Records determined by Warren McCleland

iNaturalist record

iNaturalist record

Fern growing against rock in leaf litter. In thicket on lip of limestone gorge.

Shrub, c. 1.8 m tall. Fruit present. In low closed woodland/thicket on the lip of a limestone gorge; sparse understorey with dense leaf litter.

iNaturalist record

Untidy, free-standing shrub c. 3 m tall. Heavily in flower. Attracted many bees. Growing in tall thicket at the edge of a floodplain lake near the Zambezi River. Dominant spp Diospyros mespiliformis and Garcinia livingstonei.

Small tree c. 4 m tall. In riparian forest patch on small island in Muanza River.

iNaturalist record

Small tree, c. 4 m tall. Spine-tipped short side branches. Mostly unopened flowers, but a few open ones. Flowers pale creamy white. Growing in tall thicket on alluvial soils adjacent to a floodplain lake.

Shrub c. 3 m tall. With flowers. Growing in tall thicket on alluvial soils adjacent to a floodplain lake.

iNaturalist record

Growing in riverside grassland edge amidst Pandanus livingstonianus

This is the first record for Botswana for this species.

iNaturalist record

Upright herb, somewhat woody, c. 250 mm tall. Yellow flowers with dark maroon centre. In tall thicket on a low limestone outcrop.

Small shrub c. 1.3 m tall. In tall thicket on a low limestone outcrop.

In low closed woodland/thicket on limestone ridge.

iNaturalist record

Low shrub c. 1.2 m tall, growing along edge of path with Barleria spinulosa. In tall thicket on a low limestone outcrop.

iNaturalist record

Slender herb c. 250 mm tall. In dense herbaceous understorey. In tall thicket on a low limestone outcrop.

White flowers are unusual for this species.

Herbaceous climber into canopy of large Xanthocercis zambesiaca. Flowers pale creamy green. Growing in tall thicket on alluvial soils adjacent to a floodplain lake.

iNaturalist record

iNaturalist record

Growing in sandy riverside grassland/open woodland and exposed rocky outcrops in sandy to sandy loam soil

Tall herb c. 1.5 m tall. Large sprays of pink flowers. In low closed woodland/thicket on limestone ridge.

Small tree c. 4 m tall growing on alluvium on bed of gorge. In thicket within limestone gorge.

Herb c. 500 mm tall. Growing in sunny clearing in thicket. Pale yellow flowers with deep pink centre. Growing in low thicket on a small outcrop at a spring. Canopy trees are Manilkara mochisia, Acacia robusta ssp. clavigera and Dalbergia melanoxylon

Low shrub c. 700 mm tall, growing in deep shade at edge of path. Pale pinkish red flowers. In tall riparian forest on steep slope just above Muanza River.

iNaturalist record

iNaturalist record

iNaturalist record

In thicket on lip of limestone gorge.

Shrub 1.5 m tall. Purple flowers. In disturbed secondary woodland.

Type collection for Z. atropurpurea