Collections made by Nkhoma

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

Yellow with tinges of red in male inflorescence. Red female inflorescence.

Small occasional plant with red inflorescence.

Female inflorescence red, slender pistils. Trilocular ovary. Male inflorescence pink below the female.

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

Occasional suffrutex from woody root; calyx light green with purple tint; all petals orange-yellow except keel which is green; young pod green.

Frequent tree in woodland; light tan; calyx light yellow and green; "standard" green on back, orange turning red on front; all other petals and flower parts green.

Tree 4 m tall with small green female inflorescence.

Uncommon tree up to 8 m tall; abundant fruit from light green to red to black.

Uncommon shrub growing in a dried stream bed up to 4 m tall. Light green fruits ripening to red.

Small tree; 4 m high x 5 cm in diameter.

Tall spindly shrub of 6 m. Characteristic hook on branches and small oval fruits. Growing on edge of stream.

Occasional climber along the stream in shade, climbing to ca. 10 m. Fruits dark green, clustering with light green calyx.

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

Small 4 m tall plant. Pod with pointed tip.

Occasional tree 10 m, in miombo; calyx light green; petals (?) light white-green; young fruits light green with brown hairs; fruits and old flowers slightly fragrant.

A half meter tall plant with white petals. Trilocular fruit.

Small plant with 3 outer red petals with white margins, 3 inner white petals. White pistil and stamens with green anthers.

White inflorescence.

30 cm prostrate vine growing in seasonal flooded area. Pink and yellow inflorescence.

Tree with white inflorescences and brown anthers. Small, light green fruits ripening into black purple.

2 m shrub, uncommon in shaded areas. Green-brown unripe fruit.

Shrub ca. 2 m tall, common under trees along the stream. Young fruit reddish-brown; leaves smooth, shiny, dark green on top, light green below.

Common, weak-wooded, in grassland; to 1.5 m; stems purple; standard at base bright yellow turning orange to deep brown; pods green then brown.

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.

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.

1 m tall shrub with yellow inflorescence and hairy pods.

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.

Shrub with white inflorescence and red-purple fruit.

Shrub ca. 30 cm tall, occasional in the woodlands. Leaves light green on both sides; fruit long, ca. 2 cm in diameter, light green fading to purple.

Uncommon prostrate vine ca. 1.5 m long near the stream. Rough surface leaves and yellow inflorescence.

Common twining plant on bamboo ca. 7 m long, along the river. Fruit light green, papery-winged, slightly thin in middle; leaves green on top, light green with short hairs below.

Locally common plant with yellow-green pods turning brown-purple; stem purple.

Common plant with stem green to purple. Inflorescence light yellow with purple streaks. Wings almost completely purple.

Purple stem. Inflorescence green with purple.

Slender tree with orange peduncle and orange-brown fruits.

Tree 5-6 m with sweet flower scent; white filaments with yellow anthers ageing to yellow flowers.

Tree 10 m; rough, grey bark, thornless; calyx light green; filaments white; anthers light yellow; inflorescence turning orange then brown.

Anthers purple-blue.

Occasional among rocks in sand; stems red-purple; calyx green; standard yellow and extensively reddish outside, yellow at base, orange at tip and striped red between inside; wings reddish over yellow at base, yellow at tip; keel light green.

3 outer purple-green petals, 3 inner bright purple petals, white rostrum. Fused anthers to petals.

4 m tall tree in grassland with much latex; uncommon. Small light green fruits turning purplish, borne on short stalks on the branches.

4 m tall; uncommon tree producing latex; small fruits borne on leaf axils.

Very common sedge among rocks, along the stream. Inflorescence reddish-brown.

Occasional shrub of 2 m with prickles on stem. Edible fruits.

Slender plant 50 cm tall. 3 outer petals yellowish-green with a purple blotch. 3 inner petals with purple streak. Light green filaments, purple edges on the anthers.

Rare plant with purplish sepals and orange petals.

1.5 m; uncommon herb. Inflorescence white ending in purple.

Plant covered with white hairs as well as nasty red spines. Yellow petals with red inner base; light yellow pistils with red stigmas and red stamens.

Prostrate perennial herb; sepals light green; all petals white at base; coral towards tips; fruits green flushed with red at apex. Uncommon.

Common vine especially along the road in grassland. Fruits enclosed in elongate bracts.

Frequent; to 8 m; leaves glossy; pods with velvety brown hairs, bark deeply fissured.

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.

Occasional 1 m plant with grooved stem. White flowers with pink splash. Cream-colored stamens and pistil.

Herb ca. 1 m tall, common along the roadside. Inflorescence bright pink; stem green.

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

White inflorescence with yellow anthers.

Occasional tree. Flowers fragrant. White petals turning slightly brown.

Small plant ca. 30 cm tall.

Annual among rocks. Red/purple glumes. Stems red, somewhat sticky. Inflorescence more open on maturity.

Shrub, armed; 70-80 cm tall; flowers pale pink, fruits golden-green; leaves close when touched.

Frequent shrub at edge of water; flowers pink with yellow pollen; pods golden-green, maturing dark brown-black.

Shrub; occasional along the stream. Leaves green on top, light green below; fruit light green.

Perennial vine, prostrate, with erect leaves 25 cm tall; blue-grey under sides with sandpaper texture; calyx green tinged with purple; banner green streaked with purple; wings purple, keel white, anthers orange-yellow; stamens white; young pods with a golden-brown pubescence.

Green stem, cordate alternate leaves.

Small 10 cm tall plant. Locally common ca. 60 m from stream in open woodland. White corolla with yellow fused anther.

Perennial grass, common in shady sandy area near river; red awns, green at base. Red stigmas.

45 cm plant with bright red petals and yellow pistil giving strong scent.

Fairly common tree, 15 m tall. Abundant brownish-green, unripe fruit.

Uncommon shrub 4 m tall. Fruit light grey with dark green stripes.

Tree, light green pedicel, lighter corolla opening into white petals. Long white filament with green anthers.

Tree of miombo to 8 m; calyx light green with darker brown hairs outside, lighter green inside; petals bright yellow; anthers yellow-orange.

Frequent tree to 4 m tall; young parts curved with light brown hairs; calyx light green; corolla bright yellow; filaments yellow-green; anthers yellow.

Tree 10 m; on steep slopes calyx olive-green; petioles and petiolules with brown pubescence; calyx lobes white inside; standard white with purple veins on both sides; wings white; keel white; young pods green.

Frequent miombo tree to 10 m; sometimes tipped up and growing horizontally; all surfaces including up to calyx covered with golden hairs; white standard streaked with deep purple with light green middle spot; wings purple; keel white with purple stripes. N.V. "umvbanga"

Tree with brown calyx and purple-streaked petals. Stamens and pistil green.

A shrub with a number of branches at the base. 3 m tall. common along the roadside. Stem has thorns at the node. Oval-shaped leaves. Red juicy fruits, small in size.

Occasional tree. Flower scented. Petals white turning light green.

Fairly common tree. Round winged fruit.

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.

Meadow plant with white terminal inflorescence.

Common short meadow grass.

Common meadow plant ca. 45 cm tall. White corolla tubes borne on terminal inflorescence head.

Red-streaked bark with curved, opposite spines and hard fruit.

40 cm tall uncommon plant growing by roadside. Cream-colored fruits in 6 lobes.

Occasional tree 15 m tall; rough grey and black bark; leaflets light green; calyx green at base with yellow-orange lobes; standard closed to an open tube, orange with red veins; filaments red-green; ovary light green.

Shrub of 3 m, common along the river; soft wood.

Shrub common along road in open woodland outside thickets. Sepals purple at edges. Petals white, light green pistil, yellow-pink anthers.

Small rare vine twining along grass. Violet corolla tube ending in yellow.

Uncommon plant. Brown fruit at end of enlarged pedicel.

Purple calyx, yellow base. Corolla turning bluish-purple.

Small locally common plant ca. 45 cm tall. Light green calyx with prominent veins. Corolla yellow at base turning violet.

Shrub with shiny, short hairs on stem and leaves, small light green fruits.

6 m tall tree with yellow inflorescence.

Occasional shrub with oblong fruits. Recorded as Teclea fischeri

Rare twiner in grass and at edge of smaller ponds; stems tinged red; calyx green; standard green outside, yellow inside; wings yellow; keel lighter yellow; closed buds tinged purple at tip.