forming low tangled clumps, in open degraded mixed woodland on sands. Locally frequent. Fls white.-x000D- DNA material sent to Maria Norup, Copenhagen University, 2007.-x000D- Spirit material: fr. and flw.

Slender climber in miombo woodland on sands.

Slender climber / twiner in forest / woodland mosaic, on deep sands.

Slender climber in shrub layer in miombo woodland (closed-canopy) on sublittoral sands. Occasional.-x000D- DNA material given to Maria Norup, Copenhagen University, October 2006.

Slender climber in coastal scrub over coral rag.

Shrublet in miombo woodland.

Slender climber/twiner, occasional in degraded coastal forest/woodland mosaic on sandy soils, in secondary scrub.

Scrambling shrub or small climber to 1 m high, on margin of termite-mound bush-clump; occasional.

Habitat: miombo woodland.-x000D- Habit: twining around a Senna petersiana; fruits pale yellow-green. -x000D- Ex Cheringoma Herbarium No.: 1001

Climber to 2 m in coastal thicket dominated by Terminalia sambesiaca, on sands. Stem and spines purplish., Occurrence: occasional

Small climber to ca. 1 m high, not as large as A. buchananii, both branches and cladodes droop., Occurrence: occasional

Shrublet in woodland, erect to 1 m tall.

Scrambling shrub to 1.5 m high, in coastal thicket/bush on sandy soils.

Climber to 2.5 m high, on termite mound in miombo woodland.

Climber to 2.5 m tall; on rocky conglomerate sandstone ridge in mixed Brachystegia torrei/Androstachys woodland.

Erect shrub to 1 m with arching or trailing branches; flowers profuse, white, sweetly-scented; in miombo woodland.

Scrambling shrub to 1 m tall; occasional on sandy-clay soils in Brachystegia spiciformis, B. utilis, B. boehmii miombo woodland.

Weakly scrambling shrub to 1 m tall, in miombo woodland.

Spiny deciduous scrambling shrublet to 1 m tall, in mixed deciduous woodland over limestones. Occasional.

Straggly deciduous shrub to 1 m high with arching stems, flowers with maroon anthers, apricot-scented; occasional in rocky grassland over limestones.

Scrambling shrub to 2 m high, young stems puple-maroon with a pale bloom; on sandy soils in degraded (old lands) mixed semi-deciduous woodland.

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 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.

Erect shrublet to 80 cm tall, flowers white, very sweetly-scented; in bushclump in termitaria in deciduous woodland on sands ('sand forest').

In shade of Diospyros loureiriana; in mixed semi-deciduous coastal plain woodland on reddish sandy soils.-x000D-

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

One small plant (seedling) above drift (spring-tide) line, petiole pink, and reddish glands or gland patched in medial row down each side of the lamina; in coastal scrub at upper edge of mangroves.

Tree to 6 m tall in sand forest.

Small +/- unbranched shrub. Flowers opening a.m. ?, Occurrence: scarce

Small, deciduous tree, on sandy soils. Corolla, white. Anthers, yellow.

Very old tree on upper beach margin; evergreen. Flowers; white with yellow anthers. Only one specimen seen.-x000D- Photo attached to specimen.-x000D- Sheet 1 of 2.

Large evergreen tree to 25 m tall, growing along riverbanks. Bark smoothish to flaking, grey to beige, slashed by locals to obtain a waxy strongly aromatic myrrh-like resin, which is placed on a smouldering stick and the smoke inhaled for headaches a

Large canopy tree 25 - 30 m tall in mid-altitude forest.

On upper margin of beach. Leaves, glossy.

On coral rag.

On sandy soils.-x000D- Photo. attached to specimen.

On coral rag.

Small deciduous tree to 5 m tall, in dry mixed deciduous woodland., Occurrence: widespread

In coastal scrub/thicket on sands.

Small evergreen tree, or shrub, to 2 m, in coastal forest/thicket on sands, fruit orange when ripe., Occurrence: scattered

In thicket on coral rag. Small tree.

Small tree in dense dune scrub. Fruit, dark-red., Occurrence: frequent

In coastal scrub/thicket on sands. Fruit, roughish.

Evergreen shrub to 2 m high, in shade of dry coastal forest on sand. Occasional. Fruit orange., Occurrence: occasional

Medium tree with dense, rounded to spreading evergreen, crown, in dry, coastal woodland. Scattered.

Small regrowth tree in cultivated field.

Slender tree in degraded coastal forest. Pellucid dots on leaves!

Shrubby small tree 5 m tall, with straggly branches, spiny throughout; fruit fleshy, yellowish-green. In woodland/thicket mosaic on sandy coastal soils. -x000D- Leaf shape most resembles D. hispidula but no pellucid gland dots and the lamina is glabrous.

In coastal dune scrub/thicket.

Small tree to 3 m tall in riverine forest or woodland.

Small tree to 5 m in riverine forest, scarce., Occurrence: scarce

Shrub, straggly, to 2 m tall in miombo woodland. Bark pale grey.

Shrub to 2 m tall in riverine forest / miombo woodland ecotone along river bank.

Ericoid shrub to 6 m tall on rocky outcrops in montane grassland.

Erect bushy shrub or treelet 2-3 m tall; on rocky ridges in montane grassland.

Shrub 2-3 m tall, frequent on rocky areas in shallow soils in stunted Brachystegia spiciformis woodland on plateau summit.

Tree to 16 m tall, bark pale grey, smoothish, with spine-tipped bosses; pods old, in many-podded bunches, seeds gathered from the ground below; in undisturbed mixed miombo coastal woodland, growing on banks of seasonally-dry stream.

Photo record in Figs of South-Central Africa, Burrows & Burrows: 106, 2003.

Photo record in Figs of South-Central Africa, Burrows & Burrows: 106, 2003.

Shrubby tree to 4 m tall, in riverine forest.

Evergreen small tree to 5 m tall; in riverine woodland in rocky ravine, in area of miombo woodland.

Species name variation on plant voucher - H. abdessammadii Aschews & Schweinf. var. abdessammadii

Evergreen tree to 10 m tall, in riverine forest, fls whitish. Occasional., Occurrence: occasional

Tree to 6 m tall in riverine forest on sands.

Along Metapiri River.-x000D- -x000D- UJ DNA No. UJ06982

Woodland.-x000D- -x000D- UJ DNA No. UJ06872

Scrambling shrub to 4 m high, in dense riverine bush/woodland along dry riverbed; flowers white, scented; fruit black, glossy.

Small much-branched shrublet to 1 m tall; fruit glossy black, growing in full sun amongst rocks (gneiss) in mixed deciduous woodland., Occurrence: occasional

Small tree 2-3 m tall, in bushclumps in mixed deciduous woodland on sands. , Occurrence: scarce

'Tsumba'. Leaves used as a mosquito repellent.

Small tree in dense coastal-thicket-clump on sands.

Small tree in dune thicket.

Small tree in dense, dune forest. Fruit, bright-red when ripe.

Tree to 8 m tall with rounded crown and roughish bark; in stream ravine on woodland-riverine forest ecotone.

Small tree to 4 m tall in riverine forest or woodland.

Small tree in dense thicket on sands, to 2.5 m tall. Scarce., Occurrence: scarce

Growing with O. gomezianum (5541) and A. lusoafricanum (5542)

Growing with O. gomezianum and O. lusoafricanum

Occasional, growing with O. gomezianum, O. lusoafricanum, O. polyphyllum.

Growing with O. gomezianum and O. rubellum. Fronds only recently emerged

Robust, small tree to 5 m tall on coral rag. Flowers cream yellowish, arranged in distinctive spirals. -x000D- -x000D- First record for Mozambique.

Dominant understorey shrub to 1 m tall in dry sand forest.

Dominant understorey shrub to 1 m tall in dry sand forest.

Small evergreen tree to 4 m tall, in riverine woodland in rocky area, only 1 plant seen; in area of high-rainfall miombo woodland dominated by Brachystegia microphylla and B. boehmii.

In coastal dune forest. Fruit, black when ripe.

Spreading shrub 1-1.5 m tall; fruit bright glossy red; in coastal scrub abd margins of coastal forest on sands or coral rag; scattered.-x000D- See also S. litoraneum A.E.Gonç. from southern Mozambique.

Shrublet to 1 m tall, on roadside in coastal forest on coral rag. Fls pale blue.

Large riverine tree to 12 m tall on river banks. Young stems 4-angled and slightly winged. Petiole 8 mm.

Tree to 10 m tall in riverine forest or woodland.

Tree to 10 m tall in riverine forest.

Small tree or large shrub to 3 m high, in bush clump in coastal woodland on sands. Fls cream-white. Occasional

In deciduous coastal woodland. Stems distinctly square-winged.-x000D- -x000D-

Large shrub in bush clumps., Occurrence: frequent

On sands. Flowers, showy.