Records determined by David Goyder

Evergreen scrambler to 2.5 m with long trailing stems; fls yellow; in riparian thicket on outer edge of alluvial floodplain of the Rovuma River.

Scrambling shrub to 1.5 m tall; flowers yellow; in forest patch, in a mosaic of open coastal Brachystegia/Uapaca nitida/Parinari curatellifolia woodland and evergreen forest patches centred on termitaria; in sandy soils

Shrub up to 2 m tall, green leaves upface, pale underneath. Fruits dark green.

Small shrubby tree 2.5 m tall in dry mixed scrub on lip of limestone cliffs.

Deciduous shrub to 2.5 m high, on margins of dry coastal sand forest dominated by Guibourtia schliebenii, the understorey dominated by Memecylon spp., Warneckea spp. and Strychnos spp.

Shrub to 2.5 m high, in mixed thicket/woodland on coastal sands.

Climber in secondary scrub on sandy soils ca. 5 km from the coast. Flowers white. Locally common.

Locally common climber to 2 m or more in degraded coastal forest/woodland mosaic on sandy soils, in secondary scrub.

Mixed dry forest with Berlinia. -x000D- 12 cm diameter with dark brown bark, white slash, white flower and sweetly scented.

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

Shallow-roted herb to 1.3m. Leaves sheathing like Iris; base of leaves swollen, curved forwards. Flowers scattered up flowering shoots, open, non-tubular, bright blue. Ovary swollen. Very local.

Climber to 4 m tall. Only one plant seen. On margins of dry coastal sand forest dominated by Guibourtia schliebenii, the understorey dominated by Memecylon spp., Warneckea spp. and Strychnos spp.

Herb with orange yellow flowers in stream bed

Uncommon component of woodland understorey growing amongst grasses, sedges and forbs in loam soils.

Locally common but easily overlooked

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

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.

Tree to 12 m, canopy spreading. Bark light grey, corky, fissured, very few spines. Twigs soft. Leaflets paired, rounded, blue-green, fleshy. Young pods long, lime-green, longitudinally-furrowed, woody inside. Local. Berlinia woodland to low forest, w

KEW - ProNatura Project.-x000D- 8 m tall, single-stemmed; smooth grey bark. Fruits brown. Occasional-x000D- Habitat: Open woodland. In sandy clay.

Small shrub 1 m tall, white flowers, the roots are used for stomach.

Shrub to 15 cm. Flowers yellow-cream.

Frequent; climber on everything; to 2 m; leaves very light green; calyx light green; corolla light purple; deep maroon inside.

Runner; along ground; in the understory along river; frequent; stem brownish green; leaves smooth, green; flowers cream.

Twinter, at hill top; occasional; stem green; leaves green appearing lighter on the underside; plant with cream underground tubers; flowers pinkish; fruit green with dull purple.

Occasional; climber to 3 m; from fleshy roots; stems and all floral parts light green; sap clear.

Rare; runner; ca. 3 m long; found on flank of termite mound; dark green; stem dark green; inflorescence light yellow.

Soft shrublet 0.5-1 m high, flowers very small, yellow; in understorey of forest patch, in a mosaic of open coastal Brachystegia/Uapaca nitida/Parinari curatellifolia woodland and evergreen forest patches centred on termitaria; in sandy soils

Climber 3-4 m high, in bush clump in open woodland/thicket on sands. Older stems woody, young stems fleshy. Occasional throughout the area.

Low shrub to 1 m high, flowers white; in degraded coastal woodland/thicket on sands; occasional.

Creeping herb to 70 cm. Stem green but red at base. Very hairy lvs. Inflr 15 cm long, terminal. Growing with Zehneria.

Softly woody herb, almost 1 m tall. Single individual seen.

Scrambling shrub to 2 m tall, with twining stems, flowers whitish; on remains of termite mound, cleared as part of cultivated area, in region of mixed deciduous woodland on sandy loam soils.

Scrambling twiner or shrublet, copious white exudate. Flower buds yellow, open flowers yellow-green, small corona. Old fruit valves brown.

Pink flowers with distinctive blue anthers. Stem purplish, with white hairs on stems. Some less hairy forms also seen. Locally common.

Slender leafless succulent climber in dwarf evergreen coastal forest on coral rag.

Small tree in coastal woodland.

Shrublet to 50 cm tall with white exudate; erect unbranched stems from long rhizomes. Sterile voucher for identification.

White fls. A few plants seen locally

Evergreen tree to 12 m tall, bark rough, dark mottled grey; in dry semi-deciduous forest, in forest/thicket/woodland mosaic on sandy soils. Scarce.

Evergreen tree to 12 m tall, component of riverine forest on steep riverbank, N-aspect.

Arvore de 8m, caule rugoso castanho com seiva branca colante

Small tree, 5 m tall with milky latex, fruit brown with lenticels

Slender tree to 3 m tall, on outer margins of evergreen riparian forest on sandy soils along small stream. Very locallised. Sterile.

Small erect few-stemmed tree to 3 m tall; pioneer in cleared areas, now fallow, in area of low coastal forest/thicket on thin sands over coral rag; locally frequent.

Evergreen several-stemmed shrub to 3 m tall, growing on dunes in littoral scrub. Occasional.

Small annual herbs, up to 20 cm high; flowers yellow with winged calyces. only few plants seen

Rare plant with purplish sepals and orange petals.

Occasional and widespread; stem with some reddish color; stem latex white; calyx light green, lobes edged in red; petals white at base, pink on lobes outside, pink, speckled with red inside; corona bright white; central column green-brown with some black; attractive to shit flies; from fleshy root tubers.

Plant upright; leaves dark green, smooth adaxially, light green abaxially; flowers white crowns with tepals deep red inside and light red outside; white, sticky latex.

Rare; plant in woodland; latex white; flowers purple; corona bright white; calyx red-purple.

Unbranched to 30 cm high. Stem reddish, only slightly pubescent on upper part of stem only. Leaves coriaceous, deeply depressed central vein, smooth, dark green. Calyx of five green sepals with rounded tips. Corolla of five green petals, deep red (maroon) inside, green mottled red outside, very slightly pointed and extreme tips reflexed. A star-shaped light-coloured pattern surrounding the staminal column with points of the star in the centre base of the petals. Corona of five small, glossy white members, rounded tops and each with three inward-pointing peaks. Buds global, contorted.

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Spreading, milky suffrutex; flowers cream [... illegible] (3-5 ft tall). Common.

Straggly several-stemmed tree to 7 m tall, fls yellow, fruit single (remains only). In secondary forest, locally frequent.

Shrub to 1.5 m high; flowers with greenish-cream petals and yellow stamens; in woodland/thicket mosaic on coastal sands.

Low woody shrub to 1.5 m high, flowers white; in forest patch, in a mosaic of open coastal Brachystegia/Uapaca nitida/Parinari curatellifolia woodland and evergreen forest patches centred on termitaria; in sandy soils

Dry forest.-x000D- Tree to 3 m, green flower buds.

Small spreading tree to 4 m tall; flowers yellow, upper leaf surface glossy. Occasional in light shade of degraded coastal forest/woodland mosaic on sandy soils, in secondary scrub.

Straggly shrub to 2 m tall, on termite mound in degraded woodland on sandy soils; flowers yellow; occasional.

Small spreading tree to 4 m tall, leaves glossy; in understorey of a bush clump/forest patch in open coastal woodland dominated by Parinari curatellifolia, Strychnos spp. and Hyphaene compressa, on sandy soils.

Shrub or small tree to 3 m tall, with stiff, crooked branches; fruit pinkish. In mixed semi-deciduous woodland on pebbly sandy soils on lip of low escarpment, N-aspect; occasional.

Small twiggy tree to 2.5 m tall; in mixed thicket/forest mosaic dominated by Brachystegia spiciformis and Guibourtia schliebenii; in sandy soils on incised escarpment edge over pebbly sandstones.

Scrambler to 6 m high, fls bright red; on edge of bush clump in coastal woodland on sands. Scarce.

Slender tree to 8 m tall, upper leaf surface glossy; in mixed thicket/forest mosaic dominated by Brachystegia spiciformis and Guibourtia schliebenii; in sandy soils on incised escarpment edge over pebbly sandstones.

Small herb about 10 cm high with closed yellow flowers. Leaves narrow, covered with whitish hairs. Tuberous root, white inside.

BR specimen Small bulbous herb to 20 cm. Tuber round, fleshy. Leaves long, linear, hairy. Each flowering shoot with 2 yellow flowers.

Small herb about 15 cm high with yellow flowers. Leaves broad, covered with whitish hairs. Tuberous root, yellow inside.

Herb to 10cm. Corm with fibrous covering, yellow when cut. Leaves broad, hairy. Flowers yellow, 2 per flowering shoot. Locally common.

Herb to a height of 50 cm. Maroon flowers with a nectar tube. Few plants seen.

Tree to 8 m tall, with rounded crown; bark rough, brown; occasional in degraded coastal forest/woodland mosaic on sandy soils, in secondary scrub.

Occuring in clumps. About 50 cm tall. A few plants seen.

KEW - ProNatura Project.-x000D- Scrambler to 2 m. Fruits green. Stems green, smooth. Rare-x000D- Habitat: Open woodland, in sandy loam.

KEW - ProNatura Project.-x000D- Tree 5 m tall. Bark brown, slightly corky. Fruit covered in waxy bluish layer. Occasional.-x000D- Habitat: Closed woodland, in well-drained sandy soil.

Tree to 2.5 m high (cut back); in degraded woodland/thicket mosaic on coastal sands.

Evergreen understorey tree to 6 m tall, sterile; in groundwater forest patch, in depression in coastal woodland on sandy soils.

Erva com 50 cm, folhas opostas alongados, com nervura principal bem visivel, peciolo insignificante, flores situado no topo da planta sendo de cor esbranquissado, caule nao oco e sai seiva aleitado, raiz aplumada sem as secundarias.

iNaturalist record

Large, paired fruits. Sap milky.

Small shrub 2 m tall, milk latex present, white flowers without smell. The roots are used for stomach.

Shrub to 2 m. Milky latex. Axillary clustered cream flowers, petals with hairs.

Shrub to 1m. Leaves opposite, leathery. Flowers white with recurved petals; lot of hairs on upper margin.

Erect, ca. single-stemmed treelet to 1 m tall, in understorey of dry coastal forest on sandy soils; occasional.

Small woody tree 6-7 m tall, immature pods velvety; in dense coastal woodland on hill top on sandy soils

Erect small deciduous tree to 3 m tall, flowers appearing before leaves, orchid-like, sepals greenish cream, red near point of attachment, corolla lobes pink with red spotting; growing in thicket 4-6 m tall, in coastal/thicket woodland mosaic on sand

Herb about 30 cm tall. Flowers lilac with 3 petals. Anthers and stigma exposed when in full bloom. Lateral roots. Leaves with parallel veins with a reddish green upperside.

Occasional, widespread; annual in dambo; stems red-purple; calyx deep red-purple; petals purple, lighter outside; anthers white.

Woody shrub to 1.5 m high, in degraded coastal forest/woodland mosaic on sandy soils, in secondary scrub.

Plant about 0.50 to 1 m tall, with milk latex present, brownish inflorescence, green yellowish fruits.

Erect suffrutex to 1 m tall; fruit large, fleshy, ca. 25 mm diam, yellow, turning orange when ripe; in mixed thicket/woodland on coastal sands.

Stems semi-succulent (like Impatiens), prostrate and rooting at the base, ascending to 1 m.

Straggly shrub or small tree to 4 m tall, flowers off-white. In understorey of dry Guibourtia schliebenii/Brachystegia forest on sandy soils over conglomerates on north rim of low escarpment.

Shrub to 1.5 m tall, leaves glossy above, flowers whitish; in full sun in grassy area in a mosaic of open coastal Brachystegia/Uapaca nitida/Parinari curatellifolia woodland and evergreen forest patches centred on termitaria; in sandy soils

Shrubby tree to 4 m tall, along drainage line in full sun in grassy area; flowers small, creamy-green; in Berlinia woodland on N-aspect escarpment on sandy-loam soils.

Small plant with soft hairs on leaves and stem. Petals green on the outer and purple inside. Uncommon.

Small few-stemmed (perennial?) herb to ca. 20 cm high, flowers pink, nodding, stipules prominent and distinctly fimbriate; in seasonally dry wetland on black sandy clay in area of open Syzygium cordatum-dominated coastal woodland.

Solitary. Erect herb to 40 cm. Single stem. Pale green leaf. Sightly succulent. Bright yellow fls. Short roots.

Slender perennial herb, up to 45 cm high with milky sap; leaves filiform; flowers in upper axillary pendent umbels, creamy-white, campanulate. Common but easily overlooked

Small evergreen understorey tree to 6 m tall; in groundwater forest patch, in depression in coastal woodland on sandy soils.

Dry Caesalp-dominated coastal forest. High in canopy.-x000D- Leaves opposite, very hairy. Flowers yellow with red-yellow stripes in throat. Petals extended. Latex present, clear, turning yellow. Uncommon.-x000D- Photos: 2928, 2929, 2930, Occurrence: uncommon

Small evergreen tree to 6 m tall in mixed dry semi-deciduous forest on sandy soils.

Small evergreen tree to 8 m tall; bark very smooth (satin-like and cold), mottled and very thin. In understorey of dry coastal sand forest dominated by Guibourtia schliebenii, the understorey dominated by Memecylon spp., Warneckea spp. and Strychnos

Evergreen tree to 7 m tall with very pale smooth bark; in dry semi-deciduous forest, in forest/thicket/woodland mosaic on sandy soils. Scarce. Sterile.

In mixed dry semi-decduous forest dominated by Guibourtia schliebenii.

Small tree to 3 m high; occasional in narrow ribbon of evergreen riparian forest on sandy soils along small stream; in coastal woodland.

Tall evergreen tree to 15 m tall, bark pale grey, smoothish, mottled; locally frequent along stream in coastal woodland.

Small tree, deep green leaves, copious white latex. Flowers creamy-white.

Straggly woody shrub with stems about 2.5 m long, arching over water in riverine forest, flowers deep maroon; area of miombo woodland. Only one plant seen.

Shrub to 3 m tall; flowers yellowish cream. In secondary scrub on sandy soils in degraded coastal woodland/forest mosaic. Frequent locally.

Shrub (?deciduous) to 3 m tall; flowers whitish with 3-4 linear green stripes; leaves densely dotted with reddish translucent glands. In dry coastal Guibourtia schliebenii thicket/forest on sands.

Slender treelet to 3 m tall, in understorey of sand forest. Occasional. Sterile.

Small spreading woody tree to 2 m tall, rather sparsely branched, fruit immature; in coastal woodland in area of low hills.

Arvore de 8m, caule liso castanho com seiva branca colante que amarga, folhas simples opostas, flores brancas de 5 petalas

Evergreen treelet to 2 m tall; frequent in understorey of dry coastal sand forest dominated by Guibourtia schliebenii, the understorey dominated by Memecylon spp., Warneckea spp. and Strychnos spp.-x000D- -x000D- Perhaps same as Burrows & Burrows 10772.

3 m evergreen tree (chopped down, regrowth), bark smoothish, mottled grey; in deciduous low-altitude forest.