Records made by Jonathan Timberlake

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

Arvore, caule rugosa, folhas recompostas,

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Tree to 6 m tall with arching branches. Fruits green with velvety grey-green hairs; seeds with bright orange aril.

Small tree to 5 m. Leaves sub-opposite. Inflorescence terminal. Fruits flattened, ± winged.

One specimen seen

Sub-canopy tree to 6 m. Leaves clustered terminally, with winged rachis. Fruit large, green, axillary, splitting open later.

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

Patch of low-branching trees to 4m high. Trunks heavily crusted with lichens. Buds large, ovoid; sometimes much smaller. Six pairs of leaflets. Rachis softly but sparsely hairy. Leaves glossy green, leathery. Some pink-flushed young growth. Pods woody, massive.

Shrub to 1.5 m. Leaves glossy green, 2-3 pinnae pairs; stipular bud somewhat flattened.

Spreading canopy tree to 10 m, branching low. Bark dark, flaking. Leaves glossy green, terminal pair largest; buds rounded.

Tree to 10 m, spreading canopy, branching low. Bark rough, fissured grey. Leaves with 4 pinnae pairs. Young pods green, massive, woody, strongly ridged on one side

Tree to 10 m, spreading canopy, branching low. Bark rough, fissured grey. Leaves with 4 pinnae pairs. Young pods green, massive, woody, strongly ridged on one side. Dominant tree in Brachystegia woodland.

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

Shrub or small tree to 2 m. Leaves dark green, alternate. Flowers underneath, axillary, clustered, white with maroon upper wing. Rare in Guibourtia - Pteleopsis dry forest, possibly on edge of termite mound.

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Annual herb with many branches from a decumbent base. Tepals white, flower pink within.

Buttressed tree to 25 m, partly fallen. Shallow root plate. Bark lenticelled, foetid smell when cut. Leaves asymmetric at base. Fruits small, round, stalked.

Herb with Yellow flowers. A few plants seen in the vicinity.

Small tree to 3 m. Leaves hard, sclerophyllous, older ones with lichens on upper surface; very marked drip-tips.

Small understory tree to 4 m. Leaves glossy green, leathery, evergreen, margins entire.

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Only one plant seen flowering. Plant rooting at nodes. Flowers blue flowers. Dark green leaves.

Erect, unbranched, succulent herb c. 25 cm high; inflorescence a terminal corymbose head, brownish-red; flowers creamy-white. Only one specimen at this collection site but generally frequent in the area

Erect, unbranched, succulent herb up to 25 cm high; inflorescence a terminal corymbose head, brownish-red; flowers creamy-white. Common at collection site

Suculent herb up to 20 cm tall, leaves in basal rosette, flowers white turning brown

Arbusto de 6m alt, caule castanho liso de seiva doce, folhas simples opostas com estipula

Shrub to 2 m. Fleshy leaves. Small green fruits clustered in axils.

Pink flowers with distinctive blue anthers. Stem purplish, with white hairs on stems. Some less hairy forms also seen. Locally common.

Petals pink and anthers blue with succulent stem. All flowers terminal. Up to 20 cm tall. A few plants seen.

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

Cited in Harris, Darbyshire & Polhill, Kew Bulletin 66(2): 248, 2011.

Arvore com 12m, folhas compostas oposta imparpinadas, flores branco pequenas

Large tree to 25 m, spreading, dbh 134.3 cm. Foliage evergreen; leaves lanceolate. Fruits solitary, green, with persistent calyx.

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

Woody herb to 30 cm. Terminal flowers with long protuberance.

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.

Cited in Harris, Darbyshire & Polhill, Kew Bulletin 66(2): 248, 2011.

Arbusto 2m altura, folhas alternada palmada, flores amarelas com cheiro agradavel, fruto com formato de vagem de 2 sementes inserido alternadamente no topo da planta.

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.

Small annual herbs, up to 20 cm high; flowers yellow with winged calyces. only few plants seen

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

Epiphyte. Strangler fig in Xylopia tree. Roots growing down trunk. Leaves young.

Small understory tree to 4 m. Branches and leaves opposite; stems angular. Small amount of yellow sap. Fruits said to be edible.

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

Yellow-flowered form

Many large trees common.

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.

Originally as var. mollis. Small understorey tree to 5 m. Bark flaky. Young leaves flushing red. Fruits winged, yound developing ones still with bright red stigma.

Small tree to 3 m tall, dense foliage on lateral branches. Male flowers minute, red-green.

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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

Shrub up to 4 m tall, branching horizontally, dark glossy leaves, dark green fruits

Very large specimen in flower

Old fruit under very large specimen now in flower

Perennial herb, up to 35 cm high with milky sap, growing from a fleshy tuber; leaves mostly basal, capitula terminal consisting only of a whorl of rays. Locally fairly frequent.

Small tree to 4 m. Large leaves. Axillary fruits with long sepals.

In fruit

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.

Widely naturalized from very old cultivation.

Shrubs to 1.5 m or small tree. Leaves with long petioles. Fruits on side shoots, reddish above.

Small tree to 4 m. Leaves opposite, pinnate, venation prominent under, slightly hairy. Inflorescence terminal, large yellow flowers, throat with maroon markings. Occasional at edge of drainage line in Afzelia - Berlinia woodland., Occurrence: occasio

Trepadeira muito ramificado de 3m de comprimento, caulhe com brobulhas, folhas em forma do coracao com cheiro esquisito

Small annual herbs, up to 20 cm high; flowers small, white in terminal heads on stem and branches; fruit green with purple edgings, with 3-4 pointed appendages or lobes?. Very common at the collecting site forming extensive weedy colonies.

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.

Small tree to 4m. Branches and leaves lax, leaves leathery. Terminal inflorescence of small white flowers.

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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Small herb with toothed trifoliolate leaves. Like a Trifolium but with single, large blue flowers

Small succulent green herb, 10-15 cm. Stamens brown, exposed. Locally common.

Semi-succulent herb on rock on forest margin, in shade, in high altitude moist evergreen forest.

Canopy tree to 18 m, dbh 33.0 cm, or shrub to 1 m. Bark smooth, grey, flaking in sections.

Multi-stemmed tree with dark bark, to 8 m, copious axillary sprays of white flowers. Occasional. In well-developed Brachystegia woodland.

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

Woody herb to 1.5 m. Flowers in terminal racemes, small, pale yellow. Pods small, stick to clothes. Seeds collected.

Small epiphytic orchid up to 12 cm high; pseudobulbs yellowish, short, ovoid; leaves 1-2; inflorescences terminal on pseudobulbs densely flowered but all in fruit

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

Creeping epiphytic or epilithic orchid with pseudobulbs. Leaves strongly purplish.

Cited in Harris, Darbyshire & Polhill, Kew Bulletin 66(2): 250, 2011.

Shrub to 3 m tall. Petals cream-coloured, woolly within; stamens yellow.

Arbusto com 50 cm, flores brancas, folhas simples opostas com 1mm de peciolos, caule amarelado

In fruit.

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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.

Shrub to 2.5 m. Fruits green turning brown-black, often on leafless portions of branches.

Small virgate shrublet, c. 1.2 m high with opposite horizontal branches; flowers in axillary few-flowered inflorescences, greenish-cream, hairy in the throat

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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