Records determined by Jo Osborne

Determinations: 13

The following is a list of the records determined by Jo Osborne 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
73690Aspilia pluriseta subsp. pluriseta15 Nov 2015I Darbyshire
A Banze
I Darbyshire 936 J Osborne K
LMA
Ndzou
Small area of open wet grassland with patch of swamp forest with Uapaca lissopyrena and Syzygium cordatum; drier parts of grassland cut and burnt fairly recently. Thick peaty soil, drying out in some areas.Chimanimani foothills, Maronga, between Comeni's compound and Murere River.440Mozambique1933C3MS270

Erect caespitose herb to 50 cm tall. Involucral bracts green, slightly reflexed. Ray and disc florets deep yellow; disc florets with exserted brown stamens.

-19.96861133.1027787
73986Aspilia pluriseta subsp. pluriseta8 Nov 2015A Banze
A Banze 337 J Osborne K
LMA
Open woodlandChimanimani, Ndombeni forest going up to the hill.440Mozambique1933C1MS841

Herb about 0.50 m tall, stems with hairs, leaves crushed has aromatic smell.

-19.70366733.1800006
98355Aspilia pluriseta subsp. pluriseta3 Jul 2015A Banze
A Banze 284 J Osborne K
LMA
Chimanimani, Zomba450Mozambique1933C4MS187

Herb 30 - 50 cms, flowers yellow.

-19.87777833.2641116
98341Emilia discifolia2 Jul 2015A Banze
A Banze 265 J Osborne K
LMA
Thequeza forest, along Thequeza river.450Mozambique1933C3MS549

Herb about 50 cms tall, dark green leaves, yellow flowers.

-19.91500033.1915566
75371Gnidia kraussiana var. kraussiana24 Sep 2008L Merrett
L Merrett 594 J Osborne K
Burnt old village site next to dambo, Mpika District, Mutinondo Wilderness Area, Mayense Main Camp: Big Chipundu Dambo edge, Caterpillar side 1160Zambia1231A4N1455

Suffrutex. fleshy yellowish hair covered stems +-30cm tall, lens-shaped leaves, width 1/3 length, evenly spaced along stems +- 2cm, leaves +- 45 degrees to stem, increasing in size along stem ending up as long as or longer than interleaf space. Flower heads at top, subspjerical cluster of about 50 bright yellow waxy flowers; flower: 5 petals, petals widest at base tapering gently to tip.

-12.41908331.2901006
73684Helichrysum nudifolium var. nudifolium15 Nov 2015I Darbyshire
A Banze
I Darbyshire 929 J Osborne K
LMA
Ndzou
Small area of open wet grassland with patch of swamp forest with Uapaca lissopyrena and Syzygium cordatum; drier parts of grassland cut and burnt fairly recently. Thick peaty soil, drying out in some areas.Chimanimani foothills, Maronga, between Comeni's compound and Murere River.440Mozambique1933C3MS270

Erect herb to 70 cm tall; foliage silvery-green. Florets pale golden-yellow.

-19.96861133.1027787
73983Helichrysum nudifolium var. nudifolium8 Nov 2015A Banze
A Banze 334 J Osborne K
LMA
GrasslandChimanimani, Ndombeni forest, in the grassland.440Mozambique1933C1MS841

A herb about 0.50 to 1 m tall, inflorescence terminal, yellow flowers.

-19.70416733.1800006
73657Mikania chenopodiifolia14 Nov 2015I Darbyshire
A Banze
I Darbyshire 902 J Osborne K
LMA
Ndzou
Seasonally wet open grassland with sandy-peaty soils, some areas now dried out and with more sandy soil; scattered small trees and bushes of Maprounea africana, Aeschynomene, Dissotis and Eriosema; and small patches of swamp forest.Chimanimani foothills, Maronga, Wandowani, west of Comeni's compound.440Mozambique1933C3MS340

Twining herb over Dissotis shrubs. Florets white.

-19.97583333.0892227
61717Protea welwitschii18 Apr 2014BT Wursten
A Mapaura
P Ballings
JR Timberlake
J Hadj-Hammou
H Matimele
H Matimele HM2086 J Osborne SRGH
K
BR
LMA
Woody and rocky grassland on steep slopes Northern slopes below Mt Peza, Chimanimani Mts 168320Mozambique1933C1MS1779

Shrub to 2.5 m tall, too hairy green mature leaves, pale green younger leaves. Common locally

-19.74330633.0038337
62142Utricularia livida25 Apr 2014BT Wursten
A Mapaura
P Ballings
JR Timberlake
J Hadj-Hammou
H Matimele
JR Timberlake JT5984 J Osborne SRGH
K
BR
LMA
Seepage on rock amid grass clumps. Growing in moss. Slopes of Mt Binga on gariempero path, Chimanimani Mts. 168320Mozambique1933C3MS1658

Annual herb to 3cm. Small mauve lipped flowers, 1 or 2 per plant. No leaves.

-19.76645633.0972517
61945Utricularia pentadactyla17 Apr 2014BT Wursten
A Mapaura
P Ballings
JR Timberlake
J Hadj-Hammou
H Matimele
A Mapaura AM660 J Osborne SRGH
K
BR
LMA
Grasslands on mountain slopes. Surface very rocky with Xyris spp. Northwestern slopes below Mt Dombe, Chimanimani Mts.168320Mozambique1933C1MS1614

With a 5-lobed petal almost palmate. Purple flowers. Fairly common on these slopes.

-19.74333333.0140007
61880Zehneria minutiflora18 Apr 2014BT Wursten
A Mapaura
P Ballings
JR Timberlake
J Hadj-Hammou
H Matimele
A Mapaura AM670 J Osborne SRGH
K
BR
LMA
Growing in very wet ground under a rock, in slow flowing water which appears to be the beginning of a stream. Near pass on ridge North of Mt Peza, Chimanimani Mts.168320Mozambique1932D2MS2003

A creeper with white small flowers.

-19.74272232.9995837
62136Zehneria minutiflora22 Apr 2014BT Wursten
A Mapaura
P Ballings
JR Timberlake
J Hadj-Hammou
JR Timberlake JT5975 J Osborne SRGH
K
BR
LMA
Grassy gully in sandstone rocks. In shade, climbing up other shrubs. Slopes towards Mt Nhamedimu, Chimanimani Mts.168320Mozambique1933C3MS1730

Climbing, trailing slender herb. Flowers small, white; easily falling.

-19.75571133.0925207


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