Collections made by Oliphant Miller

Records: 49

The following is a list of the collections made by Oliphant Miller in species name order. The records are of species which occur in Democratic Republic of Congo (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
29356 Acacia sieberiana var. woodii Aug 1953OB Miller
OB Miller 1864 SRGH
Besna Kobila Farm, Matopos570Zimbabwe2028B3W1430

[See note 16]

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29750 Albizia versicolor Aug 1953OB Miller
OB Miller 1862 SRGH
In fringing forest Besna Kobila, Matobo570Zimbabwe2028B3W1220

Tree 35 ft high. Fruits dark red, immature. [See note 16]

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29683 Ansellia africana Sep 1955OB Miller
OB Miller 2464 SRGH
Epiphyte on Dombeya rotundifolia Quaringa Farm, Matopos570Zimbabwe2028B4 W1480

Flower with dark red spots. [See note 16]

0
29819 Antidesma venosum Jan 1953OB Miller
OB Miller 1459 SRGH
Besna Kobila Farm, Matopos570Zimbabwe2028B3W1430

10 ft high plant with immature flowers. In fringing forest. [See note 16]

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30140 Bidens pilosa Jul 1959OB Miller
OB Miller 5957 SRGH
Farm Besna Kobila, Matopos570Zimbabwe2028B3W1460

No white ray florets. Only 2 plants found. [See note 16]

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29804 Biophytum umbraculum May 1957OB Miller
OB Miller 4354 SRGH
Gap in stand of high grassMatopos, Farm Besna Kobila570Zimbabwe2028B3W1400

[See note 16]

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29734 Cleome gynandra Jan 1954OB Miller
OB Miller 2074 SRGH
Farm Besna Kobila, Matopos570Zimbabwe2028B3W1430

Herb to 1 ft. Flowers: white, filaments dark blue. Vernacular Name: ulude. Leaves: cooked and eaten. Plant oily. [See note 16]

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30099 Coccinia adoensis Feb 1954OB Miller
OB Miller 2175 SRGH
Besna Kobila Farm, Matopos570Zimbabwe2028B3W1430

[See note 16]

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30147 Crassocephalum rubens var. sarcobasis Apr 1953OB Miller
OB Miller 1762 SRGH
Farm Besna Kobila, Matopos570Zimbabwe2028B3W1430

[See note 16]

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30146 Crassocephalum rubens var. rubens Mar 1957OB Miller
OB Miller 4202 SRGH
Farm Besna Kobila, Matopos570Zimbabwe2028B3W1460

[See note 16]

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29712 Cyathula cylindrica Mar 1953OB Miller
OB Miller 1637 SRGH
In grasslandBesna Kobila Farm, Matopos570Zimbabwe2028B3W1430

10 - 14 inch high plant with whitish flowers. [See note 16]

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28421 Cyathula uncinulata May 1960OB Miller
OB Miller 7341 On termite nest in spongeTanglewood Farm, Ruwa0Zimbabwe1731C3C1220

Sprawling plant.

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29678 Cyrtorchis praetermissa subsp. praetermissa Apr 1957OB Miller
OB Miller 4294 SRGH
Farm Besna Kobila570Zimbabwe2028B3 W1460

Probably epiphyte but found lying on ground. [See note 16]

0
29788 Eriosema psoraleoides Feb 1953OB Miller
OB Miller 1567 SRGH
Besna Kobila, Matopos570Zimbabwe2028B3W1430

[See note 16]

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29679 Eulophia angolensis Jan 1956OB Miller
OB Miller 3224 SRGH
Streamside Besna Kobila, Matopos,570Zimbabwe2028B3 W1460

A fine orchid. [See note 16]

0
29681 Eulophia streptopetala7 Nov 1962OB Miller
OB Miller 8294 SRGH
In patch of deepish soil over graniteBesna Kobila Farm, Matopos570Zimbabwe2028B3 W1460

Flowers- 3 sepals green, densely spotted with brown, 2 petals large-yellow above, yellow below - the small petal yellow with a brown smear at base. [See note 16]

0
29691 Ficus sur Feb 1953OB Miller
OB Miller 1563 SRGH
On stream bankBesna Kobila Farm570Zimbabwe2028B3W1430

Tree 25 ft high [See note 16]

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30040 Genlisea africana Aug 1953OB Miller
OB Miller 1877 SRGH
Wet groundFarm Besna Kobila, Matobo570Zimbabwe2028B3W1430

Herb 9 inches high. Flowers blue and white. [See note 16]

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29658 Gladiolus dalenii subsp. dalenii Apr 1953OB Miller
OB Miller 1775 SRGH
Besna Kobila, Matopos570Zimbabwe2028B3 W1430

Flowers gold-red. [See note 16]

0
29716 Gomphrena celosioides Jan 1955OB Miller
OB Miller 2651 SRGH
Shallow soil over rock, Farm Besna Kobila, Matobo570Zimbabwe2028B3W1460

Flowers white. [See note 16]

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29668 Habenaria filicornis Jan 1952OB Miller
OB Miller 4092 SRGH
In grasslandBesna Kobila Farm570Zimbabwe2028B3 W1460

[See note 16]

0
29672 Habenaria schimperiana Feb 1953OB Miller
OB Miller 1581 SRGH
Farm Besna Kobila570Zimbabwe2028B3 W1430

Flowers white. [See note 16]

0
30055 Hypoestes forskaolii subsp. forskaolii Apr 1955OB Miller
OB Miller 2747 SRGH
A herb among rocksBesna Kobila Farm570Zimbabwe2028B3W1460

[See note 16]

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30061 Justicia matammensis Jan 1960OB Miller
OB Miller 7089 SRGH
Shallow soil over rockShumbashape, Matopos570Zimbabwe2028B4W1490

[See note 16]

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68961 Kedrostis foetidissima Dec 1956OB Miller
OB Miller 4001 C Jeffrey SRGH
Climbing on shrubHillside Dams, Bulawayo220Zimbabwe2028B1W1400

Flowers very pale yellow

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29976 Lantana camara Mar 1953OB Miller
OB Miller 1627 SRGH
Shrub Flowers yellow, pink or redBesna Kobila, Matobo570Zimbabwe2028B3W1430

Shrub. Flowers yellow, pink or red. [See note 16]

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29978 Lantana rugosa Feb 1953OB Miller
OB Miller 1564 SRGH
Farm Besna Kobila, Matobo570Zimbabwe2028B3W1430

Woody plant to 2 ft high. Flowers pink. [See note 16]

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30105 Lobelia erinus Aug 1954OB Miller
OB Miller 2448 SRGH
Besna Kobila Farm, Matopos570Zimbabwe2028B3W1430

Leaves: pinkish. [See note 16]

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22708 Lycopodiella cernua Dec 1955OB Miller
OB Miller 3201 SRGH
Damp groundMatobo, Chesterfield farm0Zimbabwe2028B4PH83-37-W1370

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22709 Lycopodiella cernua Aug 1958OB Miller
OB Miller 5389 SRGH
StreambankMatobo, Besna Kobila farm570Zimbabwe2028B4PH83-39-W1430

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29465 Lycopodiella cernua Aug 1958OB Miller
OB Miller 5389 SRGH
Stream bankFarm Besna Kobila570Zimbabwe2028B3W1430

Sub-erect plant. [See note 16]

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29818 Margaritaria discoidea var. nitida Dec 1952OB Miller
OB Miller 1508 SRGH
Farm Besna Kobila, Matopos570Zimbabwe2028B3W1430

[See note 16]

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29931 Nuxia congesta May 1957OB Miller
OB Miller 5286 SRGH
Besna Kobila Farm, Matobo570Zimbabwe2028B3W1490

Shrub 3ft high. Flowers cream - coloured [See note 16]

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29932 Nuxia oppositifolia Jan 1953OB Miller
OB Miller 1465 SRGH
Besna Kobila Farm, Matobo570Zimbabwe2028B3W1430

2.5ft high, flowers white [See note 16]

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29933 Nuxia oppositifolia Dec 1953OB Miller
OB Miller 2020 SRGH
Farm Besna Kobila, Matobo570Zimbabwe2028B3W1370

Shrub 5ft high. Flowers white. [See note 16]

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29887 Ochna schweinfurthiana Sep 1953OB Miller
OB Miller 1919 SRGH
Open woodlandFarm Besna Kobila, Matobo570Zimbabwe2028B3W1370

Flowers canary yellow. [See note 16]

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30092 Oreosyce africana14 Jan 1963OB Miller
OB Miller 8339 SRGH
Besna Kobila Farm, Matopos570Zimbabwe2028B3W1370

Flowers pale yellow. A climbing cucurbit. [See note 16]

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29799 Oxalis corniculata Jan 1955OB Miller
OB Miller 2636 SRGH
In grasslandFarm Besna Kobila, Matopos570Zimbabwe2028B3W1460

Flowers: yellow. [This is var. corniculata] [See note 16]

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29800 Oxalis corniculata Jan 1958OB Miller
OB Miller 4960 SRGH
Mzvezve River, on Kadoma - Harare570Zimbabwe1829B4C0

Flowers: pale pink.[This is var radicosa] [See note 16]

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29801 Oxalis obliquifolia Jan 1953OB Miller
OB Miller 1504 SRGH
Besna Kobila Farm, Matopos570Zimbabwe2028B3W1430

Herb: 3 - 4 inches high. Flowers: base yellow; apex pale pink. [See note 16]

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29802 Oxalis obliquifolia Dec 1953OB Miller
OB Miller 2008 SRGH
In vegetable gardenMatopos, Farm Besna Kobila570Zimbabwe2028B3W1430

Herb. Flowers: lilac, coloured with yellow base. [See note 16]

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30167 Pseudolachnostylis maprouneifolia Oct 1953OB Miller
OB Miller 1931 SRGH
Open woodlandFarm Besna Kobila, Matopos570Zimbabwe2028B3W1430

Flowers pale yellow. [See note 16]

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29677 Satyrium trinerve Jan 1960OB Miller
OB Miller 7062 SRGH
On streambank Farm Chesterfield, Matopos570Zimbabwe2028B4 W1460

Only 3 found [See note 16]

0
29524 Setaria lindenbergiana Jan 1961OB Miller
OB Miller 7646 SRGH
Farm Besna Kobila, Matopos570Zimbabwe2028B3W0

Inflorescence brown. [See note 16]

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29928 Strychnos cocculoides Nov 1953OB Miller
OB Miller 1946 SRGH
In cultivated fieldFarm Besna Kobila, Matopos570Zimbabwe2028B3W1430

12ft tree; flowers white. [See note 16]

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30098 Trochomeria macrocarpa subsp. macrocarpa Jan 1960OB Miller
OB Miller 7112 SRGH
Farm Besna Kobila, Matopos570Zimbabwe2028B3W1460

Cucurbit. Scarlet to crimson. Fruit. [See note 16]

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30101 Wahlenbergia denticulata Apr 1955OB Miller
OB Miller 2733 SRGH
RoadsideFarm Besna Kobila, Matopos570Zimbabwe2028B3W1490

Flowers light blue. Plant has an unpleasant smell. [See note 16]

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30102 Wahlenbergia denticulata Mar 1959OB Miller
OB Miller 5781 SRGH
In grasslandFarm Besna Kobila, Matopos570Zimbabwe2028B3W1460

[See note 16]

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30103 Wahlenbergia napiformis Apr 1953OB Miller
OB Miller 1763 SRGH
Besna Kobila Farm, Matopos570Zimbabwe2028B3W1430

[See note 16]

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The DRC flora team (2025). Flora of the Democratic Republic of Congo: Collections made by Oliphant Miller.
https://www.drcongoflora.com/speciesdata/utilities/utility-display-collections-by-person.php?person_id=40, retrieved 2 April 2025

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