Records made by Brian Simon

Records: 31

The following is a list of the records made by Brian Simon in species name order.

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NoSpeciesRecord dateRecorder(s)Coll.Det.Conf.HerbariaHabitatLocationLoc code(s) Outing codePlanted code Country QDSGrid ref.FZ DivAlt. (m)NotesLatLongLoc Acc Code
53233 Actiniopteris dimorpha subsp. dimorpha 5 Jan 1965 BK Simon
 BK Simon 94 SRGH
 Moist riche under overhanging rock, in shade. Chindamora Reserve, base of Muwanga, Goromonzi district. 15 0 Zimbabwe 1731C1 C 1460

0.000000 0.000000 2
53241 Actiniopteris dimorpha subsp. dimorpha 4 May 1973 HM 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 district 0 Zimbabwe 2030C1 S 0

0.000000 0.000000 2
48739 Adiantum capillus-veneris 25 Apr 1965 BK Simon
 BK Simon 233 SRGH
 Rocky face of gorge Sengwa Gorge, Gokwe district 0 Zimbabwe 1828A1 N 910

Common

 0.000000 0.000000 2
24497 Arthropteris orientalis 2 Mar 1965 BK Simon
 BK Simon 186 SRGH
 Granite kopje Lomagundi, 1 mile W of Kildonan 0 Zimbabwe 1730B3 N 1525

0.000000 0.000000 2
84427 Ascolepis pseudopeteri 24 Dec 1969 BK Simon
G Williamson
 BK Simon G Williamson 1991 SRGH
K
P
 Mwinilunga District 0 Zambia W 0

K,Isotype of Ascolepis pseudopeteri,Goetgh. [family CYPERACEAE] (stored under name); Verified by Goetghebeur, P.,

 0
35974 Asplenium monanthes 1 Oct 1966 BK Simon
 BK Simon s.n. SRGH
 In forest Melsetter-Cashel Rd. 1ml S. of Musapa Mt., Chimanimani 0 Zimbabwe 1932D2 E 2040

0.000000 0.000000 2
15519 Blechnum attenuatum 2 May 1973 HM Biegel
GV Pope
BK Simon
 HM Biegel GV Pope BK Simon 4264 SRGH
 Deep shade at base of cliff near stream Belingwe, Mt. Buhwa 58 0 Zimbabwe 2030C2 TN27-19- S 1200

0.000000 0.000000 0
15560 Blechnum tabulare 3 May 1973 HM Biegel
GV Pope
BK Simon
 HM Biegel GV Pope BK Simon 1078 SRGH
 Moist, shallow gully in deciduous woodland with Smilax and Aloe arborescens Belingwe, Mt. Buhwa 58 0 Zimbabwe 2030C2 TN27-19- S 1300

0.000000 0.000000 0
81159 Brachyachne simonsii 27 Dec 1969 BK Simon
 BK Simon 2068 Laterite pan Kasempa. Laterite pan 2 mls east of Chizela 0 Zambia W 1128

Delicate tufted perennial dominant throughout area. Basal filiform leaves. Digitate brownish racemes

 0
52349 Christella dentata 2 May 1973 HM Biegel
GV Pope
BK Simon
 HM Biegel GV Pope BK Simon 4269 SRGH
 Gully forest on south slope above Buhwa school Mount Buhwa, Belingwe district 58 0 Zimbabwe 2030C2 S 1050

Fronds to 1.6 m high

 0.000000 0.000000 2
52653 Christella gueinziana 27 Apr 1965 BK Simon
 BK Simon 280 SRGH
 Densely matted moist wall on river bank Sengwa River of Southern border of Chanama Escarpment 0 Zimbabwe 1728A1 N 1220

0.000000 0.000000 2
52672 Christella gueinziana 1 May 1973 HM Biegel
GV Pope
BK Simon
 HM Biegel GV Pope BK Simon 4241 SRGH
 Gully forest Mount Buhwa, north west slope, Belingwe district 58 0 Zimbabwe 2030C2 S 1200

Common

 0.000000 0.000000 2
30202 Cyathea dregei 1 May 1973 HM Biegel
GV Pope
BK Simon
 HM Biegel GV Pope BK Simon 4242 SRGH
 Gully forest Belingwe, Mt. Buhwa 58 0 Zimbabwe 2030C2 TN27-19- S 1000

0.000000 0.000000 0
101714 Habenaria macrotidion 8 Feb 2018 BK Simon
N Wightman
B Bytebier
 B Bytebier Wet riverside dambo in black muck soil South of Chilubula Mission, Kasama Distr., Northern Province 0 Zambia 1030B2 N 1233

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

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34948 Haumaniastrum dissitifolium No date BK Simon
 BK Simon 745 K
 Mare River, Inyanga 0 Zimbabwe 1832B4 E 0

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

 -18.300000 32.783000 5
22703 Lycopodiella cernua 2 May 1973 HM Biegel
GV Pope
BK Simon
 HM Biegel GV Pope BK Simon 1064 SRGH
 Woodland with Bequaertiodendron, Albizia and Uapaca trees Belingwe, Mt. Bukwa, E-slopes 58 0 Zimbabwe 2030C2 TN27-19- S 1230

0.000000 0.000000 0
35084 Mohria nudiuscula 22 Mar 1966 BK Simon
 BK Simon 732 SRGH
 Riverbank near Dam wall Mare Dam, Inyanga 54,155 0 Zimbabwe 1832B4 VQ75-77- E 1980

0.000000 0.000000 5
80188 Oplismenus burmannii 23 Apr 1970 BK Simon
OM Hill
 Victoria Falls. 24 0 Zimbabwe 1725D4 W 890

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

 -17.925180 25.849180 5
27635 Osmunda regalis 13 Sep 1956 BK Simon
 BK Simon 1746 SRGH
 River edge, fairly common Chimanimani, Timbiri river 0 Zimbabwe 1932D4 E 915

0.000000 0.000000 0
27634 Osmunda regalis 24 Nov 1967 BK Simon
JF Ngoni
 BK Simon JF Ngoni 1288 SRGH
 In river bank Chimanimani, Ngorima reserve, 1/2 ml N of Haroni/Risitu junction 0 Zimbabwe 2033A1 E 365

0.000000 0.000000 0
52886 Pleopeltis macrocarpa 27 Nov 1967 BK Simon
JF Ngoni
 BK Simon JF Ngoni 1342 SRGH
 Riparian evergreen forest, epiphytic forest fern Glencoe Forest Reserve, on hairpin bend +/- 5mls S of Springfield, Chimanimani district 0 Zimbabwe 2032B2 E 1220

0.000000 0.000000 2
53275 Pteris catoptera 2 May 1973 HM 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. 58 0 Zimbabwe 2030C2 S 1160

0.000000 0.000000 2
53357 Pteris vittata 1 May 1965 BK Simon
 BK Simon 334 SRGH
 Common fern in rocky moist area. Small tributary to Sengwa River of Southern border of Charama Plateau; Gokwe district. 0 Zimbabwe 1828B1 N 1220

0.000000 0.000000 2
22764 Ptisana salicifolia 2 May 1973 HM 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 banks Belingwe, Bukwa Mt., lower E slope 58 0 Zimbabwe 2030C2 TN27-19- S 0

0.000000 0.000000 0
22763 Ptisana salicifolia 27 Nov 1967 BK Simon
JF Ngoni
 BK Simon JF Ngoni 1341 SRGH
 Riparian evergreen forest Chimanimani, Glencoe Forest reserve, hairpin bend 5 miles S of Springfield 0 Zimbabwe 2032B2 VN91-88- E 1220

0.000000 0.000000 0
83524 Sacciolepis seslerioides 18 Dec 1969 BK Simon
 BK Simon 2076 Brachystegia woodland Solwezi. Brachystegia woodland +/- 49 mls. W of Chingola 0 Zambia W 1372

Perennial common in woodland. Thin well-developed rhizome

 0.000000 0.000000 0
83527 Sacciolepis transbarbata 27 Dec 1969 BK Simon
 BK Simon 2067 Brachystegia woodland Kasempa. Brachystegia woodland 20 mls E of Chizela 0 Zambia W 1128

Tufted perennial. Inflorescence a single hairy spike

 0.000000 0.000000 0
42005 Selaginella dregei 18 Apr 1965 BK Simon
 BK Simon 209 SRGH
 Granite rock with M. flabellifolius Worlds view, path to Rhodes grave, Matobo 0 Zimbabwe 2028B3 PH57-33- W 1370

0.000000 0.000000 5
41828 Selaginella goudotiana var. abyssinica 22 Mar 1966 BK Simon
 BK Simon 729 SRGH
 Moist niche by river near dam wall Mare dam, Inyanga 54,155 0 Zimbabwe 1832B4 VQ75-77- E 1980

0.000000 0.000000 5
120961 Syzygium cordatum × guineense 26 Sep 1965 BK Simon
 BK Simon 474 SRGH
 Growing in sandy well-drained soil. 18, Alexandra Drive, Hatfield, Harare. 1 0 Zimbabwe 1731C3 C 1494

Very large tree approx 35 ft tall with a canopy spread of c. 30 ft thick rambling branches.

 0.000000 0.000000 0
81156 Urochloa pungipes 19 Dec 1969 BK Simon
 BK Simon 1865 G Davidse MO
 Grassland Solwezi. Grassland 5 mls. E of Kabompo river 0 Zambia W 1311

Tufted perennial with woolly base, striking light green leaves, and very characteristic spikelets arranged in a raceme of spikes

 0

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: Records made by Brian Simon.
https://www.zambiaflora.com/speciesdata/utilities/utility-display-records-by-person.php?person_id=116, retrieved 5 December 2025

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