Collections made by Jonathan Timberlake

Records: 20

The following is a list of the collections made by Jonathan Timberlake in species name order. The records are of species which occur in Uganda (either as a native/naturalised species or as a cultivated species).

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NoSpeciesRecord dateRecorder(s)Coll.Det.Conf.HerbariaHabitatLocationLoc code Outing codePlanted code Country QDSGrid ref.FZ DivAlt. (m)NotesLatLongLoc Acc Code
110420 Amblygonocarpus andongensis25 Nov 2008JR Timberlake
JR Timberlake 5522 BNRH
Macomia district, Namacubi Forest, c. 1 km W of Quiterajo.0Mozambique1140C4N90

Edge of Guibourtia - Pteleopsis dry forest.-x000D- Notes: Large tree to 16 m, dbh 42 cm. Bark fissured, grey. Leaves bipinnate. Flowers white, thecae yellow. Pods (on ground) angular, dark brown. Locally common on dry forest margin.

-11.75833340.4116676
98386 Bulbophyllum scaberulum var. scaberulum30 Jun 2015JR Timberlake
JA Massunde
JR Timberlake 6095 PJ Cribb K
LMA
Ndzou
Open dry Brachystegia microphylla woodland on quartzite rocky hillside.Sussundenga Dist., Chimanimani foothills, Zomba area, Muriro village, edge of Tekeza forest. wp270450Mozambique1933C3 MS495

Epiphytic orchid on Englerophytum tree branch, with long thick aerial roots. Narrow linear leaves. Some fruit capsules.

7
74727 Elionurus muticus27 Oct 2014JR Timberlake
K Mutasa
JR Timberlake JT5997A M Xanthos SRGH
K
BR
LMA
Quartzite grassland, sandstone. Mudzunzo locality, between rios Mucano and Mufomodzi, Chimanimani mountains. 168330Mozambique1933C3MS1152

Grass to 40cm,tufted, hard to dig out. Inflorescence very narrow, purple-tinged, anthers hanging out. When seeding, glumes opening widely, very hairy, whitish.

-19.81377833.1510837
74080 Entada abyssinica14 Nov 2015JR Timberlake
I Darbyshire
A Banze
VR Fijamo
JA Massunde
JR Timberlake 6138 JR Timberlake K
LMA
Ndzou
Wooded grassland with Maprounea africana.Sussundenga Dist., Maronga, Ndowane area, near Comene forest. wp 518.440Mozambique1933C3MS337

Tree to 4 m. Long spicate axillary inflorescence, greenish-white with yellow anthers. Many ants farming scale insects.

-19.97422033.0884207
74072 Gardenia imperialis subsp. imperialis13 Nov 2015JR Timberlake
VR Fijamo
JR Timberlake 6130 NMJ Davies K
LMA
Ndzou
Swamp forest patch in wet grassy area with Uapaca lissopyrena & Syzygium cordatum.Sussundenga Dist., Maronga, Comene forest near Rio Mucoco. wp 509.440Mozambique1933C3 MS254

Tree to 6 m. Leaves large, ribbed, clustered terminally. Fruits axillary, very hard, many-seeded, in 2s.

7
74730 Hypoxis filiformis27 Oct 2014JR Timberlake
K Mutasa
JR Timberlake JT5996 DJ Goyder SRGH
K
BR
LMA
Quartzite grassland, sandstone. Mudzunzo locality, between rios Mucano and Mufomodzi, Chimanimani mountains. 168330Mozambique1933C3 MS1152

BR specimen Small bulbous herb to 20 cm. Tuber round, fleshy. Leaves long, linear, hairy. Each flowering shoot with 2 yellow flowers.

7
98405 Jacquemontia tamnifolia4 Jul 2015JR Timberlake
VR Fijamo
L Nkuna
JR Timberlake 6114 I Darbyshire K
LMA
Ndzou
Fallow maize field, by footpath.Sussundenga Dist., Chimanimani foothills, Zomba Centro area, near Rio Chindore. wp291450Mozambique1933C4MS173

Climbing twining herb. All dry clustered flower heads with ripe seed. Seed collected.

-19.89419433.2598067
98363 Maesa lanceolata subsp. lanceolata25 Jun 2015JR Timberlake
L Nkuna
JR Timberlake 6069 I Darbyshire A Banze K
LMA
Ndzou
Grassy valley. Edge of swamp grassland.Sussundenga Dist., Chimanimani foothills, Mpunga Centro, valley of Rio Tave, by sacred Ngurume forest. wp216450Mozambique1933C4MS491

Shrub to 2 m. Glossy unequal leaves. Flowers in axillary inflorescence, small, white.

-19.75050033.3104727
98377 Morus mesozygia27 Jun 2015JR Timberlake
JR Timberlake 6085 I Darbyshire K
LMA
Ndzou
Woodland at edge of shambas, near semi-deciduous dry forest.Sussundenga Dist., Chimanimani foothills, Mpunga area, Mukuawayo village. wp002450Mozambique1933C4 MS455

Isolated tree to 25 m, dbh 109 cm. Planted? Bark grey-brown, flaking. Leaves dark green above, with distinct 3 veins from base.

7
59453 Murdannia simplex16 Apr 2014BT Wursten
A Mapaura
P Ballings
JR Timberlake
J Hadj-Hammou
H Matimele
JR Timberlake JT5962 JR Timberlake RB Faden SRGH
K
BR
LMA
Grassy slopes above Brachystegia microphylla woodland Base of cliff below Mt Dombe, Chimanimani mountains, Sussundenga Dist. 168320Mozambique1933C1MS1401

Slightly succulent herb. White fleshy roots. Leaves mostly basal, often reddish. Flowers in a terminal head, pale purple.

-19.74572233.0303067
98373 Rawsonia lucida27 Jun 2015JR Timberlake
VR Fijamo
L Nkuna
JR Timberlake 6081 I Darbyshire K
LMA
Ndzou
Semi-deciduous dry forest with Newtonia-Erythrophleum.Sussundenga Dist., Chimanimani foothills, track to Chik? from Mpunga Centro. wp247450Mozambique1933C4MS510

Understory tree to 6 m. Leaves dark green, leathery, serrated margins.

-19.76211133.3210007
74704 Rhipsalis baccifera28 Oct 2014BT Wursten
A Mapaura
JR Timberlake
JR Timberlake JT6017 BT Wursten I Darbyshire SRGH
K
BR
LMA
In crevices of large quartzite sandstone boulders. Mevumodzi River valley, Eastern Chimanimani Mts168330Mozambique1933C3MS1271

Succulent herb, no leaves. Fruits small, green.

-19.78966733.1349177
74728 Rhytachne rottboellioides27 Oct 2014JR Timberlake
K Mutasa
JR Timberlake JT5997B M Xanthos SRGH
K
BR
LMA
Quartzite grassland, sandstone. Mudzunzo locality, between rios Mucano and Mufomodzi, Chimanimani mountains. 168330Mozambique1933C3MS1152

-19.81377833.1510837
109832 Ricinodendron heudelotii subsp. africanum var. africanum7 Dec 2008JR Timberlake
JR Timberlake 5657 JE Burrows BNRH
Survey cutline, 0.5 km SSE of Lago Nhica, Rovuma River valley, Palma District.0Mozambique1040C1N35

Tall deciduous tree to 30 m tall, emergent in seasonally dry mixed semi-deciduous forest, the canopy dominated by Terminalia sambesiaca, Bivinia jalberti, Pteleopsis myrtifolia, Dialium holtzii and Milicia excelsa; on sandy soils in area of low hills

-10.70722240.2083332
41854 Selaginella dregei7 Feb 2000JR Timberlake
R Cunliffe
JR Timberlake R Cunliffe 4384 SRGH
Sandy soils next to boilders, silicified karoo, sandstone outcrop near packing shed Umzingwane river, Gem Farm (plot 1), Beitbridge0Zimbabwe2129D4S500

-21.98333329.7833337
41856 Selaginella dregei30 Apr 1999JR Timberlake
I Mapaure
JR Timberlake I Mapaure 4571 SRGH
Thicket of Androstachys with occasional Spirostachys, deep poorly drained sandy soils Tshiturapadsi, 12 km W of Bubi river crossing on Tshiturapadsi-Chikwarakwara rd. (WP279, sample S001), Beitbridge0Zimbabwe2230B4S400

-22.28333330.9666677
74091 Syzygium guineense subsp. guineense17 Nov 2015JR Timberlake
I Darbyshire
A Banze
VR Fijamo
JA Massunde
JR Timberlake 6149 I Darbyshire K
LMA
Ndzou
Uapaca nitida-U. kirkiana miombo woodland, by open grassy area.Sussundenga Dist., Maronga, Madzirene area, c.0.5 km W of Rio Thiengunvu. wp 549440Mozambique1933C3MS333

Small understorey tree to 5 m. Leaves leathery. Flowers just finished; fruits purple-tinged.

-19.98327033.0817407
98374 Trichilia emetica subsp. emetica27 Jun 2015JR Timberlake
VR Fijamo
L Nkuna
JR Timberlake 6082 I Darbyshire K
LMA
Ndzou
Semi-deciduous dry forest with Newtonia-Erythrophleum. Isolated clump of c.10 individuals on rocky slope in forest.Sussundenga Dist., Chimanimani foothills, track to Chik? from Mpunga Centro. wp248450Mozambique1933C4MS547

Tree to 6 m. Large glossy leaves.

-19.76119433.3196677
98378 Trilepisium madagascariense28 Jun 2015JR Timberlake
L Nkuna
JR Timberlake 6086 I Darbyshire K
LMA
Ndzou
Semi-deciduous dry forest with Newtonia, Funtumia understory.Sussundenga Dist., Chimanimani foothills, Mpunga area, path from Nzou camp. wp25484450Mozambique1933C2MS543

Canopy tree to 25 m, dbh 49 cm. Trunk straight with narrow buttresses. Bark purple-brown, with lenticels. Leaves glossy, with drip-tip. Milky latex. Vern. name: Mdunduwe

-19.74094433.3256117
62136 Zehneria minutiflora22 Apr 2014BT Wursten
A Mapaura
P Ballings
JR Timberlake
J Hadj-Hammou
JR Timberlake JT5975 J Osborne SRGH
K
BR
LMA
Grassy gully in sandstone rocks. In shade, climbing up other shrubs. Slopes towards Mt Nhamedimu, Chimanimani Mts.168320Mozambique1933C3MS1730

Climbing, trailing slender herb. Flowers small, white; easily falling.

-19.75571133.0925207


Copyright: The Uganda flora team, 2026

The Uganda flora team (2026). Flora of Uganda: Collections made by Jonathan Timberlake.
https://www.ugandaflora.com/speciesdata/utilities/utility-display-collections-by-person.php?person_id=137, retrieved 29 September 2026

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