Collections made by John Burrows

Giant pachycaul to 15 m tall, growing in a small grove of ca. 8 baobabs, in a cultivated field on sandy soils, area of semi-deciduous coastal woodland/thicket. Flowers pure white, petals like plastic.

Evergreen tree 8-9 m tall, 4 adults and saplings, on hillside, amongst boulders in mixed miombo / Uapaca woodland.-x000D- -x000D- First record of this species for Mozambique., Occurrence: occasional

Herb growing in moist dune slacks in coastal grassland near coastal lakes. Flowers purple.

Herb to 1 m tall. Flowers yellow.

Climbing woody shrub, reaching 7-8 m, growing on harsh coral rag in dwarf coastal forest. Flowers small, greenish.

Rare.

Shrubby small tree to 1.5 m, multi-stemmed from frequent burning; in open grassland- woodland mosaic on sands; locally common.

Ground fern with tufted fronds; scarce, on very wet peaty floor of swamp forest, dominated by Anthocleista grandiflora, Voacanga thouarsii, Antidesma vogeliana, Xylopia aethiopica and the fern Stenochlaena tenuifolia.-x000D- -x000D- Keys best to B. natalensis bu

Small spreading tree to 4 m tall with rather gnarled branches and rough bark, in mixed miombo woodland on granite derived sandy soils. Occasional.

Dambo in mixed, high rainfall woodland. Plants ñ 30 cm high. Flowers purple.

String-like parasite in trees in dune scrub-forest.

Locally frequent herb in margins of pools and channels in rice paddies.-x000D- -x000D- PRE: Ceratopteris thalictroides

Small tree to 3 m tall in riparian forest in limestone gorge.

Small-flowered bushy herb with erect wiry maroon stems ca. 20 cm high. Leaves lanceolate-acuminate, slightly recurved and folded. One population seen in the shade of a huge spreading Albizia adianthifolia, on sandy soils in a clearing in Licuati Thic

On edge of swamp forest in rank herbage.

Terrestrial fern with tufted fronds, on forest floor of lowland evergreen forest, in deep shade.

Epiphyte in large Brachystegia in riverine forest / miombo woodland ecotone along river bank.

Spreading shrubby multi-stemmed tree to 4 m high, in secondary scrub on sandy soils near coast. Locally occasional.

Liane to 8 m or more high, in evergreen lowland forest; Occasional. Stems/leaves with milky latex.

Liane in lowland evergreen forest.-x000D- Sheet 1 of 2.

Large evergreen liane to 15 m high, in evergreen lowland forest on rolling hills, heavily logged and degraded., Occurrence: occasional

Climber in degraded woodland.

Slender twiner/climber to 2 m high, in tall Brachystegia woodland on sands. Occasional. Growing near to Burrows & Burrows 11091. [Male & female]

Climber to 2 m high, in small shrub in dappled shade of tall high-rainfall woodland on sandy loams; in logging concession.

Soft herb to 0.8 m high, in wet herbaceous growth next to road in shade of evergreen mist forest.

Growing on margin of a clear pool in peat bog; in an extensive coastal wetland.

Tree to 5 m tall, bark rough, leaves discolorous; occasional in mixed coastal miombo woodland on sandy soils.

Straggly shrub to 1.5 m high, growing on margins of evergreen forest, lvs glossy above; occasional.

Straggly deciduous shrub to 3-4 m high, often scrambling in bush clumps or on the margins of evergreen montane forest. Ripe fruit red.

Small tree (6 m) in high-altitude forest

Small tree to 3 m tall, in understorey of gallery forest. Occasional., Occurrence: occasional

Small tree to 3 m in understorey of low montane forest on ridge. Occasional., Occurrence: occasional

Woody shrub to 3 m tall in Parinari / Uapaca / Brachystegia woodland. Red flowers., Occurrence: scattered

Shrub or small tree to 5 m tall, forming loose colonies in open wooded grassland on hill top.

Multi-stemmed (from burning) shrub, 1-2 m tall, in Protea grassland. Flowers red., Occurrence: scattered

Deciduous tree 4-6 m high; occasional in semi-deciduous woodland; flowers scarlet.

Small tree in understorey of tall Brachystegia woodland on sands.

Evergreen tree to 12 m tall on river bank in riparian forest with Khaya anthotheca, Canarium madagascariense and Syncopalum cerasiferum. Fls white/cream.

Evergreen shrub to 2 m tall; on edge of termitaria in small forest patch, in area of Berlinia woodland on sands.

Small evergreen tree to 3 m tall, flowers white; in understorey of evergreen forest on sands, on low hill on coastal plain.

Evergreen shrub to 2 m, in dune thicket/scrub growing on steep seeward-facing slopes on fossil dune rock.

Evergreen tree or shrub c. 2 m tall; on coastal thicket on coral rag.

Slender small geophyte in light shade of miombo woodland on sandy soils, widespread in this region.

Slender small geophytic orchid in mixed Julbernardia paniculata miombo woodland on grey sandy loams.

Small tree 2-2.5 m tall growing amongst boulders on rocky granite/gneiss kopje in miombo woodland.

Small evergreen tree to 9 m tall, overhanging stream; inflorescences erect. Scarce

Evergreen riverine tree to 7 m tall, flower spikes held suberect; in riverine forest in area of Julbernardia paniclulata miombo woodland on grey sandy loams.

Spiny shrub or small tree to 5 m tall, frequent on dunes and in dune forest.

Small tree to 2 m tall in woodland. Fruit fleshy, maroon.

Shrubby tree to 4 m tall, in riverine forest.

Evergreen small tree to 5 m tall; in riverine woodland in rocky ravine, in area of miombo woodland.

Tree to 4 m tall; on coastal thicket on coral rag.

Tree to 4 m tall; on coastal thicket on coral rag.

Scrambler in dense dune scrub-forest. Flowers cream.

Small tree (chopped) in lowland evergreen forest.

Evergreen tree to 12 m tall with rounded crown, with milky latex, occasional in evergreen lowland forest on rolling hills., Occurrence: occasional

Evergreen tree to 8 m tall; growing in degraded swamp forest with Syzygium and Voacanga, occasional.

Evergreen tree to 5 m tall; flowers white, held erect, with sweet-spicy scent, fruit in pairs, green; along riverine margins in miombo woodland.

Shrub to 1.5 m tall, flowers yellow; occasional in scrub in riverine woodland on alluvial soils.

Shrubby tree to 3 m tall on high altitude forest margins.

Small tree to 4 m tall, on edge of remnant forest patch in area of miombo woodland.

Small tree in woodland, spiny.

Tree to 6 m tall, stems and branches with spines, in bush clump in coastal scrub/woodland. Flowers yellow.

Shrubby tree to 3 m high, some sprawling, on edge of bush clump in degraded woodland near village; flowers creamy-yellow. Occasional.

Much-branched shrub to 3 m tall, fls whitish; in dense evergreen thicket to 8 m tall, on coral rag.

Straggly shrub to 2 m tall, in dense coastal woodland on low hill top.

Tree to 8 m tall in degraded grassland on red loams.

Tree to 7 m tall, flowering (but out of reach), bark smoothish, mottled; in gallery forest in limestone gorge; only one specimen seen.

Soft shrub in open deciduous woodland.

Soft shrub to 1.2 m tall; in secondary scrub in degraded coastal woodland/forest mosaic. Frequent.

Growing in moist, sandy soils, in old dune slack, with dominant Cyperaceae

Sub-aquatic tufted herb growing on submerged boulders in clear, fast-flowing river, locally frequent, on lower slopes of mountains.

Small tree to 3 m tall; in rocky ravine in miombo woodland.

Deciduous tree to 3 m tall, growing on granite rocks in riverine woodland; in area of high-rainfall miombo woodland dominated by Brachystegia microphylla and B. boehmii.

Prostrate, sprawling, succulent herb on dune/beach interface. Flowers, deep-mauve.

Tree to 6-8 m tall in degraded mixed miombo woodland. Occasional

Locally dominant tall miombo tree to 15 m or more, new leaves glossy, pendulous. On sandy soils.

Erect multi-stemmed shrub top 1 m tall, milky latex, flowers pale creamy-green; growing in sand and rock cracks on sheetrock on margins of river in full sun, obviously submerged when river floods; locally frequent.

Robust soft herb to 1.5 m tall on disturbed areas on roadside. Hairs stinging.

Erect tufted herb in shallow water in swamps. Flowers white.

Erect tufted aquatic herb to 400 mm tall. leaf stalks fleshy, flowers creamy-white, small; frequent in pan in area of deciduous woodland on sands ('sand forest').

Locally frequent

Erect soft shrub to 2.5 m high, growing on sandy margins of stream flowing over granite, flowers yellow. Occasional., Occurrence: occasional

Terrestrial on quartzitic sands near stream on grassy bank in full sun. Occasional.

As Maesa angolensis in BNRH. 7 m high erect sparse tree, flowers creamy white; As Maesa rufescens in BNRH. occasional, growing in wet soils, always next to small streams., Occurrence: occasional

Evergreen shrub to 4 m tall, growing on margins of forest patch in montane grassland/montane forest mosaic.

As Maesa rufescens in BNRH. Small tree to 3 m tall; in gallery forest along fast-flowing river, on island, forest dominated by Newtonia buchananii, Breonardia salicina, Syzygium cordatum, Erythrophleum suaveolens and Pandanus livingstonianus.

As Maesa rufescens in BNRH. Shrub or small tree to 2 m high, in moist mixed miombo woodland an E-aspect mountainside. Flowers creamy white.

Rare

Large, solitary tree next to road in degraded coastal woodland. In fruit.-x000D-

Sucker growth of massive tree to 30 m tall, bark grey; occasional in gallery forest in limestone gorge.

Cultivated small tree to 4 m tall in beach garden, bark smooth, pale creamy beige, flowers white.

Forest tree to 12 m tall in evergreen Pteleopsis myrtifolia forest. Only one specimen seen. Sterile. On sands.

Tree to 10 m tall with rounded crown, in severely degraded area cultivated and planted with mangoes and cashews. Only on plant seen. Fruit green.

Tree ca. 8 m tall growing on sandy soils in coastal woodland, area severely degraded and settled. Rare.

Shrub or small tree to 3 m tall in mid-altitude forest understorey.

Small compact shrub to 1.2 m tall, on outer edge of dry coastal Guibourtia schliebenii forest, on sandy soils in full morning sun. Flowers white.

Low sparse shrub to 1.5 tall with a small spreading crown; flowers white; in gulley/drainage-line in shaded understorey of deciduous woodland-forest dominated by Brachystegia torrei and Micklethwaitia carvalhoi; on sandy-gravelly soils over gneiss.

Small shrublet to 1 m, growing along road in shade of deciduous thicket on sandy soils.

Erect herb with pale lilac flowers opening in the early evening. Growing in sandy soils on margins of Licuati Thicket.

Locally common monocot with mauve flowers, in short grass meadow on coastal floodplain, on sandy-loam seasonally moist soils.

Shrub or small tree to 3 m high, on fringe of long coastal pan dominated by a fringe of Syzygium cordatum. Very localised.

In montane scrub, shrub to 1 m tall.

Fronds up to 4m; locally common

Locally abundant

Straggly shrub or small evergreen tree to 5 m tall, growing on riverbank next to the water.

Gnarled tree 4-5 m tall, flowers white; on margins of dry (seasonally-flowing) stream in riparian woodland in shallow soils over limestone.

Aquatic with floating leaves, in clear pool in peat bog, flowers blue; in an extensive coastal wetland.

Growing with O. gomezianum (5541) and A. lusoafricanum (5542)

Growing with O. gomezianum and O. lusoafricanum

Growing with O. gomezianum and O. gracillinum

Growing with O. gomezianum, O. vulgatum, O. rubellum and others

Occasional, growing with O. gomezianum, O. lusoafricanum, O. polyphyllum.

Growing with O. gomezianum and O. rubellum. Fronds only recently emerged

Very common locally, growing with O. costatum, O. gracillinum and O. sp. JEB 5137/3019

Locally common. Growing with O. gracillinum, O. rubellum, O. vulgatum and O. costatum nearby

Growing with O. rubellum and O. sp (B. 5194)

Growing with O. costatum and O. rubellum

Growing with O. costatum (5543) and O. lusoafricanum (5542)

Growing with O. latifolium; occasional, in small colonies

Locally frequent, particularly along the drainage lines. Growing with O. costatum, O. latifolium, O. lusoafricanum

Growing with O. costatum

No other ophioglossum species found

Locally frequent, growing with O. rubellum nearby

Growing with O. costatum, O. gomezianum and O. latifolium (O. sp. JEB 3019)

Growing with O. lusoafricanum, O. costatum, O. gomezianum and O. sp. JEB 5169 (O. sp. A of Burrows 1992)

Growing with O. lusoafricanum, O. costatum, O. gomezianum and O. sp. JEB 5169 (O.sp. A of Burrows 1992)

Growing with O. gomezianum

With O. costatum, O. gomezianum and O. gracillinum.

Growing intermixed with O. convexum (B and B 5168)

Occasional, growing with O. gomezianum, O. costatum and O. polyphyllum.

Locally frequent.

Localised and immature

Growing in dense colony covering +/- 400 sq. m. , mostly sterile

Red colouration more intense on more exposed plants

Small dense pop. of c. 150 plants. Nearby is O. reticulatum, gomezianum, costatum

Growing with O. gomezianum and O. caroticaule (sp. B&B 5194)

Growing with O. costatum and O. gomezianum, rare.

Growing with O. gomezianum nearby.

Geophytic fern with annual leaves, in seasonally saturated grassland on sandy soils underlain by clays, in miombo woodland.

Holotype

Shrub to c. 3 m tall, on deep sands in thicket. Fruit cream.

Shrub in thicket patches on sands in coastal woodland. Fls. very small, yellowish. Scarce.

Treelet to 2.5 m tall, growing on termite mound in moist miombo woodland.

Scrambling shrub to 2 m tall, flowers creamy-yellow with a musty smell; in dune scrub/thicket above the beach.

Common bamboo in open miombo and mixed woodland in low hills., Occurrence: common

Common deciduous bamboo, forming pure stands (thickets)., Occurrence: common

Tall bamboo 8-10 m tall, forming scattered clumps in degraded woodland, in flower, stigma pale pink. Nearby, on the slopes of the southern escarpment, are extensive patches of bamboo, ALL in flower, the flowering culms distinctly longer than the leaf

Robust climber to 4 m or more high, on margins of dense thicket on sands. Occasional.

Climber, in and on edge of evergreen lowland forest.-x000D- -x000D- No genus or species on plant voucher. Family - APOCYNACEAE

Tree to 6 m tall in miombo woodland. Flowers white.

Tree, 3 m tall, in montane scrub forest.

Evergreen shrub to 2 m in riverine forest / miombo woodland ecotone understorey along river bank.

Small slender treelet or shrub to 1.5 m tall, in dense coastal dune thicket on old dunes. Rare. , Occurrence: occasional

Evergreen woody shrub to 1 m tall, in evergreen forest patch in tall miombo (Brachystegia spiciformis) woodland on sands. Occasional. Leaves glossy. , Occurrence: occasional

Rhizome strongly creeping and branching to form large colony; only one group seen.

Much-branched shrub to 3 m tall; forming extensive pure stands on saline soils on outer edge of Avicennia mangrove swamp.-x000D- -x000D- Note: leaves completely glabrous.

Evergreen tree to 10 m tall, in evergreen forest. Occasional.

Tall tree to 20 m tall, with a clear bole and and umbrella-shaped crown; bark pale grey, smoothish; pioneer in mid-altitude evergreen forest. -x000D- -x000D- Specimen gathered from a fallen branch; crown otherwise completely inaccessible!

Tufted, clump-forming orchid growing on bare rock surfaces. Flower stems to 1.2 m tall, flowers pink. On granite-gneiss outcrop in mixed miombo woodland. C. 20 plants.

Soft herb near river in mid-altitude forest. Stems succulent.

Occasional next to river only

Rare

Rare

Small shrub ñ 1 m high, ?rhizomatous suffrutex; growing in dappled shade of Brachystegia woodland., Occurrence: scarce

Suffrutex in Brachystegia woodland on granite hill, occasional.

Suffrutex, with stems ca. 700 mm high; locally frequent on floor of deciduous miombo woodland on sandy soils.

Geosuff shrub with erect branches 40-50 cm long, flowers yellow, lvs glossy above; scattered in mixed Julbernardia paniculata miombo woodland on sandy soils in granite hills.

Small tree to 2 m tall; sterile. In dry coastal Guibourtia schliebenii thicket/forest on sands.

Scarce

Evergreen tree to 3 m tall in understorey of evergreen forest in ravine. Occasional.

Small tree to 5 m tall in mid-altitude forest.

Small tree to 4 m tall in riverine forest or woodland. Bark smooth.

Small evergreen tree to 4 m tall, in understorey of lowland forest., Occurrence: occasional

Small evergreen tree to 5 m tall, fruit green; occasional in gallery forest along edge of river on island. Dominant species: Newtonia buchananii, Pandanus livingstonianus, Filicium decipiens, Maranthes goetzeniana, Syzygium cordatum, Erythrophloeum s

Small evergreen tree to 3 m tall, in dry evergreen forest in limestone gorges.

Massive tree to 30 m tall, in logged coastal lowland forest, bark grey, smoothish, fruit green (not ripe), lobed stipules diagnostic. Occasional., Occurrence: occasional

Small tree to 2,5m high in mixed miombo woodland on sandy soils. Flowers white.

Small tree to 4m tall, in miombo woodland on sandy soils. Fruit beaked, rusty brown.

Robust climber in riverine forest. Stems with white latex. Fruit; hard, skin wrinkled.

Robust creeper or liane in secondary forest. Flowers, fragrant.

Evergreen liane to 8 m high, in bush clumps in riparian woodland in valley; fruit warty, green; all parts with milky latex.

Lactiferous scrambling shrub, riverine, flowers white, fragrant.-x000D- -x000D- Gathered by M. Lotter.

Robust liane to 3 m tall, with milky latex; flowers white, fragrant; common in tall forest in limestone gorge.

Succulent herb on dune/beach interface. Flowers white.

Large dioecious tree to 20 m tall in mixed miombo woodland. Scattered

Small tree (sapling) to 7 m tall, bark smoothish, grey; in dense coastal woodland in area of low sandy hills.

Small deciduous tree 2.5 m high, flowers mauve; scattered in clearings in Licuati Thicket on sands.

On gneiss outcrop in miombo woodland. Poikolohydrous.

Evergreen forest tree to 15 m tall, bark roughish, in mid-altitude evergreen forest. Occasional.

Deciduous geophytic ginger, leafless, with 1-3 pale mauve flowers, tuber bright yellow within; in recently burnt mixed deciduous on sandy soils.

Common climber in secondary growth., Occurrence: common

80 cm tall pyrophytic shrublet, flowers yellow, outer petals red in bud. Frequent in mixed Julbernardia paniculata miombo woodland on grey sandy loams in hilly country.

Rampant climbing fern, rhizomes climbing (adhering to tree trunks) to 8 m high, a major constituent of swamp forest dominated by Anthocleista grandiflora, Voacanga thourasii, Antidesma vogeliana, Xylopia aethiopica and the fern Stenochlaena tenuifoli

Fallen small tree (still growing) to 6 m tall, bark smooth mottled, Ochna arborea-like, stem irregularly fluted; in evergreen gallery forest in deep limestone gorge.

Shrub in thicket/scrub patch in degraded woodland. No latex.

Liane to 8 m tall in riparian forest, hanging over the river. Fruit orange when ripe.

Small slender tree to 3 m tall, with very corky grey bark, sterile; in partly degraded coastal woodland on sands; rare.

Evergreen tree to 10 m tall, in evergreen forest in ravine.

Tree to 10 m tall in riverine forest or woodland.

Tree to 12 m tall, with rather drooping branches, bark pale whitish-grey, smoothish, fruit white, turning pink-mauve when ripe; locally frequent along margins of river, in area of miombo woodland.

Small tree to 3 m tall, occasional in mixed miombo woodland on loamy soils.

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

Evergreen tree to 8 m high on edge of drainage line/stream, in miombo woodland. Fruit fleshy, white.