Collections made by William Astle

Records: 11

The following is a list of the collections made by William Astle in species name order. The records are of species which occur in Mozambique (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
80742 Acacia hockii21 Jul 1967WL Astle
WL Astle 5078 Mopane/Brachystegia stipulata/Combretum apiculatum on dissected siltstone.Mfuwe, Luangwa Valley. 900Zambia1331D2 E670

Common shrub to 4 ft., bright yellow inflorescence.

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84404 Ascolepis lineariglumis var. lineariglumis10 Mar 1962WL Astle
WL Astle 1479 C Archer MRSC
Mochipapa0Zambia S0

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85055 Bulbostylis macra16 Feb 1961WL Astle
WL Astle 430 EA Robinson Common sedge on rocky soilsLuwingu District, Chishinga Ranch0ZambiaN0

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85068 Bulbostylis pilosa15 Feb 1961WL Astle
WL Astle 428 C Archer MRSC
Luwingu District, Chishinga Ranch0ZambiaN0

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77307 Cyperus margaritaceus12 Dec 1961WL Astle
WL Astle WLA_1092 WL Astle C Archer MRSC
0Zambia0

Determined as Cyperus margaritaceus var nduru

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68978 Kedrostis foetidissima28 Feb 1963WL Astle
WL Astle 2207 SRGH
On termite mound vegetation.Near Kabanga Mission, Kaloma0Zambia1726D2S1260

Flowers yellow. Climbing

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83120 Panicum brazzavillense27 Jan 1962WL Astle
WL Astle 1302 RE Gereau MO
Old River Bed Chambeshi FlatsKasama District; "Old River Bed" Chambeshi Flats.2010ZambiaN1220

Tufted very common grass under 18 in. of water

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83435 Rhamphicarpa fistulosa26 Mar 1969WL Astle
WL Astle 5658 Black clay.Mpika District; 10 m NE Mfuwe, Luangwa Valley.900ZambiaN610

Tufted herb, pale blue flowers. Echinochloa colonum sward on black clay.

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77308 Scleria catophylla27 Apr 1961WL Astle
WL Astle WLA_529 WL Astle C Archer MRSC
Dambo sand Chishinga Ranch 0ZambiaN0

Widespread in the wetter parts of the dambo blank sand

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77335 Scleria griegifolia Sep 1960WL Astle
WL Astle WLA_4754 WL Astle C Archer MRSC
Luwingu District, Chishinga Ranch 0ZambiaN0

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79619 Scleria welwitschii2 Dec 1961WL Astle
WL Astle WLA_1025 WL Astle C Archer MRSC
Chishimba Falls 0ZambiaN0

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Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave, 2007-26

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M. (2026). Flora of Mozambique: Collections made by William Astle.
https://www.mozambiqueflora.com/speciesdata/utilities/utility-display-collections-by-person.php?person_id=461, retrieved 9 November 2026

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