Records made by Penny English

Records: 30

The following is a list of the records made by Penny English 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
108222Achyrospermum cryptanthum12 Apr 2020P English
MA Hyde Growing on the edge of a small patch of remnant forest.Near the road that goes to Fingira rock, Nyika NP.1800Malawi1033D4N2117

Straggly bush about 150cm tall, growing in the shade. Most of the flowers seem to have finished.

-10.77161733.7967337
98728Annona stenophylla subsp. nana18 Nov 2018P English
MA Hyde BT Wursten In very rocky area that had been burnt.Chizarira NP1610Zimbabwe1727D4N1063

Small bush just coming into leaf

-17.82452027.7554307
113330Asclepias palustris02 Oct 2020P English
BT Wursten In burnt grassland.Chelinda area just south of log house at old stables, Nyika National Park.1800Malawi1033D2N2298

Erect plant about 20cm tall. White latex. Flower heads droop. Outer petals greenish white with white and dark pink inside. Paired linear leaves.

-10.58671033.7925807
76294Asystasia retrocarpa15 Jan 2015P English
W McCleland Near the Kwalusi staff village, Bubye Valley conservancy0Zimbabwe2130C4S580

-21.75190030.2953837
76295Asystasia retrocarpa19 Feb 2016P English
W McCleland In very rocky basalt soil, in open groundNear the Kwalusi staff village, Bubye Valley conservancy0Zimbabwe2130C4S580

-21.75190030.2953837
98721Calyptrochilum christyanum17 Nov 2018P English
P English BT Wursten In mixed deciduous woodland on rocky hill slope toward seasonal streamChizarira NP1610Zimbabwe1727D2 N992

Large clump growing in a Diospyros mespiliformis

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68565Camptorrhiza strumosa 2002P English
P English BT Wursten Near the hide at Shumba, Hwange National Park.50Zimbabwe1826C4W1040

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68566Camptorrhiza strumosa Dec 2010P English
BT Wursten Near Towa airstrip, Matabeleland South 0Zimbabwe2129B4S695

-21.43773329.8942006
57737Cephalocroton mollis17 Nov 2009P English
MA Hyde On basaltAlong the road in the Chamalaya area of the Bubye Valley Conservancy.0Zimbabwe2129D2S660

Between the Chamalaya water point and No 25 water point.

-21.56622029.8895207
57738Cephalocroton mollis06 Feb 2010P English
MA Hyde On basaltAlong the road in the Chamalaya area of the Bubye Valley Conservancy.0Zimbabwe2129D2S660

Between the Chamalaya water point and No 25 water point.

-21.56622029.8895207
113739Costus macranthus09 Dec 2020P English
BT Wursten On a termite mound in dry deciduous woodlandAlong road between Bolero and Thazima, Rumphi District.0Malawi1033D3N1300

Flowers 13-15 cm high

-10.91975033.6074107
113740Costus macranthus17 Dec 2020P English
P English BT Wursten In deciduous woodland in a termite mound."shortcut " from Rumphi to Thazima, Rumphi District0Malawi1033D3N1503

LOTS of them flowering. Most measured were about 13 cm tall, including the ones photographed a few weeks ago. Several were as tall as 15cm.

-10.85941033.5913137
98722Diospyros mespiliformis17 Nov 2018P English
P English BT Wursten In mixed deciduous woodland on rocky hill slope toward seasonal streamChizarira NP1610Zimbabwe1727D2N992

Large tree

-17.67015027.8972307
43443Distephanus divaricatus29 May 2010P English
MA Hyde Base of Silungube Hill, Towla HQ, Bubye Valley Conservancy0Zimbabwe2129B4S700

-21.43872229.8895287
43444Distephanus divaricatus25 May 2010P English
MA Hyde Along a trailMt Towla, Bubye Valley Conservancy0Zimbabwe2129B4S700

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113697Eulophia livingstoneana20 Nov 2020P English
P English BT Wursten In Miombo woodland.Between Thazima offices and Park gate, Nyika National Park. 1800Malawi1033D3 N1665

This species was not listed by Burrows & Willis, Sabonet report 31, 2005.

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113696Eulophia norlindhii20 Nov 2020P English
BT Wursten In miombo woodland.Near Thazima offices, Nyika National Park. 1800Malawi1033D3 N1665

The tallest plant not much more than 20cm tall. Some going to seed, and the least mature with buds still forming. The largest plant divided midway up the stem, just below where the flowers started, so it's flowers looked quite densely packed, other plants seemed to be single-stemmed. No visible leaves.

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77420Ipomoea tuberculata var. tuberculata Mar 2003P English
T Sando In yardStaff housing, Sinamatella Camp, Hwange National Park50Zimbabwe1826C2W990

Flowers creamy yellow with a purplish centre. It grew in our yard at Sinamatella but only flowered with good rains.

-18.58752026.3096345
113795Lippia plicata26 Dec 2020P English
BT Wursten Regularly burnt grasslandAlong road to Juniper Forest, Nyika National Park. 1800Malawi1033D2N0

Plants growing in small clumps about 15-20cm tall at most. Stems squarish and hairy. Flowers of some plants were in shades of pink, while others were more shades of purple. The leaves were paired, hairy, and ranged from a roundish ovate to elliptic. When crushed they initially smelled quite strongly of lemon but this faded quickly to a generally herb-like smell.

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112309Macledium sessiliflorum14 Jul 2020P English
P English BT Wursten Miombo woodlandClose to Thazima Gate, Nyika National Park1800Malawi1033D3N1657

-10.83216033.5914007
113321Monactinocephalus shirensis14 Jul 2020P English
MA Hyde In miombo woodland.Near the Thazima offices, Nyika National Park. 1800Malawi1033D3N1657

About 35-40 cm tall with large yellow flowers. Leaves growing almost clasping the stem, which were all very hairy but no prickles.

-10.83203033.5915207
73214Monsonia glauca17 Dec 2013P English
P English BT Wursten Dry deciduous woodlandNo. 5 water point scout base, Bubye Valley Conservancy0Zimbabwe2130C1S652

-21.52370030.0186677
80315Nicotiana glauca27 Jul 2017P English
P English BT Wursten In a dry paddockNear the golf course, Bulawayo.810Zimbabwe2028B1W1362

-20.17367028.6017207
72863Nuxia oppositifolia28 Dec 2013P English
BT Wursten At edge of riverBubye river, near boundary of BVC and Bubiana Conservancy.0Zimbabwe2129B4S687

-21.27191729.9103837
113346Polystachya dendrobiiflora16 Oct 2020P English
P English BT Wursten in dry grass at the edge of the road.A bit north of Zungwara bridge, Nyika National Park.1800Malawi1033D1 N2106

There were several single stemmed plants averaging about 30cm tall. One had multiple very pale pink flowers growing along its stem. Three others had only one or two pink flowers. The lower lobe has a small purplish mark. No leaves evident. Area dry with lots of surface quartzite stones.

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31953Raphionacme grandiflora 2000P English
In kopjesPast Masuma, Hwange NP50Zimbabwe1826C4MK244242W0

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31955Raphionacme grandiflora11 Jan 1997P English
Turn off to borehole 5, Hwange NP50Zimbabwe1826C2MK279483W940

Altitude estimated by me (MAH)

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113791Schizocarphus nervosus18 Dec 2020P English
P English BT Wursten In a burnt area in grassland.Along the track beyond Vitumbi peak, Nyika National Park. 1800Malawi1033D4N2206

Up to about 20 cm tall. Leaves were just beginning to grow - generally 3 per plant. Flowers light mauve with a darker centre.

-10.80739033.9496907
84978Schotia brachypetala27 Aug 2017P English
P English By a large old termite mound near a river.Near Mtezegwe weir, Bubye Valley Conservancy 0Zimbabwe2130A3S649

-21.35948330.1833336
113736Wurmbea tenuis subsp. goetzei15 Dec 2020P English
BT Wursten In montane grasslandBelow old stables, Chelinda area, Nyika National Park. 1800Malawi1033D2N2330

Only about 6-7cm tall. One or two grass blade like leaves. Six white petals with 2 purplish blue markings midway along each petal.

-10.58498033.7938206


Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave 2007-24

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M. (2024). Flora of Mozambique: Records made by Penny English.
https://www.mozambiqueflora.com/speciesdata/utilities/utility-display-records-by-person.php?person_id=374, retrieved 28 March 2024

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