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numerous raised ribs and a narrow yellow scabrid or ciliate margin, ribs minutely hairy or not; inflorescence unbranched or with 2 small branches near the base, to 120 mm long, flowers white, petals 9–11 mm long; capsule 6–8 x 5–6 mm; in open woodland and grassland. Centred on Zimbabwe, Zambia, Malawi, and Tanzania; three subspecies occur in Malawi, but the subspecies on Nyika is not recorded by Patel (1999). Source. Kativu (1994: 76); F.T.E.A. Anthericaceae: 34 (1997). Malawi. Nyika National Park, without locality or collecting details (Patel 1999). Chlorophytum stolzii (Krause) Kativu Plants large, 0.85–2.5 m tall, rhizome moniliform, roots with long tubers; leaves more or less distichous, sheathing basally, broadly linear, to 800 x 20–35 mm, glabrous; inflorescence unbranched or almost so, to 700 mm long, flowers white with a green keel, petals 12–20 x 3–7 mm, pedicels articulated near middle; capsules obovoid, 10–12 mm; in open miombo woodland and tall grassland; often in wet places and along stream banks; 800–2,000 m. Mozambique, Malawi, Zambia, D.R.C., Burundi, and Tanzania. Source. Kativu (1994: 78); F.T.E.A. Anthericaceae: 15 (1997). Malawi. Nyika National Park, Mbuzinandi Road, 1977, Pawek 12930 (K, MAL, MO). Chlorophytum subpetiolatum (Baker) Kativu Anthericum subpetiolatum Baker; Anthericum dimorphum Poelln.; Anthericum stolzii Engl. & Krause Plants variable, clumped or single, 100–400 mm tall, rhizome erect or horizontal, moniliform, roots fusiform, peduncles papillate to hairy, flowers relatively large, star-shaped, white, sometimes tinged greenish, petals 8–15 Culcasia falcifolia Engl. Culcasia scandens auctt., non P.Beauv. Ground-creeping or climbing vine adhering to tree trunks by means of adventitious roots; petiole 60–150 mm long, sheath more than half the petiole length, lamina asymmetrically elliptic to ovate, sometimes falcate, 82– 260 x 35–105 mm; inflorescence 1–4 inserted at nodes, peduncle 45– 140 mm long, spathe 25–50 mm long, greenish white to yellowish, partly enclosing the narrowly cylindric spadix; fruit a cluster of orange to dark red berries; in mid-altitude rainforest and swamp forest; 750–1,800 m in Malawi, Mozambique, and Zimbabwe, through eastern Africa to Sudan and Ethiopia. Source. F.T.E.A. Araceae: 18 (1985); White et al. (2001: 93). Raphia farinifera (Gaertn.) Hylander Raphia vinifera sensu Mill (1979), non P.Beauv. Massive palm 15–25 m tall, often with a number of stems, stem to 0.6 m diameter: leaves large, to 20 m long, erect and somewhat arching, pinnate, the leaflets linear-elliptic, margins with a few sharp spines; inflorescence borne in the axils of the leaves, massive, to 3 m long, drooping, ultimately bearing numerous ‘hand grenade-like’ fruit with reddish brown plastic-like scales; in seepage zones in woodland, in riverine forests, and swamp forest; Borassus sp. The only species in Africa, Borassus aethiopum is a very distinctive and conspicuous palm of low-altitudes and it is highly unlikely that it would Asparagus angolensis Baker A much-branched more or less scandent shrub, branches hairy; leaves (cladodes) in dense clusters, subulate, 12–19 mm long; flowers many, in a fascicle, stalks ca 4.5 mm long, articulated near base; flowers ca 3mm long; habitat unknown. Described from Angola. This name is widely used in Malawi, but its application is uncertain. Since there has been no modern ARACEAE ARECACEAE Excluded species ASPARAGACEAE x 2.5–4 mm; in open woodland, grasslands, shallow soils over sheetrock, and seasonally flooded areas; 50–2,450 m. Widespread in Africa, from Zimbabwe to Nigeria and Ethiopia. Source. Kativu (1994: 79); F.T.E.A. Anthericaceae: 36 (1997). Malawi. Nyika Plateau, Nganda Peak, 1974, Pawek 7927 (K, MAL, MO, SRGH, UC). Chlorophytum vestitum Baker Plants 300–700 mm tall, rhizome horizontal, narrow, roots fibrous, with few tubers; leaves more or less distichous, grass-like ciliate to hairy, 200– 500 x 2–6 mm; inflorescence a lax panicle, flowers yellowish green, petals 3–4 x 1 mm; capsule 3–4 x 4–5.5 mm; in open woodland and wooded grassland, often in shade; 950–1,600 m. Malawi, Zambia, D.R.C., and Tanzania. Source. Kativu (1994: 81); F.T.E.A. Anthericaceae: 15 (1997). Malawi. Nyika Plateau, 1973, Phillips 838 (K). Chlorophytum zingiberastrum Nordal & A.D.Poulsen Chlorophytum orchidastrum sensu Kativu (1994), non Lindl. (1824) Plants 150–700 mm high with a short pseudostem, rhizome short, vertical, roots thin with elongate tubers; leaves lanceolate to oblanceolate, 100–400 x 30–80 mm, glabrous, acute to attenuate; inflorescence a lax panicle 120– 180 mm long, flowers greenish, petals 4–6 x 1–1.5 mm; in Brachystegia woodland, on sandy to gritty-clayey soils overlying rocks, and on termite mounds; 550–1,950 m. Mozambique, Malawi, Zambia, and Tanzania. Source. Kativu (1994: 700); F.T.E.A. Anthericaceae: 48 (1997). Malawi. Nyika National Park, without locality or collecting details (Patel 1999). Malawi. Nyika Plateau, Mwanembwe (Chapman & White 1970: 126). Stylochiton cf. puberulus N.E.Br. Seasonally dormant herb with distinctive, broadly triangular leaves with cordate-sagittate bases; in woodlands. The identity of this collection as S. puberulus is questionable; according to Mayo in F.T.E.A. Araceae (1985), this species does not occur above 500 m and it is therefore unlikely that it would be found on the Nyika. Although the genus undoubtedly occurs there, the species involved needs to be confirmed. Source. F.T.E.A. Araceae: 49 (1985). Malawi. Nyika National Park, without locality or collecting details (Patel 1999). up to 2,500 m in E. Africa, to ca 1,800 m on Nyika. From Zimbabwe northwards to Zambia, D.R.C., Tanzania, Uganda, and Kenya. Most easily seen in the Thazima Gate area. The woody midribs of the palm fronds are used for roof rafters and for furniture. The fruits are the staple diet of the Palm-nut Vulture (Gypohierax angolensis) and the distribution of the two organisms is often closely inter-linked. Source. F.T.E.A. Palmae: 38 (1986). Malawi. Nyika National Park, without locality or collecting details (Mill 1979). occur as a constituent of the plateau flora. If it did occur within the boundaries of the Park, other collectors certainly would have sighted it. Malawi. Nyika National Park, without locality or collecting details (Mill 1979). revision of the tropical African Asparagus, this taxon is included here with some reservation. Source. F.T.A. 7: 432 (1898). Malawi. Nyika National Park, without locality or collecting details (Patel 1999); Chelinda Bridge, 2000, Thera 3033 (MAL). Plants of the Nyika Plateau 289 ARACEAE
ASPHODELACEAE Asparagus asparagoides (L.) Druce Myrsiphyllum asparagoides (L.) Willd.; Asparagus medeoloides (Thunb.) Baker var. angustifolius (Mill.) Baker Slender twining herb or small perennial climber, sometimes deciduous, spineless; leaves (cladodes) ovate-acuminate, 25–40 x 8–20 mm, flattish, with 3–several more or less parallel veins on each side of the midrib, hairless; flowers pendulous on slender stalks ca 10 mm long; fruit a round berry, 10 mm diameter; in montane forest or scrub, forest margins, and along stream banks. Widespread in South Africa, northwards to Tanzania; an invader plant in Australia. Source. Obermeyer & Immelman (1992: 73). Malawi. Nyika National Park, Lake Kaulime, 2000, Phiri 3722 (UZL); ibid., 2000, Burrows & Burrows 6870 (PRE); without locality or collecting details (Mill 1979). Zambia. Nyika Plateau, Chowo Forest, White 2781 (White et al. 2001: 93). Asparagus laricinus Burch. Erect densely-branched shrub 1–2 m tall, stems and branches pale whitish green, usually finely ribbed, spines short, hard, on stems and branches; leaves (cladodes) up to 60 in a cluster, stiff, filiform, up to 35 mm long; flowers 1–8 on outside of leaf clusters, white; fruit a red berry, 5 mm diameter; in grassland, open woodland, and scrub. South Africa to tropical Africa. Source. Obermeyer & Immelman (1992: 33). Malawi. Nyika National Park, 8 km E. of Nganda, 1972, Brummitt & Synge 34 (K); Lake Kaulime, 2000, Burrows & Burrows 6869 (PRE). No country given. 1967, Richards 22640 (UZL). Asparagus plumosus Baker Protasparagus plumosus (Baker) Oberm. Scandent stoloniferous evergreen perennial with branches, branchlets and cladodes (leaves); leaves ca 12 in compressed clusters, terete, glabrous, glossy dark green, very fine; flowers apical, white, stalks 2–3 mm long, articulated near base; fruit a red berry, 4 mm diameter; in understorey of forests. From South Africa (Eastern Cape) northwards to E. Africa. Often cultivated for its delicate foliage. See also notes under A. setaceus. Source. Obermeyer & Immelman (1992: 59). Malawi. Nyika Plateau, occasional in all forests (Dowsett-Lemaire 1985: 320); without locality, 1896, Whyte s.n. (K). Zambia. Nyika Plateau, occasional in all forests (Dowsett-Lemaire 1985: 320). Asparagus racemosus Willd. Protasparagus racemosus (Willd.) Oberm. Asparagus africanus Lam. This species is not recorded from tropical Africa (Obermeyer & Immelman 290 Plants of the Nyika Plateau Excluded species ASPHODELACEAE The genus Aloe is sometimes treated within a separate family, the Aloaceae (Carter 2001). Aloe christianii Reynolds Succulent, usually solitary, rarely suckering, stemless or with a stem to 1 m tall; leaves erect-spreading, to 0.6 m long, basal width ca 120 mm, light bluish green, tinged pinkish in drought, unspotted, faintly lined, margins with strong brown-tipped teeth; inflorescence erect, 1–2 m tall, with 6–10 erect branches, flowers coral-pink, stamens exserted ca 4 mm; in partial shade in Brachystegia–Isoberlinia woodland, or sometimes in medium to tall grasslands, never on rocks; 300–1,675 m. Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Malawi, Zambia, D.R.C., and Tanzania. Source. Reynolds (1966); Carter (2001). Malawi. ?Nyika, 62 miles (99 km) N. of Rumphi, 1960, Leach & Brunton 10354 (K, LISC, PRE, SRGH). Aloe duckeri Christian Solitary succulent or suckering to form small clusters of plants, stemless or with a short stem; leaves spreading, in a dense rosette, 0.5–0.8 m long, 80– Tall climber or a tangled shrub with shiny yellowish stems and soft feathery branches, usually leafless when in flower; leaves (cladodes) 4–8 per cluster, unequally long, filiform, 10–16 mm long; flowers in simple racemes 20–30 mm long, white with a reddish streak; fruit a red berry, 7 mm diameter; in thickets or scrub in frost-free, high-rainfall savannas. Eastern Cape to Botswana, Namibia, and widespread in tropical Africa and eastwards to India. Source. Obermeyer & Immelman (1992: 45). Malawi. Nyika National Park, S. slopes of Kawozya, 1972, Brummitt & Synge 185 (K, MAL, SRGH). Asparagus setaceus (Kunth) Jessop Protasparagus setaceus (Kunth) Oberm.; Asparagus plumosus auctt. non Baker Evergreen perennial, erect or often scandent, to 2 m tall, hairless throughout, stems with a few short spines below, spineless above, branches more or less twining; leaves (cladodes) numerous, spreading, filiform, to 15 mm long, soft, shiny; flowers solitary, white; fruit a black berry, 5 mm diameter; in undergrowth of scrub or forest, less common than A. plumosus. South Africa to tropical Africa. This species is often quoted from Malawi, but its species concept is frequently confused. White et al. (2001) states that ‘A. setaceus’ is ‘very widespread’ in Malawi and draws attention to its fine cladodes ‘all in the same plane’, which is a defining characteristic of true A. plumosus (Obermeyer & Immelman 1992: 59). Therefore it seems possible that only A. plumosus occurs on the Nyika Plateau. Source. Obermeyer & Immelman (1992: 58); White et al. (2001: 95). No country given. 1967, Richards 22754 (UZL). Malawi. Nyika National Park, without locality or collecting details (Mill 1979); Chosi Viewpoint, 2000, Chapama 149 (MAL). Zambia. Nyika Plateau, Manyenjere Forest, 2000, Phiri 4033 (UZL); Chowo Forest, 2000, Phiri 4013 (UZL). Asparagus virgatus Baker Protasparagus virgatus (Baker) Oberm. Erect stiff shrubs 0.75–1 m tall, with one to a few, green, angled stems and thin, stiff branches; leaves (cladodes) 1–7, filiform, 4–20 mm long, unequal; flowers solitary, pendulous along the branches, stalks ca 7 mm long, articulated in lower half; fruit a red berry, 5 mm diameter; in dry forest, riverine forest, scrub or woodland. Eastern Cape to Namibia, Angola, Zimbabwe, Malawi, and E. Africa. Source. Obermeyer & Immelman (1992: 31). Malawi. Nyika National Park, 8 km E. of Nganda, 1972, Brummitt, Munthali & Synge 129 (K, MAL). 1992) and it would appear that this is a misidentification. Malawi. Nyika National Park, without locality or collecting details (Patel 1999). 120 mm at the base, dull green, sparsely spotted or without spots, often faintly streaked on both surfaces, margins with strong red-brown teeth; inflorescence erect, 1–2 m tall, 3- to 9-branched, branches curving upwards, flowers orange-red to coral-pink, stamens slightly exserted; in montane grassland and high-rainfall miombo; 1,000–2,350 m. Malawi, Zambia, and S.W. Tanzania. Locally abundant on the Nyika. Source. Reynolds (1966); Carter (2001). Malawi. Nyika Plateau, near Chelinda Rest House, 1958, Reynolds 8642 (K, PRE, SRGH); western foot of Nganda, 1972, Brummitt & Synge WC3 (EA, K, MAL, PRE, SRGH). Aloe mzimbana I.Verd. & Christian Stemless succulent, suckering to form dense groups of plants; leaves in a dense rosette, spreading-erect, 200–350 mm long, 70–80 mm wide at the base, greyish green, with few to many large, elongated white spots on both surfaces, margins with large sharp brown-tipped teeth; inflorescence erect
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Page 13 and 14: Celtis africana Del. Sandie Burrows
Page 15 and 16: URTICACEAE Boehmeria macrophylla Ho
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