Leptactina benguelensis (Welw. ex Benth. & Hook. f.) R. D. Good

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Records of this taxon from Zambia are shown in the table below. Cases where the taxon is native, naturalised, possibly planted or definitely planted are all listed.

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Record number No of images Record date Recorder(s) Coll. Det. Conf. Herbaria Habitat Location Loc code(s) Outing code Planted code Country QDS Grid ref. FZ divisions Alt. (m) Notes Lat Long Loc Acc Code
82771022 Jul 1981MG Bingham
MG Bingham
3749
RB Drummond
WoodlandKaoma District0Zambia B0Originally as subsp. benguelensis.0
82774017 Apr 1996NB Zimba
NB Zimba
793
D Bridson
K

In Sungutu local forestMongu District; 48.6 km south-east of Mongo Boma 27 km off Mongu-Kaoma Road along old Mongu-Lusaka Road in Sungutu local forest. 0Zambia B990Originally as subsp. beguelensis.
Small shrub; to 0.3 m; growing under a Teminalia on Kalahari sands; stem grey-brown, peeling on the lower side; leaves shiny, green; fruits orange with green calyx lobes.
0
82773017 Nov 1993PP Smith
PP Smith
5
PP Smith
Upper escarpment miombo woodland.North Luangwa National Park. 910Zambia1132D1 N1100Originally as subsp. benguelensis.
Erect herb (55 cm), flowering (white).
-11.65000032.6666675
8277605 Feb 1995DK Harder
DK Harder
2599
D Bridson
K

Collections from within disturbed and undisturbed forest habitat. Mwekera Forest College; (Mwekera) Botanical Reserve; ca. 0.25 km NE of Mwekera Dam/Reservoir; near bee house. 0Zambia1228C4 W1320Frequent; scandent perennial; to 0.5 m; stems yellowish; fruit bright orange.-12.84361128.3550004
82772029 Feb 1996B Luwiika
B Luwiika
203
D Bridson
B Luwiika
K

Collecting in the Mavunda thicketsKaoma District; 33.1 km from Kaoma town on the Kasempa/Kaoma road. 0Zambia1424C2 B1290Originally as subsp. benguelensis.
Shrub; approx. 30 cm tall; stem dark brown; leaves dark green on top, light green underneath; fruits bright yellow when ripe, dark green when immature; calyx lobes dark green.
-14.54861124.3841675
82775026 Jul 1987MG Bingham
MG Bingham
4045
Chongwe District; Lusaka NE 25km., Kasonde Ranch (Mark Hummel).0Zambia1528A4 C1100-15.25000028.4466675
8277808 Mar 1997NB Zimba
NB Zimba
1082
D Bridson
K

Secondary hill miombo soil type. Silted rocks-sandy combination.Choma District; 43.8 km from Choma along Choma-Namwala Road, just adjacent to Ngonga River, Simubara-Marundu Hills. 0Zambia1626B4 S1100Suffrutex, common in woodland understory. Stems reddish brown. Fruits orange with green. Persistent calyx. Pedicel yellowish-green.-16.43333326.9166675
8277703 Mar 1997B Luwiika
B Luwiika
566
D Bridson
B Luwiika
K

Along the Maamba/Sinazongwe RoadChoma District; Collecting along the Maamba/Sinazongwe Road, 11.4 km from the Choma-Lusaka Road. 0Zambia1627C4 S1200A suffretex. Stems dark brown to black; leaves smooth dark green above, light underneath; fruits dark green ripening to yellow-orange.-16.86888927.2727785

Total records found: 8



Copyright: Mike Bingham, Annette Willemen, Nicholas Wightman, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Mark Hyde, 2011-25

Bingham, M.G., Willemen, A., Wightman, N., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. and Hyde, M.A. (2025). Flora of Zambia: Species information: Records of: Leptactina benguelensis.
https://www.zambiaflora.com/speciesdata/species-display.php?species_id=155190, retrieved 5 December 2025

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