Collections made by John Burrows

Locally frequent, presumably flooded annually

Small tree to 5 m tall, bark smooth yellowish; on woodland/forest ecotone on sandy-loam soils.

Soft shrub to 2 m tall, forming small colonies; in understorey of seasonally dry mixed semi-deciduous forest, the canopy dominated by Terminalia sambesiaca, Bivinia jalberti, Pteleopsis myrtifolia, Dialium holtzii and Milicia excelsa; on sandy soils

Soft understorey shrub to 2 m tall in high altitude forest. Flowers white.

Locally common

Locally frequent

Locally frequent

Locally common ground fern in shade of gallery forest (also in Androstachys woodland on gorge lip) in limestone gorge. Fronds proliferous.

Occasional in forested areas and Brachystegia woodland

Occasional

Occasional

Small fern growing on mossy limestone rocks above water of stream in gallery forest in deep limestone gorge. Rare, only 2 plants seen.

Very localised

Small bushy shrub, 2 m tall with spreading branches and very small bilobed fruit. Growing along river in mixed, high rainfall woodland., Occurrence: locally frequent

Erect tree to 6 m tall, bark smooth, grey-grown, mottled with pale lichens; in riverine woodland on granites.

Spreading low tree to 7 m tall on granite outcrop in miombo woodland.

Small tree (regenerated) to 6 m tall, in coastal dune thicket near lakes. Fls dusky pink to greenish. Occasional

Wide-spreading tree to 10 m tall, bark pale grey, flaking in irregular plates; in coastal woodland on sandy soils; occasional.

Liane in forest - thicket mosaic on sands.

Tree to 6 m tall in open deciduous coastal woodland on clay-sands. Fruit immature, pinkish. Occasional

Shrub or small tree to 4 m tall, common constituent of forest understorey. In dry forest on sand.

Soft shrub to 1.5 m tall; locally common in degraded coastal forest/woodland mosaic on sandy soils, in secondary scrub.

Small tree to 3 m tall, in understorey of montane forest along roadside, SE aspect. Occasional.

Erect conifer-like herb growing on muddy margins of dam on granite-derived sands.

Locally frequent

Fern with few fronds from a long-creeping stolon-like rhizome, in sands among mossy limestone rocks in deep limestone gorge in gallery forest. Occasional.

In thicket on sands. Flowers, sweetly-scented.-x000D- -x000D- Sheet 1 of 2.

Scrambler in scrub adjacent to Avicennia mangroves. Flowers, pure-white.-x000D- -x000D- Corolla tube: c.10mm long, sparsely hairy or hairy-swollen near base.-x000D- Corolla lobes: 20-25mm long, 4-6mm wide. Glaborous, margins uliate.-x000D- Calyx lobes: +/- 2mm long

Scrambling shrub in coastal thicket/grassland mosaic in bush clumps, on old dunes. Flowers, very sweetly-scented.-x000D- -x000D- Corolla tube: 10-12mm long, +/- glaborous.-x000D- Corolla lobes: 20-27mm long, 8-12mm wide. Glaborous, but ciliate fringes. (Corolla lobes

Robust climber in small patch of evergreen forest on coastal sands. Fruit: 85mm diameter, flesh sweet, very palatable.-x000D- -x000D- Photo. attached to specimen.

Climber in coastal bush.-x000D- Leaf margins, wavy.-x000D- -x000D- Corolla tube: +/- 6mm long. +/- glaborous outside, swollen in the middle.-x000D- Corolla lobes: 12-15mm long. Ciliate margins.-x000D- Calyx lobes: +/- 1mm long.

Climber with milky latex, to 2 m high in remanant bushclump in riverine woodland. Collected p.m. when flowers are over for the day (morning-flowering). Fls. white., Occurrence: occasional

Scrambling/climbing shrub to 2 m high, with milky latex; in woodland-forest mosaic on sandy soils, occasional; fls white, fragrant., Occurrence: occasional

Climber in secondary scrub on sandy soils ca. 5 km from the coast. Flowers white. Locally common.

Locally common climber to 2 m or more in degraded coastal forest/woodland mosaic on sandy soils, in secondary scrub.

Straggly herb on road margins in clearings in sand forest. Flowers yellow.

A 'sticky' herb with trailing stems and erect flowering stems; flowers yellow. Scattered along sandy roadside in dappled shade of evergreen forest on low hill on coastal plain.

Evergreen tree 8-9 m tall, 4 adults and saplings, on hillside, amongst boulders in mixed miombo / Uapaca woodland.-x000D- -x000D- First record of this species for Mozambique., Occurrence: occasional

Herbaceous shrub c. 1m tall, in forest clearings. Flowers red / pink. In tall semi-deciduous sand forest.

Herbaceous shrub 1 m tall, flowers deep red; in shade of tall mixed lowland sand forest.

Evergreen tree to 6 m tall. Cultivated. Leaves strongly veined. Fruit immature. Common names 'Bullock's Heart', 'Custard Apple'.-x000D- Sheet 1 of 3.

Herb growing in moist dune slacks in coastal grassland near coastal lakes. Flowers purple.

Shrubby small tree, understorey in riparian forest on river bank. Fls cream, in pendulous spikes. Growing with Canarium madagascariense and Synsepalum brevipes.

Shrubby small tree to 6 m tall, forming colonies along drainage line in Berlinia orientalis woodland on low escarpment.

In forest clump in high rainfall woodland. Shrub to 3 m tall.-x000D- EJD Schmidt writes: 'best guess without flowers or fruit'.

Shrub to 2.5 m tall in mid-altitude forest.

Liane to 6 m tall, in dense thicket on sands. Ripe fruit red.

Climber, bloom on new purple stems; tubers in-line. Occasional. Growing in tree clumps on sands in wooded coastal grassland. Plant in cultivated collection., Occurrence: occasional

Scrambling / climbing shrub in low mixed thicket on deep coastal sands.

Climber, deciduous, on rocky gneiss outcrop in miombo woodland.-x000D- DNA material sent to Catherine Wiegand, Kansas University, 2005.

Branches with orange fruit; plant 80 cm high, erect in grass along river in woodland.

Growing amongst granite boulders. Orange fruit.

Free-standing shrub to 1.5 m tall; stems yellowish. In mixed deciduous woodland.

Erect shrub to 1 m, single-stemmed with long horizontal branches somewhat drooping (specimen composed of branches), fruit green with a bluish bloom, orange when ripe. Occasional. -x000D- DNA material sent to Maria Norup, Copenhagen University, 2007.-x000D- Spiri

Erect shrublet to 1 m tall, in degraded miombo woodland on sandy loams. occasional. , Occurrence: occasional

Erect shrublet to 1 m tall, in among tall rank grasses on margins of riverine forest.

Shrub with somewhat arching branches, to 1 m tall; occasional on outer edges of wetland woodland.

Climber to 2 m in coastal thicket dominated by Terminalia sambesiaca, on sands. Stem and spines purplish., Occurrence: occasional

Small climber to ca. 1 m high, not as large as A. buchananii, both branches and cladodes droop., Occurrence: occasional

Partly climbing shrub forming dense clumps in shade of trees or bush clumps in coastal vegetation on littoral sands.

Scrambling shrub to 1m tall, on old termitaria in miombo woodland on sublittoral sands.

Scrambling shrub to 1m tall, on old termitaria in miombo woodland on sublittoral sands.-x000D- DNA material given to Maria Norup, Copenhagen University, October 2006.

Straggly shrub to 1m tall, in mixed deciduous woodland on sandy soils.-x000D- Spirit material.

Shrublet in woodland, erect to 1 m tall.

Scrambling shrub to 1.5 m high, in coastal thicket/bush on sandy soils.

Climber to 2.5 m high, on termite mound in miombo woodland.

Climber to 2.5 m tall; on rocky conglomerate sandstone ridge in mixed Brachystegia torrei/Androstachys woodland.

Erect shrub to 1 m with arching or trailing branches; flowers profuse, white, sweetly-scented; in miombo woodland.

Scrambling shrub to 1 m tall; occasional on sandy-clay soils in Brachystegia spiciformis, B. utilis, B. boehmii miombo woodland.

Weakly scrambling shrub to 1 m tall, in miombo woodland.

Spiny deciduous scrambling shrublet to 1 m tall, in mixed deciduous woodland over limestones. Occasional.

Straggly deciduous shrub to 1 m high with arching stems, flowers with maroon anthers, apricot-scented; occasional in rocky grassland over limestones.

Scrambling shrub to 2 m high, young stems puple-maroon with a pale bloom; on sandy soils in degraded (old lands) mixed semi-deciduous woodland.

Tufted fern in shade of tall lowland forest, growing at base of large tree on forest floor; scarce.

Fern on deeply shaded forest floor in degraded forest.

Tufted fern with arching fronds; on mossy rocks next to mountain stream in ravine forest; occasional.

Scrambler or liane in mid-altitude forest reaching canopy.

Scrambling shrub or liane to 5 m high; occasional on margins of evergreen montane forest.

Climbing woody shrub, reaching 7-8 m, growing on harsh coral rag in dwarf coastal forest. Flowers small, greenish.

Aquatic, in quiet back water of main river with Salvinia, Pistia.

Floating aquatic in quiet back water on main river.

Rare.

Small tree to 3 m tall, flowers yellow; scarce in degraded forest/woodland mosaic, now in maize field, on sandy soils.

Deciduous tree to 6 m tall on granite outcrop in mixed Julbernardia paniculata miombo woodland on sandy soils in granite hills. Flowers white, fruit a woody dehiscent capsule (in Carpological Collection).

Chopped tree in coastal woodland/degraded forest mosaic.

Ground fern with tufted fronds; scarce, on very wet peaty floor of swamp forest, dominated by Anthocleista grandiflora, Voacanga thouarsii, Antidesma vogeliana, Xylopia aethiopica and the fern Stenochlaena tenuifolia.-x000D- -x000D- Keys best to B. natalensis bu

Fern in deep shade on floor of lowland evergreen forest.

Tufted gemmiferous fern, strongly dimorphic; growing on deeply shaded forest floor of tall ravine forest dominated by Newtonia buchananii, Trilepisium madagascariensis, Funtumia africana and Celtis gomphophylla; locally frequent but very local, not s

Occasional but localised

Medium to large deciduous tree to 15 m tall, a major component of miombo woodland, bark rough dark brown, vertically fissured.

Small tree with somewhat spreading crown and rough dark grey bark; locally frequent in seasonally wet grassland in low-lying drainage zone in miombo woodland; trees more stunted than when growing in well-drained areas.

Tall tree to 20 m, with somewhat spreading crown, bark dark grey, rough, vertically fissured

Medium to large deciduous tree to 15 m tall, a major component of miombo woodland, bark rough dark brown, vertically fissured.

Small tree with somewhat spreading crown and rough dark grey bark; locally frequent in seasonally wet grassland in low-lying drainage zone in miombo woodland; trees more stunted than when growing in well-drained areas.

Tall tree to 20 m, with somewhat spreading crown, bark dark grey, rough, vertically fissured; scattered in wooded grassland.

Large deciduous tree to 20 m tall, component of miombo woodland in hilly areas, locally frequent, bark smoothish grey, flaking in old specimens.

Tree 12-14 m high, bark dark grey, rough, longitudinally-fissured; in open coastal woodland on sands.

Tree to ca. 10 m high, in open coastal woodland.

Tree to 10 m tall, leaflets somewhat glossy above; in wooded grassland; infrequent.

Large tree to 15 m tall, with a spreading crown, bark rough grey; in coastal woodland on sandy loam soils; occasional.

Medium tree to 9 m tall, spreading crown, leaves bluish-green; in miombo woodland on sandy soils; occasional.

Tree to 8 m tall in miombo woodland, leaves bluish-green.

Rather spreading tree to 8 m high, bark roughish, grey, leaves glaucous green, particularly below; locally frequent in open mixed woodland at base of escarpment.

Small trees 2-5 m tall (mature specimens all chopped out?), leaves blue-green, bark smoothish pale grey; locally frequent in open woodland on red soils on rocky west-aspect slopes between lake shore and base of the western escarpment.

Locally dominant tree to 8 m high with spreading crown and rough dark grey bark , new leaves folded, pendulous, yellow-green; on sands forming its own woodlands. A strange form, atypical of true Brachystegia spiciformis.

Spreading dwarf tree to 4 m.

Spreading dwarf tree to 4 m tall, growing with Julbernardia globiflora to form a coastal miombo woodland, forming a mosaic with coastal grassland; about 7 km from the sea. Locally abundant.

Locally dominant tree to 8 m high with spreading crown and rough dark grey bark bark, new leaves folded, pendulous, yellow-green; on sands forming its own woodlands.-x000D- A strange form, atypical of true Brachystegia spiciformis.-x000D-

Tree to 7 m with ca. spreading crown. Bark rough, grey. .

Tree to 20 m tall

Deciduous tree 8-12 m tall

Tree to 7 m with ca. spreading crown, growing at base of granite hills in mixed miombo woodland. Bark rough, grey. Occasional.

Tree to 20 m tall, growing in open mixed woodland.

Deciduous tree 8-12 m tall, co-dominant with Brachystegia boehmii in miombo woodland along base of mountains, on reddish sands over granites.

Climber in degraded woodland-forest mosaic, on sands.

Climber / vine in tall grasses in degraded mid-altitude forest / woodland. Flowers mauve.

Small tree in understory of sand forest.

Tree to 5 m tall in high-altitude forest.

Evergreen understorey tree to 5 m tall, in tall evergreen or semi-deciduous forest on sands, growing with Cola mossambicensis and Streblus usambarensis., Occurrence: occasional

Tree to 5 m tall in mixed tall lowland forest on sands; scarce.

String-like parasite in trees in dune scrub-forest.

Tall tree ± 10 m tall growing on beach, landward side of lagoon. Planted.

Common tree to 10 m tall, along dunes, probably planted.

Small slender tree to 4 m tall, in gallery forest in deep limestone gorge. Scarce.

Large tree to 12 m tall, with spreading crown and rather drooping branches, in degraded coastal forest on sands. Only one specimen seen.

Large tree to 15 m tall, constituent of gallery forest (remnant), growing along steam margin. Rare.

Evergreen tree to 15 m tall with spreading to rounded crown, occasional in evergreen lowland forest on rolling hills.

Locally frequent herb in margins of pools and channels in rice paddies.-x000D- -x000D- PRE: Ceratopteris thalictroides

Small tree to 3 m tall in riparian forest in limestone gorge.

Evergreen shrub to ca. 2 m high; in riparian forest, south-aspect mountainside.-x000D- -x000D- Stipule structure places this in Chassalia but does not key to any known species in FZ or FTEA.

Frequent

Abundant constituent of herb layer

Rhizome creeping, scattered

Locally frequent

Common

Occasional fern at edge of stream in gallery forest in deep limestone gorge.

Large canopy tree 25 - 30 m tall in mid-altitude forest.

Large tree to 20 m tall in high-altitude forest. Bole fluted. Frequent., Occurrence: frequent

Climbing to 5-6 m high, amongst rocks (gneiss) in mixed deciduous woodland. Ripe fruit red.

Climber 3-4 m high, in bush clump in open woodland/thicket on sands. Older stems woody, young stems fleshy. Occasional throughout the area.

Stems; grey, 4-angled, with angle margins crinkly undulate. Scrambling in coastal thicket.

Succulent climber to 2 m haigh, with fleshy leaves; stems laterally flattened, dorsi-ventrally narrow. Occasional.

Locally frequent succulent climber in dry mixed deciduous woodland over limestone. Often leafless.

Liane to 25 m high, scattered in tall forest in limestone gorge. Flowers in white spikes.

Small-flowered bushy herb with erect wiry maroon stems ca. 20 cm high. Leaves lanceolate-acuminate, slightly recurved and folded. One population seen in the shade of a huge spreading Albizia adianthifolia, on sandy soils in a clearing in Licuati Thic

Blue flowers. In light shade of coastal woodland in woodland /thicket mosaic on sands.

Bushy herb to 20 cm tall, with trailing and erect stems. The blue flowers open early in the morning. Leaves ovate-lanceolate, ca. 60 mm long, with oblique base and auricles at the sheath. Cilia at the mouth of the sheath are white. Spathe ca 20 mm lo

As var. lagosensis in BNRH. Small trailing herb, glabrous, with blue flowers. On sandy margins of track, on ecotone between Licuati Thicket and coastal woodland.

As Commelina erecta livingstonii in BNRH. A sub-erect herb with glabrous leaves with lighter coloured midrib. Spathes and leaf sheaths hispid. Spathes terminally clustered, producing ink-blue-flowers. Locally common in open short grassy area, occasionally mown.

As Commelina erecta livingstonii in BNRH. A sub-erect herb with glabrous leaves with lighter coloured midrib. Spathes and leaf sheaths hispid. Spathes terminally clustered, producing ink-blue flowers. Locally common in clearing in evergreen forest on coastal plain, on gentle slope.

Tree to 6 m tall, spines absent, bark smoothish mottled grey-white and light brown, thinly peeling to a dark green underbark. In coastal woodland on sands.

Spreading tree to 7 m tall, on margins of lowland forest; occasional.

Perennial herb growing in deep white sands among sparse grasses on low dune of inland lake in coastal grassland. Flowers white.

Spreading evergreen tree to 10 m tall, a canopy species in montane mist forest, occasional to frequent. Fruit pink., Occurrence: occasional

As Craterispermum laurinum in BNRH. Shrub to 3.5m tall, on forest margins and in clearings.

Shrub/treelet in riverine forest to 2m tall.

Small tree to 3 m in riverine forest or woodland.

In forest patches. Frequent., Occurrence: frequent

Evergreen shrub to 3 m tall, a remnant in severely logged lowland evergreen forest, locally frequent. Fls white. , Occurrence: locally frequent

Evergreen shrub to 2 m tall, on outer margins of swamp forest; flowers white.

Shrub to 2 m tall (or chopped small tree) on margins of fast-flowing river in rocky ravine in area of miombo woodland.

Evergreen shrub to 3 m tall; on margins of ravine forest dominated by Albizia gummifera, Breonardia salicina, Maranthes goetzeniana, Syzygium guineense subsp afromontanum and Syzygium cordatum

Evergreen shrub to 3 m; frequent in gallery forest along fast-flowing river, on island, forest dominated by Newtonia buchananii, Breonardia salicina, Syzygium cordatum, Erythrophleum suaveolens and Pandanus livingstonianus.

Shrub to 2 m tall, in mixed semid-deciduous cosatal woodland-thicket on sands.

Evergreen shrub to 3 m tall in understorey of evergreen forest; most common shrub in this forest, not seen elsewhere. Fls white, fragrant.

Small tree to 3 m tall; in light shade of termite mound forest, in miombo woodland.

Shrub or small tree to 5 m tall; occasional in riverine forest/woodland mosaic.

Tree to 8 m tall in woodland. Flowers pale pink.

Tree to 8 m tall in woodland. Flowers pale pink.

Tree to 5 m tall in miombo woodland on sandy soil.

Semi-deciduous tree to 9 m tall, bark grey, roughly flaking; occasional in mixed deciduous coastal woodland on sands.

Deciduous tree 6-9 m tall, in dense closed mixed woodland on sandy soils. Flowers cream.

Slender shrublet to 2 m tall, growing on gravelly soils in wooded grassland. Scarce-x000D- DNA taken.

Terrestrial fern with tufted fronds, on forest floor of lowland evergreen forest, in deep shade.

Climbing herb; rhizomes adhering to tree trunks in mid-altitude forest.

Small tree to 6 m tall, in mixed miombo woodland in higher rainfall areas. Locally frequent.

Stemless plant in miombo woodland on sandy soils. Probably a specimen of C. arborea caught in a 'fire-trap'. But if a true suffrutex, then could be C. corbisieri - but no fruit or flowers present.

Low-growing/semi-prostrate herb in light shade on outer margins of termite mound forest, in miombo woodland. Locally frequent.

Fronds to 2m tall, forming large clumps, locally frequent.

Erect herb to 1 m tall, flowers pure white; in open grassy areas, sometimes hygrophilous, on white sandy soils in deciduous coastal woodland.

Epiphyte in large Brachystegia in riverine forest / miombo woodland ecotone along river bank.

Multi-stemmed shrub 1-2 m tall, on sands in degraded coastal woodland.-x000D- Fruit orange when ripe; seed coated in gelatinous slime. Poisonous.

Shrub to 3 m or small tree to 6 m, fls white; locally frequent in degraded (logged) woodland-forest on sands.

Shrub 60-80 cm tall, undershrub growing with Barleria repens (B&B 12895), undershrub in dwarf coastal forest on coral rag.

Liane to 8 m or more high, in evergreen lowland forest; Occasional. Stems/leaves with milky latex.

Liane in lowland evergreen forest.-x000D- Sheet 1 of 2.

Large evergreen liane to 15 m high, in evergreen lowland forest on rolling hills, heavily logged and degraded., Occurrence: occasional

(var. erosum)

(var. erosum)

(var. erosum)

(var. erosum)

(var. aerugineum)

Robust climber (not a liane) to 15m tall, with numerous leafless hanging stems / roots. In evergreen forest on sands. Bulbils c. 20mm.

Climber to 2.5 m tall, with prickly annual stems from an underground tuber, twining up trees in miombo woodland on sandy soils, area burned during previous winter, new growth lacking leaves. Occasional. [Male]

Climber to 2.5 m high, in undergrowth on edge of clearing in understorey of seasonally dry mixed semi-deciduous forest, the canopy dominated by Terminalia sambesiaca, Bivinia jalberti, Pteleopsis myrtifolia, Dialium holtzii and Milicia excelsa; on sa

Slender climber to 4 m high, in light shade of tall Brachystegia woodland on sands, scrambling in small trees and shrub; locally frequent.

Climber in degraded woodland.

Slender twiner/climber to 2 m high, in tall Brachystegia woodland on sands. Occasional. Growing near to Burrows & Burrows 11091. [Male & female]

Climber to 2 m high, in small shrub in dappled shade of tall high-rainfall woodland on sandy loams; in logging concession.

Slender climber in scrub. [Male]

Evergreen tree to 6 m tall in coastal woodland/thicket mosaic, on sands; occasional.