Collections made by John Burrows

Locally frequent, presumably flooded annually

Slender climber.

Climber to 2 m, flowers pink; in degraded coastal forest on sands.

Small deciduous tree to 4 m tall, bark rough, grey; in mixed miombo (Julbernardia globiflora/Brachystegia utilis) woodland. Occasional.

Soft shrub to 2 m tall, forming small colonies; in understorey of seasonally dry mixed semi-deciduous forest, the canopy dominated by Terminalia sambesiaca, Bivinia jalberti, Pteleopsis myrtifolia, Dialium holtzii and Milicia excelsa; on sandy soils

Soft understorey shrub to 2 m tall in high altitude forest. Flowers white.

1.2 m tall evergreen shrub, in mixed coastal woodland on sandy clays. Fruit pink above. Occasional., Occurrence: occasional

Scrambling shrub to 1.5 m tall; flowers yellow; in forest patch, in a mosaic of open coastal Brachystegia/Uapaca nitida/Parinari curatellifolia woodland and evergreen forest patches centred on termitaria; in sandy soils

Large tufted fern growing in water in extensive estuarine reedbeds. Occasional.

Occasional

Occasional

Tufted fern growing around base of granite rocks in miombo woodland.

Giant pachycaul to 15 m tall, growing in a small grove of ca. 8 baobabs, in a cultivated field on sandy soils, area of semi-deciduous coastal woodland/thicket. Flowers pure white, petals like plastic.

Robust liane in miombo woodland.

Climber to 3 m tall; in secondary scrub in cleared woodland on reddish clay-sands, north aspect of low escarpment.

Climber to 6 m in termitaria forest near stream, in area of miombo woodland.

Climber to 2 m, scrambling over bushes in ecotone between miombo woodland and riverine forest, on sandy soils.

Climber to 3 m high, stem almost white; on rocky conglomerate sandstone ridge in mixed Brachystegia torrei/Androstachys woodland.

Climber in mixed lowland forest on sands

Climbing in riverine forest to ñ 4 m high. Huge fruit. Miombo woodland on escarpment., Occurrence: scarce

Climber to ca. 5 m with succulent, smooth stem; leaves can be 3-lobed. Growing amongst on rocky granite outcrop in dry mixed deciduous woodland., Occurrence: occasional

Locally common

Locally frequent

Only one group seen; unlikely to be introduced

Locally frequent

Locally common ground fern in shade of gallery forest (also in Androstachys woodland on gorge lip) in limestone gorge. Fronds proliferous.

Occasional in forested areas and Brachystegia woodland

Occasional

Occasional

Small fern growing on mossy limestone rocks above water of stream in gallery forest in deep limestone gorge. Rare, only 2 plants seen.

Locally common

Very localised

Small bushy shrub, 2 m tall with spreading branches and very small bilobed fruit. Growing along river in mixed, high rainfall woodland., Occurrence: locally frequent

Erect tree to 6 m tall, bark smooth, grey-grown, mottled with pale lichens; in riverine woodland on granites.

Tree (?deciduous) to 5 m high, growing amongst gneiss rocks in seasonally-dry mixed deciduous woodland., Occurrence: scarce

Woody shrub to 2 m tall; occasional in sandy soils in light shade of closed-canopy Brachystegia torrei woodland., Occurrence: scarce

In thick deciduous bush/thicket on sandy soils.

Small tree to 3 m tall in miombo woodland.

Shrub or treelet to 2.5 m. In mixed deciduous coastal woodland on sandy soils. Dominant woody species: Strychnos madagascariensis, Phellocalyx vollesenii, Olax dissitiflora, Pteleopsis myrtifolia, Xylotheca tettensis, Micklethwaitia carvalhoi, Diospy

Small tree to 7 m tall, in tall mixed Brachystegia woodland on coastal sands; occasional.

Sapling tree to 4 m tall (no adults seen); scarce in gallery forest to 30 m tall, along edge of river on island. Dominant species: Newtonia buchananii, Pandanus livingstonianus, Filicium decipiens, Maranthes goetzeniana, Syzygium cordatum, Erythrophl

Spreading low tree to 7 m tall on granite outcrop in miombo woodland.

Small tree (regenerated) to 6 m tall, in coastal dune thicket near lakes. Fls dusky pink to greenish. Occasional

Wide-spreading tree to 10 m tall, bark pale grey, flaking in irregular plates; in coastal woodland on sandy soils; occasional.

Erect herb on sandy soils in light shade of mixed deciduous miombo woodland (Julbernardia globiflora/Brachystegia utilis) on granites.

Erect tufted shrublet (?annual) 30-40 cm high, in open spaces on deep sands in rather open woodland dominated by Guibourtia conjugata.

Erect ca. woody herb scattered in grassy area on sands, area periodically mown, in full sun; flowers white

Soft herb to 400 mm tall, in shade of moist evergreen montane forest, growing along roadside with Pilea, Impatiens, etc., Occurrence: occasional

Tree to 6m tall, in evergreen lowland forest. Branches more or less drooping.

Tree to 15 m tall (fallen) in high-altitude forest.

Evergreen small tree to 6 m tall, locally frequent in lowland evergreen to semi-deciduous forest in rolling hills, much degraded by logging and cultivation. Fls white., Occurrence: locally frequent

Large liane to 20 m high, in lowland semi-deciduous forest., Occurrence: occasional

Locally abundant liane to 30 m tall, stem massive, distinctly twisted with rough brown bark; in mixed dry lowland forest on sands.

Evergreen liane to 15 m tall in gulley forest in heavily logged/degraded evergreen lowland forest on rolling hills; scarce. Flowers pure white throughout, sweetly-scented, showy., Occurrence: scarce

A spreading tree along river margins, component of riverine forest on coastal plain. Scattered

Large tree to 16 m tall, and rather spreading crown; growing along stream over limestone at base of escarpment.

Low spreading tree in coastal woodland on ancient dunes. Flowers cream.

Tree to 6 m tall in open deciduous coastal woodland on clay-sands. Fruit immature, pinkish. Occasional

Shrub or small tree to 4 m tall, common constituent of forest understorey. In dry forest on sand.

Soft shrub to 1.5 m tall; locally common in degraded coastal forest/woodland mosaic on sandy soils, in secondary scrub.

Small tree to 3 m tall, in understorey of montane forest along roadside, SE aspect. Occasional.

Deciduous shrub to 2.5 m high, on margins of dry coastal sand forest dominated by Guibourtia schliebenii, the understorey dominated by Memecylon spp., Warneckea spp. and Strychnos spp.

Shrub to 2.5 m high, in mixed thicket/woodland on coastal sands.

Large tree to 18 m tall with spreading crown; bark grey, rough; flowers pale yellow. Occasional, in open woodland/thicket mosaic on sandy soils.

Erect conifer-like herb growing on muddy margins of dam on granite-derived sands.

Robust climber, growing over thatched roof of a dwelling. Fruit; glossy blackish, fleshy-x000D- Species name variation on plant label - A. africana (Lour.) Merr.

Locally frequent

Fern with few fronds from a long-creeping stolon-like rhizome, in sands among mossy limestone rocks in deep limestone gorge in gallery forest. Occasional.

In thicket on sands. Flowers, sweetly-scented.-x000D- -x000D- Sheet 1 of 2.

Scrambler in scrub adjacent to Avicennia mangroves. Flowers, pure-white.-x000D- -x000D- Corolla tube: c.10mm long, sparsely hairy or hairy-swollen near base.-x000D- Corolla lobes: 20-25mm long, 4-6mm wide. Glaborous, margins uliate.-x000D- Calyx lobes: +/- 2mm long

Scrambling shrub in coastal thicket/grassland mosaic in bush clumps, on old dunes. Flowers, very sweetly-scented.-x000D- -x000D- Corolla tube: 10-12mm long, +/- glaborous.-x000D- Corolla lobes: 20-27mm long, 8-12mm wide. Glaborous, but ciliate fringes. (Corolla lobes

Robust climber in small patch of evergreen forest on coastal sands. Fruit: 85mm diameter, flesh sweet, very palatable.-x000D- -x000D- Photo. attached to specimen.

Climber in coastal bush.-x000D- Leaf margins, wavy.-x000D- -x000D- Corolla tube: +/- 6mm long. +/- glaborous outside, swollen in the middle.-x000D- Corolla lobes: 12-15mm long. Ciliate margins.-x000D- Calyx lobes: +/- 1mm long.

Climber with milky latex, to 2 m high in remanant bushclump in riverine woodland. Collected p.m. when flowers are over for the day (morning-flowering). Fls. white., Occurrence: occasional

Scrambling/climbing shrub to 2 m high, with milky latex; in woodland-forest mosaic on sandy soils, occasional; fls white, fragrant., Occurrence: occasional

Climber in secondary scrub on sandy soils ca. 5 km from the coast. Flowers white. Locally common.

Locally common climber to 2 m or more in degraded coastal forest/woodland mosaic on sandy soils, in secondary scrub.

Evergreen tree to 6 m (15 m in dry forest in gorge), bark rough, longitudinally-fissured, dark grey, gregarious, forming almost monotypic stands on shallow soils over limestone pavement; leaves shrivelling during drought, but not falling.

Straggly herb on road margins in clearings in sand forest. Flowers yellow.

A 'sticky' herb with trailing stems and erect flowering stems; flowers yellow. Scattered along sandy roadside in dappled shade of evergreen forest on low hill on coastal plain.

A fairly common herb. The lilac flowers have two equal-sized petals and a large, cup-shaped third petal. Leaves are striped with lighter green. On sandy margins of track, on ecotone between Licuati Thicket and coastal woodland.

Much-branched, multi-stemmed shrub to 1.2 m high; forming colonies, on arid alluvial flats in degraded mixed deciduous thicket-woodland mosaic. Flowers pink.

Herbaceous shrub c. 1m tall, in forest clearings. Flowers red / pink. In tall semi-deciduous sand forest.

Herbaceous shrub 1 m tall, flowers deep red; in shade of tall mixed lowland sand forest.

Evergreen tree to 6 m tall. Cultivated. Leaves strongly veined. Fruit immature. Common names 'Bullock's Heart', 'Custard Apple'.-x000D- Sheet 1 of 3.

Many-stemmed shrubby geosuff from a woody rootstock; scattered in open Protea-miombo woodland on grey sandy loams.

Herb growing in moist dune slacks in coastal grassland near coastal lakes. Flowers purple.

Erect branched shrub to 2 m tall, forming colonies along roadside in grassland. Flowers purple-blue, showy. Locally frequent.

Dense shrub among rocks in montane grassland.

Much-branched shrub 1.5 to 2 m tall, on road cutting in scrub forest in mist belt, east-aspect. Occasional., Occurrence: occasional

Erect several-stemmed shrub 1.8 m tall; in rank grassland in gulleys or on forest margins, in montane grassland; occasional.

Shrubby small tree, understorey in riparian forest on river bank. Fls cream, in pendulous spikes. Growing with Canarium madagascariense and Synsepalum brevipes.

Shrubby small tree to 6 m tall, forming colonies along drainage line in Berlinia orientalis woodland on low escarpment.

Shrub to 4 m tall on high altitude forest margins.

Occasional but localised.

In forest clump in high rainfall woodland. Shrub to 3 m tall.-x000D- EJD Schmidt writes: 'best guess without flowers or fruit'.

Shrub to 2.5 m tall in mid-altitude forest.

Liane to 6 m tall, in dense thicket on sands. Ripe fruit red.

Growing in seasonally wet areas in miombo woodland, locally frequent., Occurrence: locally frequent

Erect shrub to 1 m tall in degraded deciduous mixed woodland on sandy soils, in full sun, roots terete, lacking tubers, , Occurrence: occasional

Climber to 2.5 m tall, in degraded grassy woodland.

As Asparagus cooperi in BNRH. Erect (when in As Asparagus cooperi in BNRH.Garcinia-dominated coastal grassland) to scrambling or climbing to 2.5 m tall (in dune scrub), on old dunes; locally frquent, some bushes just starting to flower.-x000D- -x000D- Flowers in pickle.

As Asparagus cooperi in BNRH. Erect shrub to 1 m tall, in clearing in arid low-altitude riverine vegetation on alluvial loams. Only one population seen.

As Asparagus cooperi in BNRH. Shrub in wooded grassland on sands. No tubers.-x000D- Spirit material. , Occurrence: locally frequent

As Asparagus cooperi in BNRH. Shrub, needing support, in open Hyphaene-Strychnos-Terminalia coastal veld, soils very sandy. Locally frequent. Flowers with scent of vanilla, anthers yellow.-x000D- DNA material given to Maria Norup, Copenhagen University, October 2006.-x000D- Spirit material:

As Asparagus cooperi in BNRH. Scrambler to 5 m high, on small termite hill in open mixed mopane woodland on blackish soils., Occurrence: scarce

As Asparagus cooperi in BNRH. Robust multi-stemmed climber to ca. 6 m high, in Acacia/Combretum woodland.-x000D- DNA material sent to Maria Norup, Copenhagen University, 2007.-x000D- Spirit material: flw.

As Asparagus cooperi in BNRH. Straggly shrub to 1.5 m high in degraded/logged forest-woodland mosaic.-x000D- Spirit material: fr. , Occurrence: rare

As Asparagus cooperi in BNRH. Straggly shrub to 1m tall, in mixed short thicket on sands.

As Asparagus cooperi in BNRH. In short mixed thicket on deep sands.-x000D- Spirit material: flw.

As Asparagus cooperi in BNRH. Straggly shrub to 1m in degraded woodland / thicket on sands.-x000D- Spirit material: flw and fr.

As Asparagus cooperi in BNRH. Erect shrub to 1.5 m high, new growth, growing in full sun in occasionally-cut grassy 'square' in Mueda town.

As Asparagus cooperi in BNRH. Climber on termite mound in miombo woodland. Scarce.

As Asparagus cooperi in BNRH. Shrublet, fruit orange; occasional in mopane woodland on gravelly clay soils at base of hill.

As Asparagus cooperi in BNRH. Heavily overgrazed shrublet on Acacia flats.

As Asparagus cooperi in BNRH. Low (due to grazing) multistemmed shrublet ca. 400 mm high and 1.5 m across; in degraded dry deciduous mixed woodland.

As Asparagus multiflorus in BNRH. Locally common very As Asparagus multiflorus in BNRH. Large tangled bushes, self-tangling or climbing on other shrubs, to 2 m high and 4 m across, confined to the margins of salt flats. Fruit blue-green. -x000D- DNA material sent to Maria Norup, Copenhagen University, 2007.-x000D- Spirit materia

As Asparagus multiflorus in BNRH. Many-stemmed shrub to 1.8 m tall, free-standing or scrambling in thicket on estuarine flats.-x000D- DNA material sent to Catherine Wiegand, Kansas University, 2005.-x000D- DNA material given to Maria Norup, Copenhagen University, October 2006.-x000D- Spirit material:

As Asparagus multiflorus in BNRH. Extremely robust scrambler to 10 m high, smothering trees and shrubs in Acacia/Diospyros/Adansonia woodland on saline flats; locally common. Ripe fruit orange.

As Asparagus shirensis in BNRH. Erect multi-stemmed free-standing shrub to 1.2m tall, in mixed miombo woodland.

As Asparagus shirensis in BNRH.Rounded tangles shrub to 1 m high, in seasonally wet/waterlogged wooded grassland. Local. -x000D- -x000D- Same population as Burrows & Burrows 9974, collected 8/3/2007. , Occurrence: occasional

Climber, bloom on new purple stems; tubers in-line. Occasional. Growing in tree clumps on sands in wooded coastal grassland. Plant in cultivated collection., Occurrence: occasional

Scrambling / climbing shrub in low mixed thicket on deep coastal sands.

Climber, deciduous, on rocky gneiss outcrop in miombo woodland.-x000D- DNA material sent to Catherine Wiegand, Kansas University, 2005.

Shrublet with few radiating arching to prostrate stems; tubers arising laterally off fleshy (not swollen) roots; fruit large, red when ripe; growing in shallow humic soils on and among quartzite rocks of the Frontier System, on rocky mountain hillsid

Lax shrublet in herb layer in coastal forest.

Tufted foxtail asparagus in light shade of thicket margins on sands, occasional.-x000D- DNA material given to Maria Norup, Copenhagen University, October 2006.-x000D- Spirit material: fr.

Shrublet in miombo woodland.

Locally common, growing in sand in dappled shade of Brachystegia spiciformis closed woodland or sand forest. Growing with A. natalensis & A. falcatus.

Low asparagus with a few stems reclining on the ground; widespread in open areas in open Syzygium cordatum-dominated woodland on coastal sands.

Slender scrambler growing in thicket on clay soils; in association with Schotia capitata, Albizia petersiana, Acacia nilotica, Acacia luederitzii, Balanites maughamii, Euphorbia grandicornis, Searsia gueinzii and Gymnosporia maranguensis. Locally fre

On coastal flats / floodplain on sands. Erect shrublet.-x000D- DNA material given to Maria Norup, Copenhagen University, October 2006.

Spiny scrambler to 4 m high in margins of evergreen forest.

Robust scrambler in dry degraded coastal scrub on dunes. Fls white, sweet-scented.-x000D- Spirit material: fr. and flw., Occurrence: scattered

Climber in bushes and small trees on edge of granite/gneiss whaleback. Sterile, Occurrence: occasional

Climber in remnants of vegetation on small anthill in cleared land for cultivation. Only one plant seen., Occurrence: rare

Robust scrambler in coastal forest.

In coastal thicket on old dunes. Scrambler, occasional., Occurrence: occasional

Scrambling shrublet in miombo woodland on sands.

On termitaria in bush clumps in Brachystegia woodland.

Robust climber in mid-altitude forest.

Scrambling shrublet to 1 m tall, in disturbed area along roadside against thicket, in somewhat degraded/disturbed Berlinia/Parinari woodland and thicket mosaic on sandy soils.

Climbing shrub 1.5 m tall, in gallery forest in limestone gorge; occasional.

Branches with orange fruit; plant 80 cm high, erect in grass along river in woodland.

Growing amongst granite boulders. Orange fruit.

Free-standing shrub to 1.5 m tall; stems yellowish. In mixed deciduous woodland.

Erect shrub to 1 m, single-stemmed with long horizontal branches somewhat drooping (specimen composed of branches), fruit green with a bluish bloom, orange when ripe. Occasional. -x000D- DNA material sent to Maria Norup, Copenhagen University, 2007.-x000D- Spiri

Erect shrublet to 1 m tall, in degraded miombo woodland on sandy loams. occasional. , Occurrence: occasional

Erect shrublet to 1 m tall, in among tall rank grasses on margins of riverine forest.

Shrub with somewhat arching branches, to 1 m tall; occasional on outer edges of wetland woodland.

Lanky shrub to 0.7 m tall, in old chopped forest edge in montane grassland/scrub/forest mosaic on rocky mountain hillside in mist belt. One specimen on summit in felled pine plantation (2074 m); also lanky but both with ribbed stems.-x000D- , Occurrence: s

Multi-stemmed shrub to 1 m tall; occasional in rocky montane grassland.

In bushveld.

In bushveld on rocky slopes.

Spiny shrub to 1 m tall, in stunted mopane woodland on shallow sandy soils over conglomerate sandstones.

Shrub to 0.7 m high, fruit a red berry; occasional in arid mixed Acacia-Grewia-Boscia-Adansonia woodland on gravelly hillock, growing in association with Asparagus exuvialis.

Sparse erect shrublet 60 cm high, in sparse grasses on margin of termite-mound bush-clump, in open Acacia woodland.

Climber to 2 m in coastal thicket dominated by Terminalia sambesiaca, on sands. Stem and spines purplish., Occurrence: occasional

Small climber to ca. 1 m high, not as large as A. buchananii, both branches and cladodes droop., Occurrence: occasional

Partly climbing shrub forming dense clumps in shade of trees or bush clumps in coastal vegetation on littoral sands.

Scrambling shrub to 1m tall, on old termitaria in miombo woodland on sublittoral sands.

Scrambling shrub to 1m tall, on old termitaria in miombo woodland on sublittoral sands.-x000D- DNA material given to Maria Norup, Copenhagen University, October 2006.

Straggly shrub to 1m tall, in mixed deciduous woodland on sandy soils.-x000D- Spirit material.

Shrublet in woodland, erect to 1 m tall.

Scrambling shrub to 1.5 m high, in coastal thicket/bush on sandy soils.

Climber to 2.5 m high, on termite mound in miombo woodland.

Climber to 2.5 m tall; on rocky conglomerate sandstone ridge in mixed Brachystegia torrei/Androstachys woodland.

Erect shrub to 1 m with arching or trailing branches; flowers profuse, white, sweetly-scented; in miombo woodland.

Scrambling shrub to 1 m tall; occasional on sandy-clay soils in Brachystegia spiciformis, B. utilis, B. boehmii miombo woodland.

Weakly scrambling shrub to 1 m tall, in miombo woodland.

Spiny deciduous scrambling shrublet to 1 m tall, in mixed deciduous woodland over limestones. Occasional.

Straggly deciduous shrub to 1 m high with arching stems, flowers with maroon anthers, apricot-scented; occasional in rocky grassland over limestones.

Scrambling shrub to 2 m high, young stems puple-maroon with a pale bloom; on sandy soils in degraded (old lands) mixed semi-deciduous woodland.

Delicate scrambler to 800 mm tall in dune forest, all branches and branchlets flattened in to one plane. Occasional.

Small shrublet to 0.5 m tall, growing on roadside in sandy granite-derived soils in severely degraded woodland. Branches horizontal, all in one plane, cladodes distinctly glaucous.

Growing on lower slopes of large termitarium dominated by Diospyros mespiliformis and other large trees, in shade. Surrounding area disturbed by gravel pit. Occasional.-x000D- DNA material sent to Maria Norup, Copenhagen University, 2007.-x000D- Spirit material:

Climber in evergreen forest patch.

Slender climber / twiner in dry coastal forest. Scarce. Branches horizontal.-x000D- DNA material given to Maria Norup, Copenhagen University, October 2006.-x000D- PRE: det. as A. plumosus.

In small forest patch on sands.

Slender scrambler in evergreen coastal forest.

Climber in degraded grassland on red loams.

Slender climber to 1.5 m in high-altitude forest.

Slender climber in understorey of mid-altitude forest.

Scrambler in understorey of montane mist forest, on E-aspect mountain slopes. Very robust, branches & branchlets horizontal, scrambling to 2-3 m. Spines on lower stem large for typical A. setaceus., Occurrence: occasional

Small scrambler to 1.5 m high in undergrowth of lowland evergreen forest on sands, locally frequent., Occurrence: locally common

Delicate lacy shrublet to 500 mm tall, somewhat scrambling; occasional in understorey of ravine forest, and on ecotone of forest and Brachystegia spiciformis woodland, on E-aspect mountain slopes. Whole plant distinctly glaucous.

In shade of montane forest margins; fruit black, flowers creamy.

Delicate shrublet to 750 mm high in shade of tall mixed miombo escarpment woodland, N-aspect, on sandy soils.

Delicate herb in forest in limestone gorge.

Erect shrublet to 80 cm tall, flowers white, very sweetly-scented; in bushclump in termitaria in deciduous woodland on sands ('sand forest').

In shade of Diospyros loureiriana; in mixed semi-deciduous coastal plain woodland on reddish sandy soils.-x000D-

In coastal forest.

Grass-like shrublet to 0.5 m tall growing in lee of Pterocarpus lucens in open arid low-altitude woodland dominated by Combretum spp., almost leafless (cladode-less).

Soft shrublet under bush clump in coastal grassland on sands.

Erect shrublet to 0.5 m tall, in low Acacia scrub/woodland on clay flats. Occasional., Occurrence: occasional

Herb to 1 m tall. Flowers yellow.

Tufted fern in shade of tall lowland forest, growing at base of large tree on forest floor; scarce.

Tufted fern forming colonies on forest floor in mid-altitude forest.

Fern on deeply shaded forest floor in degraded forest.

Tufted fern with arching fronds; on mossy rocks next to mountain stream in ravine forest; occasional.