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Acknowledgements Thanks to John Burrows (Buffeskloof Herbarium, Lydenburg), Bob Drummond (SRGH, Harare), Robert Faden (Smithsonian, Washington DC), Lyn Fish (NBI, Pretoria), David Goyder (RBG Kew, London), Shakkie Kativu (University of Zimbabwe, Harare), Otto Leistner (NBI, Pretoria), Tom Müller (Harare), Alan Paton (RBG Kew, London), Patrick Phiri (Lusaka), Ratidzayi Takawira (SRGH, Harare), and Werner Fibeck for their contributions to various drafts. Particular thanks are due to Meg Coates Palgrave for making corrections to the draft list, to Bob Drummond for keeping nomenclature and determinations in SRGH updated over the years, and especially to Mark Hyde for allowing us to use his website and comprehensively correcting the draft. Much encouragement and assistance in the compilation of <strong>this</strong> document has also come from the staff of the National Herbarium, Harare, especially from the Head, Ms Nozipo Nobanda. The National Herbarium and Botanic Garden would like to thank the directorate of the Department of Research and Specialist Services and the Ministry of Lands, Agriculture and Rural Resettlement for the support that they have given to the SABONET project. Appreciation is also extended to the SABONET Project for supporting <strong>this</strong> publication with funds made available by GEF/UNDP and USAID/IUCN ROSA. Entrance to the National Herbarium. (Photo: Anthony Mapaura) Botanic Garden Restaurant. (Photo: Anthony Mapaura)
Introduction The first country-wide checklist of vascular plants occurring in Zimbabwe was produced by Eyles in 1916, and lists 2,484 plant taxa. It was obviously very incomplete. Since then there has been no full national checklist, only listings of selected groups such as legumes (Drummond 1972), woody plants (Drummond 1975), orchids (Grosvenor 1976), grasses (Simon 1971, Bennett 1980, Chapano 2002) and pteridophytes (Burrows & Burrows 1983). However, in recent years a checklist of vascular plants has been compiled from a range of published sources by Mark Hyde (Hyde 2003); it is web-based and can be found at http://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw. The checklist presented here is the first recent published comprehensive list of all of Zimbabwe’s vascular plant taxa and their distribution within the country. A checklist of Zimbabwean vascular plants grew out of a compilation of plant specimens held in the National Herbarium, Harare (SRGH), carried out under the auspices of the Southern African Botanical Network (SABONET) project. All herbarium holdings of Zimbabwe specimens were entered into the PRECIS database, which enables searches and listings to be readily done. It was realised, however, that although most taxa in Zimbabwe are represented by specimens at SRGH, many hundreds of taxa are not. Hence many records (both of taxa and distribution) from Hyde’s unpublished checklist were added to the preliminary checklist of herbarium holdings, along with records from the published literature (in particular, Flora zambesiaca (current editor, G. Pope) and volumes of Kirkia). Inclusion and nomenclature has been harmonised between the two as much as possible. One major difference is that Hyde’s list includes most species known to occur in a wild or semi-wild state, while the Checklist of Zimbabwean vascular plants only includes native species and those known to be naturalised. A total of 5,930 vascular plant taxa (species, subspecies, and varieties) within 1,527 genera and 231 families are listed here as occurring in Zimbabwe (Table 1). It is likely that the actual number is higher, perhaps approaching 6,000. Angiosperms total 5,639 taxa in 193 families, while the Pteridophyta (ferns and fern allies) contain 283 species in 34 families. The smallest group is that of cone-bearing plants (Gymnospermae) with 8 species in 4 families. These figures differ slightly from those given by Hyde on his website, which lists 6,225 taxa of vascular plants in 238 families, 428 of which are introduced. Hyde also includes a number of still-undescribed species. The major families are given in Table 2. The largest family is the Poaceae (grasses), followed by the subfamily Papilionoideae of the Fabaceae (papilionoid legumes). Table 1. Counts of the plant taxa that occur in Zimbabwe. GROUP Families Genera Species/subspecies/ Introduced taxa varieties Pteridophyta 34 89 283 9 Gymnospermae 4 6 8 2 Monocotyledonae 45 351 1,610 73 Dicotyledonae 148 1,081 4,029 275 Totals 231 1,527 5,930 359 SABONET Report No. 33 1
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Page 11 and 12: ANEMIACEAE CYATHEACEAE ANEMIACEAE C
Page 13 and 14: ISOETACEAE LYCOPODIACEAE CREPIDOMAN
Page 15 and 16: PSILOTACEAE PTERIDACEAE PLEOPELTIS
Page 17 and 18: WOODSIACEAE WOODSIACEAE DEPARIA Hoo
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Page 21 and 22: AIZOACEAE AMARANTHACEAE RUELLIA L.
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FABACEAE-PAPILIONOIDEAE FABACEAE-PA
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FUMARIACEAE GERANIACEAE CASEARIA Ja
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LAMIACEAE LAMIACEAE BECIUM Lindl. 7
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LORANTHACEAE LYTHRACEAE pungens Sol
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MALVACEAE MELASTOMATACEAE sabiensis
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MORACEAE MYROTHAMNACEAE CARDIOGYNE
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OLACACEAE OXALIDACEAE OLACACEAE Com
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PHYTOLACCACEAE POLYGALACEAE procumb
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PROTEACEAE RHAMNACEAE LYSIMACHIA L.
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RUBIACEAE RUBIACEAE RUBIACEAE Compi
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RUBIACEAE RUBIACEAE fastigiata Brem
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RUTACEAE SANTALACEAE VANGUERIOPSIS
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SCROPHULARIACEAE SCROPHULARIACEAE I
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SELAGINACEAE SOLANACEAE elegans Ben
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TILIACEAE URTICACEAE olitorius L. N
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VISCACEAE VITACEAE elliptica (Oliv.
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ANTHERICACEAE ASPARAGACEAE SCADOXUS
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CYPERACEAE CYPERACEAE zambesica C.B
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CYPERACEAE CYPERACEAE breviradius V
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HYACINTHACEAE HYPOXIDACEAE bainesii
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LEMNACEAE NAJADACEAE LEMNACEAE Comp
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ORCHIDACEAE ORCHIDACEAE anisoloba S
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ORCHIDACEAE ORCHIDACEAE mulindana S
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POACEAE POACEAE POACEAE Compiled by
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POACEAE POACEAE brizantha (A.Rich.)
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POACEAE POACEAE filifolius (Nees) C
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POACEAE POACEAE ERIOCHRYSIS P.Beauv
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POACEAE POACEAE MICROSTEGIUM Nees 5
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POACEAE POACEAE RHYTACHNE Desv. 631
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POACEAE POACEAE STREBLOCHAETE Pilg.
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ARNOLD, T.H. & DE WET, B.C. 1993. P
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413 SCHOENEFELDIA Kunth 414 POGONOC
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1252 DIOSCOREA L. 1261 ROMULEA Mara
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2469 CORRIGIOLA L. 2490 SILENE L. 2
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3945 LINUM L. 3947 HUGONIA L. 3956
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8337 HEINSENIA K.Schum. 8338 CREMAS
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Androstachys 40 Aneilema 86 Anemia
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Capsella 30 Caralluma 20 Cardamine
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D Dactylis 102 Dactyloctenium 102 D
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FUMARIACEAE 53 Funtumia 18 G Galact
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Kyllinga 88 Kyllingiella 88 Kyphoca
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Morus 63 Mostuea 58 Mucuna 50 Mukia
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Phymaspermum 27 Physalis . 79 Phyto
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Sanicula 18 Sansevieria 90 SANTALAC
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Toddalia 75 Toddaliopsis 75 Todea 8
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