Records determined by Pieter Bester

Determinations: 9

The following is a list of the records determined by Pieter Bester in species name order.

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NoSpeciesRecord dateRecorder(s)Coll.Det.Conf.HerbariaHabitatLocationLoc code(s) Outing codePlanted code Country QDSGrid ref.FZ DivAlt. (m)NotesLatLongLoc Acc Code
109747Bergia decumbens11 Mar 2016H Matimele
W Tokura
H Matimele HM2205 P Bester BNRH
NU
Montane GrasslandMatutuine District, Licuati Forest Reserve, Santaca area Alt.: 72 m0Mozambique2632D1M72

Herb to 50 cm tall, brownish old stems and pale greenish younger ones. Leaves serrated, flowers white, axillary. Plant occurring on a flat plain wooded grassland with Syzygium cordatum, Dicerocaryum forbesii, Hyphaene sp.

-26.53146032.5403907
108518Diplorhynchus condylocarpon12 Jun 2012P Bester
P Bester 11167 P Bester PRE
BNRH
EOWBL
Gorongosa National Park, 7.8 km NNW from Condué and 36 km SW of Inhaminga, c. 7 km W of ranger's post near Condué.0Mozambique1834D2MS230

Tree 8 m tall; fruit brown with lighter "warty surface". Latex milky yellowish. Common.-x000D- Habitat: Open woodland on a plain. In well-drained sand, in full sun. No biotic effect seen.

-18.66241734.8066946
119318Kanahia laniflora17 May 2020L Steyn
P Bester DJ Goyder Macossa, Manica0Mozambique1733D2MS621

iNaturalist record

-17.68967133.8169526
119321Kanahia laniflora08 Apr 2022M Rea
P Bester Runde River, Gonarhezou National Park,1600Zimbabwe2131B4S293

iNaturalist record

-21.32852731.9223057
119323Kanahia laniflora20 Nov 2022M Pelham
P Bester Gonarhezou National Park1600Zimbabwe2132A3S207

iNaturalist record

-21.38455932.1477195
112100Melhania acuminata var. acuminata09 Jun 2012P Bester
P Bester 11125 P Bester PRE
BNRH
EOWBL
Gorongosa National Park, Muzamba River Gorge, 23 km SW from Inhaminga and 86 km ENE from Gorongosa Town.0Mozambique1834D2MS226

Herb 0.32 m tall with yellow flowers and brown fruit. Abundant.-x000D- Habitat: Open shrubland on a limestone plateau. In well-drained sand, in full sun. Biotic effect: roadside.

-18.56516734.8739176
108148Orbea maculata subsp. maculata03 May 2010JK Welwitch
P Bester A9, Birchenough Bridge0Zimbabwe1932C4S498

iNaturalist record

-19.96283732.3416607
93261Periglossum mackenii23 Oct 1988GL Maggs
GL Maggs 597 P Bester WIND
Caprivi: Middle W Caprivi-grassy omuramba.0Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1722D30

Geophyte; Notes: Geophyte, 15 - 20 cm high. stems slender with dense white, short, curled indumentum. Leaves 30 x 1.5 mm, linear, yellow - green, margins involute, subsessile. Flowers in dense, axillary umbels, 4 mm long; peduncle up to 3 cm long.

-17.87500022.6250005
112277Rhoicissus revoilii11 Jun 2012P Bester
P Bester 11153 P Bester PRE
BNRH
EOWBL
Gorongosa National Park, 11 km NNW from Condué and 33 km SW of Inhaminga, Nhamfisse/Zamambo Gorge.0Mozambique1834D2MS225

Shrub 1.8 m tall. Occasional.-x000D- Habitat: Open woodland on a limestone plateau. In level well-drained sand, in full sun. No biotic effect seen.

-18.63618134.8091506


Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave, 2014-24

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M. (2024). Flora of Botswana: Records determined by Pieter Bester.
https://www.botswanaflora.com/speciesdata/utilities/utility-display-determinations-by-person.php?person_id=920, retrieved 21 December 2024

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