Records made by Jonathan Timberlake

Pink-flowered Abutilon; shrub c. 2 m tall.

Mostly young trees; upper altitude reach for this species.y

Small unbranched annual herbs 8-18 cm tall; flowers in terminal heads, c 1-1.5 cm in diameter; mauve-pink. Generally very common in the area

Very common

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60-80 cm errect annual herb. Yellow capitula with 5-6 rays.

Stem green with strikes of pink. Leaves clasping stem tightly and overlapping, tips and margins of leaves pinkish. Flowers pink with corolla yellow inside lip. Lower lip curling backwards upon itself. Each flower subtended by a bract. Very few plants seen

Very long inflorescences in fruit.

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Epiphytic orchid on Englerophytum tree branch, with long thick aerial roots. Narrow linear leaves. Some fruit capsules.

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Common but not in clumps. Grass to 1.5 m tall, green leaves, with leaf tip dry, inflorescence hairy on the base, dark green inflorescence.

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Slender terrestrial herbs, up to 25 cm cm high; flowers white with purple markings in the lip. Locally common

Arvore de 8m, caule rugoso castanho com seiva branca colante

Grass to 40cm,tufted, hard to dig out. Inflorescence very narrow, purple-tinged, anthers hanging out. When seeding, glumes opening widely, very hairy, whitish.

Infested with Helixanthera woodii (Loranthaceae) parasite.

Tree to 6 m, often regenerating or coppicing. Generally an understory shrub. Milky latex. Flowering on stems. Leaves dark green, with brown hairs underneath.

Tree to 4 m. Long spicate axillary inflorescence, greenish-white with yellow anthers. Many ants farming scale insects.

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Terrestrial orchid to c. 30 cm tall, largely leafless; swollen white rootstock. Tepals pink, short rounded spur yellowish, throat white with mauve speckling, labellum with brownish central area.

Erect, unbranched, annual herbs up to 18 cm high, flowers in the upper axils, together forming a terminal head; calyx broadly winged; corolla mauve-purple. Locally frequent

Tree. Large leaves with long petioles. Gully forest between two inselbergs.

Tree to 6 m. Leaves large, ribbed, clustered terminally. Fruits axillary, very hard, many-seeded, in 2s.

Yellow-flowered form

Aquatic herb. Feathery green leaves. No obvious roots. Locally common.

Aquatic herb with strong holdfast roots. Leaves feathery, stems rubbery.

Rubbery aquatic attached with holdfast to rocks. Plants exposed by lower water level now flowering, but with few leaves.

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Small herb about 10 cm high with closed yellow flowers. Leaves narrow, covered with whitish hairs. Tuberous root, white inside.

BR specimen Small bulbous herb to 20 cm. Tuber round, fleshy. Leaves long, linear, hairy. Each flowering shoot with 2 yellow flowers.

Small tree c. 5 m tall; leaves glossy dark green above, paler below with deep purple petioles; fruit c. 8 mm in diameter, orange-yellow often with red spots or tinge, together forming large clusters below the leaves. One specimen seen

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Climbing twining herb. All dry clustered flower heads with ripe seed. Seed collected.

Occuring in clumps. About 50 cm tall. A few plants seen.

Annual herb to 30cm. Few small narrow leaves, +/- leafless, basal leaves rounded. Flowers in terminal inflorescence, small, lilac.

Shrub to 2 m. Glossy unequal leaves. Flowers in axillary inflorescence, small, white.

Small naturalized tree

Locally common. Grass to about 50 cm tall, leaves hairy beneath, leaf sheath brownish, inflorescence green.

Isolated tree to 25 m, dbh 109 cm. Planted? Bark grey-brown, flaking. Leaves dark green above, with distinct 3 veins from base.

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

Slightly succulent herb. White fleshy roots. Leaves mostly basal, often reddish. Flowers in a terminal head, pale purple.

Herb about 30 cm tall. Flowers lilac with 3 petals. Anthers and stigma exposed when in full bloom. Lateral roots. Leaves with parallel veins with a reddish green upperside.

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Small shrublet c. 60 cm high. Fruit dark red.

Capim tipo bambu pequeno de 0,5 m altura, caule dividido em nos e oco, floracao em espigueta e germina aglomerado

Terrestrial orchid about 30 cm tall. Flowers yellow with reddish and bright yellow centre. Leaves with parallel dark-green veins. Lateral roots developing from bulb.

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BR specimen Tree up to 5 m height, leaves dark green upperface, pale underneath, fruits green, four lobed

Terrestrial orchid with thick fleshy roots and no visible pseudobulbs. leaves relatively long and pointed not fleshy, drying. Flowers Deep pink.

Mostly leafless terrestrial orchid with terminal flowers, pink; pseudobulbs and thick roots mostly underground. fairly frequent throughout

Shrub to 2.5 m tall, too hairy green mature leaves, pale green younger leaves. Common locally

Common just above the tree line of Uapaca-Brachystegia woodland.

Older flowers

Low subshrub, branching from the base, up to 60 cm high; leaves grey-green velvelvety often pink-tinged along the margin; flowerheads few together in a terminal cluster; creamy-white; bracts tinged red

In fruit

Understory tree to 6 m. Leaves dark green, leathery, serrated margins.

Fairly common understorey shrub in mid-altitude moist evergreen forest., Occurrence: common

Pendulous stems growing from rock crevices, some young stems spiny. Fruits white, fleshy.

Succulent herb, no leaves. Fruits small, green.

Tall deciduous tree to 30 m tall, emergent in seasonally dry mixed semi-deciduous forest, the canopy dominated by Terminalia sambesiaca, Bivinia jalberti, Pteleopsis myrtifolia, Dialium holtzii and Milicia excelsa; on sandy soils in area of low hills

Many plants in at location

BR specimen Bulbous herb to 30cm. Bulb covered in fibres, yellowish when cut open; roots fleshy. Basal leaves semi-succulent. Dense terminal raceme of white (blue-tinged) flowers; flowers very open, on-tubular; anthers dark grey-blue. Pollinated by bees.

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In Millettia (?stuhlmannii) woodland.

Arbusto de 7m, caule acastanhado muito forte, nao bem recto, folhas alterndas, simples, peciolos 2mm, flores de cor de vinho esbranquissado

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Erect perennial herb to 60 cm, fls mauve-pink with darker pink ring in centre. Stem is dark red. Thin lvs curved upwards, sessile, pale green. Sometimes multiple stems. Locally common.

Erect herb to 40 cm tall. Flrs light pink with dark pink streaks on petals and dark pink throat. Locally common.

Climbing understory shrub to 3 m high. Leaves opposite, generally all in one plane.

Small shrubby tree

Small stunted tree.

Small understorey tree to 5 m. Leaves leathery. Flowers just finished; fruits purple-tinged.

Riverine tree in gallery forest.

Tree to 6 m. Large glossy leaves.

Common here.

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Planta parasita de folhas alongadas paraleninevia alternada, rais carnudas adventicias sobre uma rocha

Canopy tree to 25 m, dbh 49 cm. Trunk straight with narrow buttresses. Bark purple-brown, with lenticels. Leaves glossy, with drip-tip. Milky latex. Vern. name: Mdunduwe

Arbusto de 3m de alt. diametro de 3 cm caule escuro espinhoso ate pequenos ramos, fruto circular alongado verde e vermelho amarelado ja maduro, com caroso bem forte (semente) encontrado na zona pedregoso, pessiolo de 5mm.

A creeper with white small flowers.

Climbing, trailing slender herb. Flowers small, white; easily falling.