Records made by Benny Luwiika

Records: 35

The following is a list of the records made by Benny Luwiika 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
80768 Acacia polyacantha subsp. campylacantha 26 May 1994 DK Harder
B Luwiika
CN Nkhoma
HH Schmidt
DK Harder B Luwiika CN Nkhoma HH Schmidt 3242 RE Gereau MO
Collections at turn out along roadside, in steep woodland and in valley bottoms with seasonal water. In Fungwe National Forest Isoka District; ca. 84 km E-SE of intersection of Mpika-Nakonde Highway (Great North Hwy.) on road to (RD72). Connecting to Muyombe (M14), In Fungwe National Forest, # 429. 0 Zambia 1033A3 N 1050

Tree, frequent, 4-5 m tall with grey-beige bark; nectaries above pulvini black; pods deep green with black hairs.

-10.375833 33.147500 5
80769 Acacia polyacantha subsp. campylacantha 17 Feb 1995 DK Harder
B Luwiika
MM Nawa
NB Zimba
DK Harder B Luwiika MM Nawa NB Zimba 69 RE Gereau B Luwiika MO
Collecting from rock outcrop in Jirundu plains/swamp Solwezi District; Jirundu National Forestry Reserve (Botanical Reserve). 95 km E of Solwezi/Mwinilunga Road, near the Kambizhi Primary School. 0 Zambia 1125C4 W 1470

Tree; to 7 m; trunk and stems grey-brown; leaves compound, thin, dark green; pods thin, green.

-11.912500 25.486111 5
80837 Adiantum capillus-veneris 21 Feb 1997 B Luwiika
B Luwiika 442 AR Smith B Luwiika UC
Boiling Pots, rain forest Livingstone District; Victoria Falls. 120 0 Zambia 1725D4 S 860

10 cm, growing in shallow running water; stems brown; leaves light green with a few spores.

-17.933333 25.850000 4
80988 Ansellia africana 17 Mar 1997 B Luwiika
B Luwiika 631 B Luwiika Local Forest Gwembe-Munyumbwe District; Collecting in Munyumbwe Local Forest No. 187, 4.9 km from the junction of the Gwembe-Chipepo Road. 0 Zambia 1627D2 S 570

Parasite on mopane, growing 2 m from the ground. Stems hard, light green to yellow; leaves smooth, light green; fruit light green with yellowish longitudinal ridges.

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81077 Bauhinia tomentosa 2 Mar 1997 DK Harder
B Luwiika
HH Schmidt
NB Zimba
DK Harder B Luwiika HH Schmidt NB Zimba 3953 FJ Breteler WAG
At base of Chilamalila Hill in grazed thorn scrub with large boulders and rocky soils. Gwembe District; 19.1 km W of intersection of road to Sinazongwe and Choma-Maamba Road; then S then E 6.2 km on road towards Sialwala Primary School; also Maamba Waterworks. 0 Zambia 1727A4 S 450

Spreading; tree; to 8 m, frequent; at margin of wet area; stems dark brown; pods green.

-17.278611 27.381667 5
81078 Bauhinia tomentosa 14 Mar 1997 DK Harder
B Luwiika
HH Schmidt
NB Zimba
DK Harder B Luwiika HH Schmidt NB Zimba 1114 FJ Breteler WAG
Mopane woodland. Gwembe District; Siavonga area, Lukwechele PFA No. 184; 8.9 km along road 502 from road junction with Lusaka Siavonga road in mopane woodland. 0 Zambia 1628B3 S 510

Tree to 3 m, spreading. Stems brown. Leaves dull green. Fruits light green.

-16.450000 28.666667 4
81252 Cassytha filiformis 23 Feb 1995 B Luwiika
B Luwiika 84 T Deroin B Luwiika Protected Forest Area Mwinilunga District; Nkunyi Protected Forest Area; 9.04 km from Lwawu-Mwinilunga Junction. On Kabompo-Mwinilunga Road (D286). 0 Zambia 1124C4 W 1410

Climber/twiner; stems green; flowers, small, yellow; fruit light green.

-11.877778 24.365556 5
81253 Cassytha filiformis 1 Mar 1997 B Luwiika
B Luwiika 622 T Deroin B Luwiika Uapaca woodland Choma District; Collecting in Simwamimuzuma National Forest No. 180 on the Mabwingombe Hills in Uapaca woodland. 0 Zambia 1627C4 S 1200

Vine. Leafless stems green to light green to yellow; fruits light green.

-16.937500 27.391667 5
81274 Ceratotheca sesamoides 20 Mar 1996 B Luwiika
B Luwiika 381 H-D Ihlenfeldt B Luwiika Kalabo District; In the Lukona local forest; 3.3 km W from Lukona Basic School. 0 Zambia 1522B4 B 1140

Herb; approx. 40 cm tall; stems yellowish green, with short brown hairs; leaves dark green on top, light green underneath; flower petals purple-brown.

-15.383333 22.866667 5
81275 Ceratotheca sesamoides 26 Feb 1997 B Luwiika
B Luwiika 481 H-D Ihlenfeldt B Luwiika Sinazongwe District; Collecting near Siazwela village, Chief Sinazongwe, 4.1 km from Maamba/Sinazongwe Road turning East at the Sinazeze Shopping Center. 0 Zambia 1727A2 S 640

Herb, 25 cm. Stems light green with brown hairs; leaves light green, woolly to touch; flowers with light purple to dark purple petals, yellow stamens; fruits light green with white hairs.

-17.123333 27.435556 5
81422 Coccinia adoensis 23 Feb 1995 B Luwiika
B Luwiika 93 B Luwiika Collections along roadside and in woodland. Mwinilunga District; on Mwinilunga-Lwawu Road; ca. 19.3 km W of Mwinilunga-Lwawu junction (jct. of T5 and RD287). 0 Zambia 1124C2 W 1140

Runner, green, with palmate leaves; immature fruits light green with dark green streaks; fruits blood red; inflorescence light yellow with light green bracts.

-11.739167 24.267778 5
81537 Crabbea velutina 26 Feb 1997 B Luwiika
B Luwiika 509 KB Vollesen B Luwiika K
Sinazongwe District; Collecting near Siazwela village, Chief Sinazongwe, 4.1 km from Maamba/Sinazongwe Road turning East at the Sinazeze Shopping Center. 0 Zambia 1727A2 S 640

Shrub, 15 cm. Stems light green, tinted brown towards base, with white hairs; leaves dark green above, light underneath; inflorescence bracts light green.

-17.123333 27.435556 5
82006 Dolichos pseudocajanus 27 Feb 1995 DK Harder
B Luwiika
MM Nawa
NB Zimba
DK Harder B Luwiika MM Nawa NB Zimba 651 DK Harder MO
In rocky habitat Mwinilunga District; Ikelenge; Milomba Hill, 12 km from turnoff of the Kalene Hill Road located 12.6 km from Ikelenge. 0 Zambia 1124A1 W 1440

Shrub; to 0.4 m; common; amongst grasses on hill; stem green, hairy; leaves green; flowers with light yellow and light blue wings.

-11.184722 24.199722 5
82007 Dolichos sericeus subsp. sericeus 14 Mar 1997 DK Harder
B Luwiika
HH Schmidt
NB Zimba
DK Harder B Luwiika HH Schmidt NB Zimba 1129 B Mackinder K
Mopane woodland. Gwembe District; Siavonga area, Lukwechele PFA No. 184; 8.9 km along road 502 from road junction with Lusaka Siavonga road in mopane woodland. 0 Zambia 1628B3 S 510

Occasional among grasses. Stems pale, climbing on small tree. Leaves deep green. Flowers cream to light blue. Fruits pale green.

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82013 Dolichos trinervatus 11 Mar 1997 DK Harder
B Luwiika
HH Schmidt
NB Zimba
DK Harder B Luwiika HH Schmidt NB Zimba 2487 B Mackinder K
In Combretum-Brachystegia woodland, disturbed by human occupation. Gleysol soils with limestone outcrops. Kalomo District; Travelling northwest on the Kalomo Road (D 714), toward the southern entrance to Kafue National Park. Ca. 51 km from Kalomo. 100 0 Zambia S 1200

Herb; 1.5 m, erect. Stems yellow-green. Leaves with prominent white veins on underside. Young fruits pale green, pubescent on hillside, grassy area, occasional.

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82014 Dolichos trinervatus 11 Feb 1995 DK Harder
B Luwiika
MM Nawa
NB Zimba
DK Harder B Luwiika MM Nawa NB Zimba 2666 B Mackinder K
Collections along Kifubwa River in forest and on shallow soils in woodland. Kifubwa (Chifubwa) Gorge National Monument. Ca. 4.6 km along Kyalalankuba Rd. south of Solwezi and ca. 2 km S of entrance to Solwezi Teacher Training College. National Heritage Site. 0 Zambia 1226A2 W 1230

Rare; perennial; in shady area; from woody root (?); calyx light green; back of stamens light green-pink; front of standard bright pink, deeper medially; wings pink, keel light green-pink; pods pale green, edged in deeper green.

-12.219722 26.398556 5
82122 Entada arenaria subsp. microcarpa 28 Feb 1996 DK Harder
B Luwiika
NB Zimba
DK Harder B Luwiika NB Zimba 3602 B Mackinder K
Collections from S side of road in boggy grass plain of white sand at edge, central wet, bog area and surrounding woodland. Kaoma District; ca. 22.4 km W of Kaoma turnoff on Lusaka-Mongu Road. 0 Zambia 1424D3 B 1080

Short shrub; at edge of plain; pale yellow-green; young pods green.

-14.875000 24.658333 5
82187 Eriosema psoraleoides 8 Mar 1997 DK Harder
B Luwiika
HH Schmidt
NB Zimba
DK Harder B Luwiika HH Schmidt NB Zimba 1044 B Mackinder VR Clark K
Undifferentiated Miombo-Combretum woodland. Brown Kalahari sands. Choma District; 40.9 km from Choma along Choma-Namwala Road. 0 Zambia 1626B4 S 1120

Shrub to 2 m, common on river basin. Leaves deep green, appearing light brown on underside. Stems light brown. Flowers bright yellow. Calyx green.

-16.466667 26.933333 5
82445 Habenaria schimperiana 17 Feb 1995 B Luwiika
B Luwiika 76 PJ Cribb B Luwiika K
Collecting from rock outcrop in Jirundu plains/swamp Solwezi District; Jirundu National Forestry Reserve (Botanical Reserve). 95 km E of Solwezi/Mwinilunga Road, near the Kambizhi Primary School. 0 Zambia 1125C4 W 1470

Terrestrial; in flat plains; ca. 25 cm tall; stems soft light green; leaves light green, sheathed at base; flowers white.

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82579 Indigofera astragalina 23 Feb 1997 DK Harder
B Luwiika
HH Schmidt
NB Zimba
DK Harder B Luwiika HH Schmidt NB Zimba 937 BD Schrire K
Livingstone District; along Livingstone-Lusaka Road, 18.9 km from the main water tank in Livingstone-Boma along Livingstone-Lusaka Road. 0 Zambia 1723C1 S 1020

Shrub to 0.5 m, widespread on disturbed margins and woodland. Young stems red with red hairs. Leaves green with white woolly hairs. Flowers red to cream. Calyx greenish yellow with long brown hairs.

-17.666667 23.200000 4
82578 Indigofera astragalina 19 Feb 1997 DK Harder
B Luwiika
HH Schmidt
NB Zimba
DK Harder B Luwiika HH Schmidt NB Zimba 917 BD Schrire K
Brown Kalahari sands soils Livingstone District; Chief Mukuni Area; 2.1 km along road to Chief Mukuni Palace from junction with Victoria Falls Road in Baikiae forest. 0 Zambia 1725D4 S 960

Shrub to 0.6 m high, occasional in the forest understory. Stem green with brown hairs. Leaves dull green with white hairs. Flowers red. Inflorescence covered with brown hairs.

-17.916667 25.883333 5
82577 Indigofera astragalina 28 Feb 1997 DK Harder
B Luwiika
HH Schmidt
NB Zimba
DK Harder B Luwiika HH Schmidt NB Zimba 2390 BD Schrire K
In sandy soils along beaches and shorelines. Sinazongwe District; Chete Island Game Park, on eastern edge of Lake Kariba. In much disturbed Combretum woodland, heavily grazed by elephants and game. 199 0 Zambia S 530

Herb; 40 cm, erect. Plant with white, stiff hairs. Flowers pale rosepink to white. Fruits pale green drying tan. Common.

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82691 Justicia striata 16 Mar 1996 B Luwiika
B Luwiika 300 KB Vollesen B Luwiika K
In Hymenocardia chipia thickets. Mongu District; Off the Mongu-Kaoma road in Ituku Plain in Hymenocardia chipia thickets. 0 Zambia 1424C4 B 1140

Shrub; approx. 20 cm tall; stems soft, light green; leaves smooth, dark green on top, light green underneath; flower petals bright purple inside, pink outside forming a corolla tube; calyx green.

-14.983333 24.250000 4
82734 Lantana camara 21 Feb 1997 B Luwiika
B Luwiika 447 B Luwiika B Luwiika Boiling Pots, rain forest Livingstone District; Victoria Falls, Boiling Pots, rain forest. 120 0 Zambia 1725D4 S 860

Scrambling shrubs 1-2 m; stems green with short prickly spines; leaves dark green with short hairs on both sides; flowers yellow to bright orange forming a cluster.

-17.933333 25.850000 4
82866 Markhamia obtusifolia 28 Feb 1995 B Luwiika
B Luwiika 130 F Toka B Luwiika Mwinilunga District; Ikelenge; Kalene Hills (12.6 km from Ikelenge Mission). 0 Zambia 1124A1 W 1440

Tree; ca. 4.5 m tall; bark and stems greyish-black; leaves dark green adaxially and light green with smooth yellow hairs abaxially; fruits yellowish-green, soft pods with light brown hairs.

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83168 Paropsia brazzeana 28 Feb 1995 B Luwiika
B Luwiika 116 B Luwiika NB Zimba B Luwiika Mwinilunga District; Ikelenge; Kalene Hills (12.6 km from Ikelenge Mission). 0 Zambia 1124A1 W 1440

Tree; ca. 2.5 m; stems/bark brown with short light brown hairs; leaves dark green adaxially, light green, hairy abaxially; inflorescence bracts light green outside and yellow inside, petals yellow.

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83353 Psorospermum febrifugum 28 Feb 1995 B Luwiika
B Luwiika 126 B Luwiika NB Zimba B Luwiika Mwinilunga District; Ikelenge; Kalene Hills (12.6 km from Ikelenge Mission). 0 Zambia 1124A1 W 1440

Tree; ca. 2.5 m tall; bark and stems greyish-black; leaves dark green adaxially, light green abaxially; fruits red.

-11.184722 24.199722 5
83391 Pteleopsis anisoptera 26 Feb 1997 B Luwiika
B Luwiika 515 CCH Jongkind B Luwiika WAG
Sinazongwe District; Collecting near Siazwela village, Chief Sinazongwe, 4.1 km from Maamba/Sinazongwe Road, turning East at the Sinazeze Shopping Center. 0 Zambia 1727A2 S 640

Tree, 4-5 m x 15 cm DBH. Fairly common. Bark greyish-black; leaves dark green; fruits winged, dark brown to khaki.

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83474 Richardia scabra 29 Feb 1996 B Luwiika
B Luwiika 182 D Bridson B Luwiika K
Kaoma District; Along the Kalamba river, on the Kaoma/Kasempa road; 8.4 km from Kaoma town. 0 Zambia B 1290

Scrambling plant light green on banks of stream; flowers 5, petals white; tap root with several hair roots.

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83445 Searsia kirkii 10 Mar 1997 B Luwiika
B Luwiika 600 A Randranasolo B Luwiika MO
Collecting along the Sinazongwe/Choma Road Choma District; Collecting along the Sinazongwe/Choma Road, 11.6 km from the junction. 0 Zambia 1627C4 S 1200

Shrub, 1.5 m, rare in open grassland. Stems woody greyish-brown; leaves light green above, greyish-green underneath; fruits light green.

-16.868889 27.273556 5
83444 Searsia kirkii 28 Feb 1995 B Luwiika
B Luwiika 124 A Randranasolo B Luwiika MO
Mwinilunga District; Ikelenge; Kalene Hills (12.6 km from Ikelenge Mission). 0 Zambia 1124A1 W 1440

Shrub; ca. 1 m tall; stems brown; leaves dark green adaxially, light green with short light brown hairs abaxially; fruits small, light green (clustered), seed hard.

-11.184722 24.199722 5
83443 Searsia kirkii 13 Feb 1995 B Luwiika
B Luwiika 22 A Randranasolo B Luwiika MO
Collecting from a miombo woodland, sandy silt soil; and termite mounds. Solwezi District; Acres National Forest Reserve; ca. 78 km W of Solwezi on Mwinilunga Road. 0 Zambia 1225B4 W 1230

Tree; to 6 m tall; stems and bark light brown; leaves rough, dark green adaxially, light green abaxially with brown hairs; flowers light yellow; occasional; in woodland.

-12.333333 25.852500 5
84039 Tridax procumbens 21 Feb 1997 B Luwiika
B Luwiika 443 HJ Beentje B Luwiika K
Boiling Pots, rain forest Livingstone District; Victoria Falls, Boiling Pots, rain forest. 120 0 Zambia 1725D4 S 860

Trailing on rocks along the Zambezi River. Stems green with short grey hairs, brown tint towards base; flowers yellow; bracts green with dark brown tint.

-17.933333 25.850000 4
84188 Wahlenbergia capitata 10 Mar 1997 B Luwiika
B Luwiika 588 MC Merello B Luwiika MO
Collecting along the Sinazongwe/Choma Road Choma District; Collecting along the Sinazongwe/Choma Road, 11.6 km from the junction. 0 Zambia 1627C4 S 1200

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

-16.868889 27.273556 5
84194 Wahlenbergia napiformis 3 Mar 1997 B Luwiika
B Luwiika 579 MC Merello B Luwiika MO
Along the Maamba/Sinazongwe Road Choma District; Collecting along the Maamba/Sinazongwe Road, 11.4 km from the Choma-Lusaka Road. 0 Zambia 1627C4 S 1200

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

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