Collections made by Lari Merrett

Records: 9

The following is a list of the collections made by Lari Merrett 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
75920 Aristea angolensis21 Dec 2011L Merrett
L Merrett 630 Kew Staff K
Dambo: Syzigium guineense, Uapaca sansibarica, Protea garguedii, P. welwitschii, Pankiaka carsonii, Habenaria filicornis, Gardenia subacaulis, Parinari capensis, Justicia elegantula, Ascolepsis protea.Mutinondo Wilderness Area, Mayense Main Camp: Little Chipundu dambo 1160Zambia1231A4 N1434

Monocot. Leaves: light grey-green, long slender, spreading from base. Flower stalk +-1m tall; flowers: widely spaced towards top of stalk, ppetals x 6 blue +-8mmx10mm, rounded to slightly tapered tips.

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75921 Aristea angolensis1 Jan 2013L Merrett
L Merrett 1167 Kew Staff K
Dambo: Syzygium cordatum, Syzygium guineense, Uapaca sansibarica, Protea garguedii, P. welwitschii, Gnidia chrysantha, Conyza welwitschi, Desmodium barbatum, Gardenia subacaulis. Mutinondo Wilderness Area, Mayense Main Camp: Little Chipundu dambo 1160Zambia1231A4 N1434

Mono. Tubers below, leaves graas-like from base, variable lengths, fanning out along one plane, tallest central, shorter to the sides, flower stalk +-15cm above leaves, blue flowers, 6 petals, alternating from larger to smaller, yellow anthers central.

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74497 Bidens acuticaulis var. acuticaulis3 May 2011L Merrett
L Merrett 607 KB Vollesen K
Miombo woodland. Tree layer: Julbernadia paniculata, Brachystegia floribunda, B. longifolia, Parinari curatellifolia, Herb layer: Hypoestis forskaoli, Psychotria spithamea, Inula glomerata, Schistostephium artemisiifolium, Hibiscus rhodanthusMutinondo Widerness Area, Mafone Camp: Junction of Mafone and Lodge road across Musamfushi river. 1160Zambia1231A3N1488

Annual herb, thin straight stems +-40cm long, leaves deeply lobed, only veins remain. Seedheads terminal, compound, compact, elongated seed tips bifid.
Seasonally fairly widespread

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74498 Bidens acuticaulis var. acuticaulis18 Apr 2012L Merrett
L Merrett 771 KB Vollesen K
Miombo woodland. Tree layer: Julbernadia paniculata, Brachystegia floribunda, B. longifolia, B. taxifolia, Syzygium guineense subsp. macrocarpum, Phyllocosmus leaireanus, Pseudolachnostylis maprouneifolia, Pleurostylia africana, Garcinia huillensis, Rourea orientalis, Rothmannia engleriana, Strychnos cocculoides, S. pungens, Herb layer: Clerodendrum buchneri, Hypoestis forskaoli, Psychotria spithamea. Mutinondo Widerness Area, Mayense Camp: Along driveway at base of lodge rock. 1160Zambia1231A4N1468

Annual herb, thin straight stems +-40cm long, leaves deeply lobed, only veins remain. Seedheads terminal, compound, compact, elongated seed tips bifid. Remnant yellow petals on a few heads.
Seasonally fairly widespread.

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75366 Gnidia chrysantha26 Jan 2011L Merrett
L Merrett 594 J Osborne K
Dambo: Syzigium guineense, Uapaca sansibarica, Protea garguedii, P. welwitschii, Pankiaka carsonii, Habenaria filicornis, Gardenia subacaulis, Parinari capensis, Justicia elegantula, Ascolepsis protea. Mpika District, Mutinondo Wilderness Area, Mayense Main Camp: Big Chipundu Dambo 1160Zambia1231A4N1434

Single stemmed upright herb +-35cm tall from a woody rootstock, slender leaves similar lengths (+-1.5cm x2mm) up stem, distance between leaves decreases towards top, 6 wide triangular sepals, domed grouped of seeds in center. Threads: Common

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75368 Gnidia chrysantha13 Apr 2013L Merrett
L Merrett 594 J Osborne K
Dambo. Tree level: Syzigium guineense, Uapaca sansibarica, Herb layer: Gardenia subacaulis, Ascolepsis protea, A. angolensis, Gnidia chrysantha, Conyza welwitschi, Wahlenbergia sp., Hypoxis sp., Desmodium barbatum, Parinari capensis, Justicia elegantula. Sandy loam soil. Mpika District, Mutinondo Wilderness Area, Mayense Main Camp: Big Chipundu 1160Zambia1231A4N1468

Herb with bright yellow flowers and grey-silver seedhead. Threats: Common

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79808 Rhynchospora candida12 Apr 2013L Merrett
L Merrett LM1431 MG Bingham L Merrett K
Dambo Mutinondo Wilderness Area1160Zambia1231A4N1430

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79809 Rhynchospora candida24 Oct 2012L Merrett
L Merrett LM1031 MG Bingham L Merrett K
Dambo Mutinondo Wilderness Area1160Zambia1231A4N1430

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79810 Rhynchospora candida21 Dec 2012L Merrett
L Merrett LM1090 MG Bingham L Merrett K
Dambo Mutinondo Wilderness Area1160Zambia1231A4N1430

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The Angola flora team (2026). Flora of Angola: Collections made by Lari Merrett.
https://www.angolaflora.com/speciesdata/utilities/utility-display-collections-by-person.php?person_id=704, retrieved 29 September 2026

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