Records determined by Ton Rulkens

Determinations: 115

The following is a list of the records determined by Ton Rulkens 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
57235Acacia latispina24 Aug 2013T Rulkens
 T Rulkens Coastal dune woodlandBetween Pemba town and Pemba Bay0Mozambique1240D3 N40

 7
57238Acacia latispina5 Jan 2014T Rulkens
 T Rulkens Coastal dune woodlandBetween Pemba town and Pemba Bay0Mozambique1240D3 N20

In flower

 7
48655Adansonia digitata4 Nov 2012T Rulkens
 T Rulkens Above highwatermark near the beach.Pemba Bay, Cabo Delgado0Mozambique1340B1 N5

 5
75829Adenia dolichosiphon1 Mar 2014T Rulkens
 T Rulkens In coastal shrub vegetation.Close to Pemba Bay, Cabo Delgado0Mozambique1340A2 N6

 7
35936Agapanthus inapertus subsp. intermediusNo dateT Rulkens
 2008-12-28 T Rulkens In seepage grassland on a rocky slopeMt M'Ponduine, Namaacha, Maputo Province. 0Mozambique2531D4 M600

 2
99970Albuca setosa6 Dec 2014T Rulkens
OJ Baptista
 T Rulkens In rocky wooded grassland.Close to Namaacha0Mozambique2532C3 M500

 2
65843Alectra dunensis31 May 2015T Rulkens
 T Rulkens On wind-swept seaward-facing dunes. Xai-Xai (Praia Velha, Gaza Province), Mozambique0Mozambique2533B1GI8

Half-parasite on Launaea sarmentosa.

-25.12493133.7134087
73792Aloe cannellii22 Mar 2007T Rulkens
 T Rulkens Among rocks together with grasses.Serra Mecute, Sussundenga district, Manica province0Mozambique1933A3 MS1392

 7
73795Aloe cannellii3 Mar 2007T Rulkens
 T Rulkens in cultivationChimoio, Manica Province.2Mozambique1933B2 MS0

 2
74904Aloe carnea12 Jul 2006T Rulkens
 T Rulkens In crevices of granite sheetrock on rocky outcrop.Zhinhamapiri Hill (close to Mount Zembe), Sussundenga, Manica.0Mozambique1933A2 MS728

 7
74905Aloe carnea28 Jul 2007T Rulkens
 T Rulkens In crevices of granite sheetrock on rocky outcrop.Chizombero Hill, Gondola District, Manica.0Mozambique1933A2 MS705

 7
35576Aloe cryptopoda4 Jul 2007T Rulkens
 T Rulkens On a rocky outcrop in miombo woodlandLower slopes of Mt Gorongosa40Mozambique1834A3 MS0

 2
40667Aloe excelsa var. excelsa17 Jun 2006T Rulkens
 T Rulkens Rocky hillsideMt Muruwe near Chimoio.0Mozambique1933A2 MS0

 2
40668Aloe excelsa var. excelsa12 Mar 2010T Rulkens
 T Rulkens Rocky open hillside; together with Euphorbia sp.Hillside near Chimoio0Mozambique1933A2 MS0

 2
40669Aloe excelsa var. excelsa8 Mar 2010T Rulkens
 T Rulkens Rocky hillsideMatsinho, Chimoio0Mozambique1933A2 MS0

 2
40670Aloe excelsa var. breviflora6 Aug 2006T Rulkens
 BT Wursten T Rulkens Wooded hillsideNear Nampula. 0Mozambique1539A2 N450

 2
66203Aloe mossurilensis11 Aug 2013T Rulkens
 T Rulkens On coral rock, a few metres from the coastNorth of Chocas beach, Mossuril district, Mozambique0Mozambique1440D3 N12

 7
66442Aloe parvibracteata29 Jun 2014T Rulkens
 T Rulkens Coastal areaSouth of Catembe, Maputo Province0Mozambique2632B1 M14

 7
66445Aloe parvibracteata30 Jul 2013T Rulkens
 T Rulkens Coastal areaSouth of Catembe, Maputo Province0Mozambique2632B1 M14

 7
35580Aloe pienaarii14 Nov 2008T Rulkens
 T Rulkens Rocky hillside in open dry deciduous woodlandNear Goba Fronteira, Lemombo Mts, Maputo Province 0Mozambique M0

 0
73780Aloe pienaarii3 Jul 2016T Rulkens
 T Rulkens On open rocky hillside.Lebombos Hills, Goba district, Maputo province0Mozambique2632A1 M292

 7
66341Aloe ribauensis5 Oct 2013T Rulkens
 T Rulkens Muidumbe District, Cabo Delgado Province, Mozambique0Mozambique1139D4 N688

 7
66345Aloe ribauensis18 Jul 2011T Rulkens
 T Rulkens Monte Ribaue, Ribaue District, Nampula Province0Mozambique1438C4 N1508

 7
75824Aloe rulkensii22 Oct 2013T Rulkens
OJ Baptista
 T Rulkens OJ Baptista On a vertical granite cliff face.Mt Ribaue.0Mozambique1438D4 MS1700

 6
75827Aloe rulkensii18 Jul 2015T Rulkens
OJ Baptista
 T Rulkens OJ Baptista On a vertical granite cliff face.Mt Ribaue.0Mozambique1438D4 MS1700

 6
35585Aloe spicata12 Aug 2006T Rulkens
 T Rulkens Limestone coastal cliffsCatembe, Maputo province0Mozambique M0

 0
35588Aloe spicata12 Aug 2007T Rulkens
 T Rulkens Dune vegetationAlong the coast near Maputo0Mozambique M0

 0
36335Aloe suprafoliata28 Dec 2008T Rulkens
 T Rulkens In shallow soil in crevices among rocksMt M'Ponduine, Namaacha, Maputo Province0Mozambique2531D4 M0

 2
73784Aloe suprafoliata2 Jul 2016T Rulkens
 T Rulkens Among rocks in grasslandMonte Ponduine, Lebombo Hills, Namaacha district0Mozambique2531D4 M660

 7
35592Aloe wildii24 Sep 2008T Rulkens
 T Rulkens Among rocks in montane grassland.Northern Chimanimani Mts1680Mozambique1933C1 MS1850

 2
35581Aloidendron tongaense25 Feb 2010T Rulkens
 T Rulkens On dunes close to beachCoast South of Maputo0Mozambique M0

 0
35582Aloidendron tongaense24 Feb 2010T Rulkens
 T Rulkens Coast South of Maputo0Mozambique M0

 0
35583Aloidendron tongaense12 Aug 2006T Rulkens
 T Rulkens Dune vegetationCoast near Catemba, Maputo province0Mozambique M0

 0
35584Aloidendron tongaense29 Jul 2006T Rulkens
 T Rulkens Coastal dune forestInhambane province0Mozambique GI0

 0
65847Aloidendron tongaense 2014T Rulkens
 T Rulkens In dune forestChidenguele (Gaza Province)0Mozambique2434C3 GI37

 7
65848Aloidendron tongaense 2014T Rulkens
 T Rulkens Dune forestMacanete (Marracuene District, Maputo Province)0Mozambique2532D2 M10

 7
65849Aloidendron tongaense13 Apr 2014T Rulkens
 T Rulkens Dune forestSouth of Catembe (Maputo Province)0Mozambique2632B1 M6

 7
48651Anchomanes abbreviatus25 Apr 2011T Rulkens
 BT Wursten T Rulkens In forest.Near Xitaxa, Muidumbe District, Cabo Delgado.0Mozambique1139D4N100

Exceptionally tall specimen

-11.78000039.9800002
48652Anchomanes abbreviatus22 Apr 2011T Rulkens
 T Rulkens Understorey of forest.Mt Yocola, Ancuabe District, Cabo Delgado0Mozambique1239D4N400

-12.98500039.8730005
48654Anchomanes abbreviatus10 Jan 2011T Rulkens
 T Rulkens Understorey of forest.Mt Yocola, Ancuabe District, Cabo Degado.0Mozambique1239D4N400

-12.98500039.8730005
53977Annona senegalensis subsp. senegalensis7 Jan 2009T Rulkens
 T Rulkens Zembe Village, Manica 0Mozambique1933A2MS670

-19.24980033.3704005
69168Anthericopsis sepalosa16 Dec 2015T Rulkens
 T Rulkens BT Wursten Collected in the undergrowth of woodlandAncuabe district (Cabo Delgado province)0Mozambique1340A1N386

Flowering in cultivation in garden in Xai-xai.

-13.20681140.1460617
113705Blepharis diversispina12 Jun 2018T Rulkens
 T Rulkens Heavily grazed open mopane woodland, soil of mixed texture.Close to Covane Community Lodge, west of Massingir Town, Massingir District.0Mozambique2332C3GI293

Most plants have purple/blue flowers, but some plants with white flowers or intermediate color.

-23.88500032.0788896
73111Brexia madagascariensis4 Jul 2014T Rulkens
 T Rulkens In dune vegetationDunes close to Xai-xai0Mozambique2533B1GI20

-25.12570033.7094005
75581Buchnerodendron lasiocalyx22 Mar 2013T Rulkens
 T Rulkens In coastal scrub.Pemba Town, Cabo Delgado.0Mozambique1240D3N25

-12.98915040.5149005
66890Callilepis laureola6 Sep 2014T Rulkens
 T Rulkens Lebombos Hills, close to Namaacha0Mozambique2532C3M485

-25.95920032.0428005
75842Carpobrotus dimidiatus5 Jul 2015T Rulkens
 T Rulkens On sand dunes.Close to Xai-xai.0Mozambique2533B1GI6

Clearly not planted.

-25.12194433.7223567
76000Chlorophytum transvaalense6 Dec 2014T Rulkens
OJ Baptista
 T Rulkens Monte Ponduine, Namaacha district, Maputo province0Mozambique2531D4M585

-25.95815831.9850177
106463Cistanche tinctoria10 Aug 2013T Rulkens
 T Rulkens At the edge of the beachChocas, Mossuril district, Nampula province0Mozambique1440D3N8

-14.93489040.7367907
75898Crossandra greenstockii6 Dec 2014T Rulkens
 T Rulkens On grassy rocky slopes.Namaacha district, Maputo province.0Mozambique2531D4M639

-25.95576431.9813587
74902Curculigo pilosa31 Jan 2013T Rulkens
 T Rulkens Metuge District0Mozambique1340A2 N69

 7
75840Cynanchum ellipticum5 Jul 2015T Rulkens
 T Rulkens BT Wursten In dune vegetation.Close to Xai-Xai.0Mozambique2533B1GI6

-25.12194433.7223567
80408Cynanchum viminale subsp. suberosum22 Mar 2010T Rulkens
 T Rulkens Rocky hillside"Cabeça do velho" hill, Chimoio, Manica Province.0Mozambique1933B1MS750

-19.09929033.5026806
73129Deinbollia oblongifolia28 May 2016T Rulkens
 T Rulkens In dune vegetationDunes close to Xai-xai0Mozambique2533B1GI20

-25.12570033.7094005
74916Dichrostachys cinerea3 Feb 2013T Rulkens
 T Rulkens Coastal scrubPemba Bay, Pemba Town, Cabo Delgado province0Mozambique1240D3N8

-12.99467540.5145945
73122Dolichandrone alba2 Aug 2014T Rulkens
 T Rulkens In deep, sandy soil on old dune.Zongoene, Xai-Xai district, Gaza province0Mozambique2533A2 GI24

 7
57260Dorstenia cuspidata var. cuspidata25 Jan 2014T Rulkens
 T Rulkens Understorey of forestHill close to Montepuez town, Cabo Delgado0Mozambique1339A1N600

0.0000000.0000002
75900Drimia delagoensis2 Jan 2015T Rulkens
 T Rulkens In rocky ground.Between Boane and Goba, Maputo province.0Mozambique2632A2 M60

 7
54830Drosera indica3 Feb 2014T Rulkens
 T Rulkens BT Wursten Wet seepage at base of rocky hill among vegetation of tiny grasses, sedges, herbs. (yellowish color, indicating N-poor environment)Montes Nairucu area, Nampula povince0Mozambique1539A1N400

Yellowish color, indicating N-poor environment.

-15.04116939.1409867
35651Encephalartos turneri Nov 2010T Rulkens
 T Rulkens Rocky hillsideClose to Ribaue, Nampula province0Mozambique1438C4 N0

 2
75849Eriospermum kirkii12 Dec 2015T Rulkens
 T Rulkens Valley of Zambezi River, Mapeia district, Zambezia province0Mozambique1735C4Z29

This species is easily identified by its pink flowers, with recurved tepals.

-17.80606935.4296927
36333Eulophia petersii22 Mar 2010T Rulkens
 T Rulkens Granite hillside. Mt Chizui, c. 5 km South of Chimoio, Manica Province0Mozambique1933A2 0

 2
75839Euphorbia cyathophora27 Sep 2015T Rulkens
 T Rulkens In dune vegetation.Close to Xai-Xai.0Mozambique2533B1GI41

Looks naturalized here.

-25.11601733.7260337
75967Euphorbia goetzei25 Dec 2013T Rulkens
OJ Baptista
 T Rulkens Grazed woodlandSouth of Murrebue, Mecufi district, Cabo Delgado province.0Mozambique1340B1N17

-13.17824440.5561697
35646Euphorbia matabelensis8 Apr 2010T Rulkens
 T Rulkens Rocky hillsideMt Dengalenga, Manica Province0MozambiqueMS0

0.0000000.0000000
115546Euphorbia platycephala31 Dec 2013T Rulkens
 T Rulkens South of Pemba Bay, Metuge district in Cabo Delgado province.0Mozambique1340A2N8

A first record for Mozambique.

-13.07050640.4916587
115545Euphorbia stenocaulis26 Apr 2015T Rulkens
 T Rulkens On an inselberg, between low grasses.Close to Mocuba town, Mocuba district, Zambezia province.0Mozambique1636A4 Z195

 7
67266Euphorbia tortirama10 Sep 2015T Rulkens
 T Rulkens Near Mabalane, Mabalane district, Gaza province.0Mozambique2332D3GI102

-23.84326732.6402367
76014Euphorbia unicornis18 Nov 2010T Rulkens
OJ Baptista
 T Rulkens Melucu district in Cabo Delgado province0Mozambique1239D1 N547

 7
75836Flagellaria guineensis21 Feb 2015T Rulkens
 T Rulkens Coastal scrubMarracuene District.0Mozambique2532D1M20

0.0000000.0000002
75124Gomphocarpus physocarpus20 Aug 2016T Rulkens
 T Rulkens On clay soilLimpopo River valley, between Chicumbane and Zongoene, Xai-Xai district, Gaza province0Mozambique2533A2GI2

-25.06617233.4838677
75127Gomphocarpus physocarpus25 May 2016T Rulkens
 T Rulkens On clay soilLimpopo River valley, between Chicumbane and Zongoene, Xai-Xai district, Gaza province0Mozambique2533A2GI2

-25.06617233.4838677
106483Grewia glandulosa Feb 2014T Rulkens
 T Rulkens On coral rag.Coast of Pemba Bay, close to Pemba town, Cabo Delgado0Mozambique1340B1N11

-13.05831440.5009007
106484Grewia glandulosa Apr 2014T Rulkens
 T Rulkens On coral rag.Coast of Pemba Bay, close to Pemba town, Cabo Delgado0Mozambique1340B1N11

Same as previous now in fruit.

-13.05831440.5009007
115543Grewia occidentalis var. litoralis1 Nov 2014T Rulkens
 T Rulkens Buried in the sand of the dunesChongoene, Gaza province.0Mozambique2533B1 GI8

 7
115544Grewia occidentalis var. litoralis25 Jun 2015T Rulkens
 T Rulkens In dune vegetation.Praia de Xai-Xai, Gaza province0Mozambique2533B1 GI6

 7
74697Guettarda speciosa25 Jun 2014T Rulkens
 T Rulkens In dune scrub on beach sand.Mecufi district 0Mozambique1340B1N8

-13.21755040.5564197
57259Halosarcia indicaNo dateT Rulkens
 T Rulkens In tidal zone. South east side of Pemba Bay 0Mozambique1340A2N0

-13.06622240.4930447
67021Helichrysopsis septentrionalis15 Aug 2015T Rulkens
 T Rulkens BT Wursten In a depression, sandy soil.Close to Macuacua, Mandlakazi District, Gaza Province.0Mozambique2433B4GI59

-24.49300833.9499697
35650Huernia hislopii subsp. hislopii24 Mar 2010T Rulkens
 T Rulkens On granite rocksNear Chimoio, Manica province.0Mozambique1933B1MS675

-19.09590033.5052005
76011Huernia hystrix var. hystrix7 Apr 2015T Rulkens
OJ Baptista
 T Rulkens In dry forest on sandy soil, together with other succulents like Aloe marlothii, Kalanchoe sp and Sansevieria subspicata.Close to the Inharrime river, Zavala District, Inhambane province0Mozambique2434D1 GI40

 6
106485Huernia kirkii17 May 2017T Rulkens
 T Rulkens Mopane woodland.Mabalane district, Gaza Province0Mozambique2332B3 GI152

 7
57279Huernia leachii8 Dec 2013T Rulkens
 T Rulkens In shelter of shrubs on shallow soil over granite rock. Mt Zembe. 0Mozambique1933A4 MS800

 5
106633Jatropha erythropoda17 Apr 2018T Rulkens
 T Rulkens In mopane woodland.Covane Community Lodge, Massingir district, Gaza province 0Mozambique2332C3GI156

This represents the first record for Mozambique.

-23.88391132.0799197
66893Jatropha latifolia var. subeglandulosa3 Jan 2015T Rulkens
 T Rulkens Lebombos Hills, close to Namaacha0Mozambique2532C3 M485

 5
112959Kalanchoe elizae15 Sep 2013T Rulkens
 T Rulkens On a rocky outcrop.Mt Ribaue.0Mozambique1438C4 N0

 5
74897Lumnitzera racemosa4 Jan 2013T Rulkens
 T Rulkens Pemba Bay, Pemba Town, Cabo Delgado province0Mozambique1240D3N8

-12.99467540.5145947
66324Merwilla lazulina23 Sep 2008T Rulkens
 T Rulkens Among quartzite sandstone rocksNorthern tail of the Chimanimani Mts.1680Mozambique1932D2 MS1621

 7
75971Monodora grandidieri25 Dec 2013T Rulkens
OJ Baptista
 T Rulkens Coastal deciduous woodlandMecufi district, Cabo Delgado province0Mozambique1340B1N37

-13.21356440.5482397
75997Orbea carnosa subsp. keithii7 Dec 2014T Rulkens
OJ Baptista
 T Rulkens In shelter of shrubsNamaacha district, Maputo province0Mozambique2532C3 M396

 7
75810Orbea rogersii21 Mar 2015T Rulkens
 T Rulkens BT Wursten In shade of shrubs in mosaic vegetation of grassland with small patches of shrubland. On mixed clay/sand soil.Limpopo river valley, Gaza province.0Mozambique2433C4 GI16

A first record for Mozambique

 7
73125Osyris compressa2 Aug 2014T Rulkens
 T Rulkens In dune scrub vegetationClose to Zongoene, Gaza province.0Mozambique2533B1GI11

-25.19948133.5057197
76005Protea afra subsp. afra7 Dec 2014T Rulkens
 T Rulkens Namaacha district, Maputo Province0Mozambique2532C3M416

-25.97775332.0720117
106461Resnova humifusa9 Dec 2016T Rulkens
 T Rulkens In undergrowth of a dense valley slope forest, with a humus-rich soil and rocksClose to Namaacha0Mozambique2532C3 M450

This represents the first record of this species (and the genus Resnova as a whole) in Mozambique

 7
115547Rotheca aurantiaca31 Dec 2013T Rulkens
 T Rulkens South of Pemba Bay, Metuge district in Cabo Delgado province.0Mozambique1340A2N8

-13.07050640.4916587
76019Rothmannia engleriana7 Feb 2014T Rulkens
OJ Baptista
 T Rulkens JE Burrows Balama District, Cabo Delgado province.0Mozambique1338B3N563

-13.46946738.5876837
74686Sansevieria canaliculata4 Aug 2013T Rulkens
 T Rulkens On coral rock.Murrebue, Mecufi District, Cabo Delgado province0Mozambique1340B1N7

-13.21715840.5562427
74690Sansevieria downsii25 Oct 2010T Rulkens
 T Rulkens Rocky slope on inselberg.Montepuez, Cabo Delgado province0Mozambique1339A1 N615

 7
63089Sansevieria hallii3 Jan 2015BT Wursten
P Ballings
L Barrie
T Mutombeni
 T Rulkens In rocky woodland, on rim of river gorge.Save River Gorge at Chilo Lodge Safari Lodge. 1720Zimbabwe2132A2E181

In flower. Capitate inflorescence with long tubular flowers appearing straight from the soil.

-21.24916332.3493247
63092Sansevieria hallii16 Jan 2015BT Wursten
P Ballings
 T Rulkens In shelter of large boulders on wooded rocky outcrop. Near Old Runde Bridge, Mwenedzi1740Zimbabwe2030D4S573

In flower. Capitate inflorescence with long tubular flowers appearing straight from the soil.

-20.89611030.7714547
74683Sansevieria pedicellata31 Jan 2009T Rulkens
 T Rulkens Mt Muruwere, Manica Province0Mozambique1833C4 MS958

 7
69173Schizobasis intricata16 Dec 2015T Rulkens
OJ Baptista
 T Rulkens Foothills of Mount Ribaue, Ribaue District, Nampula province 0Mozambique1438C4 N610

 7
131501Schizobasis intricata16 Nov 2015T Rulkens
 T Rulkens With Coleochloa in soil pockets among rocks. Mt Zembe, Sussundenga.0Mozambique1933A4 MS939

 7
74700Sophora inhambanensis29 Jun 2014T Rulkens
 T Rulkens Dune scrubJust south of Catembe, Maputo province0Mozambique2632B1M4

-26.13240332.6652697
66347Streptocarpus myoporoides14 Apr 2014T Rulkens
 T Rulkens Vertical cliff in the shadeMount Ribaue, Mozambique0Mozambique1438C4 N1539

 7
48661Tamarindus indica10 Nov 2012T Rulkens
 T Rulkens Open woodlandPemba Bay, Cabo Delgado0Mozambique1240D3N30

-12.98000040.5140005
106488Thespesia acutiloba4 Mar 2018T Rulkens
 T Rulkens In dune vegetation.close to Xai-Xai, Gaza Province.0Mozambique2533B1GI10

-25.12273333.7199697
106489Thespesia mossambicensis Mar 2014T Rulkens
 T Rulkens on coral rag.Close to Pemba Town0Mozambique1240D3 N14

 7
106490Thespesia mossambicensis May 2014T Rulkens
 T Rulkens In coastal vegetation.Close to Murrebue Village, Cabo Delgado.0Mozambique1340B1 N9

 7
73485Tritonia moggii25 Jun 2016T Rulkens
 T Rulkens In wooded grassland on clay.Road from Chicumbane to Zongoene, Xai-Xai district, Gaza province0Mozambique2533A2 GI2

 7
40671Vangueria dryadum24 Mar 2010T Rulkens
 BT Wursten T Rulkens Rocky wooded hillsideJust outside Chimoio. 0Mozambique1933A2MS0

0.0000000.0000002
53941Vanilla roscheri11 Mar 2012T Rulkens
 T Rulkens Coastal forestSouth of Pemba, Mecufi District. 0Mozambique1340B3 N50

 2
106634Viscum littorum9 Mar 2014T Rulkens
 T Rulkens In mangroves.South side of Pemba Bay, close to Pemba Town.0Mozambique1340A2 N5

On Sonneratia alba

 6
106635Viscum littorum19 Mar 2014T Rulkens
 T Rulkens In mangroves.South side of Pemba Bay, close to Pemba Town.0Mozambique1340A2 N5

On Ceriops tagal.

 6
106487Wajira grahamiana30 Mar 2014T Rulkens
 T Rulkens On coral rag, in a coastal vegetation.Pemba Bay, close to Pemba town.0Mozambique1240D3N13

-12.97373940.5029507

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: Records determined by Ton Rulkens.
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