Collections made by John Ball

Records: 21

The following is a list of the collections made by John Ball in species name order. The records are of species which occur in Zimbabwe (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
42728 Aporrhiza paniculata7 Sep 1958JS Ball
JS Ball 751 SRGH
K
Riverine forest.Lusitu riverside above Nyahodi junction.0Zimbabwe2032B2 E530

Cited in Flora Zambesiaca Vol. 2 part 2: 514 (1966)

5
102441 Bonatea cassidea17 Sep 1958JS Ball
JS Ball 749 SRGH
K
Lusitu Reserve, Chimanimani0Zimbabwe2032B2 E0

Cited in Flora Zambesiaca volume 11 part 2: 46, 1995.

2
73926 Brillantaisia cicatricosa6 Aug 1963JS Ball
JS Ball 62 SRGH
Under shade in evergreen forestNchisi Forest0Malawi1334A3C1450

Very large straggling bushy herb; bright blue-mauve flowers; square stems up to 8 feet high.

-13.34999034.0166705
102455 Cheirostylis nuda14 Sep 1954JS Ball
JS Ball 360 SRGH
K
Near Nyabamba Falls0Zimbabwe2032B2 E925

Cited in Flora Zambesiaca volume 11 part 1: 10, 1995.

5
102456 Cheirostylis nuda20 Sep 1959JS Ball
JS Ball 818 SRGH
K
In riverine forestLusito Forest520Zimbabwe2032B2 E300

Cited in Flora Zambesiaca volume 11 part 1: 10, 1995.

6
35665 Disperis lindleyana17 Dec 1955JS Ball
JS Ball 553 SRGH
K
Himalaya Range, Mutare District0Zimbabwe1932B4 E2000

Cited in Flora Zambesiaca Vol. 11 part 1: 243

2
49373 Eulophia guineensis1 Dec 1954JS Ball
JS Ball 437 SRGH
In red soil and black humus over boulders in semiriverine shadeUmvumvumvu River gorge, Chimanimani District.470Zimbabwe1932D1 E820

Cited in Flora Zambesiaca Volume 11 part 2: 465,1998). Additional notes by J.S. Ball state: "Fairly common beside Umvumvuvu River in region of Gorge beside middle crossing on Melsetter road" (Ball 2009)

6
74448 Gastrodia ballii24 Apr 1976JS Ball
JS Ball 1422 SRGH
In very rich litter and humus layer under Albizia gummifera with understorey of Craibia brevicaudata.Shigodora Farm, near Vumba Heights School below Castle Beacon, Vumba63,1560Zimbabwe1932B1 E0

Locally abundant.Cited in Flora Zambesiaca volume 11 part 1:271 (1995).

5
74453 Gastrodia ballii2 Sep 1975JS Ball
JS Ball 1333 SRGH
K
Near Lujeri power Station, Ruo Gorge, below Mt Mulanje.1790Malawi1535D3 S760

Fruiting. Cited in Flora Zambesiaca volume 11 part 1:271 (1995).

5
41683 Lindsaea odorata25 May 1957JS Ball
JS Ball 695 EACLE Schelpe SRGH
Long Gully, Chimanimani Mts.0ZimbabweE0

0.0000000.0000000
36182 Polystachya albescens subsp. imbricata23 Nov 1975JS Ball
Petterson
JS Ball Petterson 1375 SRGH
K
Near Shigodora, southwestern Vumba630Zimbabwe1932b1 E0

Cited in Flora Zambesiaca Vol. 11 part 2: 329 (1998)

2
36213 Polystachya fusiformis26 Jan 1955JS Ball
JS Ball 487 SRGH
K
Chimanimani Mts330Zimbabwe1933C3 E1660

Cited in Flora Zambesiaca Vol. 11 part 2: 347 (1998)

2
36214 Polystachya fusiformis × lindblomii 1976JS Ball
JS Ball 1404 SRGH
On a moss-covered rock at a riverbankPungwe Gorge, Nyanga0Zimbabwe1832B4 E0

Cited in Epiphytic Orchids of Southern Africa (Ball, 1978: 152)

2
36223 Polystachya golungensis10 Aug 1975JS Ball
JS Ball 1329 SRGH
K
Near Zonwe River, Burma Valley 630Zimbabwe1932B2 E1000

Cited in Flora Zambesiaca Vol. 11 part 2: 339 (1998)

2
36243 Polystachya lindblomii8 Feb 1976JS Ball
JS Ball 1403 SRGH
K
Pungwe River below the falls, Nyanga District540Zimbabwe1832B4 E0

Cited in Flora Zambesiaca Vol. 11 part 2: 348 (1998)

2
36245 Polystachya malilaensis9 Dec 1961JS Ball
JS Ball 972 SRGH
K
Leygate Cottage, c. 5 km north of Troutbeck, Nyanga0Zimbabwe1832B2 E2100

Cited in Flora Zambesiaca Vol. 12 part 2: 353 (1998)

2
36225 Polystachya simplex14 Dec 1975JS Ball
JS Ball 1377 SRGH
K
Bunga Forest, Vumba39,63,1560Zimbabwe1932B2 E0

Cited in Flora Zambesiaca Vol. 11 part 2: 348 (1998)

2
36125 Polystachya subumbellata29 Mar 1975JS Ball
JS Ball 1312 SRGH
K
East end of Enwa farm, Himalaya Mts0Zimbabwe1932B4 E0

Cited in Flora Zambesiaca Vol. 11 part 2: 360 (1998)

2
41113 Psilotum nudum18 May 1957JS Ball
JS Ball 680 SRGH
On streambed rocks of Haroni R.Haroni-Lusitu confluence area, Chimanimani 520Zimbabwe2033A1E610

0.0000000.0000002
102457 Summerhayesia zambesiaca27 Apr 1954JS Ball
JS Ball 336 SRGH
K
Westward Ho farm, Chimanimani. 0Zimbabwe1932D4 E1360

Cited in Flora Zambesiaca volume 11 part 2: 446, 1998

5
102549 Vanilla polylepis22 Nov 1959JS Ball
JS Ball 844 SRGH
K
By Pool in Bundi Gorge, Chimanimani Mts330Zimbabwe1933C3 E0

Cited in Flora Zambesiaca volume 11 part 1: 248, 1995

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Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave, 2002-24

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M. (2024). Flora of Zimbabwe: Collections made by John Ball.
https://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/utilities/utility-display-collections-by-person.php?person_id=94, retrieved 26 December 2024

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