Records determined by Mary Merello

Determinations: 15

The following is a list of the records determined by Mary Merello 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
81719Cucumis hirsutus23 Nov 1993DK Harder
DK Harder 2105 MC Merello MO
Collections around Kundalila Falls; below falls, in rocky soils and quartz sand, basalt outcrops. Kanona District; Kundalila Falls Picnic Area, 13 km S of Serenje-Mpika Hwy. at Kanona. 1210Zambia1330B1C1590

Rare in woodland; male flowers only; calyx green; corolla light yellow; anthers yellow.

-13.15444430.7194445
82176Eriocoelum lawtonii17 May 1994DK Harder
DK Harder 3178 MC Merello MO
Collection along river, among rocks, in mushitu and in miombo woodland. Chinsali District; Chipomo Falls National Monument, along Chimanabuwi River. 0Zambia1132C2N1310

Tree to 10 m or more in mushitu; frequent; leaves deep green above, lighter, duller below; young shoots and inflorescence stalks with brown hairs; petals white, calyx light green with brown hairs; filaments with red anthers; fruit with brown hairs, tinged with red.

-11.74944432.4722225
82454Harungana madagascariensis17 May 1994DK Harder
DK Harder 3181 MC Merello MO
Collection along river, among rocks, in mushitu and in miombo woodland. Chinsali District; Chipomo Falls National Monument, along Chimanabuwi River. 0Zambia1132C2N1310

Occasional shrub to 2.5 m; on sand; young stem, petiole, midrib, peduncles and minor veins with brown hairs; young fruit light green.

-11.74944432.4722225
82455Harungana madagascariensis24 May 1994CN Nkhoma
CN Nkhoma 275 MC Merello MO
Around stream dominated by bamboo and surrounding miombo woodland. Isoka District; 88.1 km from Isoka-Nakonde Road turnoff to Muyombe. 0Zambia1033A3N1180

1.5 m tall shrub by the bridge. Brown vein on underside of leaves. Small green fruits.

-10.36861133.1825005
82665Jasminum dichotomum17 Nov 1993DK Harder
DK Harder 1926 MC Merello MO
On sandy soils in seasonally inundated flood plain. Collections in riverine forest. Kasanka National Park, along Musande River near confluence of Musande and Luwombwa Rivers.990Zambia1230C1C1170

Occasional liana; leaves light green; young fruit light green, turning dark purple-black when ripe.

-12.52722230.1383335
82865Markhamia obtusifolia18 Nov 1993DK Harder
DK Harder 1943 MC Merello MO
In seasonally inundated area on deep alluvial soils.Kasanka National Park, Luwombwa River. 990Zambia1230C1C1170

Occasional small tree in small groupings; light brown-gold pubescence over all plant parts; weakly-wooded; calyx light yellow-green; corolla yellow with deep red stripes on lobes and in throat.

-12.53861130.2277785
83015Nuxia oppositifolia05 Nov 1993DK Harder
DK Harder 1855 MC Merello G McPherson MO
In miombo woodland along stream (seasonal) at permanent pool. Musi-oa Tunia National Park, along road to Songwe Gorge ca. 4 km SW of intersection with Zimbabwe-Livingstone Road. 1060Zambia1725D4S870

Occasional herb at edge of pond among rocks, weakly woody; calyx green; petals white; filaments and anthers white.

-17.96916725.8641675
83350Psorospermum febrifugum31 Oct 1993DK Harder
DK Harder 1845 MC Merello G McPherson MO
Collections along road and stream in degraded and interplanted woodland.Lusaka: Yielding Tree Farm, ca. 12 km W of Lusaka on Mungwi Road Farmlands N of road. 0Zambia1528A3C1200

Frequent shrub to 3 m, underside of leaves, twigs and outer calyx lobes covered with brownish hairs; corolla lobes whitish, fuzzy; nectaries at base of petals bright orange; anthers yellow; young fruits red with deeper red spots.

-15.36555628.1613895
83351Psorospermum febrifugum18 Nov 1993DK Harder
DK Harder 1941 MC Merello MO
In seasonally inundated area on deep alluvial soils.Kasanka National Park, Luwombwa River. 990Zambia1230C1C1170

Common tree to shrub; red-golden hairs on shoots; calyx light green-red; petals white outside with minute stripes outside, furry inside; fruit bright red.

-12.53861130.2277785
83950Tetracera masuiana07 Dec 1993CN Nkhoma
CN Nkhoma 139 MC Merello MO
In green thickets on flat landKaputa District; Nsumbu National Park. 11.6 km from Nkamba Lodge west, 4.4 km southwest from bridge on road to park gate at Nsumbu in green thickets on flat land. 1080Zambia0830C2N850

Shrub common along road in open woodland outside thickets. Sepals purple at edges. Petals white, light green pistil, yellow-pink anthers.

-8.59583330.3944445
83968Thonningia sanguinea21 Feb 1995DK Harder
DK Harder 2723 MC Merello MO
In degraded miombo on sand with Brachystegia, Hymenocardia, Aframomum. Mwinilunga District; ca. 6.3 km N/NE of Luawu Mission on road to Luano. 0Zambia1124C1W1290

Occasional; parasitic; from scaly rhizome; fleshy cortex yellow; upper scales red-pink.

-11.59333324.1361115
84184Wahlenbergia abyssinica20 Nov 1993DK Harder
DK Harder 2001 MC Merello MO
Collections around Kundalila Falls. Rocky soil, quartz sand, basalt outcrops. Kanona District; Kundalila Falls Picnic Area, 13 km S of Serenje-Mpika Hwy. at Kanona.1210Zambia1330B1C1590

Suffrutex in recently burned area; petals reddish purple; style purple; petals turn from red-purple to yellow; capsule longitudinally striped.

-13.15388930.7388895
84187Wahlenbergia capitata07 May 1994DK Harder
DK Harder 3057 MC Merello MO
Brachystegia miombo on broken quartz soil. Serenje District; 16 km N of Chisomo Village on Chisomo-Serenje Road. 0Zambia1330D1C960

Frequent herb to 0.5 m; calyx green; petals white at base, blue on lobes; style white at base, blue at tip; extruded pollen yellow.

-13.52833330.5858335
84188Wahlenbergia capitata10 Mar 1997B Luwiika
B Luwiika 588 MC Merello B Luwiika MO
Collecting along the Sinazongwe/Choma RoadChoma District; Collecting along the Sinazongwe/Choma Road, 11.6 km from the junction. 0Zambia1627C4S1200

Herb, 30 cm, in marsh areas. Stems light green, hard with white sticky hairs; leaves light green, smooth above, hairy underneath; flowers purplish-blue.

-16.86888927.2735565
84194Wahlenbergia napiformis03 Mar 1997B Luwiika
B Luwiika 579 MC Merello B Luwiika MO
Along the Maamba/Sinazongwe RoadChoma District; Collecting along the Maamba/Sinazongwe Road, 11.4 km from the Choma-Lusaka Road. 0Zambia1627C4S1200

Herb, 1 m, common in wet areas. Stems and leaves dark green; flowers light purple; roots white woody.

-16.86888927.2727785




Flora of the Democratic Republic of Congo: Records determined by Mary Merello.
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