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Collections made by Gerald Pope

Records: 62

The following is a list of the collections made by Gerald Pope in species name order. The records are of species which occur in Malawi (either as a native/naturalised species or as a cultivated species).

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No   Species   Record date   Recorder(s)   Coll.   Det.   Conf.   Herbaria   Habitat   Location   Loc code   Outing code   Planted code   Country   QDS   Grid ref.   FZ Div   Alt. (m)   Notes   Lat   Long   Loc Acc Code   
53241 Actiniopteris dimorpha subsp. dimorpha4 May 1973HM 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 district0Zimbabwe2030C1S0

0.0000000.0000002
53229 Actiniopteris dimorpha subsp. dimorpha9 Mar 1978GV Pope
 GV Pope 1628 SRGH
 Granite outcrop, sponge area on rock.Nyamahere Hill, Mtoko district0Zimbabwe1732A3N0

Tufted fern

0.0000000.0000002
48840 Adiantum incisum24 Mar 1969HM Biegel
GV Pope
 HM Biegel GV Pope 14237 SRGH
 On steep, tall-wooded limestone slope, in leafmouldWhindale ranch, Mangula, Makonde district.0Zimbabwe1630C3N914

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

0.0000000.0000002
48860 Adiantum incisum30 Jan 1970GV Pope
 GV Pope 218 SRGH
 Shade of deeply cut banks of Nyarandi River Nyarandi River W. of Mavuradonha mission0Zimbabwe1631B4N760

Common and tufted fern

0.0000000.0000002
48871 Adiantum incisum29 Jan 1975GV 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 district0Zimbabwe2032D1E500

0.0000000.0000002
32660 Aneilema pedunculosum1 Feb 1975HM Biegel
GE Gibbs-Russell
GV Pope
 HM Biegel GE Gibbs-Russell GV Pope 4841 BR
 Base of wooded gully in limestone cliffsOn Musirizwi River 200 m upstream from its confluence with the Bwazi River, Chipinge district0Zimbabwe2032D1500

Herb. Flowers dark mauve/ light purple.

0.0000000.0000000
102605 Angraecopsis parviflora2 Jun 1971GV Pope
 GV Pope 40 SRGH
K
 Serra Macuta, Sussundenga District.0Mozambique1933A3 MS900

Cited in Flora Zambesiaca volume 11 part 2: 396 (1998).

 6
35329 Asplenium boltonii3 May 1973GV Pope
 GV Pope 1088 SRGH
 Forest floor on W-slopes Mt. Buhwa, Belingwe580Zimbabwe2030C2TN27-19-S1500

0.0000000.0000005
35293 Asplenium boltonii11 May 1969GV Pope
 GV Pope 162 SRGH
 Moss-covered boulders in shade Mt. Horzi, Bikita0ZimbabweS1190

0.0000000.0000000
35644 Asplenium erectum2 May 1973GV Pope
 GV Pope 1069 SRGH
 Gully forest on perennial stream Mt. Buhwa E-slopes, Belingwe580Zimbabwe2030C2TN27-19-S1160

0.0000000.0000005
35934 Asplenium lobatum30 Oct 1973HM Biegel
GV Pope
N Gosden
 HM Biegel GV Pope N Gosden 1130 SRGH
 Steep gully in forest Mt. Buhwa W-slopes, Belingwe580Zimbabwe2030C2TN27-19-S1600

0.0000000.0000005
36192 Asplenium rutifolium8 May 1969GV Pope
 GV Pope 119 SRGH
 Half shade, moss covered boulder on river bank 3 miles below Cherere school, Torgwani River Gorge, Bikita0Zimbabwe2031B1UN46-75-S915

0.0000000.0000005
36193 Asplenium rutifolium11 May 1969GV Pope
 GV Pope 161 SRGH
 Shade, moss covered boulder, moist Mt. Horzi (Chirorgwe?), Bikita0Zimbabwe2031B1UN45-81-S1190

0.0000000.0000005
36172 Asplenium stuhlmannii18 Feb 1978GV Pope
 GV Pope 1587 SRGH
 In shade moist rock crevices Nyamahere Hill, Mtoko0Zimbabwe1732A3N0

0.0000000.0000002
36326 Asplenium theciferum29 Apr 1973GV Pope
 GV Pope 1001 SRGH
 Epiphyte on stunted Brachystegia spiciformis Mt. Buchwa, Belingwe580Zimbabwe2030C2TN27-19-S1700

0.0000000.0000005
102145 Bersama abyssinica subsp. abyssinica9 Dec 1971TM Müller
GV Pope
 TM Müller GV Pope 1979 SRGH
 Mixed evergreen forestSerra Morrumbala, upper western slopes0MozambiqueZ1000

10 m slim tree; slash bright yellow; bark smooth pale brown

0.0000000.0000000
15519 Blechnum attenuatum2 May 1973HM Biegel
GV Pope
BK Simon
 HM Biegel GV Pope BK Simon 4264 SRGH
 Deep shade at base of cliff near streamBelingwe, Mt. Buhwa580Zimbabwe2030C2TN27-19-S1200

0.0000000.0000000
15560 Blechnum tabulare3 May 1973HM Biegel
GV Pope
BK Simon
 HM Biegel GV Pope BK Simon 1078 SRGH
 Moist, shallow gully in deciduous woodland with Smilax and Aloe arborescensBelingwe, Mt. Buhwa580Zimbabwe2030C2TN27-19-S1300

0.0000000.0000000
52349 Christella dentata2 May 1973HM Biegel
GV Pope
BK Simon
 HM Biegel GV Pope BK Simon 4269 SRGH
 Gully forest on south slope above Buhwa schoolMount Buhwa, Belingwe district580Zimbabwe2030C2S1050

Fronds to 1.6 m high

0.0000000.0000002
52672 Christella gueinziana1 May 1973HM Biegel
GV Pope
BK Simon
 HM Biegel GV Pope BK Simon 4241 SRGH
 Gully forestMount Buhwa, north west slope, Belingwe district580Zimbabwe2030C2S1200

Common

0.0000000.0000002
30202 Cyathea dregei1 May 1973HM Biegel
GV Pope
BK Simon
 HM Biegel GV Pope BK Simon 4242 SRGH
 Gully forestBelingwe, Mt. Buhwa580Zimbabwe2030C2TN27-19-S1000

0.0000000.0000000
97284 Elytraria acaulis29 Jan 1975GV Pope
 GV Pope 1439 SRGH
K
 Western end of Mwangazi Gap, Chibunje (Chibuwe), Chipinge District.0Zimbabwe2032C2E525

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

-20.55010032.4166005
21223 Emilia coccinea16 Nov 1980TM Müller
GV Pope
 TM Müller GV Pope 1774 SRGH
 Brachystegia utilis / Uapaca woodlandE of Nyankombe R., 2 km N of Rakonde Hill, Mutasa District0Zimbabwe1833A3WQ026726E780

Soft erect annual. Young leaves purple below.

0.0000000.0000000
122787 Euphorbia serpens23 Apr 1976HM Biegel
GV Pope
 HM Biegel GV Pope 1539 S Carter SRGH
 Growing beside railway tracks.Harare Industrial site.10Zimbabwe1731C3C0

Prostrate herb. Collector number is for GV Pope.

0.0000000.0000000
108022 Ficus bussei7 Dec 1971TM Müller
GV Pope
 TM Müller GV Pope 1944 SRGH
K
LISC
 c. 50 km NE of Mopeia Velha on the road to Quelimane.0Mozambique1736C1Z100

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

0.0000000.0000002
35215 Galopina circaeoides7 Jul 1981TM Müller
GV Pope
 TM Müller GV Pope 3654 SRGH
BR
 Degraded evergreen rain forestRatelshoek Estate, Chipinge0Zimbabwe2032B4VN793608E800

0.0000000.0000006
5529 Gleichenia polypodioides30 Oct 1973HM Biegel
GV Pope
N Gosden
 HM Biegel GV Pope N Gosden 1123 SRGH
 In rock cracks, sheltered by rock overhangMt Buchwa, ridge at NE end580Zimbabwe2030C2S1600

E aspect

0.0000000.0000000
34954 Haumaniastrum dissitifolium17 Nov 1980TM Müller
GV Pope
 TM Müller GV Pope 1795 SRGH
BR
 Moist grassland beside riverine fringeChitema River, south end Rureche Ridge, Mutasa 0Zimbabwe1832B4VQ898666E780

0.0000000.0000006
35057 Haumaniastrum villosumNo dateGV Pope
 GV Pope 145 K
 Southern slope of Mt Horzi, Bikita Distr.0Zimbabwe2031B1S0

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

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98712 Hippocratea goetzei3 Jul 1981TM Müller
GV Pope
 TM Müller GV Pope 3646 SRGH
 Small patch of evergreen rainforest on steep slopeSlopes to Rusitu River, Chipinga District.0Zimbabwe2032B1E800

Climber in the sapling layer.

-20.04998032.7376706
98710 Hippocratea volkensii6 Dec 1971TM Müller
GV Pope
 TM Müller GV Pope 1914 SRGH
 Mixed evergreen forest25 km from Lacerdonia (Chupanga), North of new railway line0Mozambique1835A2MS200

Liane; slash greenish-cream, orange underbark

-18.17170035.4327005
98717 Hippocratea volkensii23 Nov 1981TM Müller
GV Pope
 TM Müller GV Pope 3688 SRGH
 Growing in opening surrounded by evergreen rainforest Between Haroni and Makurupini River520Zimbabwe2033A1E370

Liane; flowers creme; conspicuous orange underbark.

-20.01312033.0159406
22668 Huperzia verticillata13 Nov 1980TM Müller
GV Pope
 TM Müller GV Pope 1684 SRGH
 Forest fringe, dense growth over rockMutasa, Nyamingwa river0Zimbabwe1832B4E0

0.0000000.0000000
53017 Justicia nyassana9 Jul 1981TM Müller
GV Pope
 TM Müller GV Pope 3678 SRGH
 Degraded evergreen rainforestRoslyn, Chipenge0Zimbabwe2032B2VN773613E820

0.0000000.0000006
117907 Lobelia sonderiana23 Oct 1969GV Pope
 GV Pope 186 SRGH
MO
 VleiGroombridge vlei, between Teviotdale Road and Waller Avenue.1,80Zimbabwe1731C3C0

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

0.0000000.0000000
52790 Loxogramme abyssinica11 May 1969GV 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.0Zimbabwe2031B1S1190

Rhizomatous fern growing on rocks

0.0000000.0000002
22705 Lycopodiella cernua7 May 1969GV Pope
 GV Pope 111 SRGH
 On streambank under Syzygium cordatumBikita, 4 miles from Bikita, stream crossing Bikita/ Cherene School Rd.0Zimbabwe2031B1UN49-78-S954

0.0000000.0000000
22703 Lycopodiella cernua2 May 1973HM Biegel
GV Pope
BK Simon
 HM Biegel GV Pope BK Simon 1064 SRGH
 Woodland with Bequaertiodendron, Albizia and Uapaca treesBelingwe, Mt. Bukwa, E-slopes580Zimbabwe2030C2TN27-19-S1230

0.0000000.0000000
22700 Lycopodiella cernua15 Nov 1980TM Müller
GV Pope
 TM Müller GV Pope 1739 SRGH
 Woodland beside riverMutasa, Nyamawanga R., 2 miles S of St. Michael School0Zimbabwe1832B4VQ883634E760

0.0000000.0000000
22730 Lycopodium clavatum17 Nov 1980TM Müller
GV Pope
 TM Müller GV Pope 1805 SRGH
 Forest margin in moist patch of montane grasslandMutasa, Nyazengu E-slopes opposite Rureche0Zimbabwe1832B4VQ873706E1320

0.0000000.0000000
106612 (cultivated) Macroptilium atropurpureum (cultivated)21 Mar 1982RM Polhill
GV Pope
 RM Polhill GV Pope 2077 SRGH
 Roadside in Brachystegia woodlandMazoe Dam0Zimbabwe1730D2N0

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

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42475 Marsilea minuta var. minuta21 Sep 1981GV Pope
 GV Pope 1989 SRGH
 Drying out seasonally flooded bed of pool, clay soil W end of long pool, Mana Pools590Zimbabwe1529C4N360

Dense growth in deep holes left by elephanth feet

0.0000000.0000002
35040 Mohria lepigera9 May 1969GV Pope
 GV Pope 137 SRGH
 In riverine fringes among granite rocks in shade of O. holstii. Mt. Honzi, Bikita.0Zimbabwe2031B1UN45-81-S1130

0.0000000.0000005
51852 Ophioglossum polyphyllum9 Mar 1978GV Pope
 GV Pope 1633 SRGH
 Wooded rocky outcrop, grassy slopes between boulders, coarse sandy soil.Mtoko, Tsiko.0Zimbabwe1732A3E0

Erect herbs in an area of c. 5 x 5m square

0.0000000.0000002
27626 Osmunda regalis5 May 1969GV Pope
 GV Pope 78 SRGH
 Forming dense clusters on riverbank, commonBikita, Turwi River, 2 miles below Cherere school0Zimbabwe2031B1UN46-75-S0

0.0000000.0000000
52898 Pleopeltis macrocarpa29 Apr 1973GV 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 district580Zimbabwe2030C2S1700

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

0.0000000.0000002
53066 Pleopeltis polypodioides subsp. ecklonii11 May 1969GV Pope
 GV Pope 152 SRGH
 Growing on non-covered granite boulderRiverine forest on S. slope of Mt. Horzi, Bikita district0Zimbabwe2031B1S1100

0.0000000.0000002
53067 Pleopeltis polypodioides subsp. ecklonii8 May 1969GV Pope
 GV Pope 120 SRGH
 Rhizomatous fern on granite boulders with Asplenium rutifolium and mosses, in deep shade.Turgwe River Gorge, +/- 3 miles below Cherene School, Bikita district0Zimbabwe2031A1S940

0.0000000.0000002
53063 Pleopeltis polypodioides subsp. ecklonii27 Apr 1973GV Pope
 GV Pope 955 SRGH
 Brachystegia glaucescens woodland in a situation where mists and ? are frequent; rhizomatous fern on a tree stump.Mt Buhwa, saddle on NW slopes, Belingwe district580Zimbabwe2030C2S1200

0.0000000.0000002
36159 Polystachya zambesiaca30 Oct 1973HM Biegel
GV Pope
N Gosden
 HM Biegel GV Pope N Gosden 1122 SRGH
K
 Mt Buhwa, Mberengwe District580Zimbabwe2030C2 S1600

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

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53275 Pteris catoptera2 May 1973HM 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.580Zimbabwe2030C2S1160

0.0000000.0000002
73849 Pterocelastrus echinatus3 May 1973HM Biegel
GV Pope
BK Simon
 HM Biegel GV Pope BK Simon 1099 SRGH
 In stunted Brachystegia spiciformis woodlandNear beacon at highest point, Mt Buhwa580Zimbabwe2030C2S1666

Small bush to 1.5 m tall

-20.63424030.3148506
22764 Ptisana salicifolia2 May 1973HM 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 banksBelingwe, Bukwa Mt., lower E slope580Zimbabwe2030C2TN27-19-S0

0.0000000.0000000
40655 Rhinacanthus zambesiacus1 Feb 1975HM Biegel
GV Pope
E Russell
 HM Biegel GV Pope E Russell 4908 SRGH
K
BR
 In woody vegetation on sandy streambank, in partial shade5 km South of Rusongo Hill on Border rd, Remayi0Zimbabwe2032C4S400

0.0000000.0000002
41858 Selaginella dregei5 May 1964GV Pope
 GV Pope 83 SRGH
 Shallow sandy soil on granite outcrop W bank of Turgwe, 2 miles below Cherere school, Bikita0Zimbabwe2031B1UN46-75-S945

0.0000000.0000005
42101 Selaginella mittenii4 May 1969GV Pope
 GV Pope 47 SRGH
 Shaded, moist, granite rocks on riverbank Turgwe river, 400 yards above confluence with Dafora river, Bikita0Zimbabwe2031B1S945

0.0000000.0000002
42100 Selaginella mittenii9 May 1969GV Pope
 GV Pope 126 SRGH
 Riverine forest, damp rocks of perennial stream Mt. Horze, S slope base, Bikita0Zimbabwe2031B1UN45-81-S1065

0.0000000.0000005
107413 Senecio hochstetteri3 May 1989GV Pope
 GV Pope 2279 K
MAL
 Skyline path to Chambe, Mulanje Mt.1790Malawi1535D3S0

0.0000000.0000002
35553 Stomatostemma monteiroae19 Jan 1975HM 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 District0Zimbabwe2032C2E440

0.0000000.0000002
112614 Telosma africana7 Jul 1981TM Müller
GV Pope
 TM Müller GV Pope 3655 SRGH
 Degraded evergreen rain forestRatelshoek Estate, Chipinge0Zimbabwe2032B4E800

Climbing in the sapling layer

-20.25338032.8014905
112617 Telosma africana2 Jul 1981TM Müller
GV Pope
 TM Müller GV Pope 3644 SRGH
 Evergreen rainforest on steep slope.Moodies Rest, c. 2 kn North of Chipinga rd. 0Zimbabwe2032B1E1140

Climbing to 5 m.

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28709 Vincetoxicum anomalum23 Jul 1973GV Pope
 GV Pope 1113 SRGH
 Gully forest bordering perennial streamMt Buhwa, lower NW slope.580ZimbabweS0

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

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