Records determined by John Burrows

Locally frequent, presumably flooded annually

Climber to 2 m, flowers pink; in degraded coastal forest on sands.

Small deciduous tree to 4 m tall, bark rough, grey; in mixed miombo (Julbernardia globiflora/Brachystegia utilis) woodland. Occasional.

Large tufted fern growing in water in extensive estuarine reedbeds. Occasional.

Occasional

Tufted fern growing around base of granite rocks in miombo woodland.

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.

Locally common

Locally frequent

UJ DNA No. UJ09228

Locally frequent

Locally common ground fern in shade of gallery forest (also in Androstachys woodland on gorge lip) in limestone gorge. Fronds proliferous.

UJ DNA No. UJ09216

Occasional

Occasional

Small fern growing on mossy limestone rocks above water of stream in gallery forest in deep limestone gorge. Rare, only 2 plants seen.

Medium/large tree, fruit shiny chocolate brown beans. Fabaceae.

Locally frequent

Fern with few fronds from a long-creeping stolon-like rhizome, in sands among mossy limestone rocks in deep limestone gorge in gallery forest. Occasional.

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.

Terrestrial fern, ± 90 cm tall. Mature petiole black.

Meise Specimen (BR)

Tufted fern among boulders in deep shade on floor of mid-altitude forest.

Fern on deeply shaded forest floor in degraded forest.

Tufted fern with arching fronds; on mossy rocks next to mountain stream in ravine forest; occasional.

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

Rare.

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

Tree fern, fronds 2.5—3 meters long. Hairy, spores on wavy edges.

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

UJ DNA No. UJ09323

Fern in deep shade on floor of lowland evergreen forest.

Tufted gemmiferous fern, strongly dimorphic; growing on deeply shaded forest floor of tall ravine forest dominated by Newtonia buchananii, Trilepisium madagascariensis, Funtumia africana and Celtis gomphophylla; locally frequent but very local, not s

Occasional but localised

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.

Tufted fern growing at base of rocks, on rocky hill, geology of micaceous schists, in miombo woodland; locally frequent.-x000D- -x000D- First record for Mozambique.

Occasional

Fern in riparian forest understorey.

Frequent

Abundant constituent of herb layer

Rhizome creeping, scattered

Locally frequent

Common

Occasional fern at edge of stream in gallery forest in deep limestone gorge.

Medium trees 8-10 m tall, forming pure stands on low-lying clay flats in open deciduous woodland. Locally frequent.

Spreading tree to 7 m tall, on margins of lowland forest; occasional.

Spreading several-stemmed tree 5-6 m tall and ca. 8 m across, bark roughly fissured, dark grey; fruit orange when ripe; occasional in arid open mixed deciduous woodland.

Small tree to 4 m tall with several stems (regrowth?); in open deciduous woodland on alluvial soils on valley flats of Zambezi River. Occasional.

On edge of swamp forest in rank herbage.

Small suffrutex with many short stems from underground rootstock. Flowers pink/white, very showy.

Many-stemmed shrubby geosuff from a woody rootstock, fruit immature; scattered to common in various facies of miombo woodland on grey sandy loams.

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

Terrestrial fern, ± 1 meter long fronds.

Fronds to 2m tall, forming large clumps, locally frequent.

UJ DNA No. UJ05048

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

(var. erosum)

(var. erosum)

(var. erosum)

(var. erosum)

(var. aerugineum)

Climber in degraded woodland.

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.

Straggly small tree to 3 m tall, in low Acacia scrub/woodland on clay flats. Occasional., Occurrence: occasional

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

Abundent forming extensive patches

Low-level epiphyte in forest at edge of river. Rare locally.

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

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

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

Tree 3 m tall. Flowers red.

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.

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.

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

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

UJ DNA No. UJ06868

Woodland vegetation.-x000D- -x000D- UJ DNA No. UJ06952

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Scrambler in dense dune scrub-forest. Flowers cream.

UJ DNA No. UJ04918

UJ DNA No. UJ04863

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 in woodland, spiny.

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.

Epiphytic, locally frequent

Occasional

Frequent

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.

Small tree to 5m tall in mixed miombo woodland on sands. Flowers yellow.

UJ DNA No. MvdB4166

Deciduous tree to 6 m high, in mixed decidous woodland on broken hilly ground. Fls deep red. , Occurrence: locally frequent

Terrestrial/aquatic, on wet sandbank and floating in the water. Edge of a quiet backwater of river. S. bank. No other apparent colonies.

Small aquatic fern with thin creeping rhizome; frequent on muddy margins of pan in area of deciduous woodland on sands ('sand forest').

Rare

UJ DNA No. UJ09234

Leaves large; sap milky

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.

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.

UJ DNA No. UJ09195

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.

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.

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.

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