Records made by Darrel Plowes

Records: 71

The following is a list of the records made by Darrel Plowes 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
6112 Abutilon angulatum var. angulatum No date DCH Plowes
 Nyanyadzi, Save Valley 0 Zimbabwe E

0.000000 0.000000 0
53231 Actiniopteris dimorpha subsp. dimorpha 7 Sep 1952 DCH Plowes
 DCH Plowes 1472 EACLE Schelpe SRGH
 Growing under a rock on side of granite kopje Kora Kora stream, near Absent Farm, Matopos Reserve 0 Zimbabwe 2028D2 W 0

0.000000 0.000000 2
26539 Aerangis appendiculata No date DCH Plowes
 DCH Plowes 8016 0 Not known

0
15648 Aerangis verdickii var. verdickii 3 Apr 1971 DCH Plowes
 DCH Plowes 3459 Christon Bank 7 0 Zimbabwe 1731C1 C

Epiphyte. Flowers white, with slightly twisted spurs greenish-cream in colour. Leaves rectangular, notched at the apex.

 0
25641 Aframomum angustifolium 27 Oct 1969 DCH Plowes
 DCH Plowes 3420 In kloof forest on sandstone On the Mutsangadzi River, Ngorima TTL, Melsetter. 0 Zimbabwe E 1220

Plants growing c. 8 feet tall. Flowers reddish-orange, waxy, in spikes up to 9 inches tall. Rainfall 70 inches per annum.

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6282 Agelanthus pungu 15 Mar 1968 DCH Plowes
 DCH Plowes 2891 6 km W of Mutare 0 Zimbabwe 1832D3 E 0

Parasite on Julbernardia globiflora. Flowers orange, fading to greenish at the base and tipped with red. Leaves bluish grey-green.

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6283 Agelanthus pungu No date DCH Plowes
 DCH Plowes 1126 South of Gweru 0 Zimbabwe 1929D2 C 0

0.000000 0.000000 1
6284 Agelanthus subulatus No date DCH Plowes
 DCH Plowes 8057 South of Ngundu Halt, 100 km South of Masvingo 0 Zimbabwe S

On Pterocarpus angolensis.

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6262 Argyrolobium tomentosum 6 Apr 1970 DCH Plowes
 DCH Plowes 3428 In rank grassland on dolerite Lemon Kop, Chimanimani 0 Zimbabwe 1932D4 E 0

Bushes 1-1.5 m tall, with clusters of showy yellow flowers.Calyx and buds maroon. Upper surface of leaves with fine silky hairs.

-19.950000 32.751000 5
6037 Babiana bainesii No date DCH Plowes
 DCH Plowes 2312 Rusape 0 Zimbabwe C

0
15655 Barleria crassa subsp. crassa 20 Jun 1967 DCH Plowes
 DCH Plowes 2860 On whale back granite kopje Chiduku TTL, Rusape 0 Zimbabwe C 1400

Bushy herbs ± 2 ft tall in association with Aloe cameronii. Flowers bluish mauve, 1 inch diameter. Bracts reticulated with purple. Anthers violet, filaments light yellow. Spines 0.5 inches long at base of flowers.

0.000000 0.000000 0
40612 Barleria senensis 28 Mar 1973 DCH Plowes
 DCH Plowes 4440 SRGH
 Dry stony soil Mutema (Mtema) CL, Save valley near Birchenough Bridge 0 Zimbabwe 2032A2 E 450

Bushy perennial herb, flowers apricot yellow in terminal spikes, the bracts subtending bristles at the base of each flower. Leaves with pairs of stipellar spines at base.

 -20.133333 32.383333 5
15653 Barleria spinulosa subsp. kirkii 19 Apr 1965 DCH Plowes
 DCH Plowes 2690 On coarse granite sandveld. Near Mt Rudd, Save Valley 0 Zimbabwe 2032A2 E 490

With Acacia tortilis and baobabs. Bushy herbs, c. 18 inches tall. Flowers pale blue, 1 inch diameter and tube 1 inch long. Calyx ... [illegible].

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48693 Brachystegia spiciformis 23 Feb 2012 DCH Plowes
S Bellot
 S Bellot 17 Open woodland with J. globiflora and B. spiciformis as main species. Mutare, Christmas Pass area, by path towards lodge on south side of A3 0 Zimbabwe 1832D3 E 1238

Tree infected with Berlinianche aethiopica

 -18.937658 32.619617 7
73918 Brillantaisia cicatricosa 14 Aug 1962 DCH Plowes
 DCH Plowes 2261 SRGH
 In opening in kloof forest Ngorima Reserve, Melsetter (Chimanimani) District. 0 Zimbabwe 2032B2 E 1220

Plants with conspicuous inflorescences about 9" long of long violet coloured flowers; lower lip more purplish in shade except for the inward bulge in the throat which is rusty straw colour. Stems square; leaves opposite, cordate-acuminate, 9" long on 3" petioles. Plants bushy herbs.

 -20.083320 32.883350 5
7668 Calanthe sylvatica No date DCH Plowes
 0 Zimbabwe

0
12456 Carphalea pubescens 20 Dec 1965 DCH Plowes
 DCH Plowes 2746 SRGH
 In a sheltered watercourse At Kariba Dam, Kariba 0 Zimbabwe N 460

0.000000 0.000000 0
15587 Ceropegia floribundior 7 Dec 1966 DCH Plowes
 DCH Plowes 2603 In plot next to Chimanimani Hotel, Melsetter. 0 Zimbabwe E

Colony of ± dozen plants. Flowers deep maroon, slightly spotted with greenish on base externally; lobes 2 cm long, spreading. Tuber 10-15 cm diameter, 3-5 cm thick. Leaves linear, 4-5 cm long.

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52645 Christella gueinziana 23 May 1954 DCH Plowes
 DCH Plowes 1737 SRGH
 A pretty shade loving fern about 18" tall on banks of Tombetyane stream Near absent farm, Eastern Matopos 0 Zimbabwe 2028D2 W 0

0.000000 0.000000 2
7173 Cladostemon kirkii 16 Oct 1963 DCH Plowes
 DCH Plowes 2353 SRGH
 On a sandstone kopje Dott's Drift, Chisumbanje, Save Valley 0 Zimbabwe E 400

0.000000 0.000000 0
6263 Cordyla africana 28 Sep 1965 DCH Plowes
 DCH Plowes 2710 Occasional on banks of the Save River Near Chibuwe Irrigation Scheme, Save Valley 0 Zimbabwe 0

Very large shady trees. Masses of golden yellow flowers. Fruit like small mango in appearance, edible. Local name: Mutondo.

 0
19149 Craterostigma plantagineum No date DCH Plowes
 DCH Plowes 2374 Masvingo 0 Zimbabwe S

0
7101 Crinum paludosum 29 Dec 1964 DCH Plowes
 DCH Plowes 2544 In shallow rain water pans in flat mopane veld Chibuwe Irrigation Scheme, Save Valley 0 Zimbabwe 2032A4 E 460

Plants 18 inches tall. Flowers white, trumpet-shaped, with faint pink stripe on back of each corolla lobe. Anthers yellow. Apical half of style purple. [illegible]. Leaf margins straight.

 5
7100 Crinum paludosum 19 Dec 1971 DCH Plowes
 DCH Plowes 3493 In shallow water on black clay soil. 5 km SW of Norton 0 Zimbabwe 1730D3 C 1375

A showy species. Flowers white with faint pink stripe on back of each perianth lobe and turning pink with age. Anthers dark. Style and stigma purple for terminal half of length. Leaves only lightly undulate; margins minutely toothed, 30-50 cm long, 3-5 cm wide.

 5
15600 Cyrtanthus breviflorus No date DCH Plowes
 Mt Rukotso, Nyanga 25,155 0 Zimbabwe 1832B2 E 2400

0
27775 Disa baurii 3 Oct 1999 DCH Plowes
 On dolerite World's View, Nyanga 0 Zimbabwe 1832B2 E 2300

0
27778 Disa ochrostachya 2 Feb 1997 DCH Plowes
 DCH Plowes 8432 On dolerite Kwaraguza, Nyanga 0 Zimbabwe E 2150

0
27776 Disa ochrostachya 19 Feb 1983 DCH Plowes
 DCH Plowes sn Pungwe River, Nyanga NP 54 0 Zimbabwe E 0

0
27810 Disa ornithantha 20 Feb 1965 DCH Plowes
 DCH Plowes 2683 On wet granite slab. Near Trout Hatchery, Nyanga NP 54,155 0 Zimbabwe 1832B4 E 1830

Plants 10 inches tall, flowers 1 inch diameter. Lateral sepals and extension of dorsal sepal red, interior of latter yellow spotted with red. Lip also yellow and red.

 0
14524 Erianthemum dregei No date DCH Plowes
 Chimanimani Mts 0 Zimbabwe 1932D4 E 0

On Julbernardia globiflora

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14525 Erianthemum ngamicum No date DCH Plowes
 Airport, Gaberone, Botswana 0 Botswana

0.000000 0.000000 0
14527 Erianthemum virescens No date DCH Plowes
 In mopane woodland, on Dichrostachys cinerea. Base of Njelele Pass, 25km East of Gokwe. 0 Zimbabwe 1829A3 N 1225

-18.294790 29.095830 5
15498 Erythrina livingstoniana No date DCH Plowes
 DCH Plowes 2072 Chibunje, Musikavanhu CL, Save Valley 0 Zimbabwe 2032C2 E 400

0.000000 0.000000 0
15613 (cultivated) Eucalyptus grandis (cultivated) No date DCH Plowes
 0 Zimbabwe

0.000000 0.000000 0
14519 Eureiandra fasciculata 17 Nov 1966 DCH Plowes
 DCH Plowes 2831 Trailing over grass and bushes On basalt, Hippo Mine, Save Valley 0 Zimbabwe 2132A2 0

Flowers 2 inches, cream coloured with conspicuous yellow anthers at bottom of slight cup; petals spreading. Leaves palmately lobed; lobes linear with occasional linear projections.

 -21.066667 32.253333 5
15612 Gardenia imperialis subsp. imperialis 8 Feb 1966 DCH Plowes
 DCH Plowes 2753 SRGH
 In swamp Pungwe valley, Nyanga District 0 Zimbabwe 1832B4 E 700

0.000000 0.000000 2
15611 Gardenia ternifolia subsp. jovis-tonantis var. goetzei No date DCH Plowes
 DCH Plowes 2364 Mutare 0 Zimbabwe E

0.000000 0.000000 0
35745 Gladiolus magnificus No date DCH Plowes
 DCH Plowes 1668 SRGH
 Nyamandhlovu 0 Zimbabwe W 0

0
74123 Harpagophytum zeyheri subsp. sublobatum 29 Jan 1974 DCH Plowes
 DCH Plowes 4468 H-D Ihlenfeldt SRGH
 On bare reddish sand over granite. Antelope Mine Dam, Matobo District 0 Zimbabwe 2128A2 W 980

Flowers dull purplish-maroon with light greenish yellow in the throat. Fruit with short stout hooks, mostly on margin.

 -21.033333 28.433333 5
15501 Harpagophytum zeyheri subsp. sublobatum No date DCH Plowes
 120 kms south of Bulawayo 0 Zimbabwe

0.000000 0.000000 0
7151 Hibiscus rhodanthus No date DCH Plowes
 Vati, N of Karoi 0 Zimbabwe N

0.000000 0.000000 0
14135 Holarrhena pubescens 7 Dec 1970 DCH Plowes
 DCH Plowes 3448 SRGH
 Mixed woodland on granite sand Bikita District 0 Zimbabwe 2031B2 S 0

0.000000 0.000000 1
14136 Holarrhena pubescens 6 Dec 1964 DCH Plowes
 DCH Plowes 2507 SRGH
 In Julbernardia-Terminalia-Bauhinia woodland, granite sand 35 kms South of Mutare 0 Zimbabwe 1932B3 E 910

0.000000 0.000000 2
21348 Ipomoea coscinosperma 17 Mar 1953 DCH Plowes
 DCH Plowes 1561 SRGH
 Freshly ploughed black vlei soil in mopane veld. Pasture Research Station, Nyamandhlovu 0 Zimbabwe W 0

An abundant prostrate creeping weed. Forms mat 2-3 yards across. Flowers white.

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48694 Julbernardia globiflora 23 Feb 2012 DCH Plowes
S Bellot
 Open woodland with J. globiflora and B. spiciformis as main species. Mutare, Christmas Pass area, by path towards lodge on south side of A3 0 Zimbabwe 1832D3 E 1238

-18.937658 32.619617 7
73897 Kleinia fulgens Mar 1961 DCH Plowes
 DCH Plowes 2166 AR Torre SRGH
 On dolerite outcrop in granite Brachystegia veld. 15 miles SW of Umtali (Mutare) 0 Zimbabwe 1932A2 E 1067

Succulent leaved herbs with conspicuous orange flowers, c. 18" tall. Leaf margins irregularly toothed.

 -19.154350 32.455040 4
41201 Kleinia fulgens No date DCH Plowes
 Echo Cave, Mpumalanga, South Africa. 0 South Africa 0

0.000000 0.000000 0
34938 Leonotis ocymifolia var. raineriana Mar 1972 DCH Plowes
 DCH Plowes 4412 SRGH
BR
 On granite soils Erin Forest Reserve, Nyanga 0 Zimbabwe 1832B3 E 0

0.000000 0.000000 2
37149 Lepidagathis scabra Apr 1956 DCH Plowes
 DCH Plowes 1944 SRGH
BR
 At the base of a basalt outcrop Pasture Research Station, Nyamandhlovu 0 Zimbabwe 1927D2 W 0

Herbs forming patches up to 10 ft wide; stems numerous up to 18'' tall; flowers white

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37092 Lygodium kerstenii 30 Aug 1958 DCH Plowes
 DCH Plowes 2043 SRGH
 In riverine and high forest; climbing bushes and trees, common Inyanga, Pungwe Valley 0 Zimbabwe 1832B4 E 0

0.000000 0.000000 2
7017 Markhamia zanzibarica No date DCH Plowes
 DCH Plowes 2735 Chipangayi River, Save Valley 0 Zimbabwe

0.000000 0.000000 0
27639 Osmunda regalis 23 May 1954 DCH Plowes
 DCH Plowes 1739 SRGH
 Shady site at water edge Matopos east, Tambetyane stream near absent farm 0 Zimbabwe 2028B4 PH83-33- W 0

0.000000 0.000000 0
27650 Osmunda regalis 1 Sep 1958 DCH Plowes
 DCH Plowes 2046 SRGH
 Along river, roots in water Inyanga, Pungwe river 0 Zimbabwe 1832B4 E 730

0.000000 0.000000 0
6084 Pilostyles aethiopica No date DCH Plowes
 DCH Plowes 8601 Christmas Pass, Mutare 0 Zimbabwe 1832D3 E 0

0.000000 0.000000 2
48697 Pilostyles aethiopica 25 Feb 2012 DCH Plowes
S Bellot
 S Bellot 25 DCH Plowes S Bellot Open miombo woodland Mutare, Vumba Road 0 Zimbabwe 1932B1 E 1307

Endoparasite on Brachystegia spiciformis

 -19.049167 32.689894 7
48696 Pilostyles aethiopica 25 Feb 2012 DCH Plowes
S Bellot
 S Bellot 23 DCH Plowes S Bellot Open miombo woodland Mutare, Vumba Road 0 Zimbabwe 1932B1 E 1007

Endoparasite on Brachystegia spiciformis

 -19.189053 32.709911 7
48695 Pilostyles aethiopica 23 Feb 2012 DCH Plowes
S Bellot
 S Bellot 20 DCH Plowes S Bellot Open woodland with J. globiflora and B. spiciformis as main species. Mutare, Christmas Pass, behind handcraft stand by A3 0 Zimbabwe 1832D3 E 1316

Endoparasite on Brachystegia spiciformis

 -18.946153 32.636389 7
48692 Pilostyles aethiopica 24 Feb 2012 DCH Plowes
S Bellot
 S Bellot 19 DCH Plowes S Bellot Open woodland with J. globiflora and B. spiciformis as main species. Mutare, Christmas Pass area, by path towards lodge on south side of A3 0 Zimbabwe 1832D3 E 1238

Endoparasite on Brachystegia spiciformis

 -18.937658 32.619617 7
30266 Platycoryne mediocris No date DCH Plowes
 DCH Plowes sn 0 Not known

0
53334 Pteris friesii 23 May 1954 DCH Plowes
 DCH Plowes 1735 SRGH
 In association with other ferns on semi-shaded bed & bank of Tombetyane stream; only one seen growing in enriched granite sand. Near absent Farm, Eastern Matopos 0 Zimbabwe 2028D2 W 0

Fern standing about 3 ft high

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5636 Raphia farinifera No date DCH Plowes
 Burma Valley 63 0 Zimbabwe 1932B2 E

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6278 Siphonochilus aethiopicus 25 Nov 1962 DCH Plowes
 DCH Plowes 2282 SRGH
 In Brachystegia / Uapaca woodland on granite soil Base of the Burma Valley Pass 63 0 Zimbabwe 1932B2 E 840

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6279 Siphonochilus kirkii 17 Dec 1971 DCH Plowes
 DCH Plowes 3485 SRGH
 Under bushes on sandstone Hwange 0 Zimbabwe W

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35503 Striga gesnerioides 30 Apr 1969 DCH Plowes
 DCH Plowes 3203 SRGH
K
 Wiltshire Estate, between Enkeldoorn (Chivhu) and Buhera, Charter District 0 Zimbabwe 1831C1 C 0

Cited in Flora Zambesiaca Vol. 8 part 2:131 (1990)

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32603 Strobilanthopsis linifolia 17 Jul 1958 DCH Plowes
 DCH Plowes 2040 SRGH
BR
 Under Brachystegia boehmii on schists In Sawunyama Reserve, Nyanga 0 Zimbabwe 1732D4 E 1070

Common small bushy herb. Plants smell like an old billy goat. Flowers pale bluish-mauve, with darker streaks in throat. Leaves lanceolate, entire. slightly hairy.

 -17.751000 32.833333 5
6985 Strophanthus petersianus 16 Oct 1963 DCH Plowes
 DCH Plowes 2352 SRGH
 Base of sanstone kope in Julbernardia woodland Dott's Drift, Chisumbanje, Lower Save Valley 0 Zimbabwe E 400

0.000000 0.000000 0
26258 Tapinanthus quequensis No date DCH Plowes
 sn On exotic Black Wattle - Acacia mearnsii Claremont, 6 km north of Juliasdale 0 Zimbabwe 1832B3 E 1900

-18.320412 32.695376 5
52490 Thelypteris confluens 23 May 1954 DCH Plowes
 DCH Plowes 1736 SRGH
 Growing among grass etc. on banks of Tom-betyane stream. Near absent farm, Eastern Matopos 0 Zimbabwe 2028D2 W 0

Common small fern about 18-24" tall

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14122 Vanwykia remota No date DCH Plowes
 Ruti Dam, Buhera 0 Zimbabwe 1931D1 S 990

-19.573596 31.741552 5
7486 Viscum menyharthii No date DCH Plowes
 Buhera 0 Zimbabwe 1931B4 E 915

Growing in Ficus.

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35788 Wiesneria filifolia 13 Feb 1955 DCH Plowes
 DCH Plowes 1776 K
 Nyamandhlovu Pasture Research Station 0 Zimbabwe 1928C4 W 0

Cited in Flora Zambesiaca Vol. 12 part 2: 10 (2009)

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