Collections made by James Phipps

Records: 24

The following is a list of the collections made by James Phipps 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
106595 Acalypha crenata21 Feb 1957JB Phipps
JB Phipps 522a SRGH
Msasa/Mnondo woodland on dolerite kopje on red soilsNational Botanic Garden, Harare10Zimbabwe1731C3C0

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48723 Adiantum capillus-veneris22 Jan 1960JB Phipps
JB Phipps 2363 SRGH
In damp earth on rocksChiswiti Native Reserve, Darwin0Zimbabwe1631B3N820

Common

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48847 Adiantum incisum17 Jan 1960JB Phipps
JB Phipps 2307 SRGH
On damp earth near stream in gorgeSouthern slope Mavuradonha Mountain, Kandeya Native Reserve, Darwin district0Zimbabwe1631D1N975

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52104 Ampelopteris prolifera5 Sep 1958JB Phipps
JB Phipps 1314 EACLE Schelpe SRGH
Forming dense creeping mat among Phragmites & occasionally in cracks of rocks. Only found just above present (low) water level. Obviously submerged during rainy season.Chimanda reserve, riverine fringe north bank of R. Mazoe near Welda(?) Pools0Zimbabwe1632C2N940

Common in habitat described. Plant mainly sterile with very long, weak pinnate fronds which produce bulbs on midrib. Fertile material difficult to find.

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21889 Cotula anthemoides11 Oct 1957JB Phipps
JB Phipps 763 SRGH
On river sands. Occasional. River very low with large exposed banks of sand.Sanyati River nr junction with R. Fulechi. Urungwe District.0ZimbabweN760

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106555 Cucumis hirsutus21 Feb 1957JB Phipps
JB Phipps 516 SRGH
Msasa/Mnondo woodland on dolerite kopje on red soilsNational Botanic Garden, Harare10Zimbabwe1731C3C0

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20801 Datura metel20 May 1958JB Phipps
JB Phipps 1275 SRGH
Cultivated plantAgricultural Experimental Station, Harare12Zimbabwe1731C3C1520

Plant flowering when 1 foot high. Flowers large, upright with a double corolla, rich purple outwards, very pale within. Perennial.

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67920 Dipcadi longifolium15 Nov 1958JB Phipps
JB Phipps 1480 SRGH
BR
A edge of vleiKaryangwe Tsetse-Entomologist's Camp, Binga0Zimbabwe1727D3W853

Liliaceous bulb. Outside of perianth segments green, inside white. local.

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32033 Duosperma crenatum18 Jan 1960JB Phipps
JB Phipps 2331 BR
Bushy place on hillsideSE corner of Chiswiti Reserve, Darwin0Zimbabwe1631B3N795

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32017 Duosperma quadrangulare20 Jun 1958JB Phipps
JB Phipps 1281 BR
Mixed woodlandNear Rukomejie Mission, Urungwe0Zimbabwe1629A2N580

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97286 Elytraria acaulis25 Mar 1960JB Phipps
JB Phipps 2692 SRGH
K
EA
BR
Between Thangadzi and Lilanje rivers, Nsanje District (Port Herald).0Malawi1635C4S100

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

-16.91710035.2679005
22415 Equisetum ramosissimum subsp. ramosissimum27 Feb 1957JB Phipps
JB Phipps 552 SRGH
Sandveld of scattered Msasa and Burkea, edge of dam, commonCarolina Farm B, near Pounsley0Zimbabwe1832C4E1035

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22394 Equisetum ramosissimum subsp. ramosissimum22 Jan 1960JB Phipps
JB Phipps 2391 SRGH
Common in Phragmites hedge of river bank gardenDarwin, Mukumbura River on road to Tete0Zimbabwe1631A2N520

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69882 Euphorbia transvaalensis18 Jan 1960JB Phipps
JB Phipps 2324 LC Leach SRGH
K
BR
In rocky placesKandeya Communal Land, Mt Darwin District.0Zimbabwe1631D1N1080

Cited in Flora Zambesiaca volume 9 part 5: 378, 2001. Succulent stemmed leafy herb with unbranched stems from rootstock. White latex.

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84589 Grona barbata var. argyrea21 Feb 1957JB Phipps
JB Phipps 514a SRGH
Msasa-Mnondo woodland on dolerite kopje with red soilsNational Botanic Garden, Harare1,210Zimbabwe1731C3C0

recorded as var. argyreum

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34785 Kohautia subverticillata subsp. subverticillata22 Jan 1960JB Phipps
JB Phipps 2382 SRGH
BR
Zambezi plain sandveld, Combretum-Bauhinia scrubSoutheastern corner of Chiswiti Reserve, Darwin0Zimbabwe1631B3N795

-16.37000031.6000005
80189 Oplismenus burmannii15 Mar 1960JB Phipps
JB Phipps 2533 K
Mtoko0Zimbabwe1732C2N1035

Cited in Flora Zambesiaca Volume 10 part 3, 1989: 6.

-17.52265032.3285202
120962 Polygonum aviculare26 Sep 1959JB Phipps
JB Phipps 2216 SRGH
Railway siding of SA Timber Co., 4th Street, Harare.10Zimbabwe1731C3C1500

Rare, only one plant discovered. Weed.

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53359 Pteris vittata17 Jan 1960JB Phipps
JB Phipps 2308 SRGH
Robust fern common along stream, gentle slopes of rock, sandy soilKandeya Native Reserve, S. slopes of Maisadonna mountain, Darwin district0Zimbabwe1631D1N975

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83434 Rhamphicarpa fistulosa19 Apr 1961JB Phipps
JB Phipps 3298 Shallow pan 30 yards across with 'hard-pan' base. On exposed 'hard-pan' at edge.Mporokoso. East side of Mwery-wa-ntipa, 15 miles southwest of Bulaya.0ZambiaN1158

Annual. White flowers.

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41868 Selaginella dregei1 Feb 1957JB Phipps
JB Phipps s.n. SRGH
Rocks, occasional Stonehenge, Chimanimani330Zimbabwe1933C3E1705

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42090 Selaginella mittenii5 Mar 1961JB Phipps
JB Phipps 2879 SRGH
Damp earth in small cave, grass chrome toxic hill Mutarochange pass E end, Umvukwe, Mazoe0Zimbabwe1730B1N1675

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52535 Thelypteris confluens1 Feb 1957JB Phipps
JB Phipps 373 SRGH
Stonehenge plateau, Chimanimani330Zimbabwe1933C3E1680

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99121 Xanthium strumarium1 Sep 1952JB Phipps
JB Phipps 2181 SRGH
Sandy bend of riverSpicer's Farm, 3 miles above the Makabusi-Hunyani confluence on the Makabusi.0Zimbabwe1730D4C1388

Upright annual herb. Plant reddish.[Point estimated]

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Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave, 2014-25

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