Records made by Oliver West

Records: 17

The following is a list of the records made by Oliver West 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
48854 Adiantum incisum 19 Feb 1973 LC Leach
O West
LC Leach O West 14988 SRGH
Dolomite cliff ridge Sheepridge farm about 5 miles North of Lion's Den, Lomagundi district 0 Zimbabwe 1730A3 N 0

0.000000 0.000000 2
24705 Barleria spinulosa subsp. kirkii 18 May 1953 O West
O West 3332 SRGH
Dry bush Near Nyanyadzi, Birchenough Bridge Road 0 Zimbabwe 1932D3 E 0

0.000000 0.000000 0
30201 Cyathea dregei 23 Jul 1965 O West
O West 6640 SRGH
Gwasha forest Belingwe, Mt. Buhwa 58 0 Zimbabwe 2030C2 TN27-19- S 0

0.000000 0.000000 0
113342 Droogmansia pteropus var. pteropus 25 Nov 1965 O West
O West 6977 K
Along roadside in mfuti Road through hills South of Umboe, Sinoia (Chinhoyi). 0 Zimbabwe 1730A1 N 0

Tall straggly legume, locally common.

0.000000 0.000000 2
84592 Dumasia villosa var. villosa 10 Jan 1964 O West
O West 4679 SRGH
Swamp forest Near Chikurubi, Greendale 1 0 Zimbabwe 1731C3 C 0

0.000000 0.000000 0
21881 Grangea maderaspatana 27 Oct 1963 O West
O West 4580 SRGH
A herb in wet mud at edge of water. Mana Pools. 59 0 Zimbabwe N 0

0.000000 0.000000 0
41364 Helichrysum goetzeanum 18 Nov 1958 O West
O West 3617 H Wild SRGH
Chimanimani Mts 33 0 Zimbabwe 1932D4 E 0

0.000000 0.000000 2
41365 Helichrysum goetzeanum 30 Apr 1965 O West
O West 6451 H Wild SRGH
Mt Inyangani. 46,54,155 0 Zimbabwe 1832B4 E 0

Common on higher slopes

0.000000 0.000000 2
77283 Hippocratea indica 16 Feb 1965 O West
O West 6362 SRGH
Dichwe Forest, Sinoia, Lomagundi (Mhangura District) 237 0 Zimbabwe 1630C3 N 1170

Creeper; occasional

-16.996180 30.189750 5
52856 Lepisorus excavatus 15 Dec 1965 O West
O West 7056 SRGH
Forest relic patch Worlds view area, Nyanga district 0 Zimbabwe 1832B2 E 0

Strap leaved epiphytic fern, common.

0.000000 0.000000 2
22727 Lycopodium clavatum 15 Nov 1958 O West
O West 3816 SRGH
Forest clearings Inyanga, Pungwe gorge 0 Zimbabwe 1832B4 E 0

0.000000 0.000000 0
42472 Marsilea ephippiocarpa 23 Aug 1956 O West
O West 3450 SRGH
Covering the floor of a temporary pond Sabi expl. Station, Chipinga 0 Zimbabwe 2032A4 E 0

0.000000 0.000000 2
49646 Ophioglossum gomezianum 19 Feb 1954 O West
O West 3361 CF Reed SRGH
Lawleys concession, Inyanga North district 0 Zimbabwe 1732B4 E 0

0.000000 0.000000 2
27627 Osmunda regalis 18 Aug 1948 O West
O West 2765 SRGH
Streambank under riverine forest Belingwe, Belingwe Nature Reserve, Ngobi dip 0 Zimbabwe 2030C2 S 0

0.000000 0.000000 0
53348 Pteris friesii 18 Aug 1948 O West
O West 2781 EACLE Schelpe SRGH
Fern on streambank under shade of riverine forest. Ngobi Dip, Belingwe district 0 Zimbabwe 2029B4 S 0

0.000000 0.000000 2
41405 Salvinia molesta 20 Oct 1954 O West
O West 3234 SRGH
Floating water plant Zambesi near Flying boat standing stage, Victoria Falls 24 0 Zimbabwe 1725D4 W 0

0.000000 0.000000 2
74229 Sesamum calycinum subsp. baumii 3 Oct 1957 O West
O West 3547 H-D Ihlenfeldt SRGH
In open plain. Along road between Mongu and Lukulu, Barotseland. 0 Zambia 1423C1 B 1030

-14.685030 23.091450 2


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 Oliver West.
https://www.zambiaflora.com/speciesdata/utilities/utility-display-records-by-person.php?person_id=59, retrieved 19 December 2025

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