Collections made by Gerald Pope

Records: 61

The following is a list of the collections made by Gerald Pope 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
53229 Actiniopteris dimorpha subsp. dimorpha9 Mar 1978GV Pope
 GV Pope 1628 SRGH
 Granite outcrop, sponge area on rock.Nyamahere Hill, Mtoko district0Zimbabwe1732A3N0

Tufted fern

0.0000000.0000002
53241 Actiniopteris dimorpha subsp. dimorpha4 May 1973HM Biegel
GV Pope
BK Simon
 HM Biegel GV Pope BK Simon 1106 SRGH
 Granite outcrop up to 1420m high, fern occuring in small colonies in shallow soil pockets on the rock.Sikanjena Hill, Belingwe district0Zimbabwe2030C1S0

0.0000000.0000002
73225 Adenia stenodactyla8 Dec 1971TM Müller
GV Pope
 TM Müller GV Pope 543 BT Wursten SRGH
 Mixed woodland of Commiphora, Strychnos and Albizia.c. 60 km Northeast of Mopeia Velha, Zambezia0Mozambique1736C1Z65

This specimen is stored at SRGH under the name Adenia kirkii but clearly represents a specimen of A. stenodactyla.

-17.56967036.1728705
48860 Adiantum incisum30 Jan 1970GV Pope
 GV Pope 218 SRGH
 Shade of deeply cut banks of Nyarandi River Nyarandi River W. of Mavuradonha mission0Zimbabwe1631B4N760

Common and tufted fern

0.0000000.0000002
48840 Adiantum incisum24 Mar 1969HM Biegel
GV Pope
 HM Biegel GV Pope 14237 SRGH
 On steep, tall-wooded limestone slope, in leafmouldWhindale ranch, Mangula, Makonde district.0Zimbabwe1630C3N914

Tips of some fronds arching over and where they touch ground new plants develop

0.0000000.0000002
48871 Adiantum incisum29 Jan 1975GV Pope
E Russell
 GV Pope E Russell 4842 SRGH
 Near top of wooded gully in limestone cliffs in leafmould Confluence of Musiriswi-Bwasi River, Jersey, Chipinga district0Zimbabwe2032D1E500

0.0000000.0000002
32660 Aneilema pedunculosum1 Feb 1975HM Biegel
GE Gibbs-Russell
GV Pope
 HM Biegel GE Gibbs-Russell GV Pope 4841 BR
 Base of wooded gully in limestone cliffsOn Musirizwi River 200 m upstream from its confluence with the Bwazi River, Chipinge district0Zimbabwe2032D1500

Herb. Flowers dark mauve/ light purple.

0.0000000.0000000
34911 Anemia simii4 May 1969GV Pope
 GV Pope 48 SRGH
 Brachystegia woodland, in open. Turwi R W-bank, 2 miles below Cherere School, Bikita0Zimbabwe2031B1UN46-75-E1000

0.0000000.0000006
35329 Asplenium boltonii3 May 1973GV Pope
 GV Pope 1088 SRGH
 Forest floor on W-slopes Mt. Buhwa, Belingwe580Zimbabwe2030C2TN27-19-S1500

0.0000000.0000005
35293 Asplenium boltonii11 May 1969GV Pope
 GV Pope 162 SRGH
 Moss-covered boulders in shade Mt. Horzi, Bikita0ZimbabweS1190

0.0000000.0000000
35644 Asplenium erectum2 May 1973GV Pope
 GV Pope 1069 SRGH
 Gully forest on perennial stream Mt. Buhwa E-slopes, Belingwe580Zimbabwe2030C2TN27-19-S1160

0.0000000.0000005
36172 Asplenium stuhlmannii18 Feb 1978GV Pope
 GV Pope 1587 SRGH
 In shade moist rock crevices Nyamahere Hill, Mtoko0Zimbabwe1732A3N0

0.0000000.0000002
36326 Asplenium theciferum29 Apr 1973GV Pope
 GV Pope 1001 SRGH
 Epiphyte on stunted Brachystegia spiciformis Mt. Buchwa, Belingwe580Zimbabwe2030C2TN27-19-S1700

0.0000000.0000005
15519 Blechnum attenuatum2 May 1973HM Biegel
GV Pope
BK Simon
 HM Biegel GV Pope BK Simon 4264 SRGH
 Deep shade at base of cliff near streamBelingwe, Mt. Buhwa580Zimbabwe2030C2TN27-19-S1200

0.0000000.0000000
15560 Blechnum tabulare3 May 1973HM Biegel
GV Pope
BK Simon
 HM Biegel GV Pope BK Simon 1078 SRGH
 Moist, shallow gully in deciduous woodland with Smilax and Aloe arborescensBelingwe, Mt. Buhwa580Zimbabwe2030C2TN27-19-S1300

0.0000000.0000000
52349 Christella dentata2 May 1973HM Biegel
GV Pope
BK Simon
 HM Biegel GV Pope BK Simon 4269 SRGH
 Gully forest on south slope above Buhwa schoolMount Buhwa, Belingwe district580Zimbabwe2030C2S1050

Fronds to 1.6 m high

0.0000000.0000002
52672 Christella gueinziana1 May 1973HM Biegel
GV Pope
BK Simon
 HM Biegel GV Pope BK Simon 4241 SRGH
 Gully forestMount Buhwa, north west slope, Belingwe district580Zimbabwe2030C2S1200

Common

0.0000000.0000002
99110 Cuscuta campestris9 Sep 1971HM Biegel
GV Pope
 HM Biegel GV Pope 3601 SRGH
 Parasitic on Mikania cordataWaterfalls, banks of Mukuvisi River10Zimbabwe1731C3C0

Masses of yellow to brown-yellow threads. Flowering and fruiting profusely. Plant covers c. 2 x 3 m area.

0.0000000.0000000
30202 Cyathea dregei1 May 1973HM Biegel
GV Pope
BK Simon
 HM Biegel GV Pope BK Simon 4242 SRGH
 Gully forestBelingwe, Mt. Buhwa580Zimbabwe2030C2TN27-19-S1000

0.0000000.0000000
25510 Cynanchum gerrardii subsp. gerrardii24 Mar 1969HM Biegel
LC Leach
GV Pope
 HM Biegel LC Leach GV Pope 14238 On steep, tall-wooded limestone slope above farm-houseWhindale Ranch, Mangula0ZimbabweN910

Leafless green-twigged climber forming a dense mass of branches ± 7 feet above ground. Flowers whitish.

0.0000000.0000000
97284 Elytraria acaulis29 Jan 1975GV Pope
 GV Pope 1439 SRGH
K
 Western end of Mwangazi Gap, Chibunje (Chibuwe), Chipinge District.0Zimbabwe2032C2E525

Cited in Flora Zambesiaca volume 8 part 5: 8, 2013.

-20.55010032.4166005
21223 Emilia coccinea16 Nov 1980TM Müller
GV Pope
 TM Müller GV Pope 1774 SRGH
 Brachystegia utilis / Uapaca woodlandE of Nyankombe R., 2 km N of Rakonde Hill, Mutasa District0Zimbabwe1833A3WQ026726E780

Soft erect annual. Young leaves purple below.

0.0000000.0000000
69887 Euphorbia transvaalensis30 Jan 1975HM Biegel
GE Gibbs-Russell
GV Pope
 HM Biegel GE Gibbs-Russell GV Pope 4869 SRGH
K
 c. 1 km West of confluence Musirizwi and Bwazi Rivers, Chipinge Distict0Zimbabwe2032D1E500

Cited in Flora Zambesiaca volume 9 part 5: 378, 2001

-20.58329032.5002305
108022 Ficus bussei7 Dec 1971TM Müller
GV Pope
 TM Müller GV Pope 1944 SRGH
K
LISC
 c. 50 km NE of Mopeia Velha on the road to Quelimane.0Mozambique1736C1 Z100

Cited in Flora Zambesiaca volume 9 part 6: 58 (1991)

 2
34954 Haumaniastrum dissitifolium17 Nov 1980TM Müller
GV Pope
 TM Müller GV Pope 1795 SRGH
BR
 Moist grassland beside riverine fringeChitema River, south end Rureche Ridge, Mutasa 0Zimbabwe1832B4VQ898666E780

0.0000000.0000006
35057 Haumaniastrum villosumNo dateGV Pope
 GV Pope 145 K
 Southern slope of Mt Horzi, Bikita Distr.0Zimbabwe2031B1S0

Record cited in A revision of Haumanniastrum (Labiatae), Alan Paton in Kew Bulletin 52-2: 293-378 (1996)

0.0000000.0000002
26162 Hexasepalum sarmentosum11 Jun 1971GV Pope
 GV Pope 475 BR
 Mixed evergreen forest, N of Haroni RiverSouthern end Chimanimani Mts in the Haroni-Makurupini forest520Zimbabwe2033A1E270

Scandent herb with long trailing bracnhes over large boulder

0.0000000.0000000
26161 Hexasepalum sarmentosum17 Nov 1980TM Müller
GV Pope
 TM Müller GV Pope 1797 BR
 Wet grassland beside riverine fringe vegetationChitema R., at S. end of Rureche ridge, Mutasa District0Zimbabwe1832B4VQ898666E780

Prostrate perennial with white flowers

0.0000000.0000000
98712 Hippocratea goetzei3 Jul 1981TM Müller
GV Pope
 TM Müller GV Pope 3646 SRGH
 Small patch of evergreen rainforest on steep slopeSlopes to Rusitu River, Chipinga District.0Zimbabwe2032B1E800

Climber in the sapling layer.

-20.04998032.7376706
94292 Hippocratea parviflora24 Oct 1972HM Biegel
GV Pope
E Russell
 HM Biegel GV Pope E Russell 853 SRGH
 At base of hill among boulders in Kirkia acuminata grove.Gubatsa Hills, Chobe National Park0Botswana1824C1N936

Scrambling shrub with stems up to 3 m long trailing over rocks. Perianth green with light green margins to the segments.

-18.55010024.0834005
98717 Hippocratea volkensii23 Nov 1981TM Müller
GV Pope
 TM Müller GV Pope 3688 SRGH
 Growing in opening surrounded by evergreen rainforest Between Haroni and Makurupini River520Zimbabwe2033A1E370

Liane; flowers creme; conspicuous orange underbark.

-20.01312033.0159406
98710 Hippocratea volkensii6 Dec 1971TM Müller
GV Pope
 TM Müller GV Pope 1914 SRGH
 Mixed evergreen forest25 km from Lacerdonia (Chupanga), North of new railway line0Mozambique1835A2MS200

Liane; slash greenish-cream, orange underbark

-18.17170035.4327005
22668 Huperzia verticillata13 Nov 1980TM Müller
GV Pope
 TM Müller GV Pope 1684 SRGH
 Forest fringe, dense growth over rockMutasa, Nyamingwa river0Zimbabwe1832B4E0

0.0000000.0000000
53017 Justicia nyassana9 Jul 1981TM Müller
GV Pope
 TM Müller GV Pope 3678 SRGH
 Degraded evergreen rainforestRoslyn, Chipenge0Zimbabwe2032B2VN773613E820

0.0000000.0000006
73899 Kleinia fulgens9 May 1970HM Biegel
GV Pope
 HM Biegel GV Pope 3289 SRGH
 In Brachystegia spiciformis and B. glaucescens woodland on rocky Southeast facing slopeInyoni Mts, Chivi District0Zimbabwe2030D4S900

Rootstock tuberous. Flowers deep blood red

-20.75462030.8748205
117907 Lobelia sonderiana23 Oct 1969GV Pope
 GV Pope 186 SRGH
MO
 VleiGroombridge vlei, between Teviotdale Road and Waller Avenue.1,80Zimbabwe1731C3C0

Cited in FZ 7(1), p. 143.

0.0000000.0000000
52790 Loxogramme abyssinica11 May 1969GV Pope
 GV Pope 160 SRGH
 Transverse ravine on South slope; continuous tree canopy 40-60' above; granite boulders moss covered, atmoshere humid.Mt. Horzi, Bikita district.0Zimbabwe2031B1S1190

Rhizomatous fern growing on rocks

0.0000000.0000002
22703 Lycopodiella cernua2 May 1973HM Biegel
GV Pope
BK Simon
 HM Biegel GV Pope BK Simon 1064 SRGH
 Woodland with Bequaertiodendron, Albizia and Uapaca treesBelingwe, Mt. Bukwa, E-slopes580Zimbabwe2030C2TN27-19-S1230

0.0000000.0000000
22705 Lycopodiella cernua7 May 1969GV Pope
 GV Pope 111 SRGH
 On streambank under Syzygium cordatumBikita, 4 miles from Bikita, stream crossing Bikita/ Cherene School Rd.0Zimbabwe2031B1UN49-78-S954

0.0000000.0000000
22700 Lycopodiella cernua15 Nov 1980TM Müller
GV Pope
 TM Müller GV Pope 1739 SRGH
 Woodland beside riverMutasa, Nyamawanga R., 2 miles S of St. Michael School0Zimbabwe1832B4VQ883634E760

0.0000000.0000000
22730 Lycopodium clavatum17 Nov 1980TM Müller
GV Pope
 TM Müller GV Pope 1805 SRGH
 Forest margin in moist patch of montane grasslandMutasa, Nyazengu E-slopes opposite Rureche0Zimbabwe1832B4VQ873706E1320

0.0000000.0000000
37104 Lygodium kerstenii28 Jan 1975HM Biegel
GV Pope
E Russell
 HM Biegel GV Pope E Russell 1390 SRGH
 High rainfall woodland, climbing Chipinga, 9 Km NE of Muzirizwe/Bwazi River confluence0Zimbabwe2031D1E0

0.0000000.0000002
106612 (cultivated) Macroptilium atropurpureum (cultivated)21 Mar 1982RM Polhill
GV Pope
 RM Polhill GV Pope 2077 SRGH
 Roadside in Brachystegia woodlandMazoe Dam0Zimbabwe1730D2N0

Perennial with trailing stems, erect inflorescences, dark purple flowers. [The earliest record of this species in Zimbabwe].

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42475 Marsilea minuta var. minuta21 Sep 1981GV Pope
 GV Pope 1989 SRGH
 Drying out seasonally flooded bed of pool, clay soil W end of long pool, Mana Pools590Zimbabwe1529C4N360

Dense growth in deep holes left by elephanth feet

0.0000000.0000002
35040 Mohria lepigera9 May 1969GV Pope
 GV Pope 137 SRGH
 In riverine fringes among granite rocks in shade of O. holstii. Mt. Honzi, Bikita.0Zimbabwe2031B1UN45-81-S1130

0.0000000.0000005
27626 Osmunda regalis5 May 1969GV Pope
 GV Pope 78 SRGH
 Forming dense clusters on riverbank, commonBikita, Turwi River, 2 miles below Cherere school0Zimbabwe2031B1UN46-75-S0

0.0000000.0000000
52898 Pleopeltis macrocarpa29 Apr 1973GV Pope
 GV Pope 994 SRGH
 Moist SE aspect, patches of stunted Brachystegia spiciformis with closed canopy. Dense epiphytic growth on stem, branches and rocks under trees.Main ridge Bukwa Mt., Belingwe district580Zimbabwe2030C2S1700

Associated epiphytes include Polypodium polypodioides, Asplenium theciferum and A. aethiopicum.

0.0000000.0000002
36159 Polystachya zambesiaca30 Oct 1973HM Biegel
GV Pope
N Gosden
 HM Biegel GV Pope N Gosden 1122 SRGH
K
 Mt Buhwa, Mberengwe District580Zimbabwe2030C2 S1600

Cited in Flora Zmbesiaca Vol. 11 part 2: 349 (1998)

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73924 Pseudocalyx saccatus4 Jul 1981TM Müller
GV Pope
 TM Müller GV Pope 3752 SRGH
 In open patch in degraded evergreen rainforest.1 km NE of Rusitu River0Zimbabwe2032B1VN729841E920

Liane; petals pink; calyx rusty brown

-20.04275032.7405506
53275 Pteris catoptera2 May 1973HM Biegel
GV Pope
BK Simon
 HM Biegel GV Pope BK Simon 1071 SRGH
 Moist deciduous woodland; fern growing at the edges of a steep sided stream.Bukwa Mt., E slopes, Belingwe district.580Zimbabwe2030C2S1160

0.0000000.0000002
22764 Ptisana salicifolia2 May 1973HM Biegel
GV Pope
BK Simon
 HM Biegel GV Pope BK Simon 1060 SRGH
 Perennial stream in gully forest. Uncommon, growing at waters edge, sheltered by high banksBelingwe, Bukwa Mt., lower E slope580Zimbabwe2030C2TN27-19-S0

0.0000000.0000000
22051 Pyrenacantha kirkii22 Nov 1981TM Müller
GV Pope
 TM Müller GV Pope 2022 SRGH
 Evergreen forestW edge of Ratelshoek Estate0Zimbabwe2032B2VN777618E820

Herbaceous forest twiner.

0.0000000.0000000
40655 Rhinacanthus zambesiacus1 Feb 1975HM Biegel
GV Pope
E Russell
 HM Biegel GV Pope E Russell 4908 SRGH
K
BR
 In woody vegetation on sandy streambank, in partial shade5 km South of Rusongo Hill on Border rd, Remayi0Zimbabwe2032C4S400

0.0000000.0000002
69012 Salacia luebbertii23 Oct 1972HM Biegel
GE Gibbs-Russell
GV Pope
 HM Biegel GE Gibbs-Russell GV Pope 4032 SRGH
 Among porphyry bouldersEast face Gubatsha Hills, Savute, Chobe National Park0Botswana1824C1N940

Shrub 0.7 m; new growth measures 0.5 m. Area probably burnt the previous year

-18.55000024.0800005
69013 Salacia luebbertii26 Oct 1972HM Biegel
GE Gibbs-Russell
GV Pope
 HM Biegel GE Gibbs-Russell GV Pope 4071B SRGH
 In deciduous woodland with Burkea africana, Terminalia sericea, Combretum psidioides on fine grained sand. c. 17 NNW of Savuti drift above Gubashe Hills, Siambiso0Botswana1823B4N940

Probably rhizomatous, many-stemmed shrub, regrown to 0.6 m after burn. Tufts of stems 1 per 2m sq. on area of c. 30 x 50 m.

0.0000000.0000002
41858 Selaginella dregei5 May 1964GV Pope
 GV Pope 83 SRGH
 Shallow sandy soil on granite outcrop W bank of Turgwe, 2 miles below Cherere school, Bikita0Zimbabwe2031B1UN46-75-S945

0.0000000.0000005
42101 Selaginella mittenii4 May 1969GV Pope
 GV Pope 47 SRGH
 Shaded, moist, granite rocks on riverbank Turgwe river, 400 yards above confluence with Dafora river, Bikita0Zimbabwe2031B1S945

0.0000000.0000002
42100 Selaginella mittenii9 May 1969GV Pope
 GV Pope 126 SRGH
 Riverine forest, damp rocks of perennial stream Mt. Horze, S slope base, Bikita0Zimbabwe2031B1UN45-81-S1065

0.0000000.0000005
107413 Senecio hochstetteri3 May 1989GV Pope
 GV Pope 2279 K
MAL
 Skyline path to Chambe, Mulanje Mt.1790Malawi1535D3S0

0.0000000.0000002
35553 Stomatostemma monteiroae19 Jan 1975HM Biegel
GV Pope
E Russell
 HM Biegel GV Pope E Russell 1440 SRGH
BR
 Shrubby vegetation and thickets on sandy soil.West end of Mwangazi Gap, Chipinga District0Zimbabwe2032C2E440

0.0000000.0000002
28709 Vincetoxicum anomalum23 Jul 1973GV Pope
 GV Pope 1113 SRGH
 Gully forest bordering perennial streamMt Buhwa, lower NW slope.580ZimbabweS0

Climber with twining stems to ± 3 m high, on small trees and shrubs. Leaves ± fleshy, sap clear, flower colour is green.

0.0000000.0000000

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 Gerald Pope.
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