Records made by Benny Bytebier

Growing on Pericopsis angolensis

Small population of albino flowered plants amid regular purple flowered plants

Plants collected off trees cleared along transmission line following D39 road developments and flowered at Dabuyu Farms, Lilayi.

Large clumps growing on rocks and tree trunks with Cyrtorchis praetermissa, Cyrtorchis crassiflora, Bulbophyllum expallidum, Tridactyle sp. and Polystachya sp.

Tubers of this species are possibly used in the preparation of a local Zambian dish called Chikanda with wild populations may be threatened by overharvesting.

The collection of this specimen is the first record of the species for Zambia

Growing on upper reached of sand dune among Lapeirousia caudata and Trachyandra arvensis

Tubers of this species are used in the preparation of a local Zambian dish called Chikanda with wild populations threatened by overharvesting.

Tubers of this species are used in the preparation of a local Zambian dish called Chikanda with wild populations threatened by overharvesting.

Plants only approx. 15 cm tall and mostly single flowered or rarely with two flowers.

Growing in leaf litter over granite boulders

Growing in partially submerged sections of riverside dambo

Growing in shade of a small copse of trees within the dambo

Cultivated at Dabuyu Farms in Lilayi to flower for identification

Tubers of this species are possibly used in the preparation of a local Zambian dish called Chikanda with wild populations threatened by overharvesting.

Tubers of this species are possibly used in the preparation of a local Zambian dish called Chikanda with wild populations may be threatened by overharvesting.

Tubers of this species are possibly used in the preparation of a local Zambian dish called Chikanda with wild populations may be threatened by overharvesting.

Tubers of this species are possibly used in the preparation of a local Zambian dish called Chikanda with wild populations threatened by overharvesting.

Cultivated at Dabuyu Farms, Lilayi

Tubers of this species are possibly used in the preparation of a local Zambian dish called Chikanda with wild populations may be threatened by overharvesting.

Tubers of this species are possibly used in the preparation of a local Zambian dish called Chikanda with wild populations threatened by overharvesting.

Tubers of this species are possibly used in the preparation of a local Zambian dish called Chikanda with wild populations threatened by overharvesting.

Tubers of this species are possibly used in the preparation of a local Zambian dish called Chikanda with wild populations threatened by overharvesting.

Tubers of this species are possibly used in the preparation of a local Zambian dish called Chikanda with wild populations threatened by overharvesting.

Cultivated at Dabuyu Farms from material collected at Namutoya

Growing in submerged sections of riverside dambo

Growing on various reaches of sand dunes with signs of regularly being burnt back

Growing on upper reached of sand dune among Crinum papilllosum and Trachyandra arvensis

On rockslab of inselberg between Lodge reception and chalet

Tubers of this species are possibly used in the preparation of a local Zambian dish called Chikanda with wild populations may be threatened by overharvesting.

Growing on lower slope of sand dune nearer waterline

Growing on upper reached of sand dune among Crinum papilllosum and Lapeirousia caudata