Records made by De Castro

Records: 30

The following is a list of the records made by De Castro 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
110791 Andropogon schirensis 11 Feb 2014 A De Castro
A De Castro 1379 AC Mashau BNRH
Inhassoro district. 0 Mozambique 2135C1 GI 25

Dominant to subdominant species on deep, light brown to white sands in Julbernardia/Brachystegia woodland near coast.

-21.631222 35.215944 6
110792 Andropogon schirensis 17 Feb 2014 A De Castro
A De Castro 1384 L Fish BNRH
Inhassoro district. 0 Mozambique 2135C1 GI 0

Common to dominant grass in Julbernardia/Brachystegia woodland on deep, light brown sands.

0.000000 0.000000 2
110793 Brachiaria arrecta 19 Feb 2014 A De Castro
A De Castro 1378 AC Mashau BNRH
Inhassoro district. 0 Mozambique 2135C1 GI 14

In seasonally inundated parts of the Govuru River floodplain in dense reed-beds dominated by Typha capensis, Phragmites australis and especially Cladium mariscus.

-21.723722 35.136167 6
110794 Chrysopogon serrulatus 18 Feb 2014 A De Castro
A De Castro 1374 L Fish LMA
BNRH
Inhassoro district. 0 Mozambique 2135C1 GI 35

Plants co-dominant with Imperata cylindrica on periodically inundated and seasonally saturated light brown sands on upper edge of Govuru River floodplain.

-21.719472 35.165167 6
109789 Croton gratissimus var. gratissimus 15 Feb 2014 A De Castro
A De Castro 1609 A De Castro BNRH
Temane district. 0 Mozambique 2135C3 GI 45

Common shrub (up to 4 m tall) in dense thicket on red-brown loamy sand. Thicket habitat heavily fragmented by clearing for cultivation.

-21.781750 35.008250 6
109494 Cuscuta campestris 4 May 2014 A De Castro
A De Castro s.n. AM Makwarela BNRH
Inhassoro district. 0 Mozambique 2135C1 GI 13

Abundant species parasitizing grasses and ferns, growing in a peatland (mire) of a coastal stream.

-21.669264 35.247889 6
110795 Digitaria milanjiana 12 Feb 2014 A De Castro
A De Castro 1382 AC Mashau BNRH
Temane district. 0 Mozambique 2135C1 GI 31

Common on brown sandy loams in short closed woodland dominated by Vitex payos, Piliostigma thonningii and Lannea stuhlmannii.

-21.730111 35.056694 6
109511 Eleocharis dulcis 18 Feb 2014 A De Castro
A De Castro 1386 C Archer BNRH
Inhassoro district. 0 Mozambique 2135C1 GI 0

Common in shallow (ca. 50 cm) standing water of permanent zone of a lake in the floodplain of the Govuru River.

0.000000 0.000000 2
109512 Eleocharis variegata 5 Mar 2014 A De Castro
A De Castro s.n. C Archer BNRH
Inhassoro district. 0 Mozambique 2135C2 GI 9

Common to dominant species in marsh vegetation of peatland (mire) of a coastal stream.

-21.676278 35.257056 6
110265 Erianthemum dregei 21 Feb 2014 A De Castro
A De Castro 1605 A De Castro BNRH
Inhassoro district. 0 Mozambique 2135C3 GI 58

Parasitic shrub parasitizing Julbernardia globiflora in Julbernardia globiflora/Brachystegia spiciformis short closed woodland (sensu Edwards 1983).-x000D- Altitude 58 m a.s.l.

-21.764167 35.223278 6
109895 Eriosema psoraleoides 27 Mar 2015 A De Castro
A De Castro 1604 A De Castro LMA
BNRH
Inhassoro district. 0 Mozambique 2134D4 GI 47

On outer edge of the Goruvu River floodplain grassland dominated by Imperata cylindrica, Andropogon eucomus and Dactyloctenium geminatum. -x000D- Single-stemmed shrub up to 2 m in height sometimes forming dense stands.

-21.902750 34.993861 6
110666 Eulophia angolensis 25 Feb 2014 A De Castro
A De Castro 1372 A De Castro BNRH
Inhassoro district. 0 Mozambique 2135C1 GI 13

In approximately 20 ha 'Flats Wetland', situated some 2 km from the coast, which is the source of the perennial stream. Plants rare and growing only in 1 m deep permanently saturated peat with patches of open water with Nymphaea nouchali. Vegetation

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109513 Fimbristylis bivalvis 19 Feb 2014 A De Castro
A De Castro 1391 C Archer BNRH
Inhassoro district. 0 Mozambique 2135C1 GI 0

In marsh vegetation of ephemerally flooded and seasonally saturated sand soils of a seasonal drainage line with[?in] the Govuru River catchment.

0.000000 0.000000 2
109515 Fuirena umbellata 18 Feb 2014 A De Castro
A De Castro 1387 C Archer BNRH
Inhassoro district. 0 Mozambique 2135C1 GI 0

Common in 50 cm deep water on the margins of the permanently inundated zone of a lake on the Govuru River floodplain.

0.000000 0.000000 2
111195 Heinsia crinita subsp. parviflora 24 Feb 2014 A De Castro
A De Castro 1611 JE Burrows BNRH
Inhassoro district. 0 Mozambique 2135C1 GI 30

Common shrub in understorey of 'coastal forest'.

-21.695556 35.244500 6
109013 Hermannia glanduligera 24 Mar 2015 A De Castro
A De Castro 1603 A De Castro BNRH
Temane district. 0 Mozambique 2134D4 GI 47

Common in short open/closed woodland (see Edwards, 1983) on red-brown sandy clay loams. Dominant trees: Combretum molle Strychnos madagascariensis, Sclerocarya birrea and Combretum imberbe. Plant 50 cm tall, multi-stemmed shrub with pale pink flowers

-21.902750 34.993861 6
110797 Hyparrhenia filipendula 14 Feb 2014 A De Castro
A De Castro 1383 A De Castro LMA
BNRH
Temane district. 0 Mozambique 2135C3 GI 31

Moist soils (not wetland soils); soils: brown sandy loams. Short closed woodlands in bottom land situation in very gently undulating terrain.

-21.785111 35.043611 6
110380 Nymphoides thunbergiana 5 May 2014 A De Castro
A De Castro s.n. JJ Meyer BNRH
Inhassoro district. 0 Mozambique 2135C2 GI 9

Common to dominant. Floating-leaved aquatic on margins of a peatland (mire) in coastal stream.

-21.676278 35.257056 6
110806 Panicum parvifolium 23 Feb 2014 A De Castro
A De Castro 1376 AC Mashau BNRH
Inhassoro district. 0 Mozambique 2135C1 GI 0

Common to sub-dominant species on peat substrates where dominant species is Trichopteryx dregeana. Habitat is a 150 m wide coastal valley-bottom wetland.

0.000000 0.000000 2
110823 Polygala capillaris 4 May 2014 A De Castro
A De Castro s.n. MS Mothogoane BNRH
Inhassoro district. 0 Mozambique 2135C1 GI 13

Common on white, hydromorphic sands that are organically enriched, on the margins of a mire (peatland) which forms the source of a coastal stream.

-21.667139 35.248833 6
109517 Pycreus nitidus 5 May 2014 A De Castro
A De Castro s.n. C Archer BNRH
Inhassoro district. 0 Mozambique 2135C2 GI 9

Common in marsh vegetation of peatland (mire) in coastal stream.

-21.676278 35.257056 6
109519 Rhynchospora holoschoenoides 19 Feb 2014 A De Castro
A De Castro 1390 C Archer LMA
BNRH
Inhassoro district. 0 Mozambique 2135C1 GI 0

In marsh vegetation, seasonally saturated sands of a seasonal drainage line which forms part of the Govuru River catchment.

0.000000 0.000000 2
109521 Rhynchospora rubra subsp. africana 22 Feb 2014 A De Castro
A De Castro 1389 C Archer BNRH
Inhassoro district. 0 Mozambique 2135C2 GI 9

Sub-dominant on permanently saturated peat substrates, dominated by Trichopteryx dregeana in a coastal perennial channelled valley-bottom wetland.

-21.723528 35.255889 6
109520 Rhynchospora rubra subsp. africana 11 Feb 2014 A De Castro
A De Castro 1366 C Archer BNRH
Inhassoro district. 0 Mozambique 2135C1 GI 25

Sub-dominant in seasonally saturated sands of coastal channelled valley-bottom wetland. Also occurs on patches of peat substrates in wetland.

-21.631222 35.215944 6
109518 Rhynchospora rugosa subsp. brownii 11 Feb 2014 A De Castro
A De Castro 1367 C Archer BNRH
Inhassoro district. 0 Mozambique 2135C1 GI 25

Seasonally saturated white sands with thin organic horizon, on margins of coastal channelled valley-bottom wetland.

-21.631222 35.215944 6
110808 Schizachyrium sanguineum 18 Feb 2014 A De Castro
A De Castro 1381 AC Mashau BNRH
Inhassoro district. 0 Mozambique 2135C1 GI 18

Common on deep white to light brown sands in Julbernardia/Brachystegia closed woodland. Most abundant on seasonally moist sands along drainage lines.

-21.725306 35.153250 6
109523 Schoenoplectus scirpoides 4 May 2014 A De Castro
A De Castro s.n. C Archer BNRH
Inhassoro district, Nhagonzwene Village. 0 Mozambique 2135C2 GI 3

Locally dominant emergent hydrophyte in coastal stream in transition zone between mangrove swamp and peatland (mire) habitats.

-21.723250 35.277472 6
110268 Tapinanthus dependens 17 Feb 2015 A De Castro
A De Castro 1607 A De Castro BNRH
Inhassoro district. 0 Mozambique 2135C1 GI 46

Parasitic shrub on Brachystegia spiciformis in Brachystegia/Julbernardia short closed woodland on white to light brown sands in the Govuru River catchment.-x000D- Altitude 46 m a.s.l.

-21.735444 35.191556 6
110810 Tricholaena monachne 23 Feb 2014 A De Castro
A De Castro 1377 AC Mashau BNRH
Inhassoro district. 0 Mozambique 2135C1 GI 54

In Julbernardia/Brachystegia short closed woodland on deep, light brown sands near the coast. Common grass.

-21.731528 35.213722 6
110251 Utricularia scandens 11 Feb 2014 A De Castro
A De Castro 1393 B. Busch BNRH
Inhassoro district. 0 Mozambique 2135C1 GI 25

In coastal valley-bottom wetland. Growing in seasonally to permanently inundated central zone. Twining on stems of grasses and sedges.

-21.631222 35.215944 6


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: Records made by De Castro.
https://www.botswanaflora.com/speciesdata/utilities/utility-display-records-by-person.php?person_id=1269, retrieved 31 March 2025

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