Collections made by Meg Coates Palgrave

Records: 28

The following is a list of the collections made by Meg Coates Palgrave in species name order. The records are of species which occur in Angola (either as a native/naturalised species or as a cultivated species).

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NoSpeciesRecord dateRecorder(s)Coll.Det.Conf.HerbariaHabitatLocationLoc code Outing codePlanted code Country QDSGrid ref.FZ DivAlt. (m)NotesLatLongLoc Acc Code
103812 Acacia arenaria15 May 2019M Coates Palgrave
C Sharp
 M Coates Palgrave M872 M Coates Palgrave Road vergeAccess road to Ngeneli Farm, Umgusa 0Zimbabwe2028B1W1259

-20.03458728.5096967
103761 Acacia erubescens14 May 2019M Coates Palgrave
C Sharp
F Randall
 M Coates Palgrave M884 MA Hyde M Coates Palgrave BUL
 SandveldNext to Sandstone Kopje, Pasipas Siding0Zimbabwe2028A2W1280

About 4 m branching low down

-20.04774028.4514037
103546 Acacia erubescens8 May 2019M Coates Palgrave
C Sharp
D Drummond
 MA Hyde M Coates Palgrave Valley between two granite kopjesRocky Glen Ranch, West Nicholson2420Zimbabwe2129B4S784

Tree 10 m tall, single stem

-21.28116429.7548697
103762 Acacia erubescens14 May 2019M Coates Palgrave
C Sharp
F Randall
 M Coates Palgrave M885 MA Hyde M Coates Palgrave BUL
 SandveldNext to Sandstone Kopje, Pasipas Siding0Zimbabwe2028A2W1248

About 3 m branching low down

-20.01216328.4827337
103766 Acacia fleckii14 May 2019M Coates Palgrave
C Sharp
F Randall
 M Coates Palgrave M886 MA Hyde M Coates Palgrave BUL
 Kalahari Sand woodland Short cut road Umgusa to Airport0Zimbabwe2028A2W1280

Tree, about 3 m, pods green

-20.04774028.4514037
59068 Acacia galpinii24 Apr 2005M Coates Palgrave
MJ Inacio
P Sweet
 M Coates Palgrave 265 M Coates Palgrave TCT-Catapú
 River valleyCatapú, 9.5 km south from Catapú turn-off on E side of EN 1, in Zangue River valley820Mozambique1835A1 MS80

Tree 25 m, bark brown granular, pale grey further up

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62419 Baphia massaiensis subsp. obovata var. obovata18 Oct 2014M Coates Palgrave
C Sharp
P Ndlovu
 M Coates Palgrave M791 M Coates Palgrave BUL
 Kalahari sand woodlandByo-Vic Falls Rd. A8, ± 5 km after Winter Block0Zimbabwe1928C2W1220

Flowers white with some pink

-19.62428328.3858177
103814 Carissa spinarum15 May 2019M Coates Palgrave
C Sharp
 M Coates Palgrave M925 MA Hyde M Coates Palgrave BUL
 Road vergeAccess road to Ngeneli Farm, Umgusa 0Zimbabwe2028B1W1259

Single stem, about 1 m

-20.03458728.5096967
103641 Cordia monoica10 May 2019M Coates Palgrave
C Sharp
D Drummond
 M Coates Palgrave M876 MA Hyde M Coates Palgrave BUL
 Riverine and rocksBelow Dam wall, Rocky Glen Ranch, West Nicholson2420Zimbabwe2129B3 S752

Tree about 3 m, leaves very rough to the touch

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54025 Diplorhynchus condylocarpon18 Nov 2006M Coates Palgrave
MJ Inacio
J Maneka
 M Coates Palgrave MJ Inacio J Maneka M624 M Coates Palgrave TCT-Catapú
 Miombo woodlandSawmill area near the office, Levasflor880Mozambique1834D4MS230

Tree

-18.76596734.8565837
54033 Gloriosa superba7 Feb 2005M Coates Palgrave
JA White
 M Coates Palgrave JA White 14 M Coates Palgrave JA White TCT-Catapú
 WoodlandCatapu, Via entrada on path to Mpingwe820Mozambique1835A1MS80

Climber,stems green, flowers yellow

-18.04335035.2020177
54035 Gyrocarpus americanus subsp. africanus10 Feb 2005M Coates Palgrave
JA White
 M Coates Palgrave JA White s.n. M Coates Palgrave TCT-Catapú
 Regenerating woodlandCatapu, Mashamba Expt, near east rd, on boundary between blocks 2 & 3, S side, 20 m in820Mozambique1835A1 MS80

Tall tree, 30 40 m high

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54111 Habenaria malacophylla21 Apr 2009M Coates Palgrave
 M Coates Palgrave 713 V Fibeck TCT-Catapú
 Miombo woodland, in grassless patch in shade Nhambita, Conservation plot two890Mozambique1834C3 MS120

Slender ground orchid,

5
62559 Ipomoea verbascoidea21 Oct 2014M Coates Palgrave
C Sharp
P Ndlovu
 M Coates Palgrave M822 M Coates Palgrave BUL
 Deciduous woodlandDimbangombe, near Hwange0Zimbabwe1825B2W1040

-18.15411725.8874337
103597 Justicia flava9 May 2019M Coates Palgrave
C Sharp
D Drummond
 M Coates Palgrave M879 MA Hyde M Coates Palgrave BUL
 Sandy riverineBubiana River, Rocky Glen Ranch, West Nicholson2420Zimbabwe2129B2S750

-21.24815329.8105907
68340 Luffa cylindrica22 May 2015M Coates Palgrave
H Dawson
 M Coates Palgrave M864 MA Hyde M Coates Palgrave TCT-Catapú
 River bankZambezi River, near Gombe Camp590Zimbabwe1529D2N340

-15.61546729.8549837
54046 Markhamia zanzibarica20 Apr 2005M Coates Palgrave
MJ Inacio
 M Coates Palgrave MJ Inacio 140 M Coates Palgrave TCT-Catapú
 SandforestCatapu, Sawmill fringe, SE of visitors machessa820Mozambique1835A1MS70

Small tree to 6 m; pods green, some bl

-18.04605635.2065007
54053 Morus mesozygia10 Nov 2003M Coates Palgrave
MJ Inacio
 M Coates Palgrave MJ Inacio s.n. RB Drummond M Coates Palgrave TCT-Catapú
 SandforestForest area block one, centre forest road between Santove 2 & 3, E side820Mozambique1835A1 MS90

tree

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54059 Opilia amentacea12 Jun 2005M Coates Palgrave
MJ Inacio
 M Coates Palgrave MJ Inacio 199 M Lötter TCT-Catapú
 SandforestCatapu, Sawmill area close to Via entrada entrance, NW side820Mozambique1835A1MS80

Climber

-18.04483335.2053337
103353 Pittosporum viridiflorum15 Sep 2018M Coates Palgrave
C Sharp
 MA Hyde M Coates Palgrave Small termitaria in banded ironstoneHappy Valley Farm, Bulawayo south area0Zimbabwe2028B3W1423

Multi-stemmed shrub

-20.27556428.6825447
108884 Pluchea dioscoridis24 Apr 2005M Coates Palgrave
MJ Inacio
P Sweet
 M Coates Palgrave 164 BNRH
 Catap— Concession, Via Zangue, near the Zangue River, E bank, close to 2003 seed-beds.0Mozambique1735C3MS180

Habitat: river terrace.-x000D- Habit: multi-stemmed (probably cut back previously) c. 4 m high, bark grey; flowers pale mauve, attracting bees and wasps. Sena name: N'dvuvu. Catap— no: 169-x000D- Ex Cheringoma Herbarium No.: 271-x000D-

-17.95083335.1580566
62633 Protea gaguedi25 Oct 2014M Coates Palgrave
C Sharp
 M Coates Palgrave M839 M Coates Palgrave BUL
 Grassland with scattered treesMatabeleland, Old Gwanda Rd, after Mzilikatze's Grave T/O0Zimbabwe2028B3W1450

-20.38588328.5848177
103653 Ranunculus multifidus10 May 2019M Coates Palgrave
C Sharp
D Drummond
 M Coates Palgrave M896 MA Hyde M Coates Palgrave BUL
 Edge of waterBelow Dam wall, Rocky Glen Ranch, West Nicholson2420Zimbabwe2129B3S754

About 50 cm high, flowers yellow

-21.28524929.7256197
62414 Securidaca longepedunculata18 Oct 2014M Coates Palgrave
C Sharp
P Ndlovu
 M Coates Palgrave M787 M Coates Palgrave BUL
 Miombo woodland sandyVic Falls rd. A8 after Ticehurst0Zimbabwe1928C4 W1200

Tree, flowers purple, sweetly scented

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54071 Securidaca longepedunculata24 Apr 2005M Coates Palgrave
MJ Inacio
 M Coates Palgrave MJ Inacio 158 M Coates Palgrave M Coates Palgrave TCT-Catapú
 River terrace thicketEN1, 30 m N of Rio Tissadze bridge 820Mozambique1835A1 MS60

Tree

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68339 Tacazzea apiculata22 May 2015M Coates Palgrave
H Dawson
 M Coates Palgrave M863 MA Hyde M Coates Palgrave TCT-Catapú
 Water's edge on islandZambezi River, opposite Gombe Camp590Zimbabwe1529D2N340

-15.61375029.8712837
15783 Voacanga africana11 Mar 2007BT Wursten
JE Burrows
M Coates Palgrave
P Ballings
M Lötter
 M Coates Palgrave M555 JE Burrows WoodlandAlong road to Chiniziuwa River, Cheringoma0Mozambique1835C3 MS152

In fruit

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103627 Ximenia americana var. microphylla10 May 2019M Coates Palgrave
C Sharp
D Drummond
 M Coates Palgrave M914 MA Hyde M Coates Palgrave BUL
 Granite kopjeTicky's cave, Rocky Glen Ranch, West Nicholson2420Zimbabwe2129B4S779

Shrub, about 1 m

-21.25706029.8414997

Copyright: The Angola flora team, 2026

The Angola flora team (2026). Flora of Angola: Collections made by Meg Coates Palgrave.
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