Itinerary and specimen list of M.A. Pocock’s botanical collecting expedition in Zambia and Angola in 1925
Bothalia - African Biodiversity & Conservation
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| Title | Itinerary and specimen list of M.A. Pocock’s botanical collecting expedition in Zambia and Angola in 1925 | |
| Creator | Balarin, M. G. Brink, E. Glen, H. F. | |
| Description | Mary Agard Pocock, bom in Rondebosch in 1886, and best known as an algologist, was also a ‘trailblazer' in the biological exploration o f Angola. She, and the ethnologist Dorothea Bleek, undertook a scientific expedition which started at Livingstone, Zambia, and ended at Lobito Bay, Angola, during the dry season, from April to October 1925.During the journey Mary Pocock collected ± 1 000 specimens in the Zambesian region o f endemism (II). as delineated by White (1983) o f which 12 were considered to be species novae. Many o f the specimens were painted by Mary. Some original paintings are housed in the Selmar Schonland Herbarium, Grahamstown (GRA). She also kept detailed diaries o f her route past villages and through the different vegetation types. Collecting locations, with specimen numbers relating to her collection in the Zambesian region, are indicated. An alphabetical list o f all the species collected by Mary Pocock during this exploration has been compiled | |
| Publisher | AOSIS | |
| Date | 1999-09-30 | |
| Identifier | 10.4102/abc.v29i1.587 | |
| Source | Bothalia; Vol 29, No 1 (1999); 169-201 2311-9284 0006-8241 | |
| Language | eng | |
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