Collections made by Ruth Bone

Records: 12

The following is a list of the records made by Ruth Bone in species name order. The records are of species which occur in the DRC (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
106168Brachycorythis pubescens28 Jan 2017N Wightman
RE Bone
K Yokoya
V Kunda
N Wightman RE Bone K Yokoya V Kunda RB443 B Bytebier K
Dambo. Extensive searching revealed only 4 mature/ flowering plants (hence only spirit collection made as voucher and leaf sample taken for DNA extraction). Mutinondo Wilderness Area, Little Chipundo dambo. 116
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0Zambia1231A3 N1443

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106148Cynorkis debilis26 Jan 2017N Wightman
RE Bone
K Yokoya
J Mwaba
N Wightman RE Bone K Yokoya J Mwaba RB425 B Bytebier K
NDO
"Among boulders (conglomerate rocks and granite); canopy of Albizia, and large evergreen shrub (sterile, Lauraceae?), mosses and Melastomataceae herb (sterile). Humic soils in shade. 25-35 plants at flowering maturity, plus some in bud and some seed" Inselberg near dambo at Kapishya, metamorphic rocks. 118
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0Zambia1131A2 N1438

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106150Disa erubescens subsp. carsonii26 Jan 2017N Wightman
RE Bone
K Yokoya
J Mwaba
N Wightman RE Bone K Yokoya J Mwaba RB428 B Bytebier K
NDO
Sandy peat dambo with fine grasses, sedges and other orchids (small green Habenaria, Platycoryne including RB427).
Ca. 10-15 mature plants seen across dambo (area ca. 250 m x 250 m checked).
Dambo at Kapishya. 118
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0Zambia1131A2 N1427

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106174Disa hircicornis05 Feb 2017MG Bingham
N Wightman
RE Bone
K Yokoya
MG Bingham N Wightman RE Bone K Yokoya RB449 B Bytebier K
NDO
Grass and sedge dominated dambo. Evidence of burning. Some areas wet underfoot. Clumps of Raffia palm at margins with Melastoms and Syzgium. 10 plants seen in flower across wide area, after intensive searching + plus some seedlings resembling this species Chakwenga Headwater/ 80 mile dambo. 171
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0Zambia1529A1 C1073

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106161Habenaria filicornis27 Jan 2017N Wightman
RE Bone
K Yokoya
N Wightman RE Bone K Yokoya RB439 B Bytebier K
NDO
"Wet dambo, flooded, grasses, sedges, Xyris, Polygala, small flowered Nymphaea species in ephemeral pools. Few Chikanda orchid species seen- mostly small green flowered Habenaria species. Locally common- several patches in dambos both sides of road." Dambo to side of unpaved road to Shiwa Ngandu. 20 m to right of road (when facing Shiwa House direction) 117
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0Zambia1131A2 N1469

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106158Habenaria schimperiana27 Jan 2017N Wightman
RE Bone
K Yokoya
N Wightman RE Bone K Yokoya RB435 B Bytebier K
Wet dambo, flooded, grasses, sedges, Xyris, Polygala, small flowered Nymphaea species in ephemeral pools. Few Chikanda orchid species seen- mostly small green flowered Habenaria species. Passers-by on bicycles (with umbrellas in the rain) shouting "C Dambo to side of unpaved road to Shiwa Ngandu. 20 m to right of road (when facing Shiwa House direction) 117
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0Zambia1131A2 N1469

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106146Habenaria sochensis25 Jan 2017N Wightman
RE Bone
K Yokoya
N Wightman RE Bone K Yokoya RB422 B Bytebier K
NDO
Copse around freshwater pools, ca. 30 m from RB420, peaty soil. Two plants growing side by side in apex of tree (only two seen). Tseke dambo, Mpepo Chief.
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0Zambia1131A1 N1298

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106134Satyrium amblyosaccos21 Jan 2017N Wightman
RE Bone
K Yokoya
G Mpatwa
N Wightman RE Bone K Yokoya G Mpatwa RB407 B Bytebier K
Dambo ca. 0.5 km sq in area. Dry and waterlogged soils present. Associated species include Gladiolus and Commelinus. Kangwena area, Chief Kalilele.
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0Zambia1227A1 W1311

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106138Satyrium amblyosaccos21 Jan 2017N Wightman
RE Bone
K Yokoya
G Mpatwa
N Wightman RE Bone K Yokoya G Mpatwa RB404 A Beaumont K
Dambo ca. 0.5 km sq in area. Dry and waterlogged soils present. Associated species include Gladiolus and Commelinus. Kangwena area, Chief Kalilele.
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0Zambia1227A1 W1311

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106137Satyrium trinerve23 Jan 2017N Wightman
RE Bone
K Yokoya
N Wightman RE Bone K Yokoya RB412 B Bytebier K
Peaty dambo, central area water-logged, with surface water.Dambo opposite Chiwolea village, Chief Kabamba area.
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0Zambia1330A1 C1311

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106140Satyrium trinerve24 Jan 2017N Wightman
RE Bone
K Yokoya
J Hostetter
Bama-Ruben
N Wightman RE Bone K Yokoya J Hostetter Bama-Ruben RB415 DJ Goyder K
"Dambo dominated by grasses and sedges, some Xyris and Eulophia latilabris. Only one 1 mature specimen seen (many juvenile plants in the area)." Dambo in Lukupa - Milungu border area near small holding owned by Justin Hostetter and Claire Albrecht.
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0Zambia1031A1 N1287

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106170Satyrium trinerve28 Jan 2017N Wightman
RE Bone
K Yokoya
V Kunda
N Wightman RE Bone K Yokoya V Kunda RB445 B Bytebier K
"Among tall, waist high, grasses and sedges in central area of dambo on peaty soil pockets, flooded areas but dry underfoot. Ca. 15 mature plants seen, mostly finished flowering." Mutinondo Wilderness Area, Big Chipundo dambo. 116
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0Zambia1231A3 N1449

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Flora of the Democratic Republic of Congo: Collections made by Ruth Bone.
https://www.drcongoflora.com/speciesdata/utilities/utility-display-collections-by-person.php?person_id=790, retrieved 26 December 2024

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