Zambia List - SABONET

ZAMBIA 

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AMARANTHACEAE 

Celosia richardsiae C.C.Towns. 

Status: VU D2 

Endemism: Endemic? 

Distribution: North 

Type is from Mweru Wantipa. Known from a steep area 

near moisture. Collected at an altitude of 1,000 m. 

ANNONACEAE 

Uvaria edulis N.Robson 

Status: VU D2 

Distribution: West 

Type from Zambezi River north of Kaleni Hill Mission. 

Possibly known only from the type. 

APIACEAE 

Aframmi longiradiatum (H.Wolff) Cannon 

Status: VU D2 

Endemism: Near-endemic? 


Type from DRC. 

Frommia ceratophylloides H.Wolff 

Status: VU D2 

Distribution: East 

High montane endemic. Very characteristic looking 

plant. Stands 1 m tall. 

APOCYNACEAE 

Adenium multiflorum Klotzsch 

Status: VU D1D2 

Occurs northwards to East Africa. Sometimes varietal 

status is used, but this is not the case in Zambia. 

Strophanthus eminii Aschers. & Pax 

Status: VU D2 


Endemic to the Itigi thicket. Type is from Tanzania. Has 

very large conspicuous leaves. 

ARALIACEAE 

Schefflera abyssinica (Hochst. ex A.Rich.) Harms 

Status: VU D2 


Habitat is near waterfall sprays. It is an epiphyte 

occurring in small localities. Species has the potential 

to be exploited because it is a popular horticultural 

plant. Well-represented in East Africa. 

ASPHODELACEAE 

Aloe excelsa Berger 

Status: VU D2 

Distribution: South 

Only one disjunct locality in Zambia (from a rocky 

gorge), but widespread in Zimbabwe. Well-represented 

outside Zambia. 

ASTERACEAE 

Ageratinastrum palustre Wild & G.V.Pope 

Status: VU D2 



Swampy or dambo areas with tall grasses. Altitude of 

1,350 m. Type from Ndunda Swamp, Mbala. Cannot 

EXTINCT & THREATENED 

confirm whether it occurs in Tanzania. Possibly known 

only from the type. 

Erythrocephalum albiflorum Wild 

Status: VU D2 



In Brachystegia and mixed deciduous woodland. Type is 

from Solwezi. Known only from western Zambia and 

possibly from Malawi. Very conspicuous. Is an erect 

suffrutex. 

Gutenbergia mweroensis Wild & G.V.Pope 

Status: VU D2 

Endemism: Endemic 


In a sandy area on the lake foreshore in swampy and 

rocky places. 

Gutenbergia spermacoceoides Wild 

Status: VU D2 


Type is from Mungwi (Kasama District). Sandy soils 

often in pan-like depressions. Known only from the 

northern region of Zambia. One specimen from western 

Tanzania in the same habitat. 

Gutenbergia trifolia Wild & G.V.Pope 

Status: VU D2 



Collected in shallow peaty soil near a waterhole. Known 


Pleiotaxis oxylepis Jeffrey 

Status: VU D2 

Endemism: Near-endemic 


Miombo woodland often on steep slopes. Type is from 

Kalambo Falls, collected there twice. Also known from 

Tanzania. Narrow distribution range. 

Vernonia isoetifolia Wild 

Status: VU D2 



Moist sandy grassland. Type from Kambole-Mbala Road. 

Known only from around Mbala. 

Vernonia mutimushii Wild 

Status: VU D2 



Slightly moist dambos. Type is from Manchele. 

Vernonia najas Wild 

Status: VU D2 



Sandy watershed grassland. Type from Mwinilunga, 18 

km east of Kaleni Hill. Possibly known only from 

Zambia. 

Vernonia zambiana G.V.Pope 

Status: VU D2 



Brachystegia woodland often in sandy soil. Type from 

Chishimba Falls in Kasama District. Possibly a Zambian 

endemic. 

BORAGINACEAE 

Cystostemon hispidissimus (S.Moore) Miller & 

Riedl subsp. zambiensis Miller & Riedl 

Status: VU D2 




Grows in Brachystegia woodland and edges of dry 

Brachystegia boehmii margins. 

CAMPANULACEAE 

Wahlenbergia ramossima (Hemsl.) Thulin subsp. 

richardsiae Thulin 

Status: VU D2 



Damp grassland or sandy soil. Type from Mbala by 

Richards. 

CAPPARACEAE 

Maerua paniculata Wild 

Status: VU B1B2cD2 


Type is from Itigi thicket, Chishela Chikuku. 

COLCHICACEAE 

Gloriosa sessiliflora Nordal & Bingham 

Status: VU D2 


Distribution: Barotseland 

Known from a single population at the type locality. 

Many individuals are reported to be known from this 

locality. Found on floodplain termite mounds and 

sandbanks with riverine forest. Difficult to find, under 

Syzygium forest. Apparently also a site photo from 

Namibia, presumably from Caprivi, in the linear dune 

systems of the Kalahari dunes. Found on elevated parts 

of the Balozi Plain. 

COMBRETACEAE 

Combretum mweroense Baker 

Status: VU D2 



Semi-deciduous thicket in Chipya thicket (degraded Itigi 

that has been burnt). Scrambler in scrub. Possibly 

occurs in Tanzania and DRC. 

Meiostemon tetrandrus (Exell) Exell & Stace 

subsp. australis Exell 

Status: VU B1B2c 


Dense, low altitude deciduous thicket where Acacia is 

dominant. In Zambia, known from game ranches and 

National Parks where it is said to be threatened by 

elephants. Also recorded from Mozambique and 

Zimbabwe. 

Meiostemon tetrandrus (Exell) Exell & Stace 

subsp. tetrandrus 



In Itigi thicket, probably as widespread as Itigi thicket. 

Shallow sand covering granite. Extremely leached and 

infertile sands. Type is from Allan in Mwera Antipa. 

Apparently also recorded in East Africa. 

CONNARACEAE 

Burttia prunoides Baker f. & Exell 




An endemic to Itigi thicket in northern Zambia.

CONVOLVULACEAE 

Ipomoea richardsiae Verdc. 

Status: VU D2 



In woodland on rock outcrops. Altitude of 1,200– 

1,300 m. Type is from Kalenda Village in Mwinilunga. 

Apparently not known from elsewhere. 

CUCURBITACEAE 

Cucumis humifructus Stent 

Status: VU D2 

Distribution: North, Barotseland 

In swamp forests but also reported on Kalahari sands 

which needs verification. 

EUPHORBIACEAE 

Clutia whytei Hutch. var. monticoloides Radcl.-Sm. 

Status: VU D2 



Known only from this area. Higher rainfall plateau 

grassland. 

Croton scheffleri Pax 

Status: VU D2 


Euphorbia debilispina L.C.Leach 

Status: EN B1B2C 


Distribution: Central 

Known only from limestone outcrops (small area of 

endemism). Quarrying and urban expansion have 

resulted in habitat loss. 

Euphorbia distinctissima L.C.Leach 

Status: VU D2 



Euphorbia fanshawei L.C.Leach 

Status: VU 



Reported to be rare. 

Euphorbia perplexa L.C.Leach var. kasamana 

L.C.Leach 

Status: VU D2 



Euphorbia speciosa L.C.Leach 

Status: VU D2 



Jatropha seineri Pax var. tomentella Radcl.-Sm. 

Status: EN B1B2C 


Distribution: Central, South 

Soils derived from carbonate rocks. 

Monadenium discoideum Bally 

Status: VU D2 

Source: IUCN TPC (1981). 

Monadenium filiforme (Bally) S.Carter var. 

filiforme 

Status: VU D2 



Monadenium friesii N.E.Br. 




Miombo woodland, very inconspicuous, easily 

overlooked. Occurs in a variety of habitats. Also on 

limestone areas not likely to be cultivated. Is endemic 

to a small area in Lusaka and Chisamba, where it is 

fairly common (60 km north of Lusaka). 

Monadenium hirsutum Bally 

Status: VU D2 

In miombo woodland. 

Monadenium pseudoracemosum Bally var. 

lorifolium Bally 

Status: VU D2 


Monadenium pudibundum Bally var. pudibundum 

Bally 

Monadenium simplex-Pax var. pudibundum (P.R.O.Bally) 

P.R.O.Bally 

Status: VU D2 



Type from Mwinilunga. 

Tragia micromeres Radcl.-Sm. 

Status: VU 


Disturbed by human settlements. Type from Lake 

Bangweulu on fixed dunes. 

Tragia prostrata Radcl.-Sm. 

Status: VU D2 



Known only from the type locality. Higher rainfall 

miombo, chipya and tall grassland. 

Tragiella friesiana (Prain) Pax & Hoffm. 

Status: VU D2 



Type from Mporokoso. Higher rainfall miombo 

woodland. 

FABACEAE 

Aeschynomene lateriticola Verdc. 

Status: VU D2 



Known only from the type in Mwinilunga (collected in 

1938 by Milne-Redhead). Is a perennial prostrate herb. 

Found in open grassland, overlaying lateritic soil. 

Aeschynomene stipulosa Verdc. 

Status: VU D2 



Is a perennial prostrate herb, known only from the type 

locality in Mwinilunga (on a river bank), collected by 

Milne-Redhead (1937). Brachystegia woodland species. 

Possibly known only from the type. 

Aeschynomene venulosa Verdc. var. grandis Verdc. 

Status: VU D2 



Known only from Mbala from two specimens. Both were 

collected by Richards along a 200 m gradient, at 

different times. Woodland and short grassland species. 

Afzelia bipindensis Harms 

Status: VU D2 


Apparently known only from one locality in Zambia 

(Mwinilunga). Widespread in West Africa. Commonly 

used as a timber tree. 

Aphanocalyx trapnellii (J.Léonard) Wieringa 

Status: VU D2 



Known only from a small area. It is a medium-sized tree 


that forms almost monospecific stands. Is used in the 

building industry. 

Baikiaea plurijuga Harms 

Status: VU A1acd 

Wide distribution but threatened due to heavy logging 

of the species. 

Baphia speciosa Gillett & Brumm. 

Status: VU D2 



Conspicuous 7 m tall tree. Itigi thicket mosaic of 

grassland and scrub. 

Bussea massaiensis (Taub.) Harms subsp. 

rhodesica Brenan 



An endemic to Itigi thicket in northern Zambia. 

Crotalaria criniramea Bakerf. ex Polhill 

Status: VU D2 



From a well-collected area. Altitude 1,300–1,500 m 

Crotalaria simoma Polhill 

Status: VU D2 



It was collected twice at the same locality. This is not a 

well-collected species. 

Crotalaria trinervia Polhill 

Status: VU D2 


Distribution: North,West 

First collected in Mwinilunga, a well-collected area. 

Brachystegia woodland. 

Dalbergia melanoxylon Guill. & Perr. 

Status: VU A1d 

Distribution: Central/East 

Widespread in Zambia. Unhealthy populations in 

Luangwa. Also recorded from Angola, Botswana, Central 

African Republic, DRC, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Mali, 

Mozambique, Namibia and others. 

Daniellia alsteeniana Duvign. 

Status: EN A1acd 


Grows in dry evergreen forest and high quality miombo 

woodland (deep soil miombo woodland). Used for 

canoes. Large numbers are being cut down in 

Mporokoso. Many sites have been extirpated. 

Droogmansia pteropus (Baker) De Wild. var. 

axillaris Verdc. 

Status: VU D2 



It is recorded from two collections in Mbala (two 

localities in close proximity to each other). Species 

grows in grassland and open dambos. 

Humularia kapiriensis (De Wild.) Duvign. var. 

repens Verdc. 

Status: VU D2 



Collected twice in Mwinilunga in 1960 (Robinson) and 1969 

(Tronche). A conspicuous plant although it is prostrate. The 

habitat is dry, sandy plateau grassland at 1,500 m. 

Humularia minima (Hutch) Duvign. subsp. 

flabelliformis (Duvign.) Verdc. 

Status: VU D2 



Known only from the type locality, was never recorded 

there again despite the area being fairly well-collected. 

It could be that it is very rare. 

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Humularia minima (Hutch) Duvign. subsp. 

minima 

Status: VU D2 


Distribution: North, West 

Collected by Milne-Redhead (1930s). Found in Mbala 

(collected by Burtt in 1936). Mainly Brachystegia 

woodland in Kalahari sand. 

Humularia pseudaeschynomene Verdc. 

Status: VU D2 



Well-collected area. Watershed grassland on Kalahari 

sand. 

Indigofera emarginella Steud. ex A.Rich. var. 

longefoliolata Gillett 

Status: VU D2 



Type is from Mbala. Open woodland or bush amongst 

grass. 

Kotschya africana Endl. var. latifoliola Verdc. 

Status: VU D2 



Type is from near the top of Kagampande Mountain. 

Grows up to 6 m tall. Conspicuously glandular and 

sticky. Also known from Malawi. 

Kotschya longiloba Verdc. 

Status: VU D2 



The type was collected in 1950. Habitat is floodplains 

in wet black soils. 

Kotschya suberifera Verdc. 

Status: VU D2 



Known only from Kaleni Hill which has been wellcollected. 

The species has been described as being 

dominant over a small area. Shrub of 2 m. 

Ophrestia breviracemosa Verdc. 

Status: VU D2 



In Uapaca woodland at altitude of 1,500 m. Known 

only from the collection of Drummond & Williamson 

9307 (1969). 

Pseudoprosopis fischeri (Taub.) Harms 




Itigi thicket endemic. An important constituent in 

dense thicket. Altitude of 760–1,000 m. Habitat under 

threat. Not known whether it is endemic to Zambia. 

Tephrosia kasikiensis Bakerf. subsp. chinsaliana 

Brummitt 

Status: VU D2 



Specimen was collected along a shady riverine habitat. 

The type is from Shiwa Ngandu. 

Vigna comosa Baker subsp. abercornensis Verdc. 

Status: VU D2 



In rocky places, altitude 1,200–2,000 m. Type from 

Mbala on the path to the Inono Source (collected by 

Richards). Narrow distribution range. 

Canscora kirkii N.E.Br. 

Status: VU D2 

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GENTIANACEAE 



Edges of rainforest and at the end of the spray zone of 

waterfalls. The type collection is from an island in 

Victoria Falls, between Zambia and Zimbabwe. It is 

known to be uncommon. 

Faroa corniculata P.Taylor 

Status: VU D2 



Rock crevices at altitude of about 1,500 m. 

Sebaea perpusilla Paiva & Nogueira 

Status: VU D2 


Distribution: Barotseland, West 

Collected in a wet dambo. Type from Sinkabola Dambo 

in Mwinilunga. Possibly known only from the type. 

HYPOXIDACEAE 

Curculigo multiflora Zimudzi 

Status: VU D2 



This species is known only from the type locality. It is 

larger than Hypoxis. 

Hypoxis dregei (Baker) Nel. 

Status: VU A2cd 



Wide distribution. 

Hypoxis fischeri Pax 

Status: EN A2cd 



Sandy open places and miombo woodland. 

Hypoxis goetzei Harms 

Status: EN A2cd 

Distribution: East, West, Central 

Plateau woodland and dambo margins. 

Hypoxis iridifolia Baker 



Distribution: Barotseland, Central, West 

Habitat is sandplain and miombo woodland. 

Hypoxis villosa L.f. 


Distribution: Central, Barotseland, North 

IRIDACEAE 

Gladiolus serenjensis Goldblatt 

Status: VU D2 


Distribution: Central, North 

On rocky outcrops and on thin soils in rock crevices. In 

hill country. Restricted to a small area. Known from two 

cited collections in Zambia. 

MELASTOMATACEAE 

Memecylon zambeziense A. & R.Fern. 

Status: VU D2 



Only from Zambia in gallery forests along the Zambezi. 

Fairly conspicuous shrub of 4 m. Type from Mwinilunga 

District collected by Angus. 

MORACEAE 

Antiaris toxicaria Lesch. subsp. welwitschii 

(Engl.) C.C.Berg var. usambarensis (Engl.) 


C.C.Berg 

Status: VU C2a 


Zambia is the only country in the Flora zambesiaca 

region where it is found in evergreen, riverine habitats. 

This species is known only from Samfya on Lake 

Bangweulu in isolated, evergreen forests. 

Ficus usambarensis Warb. 

Status: VU D2 


There is an isolated occurrence from the main centre in 

Usambara (Tanzania). Big, conspicuous tree found in 

disturbed woodland. 

Milicia excelsa (Welw.) Berg 

Status: CR C2b 


Can grow up to 20–50 m tall. It is a tropical African 

genus consisting of two species. Commonly called eroco 

timber. It is a highly desirable, high-value timber 

species. Appeared in previous RDLs as globally LR-nt. 

Heavily utilised in Zambia. 

MYRSINACEAE 

Embelia upembensis Taton 



Grows in Brachystegia woodland. Also known from DRC. 

OLEACEAE 

Chionanthus richardsiae Stearn 

Status: VU A1a 



Grows in sandy and stony soils. 

ORCHIDACEAE 

Brachycorythis conica (Summerh.) Summerh. subsp. 

longilabris Summerh. 

Status: VU D2 



Grassy savanna and in dry sandy dambos. Fusiform 

tubers. Altitude of 1,300–1,400 m. Type is from 

Mwinilunga by Milne-Redhead. Possibly found outside 

Zambia but this cannot be confirmed. 

Disa nyikensis H.P.Linder 

Status: VU D2 



Grows in montane grasslands at 2,500 m. Recorded 

from Malawi. 

Disa roeperocharoides Kraenzl. 

Status: VU D2 

Distribution: Central, West 

Found in dambo grasslands but rarely from 

Brachystegia woodland. It is found in a variety of 

habitats. Probably used for chikanda. Wide distribution 

range. Also known from DRC. 

Disa ukingensis Schltr. 

Status: VU D2 


Montane short dry grassland. Altitude 2,100–2,800 m. 

Wide distribution. 

Disperis aphylla Kraenzl. subsp. bifolia Verdc. 

Status: VU D2 


In leaf litter in deep shade in evergreen forest. Probably 

overlooked as it is a small plant. 

Disperis bifida P.J.Cribb 

Status: CR B1B2c 

Endemism: Endemic


In a small forest patch, near Rest House (Nyika 

Plateau). Probably overlooked as it is a small plant. 

Habenaria hebes la Croix & P.J.Cribb 

Status: EN A2dB1B2e 



Seasonally damp grassland (on sandy plateau 

grassland). Probably used as chikanda. 

Habenaria pasmithii G.Will. 

Status: VU D2 


Water meadows of slow flowing water 60 cm deep. 

Grows with sedges and aquatic herbs. Found on Kalahari 

sands.Type from Okavango in Botswana. Known from 

only two collections. Probably more common than 

currently known. 

Habenaria pubidens P.J.Cribb 

Status: VU A2c 



Deep shade in evergreen forest. Altitude of 1,700– 

2,050 m in inaccessible areas. Forms colonies. Used on 

both sides of the border (also known from Malawi). 

Narrow distribution range. Big tubers. Probably used as 

chikanda. 

Habenaria tubifolia la Croix & P.J.Cribb 

Status: EN A2dB1B2e 



Open bush with Uapaca trees in a commercial farming 

area (mostly now abandoned land). Only known from 

the type specimen. Probably used as chikanda. 

Holothrix tridactylites Summerh. 

Status: VU D2 


Dry montane grassland, usually recently burnt. Altitude 

2,050–2,300 m. Probably overlooked. 

Malaxis katangensis Summerh. var. pygmaea 

(Summerh.) P.J.Cribb 

Status: VU D2 



Found in woodland. Only one citation in Flora 

zambesiaca, Mwinilunga (1938) by Milne-Readhead. 

Probably used as chikanda. Probably overlooked because 

of size. 

Platycoryne brevirostris Summerh. 

Status: VU D2 



Dambos and granite outcrops over marshy ground over 

laterite or rock. Kalenda Dambo (Mwinilunga) is the 

type locality. Also in Angola. 

Satyrium microcorys Schltr. 

Status: VU A2dD2 


Montane grassland, usually amongst rocks in seepage 

areas. Altitude of 1,900–2,300 m. Type from Tanzania. 

Very large tubers. 

Satyrium monadenum Schltr. 

Status: VU A2dD2 


Habitat is wet montane grassland usually in wetter 

areas. Altitude more than 2,100 m. The species 

sometimes forms large colonies. Type from Tanzania. 

Definitely used as chikanda, based on the size of the 

tuber. 

Satyrium princeae Kraenzl. 

Status: VU D2 


Found in montane grassland, usually in wetter areas, at 

an altitude of 1,900–2,400 m. Type from Tanzania. 

Satyrium shirense Rolfe 

Status: VU A2d 


In montane grasslands, rocky hillsides and seepage 

slopes. Altitude of 1,750–2,500 m. Type from the Shire 

Highlands in Malawi. Widely distributed. Small, slender 

plants. White flowers. Very common and ubiquitous. 

OXALIDACEAE 

Biophytum nyikense Exell 

Status: VU D2 



Upland grassland, altitude up to 2,450 m. Type is from 

the Nyika Plateau (Zambia). Known from a very small 

area on the Nyika in Zambia. 

Biophytum richardsiae Exell 

Status: VU D2 



On cliff ledges. Type from the Saisi (a basin on its own) 

by Richards. Apparently known only from the type. 

PASSIFLORACEAE 

Adenia erecta De Wilde 

Status: VU D2 



Type is from the Mujileshi River (Mwinilunga). Found in 

grassland at the edge of rivers and in Brachystegia 

woodland. Possibly occurs in Angola. No further 

information available. 

Adenia tuberifera R.E.Fr. 

Status: VU D2 



Type from Kalambo Falls. Apparently known only from 

here. In open woodland and stony places in dry forests. 

POACEAE 

Eragrostis punctiglandulosa Cope 

Status: VU D2 



Grows in heavy black clay soils (the whole of the Kafue 

Flats). Kafue is succumbing to habitat degradation. The 

type is from Namwala District, along the Kafue River. Is 

a Kafue Flats endemic. 

Oreobambos buchwaldii K.Schum. 

Status: CR A1acdB1B2ceB3d 


Grows in mist forests. Has been extensively overutilised. 

Is known from a few localities, but appears to 

be extinct at most of the sites. Recent surveys have 

failed to find it in the Mbala area. The species has been 

observed in cultivation. 

POLYGALACEAE 

Securidaca welwitschii Oliv. 

Status: VU B1B2C 


Evergreen riparian forests. Habitat type is threatened. 

The tree is used for medicinal (aspirin) and cosmetic 

purposes. Known from West and East Africa. 

PROTEACEAE 

Protea caffra Friis subsp. mafingensis Chisumpa & 

Brummitt 

Status: VU D2 



Distribution: East, North 

Altitude of 2,070–2,240 m. Known from the Zambia- 

Nyika and the Mafingas. Originally endemic to Malawi. 

Protea kibarensis Hauman subsp. cuspidata 

(Beard) Chisumpa & Brummitt 

Status: VU D2 



Upper Brachystegia woodland and mountain grasslands 

of 1,800–2,000 m. Type from Mafinga Mountains above 

Chisenga. Not known whether it is endemic to Zambia. 

RHIZOPHORACEAE 

Cassipourea fanshawei Torre & Gonç. 

Status: VU D2 



Only known from the type collection. The site is 

ungazetteered. The species grows in thickets. 

RUBIACEAE 

Coffea mufindiensis Hutch. ex Bridson subsp. 

lundaziensis Bridson 

Status: VU D2 



The species grows in forest undergrowth and forest 

fringes at altitudes of 2,050–2,300 m. Also found in 

Tanzania. 

Fadogia chlorantha K.Schum. 

Status: VU D2 



Sandy plains at edges of Cryptosepalum woodlands, 

Kalahari sand species at 1,200 m altitude. Grassy plains 

and Baikiaea woodland. Also recorded in Angola. 

Fadogia schmitzii Verdc. 

Status: VU D2 


Cryptosepalum–Brachystegia woodland in Kalahari 

sand, 1,200 m. Type is from Mwinilunga collected by 

Milne-Redhead. Is a suffrutex of height 35–50 cm. Also 

recorded from DRC. 

Fadogia variifolia Robyns 

Status: VU D2 



Found in open sandy ground on plain and woodland 

edges. Should have been collected again (common?). 

Hallea stipulosa (DC.) Leroy 



Found in swamp forest, fringing woodlands of streams 

and lakes. Alternative genus name: Metrogyna. Locally 

called ‘mupa’ (Bemba name). Timber tree of high 

rainfall areas. Also recorded in Angola, Cameroon, 

Central African Republic, DRC, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, 

Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone and others. 

Oldenlandia geophila Bremek. 

Status: VU D2 



Sandy dambos margins and drainage banks. Type from 

Mfulira. 

Pavetta johnstonii Bremek. subsp. breviloba 

Bridson 

Status: VU B1B2bD2 


Also known from Tanzania. 

Pavetta redheadii Bremek. 



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Evergreen vegetation, riparian thicket and woodland. 

Altitude of 1,230 m. Type from the Lunga River. Forest 

has been drastically transformed for banana and 

sugarcane plantations. Not known whether it is endemic 

to Zambia. 

Pavetta subumbellata Bremek. var. subumbellata 

Status: VU D2 


Forest patches at altitude of 1,750–2,285 m. Type from 

Tanzania. 

Pentanisia confertifolia (Baker) Verdc. 

Status: VU D2 



Coarse grassland and Brachystegia woodland, 

sometimes amongst boulders on sandy ground and also 

in old cultivations. Altitude of 1,500–1,650 m. All 

collections within a very small area. Type from Lake 

Tanganyika (Fwambo) collected by Carson. Possibly also 

in Tanzania. 

Psychotria mwinilungae Verdc. 

Status: VU D2 



Riverine forest endemic, altitude of 1,300 m. Type is 

from Mwinilunga on the West Lunga River (collected in 

1975). Should have been found there again. Is a subshrub. 

Habitat is threatened. 

Psydrax whitei Bridson 

Status: VU D2 


Distribution: North, East 

Evergreen rainforest and forest margins, on rocky 

outcrops in submontane grasslands. Altitude of 2,100– 

2,300 m. Type is from Malawi-Nyika Plateau. In Zambia 

the known localities are in close proximity to each other 

(highlands). 

Rytigynia adenodonta (K.Schum.) Robyns subsp. 

adenodonta 

Status: VU B1B2b 

Distribution: North, Central 

Severely fragmented habitats. 

Rytigynia adenodonta (K.Schum.) Robyns subsp. 

reticulata (Robyns) Verdc. 

Status: VU B1B2b 


Only one record in Zambia at an altitude of 1,177– 

2,000 m. 

Spermacoce annua Verdc. 

Status: VU D2 



Dry dambos, damp soil on rocky outcrops. Altitude of 

1,500 m. Type is from near Kaleni Hill in Mwinilunga by 

Robinson. Possibly known only from the type. 

Spermacoce bangweolensis (R.E.Fr.) Verdc. 

Status: VU D2 



Found on bare soil amongst grass clumps. Almost 

certainly a dune species. Type from Lake Bangweulu. 

Found on both sides of the lake. Sub-shrub up to 50 cm 

tall. Habitat disturbed due to the development of the 

fishing industry. 

Spermacoce perennis Verdc. var. fimbriolata Verdc. 

Status: VU D2 



Dambos and bushland on sandy soil. Type from Luwingu 

(Chishinga Ranch) by Astle (1961). Same habitat as 

Spermacoce perennis Verdc. var. perennis. 

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Spermacoce perennis Verdc. var. perennis 

Status: VU D2 


Dambos and bushland on sandy soil. Type collected in 

Luwingu by Jelf (1922). 

RUTACEAE 

Vepris termitaria Mendonça 



On termite mounds in woodland. An evergreen shrub or 

small tree up to 3 m. Type is from Kitwe; collected by 

Fanshawe. Not common and not in dense stands. 

Distribution scattered. 

SAMYDACEAE 

Homalium molle Stapf 

Status: VU D2 


Type is from from Kunkuta in Mporokoso District. In 

forest margins and forest patches. Unable to confirm 

whether it is endemic to Zambia. 

SCROPHULARIACEAE 

Buchnera chisumpae Philcox 

Status: VU D2 



Grows amongst rocks in dry sandy areas at altitudes of 

1,260–1,750 m. There are several localities in Kasama. 

Buchnera cryptocephala (Baker) Philcox var. 

mwinilungensis Philcox 

Status: VU D2 


Habitat is Brachystegia woodland. The species was last 

collected in 1960. Also recorded in DRC. 

Buchnera ebracteolata Philcox 

Status: VU D2 



Habitat of the species is open grassland and woodland 

at altitudes of 1,750–2,500 m. Found in large 

quantities in Chilongowelo. 

Buchnera nervosa Philcox 

Status: VU D2 



Grows in dambos in sandy areas where it is common. 

Also known from semi-open woodland. Occurs at an 

altitude of about 1,300 m. 

Crepidorhopalon involucratus (Philcox) Fischer 

Status: VU D2 




Woodlands, roadsides and stony areas in and bordering 

gorges. Type from Kabompo Gorge, collected by 

Robinson. 

Crepidorhopalon tenuifolius (Philcox) Fischer 

Status: VU D2 


Bogs, swamps and marshy grounds. Altitude of 1,250– 

1,550 m. Type is from Chilongowelo. 

Micrargeriella aphylla R.E.Fr. 

Status: VU D2 



Swamps and dambos, altitude of 1,290–1,525 m. Type 

from Kawendimusi. 

Stemodiopsis glandulosa Philcox 

Status: VU D2 


Grows on rock faces and crevices at an altitude of 

1,280 m. Type from Serenje collected by Fanshawe. 

Known only from a small area in Zambia. 

SELAGINELLACEAE 

Selaginella imbricata (Forssk.) Spring ex Decne. 

Status: VU D2 

Scarce in southern Africa; always occurs on basalt. 

TURNERACEAE 

Streptopetalum luteoglandulosum R.Fern. 

Status: VU D2 



Grassland on sandy soils. Type is from Luapula by 

Richards. 

VITACEAE 

Cyphostemma abercornense Wild & R.B.Drumm. 

Status: VU D2 



Habitat is rocky hills. Represented only by two 

collections. 

Cyphostemma rotundistipulatum Wild & 

R.B.Drumm. 

Status: VU D2 



Grows in Brachystegia woodland in sandy soils. A 

specimen has been collected from a termite mound in 

the middle of a marsh. 

Participants of the RDL Workshop held in Lusaka. 

(Photo: J.S. Golding)

AMARANTHACEAE 

Pandiaka confusa C.C.Towns. 

Status: LR-lc 


Type is from Mwinilunga just south of Matonchi Farm. 

Also recorded from Angola. 

Pandiaka richardsiae Suess. 

Status: LR-lc 



In damp sandy ground, along dambos or in short grass 

under Uapaca or Protea stands. 

ANACARDIACEAE 

Lannea virgata R. & A.Fern. 

Status: LR-lc 


Distribution: West, Barotseland 

Woodlands, sometimes near dambos and on termite 

mounds. Type from Kasempa by Fanshawe. Very wide 

distribution. 

Ozoroa kassneri (Engl. & v.Brehm.) R. & A.Fern. 

var. rhodesica R. & A.Fern. 

Status: LR-lc 



Type is from Ndunda in Mbala by Richards. 

Rhus longipes Engl. var. schinoides R.Fern. 

Status: LR-lc 



Brachystegia woodland and by streams. Type is from 13 

km northwest of Mbala. Known only from the type 

collection. 

APOCYNACEAE 

Strophanthus angusii F.White 

Status: LR-lc 


Habitat at edge of dambo in Kalahari sand. Type from 

Chikundulu Stream in Mwinilunga District. Is a 

suffrutex. Reasonably widespread. 

ASCLEPIADACEAE 

Stapelia gigantea N.E.Br. 

Status: LR-nt 


Widely distributed outside Zambia. 

ASTERACEAE 

Vernonia mushituensis Wild 

Status: LR-lc 



Mushitu forest margins. Type from Chilongowelo. Winddispersed 

seed. Possibly endemic to Zambia. 

Vernonia tanganyikensis R.E.Fr. 

Status: LR-lc 


Miombo woodland. Type from Lake Tanganyika. Also 

known from East Africa. 

LOWER RISK 

BALSAMINACEAE 

Impatiens limnophila Launert 

Status: LR-lc 



In wet places in swamps, in mud on river banks. Type 

from Mbala collected by Weelan. Flower colour pale 

mauve or pink. It has great range of variability in its 

vegetative stages. A prostrate plant. 

CAPPARACEAE 

Boscia cauliflora Wild 

Status: LR-lc 



Termite mounds in Brachystegia woodland. Type is from 

Mwinilunga collected by Milne-Redhead in 1938. 

Taxonomically possibly sunk. 

Cleome macrophylla (Klotzsch) Briq. 

Status: LR-nt 


This is a mid-Zambezi endemic which occurs on Kalahari 

soils. Small, discrete pockets of distribution. Grazing by 

cattle a threat. 

CLUSIACEAE 

Garcinia pachyclada N.Robson 

Status: LR-lc 



Widespread on plateau woodland on sandy soil. 


Ipomoea fanshawei Verdc. 

Status: LR-lc 


Woodlands, dambo margins and open sand habitats. 

Altitude of 1,097 m. Apparently also recorded from 

Botswana. 

EUPHORBIACEAE 

Croton longipedicellatus Léonard var. 

brevipedicellatus Radcl.-Sm. 

Status: LR-nt 



Seldom collected. Type from Lake Mweru. Possibly also 

in Angola. 

Croton polytrichus Pax subsp. brachystachys 

Radcl.-Sm. 

Status: LR-lc 


Distribution: North, South, West 

In dry thicket. 

Phyllanthus caespitosus Brenan 

Status: LR-lc 



Pyrophyte. Type from Kasama. Plateau miombo 

woodland. Not known whether it is endemic to Zambia. 

Phyllanthus microdendron Welw. ex Mull.Arg. var. 

asper Radcl.-Sm. 

Status: LR-lc 


Last specimen cited was in 1975. Type from Kitwe. 

LOWER RISK 

Miombo and Guibourtia–Baikiaea woodland on Kalahari 

sand. Altitude of 1,000–1,250 m. Also known from 

Angola. 

Phyllanthus polyanthus Pax 

Status: LR-lc 


Habitat severely reduced. Dry evergreen forest and 

thicket patches. Well-represented outside Zambia. 

Apparently also recorded in South Africa. 

Phyllanthus tenuis Radcl.-Sm. 

Status: LR-lc 



Type from Mbala District where it is locally common. 

Sandy soil among rocks and wet grassland. 

Phyllanthus zambicus Radcl.-Sm. 

Status: LR-lc 


Type from Zambia, Kafue National Park (Chunga). 

Floodplain grassland and mopane woodland. 

FABACEAE 

Aeschynomene pseudoglabrescens Verdc. 

Status: LR-lc 



Collected in Kasama by Richards. The two known 

localities are very far apart, and the species has 

probably been overlooked. Habitat is Brachystegia 

woodland at 1,200 m. 

Brachystegia puberula Burtt Davy & Hutch. 

Status: LR-lc 


Has been overlooked. Common and widespread. 

Cordyla africana Lour. 

Status: LR-lc 

Distribution: Central/East, North, South 

In small numbers in Luangwa mostly as mature trees 

(one individual every 2–3 km). The species is common 

throughout the rest of Zambia, and its habitat is not 

severely disturbed. 

Crotalaria umbellifera R.E.Fr. 

Status: LR-lc 



Widespread. 

Dialium angolense Welw. ex Oliv. 

Status: LR-lc 

Distribution: Central, North, West 

Widespread in Zambia. Grows as part of mateshe forest, 

associated with Itigi thicket. Found in riverine fringes. 

Kotschya prittwitzii (Harms) Verdc. var. parviflora 

Verdc. 

Status: LR-lc 



It probably has a much wider distribution than 

currently known. The type is from Kawambwa, collected 

by Fanshawe. Riverside Brachystegia woodland. 

Tephrosia coronilloides Welw. ex Baker 

Status: LR-lc 


It is recorded from sandy places on Kalahari sand. Type 

from Angola. Widespread. There are probably several 

more localities because the habitat is extensive. 

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ZAMBIA

ZAMBIA 

Tephrosia richardsiae Gillett subsp. erucifera 

Brummitt 

Status: LR-lc 



Rocky plateau woodland, a common habitat. Occurs on 

rocky hills in undisturbed areas. Widespread along the 

Great North Road. 

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GENTIANACEAE 

Exacum oldenlandioides (S.Moore) Klackenb. 

Status: LR-nt 

Habitat is along streams and river banks. Widespread. 

Well-represented outside Zambia. 

GESNERIACEAE 

Streptocarpus aff. michelmorei Hilliard & 

B.L.Burrt 

Status: LR-lc 



Found in deep gorges and inaccessible areas. Known 

from several localities. Characterised by its unifoliate 

leaves. Similar-looking taxon in Malawi (Viphya). 

Known from the specimens of Mutimushi 3335 (1965) 

and Williamson 1727 (1969). 

HYPOXIDACEAE 

Curculigo pilosa (Schum. & Thonn.) Engl. 

Status: LR-lc 


Distribution: Central, North, South 

It grows amongst rocks, crevices and in dambos. It is 

probably used for its medicinal properties as an 

alternative to African Potato. 

IRIDACEAE 

Moraea brevifolia Goldblatt 

Status: LR-lc 



Marshy habitats. The type is Lumangwe Falls in 

Mporokoso District. 

LOBELIACEAE 

Monopsis stellarioides (Presl) Urb. 

Status: LR-lc 


Widespread. Habitat in Lumangwe is about to be 

destroyed because of the development of a hydroelectric 

scheme. 

MALVACEAE 

Triplochiton zambesiacus Milne-Redh. 

Status: LR-lc 


Found on termite mounds, but also in floodplains on 

silty sands and on riverbanks. Restricted to the valley 

floor. Mid-Zambezi endemic. Type is from Zimbabwe. 

Wood is hard and is used for yokes. 


Dichaetanthera erici-rosenii (R.E.Fr.) A. & R.Fern. 

Status: LR-lc 


Found in rocky places mainly at waterfalls and in 

woodlands. Also recorded from Tanzania. 

Dissotis simonis-jamesii Buscal. & Muschl. 

Status: LR-lc 



The species was collected at Lake Bengweulu up to 

Mbala. It is known only from swamps in northern 

Zambia. The range covers a wide area. Habitats are not 

under threat. 

MELIACEAE 

Khaya anthotheca (Welw.) C.DC. 

Status: LR-nt 

Known from gorges. Wide distribution, only on Kalahari 

sand of the Western Province. Riparian and chipya 

forests. Popular as a cultivated tree. Also known from 

Angola, Cameroon, Ivory Coast, DRC, Ghana and others. 

Turraea zambesica Sprague & Hutch. ex Hutch. 

Status: LR-nt 


MENYANTHACEAE 

Nymphoides tenuissima A.Raynal 

Status: LR-lc 


Temporary pools, altitude of 900–1,200 m. Also known 

from DRC. 

MORACEAE 

Ficus ottoniifolia (Miq.) Miq. subsp. macrosyce 

Berg 

Status: LR-lc 

Extremely widespread. Habitat in riverine forests in 

rocky gorges; on rocks in rapids and in swamp forest 

mushitu. 

Morus mesozygia Stapf ex A.Chev. 

Status: LR-nt 


This is the only African species in the genus. It grows 

up to 40 m tall. It is not known whether this species is 

endemic to Zambia. Not common. Wide distribution in 

Zambia and other countries. 

ORCHIDACEAE 

Brachycorythis pilosa Summerh. 

Status: LR-lc 


Scrub and woody grassland and swamp. Type from 

Tanzania. Widespread. 

Disa dichroa Summerh. 

Status: LR-lc 



Known from many collections from Mbala. Possibly 

found in Tanzania. 

Disa welwitschii Rchb.f. subsp. welwitschii 

Status: LR-nt 

Grows in damp grasslands and dambos, common where 

it occurs. 

Habenaria argentea P.J.Cribb 

Status: LR-nt 


Distribution: North, West, Central 

In swampy grassland. Seems widespread. Probably used 

as chikanda. 

Habenaria hirsutitrunci G.Will. 

Status: LR-nt 



Montane grassland. Probably used as chikanda. 

LOWER RISK 

Widespread. Type from Luangwa River, 50 km south of 

Mporokoso near the Kalungwishi River. Also known from 

Malawi. 

Habenaria humilior Rchb.f. 

Status: LR-nt 

Distribution: Central, South, East 

Altitude of 1,900–2,200 m in grassy dambos. 

Habenaria leucotricha Schltr. var. reticalcar la 

Croix 

Status: LR-nt 


Distribution: West, North, Central, East 

Woodland on stony ground. Has a vast habitat range. 

Probably used as chikanda. 

Habenaria velutina Summerh. 

Status: LR-nt 



In grassland often near streams. Widespread distribution. 

Common habitat. Probably used as chikanda. 

Nervilia bicarinata (Bl.) Schltr. 

Status: LR-lc 

Distribution: North, Central, South 

Riverine forest. Not harvested. Also in Senegal, Yemen, 

Ethiopia, Rwanda, Tanzania, DRC and West Africa, 

Nigeria, Central African Republic, Madagascar, 

Mascarenes, Comores and so forth. 

Platycoryne isoetifolia P.J.Cribb 

Status: LR-nt 



Wet and dry dambos, altitude of 1,350 m. Does not 

seem to be used as chikanda because it has small 

tubers. Type from Shiwa Ngandu. 

Platycoryne latipetala Summerh. 

Status: LR-lc 



Wet peaty swamps, altitude of 1,200–1,400 m. Type 

from Sinkabolo in Mwinilunga. Also in DRC. 

Platycoryne micrantha Summerh. 

Status: LR-lc 



Marshy grassland. Type from Mwinilunga, west of 

Dobeka Bridge. Also recorded in Angola. 

Platycoryne proteatrum (Rchb.f.) Rolfe var. 

recurvirostrum G.Will. 

Status: LR-nt 



Low-lying black soils of peaty dambos and swamps. 

Locally dominant and widespread. Like an epiphyte in 

rotting grass mats. The genus is unlikely to be used for 

chikanda. Not known whether it is endemic to Zambia. 

Platylepis glandulosa (Lindl.) Rchb.f. 

Status: LR-lc 



Swamp species in deep marshy forests. Flowers from 

December to February. Possibly overlooked due to its 

small insignificant flowers. Not known whether it is 

endemic to Zambia. 

Roeperocharis wentzeliana Kraenzl. 

Status: LR-lc 


Montane grassland in damp areas. Altitude of 1,700– 

2,440 m. Type is from Tanzania. Widespread. Known 

from a small area in Zambia. Possibly used as chikanda.


Adenia cissampeloides (Planch. ex Hook.) Harms 

Status: LR-lc 


Type is from Kalambo Falls in Mbala. On rocky slopes 

with Brachystegia woodland. Species is common and 

dominant. 

Adenia ovata De Wilde 

Status: LR-lc 


Distribution: West, North 

Type is from Mufulira on the Copperbelt. Brachystegia 

woodland on lateritic and sandy soils. Seems to be 

widespread. Not known whether it is endemic to Zambia. 

Adenia repanda (Burch.) Engl. 

Status: LR-nt 



Kalahari sand endemic. Appears in the rainy season. 

Tourists are known to collect the plant. Generally 

uncommon in Zambia but wide distribution. Possibly 

more widespread along the Chobe/Zambezi Rivers. 

Basananthe baumii (Harms) De Wilde var. 

caerulescens (A. & R.Fern.) De Wilde 

Status: LR-lc 


Found in miombo woodlands. Dry woodland in open 

sandy ground. Also in Angola. 

Basananthe holmesii R. & A.Fern. 

Status: LR-lc 

IUCN TPC (1981). 

POACEAE 

Brachiaria pungipes Clayton 

Status: LR-lc 



Grassland on sandy soils, at altitude of 1,500 m. Type 

from Dobeka Bridge in Mwinilunga. Fairly wide 

distribution. Possibly also in Angola and DRC. 

Digitaria bidactyla Van der Veken 

Status: LR-nt 



Grows in dambos and in wet sands at altitudes of 

1,600–1,700 m. Known from several collections from 

only one locality. Not known from elsewhere. 

Digitaria tenuifolia Goetgh. 

Status: LR-nt 



Found in shallow depressions on flat rocks (altitude of 

1,400 m). 

Eccoptocarpha obconiciventris Launert 

Status: LR-lc 


Type is from Kasama. In open places. Altitude 1,000– 

1,500 m. Distribution extends into Zambia from 

Tanzania. Monotypic genus. Found over a wide area. Is 

an annual grass. 

Eragrostis anacrantha Cope 

Status: LR-lc 



Found growing in dambos, in seasonally wet woodlands 

beside rivers. 

Eragrostis anacranthoides Cope 

Status: LR-lc 



Common on rocks beside running water. 

Altitude of about 1,600 m. 

Eragrostis dentifera Launert 

Status: LR-nt 



Altitude of about 1,700 m in seasonally wet grassland. 

Eragrostis divaricata Cope 

Status: LR-lc 


Found in lateric pans and on peaty soils and damp 

holes. Altitude of 1,400 m. Also recorded in DRC. 

Eragrostis fimbrilata Cope 

Status: LR-lc 



The type is from Kitwe by Fanshawe. Found in dambo 

margins in high rainfall areas. It has possibly been 

overlooked. 

Eragrostis lepidobasis Cope 

Status: LR-nt 



Found in wet areas and watershed areas. Known only 

from the type collection. Must have been overlooked by 

collectors. 

Eragrostis mariae Launert 

Status: LR-nt 



Found in dambos in swampy grassland usually in peaty 

soil at altitudes of 1,700 m. Type is from Lake Chila. 

Eragrostis milnei Launert ex Cope 

Status: LR-nt 



Found in dambos and standing water in laterite pans. 

Type is from Kalenda Dambo in Mwinilunga. Known only 

from two collections. So far known only from this 

locality, but may also occur in DRC and Angola. 

Eragrostis oligostachya Launert ex Cope 

Status: LR-nt 


Found in dambos in damp grassland, in laterite and 

margins in shallow pools near rocky outcrops. 

Eragrostis spicigera Cope 

Status: LR-nt 



Watershed grassland in sandy soil at an altitude of 

1,400–1,450 m. Known only from the type locality 

where it was collected four times by Astle. 

Hydrothauma manicatum Hubb. 

Status: LR-lc 


An aquatic grass, it grows in shallow pools on ironstone 

outcrops. 

Hyparrhenia anemopaegma Clayton 

Status: LR-lc 



It has a limited national distribution. 

Lophachme parva Renvoize & Clayton 

Status: LR-lc 


Distribution: North, Central 

Dambos and damp places beside rivers. Altitude of 

1,400–1,700 m. Type from Shiwa Ngandu. 

Panicum bullockii Renvoize 

Status: LR-lc 



LOWER RISK 

Woodland on mountain slopes, on arenaceous soils. 

Altitude of 1,750—2,000 m. Type from Chishimba Falls 

in Kasama District. Probably a number of collections. 

Not known whether it is endemic to Zambia. 

Panicum pseudoracemosum Renvoize 

Status: LR-lc 



Damp places in shade. Altitude of 1,350–1,650 m. Type 

from Mwinilunga near the Kaomba River. Widespread 

distribution. Not known whether it is endemic to 


Pogonarthria refracta Launert 

Status: LR-lc 


Distribution: South, North 

Kalahari sands, in woodland on disturbed ground. 

Altitude of 1,000 m. Type from Namwala (collected in 

1962). 

Setaria pseudaristata (Peter) Pilg. 

Status: LR-nt 

Widespread. Also found in East Africa and further 

afield. 

POLYGALACEAE 

Polygala friesii Chodat 

Status: LR-lc 



Habitat in swamps and peat bogs and marshy 

grassland. Altitude of 1,700–1,750 m. Type from near 

Mansa. Widespread. Not known whether it is endemic to 


PORTULACACEAE 

Portulaca foliosa Ker Gawl. 

Status: LR-nt 

PSILOTACEAE 

Psilotum nudum (L.) P.Beauv. 

Status: LR-lc 

Riverine or wet miombo species. A cosmopolitan 

species, but seldom common anywhere. The species is 

rare but extremely widespread in Zambia. Its habitat is 

not threatened. 

ROSACEAE 

Prunus africana (Hook.f.) Kalkm. 

Status: LR-nt 

Widespread but uncommon habitat. Also in Angola, 

Burundi, Cameroon, DRC, Equatorial Guinea (Bioko), 

Ethiopia, Kenya, Madagascar, Mozambique, Rwanda, 

São Tomé & Principé and South Africa (Eastern Cape, 

Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal, Mpumalanga, Limpopo 

Province). 

RUBIACEAE 

Batopedina linearifolia (Bremek.) Verdc. 

Status: LR-lc 



Crevices on granite hills at 1,250 m. Habitat is not 

threatened. Plant is 10–25 cm tall. 

Fadogia tomentosa De Wild. var. calvescens 

(Verdc.) Verdc. 

Status: LR-lc 



Brachystegia–Cryptosepalum woodland and Kalahari 

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ZAMBIA 

sand. Type from Machili in Western Province. Probably 

not common. 

Fadogia triphylla Baker var. gracilifolia Verdc. 

Status: LR-lc 


Grows in degraded habitat of Monotes, Brachystegia 

and Uapaca woodland. Also old cultivations, i.e. in 

degraded miombo. Type from southwestern Tanzania. 

Otiophora angustifolia Verdc. 

Status: LR-lc 



On rocky outcrops. Fairly widespread. Distance between 

the two known localities is about 400 km. Possibly 

uniformly distributed between these localities. Dwarf 

shrub/woody herb. 

Sericanthe andongensis (Hiern) Robbrecht var. 

andongensis 

Status: LR-nt 

In riverine forest. Widespread. Occurs further north 

through Tropical Africa. 

Tapiphyllum cinerascens (Hiern) Robyns var. 

laetum (Robyns) Verdc. 

Status: LR-lc 


Distribution: East, North 

Brachystegia woodland in rocky places. Altitude of 

900–1,350 m. Widespread. 


richardsii (Robyns) Verdc. 

Status: LR-lc 


Grassland, Combretum–Grewia thicket and Brachystegia 

woodland. Sandy soil sometimes in rocky places. 

Altitude of 1,200–1,500 m. 

Tapiphyllum molle Robyns 

Status: LR-lc 

Distribution: Barotseland, North, West 

Julbernardia and Brachystegia woodland on Kalahari 

sand. Type from Angola. Several localities known from 

northwestern Zambia have been provisionally included 

in this taxon pending a full taxonomic investigation. 

Widespread. Not utilised. 

Tapiphyllum rhodesiacum (Tennant) Bridson 

Status: LR-lc 



Habitat is escarpment vegetation, thicket and woodland 

on granite rocks and very stony ground. Often on rocky 

hills in Brachystegia woodland. Type from Serenje 

District by Fanshawe. A shrub to a small tree. 

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RUTACEAE 

Vepris mendoncana W.Mziray 

Status: LR-lc 



Found in riverine forests. 

Blighia unijugata Baker 

Status: LR-nt 


Not common in Zambia. 

SAPINDACEAE 

Deinbollia fanshawei Exell 

Status: LR-lc 



Known only from Barotseland in Kalahari sand 

woodland. 

Eriocoelum lawtonii Exell 

Status: LR-lc 



Habitat is riverine forest, which is not particularly 

threatened. The type is from Kasama District, 

Kawambwa. Fairly widespread. 


Alectra glandulosa Philcox 

Status: LR-lc 


Distribution: North, South 

In moist grassland from 1,500–1,830 m. Type is from 

32 km from Mwininlunga on the road to Solwezi at 

Mundwizi Dambo, altitude 1,700 m. 

Alectra pubescens Philcox 

Status: LR-lc 



Type from Mbala on Chilongowelo Escarpment at 

1,500 m. 

Buchnera laxiflora Philcox 

Status: LR-lc 



Grows in dambos at altitudes up to 1,200–1,400 m. 

Buchnera trilobata Skan 

Status: LR-lc 


Grows in montane grassland and Brachystegia woodland 

up to altitudes of 2,500 m. Species is scattered over a 

wide area in Zambia. Seeds are small and mobile. Also 

recorded from Malawi. 

Crepidorhopalon bifolius (Skan) Fischer 

Status: LR-lc 



Wet areas up to an altitude of 1,500 m. Type is from 

Kambole. Widespread. Known only from Flora 

zambesiaca area and is possibly a Zambian endemic. 

Often collected. Habitat is common. 

STRYCHNACEAE 

Strychnos xantha Leeuwenb. 

Status: LR-lc 



In gallery forests or riverine thickets. Possibly a 

Zambian endemic but needs verification. 

TILIACEAE 

Corchorus saxatilis Wild 

Status: LR-lc 


Distribution: South, West, Central 

Widespread on shallow soil and rocky outcrops. 

Triumfetta tenuipedunculata Wild 

Status: LR-lc 



Damp shady woodland. Type is from Mbala District. 

Widespread. Small herb. 

TURNERACEAE 

Stapfiella zambesiensis R.Fern. forma grandifolia 

R.Fern. 

Status: LR-lc 



LOWER RISK 

Margins of mushitu near streams, which is not a 

particularly endangered habitat. This taxon (Stapfiella 

zambesiensis forma grandifolia) has larger leaves than 

the other (Stapfiella zambesiensis forma 

zambeziensis). Taxonomy needs to be resolved. 

Stapfiella zambesiensis R.Fern. forma 

zambesiensis 

Status: LR-lc 



Margins of mushitu near streams, which is not a 

particularly endangered habitat. Type is from 8 km east 

of Kasama by Robinson. 

VELLOZIACEAE 

Xerophyta villosa (Baker) Smith & Ayensu 

Status: LR-nt 

Fairly common. 

VITACEAE 

Cissus fanshawii Wild & R.B.Drumm. 

Status: LR-lc 



Grows on termite mounds in Brachystegia woodland. 

Cyphostemma richardsiae Wild & R.B.Drumm. 

Status: LR-lc 



Found in Brachystegia woodland. 

Cyphostemma saxicolum (Gilg & R.E.Fr.) Descoings 

ex Wild & R.B.Drumm. 

Status: LR-lc 



Grows in dense riverine forest and in dense, dry 

woodland. Five collections from Mbala. 

Satyrium sceptrum, probably used 

as chikanda. (Photo: G. Williamson)

ACANTHACEAE 

Duosperma cuprinum Brummitt 

Status: DD 


Source: IUCN TPC (1981) 

Duosperma fanshawei Brummitt 

Status: DD 



Duosperma fimbriatum Brummitt 

Status: DD 



Justicia salvioides Milne-Redh. 

Status: DD 


Itigi thicket endemic. Leafless shrub. Also known from 

Tanzania. 

AMARANTHACEAE 

Celosia chenopodiifolia Baker 

Status: DD 


In Angola it grows in abandoned cultivated fields in 

damp soils. In Zambia, it is known from a few 

specimens collected along a roadside. This is quite likely 

a weed but this information is unavailable. 

AMARYLLIDACEAE 

Crinum subcernuum Baker 

Status: DD 


ANACARDIACEAE 

Lannea gossweileri Exell & Mendonça subsp. 

tomentella (R. & A.Fern.) Gillett 

Status: DD 



Woodlands of several types on sandy plains. Type from 

Shiwa Ngandu. The species is used for rope-making. 

Unable to confirm whether it is endemic. 

Lannea schimperi (Hochst. ex A.Rich.) Engl. 

Status: DD 


Distribution: Central, South, West 

The taxonomy of this species probably needs attention. 

It has a smooth white bark. 

Ozoroa bredoi R. & A.Fern. 

Status: DD 



Known only from the type. 

Ozoroa viridis R. & A.Fern. 

Status: DD 



Type from Mkushi Boma. 

Rhus ochracea Meikle var. saxicola R. & A. Fern. 

Status: DD 



Type is from the Muchinga Escarpment. Known only from 

the type collection, although Angus’s specimen is doubtful. 

DATA DEFICIENT 

Sorindeia undulata R. & A.Fern. 

Status: DD 



In riverine forest. Type collected by Fanshawe. 

APONOGETONACEAE 

Aponogeton stuhlmannii Engl. 

Status: DD 


ARECACEAE 

Hyphaene petersiana Klotzsch 

Status: DD 

Distribution: North, East, Central 

Sparsely scattered palm tree, in patches. Recovery rate 

very low. 

ASCLEPIADACEAE 

Ceropegia cataphyllaris Bull. 

Status: DD 

The taxonomy may need checking. 

ASPHODELACEAE 

Aloe bicomitum L.C.Leach 

Status: DD 



Collected by Richards in Mbala (near Kalambo River) 

but problem with collection numbering. Leach 

subsequently cultivated it. Reported to have been 

recently seen on an island in northern Zambia at the 

Tanzanian border. Currently known only from a small 

area in the vicinity of the type locality. 

Aloe enotata L.C.Leach 

Status: DD 


Aloe luapulana L.C.Leach 

Status: DD 



Collected along the DRC border. Currently known only 

from the type, but this needs confirmation. 

Aloe milne-redheadii Christian 

Status: DD 



Type from Mwinilunga. Reported to be common in 

miombo woodland at the type locality. Possibly also in 

Angola and DRC but this cannot be confirmed; 

apparently known only from the type. 

Aloe veseyi Reynolds 

Status: DD 



Type from near Kalambo Falls collected by Richards. 

Possibly also in Tanzania but this cannot be confirmed. 

ASPLENIACEAE 

Asplenium chaseanum Schelpe 

Status: DD 


On rocks in forest in deep shade. Type from Mansa 


District by White. Also recorded in DRC. Initially 

suggested that it should be removed from the RDL. 

ASTERACEAE 

Bidens oligoflora (Klatt) Wild 

Status: DD 

Taxonomy needs attention. 

Erythrocephalum dictyophlebium Wild 

Status: DD 



Found in grassland. Known only from the type 

collection. Not really a well-collected area. 

Lopholaena alata Duvign. 

Status: DD 



Small pyrophyte with woody rootstock. Found in plateau 

woodland. Collected by Fanshawe in Luanshya (1954) 

and Mpongwe (1957). 

Pleiotaxis angustirugosa Jeffrey 

Status: DD 



Type is from Chavuma. Endemic to Barotseland. 

Rastrophyllum pinnatipartitum Wild & G.V.Pope 

Status: DD 



In seasonally damp grassland. Monotypic genus. Type 

from Ikelenge in Mwinilunga (collected in 1965). 

Known only from the type collection. 

Vernonia helodea Wild 

Status: DD 



Swampy grassland. Type from the Loyi Flats in Mbala 

(1965). Apparently known only from the type. 

Vernonia lycioides Wild 

Status: DD 



Woodland. Type from 32 km south of Mwinilunga on the 

road to Kabompo. Known only from the type. A subshrub. 

Vernonia madefacta Wild 

Status: DD 



Habitat is damp rocks by waterfalls. Type from 

Chilongowelo in Mbala District. Known only from the 

type. 

BALSAMINACEAE 

Impatiens hydrogetonoides Launert 

Status: DD 



Habitat in waterfall spray in dense shade, in a ravine in 

evergreen forest. Flower colour pink. Zambia-Mafinga is 

not well-collected. 

BEGONIACEAE 

Begonia pygmaea Irmscher 

Status: DD 


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ZAMBIA

ZAMBIA 


In riverine forest, altitude of 910 m. Type from Lunzua 

near Mbala, by Richards (1955). Known only from the 

type. 

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BORAGINACEAE 

Cystostemon loveridgei Martins 

Status: DD 



Cystostemon mwinilungensis Martins 

Status: DD 



Grows in degraded Cryptosepalum and Copaifera 

forests, savanna woodland on Kalahari sands. 

BRASSICACEAE 

Coronopus zambiensis Jonsell 

Status: DD 


CAMPANULACEAE 

Wahlenbergia cephalodina Thulin 

Status: DD 



Habitat is woodland on Kalahari sand. Type is from 

Kabompo. Unclear whether it is known only from the 

type. Check taxonomy. 

COMBRETACEAE 

Combretum padoides Engl. & Diels 

Status: DD 


Distribution: North, East, South 

COMMELINACEAE 

Aneilema richardsiae Brenan 

Status: DD 



Commelina grandis Brenan 

Status: DD 


Commelina pycnospatha Brenan 

Status: DD 



Deciduous forest on steep gorge slopes. 


Ipomoea milnei Verdc. 

Status: DD 


On sandy and rocky hills. Altitude of 1,320–1,341 m. 

Type from Angola. 

Ipomoea protea Britten & Rendle 

Status: DD 


Sandy soils on roadsides, altitude 1,650 m. Type from 

Angola. 

Merremia stellata Rendle 

Status: DD 


In woodland. Type from Angola. 

CUCURBITACEAE 

Trochomeria subglabra Jeffrey 

Status: DD 



Ecology and habitats are unknown. Type from Matonchi 

Farm by Milne-Redhead. Widespread. 

CYPERACEAE 

Actinoschoenus repens J.Raynal 

Status: DD 



Known mainly from the collections of Milne-Redhead. 

Alinula malawica (J.Raynal) Goetgh. & Vorster 

Status: DD 


Also known from Malawi. 

Ascolepis ampullacea J.Raynal 

Status: DD 



Only known from type. 

Ascolepis majestuosa Duvign. & Léonard 

Status: DD 


Ascolepis protea Welw. subsp. atropurpurea Lye 

Status: DD 



Possibly occurs in southern Tanzania. 

Ascolepis protea Welw. subsp. chrysocephala Lye 

Status: DD 


Records for it from southern Tanzania but reported 

(unconfirmed) to occur in northern Zambia at the 

Tanzanian border. 

Ascolepis pseudopeteri Goetgh. 

Status: DD 




Ascolepis pusilla Ridley var. echinata Hooper 

Status: DD 



Occurs in Tanzania. 

Ascolepis trigona Goetgh. 

Status: DD 


Bulbostylis micromucronata Goetgh. 

Status: DD 

No herbarium material from Zambia in Kew. 

Carex robinsonii Podl. 

Status: DD 



No material in Kew, just a description. 

Cyperus altochrysocephalus Lye 

Status: DD 



Source: IUCN TPC (1981). No herbarium material at 

Kew. 

Cyperus kasamensis Podl. 

Status: DD 




Source: IUCN TPC (1981). No herbarium material at 

Kew. 

Cyperus mwinilungensis Podl. var. maior Podl. 

Status: DD 




Cyperus robinsonii Podl. 

Status: DD 




Cyperus zambesiensis C.B.Cl. 

Status: DD 

Apparent taxonomic confusion with Cyperus 

glaucophyllus var. zambesiensis. 

Lipocarpha echinus J.Raynal 

Status: DD 




Lipocarpha robinsonii J.Raynal 

Status: DD 


Distribution: North, West, South, Barotseland 

Also known from Angola. 

Pycreus atrorubidus Nelmes 

Status: DD 



Pycreus heterochrous Nelmes 

Status: DD 



Pycreus micromelas Lye 

Status: DD 




Pycreus poikilostachys Nelmes 

Status: DD 



Schoenoplectus rhodesicus (Podl.) Lye 

Status: DD 




Scleria calcicola Robinson 

Status: DD 




Scleria chlorocalyx Robinson 

Status: DD 




Scleria delicatula Nelmes 

Status: DD 




Scleria fulvipilosa Robinson 

Status: DD 



Possibly occurs in southern Tanzania.

Scleria lucentinigricans Robinson 

Status: DD 




Scleria patula Robinson 

Status: DD 




Scleria polyrrhiza Robinson 

Status: DD 




Scleria procumbens Robinson 

Status: DD 




Scleria xerophila Robinson 

Status: DD 




Scleria zambesica Robinson 

Status: DD 




Volkiella disticha Merxm. & Czech. 

Status: DD 

Apparently no Zambian specimens at Kew. Expected to 

occur in Zambia, Zimbabwe and Namibia. 

DICHAPETALACEAE 

Dichapetalum whitei Torre 

Status: DD 



Habitat is deciduous Sarcocephalis and Albizia 

woodland. 

EBENACEAE 

Diospyros mweroensis F.White 

Status: DD 



Found in miombo woodland and Itigi thicket. 

Associated with termite mounds (altitude 800– 

1,500 m). Also recorded from DRC. 

EUPHORBIACEAE 

Acalypha dikuluwensis Duvign. & Dewit. 

Status: DD 


Croton gossweileri Hutch. 

Status: DD 


Single collection from Zambia. Riverine forest. Also 

from Angola. 

Euphorbia cooperi N.E.Br. ex Berger var. calidicola 

L.C.Leach 

Status: DD 


Distribution: East, Central/East, South 

Widespread. Associated with rocky habitats. 

Euphorbia cooperi N.E.Br. ex Berger var. 

ussanguensis (N.E.Br.) L.C.Leach 

Status: DD 



Locally common. 

Euphorbia decidua Bally & L.C.Leach 

Status: DD 



Euphorbia fortissima L.C.Leach 

Status: DD 



Mid-Zambezi Valley. Valley thickets and basalt gorges. 

Euphorbia griseola Pax subsp. zambiensis 

L.C.Leach 

Status: DD 



Type from Kapiri Mposhi. 

Euphorbia inundaticola L.C.Leach 

Status: DD 



Euphorbia jubata L.C.Leach 

Status: DD 



Locally common. Associated with rocky habitats. 

Euphorbia luapulana L.C.Leach 

Status: DD 



Euphorbia mwinilungensis L.C.Leach 

Status: DD 




Euphorbia papillosicapsa L.C.Leach 

Status: DD 



Type from Chipili. Miombo woodland. 

Euphorbia perplexa L.C.Leach var. perplexa 

Status: DD 




Euphorbia platyrrhiza L.C.Leach 

Status: DD 



Grass pan on Kalahari sands. Locally common. 

Euphorbia sereti De Wild. subsp. variantissima 

L.C.Leach 

Status: DD 



Type from Kabompo Gorge. On rock. 

Euphorbia whellanii L.C.Leach 

Status: DD 



Known only from type locality. 

Euphorbia williamsonii L.C.Leach 

Status: DD 



Forms fibrous mats on rocky quartz. 

Jatropha pachyrrhiza Radcl.-Sm. 

Status: DD 




Perennial herb. Widespread, but known from few 

specimens. Kalahari sand miombo. 

Monadenium fanshawei Bally 

Status: DD 



Phyllanthus friesii Hutch. 

Status: DD 



Known only from the type specimen. Collected by Fries 

in 1914. 

Phyllanthus martinii Radcl.-Sm. 

Status: DD 



Type from Zambia. Baikiaea thicket (mutemwa), 

especially on old drainage lines. 

Phyllanthus pseudocarunculatus Radcl.-Sm. 

Status: DD 



Known from three specimens from one locality. Not 

known whether it is endemic to Zambia. 

Phyllanthus sananei J.F.Brunel 

Status: DD 



Known only from the type locality. Taxonomic confusion 

as this has been reportedly sunk under Phyllanthus 

pseudoniruri which is found in Zambia, Zimbabwe and 

Malawi. P. sananei is known from the specimen Sanane 

877 (1969). 

Phyllanthus tener Radcl.-Sm. 

Status: DD 



Type from Chirundu. Not known whether it is endemic 

to Zambia. 

Phyllanthus xiphephorus J.F.Brunel ex Radcl.-Sm. 

Status: DD 



Type from Mbala District. 

Sapium acetosella Milne-Redh. var. lineare 

Léonard 

Status: DD 



Type from Kawambwa. In sandy dambos. 

FABACEAE 

Aeschynomene bracteosa Baker var. major Verdc. 

Status: DD 



Known only from the type locality in Kawambwa, 

collected by Fanshawe (1950s). Area is poorly collected 

and as a result the species may be more abundant than 

what is currently known. Occurs in bushland. 

Brachystegia astlei Hoyle 

Status: DD 



Only been collected once in a dambo in Kawambwa by 

Brummitt. Not a conspicuous tree and may have been 

overlooked. Known only from the type and one other 

collection. 

Brachystegia michelmorei Hoyle 

Status: DD 

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ZAMBIA

ZAMBIA ZAMBIA 



Originally thought to be the same species as B. astelei, 

but B. michelmorei has bigger leaflets. Known only 

from the type and one other collection. 

Crotalaria nudiflora Polhill 

Status: DD 



The type is from the Luombo River (Kasama District). 

Also collected in Kawambwa at several localities. 

Disturbed grassy places near rivers. 

Crotalaria polytricha Polhill 

Status: DD 



Evergreen thicket. Also known from DRC. 

Crotalaria tristis Polhill 

Status: DD 



Collected at Mbala twice. This species could be a 

pioneer species. Secondary miombo (miombo that was 

under cultivation/disturbed/cut and is recovering). 

Crotalaria vanmeelii Wilczek 

Status: DD 



The species grows in open, disturbed places on sandy 

soils. 

Cryptosepalum exfoliatum De Wild. subsp. 

craspedoneuron Duvign. & Brenan 

Status: DD 


Wide distribution. Sand and rocky outcrops. 

Cryptosepalum exfoliatum De Wild. subsp. 

puberulum Duvign. & Brenan 

Status: DD 


Dalbergia acutifoliolata Mend. 

Status: DD 


Desmodium fulvescens Schubert 

Status: DD 



Moist dambos at an altitude of 1,200 m. Recorded from 

DRC. 

Dolichos filifoliolus Verdc. 

Status: DD 


Dolichos magnificus Verdc. 

Status: DD 


Entada bacillaris F.White var. plurijuga Brenan 

Status: DD 



A shrub up to 2 m tall with small leaves. Found in 

sandy soil. 

Entada dolichorachis Brenan 

Status: DD 



Very conspicuous and unusual plant, should have been 

collected more frequently. Collected in Kawambwa by 

Fanshawe and in Mbala (Lufuba) by Richards. 

Brachystegia woodland, sandy soils, open riverine 

situations. Altitude of 780–1,620 m. 

Humularia submarginalis Verdc. 

Status: DD 

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Type from Mansa. Not a particularly well-collected area. 

Marquesia and Brachystegia woodland, wet woodlands. 

Indigofera deightonii Gillett subsp. rhodesica 

Gillett 

Status: DD 


Indigofera spathulata Gillett 

Status: DD 


Kotschya imbricata Verdc. 

Status: DD 



Collected only once (1969) in Solwezi. This locality is 

not well-collected. Isenga woodland. 

Millettia eetveldeana (Micheli) Hauman 

Status: DD 

Found on haematite habitats. Possibly more widespread 

than is currently known. 

Ophrestia unicostata (Hermann) Verdc. 

Status: DD 


Tephrosia muenzneri Harms subsp. pedalis 

Brummitt 

Status: DD 



Habitat is pink, sandy loam in Brachystegia woodland. 

Type locality is Lundazi. 

Tephrosia robinsoniana Brummitt 

Status: DD 


On rocky hillsides, at altitudes of 1,340 m. Type 

collected from Mfuwila (ungazetteered). Possibly known 


Tephrosia zambiana Brummitt 

Status: DD 



Type from Mungwi. Area has not been well-collected. 

FLACOURTIACEAE 

Scolopia stolzii Gilg & Sleumer 

Status: DD 

Habitat is riverine forest. 

GENTIANACEAE 

Faroa allata Taylor 

Status: DD 


This is the only specimen that is cited in Flora 

zambesiaca. Collected on a rocky ledge at an altitude of 

about 1,000 m. 

Faroa minutiflora P.Taylor 

Status: DD 



Grows in damp sand amongst rocks. Found at an 

altitude of 1,260 m. 

Sebaea africana Paiva & Nogueira 

Status: DD 



In damp sandy ground amongst grass at altitude of 

1,680 m. Type from the Kawambwa-Mbereshi Road by 

Richards (1957). 


Sebaea alata Paiva & Nogueira 

Status: DD 


Grows in dambos at altitudes of 1,580 m. Type from 

Shischinga Ranch (collected by Astle). Widespread but 

not very common. 

Sebaea caudata Paiva & Nogueira 

Status: DD 



Type collected from Mpanaza Mission at Simasunda 

Dambo, 1955. Possibly known only from the type. 

Sebaea clavata Paiva & Nogueira 

Status: DD 



In Brachystegia woodland and in taller robust 

vegetation. Type on Senga Hill road to Mporokoso 

(Mbala). Possibly known only from the type. 

Sebaea fernandesiana Paiva & Nogueira 

Status: DD 



On damp soil on rocky outcrops at an altitude of 

1,350 m. Type is from Kaleni Hill (6 km north of Kaleni 

Hill on the Zambezi Rapids). Possibly known only from 

the type. 

HYDROPHYLLACEAE 

Hydrolea brevistyla Verdc. 

Status: DD 



At edges of dambos begining to dry out and also 

horizontal slabs of sandstone. Easily irrigated by river 

overflows. Altitude of 1,350 m. Very wide area. Deep 

blue, conspicuous corolla; plant up to 30 cm tall. 

Unable to confirm whether it is endemic to Zambia. 

HYPOXIDACEAE 

Hypoxis cuanzensis Welw. ex Baker 

Status: DD 



Found in a well-collected area. Unable to confirm 


Hypoxis filiformis Baker 

Status: DD 


Area has been relatively well-collected. 

Hypoxis rigidula Baker 

Status: DD 


ILLECEBRACEAE 

Corrigiola paniculata Peter 

Status: DD 

IRIDACEAE 

Dierama longistylum Marais 

Status: DD 


Found in montane grassland at 600–2,400 m altitude. 

Lapeirousia zambeziaca Goldblatt 

Status: DD 


Habitat is boggy grassland (probably seasonally 

inundated). Type from western Angola. Appears to be 

endemic to the upper Zambezi.

ISOETACEAE 

Isoetes aequinoctialis Welw. ex A.Br. 

Status: DD 

Not sure of its status elsewhere, probably not 

threatened. Widespread. Type from Nigeria. 

LAMIACEAE 

Plectranthastrum cylindricalyx Mathew 

Status: DD 


LAURACEAE 

Beilschmiedia gilbertii Robyns & Wilczek var. 

glabra Robyns & Wilczek 

Status: DD 


Distribution: NorthWest 

Type is from DRC. 

LENTIBULARIACEAE 

Genlisea glandulosissima R.E.Fr. 

Status: DD 



Found in permanent wet peaty bogs. Known localities 

very far apart. 

Genlisea pallida Fromm-Trinta & P.Taylor 

Status: DD 


Permanent wet peat bogs. Also recorded from Angola. 

LYTHRACEAE 

Nesaea purpurascens Fern. 

Status: DD 


In muddy places near dams. Known only from Zambia. 

Known only from the type colllecvtion. 

Nesaea robinsoniana Fern. 

Status: DD 


In muddy places. Type collected by Robinson 95 km 

east of Kasama. Only known from Zambia. 

Rotala cordipetala R.E.Fr. 

Status: DD 


In water on sandy ground. Collected from Lake 

Bengweulu. Possibly also known from Tanzania. 

Rotala dinteri Koehne 

Status: DD 



Habitat in shallow waters of peaty soils in dambos. 

Type from Mwininlunga, Kalenda Plain (Milne-Redhead). 


Rotala gossweileri Koehne 

Status: DD 


Found in damp places and shallow water in lateritic 

dambos. Type is by Eyles from Mfulira on the 

Copperbelt. Common habitat. Plant is 3 cm high and 

easily overlooked. Plants float when area is flooded. 


Rotala juniperina Fern. 

Status: DD 



Muddy bottoms of shallow irrigation channels. Type 

from Kabwula Mwana Dam (by Robinson). 

Rotala myriophylloides Welw. ex Hiern 

Status: DD 



Type from Lake Chila in Mbala by Nash. 

Rotala submersa Pohnert var. angustipetala Fern. 

Status: DD 



Ecology known from the type variety. Type locality in 

Mbala. 

MALPIGHIACEAE 

Triaspis lateriflora Oliv. 

Status: DD 


Climber on small trees in bushes and forest margins. 

Type is from Angola. Probably widely distributed. 


Cincinnobotrys acaulis (Cogn.) Gilg 

Status: DD 



Found on damp mossy rocks in dense evergreen shade 

vegetation. Known only from the type locality. 

Dichaetanthera rhodesiensis A. & R.Fern. 

Status: DD 

Distribution: North, West, Barotseland 

Known from lateritic soils and rocky tops of hills. Wide 

distribution. 

Dissotis caloneura Engl. var. pilosa A. & R.Fern. 

Status: DD 



Found in exposed situations in quartzite and sandstone 

rocks. Type from Luanshe on the Copperbelt by 

Fanshawe. Shrub or small tree up to 3.5 m tall. The two 

known localites are far apart. 

Dissotis debilis (Sond.) Triana var. pedicellata A. 

& R.Fern. 

Status: DD 



Type is from Mpulungu on Lake Tanganyika in open 

marshy localities amongst grass. Unable to confirm 


Dissotis glandulosa A. & R.Fern. 

Status: DD 



The type is from Mwinilunga by Robinson at the source 

of the Zambezi. It is possibly known only from the type. 

MELIACEAE 

Entandrophragma delevoyi De Wild. 

Status: DD 


It is a dry evergreen thicket canopy species. Its habitat 

is threatened. Found in high and medium rainfall areas. 

Although of inferior quality, wood is used for furniture. 

MENYANTHACEAE 

Nymphoides milnei A.Raynal 

Status: DD 



Type is from Matonchi Farm collected in the 1930s. 

Found in a temporary pool. Small aquatic herb. 


Ficus ardisioides Warb. 

Status: DD 


MORACEAE 

MYRSINACEAE 

Anagallis rhodesica R.E.Fr. 

Status: DD 



Apparently known only from the type which is from Kali 

between Mansa and Bangweulu. In seasonally flooded 

places. 

OLEACEAE 

Chionanthus niloticus (Oliv.) Stearn 

Status: DD 


It grows in riparian mushitu (moist evergreen forest, 

swamp forest). Its habitat is common and widespread. 

ORCHIDACEAE 

Angraecopsis gassneri G.Will. 

Status: DD 



Known only from the type collection. Grows on trees 

and granite rocks in deep moss at 1,300 m. Probably 

overlooked, as it is a small plant. 

Angraecum geniculatum G.Will. 

Status: DD 



Species is epiphytic and grows in dense fringing forest. 

Only a single specimen citation is given in Flora 

zambesiaca. No locality is given. Probably overlooked, 

as it is a small plant. 

Brachycorythis mixta Summerh. 

Status: DD 



Dambos and seasonally wet upland grassland. Type from 

Angola. 

Disa caffra Bolus 

Status: DD 


Occurs in wet grassland, usually in dambos at an 

altitude of 1,400–1,700 m. It is said to be rare in 

swampy areas in the Flora of southern Africa region. 

Disa cryptantha Summerh. 

Status: DD 


Found growing in marshy grasslands or dambos. 

Altitude of 1,000–1,800 m. It is widespread although 

the species is rare. 

Disa verdickii De Wild. 

Status: DD 


Found in wet sandy grassland or in Brachystegia and 

Uapaca woodland and submontane grasslands. Could be 

widespread. 

Disperis breviloba Verdc. 

Status: DD 



Habitat is Brachystegia woodland and open dambos 

usually in shallow soils over rocks. Altitude of 1,200– 

2,340 m. Probably not used as chikanda, as the tuber is 

7 mm long. Possibly overlooked, as it is a small plant. 


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ZAMBIA

ZAMBIA 

Disperis katangensis Summerh. var. minor Verdc. 

Status: DD 



Found in Cryptosepalum woodland on sand. Altitude 

about 1,400 m. Probably overlooked. 

Eulophia holubii Rolfe 

Status: DD 


Well-represented outside Zambia. 

Eulophia richardsiae P.J.Cribb & la Croix 

Status: DD 



Found in Brachystegia woodland at 1,500 m. The 

species apparently forms colonies where it grows. 

Probably overlooked, only appears when flowering, 

otherwise it is subterranean. Known only from the type, 

collected by Richards 10043 (1957). 

Eulophia saxicola P.J.Cribb & G.Will. 

Status: DD 


Also recorded from Zimbabwe. 

Habenaria macrotidion Summerh. 

Status: DD 



The type is Mbereshi which is poorly collected. Known 

from swampy ground. Probably used as chikanda. 

Habenaria orthocentron P.J.Cribb 

Status: DD 



Very wet swamp forest. Probably used as chikanda. 

Liparis molendinacea G.Will. 

Status: DD 



Habitat is swamp forest in humus on the forest floor. 

Has pseudobulbs so probably not used. Swamp forests 

tend not to be collected. Not a densely populated area. 

Nervilia kotschyi (Rchb.f.) Schltr. var. purpurata 

(Rchb.f. & Sond.) B.Pettersson 

Status: DD 


Widespread in Africa. Not harvested. 

Nervilia renschiana (Rchb.f.) Schltr. 

Status: DD 


Brachystegia woodland and riverine forest fringes, often 

on termite mounds. Not harvested. 

Platycoryne trilobata Summerh. 

Status: DD 



Type from Chakwenga headwaters. Known only from 

Lusaka. Not known whether it is endemic to Zambia. 

Polystachya asper P.J.Cribb & Podzorski 

Status: DD 



Evergreen fringing forest in dense shade. Known only 

from north of Mwinilunga. Narrow distribution. Possibly 

also in DRC. 

Polystachya erythrocephala Summerh. 

Status: DD 



Collected on rocks in deep gorge near a river. The type 

is from Solwezi, collected by Milne-Redhead. Narrow 

endemic, probably overlooked as it is a small plant. 

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Polystachya mafingensis P.J.Cribb 

Status: DD 



Submontane mist zone woodland and grassland, often 

epiphytic on trees and shrubs. Altitude of 2,240 m. The 

species is known only from Malawi and Zambia, from 

the Mafingas. Probably overlooked as it is a small plant. 

Polystachya moreauae P.J.Cribb & Podzorski 

Status: DD 



It is so far known only from the rivers of the Muchinga 

Escarpment. Narrow endemic. 

Pteroglossaspis corymbosa G.Will. 

Status: DD 



Habitat is wet open grassland. Known only from the 

type locality. 

Tridactyle translucens Summerh. 

Status: DD 



Habitat is epiphytic in Cryptosepalum and Brachystegia 

woodland. This species is known only from Mwinilunga, 

just east of the Kasompe River. Probably overlooked but 

a narrow endemic. 

OXALIDACEAE 

Oxalis abercornensis Knuth 

Status: DD 


Only known from the type at the Zambia-Tanzanian 

border. Collected in 1936. Along paths and as a garden 

weed. Possibly a form of Oxalis oligotricha (Richards 

collected this species about four times). Sounds like it 

is a familiar weed, but this needs confirmation. 


Basananthe baumii (Harms) De Wilde var. baumii 

Status: DD 



Habitat is dry secondary forest, woodland and scrub on 

dry sandy soils. Probably just overlooked and 

undercollected. Apparently known to occur in Angola. 

PERIPLOCACEAE 

Pentagonanthus grandiflorus (N.E.Br.) Bull. 

subsp. grandiflorus 

Status: DD 


POACEAE 

Brachyachne simonii Kupicha & Cope 

Status: DD 



Found in laterite pans. Type is from Chizela (Mfumbu 

District) at 1,130 m. Narrow distribution range. 

Digitaria calcarata Clayton 

Status: DD 



On shallow soil overlying rocks. 

Digitaria minoriflora Goetgh. 

Status: DD 




Found in grassland in sandy soil along roadsides. 

Digitaria procurrens Goetgh. 

Status: DD 



Known only from the type collection. Found along the 

roadside in mateshe thicket (altitude of 1,200 m). 

Digitaria sacculata Clayton 

Status: DD 



Known only from the type collection in damp sand. 

Diheteropogon microterus Clayton 

Status: DD 



Eragrostis astreptoclada Cope 

Status: DD 



The habitat is damp sand or banks along river and 

sandy edges of peaty dambos. Altitude of 1,400– 

1,560 m. 

Loxodera bovonei (Chiov.) Launert 

Status: DD 


Panicum perangustatum Renvoize 

Status: DD 



Seasonally wet places. Type is from Misamfu. Not known 


Panicum phippsii Renvoize 

Status: DD 



Dense scrub in shade. Altitude of 1,350 m. Type from 

Mporokoso. Not known whether it is endemic to Zambia. 

PODOSTEMACEAE 

Leiothylax drummondii C.Cusset 

Status: DD 



Grows submerged in fast-flowing water, such as fastflowing 

rivers associated with granite and in hydroelectric 

plant canals. Constitutes a problem where it is 

difficult to eradicate, possibly a problem plant. Type 

from Capiri-Mankoshi Road. 

POLYGONACEAE 

Oxygonum carnosum Grah. 

Status: DD 


Oxygonum litorale Grah. 

Status: DD 


PROTEACEAE 

Protea poggei Engl. subsp. mwinilungensis 

Chisumpa & Brummitt 

Status: DD 



One collection cited in Flora zambesiaca from 

Mwinilunga.

PTERIDACEAE 

Ceratopteris cornuta (Beauv.) Le Prieur 

Status: DD 

Has a disjunct distribution and known from only a few 

localities in Zambia. Widespread in Tropical Africa to 

Senegal; also in Sudan, Madagascar, Socotra, Saudi 

Arabi and so forth. 

ROSACEAE 

Hagenia abyssinica (Bruce) J.F.Gmel. 

Status: DD 


Afromontane species. Fringing upland rainforest, 

deciduous woodland and evergreen bushland. On 

Zambia-Nyika Plateau and possibly also from Mbala. 

RUBIACEAE 

Amphiasma redheadii Bremek. 

Status: DD 



Type from Mwinilunga, by Milne-Redhead (1930) on the 

Warnibobo River (ungazetteered). Known only from the 

type. Found in Brachystegia woodland. 

Fadogia luangwae Verdc. 

Status: DD 



Hill miombo woodland (different to escarpment 

woodland, thin soils, edaphically interesting). Altitude 

800 m. Habitat is widespread. Type is from North 

Luangwa National Park. Known only from the type (P.P. 

Smith 0220). 

Fadogia tomentosa De Wild. var. flaviflora 

(Robyns) Verdc. 

Status: DD 

Distribution: Central, Barotseland, West 

Brachystegia woodland on Kalahari sand. Tree of 1.5 m 

tall. Also recorded in Angola. 

Geophila sp. Fanshawe 6855 

Status: DD 



Only a single specimen by Fanshawe from Ndola 

(1962). Found in dry evergreen forest at altitude of 

1,370 m. Has yellow flowers. Similar to G. afzelii. 

Hallea rubrostipulata (K.Schum.) Leroy 

Status: DD 

Locally called ‘mupa’ (Bemba name). Alternative genus 

name: Metrogyna. 

Oldenlandia corymbosa L. 

Status: DD 



Sandy ground, altitude 1,200 m. Originally called 

Oldenlandia linearis. Apparently known only from the 

type that was collected by Richards. 

Oldenlandia robinsonii Verdc. 

Status: DD 



In lateritic gravel. 

Pachystigma albosetulosum Verdc. 

Status: DD 



Found in grassy plains near patches of woodland. Type 

is from Kalambo. 

Pachystigma micropyren Verdc. 

Status: DD 


Brachystegia woodland, sometimes on laterite outcrops. 

Unusual distribution. Also recorded in Angola. 

Pavetta pygmaea Bremek. 

Status: DD 



Cryptosepalum woodland on sand. Altitude ± 1,000 m. 

Type is from Mwinilunga District, west of Dobeka Bridge. 

Not known whether it is endemic to Zambia. 

Psychotria pumila Hiern var. subumbellata (Petit) 

Verdc. 

Status: DD 



Riparian thicket. Type from Kawambwa District, 

collected by Fanshawe 3877 (1962). Known only from 

the type. 

Rytigynia sp. Angus 604 

Status: DD 



Species known only from a single collection, Angus 604 

(1952). Mavunda on Kalahari sand. Mavunda is 

(Cryptosepalum) dry evergreen thicket or forest which 

is a mosaic. The type is from Mwinilunga District. 

Rytigynia sp. Fanshawe 2998 

Status: DD 


Known only from a single collection, Fanshawe 2998 

(1957). Collected on a granite boulder in evergreen 

thicket (mateshe thicket). One collection in Chingola. 

Sarcocephalus pobeguinii Pobéguin ex Pellegrin 

Status: DD 


Habitat in gallery forest on well-drained sandy soil but 

probably periodically flooded. Distributed across the top 

half of the country. Up to 22 m tall. Has capitulate 

infloresences. Not known whether it is endemic to 


Spermacoce princeae (K.Schum.) Verdc. var. 

mwinilungae Verdc. 

Status: DD 



Found in riverine forest, altitude of 1,300 m. Collected 

once on the West Lunga River by Brummitt, Chisumpa 

and Polhill (1975). 

Spermacoce samfya Verdc. 

Status: DD 


Seasonally flooded flats. Type collected from Mukosa 

(ungazetteered) by Chabwela (1970). 


cinerascens 

Status: DD 



Cryptosepalum woodland, altitude of 1,350 m. 

Collected from Mwinilunga (1969). Apparently also 

known from Tanzania. 

Tapiphyllum cistifolium (Welw.) Robyns var. 

latifolia Verdc. 

Status: DD 


Uapaca woodland, altitude of 1,250 m. Type from 

Mwinilunga (1975). Is a suffrutex. 

Vangueria volkensii K.Schum. var. kyimbilensis 

(Robyns) Verdc. 

Status: DD 


In the mid-stratum of evergreen forests near streams. 

Type from Tanzania. Taxonomy may need attention. 


RUTACEAE 

Vepris fanshawei Mendonça 

Status: DD 



Known only from the type taken from Chiengi, collected 

in 1958. 

Vepris whitei Mendonça 

Status: DD 


In evergreen riverine forest. Possibly in the Itigi thicket 

area. Type is from Mweru Wantipa. The fruits are 

orange-yellow and sweet-tasting. Widespread. 


Buchnera arenicola R.E.Fr. 

Status: DD 



Known only from the cited collection (1911) in Flora 

zambesiaca. The habitat is under severe threat from 

fisheries. 

Buchnera crassifolia Engl. 

Status: DD 


Only a single cited specimen for Zambia. Also known 

from Malawi. 

Buchnera nitida Skan 

Status: DD 



Buchnera pulcherrima R.E.Fr. 

Status: DD 



Known only from the type collection (1911). No actual 

site given. 

Craterostigma plantagineum Hochst. 

Status: DD 


Medicinal plant. Widespread at altitudes of 1,500– 

2,000 m. Could be a cosmopolitan weed but this cannot 

be confirmed. 

Limnophila crassifolia Philcox 

Status: DD 



Type from Mwinilunga. Muddy riversides. Only 6 cm tall 

and probably easily overlooked. 

Selago thyrsoidea Baker var. thyrsoidea 

Status: DD 



Type from Malawi-Nyika. 

STERCULIACEAE 

Dombeya brachystemma Milne-Redh. 

Status: DD 

Distribution: West, South 

Very wide distribution range. 

TILIACEAE 

Triumfetta grandistipulata Wild 

Status: DD 

Sandy flats in scrubby woodland. Type from Kawanga 

(ungazetteered), by Fanshawe. 

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Triumfetta reticulata Wild 

Status: DD 


In waste places and woodlands. Type is from Ndola by 

Fanshawe. Not known whether this is a weed. Requires 

verification. 

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URTICACEAE 

Pouzolzia bracteosa Friis 

Status: DD 



On alluvium near river areas. Collected only once in 

Luangwa Valley (1972). Probably related to Pouzolzia 

fadenii from the Kenyan coast. Locality is well- 

collected. Only 5 cm tall. Not known whether it is 

endemic to Zambia. 

VERBENACEAE 

Clerodendrum sansibarense Gürke subsp. 

sansibarense 

Status: DD 



The habitat is dry evergreen forests (secondary forest). 

The species is widespread in high rainfall areas. 

The tubers of edible orchids that are harvested for consumption are called 

chikanda or African polony in Zambia. (Photo: M.G. Bingham) 

Brachycorythis angolensis, a 

dambo species used for chikanda. 

(Photo: G. Williamson) 


VITACEAE 

Cyphostemma nanellum (Gilg & R.E.Fr.) Descoings 

ex Wild & R.B.Drumm. 

Status: DD 



Found in burnt woodland. Known only from the type 

specimen. 

Cyphostemma tenuissimum (Gilg & R.E.Fr.) 

Descoings ex Wild & R.B.Drumm. 

Status: DD 



Found on rocky ground. Known only from the type 

collected in 1911. 

Satyrium buchananii, used as 

chikanda. (Photo: G. Williamson) 

Dambo areas are impacted by human disturbance in Zambia. 

(Photo: G. Williamson)

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