Records made by Brian Best

Records: 19

The following is a list of the records made by Brian Best 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
53236 Actiniopteris dimorpha subsp. dimorpha 8 Feb 1976 EB Best
EB Best 1280 SRGH
In wet soil pockets in rock crevices where water seepage Mkooi Gorge farm, Makoni district. 0 Zimbabwe 1832A4 C 1800

Small gregarious perennial herb having divided leaves on erect stalk +/- 0.1 m.

0.000000 0.000000 2
24788 Barleria holubii subsp. holubii 12 Aug 1980 EB Best
EB Best 1415 SRGH
Among rocks at head of valley Matopos National Park, central Wild Area 0 Zimbabwe W 0

Very prickly shrub 60 - 150 cm high and twice as much across

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81445 Combretum molle 7 Oct 1960 EB Best
EB Best 239 Woodlands, garden in former Brachystegia woodland. Lusaka, woodlands, garden in former Brachystegia woodland. 0 Zambia 1528A4 C 1310

Tree to about 40' branching at about 10-12' DBH=11'. Bark brown/grey, slash yellow. Flowers yellow. Ripe fruits brown.

-15.416667 28.283333 5
52012 Crassula lanceolata subsp. transvaalensis 9 Feb 1984 EB Best
EB Best 2094 Mukuvisi Woodland 1 0 Zimbabwe 1731C3 C 0

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121062 Cyperus margaritaceus 4 Nov 1981 EB Best
EB Best 1792 SRGH
Mukuvisi Woodlands, Harare. 1,2 0 Zimbabwe 1731C3 C 1472

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121063 Cyperus rupestris 2 Jan 1982 EB Best
Edge of pool on rocky outcrop Mukuvisi Woodland. 1,2 0 Zimbabwe 1731C3 C 1472

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21503 Erianthemum virescens 13 Dec 1983 EB Best
EB Best 2085 SRGH
In carpark, Mukuvisi Woodlands 1,2 0 Zimbabwe 1731C3 C 1472

Parasite on Melia azedarach. Flowers pale green.

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82217 Euclea schimperi 21 Apr 1960 EB Best
EB Best 315 Woodlands, somewhat disturbed by fire and cutting. Gloucester Road, woodlands of Lusaka. 0 Zambia C 1280

Bush, 6 feet high. Evergreen. Leaves pale green below would make a good hedge plant.

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82427 Gomphocarpus fruticosus subsp. rostratus 10 Aug 1961 EB Best
EB Best 292 DJ Goyder Polder wall - soil black clay. Full sun. Well drained. Kafue Pilot Polder 0 Zambia 1527D4 S 914

Large woody herb or shrub to 15 feet. Flowers white or pale greenish white. Stem exuding milky juice on wounding. Locally frequent. Fruit opening to expose long silky awns of seeds.

-15.766667 27.916667 5
22960 Ipomoea welwitschii 9 Feb 1984 EB Best
EB Best 2091 SRGH
Mukuvisi Woodlands 1,2 0 Zimbabwe 1731C3 C

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24146 Laurembergia repens subsp. brachypoda 14 Jan 1983 EB Best
EB Best 1951 SRGH
Mukuvisi Woodland, Blatherwick Avenue end 1,2 0 Zimbabwe 1731C3 C

0.000000 0.000000 0
119388 Macrotyloma axillare var. axillare 19 Apr 1982 EB Best
EB Best 1928 SRGH
In grassland. Mukuvisi Woodland, Harare 1,2 0 Zimbabwe 1731C3 C 0

A climber on grasses. Flowers lime-green.

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99117 Parthenium hysterophorus 6 Mar 1982 EB Best
EB Best 1881 SRGH
On side of earth dam wall above and near waterline. Also in shade on termitarium Rainham Dam, Old Gatooma Road 0 Zimbabwe 1730D4 C 0

Erect annual herb with white flowers

-17.766667 30.883333 5
99118 Parthenium hysterophorus 5 Dec 1983 EB Best
EB Best 1956 SRGH
On sides of dam wall, on summits of termitaria in full sun and shade if tree/bush groups. Termitaria in cattle paddocks grazed bare. Rainham Dam 0 Zimbabwe 1730D4 C 1472

Erect annual herb with white flowers

-17.766667 30.883333 5
24150 Periglossum mackenii 14 Jan 1983 EB Best
EB Best 1954 SRGH
Mukuvisi Woodland, Blatherwick Avenue end 1,2 0 Zimbabwe 1731C3 C

0.000000 0.000000 0
41882 Selaginella dregei 17 Mar 1984 EB Best
EB Best 2108 SRGH
Shallow soil on flat rock, full sun Twentydales, J.Jones' garden fronting Ruwa river, Harare 0 Zimbabwe 1731C3 C 1500

0.000000 0.000000 2
84587 Sesbania microphylla 8 Mar 1982 EB Best
EB Best 1904 SRGH
Chiraura vlei, Mukuvisi Woodland 1,2 0 Zimbabwe 1731C3 C 0

0.000000 0.000000 0
24147 Steganotaenia araliacea var. araliacea 4 Apr 1983 EB Best
EB Best 2014 SRGH
Mukuvisi Woodland 1,2 0 Zimbabwe 1731C3 C

0.000000 0.000000 0
106623 Walleria nutans 18 Dec 1983 EB Best
EB Best 2087 SRGH
Woodland on steep slope Craighill 0 Zimbabwe 1731C2 C 0

Perennial herb with annual stems. Flowers white.

-17.743170 31.252070 6


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Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M. (2025). Flora of Botswana: Records made by Brian Best.
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