Records made by Benny Bytebier

Records: 61

The following is a list of the records made by Benny Bytebier 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
119242 Aerangis mystacidii 10 Feb 2023 N Wightman
B Bytebier
B Bytebier Riverine forest Mutinondo Wilderness, Lavushi Manda Distr., Muchinga Province 116 0 Zambia 1231A4 N 1431

6
116641 Afrohybanthus enneaspermus 22 Feb 2022 N Wightman
B Bytebier
L Merrett Miombo woodland Mutinondo Wilderness Lodge, Mpika Distr. Muchinga Province 116 0 Zambia 1231A4 N 1494

-12.422372 31.277046 6
119243 Agelanthus subulatus 10 Feb 2023 N Wightman
B Bytebier
KB Vollesen Miombo woodland margin Mutinondo Wilderness, Lavushi Manda Distr., Muchinga Province 116 0 Zambia 1231A4 N 1456

Growing on Pericopsis angolensis

-12.453907 31.290878 6
116643 Brachycorythis tenuior 27 Feb 2022 N Wightman
B Bytebier
SD Johnson
N Wightman B Bytebier Lightly wooded seepage dambo grassland Saise Valley, Kalambo Farm, Mbala Distr., Northern Province 0 Zambia 0931A2 N 1613

Small population of albino flowered plants amid regular purple flowered plants

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100601 Bulbophyllum fuscum var. melinostachyum 8 Feb 2018 N Wightman
B Bytebier
F Llarena
B Bytebier High rainfall Miombo woodland Epiphyte and lithophyte in rocky seepage woodland area near to Kalungwishi headwaters 0 Zambia 0930C4 N 1640

Large clumps growing on rocks and tree trunks with Cyrtorchis praetermissa, Cyrtorchis crassiflora, Bulbophyllum expallidum, Tridactyle sp. and Polystachya sp.

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106226 Bulbophyllum fuscum var. melinostachyum 8 Feb 2018 N Wightman
B Bytebier
F Llarena
N Wightman B Bytebier F Llarena BB3577 B Bytebier K
NDO
NU
Rocky miombo woodland with lots of Xerophyta Roadside seepage dambo on D39 near Kalungwishi headwaters 58 0 Zambia 0930C1 N 1636

6
100546 Chlorophytum calyptrocarpum 4 Feb 2018 N Wightman
B Bytebier
N Wightman Sandy seepage zone among rocky outcrop Kundalila Falls, Serenje Distr., Central Province 121 0 Zambia 1330B1 C 1509

-13.154713 30.700610 6
100547 Chlorophytum cameronii var. pterocaulon 6 Feb 2018 N Wightman
B Bytebier
F Llarena
N Wightman Wet dambo in black muck soil Luchindasi dambo, Mungwi area, Kasama Distr., Northern Province 0 Zambia 1031B3 N 1216

-10.344928 31.529080 6
100549 Chlorophytum galpinii var. matabelense 5 Feb 2018 N Wightman
B Bytebier
N Wightman Rocky outcrop in soil pocket By dining area of Mutinondo Lodge, Mpika Distr., Muchinga Province 116 0 Zambia 1231A4 N 1458

-12.454933 31.291406 6
120968 Chlorophytum recurvifolium 22 Feb 2022 N Wightman
B Bytebier
SD Johnson
N Wightman B Bytebier SD Johnson NCW747 KB Vollesen K
Miombo woodland Mutinondo Wilderness Lodge, Lavushi Manda District, Muchinga Province 116 0 Zambia 1231A4 N 0

The collection of this specimen is the first record of the species for Zambia

-12.452903 31.291590 6
106253 Cynorkis debilis 11 Feb 2018 N Wightman
B Bytebier
F Llarena
N Wightman B Bytebier F Llarena BB3606 B Bytebier K
NDO
NU
On rocks in shade of trees or in humus below the rocks, next to dambo. D235 road between Samfya and Serenje; at "80 km from Serenje milestone" between Oka Kamwendo and Namutoya. 58 0 Zambia 1330A1 C 1545

6
119245 Cyphostemma crotalarioides 10 Feb 2023 N Wightman
B Bytebier
N Wightman B Bytebier NCW876j KB Vollesen NDO
Miombo woodland/rocky outcrops Mutinondo Wilderness, Lavushi Manda Distr., Muchinga Province 116 0 Zambia 1231A4 N 1481

-12.400465 31.300930 6
106224 Disa equestris 8 Feb 2018 N Wightman
B Bytebier
F Llarena
N Wightman B Bytebier F Llarena BB3575 B Bytebier K
NU
Wet, grassy seepage dambo. Roadside seepage dambo on D39 near Kalungwishi headwaters 58 0 Zambia 0930C1 N 1636

6
106223 Disa erubescens subsp. carsonii 8 Feb 2018 N Wightman
B Bytebier
F Llarena
N Wightman B Bytebier F Llarena BB3574 B Bytebier K
NDO
NU
Wet, grassy seepage dambo. Roadside seepage dambo on D39 near Kalungwishi headwaters 58 0 Zambia 0930C1 N 1636

6
106179 Disa hircicornis 4 Feb 2018 N Wightman
B Bytebier
N Wightman B Bytebier BB3535 B Bytebier K
NU
In full sun at edge of wet dambo. Dambo above falls. 58 0 Zambia 1330A2 C 1490

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106246 Disa welwitschii subsp. welwitschii 11 Feb 2018 N Wightman
B Bytebier
F Llarena
N Wightman B Bytebier F Llarena BB3599 B Bytebier K
NU
Dry, sandy part of dambo. Start of the wetlands along the D235 road 58 0 Zambia 1229A2 N 1171

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106235 Disa welwitschii subsp. welwitschii 9 Feb 2018 N Wightman
B Bytebier
F Llarena
F Chipalo
N Wightman B Bytebier F Llarena F Chipalo BB3585 B Bytebier K
NDO
NU
Grassy, drier part of dambo. Koshima dambo c. 30 km N of Luwingu 58 0 Zambia 0929D1 N 1460

6
119251 Eucomis autumnalis 10 Feb 2023 N Wightman
B Bytebier
N Wightman B Bytebier NCW876i KB Vollesen NDO
Dambo grasslands Mutinondo Wilderness, Lavushi Manda Distr., Muchinga Province 116 0 Zambia 1231A4 N 1453

Growing in shade of a small copse of trees within the dambo

-12.398509 31.296541 6
106214 Eulophia angolensis 8 Feb 2018 N Wightman
B Bytebier
F Llarena
N Wightman B Bytebier F Llarena BB3565 B Bytebier K
NDO
NU
Wet dambo. Roadside dambo on M3 between Kasama and Luwingu. 58 0 Zambia 1030B1 N 1233

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106182 Eulophia hians var. nutans 4 Feb 2018 N Wightman
B Bytebier
N Wightman B Bytebier BB3538 B Bytebier K
NU
At edge of dambo in full sunlight. Dambo above falls. 58 0 Zambia 1330A2 C 1490

6
100589 Eulophia hians var. nutans 4 Feb 2018 N Wightman
B Bytebier
B Bytebier Moist to wet dambo in black muck soil Kundalila Falls, Serenje Distr., Central Province 121 0 Zambia 1330B1 C 1501

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106193 Eulophia latilabris 6 Feb 2018 N Wightman
B Bytebier
F Llarena
N Wightman B Bytebier F Llarena BB3547 B Bytebier K
NU
Wet dambo along river. Dambo along the road near the palace of the Chitimukulu. 58 0 Zambia 1031A2 N 1217

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118690 Eulophia norlindhii 21 Nov 2022 N Wightman
B Bytebier
N Wightman B Bytebier BB3771 N Wightman B Bytebier NU
Escarpment miombo woodland Chakwenga Headwaters, Rufunsa Distr., Lusaka Province, Zambia 2 Zambia 1529A2 C 1101

Cultivated at Dabuyu Farms in Lilayi to flower for identification

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118691 Eulophia streptopetala 12 Nov 2022 N Wightman
B Bytebier
N Wightman B Bytebier BB3744 B Bytebier NDO
NU
Miombo woodland Mkushi Farming Block, Mkushi Distr., Central Province, Zambia 0 Zambia 1329D1 C 1417

6
118693 Gerbera viridifolia subsp. viridifolia 13 Nov 2022 N Wightman
B Bytebier
C Conradie
N Wightman Miombo woodland Mutiwila Farm, Kabwe Distr., Central Province, Zambia 0 Zambia 1428C2 C 1157

-14.671433 28.448333 6
106189 Glossostelma spathulatum 5 Feb 2018 N Wightman
B Bytebier
N Wightman B Bytebier BB3544 B Bytebier K
NDO
Miombo woodland. Along the road towards the camp. 58 0 Zambia 1231A3 N 1470

-12.268080 31.172150 6
100599 Glossostelma spathulatum 5 Feb 2018 N Wightman
B Bytebier
DJ Goyder Undisturbed miombo woodland Mutinondo Wilderness Lodge, Mpike Distr., Muchinga Province 116 0 Zambia 1231A4 N 1470

-12.430117 31.271990 6
106180 Gnidia chrysantha 4 Feb 2018 N Wightman
B Bytebier
N Wightman B Bytebier BB3536 B Bytebier NU
In full sun at edge of wet dambo. Dambo above falls. 58 0 Zambia 1330A2 C 1490

-13.091240 30.421930 6
106241 Habenaria cornuta 10 Feb 2018 N Wightman
B Bytebier
F Llarena
N Wightman B Bytebier F Llarena BB3592 B Bytebier K
NDO
NU
Wet dambo. D94 road between Mansa and Samfya. 58 0 Zambia 1129A1 N 1229

6
106219 Habenaria cornuta 8 Feb 2018 N Wightman
B Bytebier
F Llarena
N Wightman B Bytebier F Llarena BB3570 B Bytebier K
NU
Wet dambo. Roadside dambo on M3 between Kasama and Luwingu. 58 0 Zambia 1030B1 N 1233

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106217 Habenaria cornuta 8 Feb 2018 N Wightman
B Bytebier
F Llarena
N Wightman B Bytebier F Llarena BB3568 B Bytebier K
NDO
NU
Wet dambo. Roadside dambo on M3 between Kasama and Luwingu. 58 0 Zambia 1030B1 N 1233

6
94061 Habenaria cornuta 10 Feb 2018 N Wightman
B Bytebier
F Llarena
N Wightman B Bytebier F Llarena Wet dambos and grasslands Roadside dambo along D94 (Mansa District) 0 Zambia 1129A3 N 1215

Tubers of this species are possibly used in the preparation of a local Zambian dish called Chikanda with wild populations may be threatened by overharvesting.

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94060 Habenaria cornuta 8 Feb 2018 N Wightman
B Bytebier
F Llarena
N Wightman B Bytebier F Llarena Wet dambos and grasslands Roadside dambo along M3 (Kasama District). 0 Zambia 1030B2 N 1232

Tubers of this species are possibly used in the preparation of a local Zambian dish called Chikanda with wild populations may be threatened by overharvesting.

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106242 Habenaria filicornis 10 Feb 2018 N Wightman
B Bytebier
F Llarena
N Wightman B Bytebier F Llarena BB3593 B Bytebier K
NDO
NU
Wet dambo. D94 road between Mansa and Samfya. 58 0 Zambia 1129A1 N 1229

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106206 Habenaria goetzeana 7 Feb 2018 N Wightman
B Bytebier
F Llarena
N Wightman B Bytebier F Llarena BB3557 P Goldblatt K
NDO
NU
Very wet grassland in between Uapaca woodland. Love N Light Lukupa 58 0 Zambia 1031A1 N 1296

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116651 Habenaria gonatosiphon 20 Feb 2022 N Wightman
B Bytebier
SD Johnson
N Wightman B Bytebier SD Johnson BB3647 N Wightman NU
Miombo woodland Kalonde, Mpika Distr., Muchinga Province 0 Zambia 1231A3 N 1512

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119162 Habenaria leucotricha var. leucotricha 15 Jan 2023 N Wightman
B Bytebier
C Conradie
N Wightman B Bytebier C Conradie NCW756 N Wightman B Bytebier NDO
NU
Flat areas of escarpment miombo Mutuwili Farm, Kabwe, Kabwe Distr., Central Prov. 2 Zambia 1428C2 C 1168

Cultivated at Dabuyu Farms, Lilayi

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106198 Habenaria welwitschii 6 Feb 2018 N Wightman
B Bytebier
F Llarena
N Wightman B Bytebier F Llarena BB3552 B Bytebier K
NDO
NU
Dambo Luchindasi dambo; chieftainess Mukukamfumu. 58 0 Zambia 1031A2 N 1230

6
116852 Heteromorpha involucrata 27 Feb 2022 N Wightman
B Bytebier
SD Johnson
N Wightman Lightly wooded seepage dambo grassland Saise Valley, Kalambo Farm, Mbala Distr., Northern Province. 0 Zambia 0931A2 N 1591

-9.068687 31.480686 6
116853 Hypericum peplidifolium 22 Feb 2022 N Wightman
B Bytebier
N Wightman Miombo woodland Mutinondo Wilderness Lodge, Mpika Distr. Muchinga Province 116 0 Zambia 1231A4 N 1495

-12.421995 31.277565 6
116855 Landolphia kirkii 28 Feb 2022 N Wightman
B Bytebier
SD Johnson
N Wightman Sand dune Lake Bangweulu, Samfya Distr., Luapula Province 112 0 Zambia 1129B3 N 1176

Growing on various reaches of sand dunes with signs of regularly being burnt back

-11.348647 29.560157 6
119282 Lantana ukambensis 11 Feb 2023 N Wightman
B Bytebier
SD Johnson
N Wightman Miombo woodland Road to Mutinondo Wilderness, Lavushi Manda Distr., Muchinga Province 116 0 Zimbabwe 1231A3 N 1508

-12.414868 31.196317 6
116885 Lapeirousia caudata 3 Jan 2022 N Wightman
B Bytebier
SD Johnson
N Wightman B Bytebier SD Johnson NCW754b N Wightman UZL
NDO
Sand dune Lake Bangweulu, Samfya Distr., Luapula Province 112 0 Zambia 1129B3 N 1185

Growing on upper reached of sand dune among Crinum papilllosum and Trachyandra arvensis

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106236 Moraea bella 9 Feb 2018 N Wightman
B Bytebier
F Llarena
F Chipalo
N Wightman B Bytebier F Llarena F Chipalo BB3586 B Bytebier K
NDO
NU
Grassland at edge of dambo Koshima dambo c. 30 km N of Luwingu 58 0 Zambia 0929D1 N 1468

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116954 Moraea bella 2 Aug 2018 N Wightman
B Bytebier
F Llarena
F Chipalo
N Wightman B Bytebier F Llarena F Chipalo BB3586 B Bytebier NU
Riverside dambo grassland Kawambwa Distr., Luapula Province 0 Zambia 0929D4 N 1429

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106249 Nervilia adolphi var. adolphi 11 Feb 2018 N Wightman
B Bytebier
F Llarena
N Wightman B Bytebier F Llarena BB3602 B Bytebier K
NDO
NU
Rocky ridge in miombo woodland. D235 road between Samfya and Serenje; at "80 km from Serenje milestone" between Oka Kamwendo and Namutoya. 58 0 Zambia 1230A3 C 1327

6
118699 Nervilia crociformis 12 Nov 2022 N Wightman
B Bytebier
N Wightman B Bytebier BB3742 N Wightman B Bytebier NU
Miombo woodland Mkushi Farming Block, Mkushi Distr., Central Province, Zambia 0 Zambia 1329D1 C 1425

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106231 Nervilia shirensis 9 Feb 2018 N Wightman
B Bytebier
F Llarena
F Chipalo
N Wightman B Bytebier F Llarena F Chipalo BB3581 B Bytebier K
NDO
NU
On the side of an anthill in miombo woodland. Samda Farm c. 10 km N of Luwingu 58 0 Zambia 1029B1 N 1405

6
106247 Orthochilus euanthus 11 Feb 2018 N Wightman
B Bytebier
F Llarena
N Wightman B Bytebier F Llarena BB3600 B Bytebier K
NU
Dry, sandy part of dambo. Start of the wetlands along the D235 road 58 0 Zambia 1229A2 N 1178

6
116985 Pachycarpus bisacculatus 27 Feb 2022 N Wightman
B Bytebier
SD Johnson
N Wightman B Bytebier SD Johnson BB3709 N Wightman NU
Lightly wooded seepage dambo grassland Saise Valley, Kalambo Farm, Mbala Distr., Northern Province 0 Zambia 0931A2 N 1591

-9.068650 31.480712 6
106184 Platycoryne mediocris 5 Feb 2018 N Wightman
B Bytebier
N Wightman B Bytebier BB3540 B Bytebier K
NDO
NU
On bare rock in seepage area. Dambo above falls.On rockslab between reception and chalet. 58 0 Zambia 1231A3 N 1450

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112971 Platycoryne mediocris 5 Feb 2018 N Wightman
B Bytebier
N Wightman B Bytebier BB3540 B Bytebier K
NDO
NU
Seepage slope on large inselberg Mutinonodo Wilderness Lodge, Mpika Distr., Muchinga Province 116 0 Zambia 1231A3 N 1450

On rockslab of inselberg between Lodge reception and chalet

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119288 Protea micans subsp. micans 14 Feb 2023 N Wightman
B Bytebier
S du Plessis
D du Plessis
SD Johnson
N Wightman Miombo woodland Cantebury Estates, Mkushi Distr., Central Province 0 Zambia 1329D1 C 1386

-13.630678 29.638155 6
106239 Radinosiphon leptostachya 8 Feb 2018 N Wightman
B Bytebier
F Llarena
N Wightman B Bytebier F Llarena BB3590 B Bytebier K
NDO
On rocks in rocky miombo woodland. Roadside seepage dambo on D39 near Kalungwishi headwaters 58 0 Zambia 0930C1 N 1636

6
94064 Radinosiphon leptostachya 8 Feb 2018 N Wightman
B Bytebier
F Llarena
N Wightman B Bytebier F Llarena High rainfall Miombo woodland Rocky seepage woodland area near to Kalungwishi headwaters 0 Zambia 0930C4 N 1640

Tubers of this species are possibly used in the preparation of a local Zambian dish called Chikanda with wild populations may be threatened by overharvesting.

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106225 Rangaeris muscicola 8 Feb 2018 N Wightman
B Bytebier
F Llarena
N Wightman B Bytebier F Llarena BB3576 B Bytebier K
NU
Rocky miombo woodland with lots of Xerophyta Roadside seepage dambo on D39 near Kalungwishi headwaters 58 0 Zambia 0930C1 N 1636

6
106188 Satyrium kitimboense 5 Feb 2018 N Wightman
B Bytebier
N Wightman B Bytebier BB3543 N Wightman K
NDO
NU
Miombo woodland; On side of road in sandy soil. Along the road towards the camp. 58 0 Zambia 1231A3 N 1470

6
106240 Sebaea grandis 10 Feb 2018 N Wightman
B Bytebier
F Llarena
N Wightman B Bytebier F Llarena BB3591 B Bytebier K
NDO
NU
Edge of wet dambo. M13 between Kawambwa and Mansa. 58 0 Zambia 1029A3 N 1263

-10.373660 29.079710 6
106233 Sebaea grandis 9 Feb 2018 N Wightman
B Bytebier
F Llarena
F Chipalo
N Wightman B Bytebier F Llarena F Chipalo BB3583 B Bytebier K
NDO
Dambo Koshima dambo c. 30 km N of Luwingu 58 0 Zambia 0929D1 N 1446

-9.582910 29.538140 6
118701 Tricalysia coriacea subsp. nyassae 10 Nov 2022 N Wightman
B Bytebier
S du Plessis
D du Plessis
D Vissani
N Wightman Miombo woodland/Evergreen forest boundary Mkushi Farming Block, Mkushi Distr., Central Province, Zambia 0 Zambia 1329D1 C 1369

-13.661152 29.535816 6
118702 Tricalysia coriacea subsp. nyassae 10 Nov 2022 N Wightman
B Bytebier
S du Plessis
D du Plessis
D Vissani
N Wightman B Bytebier S du Plessis D du Plessis D Vissani NCW860 N Wightman K
NDO
Miombo woodland/Evergreen forest boundary Mkushi Farming Block, Mkushi Distr., Central Province, Zambia 0 Zambia 1329D1 C 1369

-13.661152 29.535816 6


Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave, 2007-25

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M. (2025). Flora of Mozambique: Records made by Benny Bytebier.
https://www.mozambiqueflora.com/speciesdata/utilities/utility-display-records-by-person.php?person_id=1002, retrieved 9 May 2025

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