Records determined by Paul Wilkin

Determinations: 15

The following is a list of the records determined by Paul Wilkin in species name order.

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No   Species   Record date   Recorder(s)   Coll.   Det.   Conf.   Herbaria   Habitat   Location   Loc code(s)   Outing code   Planted code   Country   QDS   Grid ref.   FZ Div   Alt. (m)   Notes   Lat   Long   Loc Acc Code   
81891Dioscorea cochleari-apiculata9 Mar 1997DK Harder
DK Harder 3974 P Wilkin K
Collections in roadside, degraded miombo on micaceous soils.Choma District; ca. 38.2 km N on M11 of intersection Choma-Namwala Road and Choma-Lusaka Roads, ca. 5.6 km S of Ngonga stream. 0Zambia1626B4S1200

Frequent; climber want-to-be to sprawling; fruits in pendulous clusters (to 30 cm long); triangular (x.s.) fruits, dull green with light brown hair; minute black tipped spines on stems and petioles.

-16.49111126.9394445
109588Dioscorea cochleari-apiculata19 Nov 2008JE Burrows
SM Burrows
JE Burrows SM Burrows 10655 P Wilkin BNRH
Entrance road to Gorongosa National Park, between the EN1 (tar road) and the main gate.0Mozambique1834C3MS163

Climber to 2.5 m tall, with prickly annual stems from an underground tuber, twining up trees in miombo woodland on sandy soils, area burned during previous winter, new growth lacking leaves. Occasional. [Male]

-18.93472234.1380567
109589Dioscorea cochleari-apiculata6 Dec 2008JE Burrows
SM Burrows
JE Burrows SM Burrows 10987 P Wilkin K
LMA
BNRH
Survey cutline, 0.5 km SSE of Lago Nhica, Rovuma River valley, Palma District.0Mozambique1040C1N35

Climber to 2.5 m high, in undergrowth on edge of clearing in understorey of seasonally dry mixed semi-deciduous forest, the canopy dominated by Terminalia sambesiaca, Bivinia jalberti, Pteleopsis myrtifolia, Dialium holtzii and Milicia excelsa; on sa

-10.70722240.2083332
47703Dioscorea dumetorum26 Feb 2010M Coates Palgrave
M van der Bank
OG Maurin
OG Maurin 2315 P Wilkin BNRH
TCT-Catapú
On road EN1, 7 km north of where it crosses with road 218.0Mozambique1834C3MS280

-18.87916734.1051117
81892Dioscorea dumetorum24 Feb 1997DK Harder
DK Harder 3919 P Wilkin K
Collections at falls on sites inundated with falling water and upstreamLivingstone District; Mosi-Oa-Tunia National Park, World Heritage Site. 1060Zambia1725D4S810

Occasional; twiner to 5 m; stems light green, with dull brown pubescence. Fruits, triangular with dull brown hairs.

-17.92527825.8633335
81893Dioscorea dumetorum11 Mar 1997HH Schmidt
HH Schmidt 2489 P Wilkin K
In Combretum-Brachystegia woodland, disturbed by human occupation. Gleysol soils with limestone outcrops. Kalomo District; Travelling northwest on the Kalomo Road (D 714), toward the southern entrance to Kafue National Park. Ca. 51 km from Kalomo. 1000ZambiaS1200

Vine; climbing in vegetation. Leaves dark green above, whitish below. Young fruits pale green, with white hairs.

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81894Dioscorea hirtiflora subsp. pedicellata24 Feb 1997DK Harder
DK Harder 3917 P Wilkin K
Collections at falls on sites inundated with falling water and upstreamLivingstone District; Mosi-Oa-Tunia National Park, World Heritage Site. 1060Zambia1725D4S810

Frequent; climber; to 5 m; all floral parts light green; pendulous; infructescence with black to brown hairs; fruits winged, dull green.

-17.92527825.8633335
109593Dioscorea hirtiflora subsp. pedicellata8 Mar 2009JE Burrows
SM Burrows
JE Burrows SM Burrows 11091 P Wilkin BNRH
Casa Branca road, ca. half way between Caia and Nicoadala.0Mozambique1736C1Z106

Slender climber to 4 m high, in light shade of tall Brachystegia woodland on sands, scrambling in small trees and shrub; locally frequent.

-17.59833336.0188897
81895Dioscorea quartiniana17 Mar 1997B Luwiika
B Luwiika 673 P Wilkin B Luwiika K
Gwembe-Munyumbwe District; Collecting along the road between Bbondo and Munyumbwe Local Forests, 12.8 km from the junction. 0Zambia1627D2S540

Vine, climbing on mopane to 4 m. Stems dark green with brown coloration; leaves dark green above, light underneath; fruits light green with white, soft, short hairs.

-16.63333327.8813895
109596Dioscorea quartiniana8 Mar 2009JE Burrows
SM Burrows
JE Burrows SM Burrows 11092 P Wilkin BNRH
Casa Branca road, ca. half way between Caia and Nicoadala.0Mozambique1736C1Z106

Slender twiner/climber to 2 m high, in tall Brachystegia woodland on sands. Occasional. Growing near to Burrows & Burrows 11091. [Male & female]

-17.59833336.0188897
47808Dioscorea sansibarensis2 Mar 2010M Coates Palgrave
M van der Bank
OG Maurin
OG Maurin 2421 P Wilkin BNRH
TCT-Catapú
6.35 kms NW of M'Phingwe camp.820Mozambique1835A1MS81

-18.00838935.1536677
47760Dioscorea schimperiana28 Feb 2010M Coates Palgrave
M van der Bank
OG Maurin
OG Maurin 2372 P Wilkin BNRH
TCT-Catapú
1.10 kms SEE of Catapu on gravel road. (linearly).820Mozambique1835A1MS65

-18.04427835.2038897
109600Dioscorea schimperiana6 Mar 2007JE Burrows
SM Burrows
JE Burrows SM Burrows 9887 P Wilkin BNRH
"Base Camp", S.W. foot of Mount Gorongosa.0Mozambique1834C1MS613

Slender climber in scrub. [Male]

-18.51916734.0530567
109601Dioscorea schimperiana28 Feb 2010M Coates Palgrave
M van der Bank
OG Maurin
OG Maurin OM2372 P Wilkin BNRH
TCT-Catapú
JRAU
EOWBL
Catapu region, 1.10 km ESE of Catapu on gravel road (linearly).0Mozambique1835A1MS65

UJ DNA No. MvdB4163

-18.04427835.2038896
81899Dioscorea sylvatica10 Mar 1997B Luwiika
B Luwiika 589 P Wilkin B Luwiika K
Collecting along the Sinazongwe/Choma RoadChoma District; Collecting along the Sinazongwe/Choma Road, 11.6 km from the junction. 0Zambia1627C4S1200

Vine. Stems hard, light green with black patches; leaves glabrous, dark green above, light underneath; fruits winged, light green.

-16.86888927.2735565


Copyright: Mike Bingham, Annette Willemen, Nicholas Wightman, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Mark Hyde, 2011-25

Bingham, M.G., Willemen, A., Wightman, N., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. and Hyde, M.A. (2025). Flora of Zambia: Records determined by Paul Wilkin.
https://www.zambiaflora.com/speciesdata/utilities/utility-display-determinations-by-person.php?person_id=619, retrieved 17 April 2025

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