Records made by Tony Benn

Records: 87

The following is a list of the records made by Tony Benn 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
112886Acacia erioloba18 Jan 2020T Benn
T Benn Sedibeng Village0Botswana2525C1SE1179

iNaturalist record

-25.63724025.1365596
112901Acacia erioloba02 Oct 2018T Benn
WA Roland BT Wursten Locality may be occasionally flooded after heavy rainLedumadum, North Gaborone0Botswana2425D2SE1025

iNaturalist record

-24.59217225.8937277
108141Acacia nigrescens03 Dec 2018T Benn
T Benn Serowe0Botswana2226B3SE1118

iNaturalist record

-22.41467326.6767756
108014Alectra orobanchoides02 Mar 2020T Benn
T Benn BT Wursten Growing underneath Catophractes shrubs. Serowe0Botswana2226B3SE1176

iNaturalist record

-22.40003426.6596957
108249Anacampseros subnuda var. subnuda10 Sep 2002T Benn
BT Wursten In a sheltered place by a sandstone hillsideSerowe.0Botswana2226B3SE1192

iNaturalist record

-22.33835126.7012376
108250Anacampseros subnuda var. subnuda22 Dec 2002T Benn
BT Wursten In a sheltered place by a sandstone hillsideSerowe.0Botswana2226B3SE1192

iNaturalist record

-22.33835126.7012376
75003Androcymbium melanthioides10 Jul 2009T Benn
BT Wursten In seasonally flooded grassland.Serowe, Central District.0Botswana2226B3SE1144

-22.40289426.6731137
108011Antherothamnus pearsonii10 Mar 2019T Benn
T Benn Serowe0Botswana2226B3SE1204

iNaturalist record

-22.39452826.6609296
108012Antherothamnus pearsonii03 May 2001T Benn
T Benn T Van Der Merwe Mahalapye0Botswana2326B2SE1014

iNaturalist record

-23.08734126.8388756
75296Antizoma angustifolia12 Oct 2009T Benn
MA Hyde Near a river with very steep sides, where the bottom has been concreted.Gaborone, Sports ground, Legae Academy.0Botswana2425D2SE1010

-24.64867025.8974097
75297Antizoma angustifolia08 Sep 2016T Benn
MA Hyde Flat, sandy soil.Gaborone, residential area0Botswana2425D2SE1030

-24.67812925.8766607
75299Antizoma angustifolia24 Jan 2015T Benn
MA Hyde Flat, sandy soil.Gaborone, residential area0Botswana2425D2SE1030

-24.67812925.8766607
108013Aptosimum lugardiae02 Mar 2020T Benn
T Benn BT Wursten Growing only on disturbed soil over mammal burrows. Serowe0Botswana2226B3SE1197

iNaturalist record

-22.39992926.6498846
113707Asystasia retrocarpa24 Feb 2020T Benn
I Darbyshire Open terrain in stunted mopane scrubAlong A1 North of Palapye 0Botswana2227A3SE930

iNaturalist record
This is a first record for Botswana.

-22.47797127.1627077
115485Blepharis maderaspatensis19 Apr 2009T Benn
T Benn BT Wursten North of Kgale Hill, Gaberone0Botswana2425D2SE1049

iNaturalist record

-24.67903925.8579167
75914Catophractes alexandri12 Dec 2008T Benn
T Benn BT Wursten On a rocky hillside.Serowe.0Botswana2226B3SE1176

-22.38518426.6339017
107876Catophractes alexandri10 Aug 2009T Benn
Paje, Serowe0Botswana2226B4SE1211

iNaturalist record

-22.25696326.7781426
75022Chamaecrista absus29 Dec 2009T Benn
BT Wursten In open unused urban areaGaborone0Botswana2425D2SE1026

-24.68182025.8823957
108134Cissus quadrangularis06 Mar 2019T Benn
T Benn rocky sides of riverSerowe0Botswana2226B3SE1145

iNaturalist record

-22.40642126.6626137
108151Coccinia sessilifolia29 Dec 2018T Benn
T Benn BT Wursten Gaborone0Botswana2425D2SE999

iNaturalist record

-24.60936225.9267327
108210Commicarpus pentandrus18 Jan 2020T Benn
T Benn BT Wursten Sedibeng Village0Botswana2525C1SE1176

iNaturalist record

-25.64015225.1319576
107886Convolvulus sagittatus18 Jan 2020T Benn
BT Wursten Sedibeng Village0Botswana2525C1SE1182

iNaturalist record

-25.63738325.1347507
75015Corbichonia decumbens12 Dec 2008T Benn
BT Wursten In rocky hilly areaSerowe, Central District.0Botswana2226B3SE1180

Common

-22.39414726.6693267
75285Coronopus integrifolius08 Sep 2016T Benn
BT Wursten Damp area below a small lake in park. Soil always slightly wet due to seepage.Small park in Broadhurst, Extention 21, Gaborone.0Botswana2425D2SE993

-24.63230425.9292557
75986Crinum buphanoides15 Nov 2001T Benn
BT Wursten Flooded area near residential.Mahalapye0Botswana2326B2 SE1024

7
75180Cyathula lanceolata20 Jan 2015T Benn
BT Wursten Disturbed open area with scattered trees.Mogoditshane nr Gaborone0Botswana2425D2SE1042

-24.61226825.8495517
112291Cyperus iria14 Dec 2019T Benn
C Archer damp area after heavy rainsExtension 23, Gaborone0Botswana2425D2SE1030

iNaturalist record

-24.67383325.8745247
113712Cyphostemma omburense03 Dec 2020T Benn
T Van Der Merwe T Benn near Kgale hill, Gaberone0Botswana2425D2SE1026

iNaturalist record

-24.68174725.8825957
75304Dalechampia galpinii03 Nov 2008T Benn
MA Hyde Steep hillsideKgale Hill, Gaborone, Botswana0Botswana2425D2SE1090

-24.69117425.8746157
107396Dalechampia galpinii03 Jan 2020T Benn
BT Wursten Serowe0Botswana2226B30

-22.40541026.6621987
113806Denekia capensis07 Jan 2021T Benn
T Benn BT Wursten edge of pan. Ledumadumane Gaborone0Botswana2425D2SE1023

iNaturalist record About 15 small plants seen in a small area. They are about 10-20 cm tall.

-24.59422325.8831797
112907Dichrostachys cinerea03 Jun 2020T Benn
T Benn BT Wursten Extension 19, Gaborone0Botswana2425D2SE1029

iNaturalist record

-24.67334725.8766756
112285Dicliptera decorticans26 Jun 2020T Benn
I Darbyshire Botswana National Botanical Garden, Gaborone0Botswana2425D2SE983

iNaturalist record

-24.66751325.9449047
108084Dicoma macrocephala28 Dec 2019T Benn
T Van Der Merwe BT Wursten Serowe0Botswana2226B3SE1205

iNaturalist record

-22.39928126.6546666
75281Drimia altissima12 Dec 2008T Benn
BT Wursten Open flat area on hillside.Serowe, Central District.0Botswana2226B3SE1176

Plants about 1.2m tall.

-22.38518426.6339017
119326Duvalia polita var. polita03 Sep 2014T Benn
T Benn P Bester Gaborone0Botswana2425D2SE1028

iNaturalist record

-24.67357825.8705637
119327Duvalia polita var. polita22 Nov 2019T Benn
T Benn P Bester Mahalapye0Botswana2326B2SE1034

iNaturalist record

-23.11437326.7918687
75174Dysphania carinata21 Apr 2008T Benn
BT Wursten Seasonally wet area.Serowe, Central District.0Botswana2226B3SE1144

-22.40289426.6731137
75291Emex australis08 Sep 2016T Benn
MA Hyde Damp area below a small lake in park. Soil always slightly wet due to seepage.Small park in Broadhurst, Extension 27, Gaborone.0Botswana2425D2SE993

-24.63230425.9292557
75302Euphorbia tirucalli15 Aug 2008T Benn
MA Hyde Near Serowe, Botswana1Botswana2226B3SE1130

"Though it has been used for hedging almost every yard in Serowe I have not seen mature trees here before" - Tony Benn, 9 September 2016

-22.41023926.6611137
75201Geigeria acaulis24 Apr 2008T Benn
BT Wursten Flat, grey soil in seasonally flooded area. Serowe, Central District.0Botswana2226B3SE1144

-22.40289426.6731137
75322Gladiolus permeabilis subsp. edulis12 Apr 2010T Benn
MA Hyde At edge of informal football field in dry flat sandy soil. Extension 15, Gaborone0Botswana2425D2 SE1029

One plant seen.

7
75980Glinus lotoides var. virens11 Jan 2009T Benn
BT Wursten In open rocky soil.Along Yacht Club access road, Gaborone Dam.0Botswana2425D2SE1001

-24.70647525.9020797
75191Gnaphalium purpureum22 Aug 2016T Benn
BT Wursten Disturbed ground in residential area.Gaborone West.0Botswana2425D2SE1035

This species has apparently not been recorded from Botswana before.

-24.67214025.8719287
121104Gnidia polycephala20 Aug 2023T Benn
T Benn BT Wursten Disturbed open kalahari scrub near seasonally dry river. Serowe, Botswana0Botswana2226B3SE1137

iNaturalist record

-22.36835826.6993217
121222Gnidia polycephala01 Oct 2020T Benn
T Benn BT Wursten On sandstone near a small river cut in the rock. Mogorosi0Botswana2226B3SE1199

Abundant and some plants with galls on stems. iNaturalist record

-22.38294926.5968867
118817Hereroa glenensis27 Dec 2022T Benn
T Benn On sandstone hill.Serowe, Botswana.0Botswana2226B31212

https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/145168305/

-22.34777826.6921185
75223Huernia longituba24 Mar 2016T Benn
BT Wursten in open Terminalia Sericea woodland on flat sandy soil.Mogoditshane, Gaborone0Botswana2425D2SE1051

-24.63893025.8345907
76545Ipomoea bolusiana29 Jan 2017T Benn
BT Wursten In open wooded area.Along A1 opposite Extension 16, Gaborone.0Botswana2425D2SE1034

-24.68005025.8761587
107412Jamesbrittenia aurantiaca18 Jan 2020T Benn
BT Wursten Grassy riverbank.Sedibeng Village, Southern District.0Botswana2525C1SE1177

Inaturalist record

-25.63734025.1326577
108085Jasminum stenolobum28 Dec 2019T Benn
T Van Der Merwe BT Wursten Serowe0Botswana2226B3SE1205

iNaturalist record

-22.39928126.6546666
75718Kleinia longiflora05 Sep 2012T Benn
T Benn On flat sandy soilGaborone0Botswana2425D2SE1040

-24.67368125.8577977
75198Leucas capensis14 Jan 2013T Benn
BT Wursten Among shrubs near a seasonal riverbed. Mmopane, Gaborone.0Botswana2425D2SE1008

-24.57475225.8616227
75318Limeum fenestratum var. fenestratum02 May 2010T Benn
BT Wursten On flat sandy soilGaborone0Botswana2425D2SE1030

Very common

0.0000000.0000002
75288Limeum sulcatum var. sulcatum04 Apr 2016T Benn
BT Wursten Flat sandy soil in open area.Extension 15, Gaborone.0Botswana2425D2SE1028

-24.68173425.8814117
75315Limeum sulcatum var. sulcatum12 Dec 2009T Benn
BT Wursten Flat sandy soil.Open area South of Extension 23, Gaborone. 0Botswana2425D2SE1032

-24.67281525.8734077
75215Macroptilium atropurpureum27 Mar 2010T Benn
BT Wursten Among shrubs by seasonal riverbed.Mmopane, Gaborone0Botswana2425D2SE1006

This appears to be a first record for Botswana as a naturalised species.

-24.57234425.8614977
75977Maerua juncea subsp. crustata12 Nov 2011T Benn
BT Wursten In open bushland on sandy soil.Extension 23, Gaborone0Botswana2425D2SE1032

About 40 cm high.

-24.67289225.8720577
108243Medicago laciniata18 Jan 2020T Benn
BT Wursten Near river with white rock.Sedibeng Village0Botswana2525C1SE1177

iNaturalist record

-25.63685125.1332576
108185Melanospermum foliosum04 Aug 2010T Benn
T Rebelo At the edge of football pitch. Gaborone West extension 60Botswana2425D2SE1020

iNaturalist record

-24.65496125.8896216
75336Nerine laticoma28 Dec 2012T Benn
BT Wursten Mmopane, Gaborone0Botswana2425D2 SE1005

4
113803Ochna inermis03 Jan 2021T Benn
T Rebelo BT Wursten on lower slope of Kgale Hill, Gaborone.0Botswana2425D2SE1038

iNaturalist record

-24.69564725.8750477
75220Orbea tapscottii20 Apr 2013T Benn
BT Wursten Among shrubs near a seasonal riverbed.Mmopane, Gaborone0Botswana2425D2 SE1006

7
108209Pentzia incana18 Jan 2020T Benn
T Benn BT Wursten By dry riverbedSedibeng Village0Botswana2525C1SE1176

iNaturalist record

-25.64015225.1319576
75194Ruelliopsis setosa21 Apr 2008T Benn
BT Wursten open wooded area by seasonal river bedSerowe, Central District.0Botswana2226B3SE1143

-22.40288726.6698257
113794Salvia runcinata18 Jan 2020T Benn
BT Wursten Sedibeng Village0Botswana2525C1SE1177

iNaturalist record

-25.63685125.1332576
108207Scabiosa columbaria18 Jan 2020T Benn
BT Wursten Abundant in dark grey soil near riverSedibeng Village0Botswana2525C1SE1178

iNaturalist record

-25.64083525.1325906
114431Schoenoplectus muricinux31 Mar 2021T Benn
C Archer Edge of water filled panLedumadumane Gaborone0Botswana2425D2SE1024

iNaturalist record

-24.59345825.8852637
108092Sclerocarya birrea subsp. caffra04 Jan 2020T Benn
T Benn Serowe0Botswana2226B3SE1139

iNaturalist record

-22.40457226.6763166
108093Sclerocarya birrea subsp. caffra11 Nov 2019T Benn
RH Archer A group of trees growing between rocksAt base of Kgale hill, Gaberone0Botswana2425D2SE1040

iNaturalist record

-24.69919825.8703186
75205Sebaea pentandra var. burchellii11 Jul 2009T Benn
BT Wursten In open mineral rich grassy area that is seasonally waterlogged in summer. Serowe, Central District.0Botswana2226B3SE1144

-22.40319626.6729157
75207Sebaea pentandra var. burchellii15 Aug 2008T Benn
BT Wursten Rocky riverbed on hillsideSerowe, Central District.0Botswana2226B3SE1157

-22.39806326.6681977
75208Sebaea pentandra var. burchellii07 Jul 2009T Benn
BT Wursten Grassy area in dry winter that is seasonally wet in summer Serowe, Central District.0Botswana2226B3SE1129

-22.40766126.6738187
75010Seddera suffruticosa var. hirsutissima29 Jan 2013T Benn
BT Wursten Edge of field, c. 5m from seasonal river.Mmopane near Gaborone.0Botswana2425D2SE1009

Small shrub about 70 cm high.

-24.57495825.8614627
75935Senna italica subsp. arachoides19 Oct 2016T Benn
BT Wursten In open ground.Mmopane near Gaborone.0Botswana2425D2SE1016

-24.58203425.8399347
75025Stenostelma capense12 Dec 2008T Benn
BT Wursten Near a seasonal river.Serowe, Central District0Botswana2226B3SE1103

Only one plant seen.

-22.42646026.6793167
75965Stylosanthes fruticosa14 Dec 2001T Benn
BT Wursten Mahalapye0Botswana2326B2SE1035

0.0000000.0000002
113805Stylosanthes fruticosa07 Jan 2021T Benn
T Benn BT Wursten Edge of partly filled grassy pan after very good rainsLedumadumane Gaborone0Botswana2425D2SE1023

iNaturalist record

-24.59422325.8831795
75019Syncolostemon elliottii15 Apr 2010T Benn
BT Wursten Near a riverGaborone0Botswana2425D2SE1003

-24.64123025.8873637
75316Thamnosma rhodesica16 Aug 2008T Benn
BT Wursten Sandy grassland.Serowe.0Botswana2226B3SE1120

Last season's dried plants.

0.0000000.0000002
75325Thamnosma rhodesica10 Aug 2009T Benn
T Benn BT Wursten in shallow soil on rocky hillsideSerowe, Central District.0Botswana2226B3SE1202

Strongly aromatic herb, c. 60 cm high.

-22.39189826.6637017
108206Trichodesma angustifolium18 Jan 2020T Benn
T Benn BT Wursten Sedibeng Village0Botswana2525C1SE1179

iNaturalist record

-25.63964625.1337447
75330Viscum tuberculatum15 Aug 2008T Benn
BT Wursten WoodlandSerowe, Central District.0Botswana2226B3SE1235

-22.37568526.6538607
114871Vitex zeyheri16 Feb 2019T Benn
T Benn BT Wursten Extension 23, Gaborone0Botswana2425D2SE1033

iNaturalist record

-24.67262325.8723957
114872Vitex zeyheri12 Feb 2019T Benn
T Benn BT Wursten Extension 23, Gaborone0Botswana2425D2SE1033

iNaturalist record

-24.67282525.8733487
113714Waltheria indica03 Dec 2020T Benn
T Benn BT Wursten Extension 15, Gaborone0Botswana2425D2SE1026

iNaturalist record

-24.68174725.8825957
76546Zornia milneana29 Jan 2017T Benn
T Benn BT Wursten On open sandy soil.Near dry streambed between Extension 19 and Extension 16, Gaborone.0Botswana2425D2SE1025

-24.67404925.8800177


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 made by Tony Benn.
https://www.botswanaflora.com/speciesdata/utilities/utility-display-records-by-person.php?person_id=973, retrieved 21 November 2024

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