Records made by Michael Siska

Records: 60

The following is a list of the records made by Michael Siska 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
105705 Adenocarpus mannii 9 Aug 2018 BT Wursten
A Iqbal
M Siska
BT Wursten A Iqbal AI075 BT Wursten BR
On roadside bank in montane grassland Chelinda road, Nyika National Park 180 55 0 Malawi 1033D2 N 2359

Small-leaved perennial shrublet with yellow flowers and flat glandular pods.

-10.578460 33.770000 7
97743 Agarista salicifolia 10 Aug 2018 BT Wursten
A Iqbal
M Siska
BT Wursten A Iqbal AI086 BT Wursten BR
Margin of bog. Along northern loop, Nyika National Park 180 55 0 Malawi 1033D2 N 2345

-10.508470 33.809940 7
97742 Agarista salicifolia 9 Aug 2018 BT Wursten
A Iqbal
M Siska
BT Wursten A Iqbal AI064 BT Wursten BR
In scrubland by small lake. Lake Kaulime, Nyika National Park 180 55 0 Malawi 1033D2 N 2348

Very corky bark, leaves a bit like Rapanaea; fruit small woody, split into 4 valves.

-10.577830 33.760580 6
97580 Artemisia afra 13 Aug 2018 BT Wursten
A Iqbal
M Siska
BT Wursten Roadside in tall grassland. Kaperekeza road, Nyika National Park 180 55 0 Malawi 1033D1 N 2113

-10.573440 33.685130 6
97576 Artemisia afra 7 Aug 2018 BT Wursten
A Iqbal
M Siska
BT Wursten A Iqbal AI015 BT Wursten BR
In bracken scrub edge of forest gwasha Manyenezi Forest, Southern Loop, Nyika National Park 180 55 0 Malawi 1033D2 N 2270

-10.620330 33.797310 7
101684 Arthropteris orientalis 21 Feb 2019 BT Wursten
P Ballings
M Siska
BT Wursten P Ballings PB2825 P Ballings BR
On rocky outcrop in montane grassland Chelinda Bridge, Nyika National Park 180 57 0 Malawi 1033D2 N 2230

In fruit

-10.670850 33.856830 6
101682 Asplenium aethiopicum 21 Feb 2019 BT Wursten
P Ballings
M Siska
BT Wursten P Ballings PB2823 P Ballings BR
On rocky outcrop in montane grassland Chelinda Bridge, Nyika National Park 180 57 0 Malawi 1033D2 N 2230

In fruit

-10.670850 33.856830 6
97704 Brucea antidysenterica 14 Aug 2018 BT Wursten
A Iqbal
M Siska
BT Wursten A Iqbal AI201 BT Wursten BR
In forest understorey Lusero Forest, Nyika National Park 180 55 0 Malawi 1033D1 N 2018

Small tree in forest understorey with fuzzy imparipinnate leaves and spikes of small red fruit

-10.645980 33.640560 6
97706 Brucea antidysenterica 8 Aug 2018 BT Wursten
A Iqbal
M Siska
BT Wursten Evergreen forest at edge of clearing caused by fallen tree Zovo Chipolo Trail, Nyika National Park 180 55 0 Malawi 1033D1 N 2229

-10.575580 33.708310 7
97561 Buddleja salviifolia 7 Aug 2018 BT Wursten
A Iqbal
M Siska
BT Wursten Along road and at edge of dam Dam 1, Chelinda Camp, Nyika National Park 180 55 0 Malawi 1033D2 N 2277

-10.588410 33.810760 7
97557 Buddleja salviifolia 8 Aug 2018 BT Wursten
A Iqbal
M Siska
BT Wursten A Iqbal AI030 BT Wursten BR
Wooded grassland near edge of forest Entrance to Zovo Chipolo Trail, Nyika National Park 180 55 0 Malawi 1033D1 N 2235

-10.575300 33.707370 7
97854 Clematis brachiata 14 Aug 2018 BT Wursten
A Iqbal
M Siska
BT Wursten A Iqbal AI186 BT Wursten BR
At base of rocky outcrop Along road between Kaperekeza turn-off and Thazima Gate, Nyika National Park 180 55 0 Malawi 1033D1 N 2215

-10.588300 33.697960 7
98010 Clinopodium myrianthum 14 Aug 2018 BT Wursten
A Iqbal
M Siska
BT Wursten In wooded tall grassland Lusero Forest, Nyika National Park 180 55 0 Malawi 1033D1 N 2014

-10.642470 33.639670 7
98006 Clinopodium myrianthum 12 Aug 2018 BT Wursten
A Iqbal
M Siska
BT Wursten A Iqbal AI134 BT Wursten BR
In wooded tall grassland near rocky outcrop Kaperekeza road, Nyika National Park 180 55 0 Malawi 1033D1 N 2153

White-flowered virgate shrub

-10.569130 33.696000 6
126296 Crassocephalum rubens var. rubens 11 Aug 2018 BT Wursten
A Iqbal
M Siska
BT Wursten Miombo woodland Path to Chisanga Falls, Nyika National Park 180 55 0 Malawi 1033D1 N 1865

iNaturalist record

-10.554135 33.685770 6
100461 Disa hircicornis 21 Feb 2019 BT Wursten
P Ballings
M Siska
BT Wursten At margin of boggy grassland. Chelinda Bridge, Nyika National Park. 180 57 0 Malawi 1033D2 N 2225

6
100497 (cultivated) Disa ornithantha (cultivated) 21 Feb 2019 BT Wursten
P Ballings
M Siska
BT Wursten In montane grassland. Road between Dam 2 and dam 3, Nyika National Park 180 57 0 Malawi 1033D2 N 2305

7
98299 Drosera madagascariensis 9 Aug 2018 BT Wursten
A Iqbal
M Siska
BT Wursten In bog by lake on black cotton soil Lake Kaulime, Nyika National Park 180 55 0 Malawi 1033D2 N 2348

-10.577830 33.760580 6
124211 Faurea rochetiana 17 Aug 2018 BT Wursten
A Iqbal
M Siska
BT Wursten A Iqbal AI234 BT Wursten BR
Wooded grassland with Protea scrub Roadside South of Chowo Forest, Nyika National Park 180 55 0 Malawi 1033D1 N 2197

Small tree leaves leathery, velvety beneath only.

-10.604340 33.685560 7
126294 Faurea saligna 11 Aug 2018 BT Wursten
A Iqbal
M Siska
BT Wursten A Iqbal AI109 BT Wursten BR
Miombo woodland Path to Chisanga Falls, Nyika National Park 180 55 0 Malawi 1033D1 N 1831

-10.538240 33.685750 7
97897 Flemingia grahamiana 13 Aug 2018 BT Wursten
A Iqbal
M Siska
BT Wursten A Iqbal AI160 BT Wursten BR
By roadside bank in wooded tall grassland Kaperekeza road, Nyika National Park 180 55 0 Malawi 1033D1 N 2114

-10.571440 33.688190 7
100523 Habenaria filicornis 21 Feb 2019 BT Wursten
P Ballings
M Siska
BT Wursten Wet area in montane grassland Road between Chelinda Bridge and Dam 3, Nyika National Park 180 57 0 Malawi 1033D2 N 2292

7
126285 Halleria lucida 9 Aug 2018 BT Wursten
A Iqbal
M Siska
BT Wursten In wooded fringe by small lake Lake Kaulime, Nyika National Park 180 55 0 Malawi 1033D2 N 2348

iNaturalist record

-10.577830 33.760580 6
98297 Lycopodiella caroliniana 9 Aug 2018 BT Wursten
A Iqbal
M Siska
BT Wursten A Iqbal AI065 BT Wursten BR
In bog by lake on black cotton soil Lake Kaulime, Nyika National Park 180 55 0 Malawi 1033D2 N 2348

-10.577830 33.760580 6
98162 Lycopodium clavatum 7 Aug 2018 BT Wursten
A Iqbal
M Siska
BT Wursten A Iqbal AI022 BT Wursten BR
In bracken scrub below dam Dam 2, Southern Loop, Nyika National Park 180 55 0 Malawi 1033D2 N 2269

BR specimen

-10.596180 33.807010 7
97546 Lysimachia ruhmeriana 14 Aug 2018 BT Wursten
A Iqbal
M Siska
BT Wursten A Iqbal AI196 BT Wursten BR
By bog at margin of evergreen forest Lusero Forest, Nyika National Park 180 55 0 Malawi 1033D1 N 1981

-10.644800 33.637890 7
97600 Maesa lanceolata subsp. lanceolata 7 Aug 2018 BT Wursten
A Iqbal
M Siska
BT Wursten A Iqbal AI009 BT Wursten BR
In bracken scrub edge of forest gwasha Manyenezi Forest, Southern Loop, Nyika National Park 180 55 0 Malawi 1033D2 N 2260

-10.620940 33.797770 7
97567 Maesa lanceolata subsp. lanceolata 8 Aug 2018 BT Wursten
A Iqbal
M Siska
BT Wursten At margin of forest Entrance to Zovo Chipolo Trail, Nyika National Park 180 55 0 Malawi 1033D1 N 2235

-10.575300 33.707370 7
126299 Micromeria imbricata var. imbricata 13 Aug 2018 BT Wursten
A Iqbal
M Siska
BT Wursten By roadside bank in wooded tall grassland Kaperekeza road, Nyika National Park 180 55 0 Malawi 1033D1 N 2114

iNaturalist record

-10.571440 33.688190 7
98156 Micromeria imbricata var. imbricata 16 Aug 2018 BT Wursten
A Iqbal
M Siska
BT Wursten Montane grassland Along road to Chosi View, Nyika National Park 180 55 0 Malawi 1033D2 N 2352

iNaturalist record

-10.593570 33.762450 7
98155 Micromeria imbricata var. imbricata 10 Aug 2018 BT Wursten
A Iqbal
M Siska
BT Wursten Montane grassland Along northern loop, Nyika National Park 180 55 0 Malawi 1033D2 N 2316

-10.535280 33.801020 7
98154 Micromeria imbricata var. imbricata 7 Aug 2018 BT Wursten
A Iqbal
M Siska
BT Wursten A Iqbal AI002 BT Wursten BR
In trench in montane grassland Southern Loop, Nyika National Park 180 55 0 Malawi 1033D2 N 2322

-10.602570 33.804830 7
126282 Mondia whitei 8 Aug 2018 BT Wursten
A Iqbal
M Siska
BT Wursten Evergreen forest at edge of clearing caused by fallen tree Zovo Chipolo Trail, Nyika National Park 180 55 0 Malawi 1033D1 N 2225

iNaturalist record

-10.575530 33.708210 7
97636 Nuxia congesta 17 Aug 2018 BT Wursten
A Iqbal
M Siska
BT Wursten Rocky margin of forest Roadside by Chowo Forest, Nyika National Park 180 55 0 Malawi 1033D1 N 2209

-10.591870 33.696070 7
101685 Oleandra distenta 21 Feb 2019 BT Wursten
P Ballings
M Siska
BT Wursten P Ballings PB2827 P Ballings BR
On rocky outcrop in montane grassland Chelinda Bridge, Nyika National Park 180 57 0 Malawi 1033D2 N 2230

-10.670850 33.856830 6
97432 Osmunda regalis 11 Aug 2018 BT Wursten
A Iqbal
M Siska
BT Wursten A Iqbal AI102 BT Wursten BR
On rocks by waterfall Chisanga Falls, Nyika National Park 180 55 0 Malawi 1033D1 N 1753

-10.537060 33.685830 7
118485 Osmunda regalis 21 Feb 2019 BT Wursten
P Ballings
M Siska
P Ballings Along stream Chelinda Bridge, Nyika National Park 180 57 0 Malawi 1033D2 N 2225

-10.671100 33.855330 6
98183 Oxalis corniculata 9 Aug 2018 BT Wursten
A Iqbal
M Siska
BT Wursten Disturbed ground around buildings Chelinda Camp, staff area, Nyika National Park 180 55 0 Malawi 1033D2 N 2295

-10.582450 33.808820 7
100556 Platostoma rotundifolium 21 Feb 2019 BT Wursten
P Ballings
M Siska
BT Wursten P Ballings PB2817 BT Wursten BR
Margin of grassland near stream Chelinda Bridge, Nyika National Park 180 57 0 Malawi 1033D2 N 2225

Plant with distinctly whitish/purple coloured bracts under the inflorescence

-10.671100 33.855330 6
98005 Platostoma rotundifolium 12 Aug 2018 BT Wursten
A Iqbal
M Siska
BT Wursten A Iqbal AI135 BT Wursten BR
In wooded tall grassland near rocky outcrop Kaperekeza road, Nyika National Park 180 0 Malawi 1033D1 N 2145

-10.569730 33.694920 6
98628 Podocarpus milanjianus 13 Aug 2018 BT Wursten
A Iqbal
M Siska
BT Wursten A Iqbal AI177 BT Wursten BR
IN evergreen forest patch Along road between Kaperekeza turn-off and Chelinda, Nyika National Park 180 55 0 Malawi 1033D1 N 2243

-10.586780 33.730090 7
97566 Polyscias fulva 8 Aug 2018 BT Wursten
A Iqbal
M Siska
BT Wursten At margin of forest Entrance to Zovo Chipolo Trail, Nyika National Park 180 55 0 Malawi 1033D1 N 2235

-10.575300 33.707370 7
126292 Polyscias fulva 11 Aug 2018 BT Wursten
A Iqbal
M Siska
BT Wursten Woodland near waterfall Chisanga Falls, Nyika National Park 180 55 0 Malawi 1033D1 N 1762

iNaturalist record

-10.537060 33.685660 6
120918 Protea angolensis var. divaricata 8 Aug 2018 BT Wursten
A Iqbal
M Siska
BT Wursten A Iqbal AI047 BT Wursten Wooded grassland with Protea scrub At junction of Thazima-Kaperekezi rd and Chelinda rd, Nyika National Park 180 55 0 Malawi 1033D1 N 2241

Only sample of flower collected in silica-gel. Plant completely leafless after fire.

-10.579670 33.707570 7
120917 Protea angolensis var. divaricata 17 Aug 2018 BT Wursten
A Iqbal
M Siska
BT Wursten A Iqbal AI233 BT Wursten BR
Wooded grassland with Protea scrub Roadside South of Chowo Forest, Nyika National Park 180 55 0 Malawi 1033D1 N 2197

Mostly leafless shrubs to 2.5 m; in flower.

-10.604340 33.685560 7
98211 Protea welwitschii 17 Aug 2018 BT Wursten
A Iqbal
M Siska
BT Wursten A Iqbal AI230 BT Wursten BR
Wooded rocky outcrop Road between Kaperekeza turn-off and Chowo Forest, Nyika National Park 180 55 0 Malawi 1033D1 N 2195

Shrub c. 2 m high;, old flowers in clusters; leaves densely velvety hairy.

-10.586720 33.702610 7
97559 Pteridium aquilinum subsp. capense 8 Aug 2018 BT Wursten
A Iqbal
M Siska
BT Wursten A Iqbal AI033 BT Wursten BR
At margin of forest Entrance to Zovo Chipolo Trail, Nyika National Park 180 55 0 Malawi 1033D1 N 2235

-10.575300 33.707370 7
97879 Pteridium aquilinum subsp. capense 7 Aug 2018 BT Wursten
A Iqbal
M Siska
BT Wursten By road. Dam 2, Southern Loop, Nyika National Park 180 55 0 Malawi 1033D2 N 2269

-10.596180 33.807010 7
98309 Rapanea melanophloeos 8 Aug 2018 BT Wursten
A Iqbal
M Siska
BT Wursten A Iqbal AI054 BT Wursten BR
Margin of forest and wooded grassland with Protea scrub At junction of Thazima-Kaperekezi rd and Chelinda rd, Nyika National Park 180 55 0 Malawi 1033D1 N 2241

-10.579670 33.707570 6
97542 Rhamnus prinoides 16 Aug 2018 BT Wursten
A Iqbal
M Siska
BT Wursten A Iqbal AI217 BT Wursten BR
Margin of evergreen forest Southern Loop, Nyika National Park 180 55 0 Malawi 1033D2 N 2329

-10.617900 33.774020 7
100464 Satyrium buchananii 21 Feb 2019 BT Wursten
P Ballings
M Siska
BT Wursten In montane grassland. Road between Dam 2 and dam 3, Nyika National Park 180 57 0 Malawi 1033D2 N 2305

7
126293 Smilax anceps 11 Aug 2018 BT Wursten
A Iqbal
M Siska
BT Wursten Miombo woodland Path to Chisanga Falls, Nyika National Park 180 55 0 Malawi 1033D1 N 1831

iNaturalist record

-10.538240 33.685750 7
98623 Sonchus bipontini 12 Aug 2018 BT Wursten
A Iqbal
M Siska
BT Wursten A Iqbal AI151 BT Wursten BR
By roadside bank in wooded tall grassland Kaperekeza road, Nyika National Park 180 55 0 Malawi 1033D1 N 2121

small flowered, very glandular.

-10.571010 33.694070 6
98624 Sonchus bipontini 13 Aug 2018 BT Wursten
A Iqbal
M Siska
BT Wursten A Iqbal AI163 BT Wursten BR
In wooded tall grassland Kaperekeza road, Nyika National Park 180 55 0 Malawi 1033D1 N 2114

Identical to AI151 except completely glabrous and eglandular; stems purplish

-10.571440 33.688190 7
97688 Sparrmannia ricinocarpa subsp. ricinocarpa 14 Aug 2018 BT Wursten
A Iqbal
M Siska
BT Wursten At margin of evergreen forest Lusero Forest, Nyika National Park 180 55 0 Malawi 1033D1 N 1981

With old fruit

-10.644800 33.637890 7
97617 Syzygium cordatum subsp. cordatum 17 Aug 2018 BT Wursten
A Iqbal
M Siska
BT Wursten Margin between forest and bog Zovo Chipolo Trail, Nyika National Park 180 55 0 Malawi 1033D1 N 2197

In flower

-10.574730 33.710760 7
97601 Syzygium cordatum subsp. cordatum 7 Aug 2018 BT Wursten
A Iqbal
M Siska
BT Wursten A Iqbal AI011 BT Wursten BR
By boggy area in bracken scrub edge of forest gwasha Manyenezi Forest, Southern Loop, Nyika National Park 180 55 0 Malawi 1033D2 N 2260

-10.620940 33.797770 7
97848 Tectaria gemmifera 14 Aug 2018 BT Wursten
A Iqbal
M Siska
BT Wursten A Iqbal AI203 BT Wursten BR
In forest understorey Lusero Forest, Nyika National Park 180 0 Malawi 1033D1 N 2024

-10.645780 33.640770 6
98459 Thunbergia lancifolia 13 Aug 2018 BT Wursten
A Iqbal
M Siska
BT Wursten By roadside bank in wooded tall grassland Kaperekeza road, Nyika National Park 180 55 0 Malawi 1033D1 N 2106

-10.575540 33.683090 7
98464 Thunbergia lancifolia 13 Aug 2018 BT Wursten
A Iqbal
M Siska
BT Wursten A Iqbal AI156 BT Wursten BR
By roadside bank in wooded tall grassland Kaperekeza road, Nyika National Park 180 55 0 Malawi 1033D1 N 2118

-10.569930 33.690110 7


Copyright: The Angola flora team, 2026

The Angola flora team (2026). Flora of Angola: Records made by Michael Siska.
https://www.angolaflora.com/speciesdata/utilities/utility-display-records-by-person.php?person_id=1229, retrieved 29 September 2026

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