Collections made by Benny Luwiika

Shrub; to 50 cm tall; stems brown with short soft hairs; leaves dark green on top, light green underneath; pods dark green; flowers bright pink.

Suffretex. Stems woody, brown to dark brown; leaves dark green above, light underneath; flowers pink to whitish pink; fruit pods light green.

Climber; ca. 2.5 m long; stems light green with a reddish-brown tint; leaves small, dark green adaxially, light green abaxially; inflorescence pink, petals with yellowish-brown bracts.

Climber; flowers pink; standard pink with reddish markings inside, keel pink with white; pods in pairs; seeds brown-black.

Tree, frequent, 4-5 m tall with grey-beige bark; nectaries above pulvini black; pods deep green with black hairs.

Tree; to 7 m; trunk and stems grey-brown; leaves compound, thin, dark green; pods thin, green.

Shrub 1 m. Stems woody, dark green with white/grey hairs; leaves dark green; flowers yellowish-green, both female and male on one plant.

10 cm, growing in shallow running water; stems brown; leaves light green with a few spores.

Ca. 20 cm, growing in wet, shady area. Leaves light green to yellow with brown spores on leaf margins.

1 m tall shrub. Fairly common along the road. Very sticky stems. Yellow inflorescence and flat 2-lobed pods.

Tree to 12 m high, spreading. Bark rough, greyish brown. Leaves green, shiny and smooth. Pods light green.

Parasitic; stems greyish-black; leaves smooth, dark green above, light green beneath; fruits smooth, dark green; latex creamy.

Parasitic; stems greyish-black; leaves smooth dark green; inflorescence pink, petals connate into column.

Succulent herb to 15 cm. Stems light green with a brown coloration toward the base; flowers brick red.

Vine, climbing to 3 m, rare. Stems smooth red-brown, woody; leaves smooth, dark green above, light underneath; fruits purplish-black when ripen.

Vine, rare, climbing to 2 m. Stems woody, light green with dark brown tint; fruits light green, ripening to blood red; leaves rough, dark green above, light underneath.

Shrub; to 1 m; in woodland; rare; stem brown hairy; leaves green, very rough; flowers light pink.

Approx. 1 m tall; stems creamy yellow; leaves dark green; inflorescence yellow; stigmas purplish brown.

Parasite on mopane, growing 2 m from the ground. Stems hard, light green to yellow; leaves smooth, light green; fruit light green with yellowish longitudinal ridges.

Tree; ca. 2 m tall; bark and stems grey-brown; leaves smooth, dark green adaxially, light green abaxially; fruits smooth, dark green, pear-shaped with light green bracts.

Light green, ca. 20 cm. Common in open grassland. Stems green to light green; leaves green to light green; inflorescences brown to red-brown.

Spreading; tree; to 8 m, frequent; at margin of wet area; stems dark brown; pods green.

Tree to 3 m, spreading. Stems brown. Leaves dull green. Fruits light green.

Fern; in thickets; ca. 1.5 m tall; fronds green, simple, ragged; stem green with dark brown tint.

Tree to 15 m tall in disturbed woodland. Bark fissured. Leaves bluish green. Fruits brown with grooves on one margin.

Shrub; to 3 m tall; growing in the understorey of the thicket on Kalahari sands; leaves bluish green and smooth; pods flat, greenish-yellow.

Small 4 m tall plant. Pod with pointed tip.

Tree; 8 m x 10 cm DBH. Bark grey, smooth. Leaves glossy. Fruits pale yellowish-green, immature.

Tree to 12 m, dominant canopy species in woodland. Leaves shiny green. Fruits light green. Pedicel brown.

Collected among rocks; approx. 10 cm tall; stems light green; leaves light green; inflorescence golden brown.

Erect, 15 cm. Stems dark green; leaves dark green; inflorescence yellowish-brown.

Common in marshy areas. Stems dark green to light green; inflorescence golden-brown.

Approx. 10 cm tall; stems dark green; leaves dark green; inflorescence golden brown.

Tree; 5 m x 15 cm DBH. Bark dark grey-brown, rough. Stems with velvety rust-red pubescence at shoot tips. Leaves blue-green glaucous above, rachis yellow-green. Young fruits flattened, pale green with rufous hairs, especially along margins.

Sedge light green; ca. 20 cm tall; stems green; yellow at base, leaf sheaths dark brown; fruits small, dark green with a purple-black tint.

Climber/twiner; stems green; flowers, small, yellow; fruit light green.

Vine. Leafless stems green to light green to yellow; fruits light green.

Climbing plant; stems dark green with a brown tint; flowers bright purple with yellow stamen; fruits shiny green.

Shrub; in woodland; 0.7 m; frequent; stem smooth, bases hairy; leaflets green; flowers yellow; sepals with brown patches.

Scrambling shrub. Stems light green with a brown tint. Leaves dark green; flowers bright yellow.

On rocks; ca. 50 cm tall; leaves dark green, compound; stems solid, light green with a red tint; petals bright yellow; bracts light green with a red tint.

Very common; in woodland; stem reddish and green; stipules; petals bright yellow.

Approx. 1.5 m tall; in abandoned field; stems light green; leaves light green; petals four (4), purple; pods light green.

Runner, green, with palmate leaves; immature fruits light green with dark green streaks; fruits blood red; inflorescence light yellow with light green bracts.

Herb approx. 30 cm tall; stems soft, light green; leaves light green; flowers purplish blue.

Tree to 10 m. Stems dark brown to black bark; leaves dark green above, light underneath; fruits yellow along edges, red in centre.

Tree to 8 m. Stems brown bark; leaves dark green above, greyish-green underneath; fruits yellow along edges to golden brown in centre. Common.

Herb. Stems light green with brown coloration; leaves light green; flowers purple.

Stems dark green, semi solid complete glabrous; leaves dark green, glabrous; flowers purplish-blue with light green calyx.

Shrub, 15 cm. Stems light green, tinted brown towards base, with white hairs; leaves dark green above, light underneath; inflorescence bracts light green.

Shrub, 4 m, spreading by stream side. Bark/stems dark brown; leaves light green; fruits light green with reddish-brown spots.

Spreading and upright; stems dull green; calyx very light green; standard a dull yellow-light orange, inside brighter yellow; wings bright yellow; keel light green; young pods light green.

Annual, to 10 cm. Stems light green with brown tint; leaves dark green with white hairs; flowers with brick red; petals, yellow anthers.

Herb; 20 cm, erect. Plant softly pubescent with white hairs. Standard yellow, red-brown at apex. Wings yellow with red-brown spots. Keel greenish-yellow with red spots. Common in rocky soils, open areas.

Small shrub, common on disturbed woodland fringes. Stems green with cream hairs. Flowers orange.

Frequent, among grasses; calyx green; bracteole deep red-purple; standard pale orange with darker red-purple stripes; wings similar; keel pale orange at beak, light green proximally.

Uncommon shrub on the edge of the meadow. Yellow flowers, green to brown pods.

Herb; 1.0 m erect from woody, stout base, many branched at base. Stems green. Banner bright yellow, keel yellowish-green, wings bright yellow. Fruit pods inflated, green, immature.

Herb, erect to 15 cm. Stems light green with light brown hairs; leaves dark green with white hairs; flowers yellow to red.

Herb; 20 cm, erect. Plant softly pubescent. Standard yellow with orange-red semicircle stripe. Keel and wings yellow, slight blush of dull orange at apex. Common in rocky soils.

Occasional along the stream. 2 m tall. Calyx light green, 5 modified petals, yellow in colour, wing and keel light yellow, petals fading to red. Leaves green above, light green below.

Rare; in woodland; calyx deep green; standard dull yellow inside, red outside; wings yellow; keel red and green; pods green, deeper purple along upper suture.

Shrub to 1 m, rare, in disturbed woodland. Stems bluish green. Leaves green. Flowers yellow. Keel appearing greenish. Pods green, inflated, persistent long, hooked style.

Abundant; weak-wooded herb to 3 m; along stream; calyx light green covered with brown hairs; all corolla parts bright yellow; standard with brown-black streaks inside at claw; keel with white-green beak; pods light green.

1 m tall shrub with yellow inflorescence and hairy pods.

Rare; on raised areas in marsh; to 2.5 m tall; from diffuse, white taproot; nodes tinged in purple; calyx light yellow-green to deep purple-black; standard pale yellow outside with deep purple nerves, inside lighter yellow with lighter nerves; wings light yellow, dark on upper sides with light purple nerves; keel light yellow-green near claw; light to deeper purple toward beak.

Rare; in the plain; to 1 m; standard bright yellow, red at the base, wings yellow and red; inflorescence at tip of the plant (terminally).

Small shrub; rare; in dambo; stem and leaves green; flowers yellow, standard yellow with brown streaks and brown bands around the bases; wings and keel yellow.

Herbaceous; runner; in flat plain; stems and leaves growing in the flat plains, stems and leaves red and green; leaves are red adaxially, green abaxially; flowers white, with light green bracts.

Lianescent shrub ca. 1 m. Stems light green with brown tint; leaves green with short shiny hairs; flowers bright purple with yellow stamens.

Annual herb between rocks, 8 cm. Stems light green with brown tint; leaves light green with white hairs; flowers dirty white to creamy.

Erect to 10 cm on rocks; leaves light green to yellow with red-purple sheath; flowers purple.

Approx. 15 cm tall; stems dark green; leaves smooth, dark green; inflorescence golden yellow.

Weed of cultivation.

Common, 1.2 m. Stems dark green, hard; leaves light green; flowers golden brown; roots hard, dark brown, rising from hard corm.

Approx. 20 cm tall; stems dark green; leaves dark green; inflorescence light grey with a brown tint.

Common, dark green with golden brown inflorescence; ca. 1 m; lateral shoots/corms light yellow.

Vine, climbing on mopane to 4 m. Stems dark green with brown coloration; leaves dark green above, light underneath; fruits light green with white, soft, short hairs.

Shrub; to 0.4 m; common; amongst grasses on hill; stem green, hairy; leaves green; flowers with light yellow and light blue wings.

Occasional among grasses. Stems pale, climbing on small tree. Leaves deep green. Flowers cream to light blue. Fruits pale green.

Shrub, 3 m. Stems with brown bark; leaves shiny, dark green above, light underneath; fruits white ripening to reddish-purple. Common.

Herbaceous; to ca. 30 cm; stems hard, red at base, light green towards apex; flowers purple-blue; roots fibrous, white.

Ca. 45 cm tall, in woodland; leaves dark green, form a sheath at the base, with small greyish-white hairs; roots woody, white; inflorescence light cream; common.

Frequent; in burned area; to 1.5 m; calyx light green; all corolla parts bright yellow.

Shrub to 2 m, common on river basin. Leaves deep green, appearing light brown on underside. Stems light brown. Flowers bright yellow. Calyx green.

Herb 1 m, common in the rain forest. Stems light green with a metallic grey to brown tint towards the base; leaves dark green on top, light underneath; fruits small, dark green. Plant produces white latex when cut.

Tree; ca. 6 m tall; bark and stems greyish-brown; leaves dark green and smooth adaxially, light green, hairy abaxially; fruits round, light green with white hairs, abundant white seeds inside; latex white.

Tree, ca. 9 m x 10 cm DBH. Leaves dark green, smooth; fruits light green with persistent stigma.

Approx. 35 cm tall; leaves papery light green on both sides from a white-fleshed corm; corolla light pink; anthers purple.

Terrestrial; in flat plains; ca. 25 cm tall; stems soft light green; leaves light green, sheathed at base; flowers white.

Fern; ca. 40 cm tall; stems purplish-brown, solid; leaves dark green; spores dark brown.

Shrub; stems with brown-hairs; outside of standard dull red, inside dull pink; keel bright red; keel dull white.

Occasional; shrub to 3 m; all younger, vegetative parts with black hairs; calyx light green, dull; standard and keel light green with black hairs; wings brick red-orange.

Frequent; shrub to 2 m; in woodland; weak-wooded; light brown-grey bark; fruit light green.

Shrub to 0.4 m, occasional along shore margins of the dam. Stems green with cream colorations and white hairs. Leaves green with white hairs on the underside. Flowers yellow. Calyx green.

Shrub; to 1.2 m; leaflets hairy, rough on the underside; flowers creamy with a red sheath.

Twinning climber. Stems light green; leaves dark green, light underneath; flowers white.

Herb; approx. 20 cm tall; stems yellowish green with white hairs; leaves dark green on top, light green underneath; bracts dark green; flower petals bright white.

Occasional tree, 4 m; in grassland among rocks, 10 cm dbh; pods above foliage, with black-brown hairs; leaflets green with brown-black tomentum on midrib.

Tree; 7.0 m x 10 cm DBH. Bark grey, cracked into rectangular pieces. Leaves grey-green. Inflorescence velvety, green with dark brown indumentum. Flowers cream, sweetly fragrant.

Herb, spreading on the ground; leaves dark green above, light underneath; flowers white.

Shrub; approx. 20 cm tall; stems soft, light green; leaves smooth, dark green on top, light green underneath; flower petals bright purple inside, pink outside forming a corolla tube; calyx green.

1 m tall annual with purple inflorescence. Light green stamens and yellow anthers. Purple pistil.

Scrambling shrubs 1-2 m; stems green with short prickly spines; leaves dark green with short hairs on both sides; flowers yellow to bright orange forming a cluster.

Approx. 40 cm tall; stems light green with reddish brown tint; leaves dark green; inflorescence light purple to green.

Erect to 30 cm. Stems light green to yellowish-green; leaves dark green; flowers white to creamy.

Sedge; light green; ca. 25 cm tall; common, with triangular stem; inflorescence light green with a brown tint.

Stems light green, clustered; roots short and fibrous; flower buds small, hard and brown tinged; flowers with light green spines; common; in swampy area.

Shrub; to 1.4 m; common; in woodland; stem and leaves green with white wooly hairs; flowers cream on pinkinsh yellow; bracts dull brown.

Tree; ca. 4.5 m tall; bark and stems greyish-black; leaves dark green adaxially and light green with smooth yellow hairs abaxially; fruits yellowish-green, soft pods with light brown hairs.

Tree; approx. 3 m tall; bark greyish black; leaves smooth, light green on both sides; flower petals light yellow; anthers purplish blue.

Stems red at the base and light green apically; leaves from the nodes forming a brown sheath, light green. Inflorescences light brown, ca. 10 cm long; roots short and fibrous; common; in the swampy area.

Herb; approx. 20 cm tall; stems light green; leaves soft, light green; fruits 3 podded, light green.

Upright; red at the base; roots fibrous, white; leaves sheathed at base; red-brown at base, green towards the tip; stems light green to reddish-brown, hard, round; common; in the swampy area.

Shrub to 1 m, multiple stems, arising from enlarged rootstock. Rare in disturbed woodland. Stems green. Fruits light green with grey hairs.

Grass ca. 25 cm. Stems light green with brown tint; leaves light green with long soft white hairs; floral parts yellow to light green.

20 m tall; stems light green at the top, yellowish green at the base; leaves papery light green; flowers yellowish green.

Grass, erect, 25 cm, in rocks. Stems light green, smooth and hard with a brown tint towards base. Inflorescence light green.

Climbing vine; stems green with a dark brown tint on hard stem; leaves dark green, glabrous; fruits dark green ripening to reddish-orange.

Small, 2.5 m, spreading on termite mound, occasional. Stems dark brown to black; fruits dark green shiny; leaves dark green above, light underneath.

Rare in shady wet areas in rocks. Stems dark brown to dark purple; leaves dark green adaxially, light abaxially with brown spores on midrib and along leaf margins.

Frequent, in sand; tree to 5 m; bark grey; leaflets with golden-brown hairs; pods light yellow-green, with brown hairs.

Spreading tree to 5 m. Bark greyish-brown; leaves shiny, dark green above, light underneath; fruit pods light green to yellow. Common.

Tree to 5 m, occasional along roadside. Stems grey bark. Leaves dark green. Fruits light green.

Annual, 30 cm, along roadside. Stems light green with reddish-brown tint; leaves dark green glabrous; inflorescence yellowish-green.

Arising from single stem; approx. 20 cm tall; stems creamy white; leaves smooth, dark green forming a light green sheath at the node; inflorescence white.

Palm tree ca. 12 m x 15 cm DBH. Bark/stems greyish-black; leaves dark green, completely glabrous; fruits green ripening to shiny yellow.

Shrub; to 2 m. Stems green to brown, woody; leaves smooth, dark green above light underneath; fruits light green ripening to red.

Small tree to 3 m. Leaves greyish-green, smooth; stems light brown; flowers white with red-brown flowering bracts.

Tree; approx. 1.5 m tall; stems dark brown; leaves smooth, dark green; fruit shiny, dark green, forming a cluster.

Tree; approx. 2.5 m tall; stem woody, greyish black; leaves smooth, dark green on top, light green underneath; fruits small, smooth, dark green hard seeded ripening to black.

Shrub, 3 m on banks of stream. Stems and leaves shiny green; fruits yellowish-green.

Fern; ca. 1 m tall; stem hard, light green tinted brown at the base; fronds light green with brown spores underneath.

Occasional, in rocks along the river. Stems green, with a dark brown tint; leaves light green with spores along the margins.

Tree; ca. 4 m tall; bark and stems greyish-brown; leaves smooth, dark green on both side; fruits winged, yellowish-green, with stiff yellowish-brown hairs in the center.

Tree, 4 m x 15 cm DBH, copiced. Stems with light grey bark; leaves dark green above, grey-white underneath; fruits with light green wings with brown to khaki bristles in the center.

Fairly common tree. Round winged fruit.

Sedge; light green; ca. 25 cm tall; common; with triangular stem; inflorescence light green with a brown tint.

Ca. 30 cm, in marsh areas. Stems light green; leaves light green; inflorescences golden-brown to yellow.

Vine, rare. Stems woody, greyish-brown; leaves dark green above, light with greyish-brown soft hairs underneath; fruits green to reddish-brown forming a cluster.

Occasional vine over 1 m long. Purple streaked standard, yellow inner petals.

Herb; 1.5 m, erect. Plant very sticky. Banner yellow with dark purple veins and spot at base. Keel greenish tinged with purple, wings golden yellow. Fruits green, immature. Common.

Not widespread; in woodland; small yellow flowers, standard yellow with red stripes, keel yellow.

Trailing on the ground amongst grasses, common. Stems green with brown tints, white hairs. Leaves green, with short white hairs. Flowers yellow. Standard with brown streaks. Anthers yellow.

Scrambling plant light green on banks of stream; flowers 5, petals white; tap root with several hair roots.

Tree; approx. 3 m tall; bark greyish black; branches dark brown; leaves dark green, smooth on top, light green underneath; fruit dark brown when immature.

Tree; ca. 6 m tall; bark and stems greyish-brown; leaves darker adaxially, pale green abaxially; fruit dark green.

Approx. 20 cm tall; leaves and stems dark green; inflorescence brown.

Widespread; frequent; along disturbed roadway; upper stems with purple and red coloration; calyx light green with red; petals bright yellow; pods green to black.

Upright grass; in grassland; stem hard, red; leaves green, thin, long, ensheathed; roots fibrous; fruits small, hard; green seeds, clustered at top of plant.

Approx. 35 cm tall; leaves light green with white hairs; stem light green with white hairs; inflorescence golden yellow.

Herb 30 cm. Stems light green; leaves dark green on top, light underneath; flowers creamy-white with bright yellow stamens; fruits dark green, shiny.

To 60 cm. Stems yellow; leaves dark green; inflorescences dark brown.

Erect to 30 cm. Stems light green, with red tint; leaves dark green above, light underneath; flowers white.

Erect to 15 cm. Stems light green with red tint; leaves dark green above, light underneath; flowers white.

Herbaceous, in flat plains; to 30 cm; stem hard, light green; leaves light green; flowers small, white, anthers light yellow.

Herb to 75 cm. Stems light green with brown hairs; leaves light green; flowers white.

Creeper ca. 2 m long; leaves dark green; stems dark green with red tint; petals pink; bracts dark green.

Herb; approx. 10 cm tall; stems light green, with a brown tint; leaves light green; flower petals bright red; weed of Maize/Millet Fields.

Approx. 30 cm tall; stems and leaves light green with short, soft grey hairs; flowers light purple, forming a corolla tube with a brown tint outside; from in the plain.

Herb; approx. 20 cm tall; stems light green; leaves light green; flower petals pink.

Herb, 20 cm. Stems light green with a reddish-brown tint towards base; flowers purple.

Tree, 7 m. Bark, greyish-black; leaves light green, shiny above, pubescent underneath; fruits light green.

Frequent; spreading and upright stems; standard bright yellow with dull red markings at claw; wings and beak of keel bright yellow.

Shrub, 50 cm, growing on the banks of Zambezi River. Leaves dark green on top, glabrous, light green, hairy underneath; stems green hairy with brown tint; flowers with yellow petals, silky golden filaments, white crown in the center.

Herb, 1.20 m in between rocks, rare. Stems light green, semi solid; leaves dark green above, light underneath; fruits yellowish-green with a lot of seeds.

Tree; occasional; 9 m; dark grey to black bark; 24 cm dbh; young twigs and pods with brown pubescence.

Tree; occasional; to 10 m x 25 cm dbh; streamside; spreading branches; pods green with brown tomentum.

Tree to shrub; approx. 50 cm tall; stems light green, with white soft hairs; leaves dark green and smooth on top, light green with grey hairs on them; flowers bright red.

Occasional; in open rocky areas; leaves light green with silver hairs on abaxial surface; calyx yellow; standard dull red with brown hairs outside bright red inside, yellow spot at base; wings deep red; keel red with white at base, pods light green with silvery hairs and black hair on sutures.

Shrub, 35 cm. Common in grass. Stems light green; leaves dark green above, light with white hairs underneath; flowers with orange petals; fruits light green with dark brown hairs along edges.

Rare; among grasses; prostrate; at edge of pan in white sand; leaves light green; inflorescences of two types: above ground and subterranean; young pods light green to dull purple on above ground inflorescences. Calyx light green to purple; standard and wings red-purple; keel white.

Trailing herb; on Kalahari sands; rare; stem brown, with grey hairs; leaves dull green; flowers red with green-red bracts, some flowers on the ground white.

Vine; prostrate over large area. Plant with yellow and white hairs. Calyx reddish-green. Standard pink, white-green at base. Wings pink, keel white to pink. Young fruits reddish-green. In sandy soil.

Rare; probably cultivated, shrub to 2 m; calyx light green with dark hairs; petals all white; pods brown. Root used as fish poison.

Herb; long and slender leaves; dark green adaxially, lighter abaxially; flowers deep purple, light green bracts; roots ca. 15 cm long.

Trailing on rocks along the Zambezi River. Stems green with short grey hairs, brown tint towards base; flowers yellow; bracts green with dark brown tint.

Rare; shrub; ca. 35 cm tall; leaves dark green adaxially, light green abaxially, with small hairs; inflorescence yellow; stems hard, light green.

Runner with small, long trifoliate leaves; flowers lobed, light purple; fruits green, thin, ca. 5 cm long.

Runner, ca. 1 m long; stem green with a red tint; leaves dark green, succulent; inflorescence: yellow petals with light green bracts.

Occasional; at edge of plain; prostrate, rooting at nodes, branches to 1.5 m; stem (at nodes and base of peduncle) red-purple; calyx green and brown; outside of standard pink, darker along the medial axis, bright pink inside; wings dark pink; keel light pink at beak, white at base; young fruit light green.

Vine; along roadside; flowers pink, standard purple, keel pink with small brown hairs on calyx; stem hairy.

Herb on rocky fringes. Leaves and stems green and hairy. Flowers light purple, closed at the time of collection.

Trailing amongst grasses between rocks, rare. Stems brown. Leaves green with brown tints. Flowers pale blue. Standard appearing light green on the outside. Fruits green.

Tree; ca. 4 m tall; bark and branches khaki brown; leaves dark green adaxially, light green with soft pubescence abaxially; fruits smooth, dark green with pale green spots.

Herb, 30 cm, in marsh areas. Stems light green, hard with white sticky hairs; leaves light green, smooth above, hairy underneath; flowers purplish-blue.

Herb, 1 m, common in wet areas. Stems and leaves dark green; flowers light purple; roots white woody.

Occasional; from woody root; calyx green; standard, wings and beak of keel pink; standard with green spot at base.