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Shrub; Notes: Shrub, 6-8 feet high. Much branched from near the base. Only straight thorns; bark is flecked or banded grey; flowers globular, cream coloured. Quoted in: Prodromus einer Flora von Sdwestafrika 58:7 (1967).

Notes: Spikes green, thorns hooked only, bark creamy brown, peeling in small flakes. Sandy soil.

Herb; Notes: Open woodland on deep sand. Annual herb up to 18''. Growing in shade of trees. Quoted in: Prodromus einer Flora von Sdwestafrika 67:5 (1967) by P.G. Meyer as Acalypha ciliata Forsk.

Herb; Notes: Perennial herb with flat stems. Flowers with long tube, pure white. Growing in crevices on rocky outcrop.

10 ft high; Tree; Notes: Open woodland on deep sand. Small tree 10 feet, rare. Mbukushu name: muto. Quoted in: Prodromus einer Flora von Sdwestafrika 58:14 (1967).

20 ft high; Tree; Notes: Tree 20 feet with spreading crown. Pods pendulous green. Sandy soil. Quoted in: Prodromus einer Flora von Sdwestafrika 58:14 (1967).

Tall perennial. Inflorescens silvery.

Herb, 0.30 m high. Flowers cream with purple markings on lower lip.

Tree; Notes: Tree with somewhat discolorous leaves. Growing on stony soil.

Annual, erect herb. Flower clusters borne at base of stems.

Tree; Notes: Tree, 20' high. Trunk 1' in diameter b.h. and dense crown. Berries yellow and eaten by children when ripe. Bark cream and grey; inside orange. Diriko name: Munkudi.

Graminoid; Notes: Erect yellow-green perennial. Tufts. Deep sandy soil. Burkea africana woodland. Alt. 1000 - 1500 foot.

Shrub; Notes: Scandent woody shrub with grey-green leaves and large globular fruits and small hooked thorns. Leaves and roots pounded and put in meat to poison lions. Sandy soil.

Herb; Notes: Blackish sandy loam in omuramba bed. Small annual herb with cream-yellow flowers.

Graminoid; Notes: Erect perennial, tufts on edge of bush group. Grey sandy loam. Altitude: between 1000 - 1500 feet.

Notes: Climber twining in shrubs. Leaves hairy. Buds cream.

Notes: Flowers white tinged with mauve of pinkish-mauve. Base perennial, woody twigs herbaceous. 'Uindi' - Mbukushu; means 'wild dogs' no reasons given. Used for treating bleeding of gums and mouth. Roots or bark of roots boiled and mouth rinsed.

Shrub; Notes: Shrub with dark green shiny leaves. On rocky outcrop. Sandy soil.

Shrub; Notes: Scandent or erect shrub. Petioles forming retose hooks when old. Sandy soil. Mbukushu: Mungongangonga.

Climber; Notes: Climbing herb with bright red fruits and small yellow flowers. Mbukushu: Kakukuru. Sandy soil.

Perianth lobes cream with reddish down the middle on the outside, stamens reddish. Bulb 1' below surface, 6'' in diameter. Neck 2 in diameter tapering into bulb. .

30 ft high; Tree; Notes: Tree 30 feet high. Bark roughish. Mbukushu: 'Murombe'.

Shrub; Notes: Glaucous bush, 2-3 feet high. Standard reflexed white on inside with reddish-brown outside. Wings yellow. Keel greenish speckled with reddish-brown. Occurs in sandy soil.

Herb; Notes: Perennial herb, 1-3 feet high. Standard white on inside with a greenish-yellow area at base. Adaxially greenish-white to reddish with greenish-brown veins wings yellow. Keel pale green with or without reddish-brown veins.

Notes: Small, prostrate annual. Fruits hypogaeic. Flowers yellow. Keel with brown veins. Occurs in loose white sand.

Cited in Flora Zambesiaca volume 9 part 4: 280, 1996

Shrub; Notes: Sandy soil. Open bush. Shrub 4 - 12' or more high. Leaves silvery below, green above.

Climber; Notes: Deep grey sandy soil. Climber in grass with tendrils. Flowers yellow. Fruits oblong, armed with blunt spines, deep green marbled round the spines becoming red when ripe. Fruits and peduncles exuding red juice when injured. Diriko: 'tenda'

Herb; Notes: Small herb with blue flowers. Petals, 3 stamens bearded at apex. In shade of trees in soil rich in humus. Mbukushu: 'Uvuro'.Quoted in:FSA 4,2:56 (1985) as Cyanotis foecunda Hassk. by Obermeyer & Faden. Quoted in:Prodromus einer Flora von Sdwestafrika 157:10 (1967).

Herb; Notes: Herb in forest. Mbukushu: 'Djaradjara.Quoted in:Prodromus einer Flora von Sdwestafrika 165:38 (1967).

Herb; Notes: Soft green herb in forest. Sandy soil.Quoted in:Prodromus einer Flora von Sdwestafrika 165:38 (1967).

8 ft high; Notes: 8 feet high, growing along edge of river. Soft white base of stem eaten raw. Sandy soil.Quoted in:Mitt. der Bot. Staatssammlung Mnchen 111 : 521 (11:1960) as new for S.W.A.

sedge; Notes: Leafless sedge with yellow-green clusters of spikes. Diriko:- 'Shininge'. Collective name for many plants growing on floating islands of Typha Cyperus and many other plants.Quoted as new for S.W.A.in Mitteilungen der Bot. Staatssammlung Mnchen 111:521 (11:1960).

Graminoid; Notes: Erect annual. Common & occasional co-dominant with Digitaria & Panicum. Altitude: 1000 - 1500 m.

Graminoid; Notes: Altitude:1000 - 1500.

Graminoid; Notes: Laxly tufted perennial with rhizomes. Sandy soil. Mbukushu: 'Sindesinde'. Quoted in Prodromus einer Flora von Sdwestafrika 160:63 (1970) as D. milanjiana.

Erect annual.

Graminoid; Notes: Annual growing in sandy soil on roadside.

Graminoid; Notes: Erect to ascending, soft-leaved annual, tufts along roadside in disturbed places in deep sandy soil. Altitude: 1000 - 1500 m.

Notes: Twiner with attracting cream spikes of flowers. Sandy soil. Roots tuberous several at base of plant. Mbukushu: 'Dikurunga'.

30 ft high; Tree; Notes: Tree 30' with fairly rough grey bark and dense dark green canopy. Fruits edible. Mbukushu: Nunda.

Tree; Notes: Tree 20 feet high with rough fissured corky bark & light green foliage. Sandy soil. Mbukushu - Munoma

Erect perennial.

Erect tufts with leaves mostly basal.

Graminoid; Notes: Tufted perennial awns purplish. Mbukushu:- 'Hokekoke'

1 m high; Graminoid; Notes: Erect, densely tufted perennial, up to 1 m tall. Spikelets straw-coloured, conspicuous. Altitude: 1000 - 1500 feet. Quoted in: Grasses of South Africa. ( 1990)

Graminoid; Notes: Erect perennial tufts. Deep sandy soil. Altitude: 1000 - 1500 feet.

Graminoid; Notes: Annual. On shady spots. Sandy grey loam. Altitude: 1000 - 1500 feet.

Graminoid; Notes: Perennial fine tufts with grey inflorescence. Sandy soil. Mbukushu:- 'Mutjongue'.

Herb; Notes: Soft herb growing near water. The flowers are purple. Found in sandy soil. Mbukushu: 'Mungodji'. Quoted in: Prodromus einer Flora von Sdwestafrika 139: 63 (1967) as Erlangea schinzii, O. Hoffm.

Shrub; Notes: Small, woody shrublet with light green leaves with pale green nerves. Bronze coloured bark, peeling in papery flakes. Flowers green. Rocky outcrop of metarmorphosed sandstone.

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

Shrub; Notes: Soft stemmed shrublet, up to 4' high on shady places in forest.

50 ft high; Notes: Large tree 50 feet high with grey bark and yellow fruits. Mkukushu: 'Mutata'. Very rocky island (sandstone). Corr. nom.: S. Rgheimer 5.2007.

Notes: Shrublet 2 feet high with virgate twigs, figs reddish brown when ripe, growing on riverbanks. Fruits edible. Sandy soil.

Tree; Notes: Large liane strangling trees, trunks up to 9' in diam., very soft with white latex.

Notes: Small tufts in marshy soil near stream. Basal internodes of old stems forming tubers.

35 ft high; Tree; Notes: Tree 35 feet high, bark grey fairly smooth, leaves dark green, leathery. Narrowly triangular in outline almost bluegreen and conspicuous amongst other trees. Fruit size of large cherry, yellowish red, edible. Sap yellow. Quoted in: Prodromus einer Flora von Sdwestafrika 43 (1968).

Herb; Notes: Erect herb, flowers with perianth, lobes yellow at base, scarlet upwards. Often also climbing in shrubs. Sandy soil. Corr. nom.: SB 8.2003.

Shrub; Notes: Small shrub with yellow flowers and round berry-like fruits. Sandy soil. Mbukushu: muturu.

Notes: Prostrate perennial with light pink flowers. Leaves and stems viscid. Sandy soil.

Herb; Notes: Small annual herb. Flowers pinkish purple, pendulous, bell-shaped. Sandy soil. Quoted in: Prodromus einer Flora von Sdwestafrika 84:18 (1969) by F. Holzhammer, Merxmller & Roessler.

10 ft high; Shrub; Notes: Brittle stemmed shrub 10 feet high with globose yellow-green inflorescence. In riparion bush. 'Nnundu' - Mbukushu. Roots used by men as aphrodisiac.

Notes: Erect annual. Sandy soil.

8 ft high; Shrub; Notes: Shrublet in forest, 8 feet high, with pinkish red flowers. Mbukushu:- ' Mukena' bush, 'Kakihu' flowers. Quoted in: Prodromus einer Flora von Sdwestafrika 82:21 (1969).

10 ft high; Herb; Notes: Herb 10 feet, scandent in other shrubs. Flowers lemon yellow with velvety maroon heart. Sandy soil. Mbukushu: Kondoworo.

Herb; Notes: Erect, annual herb with rufescent stems and petioles. Wings of flower pink. Standard and keel cream fugacious. Growing in deep sandy soil. Growing on deep red sandy soil.

Notes: Subshrub, 2-3 meters high. Flowers orangy-red.

Graminoid; Notes: In wet, sandy soil on streambank. Sandy soil. Diffuse culms geniculate. Inflorescences brownish.

Soft herb. Bracts white and green. Flowers white with a mauve crescent on lower lip.

40 ft high; Tree; Notes: Large tree 40 feet with sausage-like fruits and compound leaves. Seeds of fruits roasted, pounded and eaten. Sandy soil.Quoted in:Prodromus einer Flora von Sdwestafrika 128:3 (1967) as Kigelia africana (Lam.) Benth.

1.5 ft high; Herb; Notes: Herb 1 feet, flowers brownish-green outside dirty white inside.

Herb; Notes: Erect herb with white flowers growing on stream bank. Sandy soil. Quoted in: Prodromus einer Flora von Sdwestafrika 82:24 (1969).

15 ft high; Shrub; Tree; Notes: Shrub with large compound leaves growing into a tree 15 feet. Sandy soil. Mbukushu:- 'Mushama'

Tree; Notes: Tree growing in cracks in rock. Lower surface of leaves brownish tomentose to almost white. Outcrop of metamorphosed sandstone. Quoted in: Prodromus einer Flora von Sdwestafrika 74:3 (1968) as Lannea discolor (Sonder) Engler.

Graminoid; Notes: Annual, broad-leaved, shade-loving grass. Altitude: 1000 - 1500 feet.

Cited in Kirkia volume 5 part 1: 8 (Wild, 1965)

Herb; Notes: Herb 3 - 4 feet growing next to water. Flowers yellow. Sandy soil. Quoted in: Prodromus einer Flora von Sdwestafrika 139:111 (1967) by H.Merxmller.

10 ft high; Shrub; Notes: Shrub 10' high with chrome yellow flowers.Quoted in:Prodromus einer Flora von Sdwestafrika 128:4 (1968) as Markhamia obtusifolia (Baker) Sprague.

Notes: Perennial with rufescent stems. Flowers saucer shaped, pure yellow. Sandy soil. Quoted in: Prodromus einer Flora von Sdwestafrika 84:25 (1969).

Perennial tufted grass.

Graminoid. Inflorescence dirty pink. Green hairy tufts.

Shrub; Notes: Thorny shrub growing on river banks. Flowering heads pink; pods rust brown setose. Leaves close up like those of M. pudica when touched.

Herb; Notes: Perennial herb with small white flowers; strongly aromatic leaves. 'Dingamue' - Mbukushu. Used as tea by natives.

20 ft high; Tree; Notes: Tree 20 feet high. Bark smooth. Mbukushu: 'Mudowe'.

Graminoid; Notes: Perennial growing in 3 feet deep water. Rhizomztous, rhizomes. 3/4 of an inch thick, white. Quoted in Prodromus einer Flora von Sdwestafrika 160:134 (1970).

Notes: Semi-erect annual herb. Sandy river bank near camp. 'Kashashu' - Mbukushi; cooked as a spinach together with Magogore.

Graminoid. Tall glacous tufts.

Graminoid. Erect perennial with strong knotted rhizome and hairy basal sheaths.

Graminoid; Notes: Annual with soft stem and leaves and woolly inflorescence. Common in sandy areas in most of the Caprivi. Altitude: 1000 - 1500 feet.

Graminoid; Notes: Rhizomatous grass on riverbanks.

6 ft high; Shrub; Notes: Shrub growing in bush 6 feet. Flowers in snow white clusters.

3.5 ft high; Herb; Notes: Erect herb 3 feet high with white flowers often tinged with pink. Leaves and culms sticky. Brown sandy soil. Mixed open Sclerocarya; Terminalia; Baikiea bush. Quoted in: Prodromus einer Flora von Sdwestafrika 82:27 (1969).

Graminoid; Notes: Ascending annual along roadside in deep sand. Altitude: 1000 - 1500

Notes: Herb growing in protection of bushes. Flowers green; fruits brown. Sandy soil.

1 ft high; Suffrutex; Notes: Suffrutex 1 feet high or less with underground stem. Fruits edible. Sandy soil. Mbukushu: 'Namusata'.

4 ft high; Shrub; Notes: Open woodland on deep sand. Shrub 4 feet spiny with arcuate branches. Mbukushu - ''ngandu''.

Graminoid. Long soft culms; inflorescence purplish.

4 ft high; Herb; Notes: Tall 4 feet herb with pale dirty pink flowers. Stem much-branched from near base.Quoted in:Prodromus einer Flora von Sdwestafrika 131: 11 (1968) as Sesamum calycinum Welw.by P.G.Meyer.

Graminoid; Notes: Soft annual in moist places in rather dense bush. Sandy soil.

Graminoid; Notes: Annual in shade of shrubs. Deep sandy soil. Altitude: 1000 - 1500 foot.

Graminoid.

Graminoid; Notes: Altitude: 1000 - 1500 m

Graminoid; Notes: Erect annual in grass. Burkea, Pterocarpus savanna. Altitude: 1000 - 1500 m.

Graminoid; Notes: Tall perennial forming lax erect tufts.

Herb; Notes: Small herb growing in grass.Flowers salmon-pink. Semi-parasite? Vlei with Vetiveria, Setaria sphacelata and other grasses. Black peaty soil.

15 ft high; Tree; Notes: Tree 15 feet high. Bark fairly smooth. Fruits pale green, slightly speckled, 3 inches in diameter. Branches with recurved thorns. Mbukushu: 'Ushe'.

Herb; Notes: Perennial herb with mauvish-pink flowers; a axial part of calyx green adaxial part purple. 'Musetusetu' - Mbukushu.

Tree; Notes: Tree with light bark growing on edge of river, fruit deep purple when ripe. Fruits eaten by natives. Sandy soil.

Notes: Open woodland on deep sandy. Perennial, erect, 1 - 1'. 'Kasipa' - Mbukushu.

Herb; Notes: Perennial herb growing near or on rocky outcrops. Flowers pink.

Shrub; Notes: Small virgate perennial shrublet up to 2 feet high. Flowers mauve to almost purple.

Dense large glaucous tufts.

Tall tufted perennial.

Annual, ascending.

Shrub; Notes: Shrublet or small tree up to 12 inches. Fruits green. 'Mushembere' - Mbukushu.