Records made by Valdemar Fijamo

Records: 29

The following is a list of the records made by Valdemar Fijamo in species name order.

Click on a column heading to sort the entries in that column

NoSpeciesRecord dateRecorder(s)Coll.Det.Conf.HerbariaHabitatLocationLoc code(s) Outing codePlanted code Country QDSGrid ref.FZ DivAlt. (m)NotesLatLongLoc Acc Code
74094 Acacia nilotica subsp. kraussiana 9 Nov 2015 VR Fijamo
VR Fijamo VR8 J Timberlake K
LMA
Ndzou
Floresta aberta de solo franco arenoso avermelhado, com predominancia de Brachystegia spp, Julbernardia globiflora e Erythrophleum suaveolensis. Found alond the road Mutondha Forest, in Mahate. Along Mudzira river 44 0 Mozambique 1933C1 MS 566

Frequent

-19.686111 33.179889 7
74030 Albizia versicolor 6 Nov 2015 J Timberlake
A Banze
VR Fijamo
JA Massunde
JA Massunde JM142 J Timberlake K
LMA
Ndzou
Floresta de galerias solo hidromolmofico franco arrenosso, com predominancia da Breonadia, Brachystegia utilis, B. glaucescens Floresta Mahate, no rio Mudzira rodeado de mutas rochas grande 44 0 Mozambique 1933C1 MS 397

Arvore, caule rugosa, folhas recompostas,

-19.671750 33.195972 7
73708 Buchnera hispida 17 Nov 2015 J Timberlake
I Darbyshire
A Banze
VR Fijamo
I Darbyshire 955 I Darbyshire K
LMA
Low ridge with numerous outcrops of quartzite, with open Brachystegia microphylla woodland; other common trees include Diplorhynchus, Vangueria and Syzygium guineense. Coarse sandy soils, recent widespread burning. Quartzite rocks with abundant Coleochloa Chimanimani foothills, Maronga, Madzireni area, ridge west of Chiira River. 44 0 Mozambique 1933C3 MS 376

Erect annual herb c. 60 cm tall. Corolla lobes blue-purple, tube and outside of lobes paler.

-19.984889 33.077722 7
73714 Celosia trigyna 17 Nov 2015 J Timberlake
I Darbyshire
A Banze
VR Fijamo
I Darbyshire 961 I Darbyshire K
LMA
Ndzou
Miombo woodland with Brachystegia spiciformis, Uapaca nitida, Psorospermum febrifugum and Hymenocardia acida, adjacent to open seasonally wet grassland area, on coarse leached sand. Chimanimani foothills, Maronga, Madzireni area, west of Chiira River. 44 0 Mozambique 1933C3 MS 366

Annual herb with many branches from a decumbent base. Tepals white, flower pink within.

-19.983083 33.082083 7
74099 Cycnium adonense subsp. adonense 8 Nov 2015 VR Fijamo
VR Fijamo VR4 I Darbyshire K
LMA
Ndzou
At a meadow / wold and with occurrence of combonian rocks (franc sandy soil, middle reddish). Most occurrence of Pterocarpus genus Mahate Forest, at Dhombeni area. 44 0 Mozambique 1933C1 MS 919

Herb with white flowers (4-5 petals), simple leaves with toothed margins

-19.711806 33.173472 6
98411 Diospyros mespiliformis 4 Jul 2015 J Timberlake
VR Fijamo
L Nkuna
J Timberlake 6120 I Darbyshire K
LMA
Ndzou
Raised settlement area, mostly cleared and arable. Remnant tree. Sussundenga Dist., Chimanimani foothills, Zomba Centro area, Mutowe, near Rio Chindore. wp300 45 0 Mozambique 1933C4 MS 177

Large tree to 25 m, spreading, dbh 134.3 cm. Foliage evergreen; leaves lanceolate. Fruits solitary, green, with persistent calyx.

-19.876556 33.258472 7
74031 Diplorhynchus condylocarpon 6 Nov 2015 J Timberlake
A Banze
VR Fijamo
JA Massunde
JA Massunde JM143 DJ Goyder K
LMA
Ndzou
Floresta de galerias solo hidromolmofico franco arrenosso, com predominancia da Breonadia, Brachystegia utilis, B. glaucescens Floresta Mahate, no rio Mudzira rodeado de mutas rochas grande 44 0 Mozambique 1933C1 MS 397

Arvore de 8m, caule rugoso castanho com seiva branca colante

-19.671750 33.195972 7
74049 Elephantorrhiza goetzei subsp. goetzei 10 Nov 2015 J Timberlake
A Banze
VR Fijamo
JA Massunde
JA Massunde JM162 J Timberlake GP Lewis K
LMA
Ndzou
Floresta de montanha, solos franco arrenoso com predominancia de muitas rochas e maior ocorrencia da Brachystegia glaucescens, B. utilis, B. spiciformis e Julbernardia globiflora Floresta Mahate no monte chipara proximo do rio Mudzira rodeado de rochas 44 0 Mozambique 1933C1 MS 581

Arbusto de 4m altura, caule escuro, vagem comprido cerca de 30cm, folhas recompostas caducas

-19.676000 33.189750 7
73722 Empogona kirkii subsp. kirkii 17 Nov 2015 J Timberlake
I Darbyshire
A Banze
VR Fijamo
I Darbyshire 969 NMJ Davies K
LMA
Ndzou
Miombo woodland with Brachystegia spiciformis, Uapaca nitida, Psorospermum febrifugum and Hymenocardia acida, adjacent to open seasonally wet grassland area, on coarse leached sand. Chimanimani foothills, Maronga, Madzireni area, west of Chiira River. 44 0 Mozambique 1933C3 MS 366

Shrub with widely divergent branches, 1-2 m tall. Small green fruits.

-19.983083 33.082083 7
74038 Eriosema psoraleoides 8 Nov 2015 J Timberlake
A Banze
VR Fijamo
JA Massunde
JA Massunde JM151 J Timberlake K
LMA
Ndzou
Floresta aberta (prado) com muitas pedras, solo franco arrenoso meio avermelhados com predominancia da Pterocarpus angolensis Floresta Mahate na zona de Dhombeni rodeado de pequenas pedras num grass land 44 0 Mozambique 1933C1 MS 832

Arbusto 2m altura, folhas alternada palmada, flores amarelas com cheiro agradavel, fruto com formato de vagem de 2 sementes inserido alternadamente no topo da planta.

-19.706639 33.168861 7
98405 Jacquemontia tamnifolia 4 Jul 2015 J Timberlake
VR Fijamo
L Nkuna
J Timberlake 6114 I Darbyshire K
LMA
Ndzou
Fallow maize field, by footpath. Sussundenga Dist., Chimanimani foothills, Zomba Centro area, near Rio Chindore. wp291 45 0 Mozambique 1933C4 MS 173

Climbing twining herb. All dry clustered flower heads with ripe seed. Seed collected.

-19.894194 33.259806 7
74079 Maprounea africana 14 Nov 2015 J Timberlake
I Darbyshire
A Banze
VR Fijamo
JA Massunde
J Timberlake 6137 I Darbyshire K
LMA
Ndzou
Swamp grassland with woodland fringe; drier fringing areas. Sussundenga Dist., Maronga, Ndowane wetland, near Comene forest. wp 516. 44 0 Mozambique 1933C3 MS 332

Shrubs to 1.5 m or small tree. Leaves with long petioles. Fruits on side shoots, reddish above.

-19.975600 33.089280 7
73711 Melinis repens 17 Nov 2015 J Timberlake
I Darbyshire
A Banze
VR Fijamo
I Darbyshire 958 M Xanthos K
LMA
Ndzou
Low ridge with numerous outcrops of quartzite, with open Brachystegia microphylla woodland; other common trees include Diplorhynchus, Vangueria and Syzygium guineense. Coarse sandy soils, recent widespread burning. Quartzite rocks with abundant Coleochloa Chimanimani foothills, Maronga, Madzireni area, ridge west of Chiira River. 44 0 Mozambique 1933C3 MS 376

Tufted perennial with grey-green foliage; pale yellow-brown spikelets.

-19.984889 33.077722 7
73735 Nuxia oppositifolia 18 Nov 2015 I Darbyshire
A Banze
VR Fijamo
JA Massunde
I Darbyshire 984 I Darbyshire K
LMA
Ndzou
Amongst sandstone boulders on margin of main river channel, on edge of riverine forest dominated by Uapaca lissopyrena. Chimanimani foothills, Maronga, Madzireni Forest, Murere River, where path that eventually leads to Mahate meets the river, here the river splitting into three channels, one with rapids, one with shallow slow-flowing water, the third currently dry. 44 0 Mozambique 1933C3 MS 310

Small tree or shrub, up to 3 m tall. Collected previously in bud only, here in full flower. Corolla white, 4-lobed, 4 long-exserted white stamens.

-19.953278 33.104583 7
74087 Olax dissitiflora 17 Nov 2015 J Timberlake
I Darbyshire
A Banze
VR Fijamo
JA Massunde
J Timberlake 6145 I Darbyshire K
LMA
Ndzou
Brachystegia microphylla woodland among white Chimanimani sandstone boulders. Sussundenga Dist., Maronga, Madzirene area under Headman Comene, c.1 km W of Rio Thiegunvu. wp 548. 44 0 Mozambique 1933C3 MS 376

Shrub to small tree, 2 m tall. Stems slightly greenish. Fruits small, green, axillary.

-19.984880 33.077730 7
74075 Panicum dregeanum 13 Nov 2015 J Timberlake
VR Fijamo
J Timberlake 6133 M Xanthos K
LMA
Ndzou
Swamp grassland; frequently burnt. Sussundenga Dist., Maronga, Comene forest near Rio Mucoco. wp 510. 44 0 Mozambique 1933C3 MS 271

Tufted perennial grass to 1 m.

-19.968570 33.102720 7
73732 Phyllanthus myrtaceus 18 Nov 2015 I Darbyshire
A Banze
VR Fijamo
JA Massunde
I Darbyshire 980 I Darbyshire K
LMA
Ndzou
Amongst sandstone boulders on edge of dry river channel, light riverine forest with Uapaca lissopyrena dominating. Chimanimani foothills, Maronga, Madzireni Forest, Murere River, where path that eventually leads to Mahate meets the river, here the river splitting into three channels, one with rapids, one with shallow slow-flowing water, the third currently dry. 44 0 Mozambique 1933C3 MS 310

Shrub, 2.5 m tall; leaves pale green beneath, glossy green above. Flowers male, cupular, sepals pale green-white; stamens yellow.

-19.953278 33.104583 7
98366 Pleurolobus salicifolius var. salicifolius 26 Jun 2015 J Timberlake
VR Fijamo
L Nkuna
J Timberlake 6073 BD Schrire K
LMA
Ndzou
Broad grassy valley with Ischaemum grass, surrounded by semi-deciduous forest. Sussundenga Dist., Chimanimani foothills, Mpunga Centro, valley of Rio Tave, adjacent to sacred Ngurume forest. wp220 45 0 Mozambique 1933C2 MS 493

Woody herb to 1.5 m. Flowers in terminal racemes, small, pale yellow. Pods small, stick to clothes. Seeds collected.

-19.748583 33.310639 7
73663 Rotheca myricoides 14 Nov 2015 J Timberlake
I Darbyshire
A Banze
VR Fijamo
I Darbyshire 908 I Darbyshire K
LMA
Ndzou
Transition from riverine woodland to open seasonally wet grassland, growing with Psorospermum febrifugum. Chimanimani foothills, Maronga, Wandowani, west of Comeni's compound. 44 0 Mozambique 1933C3 MS 340

Shrub to 2.5 m. Fruits green turning brown-black, often on leafless portions of branches.

-19.975833 33.089222 7
74066 Schizobasis intricata 6 Nov 2015 J Timberlake
A Banze
VR Fijamo
JA Massunde
J Timberlake 6124 I Darbyshire K
LMA
Ndzou
Top of white sandstone hill in Brachystegia microphylla woodland among lichens and moss on rocks. Sussundenga Dist., Mahate, Mt Chisukuvo summit. wp 468 44 0 Mozambique 1933C1 MS 718

Small bulbous herb. Shoots very slender. Small terminal green flowers, not yet open. Collection mixed with Thesium sp.

-19.676430 33.198860 7
73709 Schizobasis intricata 17 Nov 2015 J Timberlake
I Darbyshire
A Banze
VR Fijamo
I Darbyshire 956 I Darbyshire K
LMA
Ndzou
Low ridge with numerous outcrops of quartzite, with open Brachystegia microphylla woodland; other common trees include Diplorhynchus, Vangueria and Syzygium guineense. Coarse sandy soils, recent widespread burning. Quartzite rocks with abundant Coleochloa Chimanimani foothills, Maronga, Madzireni area, ridge west of Chiira River. 44 0 Mozambique 1933C3 MS 376

Erect wiry herb with pink gelatinous bulb. Tepals pinkish-green with pink midvein, only seen in bud at 1 pm. Fruits green.

-19.984889 33.077722 7
74037 Securidaca longepedunculata 8 Nov 2015 J Timberlake
A Banze
VR Fijamo
JA Massunde
JA Massunde JM150 I Darbyshire K
LMA
Ndzou
Floresta aberta (prado) com muitas pedras, solo franco arrenoso meio avermelhados com predominancia da Pterocarpus angolensis Floresta Mahate na zona de Dhombeni rodeado de pequenas pedras num grass land 44 0 Mozambique 1933C1 MS 832

Arbusto de 7m, caule acastanhado muito forte, nao bem recto, folhas alterndas, simples, peciolos 2mm, flores de cor de vinho esbranquissado

-19.706667 33.169111 7
73664 Strychnos spinosa 14 Nov 2015 J Timberlake
I Darbyshire
A Banze
VR Fijamo
I Darbyshire 909 I Darbyshire K
LMA
Ndzou
Seasonally wet open grassland with sandy-peaty soils, some areas now dried out and with more sandy soil; scattered small trees and bushes of Maprounea africana, Aeschynomene, Dissotis and Eriosema; and small patches of swamp forest. Chimanimani foothills, Maronga, Wandowani, west of Comeni's compound. 44 0 Mozambique 1933C3 MS 340

Shrub to 2.5 m, leaves vivid green; sharp thorns on older branches. Flowers in bud only, pale green.

-19.975833 33.089222 7
74071 Strychnos spinosa 8 Nov 2015 J Timberlake
A Banze
VR Fijamo
JA Massunde
J Timberlake 6129 I Darbyshire K
LMA
Ndzou
Fire-maintained wooded grassland on hillslope on ?Umkondo sandstone. In tree clump by rocks. Sussundenga Dist., Mahate, Dombene area, foot of Chimanimani escarpment. wp 486 44 0 Mozambique 1933C1 MS 841

Small shrubby tree to 4 m. Some old fruits to 6 cm diameter. Flowering on new growth.

-19.706960 33.168960 7
74091 Syzygium guineense subsp. guineense 17 Nov 2015 J Timberlake
I Darbyshire
A Banze
VR Fijamo
JA Massunde
J Timberlake 6149 I Darbyshire K
LMA
Ndzou
Uapaca nitida-U. kirkiana miombo woodland, by open grassy area. Sussundenga Dist., Maronga, Madzirene area, c.0.5 km W of Rio Thiengunvu. wp 549 44 0 Mozambique 1933C3 MS 333

Small understorey tree to 5 m. Leaves leathery. Flowers just finished; fruits purple-tinged.

-19.983270 33.081740 7
98374 Trichilia emetica subsp. emetica 27 Jun 2015 J Timberlake
VR Fijamo
L Nkuna
J Timberlake 6082 I Darbyshire K
LMA
Ndzou
Semi-deciduous dry forest with Newtonia-Erythrophleum. Isolated clump of c.10 individuals on rocky slope in forest. Sussundenga Dist., Chimanimani foothills, track to Chik? from Mpunga Centro. wp248 45 0 Mozambique 1933C4 MS 547

Tree to 6 m. Large glossy leaves.

-19.761194 33.319667 7
73703 Vangueria infausta subsp. infausta 17 Nov 2015 J Timberlake
I Darbyshire
A Banze
VR Fijamo
I Darbyshire 950 NMJ Davies K
LMA
Ndzou
Low ridge with numerous outcrops of quartzite, with open Brachystegia microphylla woodland; other common trees include Diplorhynchus, Vangueria and Syzygium guineense. Coarse sandy soils, recent widespread burning. Quartzite rocks with abundant Coleochloa Chimanimani foothills, Maronga, Madzireni area, ridge west of Chiira River. 44 0 Mozambique 1933C3 MS 376

Tree to 3 m tall, leaves felty hairy, greyish-green beneath. Flowers yellow-green. Fruits globose, glossy, bright green.

-19.984889 33.077722 7
98370 Wissadula rostrata 27 Jun 2015 J Timberlake
VR Fijamo
L Nkuna
J Timberlake 6078 I Darbyshire K
LMA
Ndzou
Semi-deciduous dry forest with Pteleopsis-Newtonia-Funtumia, side of path. Sussundenga Dist., Chimanimani foothills, Mpunga Centro, Chiquartira forest. wp234 45 0 Mozambique 1933C4 MS 573

Herb to 1 m. Upper leaves clasping. Lax sprays of small yellow flowers. Seeds collected.

-19.759278 33.316028 7
74047 Ximenia caffra var. caffra 10 Nov 2015 J Timberlake
A Banze
VR Fijamo
JA Massunde
JA Massunde JM160 I Darbyshire K
LMA
Ndzou
Floresta de montanha, solos franco arrenoso com predominancia de muitas rochas e maior ocorrencia da Brachystegia glaucescens, B. utilis, B. spiciformis e Julbernardia globiflora Floresta Mahate no monte chipara proximo do rio Mudzira rodeado de rochas 44 0 Mozambique 1933C1 MS 594

Arbusto de 3m de alt. diametro de 3 cm caule escuro espinhoso ate pequenos ramos, fruto circular alongado verde e vermelho amarelado ja maduro, com caroso bem forte (semente) encontrado na zona pedregoso, pessiolo de 5mm.

-19.675833 33.189444 7


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 Valdemar Fijamo.
https://www.botswanaflora.com/speciesdata/utilities/utility-display-records-by-person.php?person_id=929, retrieved 31 March 2025

Site software last modified: 1 March 2025 6:30pm (GMT +2)
Terms of use