Records made by Darrel Plowes

Records: 94

The following is a list of the records made by Darrel Plowes 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
6112Abutilon angulatum var. angulatum DCH Plowes
Nyanyadzi, Save Valley0ZimbabweE

0.0000000.0000000
53231Actiniopteris dimorpha subsp. dimorpha07 Sep 1952DCH Plowes
DCH Plowes 1472 EACLE Schelpe SRGH
Growing under a rock on side of granite kopjeKora Kora stream, near Absent Farm, Matopos Reserve0Zimbabwe2028D2W0

0.0000000.0000002
26539Aerangis appendiculata DCH Plowes
DCH Plowes 8016 0Not known

0
15648Aerangis verdickii var. verdickii03 Apr 1971DCH Plowes
DCH Plowes 3459 Christon Bank70Zimbabwe1731C1 C

Epiphyte. Flowers white, with slightly twisted spurs greenish-cream in colour. Leaves rectangular, notched at the apex.

0
25641Aframomum angustifolium27 Oct 1969DCH Plowes
DCH Plowes 3420 In kloof forest on sandstoneOn the Mutsangadzi River, Ngorima TTL, Melsetter.0ZimbabweE1220

Plants growing c. 8 feet tall. Flowers reddish-orange, waxy, in spikes up to 9 inches tall. Rainfall 70 inches per annum.

0.0000000.0000000
6281Agelanthus lugardii DCH Plowes
Sebele, 10km North of Gaberone, Botswana0Botswana2425D2SE1000

-24.61000025.9300002
6282Agelanthus pungu15 Mar 1968DCH Plowes
DCH Plowes 2891 6 km W of Mutare0Zimbabwe1832D3E0

Parasite on Julbernardia globiflora. Flowers orange, fading to greenish at the base and tipped with red. Leaves bluish grey-green.

0.0000000.0000002
6283Agelanthus pungu DCH Plowes
DCH Plowes 1126 South of Gweru0Zimbabwe1929D2C0

0.0000000.0000001
6284Agelanthus subulatus DCH Plowes
DCH Plowes 8057 South of Ngundu Halt, 100 km South of Masvingo0ZimbabweS

On Pterocarpus angolensis.

0.0000000.0000000
35594Aloe inyangensis var. kimberleyana DCH Plowes
Castle Beacon, Vumba50,63,1560Zimbabwe1932B1 E1850

2
35595Aloe inyangensis var. kimberleyana DCH Plowes
Mtarazi Falls, Nyanga0Zimbabwe1832B4 E1830

2
35590Aloe plowesii DCH Plowes
DCH Plowes 2273 SRGH
Chimanimani Mts.330Zimbabwe1933C3 E0

2
35591Aloe wildii DCH Plowes
DCH Plowes 2128 SRGH
Chimanimani Mts330Zimbabwe1933C3 E0

2
22310Angraecum conchiferum DCH Plowes
Below the hut, Chimanimani Mts.330Zimbabwe E

0
15670Anisopappus kirkii12 Aug 1973DCH Plowes
DCH Plowes 4465 On lower slopes of Chimanimani Mts0Zimbabwe1932D4E1200

A large bushy erect herb up to 2 m tall. Leaves triangular, twice as long as broad, very slightly pubescent. Inflorescence a corymb, with showy golden yellow flowers 2 cm in diameter.

0.0000000.0000002
6262Argyrolobium tomentosum06 Apr 1970DCH Plowes
DCH Plowes 3428 In rank grassland on doleriteLemon Kop, Chimanimani0Zimbabwe1932D4E0

Bushes 1-1.5 m tall, with clusters of showy yellow flowers.Calyx and buds maroon. Upper surface of leaves with fine silky hairs.

-19.95000032.7510005
25485Barleria albostellata14 Mar 1971DCH Plowes
DCH Plowes 3456 SRGH
Among granite boulders under Brachystegia glaucescensEastern Matobo Hills0Zimbabwe2028D1W0

Perennial bushes 1.5 m tall. Flowers white. Leaves velvety greyish-green.

0.0000000.0000000
34733Barleria gueinzii DCH Plowes
DCH Plowes 2095 Mountain Inn, Zoutpansberg, Mpumalanga, South Africa0South Africa0

0.0000000.0000000
15657Barleria hirta DCH Plowes
DCH Plowes 2225 Nyahodi River, Chimanimani.0ZimbabweE

0.0000000.0000000
40612Barleria senensis28 Mar 1973DCH Plowes
DCH Plowes 4440 SRGH
Dry stony soilMutema (Mtema) CL, Save valley near Birchenough Bridge0Zimbabwe2032A2E450

Bushy perennial herb, flowers apricot yellow in terminal spikes, the bracts subtending bristles at the base of each flower. Leaves with pairs of stipellar spines at base.

-20.13333332.3833335
15653Barleria spinulosa subsp. kirkii19 Apr 1965DCH Plowes
DCH Plowes 2690 On coarse granite sandveld.Near Mt Rudd, Save Valley0Zimbabwe2032A2E490

With Acacia tortilis and baobabs. Bushy herbs, c. 18 inches tall. Flowers pale blue, 1 inch diameter and tube 1 inch long. Calyx ... [illegible].

0.0000000.0000000
48693Brachystegia spiciformis23 Feb 2012DCH Plowes
S Bellot
S Bellot 17 Open woodland with J. globiflora and B. spiciformis as main species. Mutare, Christmas Pass area, by path towards lodge on south side of A30Zimbabwe1832D3E1238

Tree infected with Berlinianche aethiopica

-18.93765832.6196177
73918Brillantaisia cicatricosa14 Aug 1962DCH Plowes
DCH Plowes 2261 SRGH
In opening in kloof forestNgorima Reserve, Melsetter (Chimanimani) District.0Zimbabwe2032B2E1220

Plants with conspicuous inflorescences about 9" long of long violet coloured flowers; lower lip more purplish in shade except for the inward bulge in the throat which is rusty straw colour. Stems square; leaves opposite, cordate-acuminate, 9" long on 3" petioles. Plants bushy herbs.

-20.08332032.8833505
7668Calanthe sylvatica DCH Plowes
0Zimbabwe

0
6447Camellia sinensis DCH Plowes
Chimanimani0ZimbabweE

0.0000000.0000000
12456Carphalea pubescens20 Dec 1965DCH Plowes
DCH Plowes 2746 SRGH
In a sheltered watercourseAt Kariba Dam, Kariba0ZimbabweN460

0.0000000.0000000
117202Ceropegia ampliata DCH Plowes
DCH Plowes BT Wursten 0Not known0

0.0000000.0000000
52645Christella gueinziana23 May 1954DCH Plowes
DCH Plowes 1737 SRGH
A pretty shade loving fern about 18" tall on banks of Tombetyane streamNear absent farm, Eastern Matopos0Zimbabwe2028D2W0

0.0000000.0000002
7173Cladostemon kirkii16 Oct 1963DCH Plowes
DCH Plowes 2353 SRGH
On a sandstone kopjeDott's Drift, Chisumbanje, Save Valley0ZimbabweE400

0.0000000.0000000
14121Coffea racemosa02 Oct 1966DCH Plowes
DCH Plowes 2809 SRGH
BR
In dry granite sand near contact with doleriteMpudzi River Bridge, c. 25 miles South of Mutare 0Zimbabwe1932A4E730

Shrubs 3-8 ft. tall; leafless when flowering; bushes ablaze with white (sometimes pink) flowers

-19.40000032.4900005
32589Coleus caudatus Sep 1966DCH Plowes
DCH Plowes 2801 Chimanimani Mts330Zimbabwe E

0
6263Cordyla africana28 Sep 1965DCH Plowes
DCH Plowes 2710 Occasional on banks of the Save RiverNear Chibuwe Irrigation Scheme, Save Valley0Zimbabwe0

Very large shady trees. Masses of golden yellow flowers. Fruit like small mango in appearance, edible. Local name: Mutondo.

0.0000000.0000000
25111Crassula setulosa var. setulosa17 May 1972DCH Plowes
DCH Plowes 4417 On sheltered vertical banks of damp soil15 km south of Cashel, growing with C. swaziensis.0Zimbabwe1932D4E1600

Plants form low cushions 10 cm diameter. Flower stems 5-8 cm long. Flowers white. Leaves [alternately?] opposite in a series of 4, dull green.

0.0000000.0000002
7100Crinum paludosum19 Dec 1971DCH Plowes
DCH Plowes 3493 In shallow water on black clay soil.5 km SW of Norton0Zimbabwe1730D3 C1375

A showy species. Flowers white with faint pink stripe on back of each perianth lobe and turning pink with age. Anthers dark. Style and stigma purple for terminal half of length. Leaves only lightly undulate; margins minutely toothed, 30-50 cm long, 3-5 cm wide.

5
7101Crinum paludosum29 Dec 1964DCH Plowes
DCH Plowes 2544 In shallow rain water pans in flat mopane veldChibuwe Irrigation Scheme, Save Valley0Zimbabwe2032A4 E460

Plants 18 inches tall. Flowers white, trumpet-shaped, with faint pink stripe on back of each corolla lobe. Anthers yellow. Apical half of style purple. [illegible]. Leaf margins straight.

5
6245Crotalaria collina07 Mar 1966DCH Plowes
DCH Plowes 2766 SRGH
K
Nyawari, Nyanga0ZimbabweE

0.0000000.0000000
15601Cyrtanthus rhodesianus DCH Plowes
Forest Reserve, Mutare0Zimbabwe E

0
15602Cyrtanthus rhodesianus DCH Plowes
Mtarazi Falls, Nyanga0Zimbabwe1832B4 E1700

2
27775Disa baurii03 Oct 1999DCH Plowes
On doleriteWorld's View, Nyanga0Zimbabwe1832B2 E2300

0
27810Disa ornithantha20 Feb 1965DCH Plowes
DCH Plowes 2683 On wet granite slab.Near Trout Hatchery, Nyanga NP54,1550Zimbabwe1832B4 E1830

Plants 10 inches tall, flowers 1 inch diameter. Lateral sepals and extension of dorsal sepal red, interior of latter yellow spotted with red. Lip also yellow and red.

0
27812Disa woodii DCH Plowes
DCH Plowes 2204 Richard's Bay, Natal, South Africa0South Africa

0
14206Encephalartos manikensis DCH Plowes
Mandea Range, Pungwe Valley0Zimbabwe E

0
15414Englerina oedostemon DCH Plowes
DCH Plowes 8603 Parasitic on Pittosporum viridiflorumChristmas Pass, Mutare0Zimbabwe1832D3 E

0
14524Erianthemum dregei DCH Plowes
Chimanimani Mts0Zimbabwe1932D4E0

On Julbernardia globiflora

0.0000000.0000000
14525Erianthemum ngamicum DCH Plowes
Airport, Gaberone, Botswana0Botswana

0.0000000.0000000
14527Erianthemum virescens DCH Plowes
In mopane woodland, on Dichrostachys cinerea.Base of Njelele Pass, 25km East of Gokwe.0Zimbabwe1829A3N1225

-18.29479029.0958305
15498Erythrina livingstoniana DCH Plowes
DCH Plowes 2072 Chibunje, Musikavanhu CL, Save Valley0Zimbabwe2032C2E400

0.0000000.0000000
21277Euphorbia confinalis subsp. confinalis DCH Plowes
Nyanyadzi, Save Valley.0ZimbabweE

0.0000000.0000000
14519Eureiandra fasciculata17 Nov 1966DCH Plowes
DCH Plowes 2831 Trailing over grass and bushesOn basalt, Hippo Mine, Save Valley0Zimbabwe2132A20

Flowers 2 inches, cream coloured with conspicuous yellow anthers at bottom of slight cup; petals spreading. Leaves palmately lobed; lobes linear with occasional linear projections.

-21.06666732.2533335
15612Gardenia imperialis subsp. imperialis08 Feb 1966DCH Plowes
DCH Plowes 2753 SRGH
In swampPungwe valley, Nyanga District0Zimbabwe1832B4E700

0.0000000.0000002
15611Gardenia ternifolia subsp. jovis-tonantis var. goetzei DCH Plowes
DCH Plowes 2364 Mutare0ZimbabweE

0.0000000.0000000
30258Gladiolus juncifolius DCH Plowes
DCH Plowes 3445 Chimanimani NP330Zimbabwe E

0
30480Graderia scabra17 Oct 1960DCH Plowes
DCH Plowes 2127 Stapleford, Mutare District0Zimbabwe1832D2E0

0.0000000.0000000
30481Graderia scabra DCH Plowes
0Zimbabwe0

0.0000000.0000000
30260Harveya randii DCH Plowes
World's View, Troutbeck0Zimbabwe1832B2E2200

0.0000000.0000000
7151Hibiscus rhodanthus DCH Plowes
Vati, N of Karoi0ZimbabweN

0.0000000.0000000
14135Holarrhena pubescens07 Dec 1970DCH Plowes
DCH Plowes 3448 SRGH
Mixed woodland on granite sandBikita District0Zimbabwe2031B2S0

0.0000000.0000001
14136Holarrhena pubescens06 Dec 1964DCH Plowes
DCH Plowes 2507 SRGH
In Julbernardia-Terminalia-Bauhinia woodland, granite sand35 kms South of Mutare0Zimbabwe1932B3E910

0.0000000.0000002
18197Impatiens wallerana18 Nov 1965DCH Plowes
DCH Plowes 2729 SRGH
On the banks of the Rusitu RiverRusitu Valley, Ngorima CL0ZimbabweE460

0.0000000.0000000
21348Ipomoea coscinosperma17 Mar 1953DCH Plowes
DCH Plowes 1561 SRGH
Freshly ploughed black vlei soil in mopane veld.Pasture Research Station, Nyamandhlovu0ZimbabweW0

An abundant prostrate creeping weed. Forms mat 2-3 yards across. Flowers white.

0.0000000.0000000
48694Julbernardia globiflora23 Feb 2012DCH Plowes
S Bellot
Open woodland with J. globiflora and B. spiciformis as main species. Mutare, Christmas Pass area, by path towards lodge on south side of A30Zimbabwe1832D3E1238

-18.93765832.6196177
41201Kleinia fulgens DCH Plowes
Echo Cave, Mpumalanga, South Africa.0South Africa0

0.0000000.0000000
73897Kleinia fulgens Mar 1961DCH Plowes
DCH Plowes 2166 AR Torre SRGH
On dolerite outcrop in granite Brachystegia veld.15 miles SW of Umtali (Mutare)0Zimbabwe1932A2E1067

Succulent leaved herbs with conspicuous orange flowers, c. 18" tall. Leaf margins irregularly toothed.

-19.15435032.4550404
6522Kniphofia splendida DCH Plowes
Chimanimani Mts0ZimbabweE

0.0000000.0000000
34938Leonotis ocymifolia var. raineriana Mar 1972DCH Plowes
DCH Plowes 4412 SRGH
BR
On granite soilsErin Forest Reserve, Nyanga0Zimbabwe1832B3E0

0.0000000.0000002
35713Littonia modesta DCH Plowes
DCH Plowes 2422 Umtata, Transkei, Cape0South Africa 0

0
37092Lygodium kerstenii30 Aug 1958DCH Plowes
DCH Plowes 2043 SRGH
In riverine and high forest; climbing bushes and trees, common Inyanga, Pungwe Valley0Zimbabwe1832B4E0

0.0000000.0000002
7017Markhamia zanzibarica DCH Plowes
DCH Plowes 2735 Chipangayi River, Save Valley0Zimbabwe

0.0000000.0000000
42297Marsilea farinosa subsp. farinosa Oct 1955DCH Plowes
DCH Plowes 1878 GOE Launert SRGH
Aquatic growing in damp bed of a small pan on black basaltic sand, pan holds water in summer only. "Pasture?" Research station, Nyamandhlovu district0ZimbabweW0

0.0000000.0000000
30476Orbea umbracula16 Apr 2006DCH Plowes
DCH Plowes 6322 Dzobo. S Mutare0Zimbabwe E

0
30477Orbea umbracula DCH Plowes
DCH Plowes 3824 On granite sand with Julbernardia30 km S of Odzi, in Marange.0Zimbabwe1932A4 E0

1
30478Orbea umbracula DCH Plowes
DCH Plowes 4245 3km S of Gomira Dip Musikavanhu T.T.L Sabi valley0Zimbabwe

0
30479Orbea umbracula DCH Plowes
DCH Plowes 2083 Open Julbernardia woodland on granite sand.30 km South of Mutare, Zimbabwe. 0Zimbabwe1932B3 E0

1
27639Osmunda regalis23 May 1954DCH Plowes
DCH Plowes 1739 SRGH
Shady site at water edgeMatopos east, Tambetyane stream near absent farm0Zimbabwe2028B4PH83-33-W0

0.0000000.0000000
27650Osmunda regalis01 Sep 1958DCH Plowes
DCH Plowes 2046 SRGH
Along river, roots in waterInyanga, Pungwe river0Zimbabwe1832B4E730

0.0000000.0000000
6084Pilostyles aethiopica DCH Plowes
DCH Plowes 8601 Christmas Pass, Mutare0Zimbabwe1832D3E0

0.0000000.0000002
48692Pilostyles aethiopica24 Feb 2012DCH Plowes
S Bellot
S Bellot 19 DCH Plowes S Bellot Open woodland with J. globiflora and B. spiciformis as main species. Mutare, Christmas Pass area, by path towards lodge on south side of A30Zimbabwe1832D3E1238

Endoparasite on Brachystegia spiciformis

-18.93765832.6196177
48695Pilostyles aethiopica23 Feb 2012DCH Plowes
S Bellot
S Bellot 20 DCH Plowes S Bellot Open woodland with J. globiflora and B. spiciformis as main species. Mutare, Christmas Pass, behind handcraft stand by A30Zimbabwe1832D3E1316

Endoparasite on Brachystegia spiciformis

-18.94615332.6363897
48696Pilostyles aethiopica25 Feb 2012DCH Plowes
S Bellot
S Bellot 23 DCH Plowes S Bellot Open miombo woodlandMutare, Vumba Road0Zimbabwe1932B1E1007

Endoparasite on Brachystegia spiciformis

-19.18905332.7099117
48697Pilostyles aethiopica25 Feb 2012DCH Plowes
S Bellot
S Bellot 25 DCH Plowes S Bellot Open miombo woodlandMutare, Vumba Road0Zimbabwe1932B1E1307

Endoparasite on Brachystegia spiciformis

-19.04916732.6898947
30266Platycoryne mediocris DCH Plowes
DCH Plowes sn 0Not known

0
30517Polystachya valentina DCH Plowes
DCH Plowes 3443 Chimanimani Mts0Zimbabwe E0

0
53334Pteris friesii23 May 1954DCH Plowes
DCH Plowes 1735 SRGH
In association with other ferns on semi-shaded bed & bank of Tombetyane stream; only one seen growing in enriched granite sand.Near absent Farm, Eastern Matopos0Zimbabwe2028D2W0

Fern standing about 3 ft high

0.0000000.0000002
5636Raphia farinifera DCH Plowes
Burma Valley630Zimbabwe1932B2E

0.0000000.0000000
30263Satyrium macrophyllum18 Mar 1972DCH Plowes
DCH Plowes 4411 In damp soil on roadside, on granite/ dolerite contact.Erin Forest Reserve, Inyanga0Zimbabwe1832B3 E1800

A magnificent species with deep pink flowers and reddish-green bracts about 50-60 cm tall.

0
6441Scadoxus puniceus DCH Plowes
DCH Plowes 2210 Ingwaruma, Lemombo Mts0South Africa 0

0
6278Siphonochilus aethiopicus25 Nov 1962DCH Plowes
DCH Plowes 2282 SRGH
In Brachystegia / Uapaca woodland on granite soilBase of the Burma Valley Pass630Zimbabwe1932B2E840

0.0000000.0000002
6279Siphonochilus kirkii17 Dec 1971DCH Plowes
DCH Plowes 3485 SRGH
Under bushes on sandstoneHwange0ZimbabweW

0.0000000.0000000
35760Sphedamnocarpus pruriens var. pruriens09 Apr 1963DCH Plowes
DCH Plowes 2334 SRGH
BR
Pasture Research Centre, Melsetter (Chimanimani)0Zimbabwe1932D4E1370

0.0000000.0000002
35503Striga gesnerioides30 Apr 1969DCH Plowes
DCH Plowes 3203 SRGH
K
Wiltshire Estate, between Enkeldoorn (Chivhu) and Buhera, Charter District0Zimbabwe1831C1C0

Cited in Flora Zambesiaca Vol. 8 part 2:131 (1990)

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6985Strophanthus petersianus16 Oct 1963DCH Plowes
DCH Plowes 2352 SRGH
Base of sanstone kope in Julbernardia woodlandDott's Drift, Chisumbanje, Lower Save Valley0ZimbabweE400

0.0000000.0000000
52490Thelypteris confluens23 May 1954DCH Plowes
DCH Plowes 1736 SRGH
Growing among grass etc. on banks of Tom-betyane stream.Near absent farm, Eastern Matopos0Zimbabwe2028D2W0

Common small fern about 18-24" tall

0.0000000.0000002
14122Vanwykia remota DCH Plowes
Ruti Dam, Buhera0Zimbabwe1931D1S990

-19.57359631.7415525
7486Viscum menyharthii DCH Plowes
Buhera0Zimbabwe1931B4E915

Growing in Ficus.

0.0000000.0000002


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