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Collections made by Darrel Plowes

Records: 29

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

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NoSpeciesRecord dateRecorder(s)Coll.Det.Conf.HerbariaHabitatLocationLoc code Outing codePlanted code Country QDSGrid ref.FZ DivAlt. (m)NotesLatLongLoc Acc Code
53231 Actiniopteris dimorpha subsp. dimorpha7 Sep 1952DCH Plowes
 DCH Plowes 1472 EACLE Schelpe SRGH
 Growing under a rock on side of granite kopjeKora Kora stream, near Absent Farm, Matopos Reserve0Zimbabwe2028D2W0

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6037 Babiana bainesiiNo dateDCH Plowes
 DCH Plowes 2312 Rusape0Zimbabwe C

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24688 Barleria affinis subsp. affinis28 Apr 1952DCH Plowes
 DCH Plowes 1438 SRGH
 Growing between rocks in dry situations in kopjes in the MatoposMtsheleli Valley, Matopos0Zimbabwe2028D4W0

Fairly common small herb. Light mauvey-blue flowers.

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25485 Barleria albostellata14 Mar 1971DCH Plowes
 DCH Plowes 3456 SRGH
 Among granite boulders under Brachystegia glaucescensEastern Matobo Hills0Zimbabwe2028D1W0

Perennial bushes 1.5 m tall. Flowers white. Leaves velvety greyish-green.

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40612 Barleria senensis28 Mar 1973DCH Plowes
 DCH Plowes 4440 SRGH
 Dry stony soilMutema (Mtema) CL, Save valley near Birchenough Bridge0Zimbabwe2032A2E450

Bushy perennial herb, flowers apricot yellow in terminal spikes, the bracts subtending bristles at the base of each flower. Leaves with pairs of stipellar spines at base.

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25491 Blepharis subvolubilis12 Oct 1966DCH Plowes
 DCH Plowes 2811 On serpentine rocks, in Diplorhynchus veld.Banket, base of the Great Dyke. 0Zimbabwe1730B3N1280

Plants perennial bushy herbs 9 inches tall, with spiny leaves and bracts. Flowers white.

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12456 Carphalea pubescens20 Dec 1965DCH Plowes
 DCH Plowes 2746 SRGH
 In a sheltered watercourseAt Kariba Dam, Kariba0ZimbabweN460

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19149 Craterostigma plantagineumNo dateDCH Plowes
 DCH Plowes 2374 Masvingo0ZimbabweS

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21871 Crinum buphanoidesNo dateDCH Plowes
 DCH Plowes 7032 Tewane River, 30 km north of Mahalapye, Botswana.0Botswana2226D4 SE1071

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7100 Crinum paludosum19 Dec 1971DCH Plowes
 DCH Plowes 3493 In shallow water on black clay soil.5 km SW of Norton0Zimbabwe1730D3 C1375

A showy species. Flowers white with faint pink stripe on back of each perianth lobe and turning pink with age. Anthers dark. Style and stigma purple for terminal half of length. Leaves only lightly undulate; margins minutely toothed, 30-50 cm long, 3-5 cm wide.

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7101 Crinum paludosum29 Dec 1964DCH Plowes
 DCH Plowes 2544 In shallow rain water pans in flat mopane veldChibuwe Irrigation Scheme, Save Valley0Zimbabwe2032A4 E460

Plants 18 inches tall. Flowers white, trumpet-shaped, with faint pink stripe on back of each corolla lobe. Anthers yellow. Apical half of style purple. [illegible]. Leaf margins straight.

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15611 Gardenia ternifolia subsp. jovis-tonantis var. goetzeiNo dateDCH Plowes
 DCH Plowes 2364 Mutare0ZimbabweE

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35745 Gladiolus magnificusNo dateDCH Plowes
 DCH Plowes 1668 SRGH
 Nyamandhlovu0Zimbabwe W0

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74123 Harpagophytum zeyheri subsp. sublobatum29 Jan 1974DCH Plowes
 DCH Plowes 4468 H-D Ihlenfeldt SRGH
 On bare reddish sand over granite.Antelope Mine Dam, Matobo District0Zimbabwe2128A2 W980

Flowers dull purplish-maroon with light greenish yellow in the throat. Fruit with short stout hooks, mostly on margin.

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30470 Hoodia currorii subsp. lugardiiNo dateDCH Plowes
 DCH Plowes 6275 Beitbridge District0Zimbabwe2230A1 S600

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30471 Hoodia currorii subsp. lugardiiNo dateDCH Plowes
 DCH Plowes 7475 Botswana0Botswana 0

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30475 Hoodia currorii subsp. lugardiiNo dateDCH Plowes
 DCH Plowes 7474 Botswana0Botswana 0

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21348 Ipomoea coscinosperma17 Mar 1953DCH Plowes
 DCH Plowes 1561 SRGH
 Freshly ploughed black vlei soil in mopane veld.Pasture Research Station, Nyamandhlovu0ZimbabweW0

An abundant prostrate creeping weed. Forms mat 2-3 yards across. Flowers white.

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34938 Leonotis ocymifolia var. raineriana Mar 1972DCH Plowes
 DCH Plowes 4412 SRGH
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 On granite soilsErin Forest Reserve, Nyanga0Zimbabwe1832B3E0

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37149 Lepidagathis scabra Apr 1956DCH Plowes
 DCH Plowes 1944 SRGH
BR
 At the base of a basalt outcropPasture Research Station, Nyamandhlovu0Zimbabwe1927D2W0

Herbs forming patches up to 10 ft wide; stems numerous up to 18'' tall; flowers white

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7017 Markhamia zanzibaricaNo dateDCH Plowes
 DCH Plowes 2735 Chipangayi River, Save Valley0Zimbabwe

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42297 Marsilea farinosa subsp. farinosa Oct 1955DCH Plowes
 DCH Plowes 1878 GOE Launert SRGH
 Aquatic growing in damp bed of a small pan on black basaltic sand, pan holds water in summer only. "Pasture?" Research station, Nyamandhlovu district0ZimbabweW0

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6272 Nerine laticomaNo dateDCH Plowes
 DCH Plowes 7075 8 km east of Oodi, Botswana0Botswana2426C1 SE1000

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6441 Scadoxus puniceusNo dateDCH Plowes
 DCH Plowes 2210 Ingwaruma, Lemombo Mts0South Africa 0

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35760 Sphedamnocarpus pruriens var. pruriens9 Apr 1963DCH Plowes
 DCH Plowes 2334 SRGH
BR
 Pasture Research Centre, Melsetter (Chimanimani)0Zimbabwe1932D4E1370

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35503 Striga gesnerioides30 Apr 1969DCH Plowes
 DCH Plowes 3203 SRGH
K
 Wiltshire Estate, between Enkeldoorn (Chivhu) and Buhera, Charter District0Zimbabwe1831C1C0

Cited in Flora Zambesiaca Vol. 8 part 2:131 (1990)

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52490 Thelypteris confluens23 May 1954DCH Plowes
 DCH Plowes 1736 SRGH
 Growing among grass etc. on banks of Tom-betyane stream.Near absent farm, Eastern Matopos0Zimbabwe2028D2W0

Common small fern about 18-24" tall

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6277 Tribulus zeyheri subsp. zeyheriNo dateDCH Plowes
 DCH Plowes 3155 Beitbridge0ZimbabweS

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35788 Wiesneria filifolia13 Feb 1955DCH Plowes
 DCH Plowes 1776 K
 Nyamandhlovu Pasture Research Station0Zimbabwe1928C4W0

Cited in Flora Zambesiaca Vol. 12 part 2: 10 (2009)

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Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M. (2025). Flora of Botswana: Collections made by Darrel Plowes.
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