Collections made by James Phipps

Records: 59

The following is a list of the collections made by James Phipps 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
106595 Acalypha crenata21 Feb 1957JB Phipps
 JB Phipps 522a SRGH
 Msasa/Mnondo woodland on dolerite kopje on red soilsNational Botanic Garden, Harare10Zimbabwe1731C3C0

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48723 Adiantum capillus-veneris22 Jan 1960JB Phipps
 JB Phipps 2363 SRGH
 In damp earth on rocksChiswiti Native Reserve, Darwin0Zimbabwe1631B3N820

Common

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48847 Adiantum incisum17 Jan 1960JB Phipps
 JB Phipps 2307 SRGH
 On damp earth near stream in gorgeSouthern slope Mavuradonha Mountain, Kandeya Native Reserve, Darwin district0Zimbabwe1631D1N975

0.0000000.0000002
52104 Ampelopteris prolifera5 Sep 1958JB Phipps
 JB Phipps 1314 EACLE Schelpe SRGH
 Forming dense creeping mat among Phragmites & occasionally in cracks of rocks. Only found just above present (low) water level. Obviously submerged during rainy season.Chimanda reserve, riverine fringe north bank of R. Mazoe near Welda(?) Pools0Zimbabwe1632C2N940

Common in habitat described. Plant mainly sterile with very long, weak pinnate fronds which produce bulbs on midrib. Fertile material difficult to find.

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67928 Aristolochia albida20 Mar 1960JB Phipps
 JB Phipps 2587 SRGH
K
PRE
 Between Muona and Shire0Malawi1635C1S80

Cited in Flora Zambesiaca Volume 9 part 2: 22, 1997

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24473 Arthropteris orientalis22 Apr 1958JB Phipps
 JB Phipps 1196 SRGH
 Riverine forest, epiphyte, commonInyanga, Nyamingura river0Zimbabwe1832B4E915

0.0000000.0000002
40945 Bolbitis heudelotii20 Sep 1960JB Phipps
 JB Phipps 2836 SRGH
 Shaded rocks at water edgeRiver Lusitu near Haroni confluence, Chimanimani520Zimbabwe2032B2E300

Dark green, translucent fern

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52413 Christella chaseana15 Nov 1958JB Phipps
 JB Phipps 1477 EACLE Schelpe SRGH
 Common by small streamKaryangwe - Entomolgists camp, Sekungwe district0Zimbabwe1727D3N850

Fronds crowded at apex of rhizome

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21889 Cotula anthemoides11 Oct 1957JB Phipps
 JB Phipps 763 SRGH
 On river sands. Occasional. River very low with large exposed banks of sand.Sanyati River nr junction with R. Fulechi. Urungwe District.0ZimbabweN760

0.0000000.0000000
106555 Cucumis hirsutus21 Feb 1957JB Phipps
 JB Phipps 516 SRGH
 Msasa/Mnondo woodland on dolerite kopje on red soilsNational Botanic Garden, Harare10Zimbabwe1731C3C0

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30208 Cyathea dregei1 Feb 1957JB Phipps
 JB Phipps 289 SRGH
 Shade vegetation below tree fernsChimanimani, where Bundi leaves upper Bundi plain0Zimbabwe1933C3E1600

0.0000000.0000000
22551 Dicranopteris linearis25 Apr 1958JB Phipps
 JB Phipps 1244 SRGH
 Bank of damp earth above stream, not in deep shade, locally abundantInyanga, Nyamingura river0Zimbabwe1832B4E915

0.0000000.0000000
81934 Diospyros mweroensis18 Apr 1961JB Phipps
 JB Phipps 3281 'Mateshi' thicketMporokoso. Kangiri, north end of Mweru-wa-ntipa.0Zambia N1052

15 foot tree.

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67920 Dipcadi longifolium15 Nov 1958JB Phipps
 JB Phipps 1480 SRGH
BR
 A edge of vleiKaryangwe Tsetse-Entomologist's Camp, Binga0Zimbabwe1727D3W853

Liliaceous bulb. Outside of perianth segments green, inside white. local.

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32033 Duosperma crenatum18 Jan 1960JB Phipps
 JB Phipps 2331 BR
 Bushy place on hillsideSE corner of Chiswiti Reserve, Darwin0Zimbabwe1631B3N795

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32017 Duosperma quadrangulare20 Jun 1958JB Phipps
 JB Phipps 1281 BR
 Mixed woodlandNear Rukomejie Mission, Urungwe0Zimbabwe1629A2N580

0.0000000.0000000
49681 Elaphoglossum spathulatum var. spathulatum22 Apr 1958JB Phipps
 JB Phipps 1187 EACLE Schelpe SRGH
 On damp moss covered rocks in and near streamsNear R. Nyamingura, Inyanga district0Zimbabwe1832B4E914

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97286 Elytraria acaulis25 Mar 1960JB Phipps
 JB Phipps 2692 SRGH
K
EA
BR
 Between Thangadzi and Lilanje rivers, Nsanje District (Port Herald).0Malawi1635C4S100

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

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22415 Equisetum ramosissimum subsp. ramosissimum27 Feb 1957JB Phipps
 JB Phipps 552 SRGH
 Sandveld of scattered Msasa and Burkea, edge of dam, commonCarolina Farm B, near Pounsley0Zimbabwe1832C4E1035

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22394 Equisetum ramosissimum subsp. ramosissimum22 Jan 1960JB Phipps
 JB Phipps 2391 SRGH
 Common in Phragmites hedge of river bank gardenDarwin, Mukumbura River on road to Tete0Zimbabwe1631A2N520

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119377 Eriosema nutans21 Feb 1957JB Phipps
 JB Phipps 526 SRGH
 Msasa / Mnondo woodland on dolerite kopje on red soils.National Botanic Garden, Harare.1,210Zimbabwe1731C3C1520

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69882 Euphorbia transvaalensis18 Jan 1960JB Phipps
 JB Phipps 2324 LC Leach SRGH
K
BR
 In rocky placesKandeya Communal Land, Mt Darwin District.0Zimbabwe1631D1N1080

Cited in Flora Zambesiaca volume 9 part 5: 378, 2001. Succulent stemmed leafy herb with unbranched stems from rootstock. White latex.

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84589 Grona barbata var. argyrea21 Feb 1957JB Phipps
 JB Phipps 514a SRGH
 Msasa-Mnondo woodland on dolerite kopje with red soilsNational Botanic Garden, Harare1,210Zimbabwe1731C3C0

recorded as var. argyreum

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34950 Haumaniastrum dissitifolium1 Feb 1957JB Phipps
 JB Phipps 337 SRGH
BR
 StreamsideUpper Bundi River, Chimanimani Mts330Zimbabwe1933C3E1615

0.0000000.0000000
22442 Histiopteris incisa23 Apr 1958JB Phipps
 JB Phipps 1227 SRGH
 Climber in scrub by streamInyanga, near Nyamingura river0Zimbabwe1832B4E0

0.0000000.0000000
34785 Kohautia subverticillata subsp. subverticillata22 Jan 1960JB Phipps
 JB Phipps 2382 SRGH
BR
 Zambezi plain sandveld, Combretum-Bauhinia scrubSoutheastern corner of Chiswiti Reserve, Darwin0Zimbabwe1631B3N795

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37145 Lepidagathis randii10 Dec 1957JB Phipps
 JB Phipps 787 I Darbyshire SRGH
BR
 Grassy areasZwipani, Urungwe0Zimbabwe1629C3N1065

Decumbent herb, globular axillary heads of pale blue flowers; occasional

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22676 Lycopodiella caroliniana31 Dec 1957R Goodier
JB Phipps
 R Goodier JB Phipps 229 SRGH
 Quartzite grasslandChimanimani Mts., E-side of upper Bundi plain330Zimbabwe1933C3E1615

0.0000000.0000000
22682 Lycopodiella caroliniana1 Feb 1957JB Phipps
 JB Phipps 348 SRGH
 Chimanimani, stonehenge330Zimbabwe1933C3E1675

0.0000000.0000000
22716 Lycopodiella cernua25 Apr 1958JB Phipps
 JB Phipps 1243 SRGH
 Clay bank with considerable light above stream, locally abundantInyanga, near Nyamingura river0Zimbabwe1832B4E915

0.0000000.0000000
22715 Lycopodiella cernua15 Mar 1957JB Phipps
 JB Phipps 642 SRGH
 Damp tuff near streams, frequentChimanimani, upper Haroni0Zimbabwe2033A1E1250

0.0000000.0000000
22701 Lycopodiella cernua1 Feb 1957JB Phipps
 JB Phipps 277 SRGH
 Short damp grass among rocksChimanimani, where Bundi leaves upper Bundi plain330Zimbabwe1933C3E1600

0.0000000.0000000
37106 Lygodium kerstenii21 Apr 1958JB Phipps
 JB Phipps 1165 SRGH
 Near river, abundant climber Nyamingura river, Inyanga0Zimbabwe1832B4E975

0.0000000.0000002
35033 Mohria lepigera1 Feb 1957JB Phipps
 JB Phipps 281 SRGH
 On rocks where Bundi leaves Upper Bundi plain. Bundi, Chimanimani.0Zimbabwe1933C3E1590

0.0000000.0000002
52686 Nephrolepis undulata3 Feb 1957JB Phipps
 JB Phipps 473 SRGH
 Riverine evergreen forest in gully.Gully above Haroni, Chimanimani 0Zimbabwe2033A1E1370

0.0000000.0000002
52007 Ophioglossum vulgatum subsp. africanum26 Oct 1959R Goodier
JB Phipps
 R Goodier JB Phipps 280 SRGH
 By stream in schist grassland. Bank covered by Pteridium and RubusBundi Plain, Chimanimani Mts. 330Zimbabwe1933C3E1620

Common

0.0000000.0000002
80189 Oplismenus burmannii15 Mar 1960JB Phipps
 JB Phipps 2533 K
 Mtoko0Zimbabwe1732C2N1035

Cited in Flora Zambesiaca Volume 10 part 3, 1989: 6.

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5530 Osmunda regalis12 Apr 1959JB Phipps
 JB Phipps 2159 SRGH
 Scattered along shady banks below evergreen trees along small fast-flowing stream.Upper reaches of Wengi R, where it crosses the Mtoroshanga Pass to Concession rd.0Zimbabwe1730B1N1430

Fronds young, pinkish-purple in colour

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27649 Osmunda regalis23 Apr 1958JB Phipps
 JB Phipps 1209 SRGH
 Rocky river banks, abundantInyanga, near Nyamingura river0Zimbabwe1832B4E850

0.0000000.0000000
53208 Pityrogramma argentea29 Dec 1957R Goodier
JB Phipps
 R Goodier JB Phipps 197 SRGH
 Broken quartzite pavement with grassy glades between; Cracks of rocks, occasional.Close to summit of point 71, Chimanimani Mts.330Zimbabwe1933C3E2430

Small fern, silvery yellow on undersurface of fronds

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107423 Pleurostylia africana28 Jan 1960JB Phipps
 JB Phipps 2476 SRGH
BR
 On gravelly soil in Combretum scrub.On Musengezi road in Southeast corner of Chiswiti Reserve0Zimbabwe1631B3670

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22492 Pteridium aquilinum subsp. centrali-africanum5 Mar 1961JB Phipps
 JB Phipps 2881 SRGH
 Granite soil, in deeper soil in semi-shade near streamMazoe, E entrance of Mtoroshanga Pass0Zimbabwe1730B1N1490

0.0000000.0000000
22479 Pteridium aquilinum subsp. capense19 Feb 1964DS Mitchell
 JB Phipps 733 SRGH
 On hillside in openBelingwe, Newcastle Estate, 19 miles S of Belingwe0Zimbabwe2029D2RH12-13-S1220

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22477 Pteridium aquilinum subsp. capense25 Apr 1958JB Phipps
 JB Phipps 1248 SRGH
 In scrub and by roadsideInyanga, Nyaminguro River0Zimbabwe1832B4E945

0.0000000.0000000
53359 Pteris vittata17 Jan 1960JB Phipps
 JB Phipps 2308 SRGH
 Robust fern common along stream, gentle slopes of rock, sandy soilKandeya Native Reserve, S. slopes of Maisadonna mountain, Darwin district0Zimbabwe1631D1N975

0.0000000.0000002
22750 Ptisana salicifolia22 Apr 1958JB Phipps
 JB Phipps 1197 SRGH
 Evergreen forest, commonInyanga, near Nyamingura river0Zimbabwe1832B4E915

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22047 Pyrenacantha kaurabassana10 Sep 1958JB Phipps
 JB Phipps 1332 SRGH
 On kopje.Chimanda Reserve. Nr Mazoe River and 8 miles downstream of Winde [?] Pools. Darwin District.0Zimbabwe1632C2N520

Frequency very low. Herbaceous twiner. Stems glaucous. Inflorescence a spadix. Anthers yellow.
Note that the latitude and longitude given for this record has been estimated by us based on the collector's note and is likely to be approximate.

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22046 Pyrenacantha kaurabassana10 Sep 1958JB Phipps
 JB Phipps 1332 SRGH
 On kopje.Chimanda Reserve. Nr Mazoe River and 8 miles downstream of Winde [?] Pools. Darwin District.0Zimbabwe1632C2N520

Frequency very low. Herbaceous twiner. Stems glaucous. Inflorescence a spadix. Anthers yellow.

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83434 Rhamphicarpa fistulosa19 Apr 1961JB Phipps
 JB Phipps 3298 Shallow pan 30 yards across with 'hard-pan' base. On exposed 'hard-pan' at edge.Mporokoso. East side of Mwery-wa-ntipa, 15 miles southwest of Bulaya.0ZambiaN1158

Annual. White flowers.

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83475 Richardsiella eruciformis16 Apr 1961JB Phipps
 JB Phipps 3227 Mporokoso. 5 miles N of Muzombwe, W side of Mworu-wa-Ntipe.0Zambia1067

Conspicuously pale green grass. Locally abundant.

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41868 Selaginella dregei1 Feb 1957JB Phipps
 JB Phipps s.n. SRGH
 Rocks, occasional Stonehenge, Chimanimani330Zimbabwe1933C3E1705

0.0000000.0000002
41830 Selaginella goudotiana var. abyssinica25 Apr 1958JB Phipps
 JB Phipps 1251 SRGH
 Common in damp mossy rocks in evergreen forest Near Nyamingura river, Inyanga0Zimbabwe1832B4E0

0.0000000.0000002
41826 Selaginella goudotiana var. abyssinica1 Feb 1957JB Phipps
 JB Phipps 331 SRGH
 Humid shady caves Chimanimani, where Bundi leaves its upper plain0Zimbabwe1933C3E1600

0.0000000.0000002
42033 Selaginella imbricata11 Nov 1958JB Phipps
 JB Phipps 1453 SRGH
 Gravelly soil, above HW of Mazumo river Summit of Chizorira gorge, Sebungwe0Zimbabwe1727C4N850

0.0000000.0000002
42090 Selaginella mittenii5 Mar 1961JB Phipps
 JB Phipps 2879 SRGH
 Damp earth in small cave, grass chrome toxic hill Mutarochange pass E end, Umvukwe, Mazoe0Zimbabwe1730B1N1675

0.0000000.0000002
123978 Sisymbrium orientale26 Sep 1959JB Phipps
 JB Phipps 2217 B Jonsell SRGH
 Railway siding of SA Timber Co., 4th Street, Harare.10Zimbabwe1731C3C1500

Common weed.

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48691 Tectaria gemmifera22 Apr 1958JB Phipps
 JB Phipps 1186 SRGH
 Rocky banks of streams in evergreen forestNear Nyamingura River, Inyanga district0Zimbabwe1832B4E910

Common

0.0000000.0000002
52535 Thelypteris confluens1 Feb 1957JB Phipps
 JB Phipps 373 SRGH
 Stonehenge plateau, Chimanimani330Zimbabwe1933C3E1680

0.0000000.0000002
99121 Xanthium strumarium1 Sep 1952JB Phipps
 JB Phipps 2181 SRGH
 Sandy bend of riverSpicer's Farm, 3 miles above the Makabusi-Hunyani confluence on the Makabusi.0Zimbabwe1730D4C1388

Upright annual herb. Plant reddish.[Point estimated]

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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 James Phipps.
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