Records made by Gerald Pope

Records: 62

The following is a list of the records made by Gerald Pope 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
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
53229 Actiniopteris dimorpha subsp. dimorpha 9 Mar 1978 GV Pope
 GV Pope 1628 SRGH
 Granite outcrop, sponge area on rock. Nyamahere Hill, Mtoko district 0 Zimbabwe 1732A3 N 0

Tufted fern

 0.000000 0.000000 2
73225 Adenia stenodactyla 8 Dec 1971 TM Müller
GV Pope
 TM Müller GV Pope 543 BT Wursten SRGH
 Mixed woodland of Commiphora, Strychnos and Albizia. c. 60 km Northeast of Mopeia Velha, Zambezia 0 Mozambique 1736C1 Z 65

This specimen is stored at SRGH under the name Adenia kirkii but clearly represents a specimen of A. stenodactyla.

-17.569670 36.172870 5
48871 Adiantum incisum 29 Jan 1975 GV Pope
E Russell
 GV Pope E Russell 4842 SRGH
 Near top of wooded gully in limestone cliffs in leafmould Confluence of Musiriswi-Bwasi River, Jersey, Chipinga district 0 Zimbabwe 2032D1 E 500

0.000000 0.000000 2
48860 Adiantum incisum 30 Jan 1970 GV Pope
 GV Pope 218 SRGH
 Shade of deeply cut banks of Nyarandi River Nyarandi River W. of Mavuradonha mission 0 Zimbabwe 1631B4 N 760

Common and tufted fern

 0.000000 0.000000 2
48840 Adiantum incisum 24 Mar 1969 HM Biegel
GV Pope
 HM Biegel GV Pope 14237 SRGH
 On steep, tall-wooded limestone slope, in leafmould Whindale ranch, Mangula, Makonde district. 0 Zimbabwe 1630C3 N 914

Tips of some fronds arching over and where they touch ground new plants develop

 0.000000 0.000000 2
32660 Aneilema pedunculosum 1 Feb 1975 HM Biegel
GE Gibbs-Russell
GV Pope
 HM Biegel GE Gibbs-Russell GV Pope 4841 BR
 Base of wooded gully in limestone cliffs On Musirizwi River 200 m upstream from its confluence with the Bwazi River, Chipinge district 0 Zimbabwe 2032D1 500

Herb. Flowers dark mauve/ light purple.

 0.000000 0.000000 0
34911 Anemia simii 4 May 1969 GV Pope
 GV Pope 48 SRGH
 Brachystegia woodland, in open. Turwi R W-bank, 2 miles below Cherere School, Bikita 0 Zimbabwe 2031B1 UN46-75- E 1000

0.000000 0.000000 6
35293 Asplenium boltonii 11 May 1969 GV Pope
 GV Pope 162 SRGH
 Moss-covered boulders in shade Mt. Horzi, Bikita 0 Zimbabwe S 1190

0.000000 0.000000 0
35329 Asplenium boltonii 3 May 1973 GV Pope
 GV Pope 1088 SRGH
 Forest floor on W-slopes Mt. Buhwa, Belingwe 58 0 Zimbabwe 2030C2 TN27-19- S 1500

0.000000 0.000000 5
35644 Asplenium erectum 2 May 1973 GV Pope
 GV Pope 1069 SRGH
 Gully forest on perennial stream Mt. Buhwa E-slopes, Belingwe 58 0 Zimbabwe 2030C2 TN27-19- S 1160

0.000000 0.000000 5
36172 Asplenium stuhlmannii 18 Feb 1978 GV Pope
 GV Pope 1587 SRGH
 In shade moist rock crevices Nyamahere Hill, Mtoko 0 Zimbabwe 1732A3 N 0

0.000000 0.000000 2
36326 Asplenium theciferum 29 Apr 1973 GV Pope
 GV Pope 1001 SRGH
 Epiphyte on stunted Brachystegia spiciformis Mt. Buchwa, Belingwe 58 0 Zimbabwe 2030C2 TN27-19- S 1700

0.000000 0.000000 5
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
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
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
99110 Cuscuta campestris 9 Sep 1971 HM Biegel
GV Pope
 HM Biegel GV Pope 3601 SRGH
 Parasitic on Mikania cordata Waterfalls, banks of Mukuvisi River 1 0 Zimbabwe 1731C3 C 0

Masses of yellow to brown-yellow threads. Flowering and fruiting profusely. Plant covers c. 2 x 3 m area.

 0.000000 0.000000 0
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
25510 Cynanchum gerrardii subsp. gerrardii 24 Mar 1969 HM Biegel
LC Leach
GV Pope
 HM Biegel LC Leach GV Pope 14238 On steep, tall-wooded limestone slope above farm-house Whindale Ranch, Mangula 0 Zimbabwe N 910

Leafless green-twigged climber forming a dense mass of branches ± 7 feet above ground. Flowers whitish.

 0.000000 0.000000 0
97284 Elytraria acaulis 29 Jan 1975 GV Pope
 GV Pope 1439 SRGH
K
 Western end of Mwangazi Gap, Chibunje (Chibuwe), Chipinge District. 0 Zimbabwe 2032C2 E 525

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

 -20.550100 32.416600 5
21223 Emilia coccinea 16 Nov 1980 TM Müller
GV Pope
 TM Müller GV Pope 1774 SRGH
 Brachystegia utilis / Uapaca woodland E of Nyankombe R., 2 km N of Rakonde Hill, Mutasa District 0 Zimbabwe 1833A3 WQ026726 E 780

Soft erect annual. Young leaves purple below.

 0.000000 0.000000 0
69887 Euphorbia transvaalensis 30 Jan 1975 HM Biegel
GE Gibbs-Russell
GV Pope
 HM Biegel GE Gibbs-Russell GV Pope 4869 SRGH
K
 c. 1 km West of confluence Musirizwi and Bwazi Rivers, Chipinge Distict 0 Zimbabwe 2032D1 E 500

Cited in Flora Zambesiaca volume 9 part 5: 378, 2001

-20.583290 32.500230 5
108022 Ficus bussei 7 Dec 1971 TM Müller
GV Pope
 TM Müller GV Pope 1944 SRGH
K
LISC
 c. 50 km NE of Mopeia Velha on the road to Quelimane. 0 Mozambique 1736C1 Z 100

Cited in Flora Zambesiaca volume 9 part 6: 58 (1991)

 2
34954 Haumaniastrum dissitifolium 17 Nov 1980 TM Müller
GV Pope
 TM Müller GV Pope 1795 SRGH
BR
 Moist grassland beside riverine fringe Chitema River, south end Rureche Ridge, Mutasa 0 Zimbabwe 1832B4 VQ898666 E 780

0.000000 0.000000 6
35057 Haumaniastrum villosum No date GV Pope
 GV Pope 145 K
 Southern slope of Mt Horzi, Bikita Distr. 0 Zimbabwe 2031B1 S 0

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

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26161 Hexasepalum sarmentosum 17 Nov 1980 TM Müller
GV Pope
 TM Müller GV Pope 1797 BR
 Wet grassland beside riverine fringe vegetation Chitema R., at S. end of Rureche ridge, Mutasa District 0 Zimbabwe 1832B4 VQ898666 E 780

Prostrate perennial with white flowers

 0.000000 0.000000 0
26162 Hexasepalum sarmentosum 11 Jun 1971 GV Pope
 GV Pope 475 BR
 Mixed evergreen forest, N of Haroni River Southern end Chimanimani Mts in the Haroni-Makurupini forest 52 0 Zimbabwe 2033A1 E 270

Scandent herb with long trailing bracnhes over large boulder

 0.000000 0.000000 0
98712 Hippocratea goetzei 3 Jul 1981 TM Müller
GV Pope
 TM Müller GV Pope 3646 SRGH
 Small patch of evergreen rainforest on steep slope Slopes to Rusitu River, Chipinga District. 0 Zimbabwe 2032B1 E 800

Climber in the sapling layer.

 -20.049980 32.737670 6
77300 Hippocratea indica 30 Jan 1975 HM Biegel
GV Pope
E Russell
 HM Biegel E Russell 1481 SRGH
 Thicket vegetation in valley floor. West end of Mwangazi Gap, Chipinga District. 0 Zimbabwe 2032C2 E 440

Dense dark green climber; flower perianth yellow.

-20.547330 32.402400 6
94292 Hippocratea parviflora 24 Oct 1972 HM Biegel
GV Pope
E Russell
 HM Biegel GV Pope E Russell 853 SRGH
 At base of hill among boulders in Kirkia acuminata grove. Gubatsa Hills, Chobe National Park 0 Botswana 1824C1 N 936

Scrambling shrub with stems up to 3 m long trailing over rocks. Perianth green with light green margins to the segments.

-18.550100 24.083400 5
98717 Hippocratea volkensii 23 Nov 1981 TM Müller
GV Pope
 TM Müller GV Pope 3688 SRGH
 Growing in opening surrounded by evergreen rainforest Between Haroni and Makurupini River 52 0 Zimbabwe 2033A1 E 370

Liane; flowers creme; conspicuous orange underbark.

 -20.013120 33.015940 6
98710 Hippocratea volkensii 6 Dec 1971 TM Müller
GV Pope
 TM Müller GV Pope 1914 SRGH
 Mixed evergreen forest 25 km from Lacerdonia (Chupanga), North of new railway line 0 Mozambique 1835A2 MS 200

Liane; slash greenish-cream, orange underbark

 -18.171700 35.432700 5
22668 Huperzia verticillata 13 Nov 1980 TM Müller
GV Pope
 TM Müller GV Pope 1684 SRGH
 Forest fringe, dense growth over rock Mutasa, Nyamingwa river 0 Zimbabwe 1832B4 E 0

0.000000 0.000000 0
53017 Justicia nyassana 9 Jul 1981 TM Müller
GV Pope
 TM Müller GV Pope 3678 SRGH
 Degraded evergreen rainforest Roslyn, Chipenge 0 Zimbabwe 2032B2 VN773613 E 820

0.000000 0.000000 6
73899 Kleinia fulgens 9 May 1970 HM Biegel
GV Pope
 HM Biegel GV Pope 3289 SRGH
 In Brachystegia spiciformis and B. glaucescens woodland on rocky Southeast facing slope Inyoni Mts, Chivi District 0 Zimbabwe 2030D4 S 900

Rootstock tuberous. Flowers deep blood red

 -20.754620 30.874820 5
117907 Lobelia sonderiana 23 Oct 1969 GV Pope
 GV Pope 186 SRGH
MO
 Vlei Groombridge vlei, between Teviotdale Road and Waller Avenue. 1,8 0 Zimbabwe 1731C3 C 0

Cited in FZ 7(1), p. 143.

 0.000000 0.000000 0
52790 Loxogramme abyssinica 11 May 1969 GV Pope
 GV Pope 160 SRGH
 Transverse ravine on South slope; continuous tree canopy 40-60' above; granite boulders moss covered, atmoshere humid. Mt. Horzi, Bikita district. 0 Zimbabwe 2031B1 S 1190

Rhizomatous fern growing on rocks

 0.000000 0.000000 2
22700 Lycopodiella cernua 15 Nov 1980 TM Müller
GV Pope
 TM Müller GV Pope 1739 SRGH
 Woodland beside river Mutasa, Nyamawanga R., 2 miles S of St. Michael School 0 Zimbabwe 1832B4 VQ883634 E 760

0.000000 0.000000 0
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
22705 Lycopodiella cernua 7 May 1969 GV Pope
 GV Pope 111 SRGH
 On streambank under Syzygium cordatum Bikita, 4 miles from Bikita, stream crossing Bikita/ Cherene School Rd. 0 Zimbabwe 2031B1 UN49-78- S 954

0.000000 0.000000 0
22730 Lycopodium clavatum 17 Nov 1980 TM Müller
GV Pope
 TM Müller GV Pope 1805 SRGH
 Forest margin in moist patch of montane grassland Mutasa, Nyazengu E-slopes opposite Rureche 0 Zimbabwe 1832B4 VQ873706 E 1320

0.000000 0.000000 0
37104 Lygodium kerstenii 28 Jan 1975 HM Biegel
GV Pope
E Russell
 HM Biegel GV Pope E Russell 1390 SRGH
 High rainfall woodland, climbing Chipinga, 9 Km NE of Muzirizwe/Bwazi River confluence 0 Zimbabwe 2031D1 E 0

0.000000 0.000000 2
106612 (cultivated) Macroptilium atropurpureum (cultivated) 21 Mar 1982 RM Polhill
GV Pope
 RM Polhill GV Pope 2077 SRGH
 Roadside in Brachystegia woodland Mazoe Dam 0 Zimbabwe 1730D2 N 0

Perennial with trailing stems, erect inflorescences, dark purple flowers. [The earliest record of this species in Zimbabwe].

 -17.534670 30.988510 7
42475 Marsilea minuta var. minuta 21 Sep 1981 GV Pope
 GV Pope 1989 SRGH
 Drying out seasonally flooded bed of pool, clay soil W end of long pool, Mana Pools 59 0 Zimbabwe 1529C4 N 360

Dense growth in deep holes left by elephanth feet

0.000000 0.000000 2
35040 Mohria lepigera 9 May 1969 GV Pope
 GV Pope 137 SRGH
 In riverine fringes among granite rocks in shade of O. holstii. Mt. Honzi, Bikita. 0 Zimbabwe 2031B1 UN45-81- S 1130

0.000000 0.000000 5
27626 Osmunda regalis 5 May 1969 GV Pope
 GV Pope 78 SRGH
 Forming dense clusters on riverbank, common Bikita, Turwi River, 2 miles below Cherere school 0 Zimbabwe 2031B1 UN46-75- S 0

0.000000 0.000000 0
52898 Pleopeltis macrocarpa 29 Apr 1973 GV Pope
 GV Pope 994 SRGH
 Moist SE aspect, patches of stunted Brachystegia spiciformis with closed canopy. Dense epiphytic growth on stem, branches and rocks under trees. Main ridge Bukwa Mt., Belingwe district 58 0 Zimbabwe 2030C2 S 1700

Associated epiphytes include Polypodium polypodioides, Asplenium theciferum and A. aethiopicum.

 0.000000 0.000000 2
36159 Polystachya zambesiaca 30 Oct 1973 HM Biegel
GV Pope
N Gosden
 HM Biegel GV Pope N Gosden 1122 SRGH
K
 Mt Buhwa, Mberengwe District 58 0 Zimbabwe 2030C2 S 1600

Cited in Flora Zmbesiaca Vol. 11 part 2: 349 (1998)

 5
73924 Pseudocalyx saccatus 4 Jul 1981 TM Müller
GV Pope
 TM Müller GV Pope 3752 SRGH
 In open patch in degraded evergreen rainforest. 1 km NE of Rusitu River 0 Zimbabwe 2032B1 VN729841 E 920

Liane; petals pink; calyx rusty brown

 -20.042750 32.740550 6
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
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
22051 Pyrenacantha kirkii 22 Nov 1981 TM Müller
GV Pope
 TM Müller GV Pope 2022 SRGH
 Evergreen forest W edge of Ratelshoek Estate 0 Zimbabwe 2032B2 VN777618 E 820

Herbaceous forest twiner.

 0.000000 0.000000 0
40655 Rhinacanthus zambesiacus 1 Feb 1975 HM Biegel
GV Pope
E Russell
 HM Biegel GV Pope E Russell 4908 SRGH
K
BR
 In woody vegetation on sandy streambank, in partial shade 5 km South of Rusongo Hill on Border rd, Remayi 0 Zimbabwe 2032C4 S 400

0.000000 0.000000 2
69012 Salacia luebbertii 23 Oct 1972 HM Biegel
GE Gibbs-Russell
GV Pope
 HM Biegel GE Gibbs-Russell GV Pope 4032 SRGH
 Among porphyry boulders East face Gubatsha Hills, Savute, Chobe National Park 0 Botswana 1824C1 N 940

Shrub 0.7 m; new growth measures 0.5 m. Area probably burnt the previous year

 -18.550000 24.080000 5
69013 Salacia luebbertii 26 Oct 1972 HM Biegel
GE Gibbs-Russell
GV Pope
 HM Biegel GE Gibbs-Russell GV Pope 4071B SRGH
 In deciduous woodland with Burkea africana, Terminalia sericea, Combretum psidioides on fine grained sand. c. 17 NNW of Savuti drift above Gubashe Hills, Siambiso 0 Botswana 1823B4 N 940

Probably rhizomatous, many-stemmed shrub, regrown to 0.6 m after burn. Tufts of stems 1 per 2m sq. on area of c. 30 x 50 m.

 0.000000 0.000000 2
41858 Selaginella dregei 5 May 1964 GV Pope
 GV Pope 83 SRGH
 Shallow sandy soil on granite outcrop W bank of Turgwe, 2 miles below Cherere school, Bikita 0 Zimbabwe 2031B1 UN46-75- S 945

0.000000 0.000000 5
42101 Selaginella mittenii 4 May 1969 GV Pope
 GV Pope 47 SRGH
 Shaded, moist, granite rocks on riverbank Turgwe river, 400 yards above confluence with Dafora river, Bikita 0 Zimbabwe 2031B1 S 945

0.000000 0.000000 2
42100 Selaginella mittenii 9 May 1969 GV Pope
 GV Pope 126 SRGH
 Riverine forest, damp rocks of perennial stream Mt. Horze, S slope base, Bikita 0 Zimbabwe 2031B1 UN45-81- S 1065

0.000000 0.000000 5
107413 Senecio hochstetteri 3 May 1989 GV Pope
 GV Pope 2279 K
MAL
 Skyline path to Chambe, Mulanje Mt. 179 0 Malawi 1535D3 S 0

0.000000 0.000000 2
35553 Stomatostemma monteiroae 19 Jan 1975 HM Biegel
GV Pope
E Russell
 HM Biegel GV Pope E Russell 1440 SRGH
BR
 Shrubby vegetation and thickets on sandy soil. West end of Mwangazi Gap, Chipinga District 0 Zimbabwe 2032C2 E 440

0.000000 0.000000 2
28709 Vincetoxicum anomalum 23 Jul 1973 GV Pope
 GV Pope 1113 SRGH
 Gully forest bordering perennial stream Mt Buhwa, lower NW slope. 58 0 Zimbabwe S 0

Climber with twining stems to ± 3 m high, on small trees and shrubs. Leaves ± fleshy, sap clear, flower colour is green.

 0.000000 0.000000 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 Gerald Pope.
https://www.zambiaflora.com/speciesdata/utilities/utility-display-records-by-person.php?person_id=50, retrieved 5 December 2025

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