Records made by Nicholas Wightman

Records: 110

The following is a list of the records made by Nicholas Wightman 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
112311 Acacia hockii 4 Jun 2020 N Wightman
P Sichone
N Wightman Savannah grasslands and open woodlands Nsumbu National Park; Nsama Distr., Northern Province 108 0 Zambia 0830C2 N 787

Growing in open areas of savannah grassland in sandy loam soils

-8.604440 30.499530 6
126245 Acalypha clutioides 23 Oct 2024 N Wightman
W van Niekerk
B Mungoli
N Wightman Large flat open sandy dambo grassland Mangi, Lualaba Province, Democratic Republic of Congo 0 Democratic Republic of Congo 1025C4 1513

-10.893910 25.305400 6
126257 Aidia micrantha var. msonju 26 Oct 2024 N Wightman
W van Niekerk
B Mungoli
N Wightman Riverine forest fringe Sakabinda, Lualaba Province, Democratic Republic of Congo 0 Democratic Republic of Congo 1125A2 1420

-11.113140 25.295520 6
88213 Aristolochia hockii 10 Nov 2017 N Wightman
MG Bingham N Wightman Lusaka National Park 0 Zambia 1528C2 C 1300

-15.535833 28.353056 6
112286 Aristolochia hockii 23 Jan 2020 N Wightman
K Mulenga
K Kangungu
N Wightman Exposed edge of roadside verge bordering disturbed Miombo woodland Mweshi area, Mwense Distr., Luapula Province 0 Zambia 1028D1 N 1059

Growing in exposed edge of roadside verge in sandy gravelly loam soils

-10.678240 28.721704 6
114983 Aristolochia hockii 14 May 2021 N Wightman
N Wightman Open Miombo woodland Lilayi Lodge, Lusaka District, Lusaka 0 Zambia 1528C2 C 1292

Growing amid sparse grasses and forbs in open miombo woodland in sandy loam soil

-15.529230 28.319290 6
116030 Begonia princeae 17 Jan 2022 N Wightman
J Alfonsi
S du Plessis
D du Plessis
C Conradie
N O'Connor
N Wightman J Alfonsi S du Plessis D du Plessis C Conradie N O'Connor NCW717 N Wightman K
NDO
Termitaria in upland miombo woodland Mafinga Mts., Mafinga Distr. 119 0 Zambia 0933C4 N 1936

Locally common on the mounds of a species of Cubitermes

-9.998510 33.309759 6
122720 Begonia princeae 23 Sep 2023 N Wightman
J Alfonsi
S du Plessis
D du Plessis
C Conradie
N O'Connor
N Wightman J Alfonsi S du Plessis D du Plessis V Iliff N O'Connor NCW717 N Wightman KB Vollesen K
NDO
Termitaria in upland miombo woodland Mafinga Mountains, Mafinga District, Muchinga Province 119 2 Zambia 1528C2 N 1936

-15.521577 28.266402 6
108028 Biophytum helenae 20 Jan 2020 N Wightman
N Wightman Riverine bank Chipili area, below Kalonde Falls, Kawambwa Distr., Luapula Province 0 Zambia 0929D4 N 1309

Growing on flood susceptible river bank along the Kalungwishi R. in medium to light shade in clayish loam soil.

-9.782626 29.870370 6
117926 Blepharis buchneri 9 May 2020 N Wightman
P Sichone
N Wightman P Sichone NCW299 N Wightman Ruderal grasslands Nsumbu National Park, Nsama Distr., Northern Prov. 108 0 Zambia 0830C2 N 841

Growing in ruderal sites along roadsides and Nkamba Bay airstrip

-8.627010 30.447680 6
112314 Blepharis maderaspatensis 5 Jun 2020 N Wightman
P Sichone
N Wightman P Sichone NCW392 N Wightman UZL
NDO
Open patches of Itigi thicket Nsumbu National Park; Nsama Distr., Northern Province 108 0 Zambia 0830C2 N 883

Growing in small open/deciduous patches within Itigi thicket in sandy loam soil

-8.534950 30.478520 6
108029 Brachycorythis friesii 17 Jan 2020 N Wightman
N Wightman NcW173 N Wightman NDO
NU
Perennially wet dambo grassland Lubuli area, above Chilongo Falls, Kawambwa Distr., Luapula Province 0 Zambia 0929D3 N 1364

Growing in well drained section of perennially wet dambo grassland in sandy to sandy loam soil

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108030 Brachycorythis friesii 17 Jan 2020 N Wightman
N Wightman Perennially wet dambo grassland Chipili area, above Kalonde Falls, Kawambwa Distr., Luapula Province 0 Zambia 0929D4 N 1392

Growing by a rocky outcrop in perennially wet dambo grassland in thin sections of sandy soil over rock or between cracks, oftern inundated in up to 2.5 cm of water.

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100538 Brachycorythis pubescens 7 Jan 2019 N Wightman
I Kabinda
N Ngoma
N Wightman Dry to moist dambo in sandy loam soil Mufumbwe Plain (dambo), Mufumbwe Distr., North-Western Province 0 Zambia 1324B2 W 0

Tubers of this species are possibly used in the preparation of a local Zambian dish called Chikanda with wild populations threatened by overharvesting.

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106168 Brachycorythis pubescens 28 Jan 2017 N 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 58 0 Zambia 1231A3 N 1443

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106292 Brachycorythis pubescens 7 Jan 2019 N Wightman
I Kabinda
N Ngoma
N Wightman I Kabinda N Ngoma NcW99 N Wightman B Bytebier K
NDO
NU
Large open dambo on Kalaharia sand growing amid grasses, Ascolepis sp. and Syzigium guineense subsp. huillense Very large open dambo border the town of Mufumbwe 58 0 Zambia 1324B2 W 1152

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106319 Brachycorythis pubescens 12 Jan 2019 N Wightman
I Kabinda
N Ngoma
N Wightman I Kabinda N Ngoma NcW127 N Wightman B Bytebier K
NU
Open wet dambo grassland growing in black muck soil Large wet open dambo c. 86 km E of Solwezi 58 0 Zambia 1227A3 W 1317

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94054 Bulbophyllum expallidum 1 Mar 2018 N Wightman
B Bytebier
F Llarena
N Wightman B Bytebier F Llarena High rainfall Miombo woodland Epiphyte on various trees in rocky seepage area near to Kalungwishi headwaters 0 Zambia 0930C4 N 1638

Plants collected off trees cleared along transmission line following D39 road developments and flowered at Dabuyu Farms, Lilayi.

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106227 Bulbophyllum expallidum 8 Feb 2018 N Wightman
B Bytebier
F Llarena
N Wightman B Bytebier F Llarena BB3578 B Bytebier K
NU
Rocky miombo woodland with lots of Xerophyta Roadside seepage dambo on D39 near Kalungwishi headwaters 58 0 Zambia 0930C1 N 1636

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117930 Crabbea kaessneri 7 Jan 2019 N Wightman
I Kabinda
N Njovu
N Wightman I Darbyshire Miombo woodland Kasempa Distr., North-Western Prov. 0 Zambia 1326A1 N 1383

Growing widespread in woodland understory

-13.081040 26.180030 6
79787 Cynorkis debilis 26 Jan 2017 N Wightman
RE Bone
K Yokoya
MG Bingham High rainfall Miombo Woodland Kapishya Springs Lodge, forested inselberg (Chinsali Distr., Muchinga Province) 118 0 Zambia 1131B1 N 1441

Determined as Cynorkis hanningtonii

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106148 Cynorkis debilis 26 Jan 2017 N 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 58 0 Zambia 1131A2 N 1438

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106253 Cynorkis debilis 11 Feb 2018 N Wightman
B Bytebier
F Llarena
N Wightman B Bytebier F Llarena BB3606 B Bytebier K
NDO
NU
On rocks in shade of trees or in humus below the rocks, next to dambo. D235 road between Samfya and Serenje; at "80 km from Serenje milestone" between Oka Kamwendo and Namutoya. 58 0 Zambia 1330A1 C 1545

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126260 Cyphostemma obovato-oblongum 29 Oct 2024 N Wightman
W van Niekerk
B Mungoli
N Wightman Degraded miombo woodland (fallow regrowth) Djoni, Lualaba Province, Democratic Republic of Congo 0 Democratic Republic of Congo 1025C2 1489

-10.697360 25.314620 6
112296 Cyrtorchis arcuata subsp. arcuata 21 Jan 2020 N Wightman
K Mulenga
K Kangungu
N Wightman Miombo woodland Kasonde area, Kasama Distr., Northern Province 0 Zambia 1030B2 N 1255

Old plant growing at low level on base of trunk in rocky outcrop

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74196 Cyrtorchis crassifolia 15 Nov 2015 N Wightman
MG Bingham Miombo Woodland Growing low down on the tree trunk near the carpark of the Lazy-J Ranch wilderness area 0 Zambia 1528A4 C 1322

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116035 Disa aconitoides subsp. concinna 14 Jan 2022 N Wightman
J Alfonsi
S du Plessis
D du Plessis
C Conradie
N O'Connor
N Wightman J Alfonsi S du Plessis D du Plessis C Conradie N O'Connor NCW664 N Wightman K
NDO
Upland miombo woodland Mafinga Mts., Mafinga Distr., Muchinga Province 119 0 Zambia 0933C4 N 1931

Occasional component of woodland understorey growing amongst grasses, sedges and forbs in loam soils.

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79800 Disa erubescens subsp. carsonii 26 Jan 2017 N Wightman
RE Bone
K Yokoya
MG Bingham Dambo/Grassland Kapishya Springs Lodge, dambo by Mansha river (Chinsali Distr., Muchinga Province) 118 0 Zambia N 0

Subspecies not yet confirmed.
Tubers of this species are used in the preparation of a local Zambian dish called Chikanda with wild populations threatened by overharvesting.

0
106150 Disa erubescens subsp. carsonii 26 Jan 2017 N 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 58 0 Zambia 1131A2 N 1427

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106223 Disa erubescens subsp. carsonii 8 Feb 2018 N Wightman
B Bytebier
F Llarena
N Wightman B Bytebier F Llarena BB3574 B Bytebier K
NDO
NU
Wet, grassy seepage dambo. Roadside seepage dambo on D39 near Kalungwishi headwaters 58 0 Zambia 0930C1 N 1636

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106174 Disa hircicornis 5 Feb 2017 MG 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 58 0 Zambia 1529A1 C 1073

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106179 Disa hircicornis 4 Feb 2018 N Wightman
B Bytebier
N Wightman B Bytebier BB3535 B Bytebier K
NU
In full sun at edge of wet dambo. Dambo above falls. 58 0 Zambia 1330A2 C 1490

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106298 Disa hircicornis 9 Jan 2019 N Wightman
I Kabinda
N Ngoma
N Wightman I Kabinda N Ngoma NcW105 N Wightman B Bytebier K
NDO
NU
Moist to wet mid ranges of open seepage dambo grassland growing in sandy soil Medium-sized seepage dambo c. 60 km SW of Solwezi 58 0 Zambia 1226C1 W 1267

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108039 Disa ochrostachya 19 Jan 2020 N Wightman
N Wightman NcW190 N Wightman NU
Perennially wet dambo grassland Chipili area, above Kalonde Falls, Kawambwa Distr., Luapula Province 0 Zambia 0929D4 N 1397

Large open perennially wet dambo grassland growing in black muck soils

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112961 Disperis anthoceros 8 Feb 2017 MG Bingham
N Wightman
MG Bingham Dense shade in Miombo woodland Protea Hill Farm, Lusaka Distr., Lusaka Province 149 0 Zambia 1528A4 C 1320

Growing in dense shade in deep leaf litter

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116647 Disperis reichenbachiana 24 Feb 2022 N Wightman
B Bytebier
SD Johnson
N Wightman B Bytebier SD Johnson BB3686 N Wightman B Bytebier NU
Escarpment miombo woodland Kapishya Hot Springs Lodge, Shiwa N'gandu Distr., Muchinga Province 118 0 Zambia 1131B1 N 1432

Growing in leaf litter over granite boulders

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126261 Dolichos petiolatus 28 Oct 2024 N Wightman
W van Niekerk
B Mungoli
N Wightman Degraded miombo woodland Mose-Satshi-Hongo, Lualaba Province, Democratic Republic of Congo 0 Democratic Republic of Congo 1025C4 1434

-10.928460 25.298670 6
123886 Entada arenaria subsp. arenaria 4 Dec 2023 N Wightman
D Ngwenyama
N Wightman Kalahari woodland Sioma, Sioma District, Western Province 0 Zambia 1623D1 B 994

-16.679163 23.621872 6
123887 Entada arenaria subsp. arenaria 13 Dec 2023 N Wightman
D Ngwenyama
N Wightman DJ Goyder Kalahari woodland Senanga, Senanga District, Western Province 0 Zambia 1623A2 B 1044

-16.133870 23.361280 6
126262 Entada arenaria subsp. microcarpa 24 Oct 2024 N Wightman
W van Niekerk
B Mungoli
N Wightman Large flat open sandy dambo grassland Kolwezi, Lualaba Province, Democratic Republic of Congo 0 Democratic Republic of Congo 1025C4 1537

-10.822410 25.468090 6
123889 Eulophia alta 12 Dec 2023 N Wightman
D Ngwenyama
NCW1039 N Wightman NU
Riverine woodland Ngonye Falls, Sioma, Sioma District, Western Province 109 0 Zambia 1623D1 B 984

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106214 Eulophia angolensis 8 Feb 2018 N Wightman
B Bytebier
F Llarena
N Wightman B Bytebier F Llarena BB3565 B Bytebier K
NDO
NU
Wet dambo. Roadside dambo on M3 between Kasama and Luwingu. 58 0 Zambia 1030B1 N 1233

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106426 Eulophia angolensis 10 Oct 2018 N Wightman
N Wightman NCW57B N Wightman B Bytebier NU
Riverside dambo area under shade of Syzigium sp. along Kalungwishi R. with grasses, Kniphofia grantii, Gladiolus unguiculatus and Eulophia coeloglossa Kalonde Falls, Kawambwa Distr., Luapula Province 0 Zambia 0929D4 N 1393

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100587 Eulophia caricifolia 7 Feb 2018 N Wightman
B Bytebier
F Llarena
B Bytebier Wet dambo in black muck soil Ilunda dambo, Kasama, Kasama Distr., Northern Province 0 Zambia 1031A1 N 1308

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106195 Eulophia caricifolia 6 Feb 2018 N Wightman
B Bytebier
F Llarena
N Wightman B Bytebier F Llarena BB3549 P Goldblatt K
NU
Wet dambo along river. Dambo along the road near the palace of the Chitimukulu. 58 0 Zambia 1031A2 N 1217

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106210 Eulophia caricifolia 7 Feb 2018 N Wightman
B Bytebier
F Llarena
N Wightman B Bytebier F Llarena BB3561 B Bytebier K
NDO
NU
Grassland at edge of dambo. Upper slopes of riverside dambo grassland beside Lukupa River 58 0 Zambia 1031A1 N 1333

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106228 Eulophia caricifolia 9 Feb 2018 N Wightman
B Bytebier
F Llarena
F Chipalo
N Wightman B Bytebier F Llarena F Chipalo BB3579 B Bytebier K
NU
Dambo Samda Farm c. 10 km N of Luwingu 58 0 Zambia 1029B1 N 1402

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106283 Eulophia cucullata 6 Jan 2019 N Wightman
I Kabinda
N Ngoma
N Wightman I Kabinda N Ngoma NcW89 N Wightman B Bytebier K
NU
Edge of degraded large dambo growing with Gladiolus sp. and Orthochilus walleri in clay to sandy loam soil Medium to large dambo c. 2.5 km W of M8 and D181 junction 58 0 Zambia 1325B2 W 1364

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112302 Eulophia fridericii 11 Dec 2016 MG Bingham
N Wightman
MG Bingham N Wightman Miombo woodland Lusaka National Park, Lusaka Distr., Lusaka Province 0 Zambia 1528C2 C 1316

Growing in disturbed miombo woodland in sandy loam soils

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107823 Eulophia guineensis 5 Dec 2019 N Wightman
N Wightman Miombo woodland Lilayi Lodge, Lusaka Distr., Lusaka Province 0 Zambia 1528C2 C 1305

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112303 Eulophia horsfallii 17 Oct 2018 W McCleland
N Wightman
W McCleland N Wightman NCW75A W McCleland N Wightman NU
Wet dambo grasslands Chabiilikila area, Mporokoso Distr., Northern Province 0 Zambia 0929D1 N 1223

Growing in riverside grassland edge amidst Pandanus livingstonianus

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74199 Eulophia livingstoneana 15 Nov 2015 N Wightman
MG Bingham Miombo Woodland Growing in Miombo woodland in the Lazy-J Ranch wilderness area 145 0 Zambia 1528A4 C 1322

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112962 Eulophia orthoplectra 13 Aug 2020 N Wightman
Q Allen
E Banda
B Mwilimu
N Wightman Q Allen E Banda B Mwilimu NCW395 N Wightman B Bytebier NU
Miombo woodland Lusaka East Forestry Reserve, Lusaka Distr., Lusaka Province 147 0 Zambia 1528A4 1289

Lightly degraded Brachystegia woodland in compacted sandy loam soil

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118691 Eulophia streptopetala 12 Nov 2022 N Wightman
B Bytebier
N Wightman B Bytebier BB3744 B Bytebier NDO
NU
Miombo woodland Mkushi Farming Block, Mkushi Distr., Central Province, Zambia 0 Zambia 1329D1 C 1417

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106637 Gladiolus dalenii subsp. dalenii 29 Apr 2019 N Wightman
N Wightman Grown in open grassland in sandy loam soil Lilayi, Lusaka Distr., Lusaka Province 2 Zambia 1528C2 C 1265

Cultivated at Dabuyu Farms, Plot 67, Farm 401a Lilayi, Lusaka

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116046 Gladiolus dalenii subsp. dalenii 1 Mar 2007 N Wightman
N Wightman Grassland Dabuyu Farms, Lilayi, Lusaka Distr., Lusaka Province 0 Zambia 1528C2 C 1265

Growing naturally on Dabuyu Farms, Lusaka Distr., Lusaka Province

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116047 Gladiolus dalenii subsp. dalenii 26 Dec 2006 N Wightman
N Wightman Grassland Dabuyu Farms, Lilayi, Lusaka Distr., Lusaka Province 0 Zambia 1528C2 C 1265

Growing naturally on Dabuyu Farms, Lusaka Distr., Lusaka Province

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116048 Gladiolus dalenii subsp. dalenii 22 Mar 2015 N Wightman
N Wightman Grassland Shantumbu Rd., Lilayi, Lusaka Disr., Lusaka Province 2 Zambia 1528C2 C 1265

Cultivated at Dabuyu Farms from material collected on Shantumbu Rd., Lilayi, Lusaka Province

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102583 Graphorkis lurida 13 Aug 2019 N Wightman
N Wightman Natural habitat is riverine forest and woodland Cultivated at Dabuyu Farms from plant collected from fallen branch along the Kalungwishi River near Chimpempe Falls. QDS:929C2, Elevation: 1055, Lat:-9.538388, Long: 29.433142 2 Zambia 1528C2 C 1290

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106161 Habenaria filicornis 27 Jan 2017 N 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 58 0 Zambia 1131A2 N 1469

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106242 Habenaria filicornis 10 Feb 2018 N Wightman
B Bytebier
F Llarena
N Wightman B Bytebier F Llarena BB3593 B Bytebier K
NDO
NU
Wet dambo. D94 road between Mansa and Samfya. 58 0 Zambia 1129A1 N 1229

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101740 Habenaria schimperiana 9 Jan 2019 N Wightman
I Kabinda
N Ngoma
N Wightman Wet dambo in peaty soil Kapuba area, Solwezi Distr., North-Western Province 0 Zambia 1226C1 W 1268

Tubers of this species are used in the preparation of a local Zambian dish called Chikanda with wild populations threatened by overharvesting.

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106158 Habenaria schimperiana 27 Jan 2017 N 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 58 0 Zambia 1131A2 N 1469

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106299 Habenaria schimperiana 9 Jan 2019 N Wightman
I Kabinda
N Ngoma
N Wightman I Kabinda N Ngoma NcW106 N Wightman B Bytebier K
NDO
NU
Moist to very wet lower area of open seepage dambo grassland growing in black muck to peaty soils Medium-sized seepage dambo c. 60 km SW of Solwezi 58 0 Zambia 1226C1 W 1267

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106146 Habenaria sochensis 25 Jan 2017 N 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. 58 0 Zambia 1131A1 N 1298

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106310 Habenaria tentaculigera 10 Jan 2019 N Wightman
I Kabinda
N Ngoma
N Wightman I Kabinda N Ngoma NcW118 N Wightman B Bytebier K
NDO
Very large open dambo grassland growing on drier upper slopes in sandy to sandy loam soil Very large open dambo (Muchana dambo) c. 60 km NE of Mwinilunga close to border with DRC 58 0 Zambia 1124B3 W 1375

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106198 Habenaria welwitschii 6 Feb 2018 N Wightman
B Bytebier
F Llarena
N Wightman B Bytebier F Llarena BB3552 B Bytebier K
NDO
NU
Dambo Luchindasi dambo; chieftainess Mukukamfumu. 58 0 Zambia 1031A2 N 1230

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124078 Hibiscus calyphyllus 30 Mar 2024 N Wightman
J Alfonsi
I Kabinda
W van Niekerk
M Kaluwe
N Wightman J Alfonsi I Kabinda W van Niekerk M Kaluwe NCW1182 N Wightman K
ZAHBRI
Termitaria within Brachystegia woodland Tondwa GMA, Nsama District, Northern Province, Zambia 0 Zambia 0830C1 N 1072

-8.608560 30.214660 6
124079 Hibiscus debeerstii 2 Apr 2024 N Wightman
J Alfonsi
I Kabinda
W van Niekerk
M Kaluwe
N Wightman J Alfonsi I Kabinda W van Niekerk M Kaluwe NCW1199 KB Vollesen K
ZAHBRI
Margin of Itigi thicket and woodland Kaputa GMA, Nsama District, Northern Province, Zambia 0 Zambia 0829D2 N 1032

-8.635339 29.964839 6
126250 Homalium africanum 7 Oct 2024 N Wightman
N Wightman Riverine forest fringe Zambezi Rapids, c. 5 km N of Kalene Hill, Ikelenge District, North-Western Prov., Zambia 115 0 Zambia 1124A1 W 1214

-11.124388 24.192853 6
116853 Hypericum peplidifolium 22 Feb 2022 N Wightman
B Bytebier
N Wightman Miombo woodland Mutinondo Wilderness Lodge, Mpika Distr. Muchinga Province 116 0 Zambia 1231A4 N 1495

-12.421995 31.277565 6
112590 Hypoestes forskaolii subsp. forskaolii 6 May 2020 N Wightman
P Sichone
R Williams
G Phiri
N Wightman P Sichone R Williams G Phiri NCW264 N Wightman UZL
Miombo woodland Nsumbu National Park; Nsama Distr., Northern Province 108 0 Zambia 0830C2 N 980

Growing in miombo woodland in sandy loam soils

-8.657620 30.389710 6
126252 Ilex mitis var. mitis 5 Oct 2024 N Wightman
N Wightman NCW1325 M Garcia K
ZAHBRI
Riverine forest fringe Zambezi Rapids, c. 5 km N of Kalene Hill, Ikelenge District, North-Western Prov., Zambia 115 0 Zambia 1124A1 W 1211

-11.124520 24.192310 6
123899 Justicia flava 10 Dec 2023 N Wightman
D Ngwenyama
N Wightman Kalahari woodland Mukana area, Shangombo District, Western Province 0 Zambia 1622A4 B 1031

-16.368431 22.463251 6
116855 Landolphia kirkii 28 Feb 2022 N Wightman
B Bytebier
SD Johnson
N Wightman Sand dune Lake Bangweulu, Samfya Distr., Luapula Province 112 0 Zambia 1129B3 N 1176

Growing on various reaches of sand dunes with signs of regularly being burnt back

-11.348647 29.560157 6
106183 Liparis nervosa 4 Feb 2018 N Wightman
B Bytebier
N Wightman B Bytebier BB3539 P Goldblatt K
NDO
NU
At edge of dambo in full sunlight. Dambo above falls. 58 0 Zambia 1330A2 C 1490

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106196 Liparis nervosa 6 Feb 2018 N Wightman
B Bytebier
F Llarena
N Wightman B Bytebier F Llarena BB3550 B Bytebier K
NDO
NU
Dambo Luchindasi dambo; chieftainess Mukukamfumu. 58 0 Zambia 1031A2 N 1228

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118468 Ochna arenaria 20 Oct 2022 N Wightman
N Wightman NCW802 N Wightman K
NDO
Miombo woodland Kipemba area, Kalumbila Distr., North-Western Prov. 0 Zambia 1226A2 W 1351

-12.191704 26.273597 6
108075 Oeceoclades saundersiana 20 Sep 2018 MG Bingham
N Wightman
MG Bingham Swamp forest Dabuyu Farms, Lilayi, Lusaka Distr., Lusaka Province 2 Zambia 0929C2 C 1127

Cultivated at Dabuyu Farms, Lilayi, Lusaka from material collected from swamp forest by Kabwelume Falls

6
114999 Oxalis obliquifolia 16 Jan 2021 N Wightman
N Wightman NCW415 N Wightman NDO
Miombo woodland Lilayi Lodge, Lusaka District, Lusaka 0 Zambia 1528C2 C 0

Growing in open patches amid short grasses and amongst rocky outcrops in sandy loam to sandy soil

-15.535010 28.343390 6
114820 Paropsia brazzeana 23 Mar 2021 N Wightman
I Kabinda
M Chola
M Walubita
N Wightman I Kabinda M Chola M Walubita NCW549 N Wightman NY
NDO
Open scrubland on Kalahari sand Sikota Village, Namilangi, Nkyema Distr., Western Province 0 Zambia 1425C3 B 1183

-14.803890 25.040040 6
120994 Paropsia brazzeana 21 Apr 2023 N Wightman
N Wightman Ruderal area between village households Luampa area, Luampa District, Western Province 0 Zambia 1524A2 B 1112

-15.042127 24.452169 6
120998 Phyllanthus gossweileri 24 Apr 2023 N Wightman
N Wightman NCW914 KB Vollesen K
NDO
Miombo woodland Kalema area, Nkeyema District, Western Province 0 Zambia 1424D2 B 1172

-14.540632 24.956247 6
74214 Plumbago zeylanica 23 May 2015 N Wightman
N Wightman Open Woodland/Thicket Along a village path near Chipepo village close to Lake Kariba 0 Zambia 1627D4 S 491

-16.823638 27.859922 6
126256 Polystachya epiphytica 24 Oct 2024 N Wightman
W van Niekerk
B Mungoli
N Wightman B Bytebier Termitaria growing on Boscia salicifolia Swana-Mukanzu, Lualaba Province, Democratic Republic of Congo 0 Democratic Republic of Congo 1125A2 1471

6
121027 Pseudocalyx saccatus 30 May 2023 N Wightman
I Kabinda
W van Niekerk
M Mwale
M Mufuka
N Wightman I Kabinda W van Niekerk M Mwale M Mufuka NCW996a N Wightman K
NDO
Degraded Itigi thicket cleared for agriculture Kaputa GMA, Nsama District, Northern Province 0 Zambia 0829D2 N 1044

-8.714525 29.876161 6
126264 Psorospermum mechowii 12 Oct 2024 N Wightman
W van Niekerk
N Wightman Degraded miombo woodland Manyama, Kalumbila District, North-Western Province, Zambia 0 Zambia 1225B4 W 1375

-12.359260 25.833400 6
126265 Psydrax mutimushii subsp. mutimushii 7 Oct 2024 N Wightman
N Wightman NCW1333 N Wightman K
ZAHBRI
Riverine forest margin with miombo woodland Zambezi Rapids, c. 5 km N of Kalene Hill, Ikelenge District, North-Western Prov., Zambia 115 0 Zambia 1124A1 W 1213

-11.122096 24.187694 6
101859 Rangaeris muscicola 10 Jan 2019 N Wightman
I Kabinda
N Ngoma
N Wightman High rainfall Miombo woodland Ikungu area, Mwinilunga Distr., North-Western Province 0 Zambia 1124B3 W 1495

6
106225 Rangaeris muscicola 8 Feb 2018 N Wightman
B Bytebier
F Llarena
N Wightman B Bytebier F Llarena BB3576 B Bytebier K
NU
Rocky miombo woodland with lots of Xerophyta Roadside seepage dambo on D39 near Kalungwishi headwaters 58 0 Zambia 0930C1 N 1636

6
126266 Raphionacme michelii 24 Oct 2024 N Wightman
W van Niekerk
B Mungoli
N Wightman Large flat open sandy dambo grassland Kolwezi, Lualaba Province, Democratic Republic of Congo 0 Democratic Republic of Congo 1025C4 1537

-10.822410 25.468090 6
101860 Satyrium amblyosaccos 6 Jan 2019 N Wightman
I Kabinda
N Ngoma
N Wightman Undisturbed miombo woodland in rocky sandy loam soil Kamakunka area, Kasempa Distr., North-Western Province 0 Zambia 1326A1 W 1383

Tubers of this species are possibly used in the preparation of a local Zambian dish called Chikanda with wild populations threatened by overharvesting.

6
101861 Satyrium amblyosaccos 6 Jan 2019 N Wightman
I Kabinda
N Ngoma
N Wightman Undisturbed miombo woodland in rocky sandy loam soil Semu area, by Chimfunsi Nature Reserve, Chingola Distr., Copperbelt Province 150 0 Zambia 1227A4 W 1320

Tubers of this species are possibly used in the preparation of a local Zambian dish called Chikanda with wild populations threatened by overharvesting.

6
106134 Satyrium amblyosaccos 21 Jan 2017 N 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. 58 0 Zambia 1227A1 W 1311

6
106138 Satyrium amblyosaccos 21 Jan 2017 N 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. 58 0 Zambia 1227A1 W 1311

6
106237 Satyrium amblyosaccos 9 Feb 2018 N Wightman
B Bytebier
F Llarena
F Chipalo
N Wightman B Bytebier F Llarena F Chipalo BB3587 B Bytebier K
NDO
NU
Under Erica bushes at edge of dambo Koshima dambo c. 30 km N of Luwingu 58 0 Zambia 0929D1 N 1468

6
106282 Satyrium amblyosaccos 6 Jan 2019 N Wightman
I Kabinda
N Ngoma
N Wightman I Kabinda N Ngoma NcW88 N Wightman K
NDO
Undisturbed miombo woodland growing with Commelina/em> sp., Cryptolepis/em> and sparse grasses in sandy/rocky soil. Woodland c. 1.5 km N of Kamakunka village 58 0 Zambia 1326A1 W 1383

6
106329 Satyrium amblyosaccos 12 Jan 2019 N Wightman
I Kabinda
N Ngoma
N Wightman I Kabinda N Ngoma NcW134 N Wightman K
NU
Disturbed miombo woodland bordering dambo growing in sandy loam soil Woodland bordering dambo near Chimfunsi Wildlife Orphanage c. 53 km W of Chingola 58 0 Zambia 1227A4 W 1320

6
107830 Satyrium breve 18 Dec 2019 N Wightman
E Banda
N Wightman E Banda NcW167 N Wightman K
Perennial wet dambo grassland Chakwenga Headwaters and Nyabutaye Peat Bog, Rufunsa Distr., Lusaka Province 171 0 Zambia 1529A2 C 1082

6
108077 Satyrium coriophoroides 21 Jan 2020 N Wightman
N Wightman NcW201 N Wightman K
NDO
NU
Miombo woodland Lumbo Forest Reserve, Kasama Distr., Northern Province 0 Zambia 1030B2 N 1266

Undisturbed miombo woodland growing in sandy loam soil

6
106137 Satyrium trinerve 23 Jan 2017 N 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. 58 0 Zambia 1330A1 C 1311

6
106140 Satyrium trinerve 24 Jan 2017 N 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. 58 0 Zambia 1031A1 N 1287

6
106170 Satyrium trinerve 28 Jan 2017 N 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 58 0 Zambia 1231A3 N 1449

6
117999 Strychnos cocculoides 13 Aug 2022 N Wightman
N Armitage
M Lufungulo
N Wightman Lake basin chipya scrubland Proposed Mpulungu Council Landfill Site, Mpulungu, Mpulungu Distr., Northern Prov. 0 Zambia 0831C3 N 816

-8.803592 31.091337 6
126268 Tarenna pavettoides subsp. gillmanii 5 Oct 2024 N Wightman
N Wightman NCW1314 N Wightman K
ZAHBRI
Riverine forest fringe Zambezi Rapids, c. 5 km N of Kalene Hill, Ikelenge District, North-Western Prov., Zambia 115 0 Zambia 1124A1 W 1210

-11.124590 24.192120 6
115542 Thonningia sanguinea 3 May 2019 N Wightman
J Simbeya
N Wightman J Simbeya NCW149 N Wightman NDO
Riverine forest Mumbuluma area, Mporokoso Dist., Northern Province 0 Zambia 0929D1 N 1238

Growing in humus rich forest soil parasitising the roots of unknown tree

-9.550349 29.746374 6
126269 Tricalysia bagshawei subsp. malaissei 5 Oct 2024 N Wightman
N Wightman NCW1307 N Wightman K
ZAHBRI
Riverine forest fringe Zambezi Rapids, c. 5 km N of Kalene Hill, Ikelenge District, North-Western Prov., Zambia 115 0 Zambia 1124A1 W 1212

-11.123448 24.189857 6
107834 Tridactyle bicaudata 10 Mar 2017 MG Bingham
N Wightman
MG Bingham Miombo woodland Lazy-J Ranch, Lusaka Distr., Lusaka Province 145 0 Zambia 1528A4 C 1340

6
101864 Trochomeria polymorpha 15 Oct 2018 N Wightman
N Wightman Disturbed miombo woodland along path Lumangwe Falls area, Mporokoso Distr., Northern Province 122 0 Zambia 0929C2 N 1169

-9.543558 29.388919 6
124100 Vitex madiensis subsp. milanjiensis 30 Mar 2024 N Wightman
J Alfonsi
I Kabinda
W van Niekerk
M Kaluwe
N Wightman J Alfonsi I Kabinda W van Niekerk M Kaluwe NCW1184 N Wightman K
ZAHBRI
Brachystegia woodland Tondwa GMA, Nsama District, Northern Province, Zambia 0 Zambia 0830C1 N 1072

-8.608170 30.214115 6


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