Records determined by Gail Renehan

Determinations: 7

The following is a list of the records determined by Gail Renehan 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
80755Acacia pilispina Jul 1996G Renehan
G Renehan 7 G Renehan Chingola; Chimfunshi Wildlife Orphanage and Chimpanzee Sanctuary, ca. 57 km NW of Chingola along Kafue River. UTM Coordinates: 557812.985, 8633679.801. 1500Zambia1227B3W0

Acacia tree ranging in height from 2-10 m. Bark powdery yellow, thin and easily scraped off to reveal green underneath with a red inner bark. Spines in pairs 2-3 cm in length on trunk and branches; straight spines and alternate arrangement on branches. Leaves bipinnate alternate compound. Flowers white puff ball ca. 2 cm in diameter on stem (3 cm) on upper branches. Flowering late June-July. Pods not visible. Collected 26 June 1996 along west wall of 7 acre enclosure, 30 m from river.

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81096Bidens pilosa Jul 1996G Renehan
G Renehan 9 G Renehan Chingola; Chimfunshi Wildlife Orphanage and Chimpanzee Sanctuary, ca. 57 km NW of Chingola along Kafue River. UTM Coordinates: 557812.985, 8633679.801. 1500Zambia1227B3W0

Weed/grass around 0.5-1 m in height. Stem green to red. Leaves opposite divided into 3 leaflets with serrated margins; green to red. Flower small, yellow centre with small white petals. Fruit "blackjack", thin black seeds that cling. Collected 26 July 1996 from fields fence line next to 14 acre chimpanzee enclosure.

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81170Brachystegia longifolia Jul 1996G Renehan
G Renehan 2 G Renehan Chingola; Chimfunshi Wildlife Orphanage and Chimpanzee Sanctuary, ca. 57 km NW of Chingola along Kafue River. UTM Coordinates: 557812.985, 8633679.801. 1500Zambia1227B3W0

Tall tree 18-20 m in height. Bark rough grey with vertical fissures and patches of lichens growing on them. Fruit brown pod, woody, ca. 12 cm in length with beak. Leaf pinnate with 12-15 leaflets. Local name (Bemba) = "musamba". Local people strip bark, use inner fibers for rope. Collected 12 July 1996 within 14 acre enclosure; 20 July 1996 outside east fence of 14 acre chimp enclosure.

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82456Harungana madagascariensis Jul 1996G Renehan
G Renehan 16 G Renehan Chingola; Chimfunshi Wildlife Orphanage and Chimpanzee Sanctuary, ca. 57 km NW of Chingola along Kafue River. UTM Coordinates: 557812.985, 8633679.801. 1500Zambia1227B3W0

Common shrub 1-2 m in height primarily growing along fencelines, roads and in grassland. Trunk grey, rough flaking in pieces ca. 6 cm in diameter. Leaf elliptic opposite leaf with tapering apice and rounded, slightly lobed bark up to 18 cm in length by 9 cm in width, yellow-green to green with prominent yellow to red central vein. Fruit small (2 mm) berries, clustered with ca. 200+ berries per branch, yellow in color ripening to red. New leaves green with fuzzy brown underside arising in leaf axils. Local name (Bemba) "Kafifi". Roots mixed with bark of Brachystegia longifolia, boiled with H2O and used to treat bilharzia (Schistosomiasis). Cattle eating leaves causes photosensitization (due to liver damage). Collected 21 July 1996 along fenceline near 14 acre enclosure.

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83267Phyllanthus muellerianus Jul 1996G Renehan
G Renehan 13 G Renehan Chingola; Chimfunshi Wildlife Orphanage and Chimpanzee Sanctuary, ca. 57 km NW of Chingola along Kafue River. UTM Coordinates: 557812.985, 8633679.801. 1500Zambia1227B3W0

Spreading "creeper-like" tree 3 m in height. Bark relatively rough, grey-brown bark with deep fissures. Branches with short (1-2 mm) spines in 3's. Leaves simple oval; deep medium green with yellow midrib and veins; simple alternate; range in size from 4-7 cm; apice tapering, some notched; base rounded. Fruit small (2 mm); bluish-grey berries (Sept.-Oct.). Local name (Bemba) = "mulenbalemba". Collected 1 August 1996 behind 14 acre chimp enclosure building.

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83282Piliostigma thonningii Jul 1996G Renehan
G Renehan 5 G Renehan Chingola; Chimfunshi Wildlife Orphanage and Chimpanzee Sanctuary, ca. 57 km NW of Chingola along Kafue River. UTM Coordinates: 557812.985, 8633679.801. 1500Zambia1227B3W0

Tree of medium height, ca. 5 m, with spreading crown and curving branches. Bark grey, very rough with vertical fissures. Fruit red/brown pods with many green to brown seeds inside; unripe pod is fuzzy, dried pod is not fuzzy; size ranges from 15-23 cm. Leaves green leathery with notched apice and base, ca. 10 cm in diameter; loses leaves in July-Aug. People eat dried pod. Leaves cooked in pot with water and smoke/steam is inhaled to get rid of coughs or demons. Collected 28 July 1996.

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83489Rothmannia engleriana Jul 1996G Renehan
G Renehan 17 G Renehan Chingola; Chimfunshi Wildlife Orphanage and Chimpanzee Sanctuary, ca. 57 km NW of Chingola along Kafue River. UTM Coordinates: 557812.985, 8633679.801. 1500Zambia1227B3W0

Small tree 2-4 m in height. Bark dark brown and cracked. Leaves simple opposite, 12-14 cm in length. Fruit brown ca. the size of a golf ball (2-3 cm); fuzzy rusty-brown hairs. Fruits circular with a knobby end with 4 points. Collected 28 July 1996 in scrub near 7 acre chimp enclosure.

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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 determined by Gail Renehan.
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