Collections made by Mary Richards

Records: 54

The following is a list of the collections made by Mary Richards in species name order. The records are of species which occur in Zambia (either as a native/naturalised species or as a cultivated species).

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NoSpeciesRecord dateRecorder(s)Coll.Det.Conf.HerbariaHabitatLocationLoc code Outing codePlanted code Country QDSGrid ref.FZ DivAlt. (m)NotesLatLongLoc Acc Code
80740 Acacia hockii9 May 1966HM Richards
 HM Richards 21479 Among long grass in scattered woodland near stream on loam soil.Chianga Stream near Kalambo Road. 0Zambia0831C4 N1350

Tree 15-20 ft. high. Bark dark, flaking off when cut, pale buff beneath, flowers yellow.

 5
80739 Acacia hockii15 Sep 1956HM Richards
 HM Richards 6201 Side of road, dry.Mbala District; Kalambo Falls Road. 1250Zambia0831C2 N1500

Shrub 8 ft.

 5
80214 Aeschynomene pseudoglabrescens12 Dec 1964HM Richards
 HM Richards 19350 Kew Staff K
 Kasama District, by River Mifundu0Zambia N0

 0
80216 Agathisanthemum bojeri var. linearifolia2 Jan 1952HM Richards
 HM Richards 618 Kew Staff K
 Mbala0Zambia N0

Flowers

 0
80217 Agathisanthemum bojeri var. linearifolia4 Feb 1965HM Richards
 HM Richards 19600 Kew Staff K
 Mbala District, Muswilo Stream0Zambia N0

Fl.
Kew, holotype.

 0
84407 Ascolepis lineariglumis var. pulcherrimaNo dateHM Richards
 HM Richards 8353 Mbala District0Zambia N0

Type

 0
81045 Aspidoglossum connatum13 Feb 1959HM Richards
 HM Richards 10857 Mbala District; L. Chila0ZambiaN1707

0.0000000.0000000
80270 Baphia speciosa5 Apr 1957HM Richards
 HM Richards 9041 Kew Staff K
 Kaputa Distr., Bulaya - Nsumbu road0Zambia N990

Bush 15 - 20 ft.. Pea, upper petal large, with orange mark at base, wing and keel white. Buds brown, calyx falling as pea opens
Kew, holotype

 0
49319 Bauhinia tomentosa28 May 1961HM Richards
 HM Richards 15147 K
 Mbala Distr., Sisya Forest, Kalambo road.0Zambia0

Flowering

0.0000000.0000000
85069 Bulbostylis pilosaNo dateHM Richards
 HM Richards 19591 EA Robinson C Archer MRSC
 Luwingu District, Chishinga Ranch0ZambiaN0

MRSC, det EAR as B.aphyllanthoides; det C.Archer

0.0000000.0000000
81353 Chlorophytum ruahense22 Nov 1962HM Richards
 HM Richards 17462 GorgeMwinilunga District; Kabompo Gorge.0Zambia1225A1W0

-12.13333325.2166675
80280 Clematis thalictrifolia30 Mar 1952HM Richards
 HM Richards 1247 Kew Staff K
 In Brachystegia woodland.Mbale, on road to Kalambo Falls.0Zambia N0

 0
80252 Commelina grandis18 Feb 1957HM Richards
 HM Richards HMR_8211 Kew Staff JPM Brenan K
 in woodland and in open grassland.Kambole - Abercorn road0Zambia N1500

 0
81554 Craterosiphon quarrei12 Mar 1955HM Richards
 HM Richards 4849 N: Mbala District; Inona (Inono) R.0Zambia0831C3N914

-8.83333331.1666675
81556 Craterosiphon quarrei12 Sep 1960HM Richards
 HM Richards 13229 Burnt woody woodland.Mbala District; Kambole Escarpment. At top of escarpment, above Kambole. 0Zambia0831C4N1800

Small tree. Calyx lobes dark green. Sepals pale green.

-8.83333331.3833335
81555 Craterosiphon quarrei12 Mar 1955HM Richards
 HM Richards 4894 Riverine forest.Inono stream. 0Zambia0831C3N914

In sandy soil tall tree 30 ft. Bark corky, stem rough. Leaves glabrous has a glutinous latex in centre of young stem [incorrect observation?]. Also grows Chilogowilo Gardens.

-8.83333331.1666675
81634 Crotalaria glauca20 Mar 1957HM Richards
 HM Richards 8839 Side of road sandy soilMbale District; Mbala. Mpulungu road, 0Zambia0831C4N1524

Annual. Pea yellow under side of hood brown

-8.80000031.2666674
81635 Crotalaria glauca12 Apr 1962HM Richards
 HM Richards 16317 Mbala District; Mbala - Tunduma Road, 25 miles from Mbala0Zambia0831D3N1500

Annual growing in sand at side of road. Flower yellow; back of standard reddish-brown; keel green

-8.95000031.7333335
88258 Cyperus aureo-brunneus9 Dec 1964HM Richards
 HM Richards 19315 EA Robinson MRSC
 Kasama District, path Kalolo Village to Chambeshi Flats0ZambiaN0

0.0000000.0000000
88259 Cyperus aureo-brunneus9 Dec 1964HM Richards
 HM Richards 19318 EA Robinson MRSC
 Kasama District, path Kalolo Village to Chambeshi Flats0ZambiaN0

0.0000000.0000000
88260 Cyperus aureo-brunneus14 Jan 1965HM Richards
 HM Richards 19527 EA Robinson MRSC
 Damp woodland by the riverMpulungu (Mbala) District, Chinakila, Mulungu River0ZambiaN0

0.0000000.0000000
88241 Cyperus denudatusNo dateHM Richards
 HM Richards 19450 EA Robinson MRSC
 Mbala District, Chinikila path to Loye Flats0ZambiaN0

0.0000000.0000000
81922 Diospyros lycioides subsp. sericea25 Oct 1962HM Richards
 HM Richards 16848 Mbala District; Lumi marsh, Kawimbe.0ZambiaN1740

Flowers cream; sepals green.

0.0000000.0000000
67916 Dipcadi longifolium9 Jan 1959HM Richards
 HM Richards 10568 KA Bley K
BR
 In sand under Mimosa and out in the openRoad from Livingstonia to Karonga about 20 miles from Karonga0Malawi1034A1N480

Flowers cream, bulb small

-10.20540034.0671005
81980 Disa nyikensis3 Jan 1959HM Richards
 HM Richards 10429 Lundazi District; Nyika Plateau0Zambia1033D1 N2100

 5
80451 Dissotis romiana25 Aug 1956HM Richards
 HM Richards 5972 SRGH
K
COI
 Mbala District, Kambole area, Calongora River0Zambia N1050

fl. & fr.

0
82077 Ekebergia capensis27 Sep 1960HM Richards
 HM Richards 13286 HM Richards Voma Gap, Fwambo side; in muchitu by river0Zambia0831D3N1500

Tree ca 5ft high, flowers creamy-green

-8.86666731.5333335
80456 Garcinia pachyclada23 Aug 1956HM Richards
 HM Richards 5923 K
 Mbale District, Kambole Escarpment0Zambia N0

Male fl

 0
82423 Gnidia involucrata23 Oct 1971HM Richards
 HM Richards 27314 Serenje District; Road to Lushere village 5 miles from Serenje.0ZambiaC1524

Leaves sessile. Calyx brown. Flowers orange-yellow.

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82426 Gomphocarpus fruticosus subsp. fruticosus6 Sep 1956HM Richards
 HM Richards 6122 WD Stevens MO
 Mbale District; Mbala [=Mbala District], Kawimbe0Zambia0831C4N1524

Small shrub 5 feet, on ant-hill close to river. Wet ground. Stem stiff, green leaves, verticilate, glabrous. Flowers cream. Seeds green.

-8.78250031.4411115
34740 Hygrophila didynama22 Aug 1956HM Richards
 HM Richards 5921 BR
 Hanging over a stream; damp sandy soil.Shamba side of stream, Abercorn-Kambole Road, Zambia0ZambiaN1500

A straggling woody herbaceous plant. Stem brown, woody. Leaves opposite, long. Calyx green. Corolla tube short, green. Flowers, upper petals inside fringed with upright brown hairs. Flower dull mauve with yellow markings. Stamens inserted base of lower petal, developing seed long pointed.

0.0000000.0000000
80425 Ipomoea richardsiaeNo dateHM Richards
 HM Richards 17292 Woodland on rock outcropsMwinilunga District, Kalenda Village0Zambia W0

Type

 0
113800 Lactuca calophyllaNo dateHM Richards
 HM Richards 10394 K
 Cited in Jeffrey, C., Kew Bulletin 18(3): 439, 1966.0Malawi1033B1N0

Cited in Jeffrey, C., Kew Bulletin 18(3): 439, 1966.

-10.21890033.5513004
113797 Lactuca calophylla4 Jan 1959HM Richards
 HM Richards 10456 K
 Lake Kaulime, Nyika National Park.1800Malawi1033D2N2350

Cited in Jeffrey, C., Kew Bulletin 18(3): 439, 1966.

-10.56804033.7601706
80287 Micrargeriella aphylla29 Nov 1961HM Richards
 HM Richards 15448 K
 Kawambwa to Nchelenge, 16 km0Zambia N1290

fl. & fr

 0
84935 Nemum angolense1 Mar 1960HM Richards
 HM Richards 12665 HM Richards Kasama, Malole Rocks0Zambia1031A1N1240

-10.20000031.2000004
84937 Nemum angolense27 Feb 1960HM Richards
 HM Richards 5250 HM Richards 2 miles from Kasama0Zambia1031A1N1240

-10.20000031.2000004
84936 Nemum angolense6 Jun 1957HM Richards
 HM Richards 10059 HM Richards EscarpmentMbala District, Kambole Escarpment0Zambia0831C4N1500

-8.83330031.3833004
84934 Nemum angolense27 Feb 1960HM Richards
 HM Richards 12626 HM Richards Chambeshi River, Kasama District, S of Kasama, Close to Mwarushi Villaga0Zambia1031A1N1320

-10.20000031.2000004
83167 Parinari excelsa7 Oct 1966HM Richards
 HM Richards 21496 Vomo gap0Zambia0831D3 N1525

Entrance to vomo gap. Very large tree 60 ft.

 5
83188 Pavetta johnstonii subsp. breviloba12 Feb 1967HM Richards
 HM Richards 22133 D Bridson Shrub with white flowers.Mbala District; Itembwe Gorge.0Zambia0831D3 N1500

Shrub with white flowers.

 5
83260 Phyllanthus kaessneri var. kaessneri24 Jun 1957HM Richards
 HM Richards 10197 Mbala District; Lunzua R.0Zambia0931A2N840

-9.00100031.2500005
83320 Pogonochloa greenwayi7 Nov 1962HM Richards
 HM Richards 16972 Mwinilunga District; Northern Rhodesia. Muyileshi River, 4-5 mls from Angola border.0ZambiaW1290

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102524 Polystachya albescens subsp. imbricata10 Jan 1959HM Richards
 HM Richards 10609 K
 In rain forest. Misiku Hills0Malawi0933C2 N1650

Cited in Flora Zambesiaca volume 11 part 2: 330, 1998.

 4
102525 Polystachya transvaalensis4 Jan 1959HM Richards
 HM Richards 10476 K
 Lake Kaulime, Nyika National Park1800Malawi1033D2 N2340

Cited in Flora Zambesiaca volume 11 part 2: 330, 1998.

 6
83476 Richardsiella eruciformis2 Apr 1952HM Richards
 HM Richards 1309 Sandy soil close to "Plain of Death"Mbala District; 0Zambia1463

Low growing, very sandy soil, open space

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83592 Scleria angustifolia19 Jan 1960HM Richards
 HM Richards 12429 Grassland swamp on damp soil.Mporokoso, Mporokoso-Sanga Hill Road.0Zambia0930C2N1350

-9.63333330.3333335
83771 Stereospermum kunthianum28 Sep 1967HM Richards
 HM Richards 22321 Isoko-Mbala Region 1 m from Mbala.0ZambiaN1524

Recently burnt ground. Scattered trees. Trunk smooth. Leaves pinnate. Flowers pale pink purple markings.

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80432 Vangueria rhodesiaca16 Jan 1959HM Richards
 HM Richards 10684 K
 Shiwa Ngandu, Machipara Hill1170Zambia N0

fl.

 0
84126 Vernonia miombicola8 May 1967HM Richards
 HM Richards 22234 Edge of woodland. Sandy loam.Mbale District; Arbercorn District Ndundu Drive.0ZambiaN1768

Annual. Leaves entire. Florets purple.

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84128 Vernonia muelleri subsp. brevicuspisNo dateHM Richards
 HM Richards 22262 Mbala, Lunzaw Falls0Zambia0831C3N0

-8.93333331.1500005
84127 Vernonia muelleri subsp. brevicuspis9 May 1952HM Richards
 HM Richards 1161 Mbala0Zambia0831C4N0

-8.83333331.3833335
84197 Wahlenbergia ramosissima subsp. richardsiae17 Apr 1963HM Richards
 HM Richards 18106 Damp, grassland. Among short grass.0Zambia0831C4 N1525

Sandy annual.

 5
84195 Wahlenbergia ramosissima subsp. centifloraNo dateHM Richards
 HM Richards 5565 D'hulmiti-Katula on old Mbala-Mpulungu road.0Zambia0931B2N0

-9.21666731.8166675

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: Collections made by Mary Richards.
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