Records made by Blessed Mpofu

Records: 80

The following is a list of the records made by Blessed Mpofu in species name order.

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No   Species   Record date   Recorder(s)   Coll.   Det.   Conf.   Herbaria   Habitat   Location   Loc code(s)   Outing code   Planted code   Country   QDS   Grid ref.   FZ Div   Alt. (m)   Notes   Lat   Long   Loc Acc Code   
76576 Acacia senegal var. leiorhachis 15 Jan 2017 BT Wursten
P Ballings
J Laing
BP Mpofu
BT Wursten MA Hyde In rocky wooded grassland on basalt outcrop. Zambezi National Park. 176 0 Zimbabwe 1725D3 W 938

-17.847630 25.568110 7
76561 Acalypha petiolaris 16 Jan 2017 BT Wursten
P Ballings
J Laing
BP Mpofu
BT Wursten In wooded grassland Zambezi National Park 176 0 Zimbabwe 1725D3 W 918

-17.858250 25.635860 7
76726 Acanthospermum hispidum 15 Jan 2017 BT Wursten
P Ballings
J Laing
BP Mpofu
BT Wursten On open wooded grassy riverbank. Zambezi River, Zambezi National PaArk. 176 0 Zimbabwe 1725D3 W 908

-17.850920 25.544330 7
76553 Aerva leucura 16 Jan 2017 BT Wursten
P Ballings
J Laing
BP Mpofu
BT Wursten In grassland. Chamabonda Vlei, Zambezi National Park. 176 0 Zimbabwe 1725D3 W 977

-17.958000 25.708120 6
76569 Afrosolen erythranthus 15 Jan 2017 BT Wursten
P Ballings
J Laing
BP Mpofu
BT Wursten Among grasses in open woodland on basalt. Zambezi National Park. 176 0 Zimbabwe 1725D3 W 930

Common; darker mauve and paler-flowered forms together.

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80065 Ampelocissus africana var. africana 15 Jan 2017 BT Wursten
P Ballings
J Laing
BP Mpofu
BT Wursten In open woodland on basalt rock. Zambezi National Park. 176 0 Zimbabwe 1725D3 W 909

-17.842060 25.558680 7
80056 Aptosimum decumbens 15 Jan 2017 BT Wursten
P Ballings
J Laing
BP Mpofu
BT Wursten In rocky open woodland on basalt. Zambezi National Park. 176 0 Zimbabwe 1725D3 W 945

-17.848610 25.569080 7
76628 Aspilia mossambicensis 18 Jan 2017 BT Wursten
P Ballings
J Laing
C Robertson
BP Mpofu
BT Wursten In tall woodland on kalahari sand. Along western boundary road, Zambezi National Park. 176 0 Zimbabwe 1725D3 W 968

-17.886680 25.543940 7
76444 Astripomoea lachnosperma 18 Jan 2017 BT Wursten
P Ballings
J Laing
C Robertson
BP Mpofu
BT Wursten In mixed but mopane dominated woodland. Along western boundary road, Zambezi National Park. 176 0 Zimbabwe 1725D3 W 939

Annual herb c. 65 cm tall, densely brownish stellate hairy.

-17.885090 25.529440 7
76624 Bidens biternata 18 Jan 2017 BT Wursten
P Ballings
J Laing
C Robertson
BP Mpofu
BT Wursten At roadside margin of tall mixed woodland. Near western boundary, Zambezi National Park. 176 0 Zimbabwe 1725D3 W 946

-17.889420 25.536210 7
76859 Burkea africana 16 Jan 2017 BT Wursten
P Ballings
J Laing
BP Mpofu
BT Wursten In clearing in woodland on kalahari sand. Along track to Chamabonda Vlei, Zambezi National Park. 176 0 Zimbabwe 1725D3 W 984

-17.957520 25.691140 7
76632 Canthium glaucum subsp. frangula var. frangula 18 Jan 2017 BT Wursten
P Ballings
J Laing
C Robertson
BP Mpofu
BT Wursten In mixed woodland Along western boundary road, Zambezi National Park. 176 0 Zimbabwe 1725D3 W 939

-17.885090 25.529440 7
80055 Carphalea pubescens 15 Jan 2017 BT Wursten
P Ballings
J Laing
BP Mpofu
BT Wursten In open woodland Zambezi National Park 176 0 Zimbabwe 1725D3 W 941

-17.848590 25.569220 7
80062 Ceratotheca sesamoides 15 Jan 2017 BT Wursten
P Ballings
J Laing
BP Mpofu
BT Wursten In rocky open woodland on basalt Zambezi National Park. 176 0 Zimbabwe 1725D3 W 909

-17.842260 25.557840 7
76557 Chamaecrista absus 16 Jan 2017 BT Wursten
P Ballings
J Laing
BP Mpofu
BT Wursten In grassland. Chamabonda Vlei, Zambezi National Park. 176 0 Zimbabwe 1725D3 W 977

-17.958000 25.708120 6
76725 Chamaecrista stricta 15 Jan 2017 BT Wursten
P Ballings
J Laing
BP Mpofu
BT Wursten On open wooded grassy riverbank. Zambezi River, Zambezi National PaArk. 176 0 Zimbabwe 1725D3 W 908

-17.850920 25.544330 7
76549 Chamaecrista stricta 16 Jan 2017 BT Wursten
P Ballings
J Laing
BP Mpofu
BT Wursten In grassland. Chamabonda Vlei, Zambezi National Park. 176 0 Zimbabwe 1725D3 W 977

-17.958000 25.708120 6
119285 Cissus cornifolia 15 Jan 2017 BT Wursten
P Ballings
J Laing
BP Mpofu
BT Wursten In open woodland Zambezi National Park 176 0 Zimbabwe 1725D3 W 941

Unusual climbing shoot with tendrils developed. iNaturalist record

-17.848590 25.569220 7
76473 Citrullus lanatus 18 Jan 2017 BT Wursten
P Ballings
J Laing
C Robertson
BP Mpofu
BT Wursten Along track at margin of mature mixed woodland Near western boundary, Zambezi National Park. 176 0 Zimbabwe 1725D3 W 920

-17.865360 25.528840 7
76568 Clematis villosa subsp. stanleyi 16 Jan 2017 BT Wursten
P Ballings
J Laing
BP Mpofu
BT Wursten In clearing in woodland on kalahari sand. Along track to Chamabonda Vlei, Zambezi National Park. 176 0 Zimbabwe 1725D3 W 984

-17.957520 25.691140 7
76476 Cleome hirta 18 Jan 2017 BT Wursten
P Ballings
J Laing
C Robertson
BP Mpofu
BT Wursten Along track at margin of mature mixed woodland Near western boundary, Zambezi National Park. 176 0 Zimbabwe 1725D3 W 920

Abundant throughout much of the park after heavy rains.

-17.865360 25.528840 7
76579 Cleome hirta 15 Jan 2017 BT Wursten
P Ballings
J Laing
BP Mpofu
BT Wursten In open sandy soils on basalt rock. Zambezi National Park. 176 0 Zimbabwe 1725D3 W 914

-17.855580 25.608670 7
76483 Clerodendrum ternatum 15 Jan 2017 BT Wursten
P Ballings
J Laing
BP Mpofu
BT Wursten Among grasses in sandy soils on basalt rock. Zambezi National Park. 176 0 Zimbabwe 1725D3 W 915

-17.855960 25.608640 7
76564 Combretum adenogonium 16 Jan 2017 BT Wursten
P Ballings
J Laing
BP Mpofu
BT Wursten In wooded grassland Zambezi National Park 176 0 Zimbabwe 1725D3 W 918

-17.858250 25.635860 7
76626 Commelina africana 18 Jan 2017 BT Wursten
P Ballings
J Laing
C Robertson
BP Mpofu
BT Wursten In tall woodland on kalahari sand. Along western boundary road, Zambezi National Park. 176 0 Zimbabwe 1725D3 W 968

-17.886680 25.543940 7
76550 Convolvulus sagittatus 16 Jan 2017 BT Wursten
P Ballings
J Laing
BP Mpofu
BT Wursten In grassland. Chamabonda Vlei, Zambezi National Park. 176 0 Zimbabwe 1725D3 W 977

-17.958000 25.708120 6
76573 Corchorus asplenifolius 15 Jan 2017 BT Wursten
P Ballings
J Laing
BP Mpofu
BT Wursten In bare soils at road side in open woodland on basalt. Zambezi National Park. 176 0 Zimbabwe 1725D3 W 945

-17.848610 25.569080 7
76625 Crossopteryx febrifuga 18 Jan 2017 BT Wursten
P Ballings
J Laing
C Robertson
BP Mpofu
BT Wursten In tall woodland on kalahari sand. Along western boundary road, Zambezi National Park. 176 0 Zimbabwe 1725D3 W 968

-17.886680 25.543940 7
76559 Crotalaria laburnifolia subsp. laburnifolia 16 Jan 2017 BT Wursten
P Ballings
J Laing
BP Mpofu
BT Wursten In grassland. Chamabonda Vlei, Zambezi National Park. 176 0 Zimbabwe 1725D3 W 981

-17.958910 25.694700 7
76571 Crotalaria podocarpa 15 Jan 2017 BT Wursten
P Ballings
J Laing
BP Mpofu
BT Wursten Among grasses in open woodland on basalt. Zambezi National Park. 176 0 Zimbabwe 1725D3 W 933

Large stipules with asymmetric base characteristic.

-17.847920 25.565750 6
76860 Dicerocaryum eriocarpum 16 Jan 2017 BT Wursten
P Ballings
J Laing
BP Mpofu
BT Wursten In grassland on kalahari sand Chamabonda Vlei, Zambezi National Park. 176 0 Zimbabwe 1725D3 W 979

-17.958720 25.689040 7
76627 Diplorhynchus condylocarpon 18 Jan 2017 BT Wursten
P Ballings
J Laing
C Robertson
BP Mpofu
BT Wursten In tall woodland on kalahari sand. Along western boundary road, Zambezi National Park. 176 0 Zimbabwe 1725D3 W 968

-17.886680 25.543940 7
76635 Duosperma crenatum 18 Jan 2017 BT Wursten
P Ballings
J Laing
C Robertson
BP Mpofu
BT Wursten In mixed woodland Along western boundary road, Zambezi National Park. 176 0 Zimbabwe 1725D3 W 939

-17.885090 25.529440 7
76554 Enicostema axillare subsp. axillare 16 Jan 2017 BT Wursten
P Ballings
J Laing
BP Mpofu
BT Wursten In grassland. Chamabonda Vlei, Zambezi National Park. 176 0 Zimbabwe 1725D3 W 977

-17.958000 25.708120 6
76631 Erythroxylum zambesiacum 18 Jan 2017 BT Wursten
P Ballings
J Laing
C Robertson
BP Mpofu
BT Wursten In mixed (mopane) woodland. Along western boundary road, Zambezi National Park. 176 0 Zimbabwe 1725D3 W 968

-17.886680 25.543940 6
77277 Euphorbia crotonoides subsp. crotonoides 18 Jan 2017 BT Wursten
P Ballings
J Laing
C Robertson
BP Mpofu
BT Wursten In mixed woodland Along western boundary road, Zambezi National Park. 176 0 Zimbabwe 1725D3 W 939

-17.885090 25.529440 7
76572 Euphorbia rubriflora 15 Jan 2017 BT Wursten
P Ballings
J Laing
BP Mpofu
BT Wursten In bare soils at road side in open woodland on basalt. Zambezi National Park. 176 0 Zimbabwe 1725D3 W 945

-17.848610 25.569080 7
80069 Euploca katangensis 16 Jan 2017 BT Wursten
P Ballings
J Laing
BP Mpofu
BT Wursten At margin of reeds on sandbank. Sandbank island in Zambezi River, Zambezi National Park 176 0 Zambia 1725D3 W 906

-17.841170 25.568870 7
76552 Euploca ovalifolia 16 Jan 2017 BT Wursten
P Ballings
J Laing
BP Mpofu
BT Wursten In grassland. Chamabonda Vlei, Zambezi National Park. 176 0 Zimbabwe 1725D3 W 977

-17.958000 25.708120 6
76580 Feretia aeruginescens 15 Jan 2017 BT Wursten
P Ballings
J Laing
BP Mpofu
BT Wursten In open woodland on basalt rock. Zambezi National Park. 176 0 Zimbabwe 1725D3 W 914

-17.855580 25.608670 7
80067 Flueggea virosa subsp. virosa 15 Jan 2017 BT Wursten
P Ballings
J Laing
BP Mpofu
BT Wursten In open woodland on basalt Zambezi National Park. 176 0 Zimbabwe 1725D3 W 914

-17.853170 25.596570 7
76577 Friesodielsia obovata 15 Jan 2017 BT Wursten
P Ballings
J Laing
BP Mpofu
BT Wursten In open woodland on basalt rock. Zambezi National Park. 176 0 Zimbabwe 1725D3 W 914

iNaturalist record

-17.855580 25.608670 7
76481 Gisekia africana 15 Jan 2017 BT Wursten
P Ballings
J Laing
BP Mpofu
BT Wursten In open sandy soils on basalt rock. Zambezi National Park. 176 0 Zimbabwe 1725D3 W 914

Common; flowers mostly deep pink; stamens numerous.

-17.855580 25.608670 7
76560 Gladiolus dalenii subsp. dalenii 16 Jan 2017 BT Wursten
P Ballings
J Laing
BP Mpofu
BT Wursten In wooded grassland Zambezi National Park 176 0 Zimbabwe 1725D3 W 918

Flowers in the area all pale yellow; not bright yellow as by Victoria Falls

7
76855 Gloriosa superba 16 Jan 2017 BT Wursten
P Ballings
J Laing
C Robertson
BP Mpofu
BT Wursten In Kalahari sand woodland Along track from Kazungula road to Chamabonda Vlei, Zambezi National Park. 176 0 Zimbabwe 1725D3 W 1042

Bright orange kalahari sand form.

-17.931510 25.674840 7
76722 Gomphrena celosioides 15 Jan 2017 BT Wursten
P Ballings
J Laing
BP Mpofu
BT Wursten On open wooded grassy riverbank. Zambezi River, Zambezi National PaArk. 176 0 Zimbabwe 1725D3 W 908

-17.850920 25.544330 7
80057 Harpagophytum zeyheri subsp. sublobatum 15 Jan 2017 BT Wursten
P Ballings
J Laing
BP Mpofu
BT Wursten In open woodland on basalt rock. Zambezi National Park. 176 0 Zimbabwe 1725D3 W 906

7
77278 Hippocratea indica 18 Jan 2017 BT Wursten
P Ballings
J Laing
C Robertson
BP Mpofu
BT Wursten In mixed woodland Along western boundary road, Zambezi National Park. 176 0 Zimbabwe 1725D3 W 939

-17.885090 25.529440 7
76570 Hoslundia opposita 15 Jan 2017 BT Wursten
P Ballings
J Laing
BP Mpofu
BT Wursten In open woodland on basalt Zambezi National Park. 176 0 Zimbabwe 1725D3 W 914

-17.853170 25.596570 7
76454 Huernia levyi 15 Jan 2017 BT Wursten
P Ballings
J Laing
BP Mpofu
BT Wursten Among seasonal grass cover under shrub in mixed mopane woodland. Zambezi National Park. 176 0 Zimbabwe 1725D3 W 925

Unusually well hidden by dense seasonal grass cover and annual herbs due to extensive rains.

7
76566 Indigofera schimperi var. schimperi 16 Jan 2017 BT Wursten
P Ballings
J Laing
BP Mpofu
BT Wursten In open woodland on basalt. Zambezi National Park. 176 0 Zimbabwe 1725D3 W 970

-17.876640 25.622180 7
76723 Ipomoea coptica var. coptica 15 Jan 2017 BT Wursten
P Ballings
J Laing
BP Mpofu
BT Wursten On open wooded grassy riverbank. Zambezi River, Zambezi National PaArk. 176 0 Zimbabwe 1725D3 W 908

-17.850920 25.544330 7
76475 Ipomoea obscura var. obscura 18 Jan 2017 BT Wursten
P Ballings
J Laing
C Robertson
BP Mpofu
BT Wursten At roadside margin of tall mixed woodland. Near western boundary, Zambezi National Park. 176 0 Zimbabwe 1725D3 W 946

-17.889420 25.536210 7
76634 Lantana angolensis 18 Jan 2017 BT Wursten
P Ballings
J Laing
C Robertson
BP Mpofu
BT Wursten In woodland on kalahari sand At western boundary road, Zambezi National Park. 176 0 Zimbabwe 1725D3 W 939

-17.885090 25.529440 7
76558 Limeum fenestratum var. fenestratum 16 Jan 2017 BT Wursten
P Ballings
J Laing
BP Mpofu
BT Wursten In grassland. Chamabonda Vlei, Zambezi National Park. 176 0 Zimbabwe 1725D3 W 977

-17.958000 25.708120 6
76858 Limeum fenestratum var. fenestratum 16 Jan 2017 BT Wursten
P Ballings
J Laing
BP Mpofu
BT Wursten In clearing in woodland on kalahari sand. Along track to Chamabonda Vlei, Zambezi National Park. 176 0 Zimbabwe 1725D3 W 984

-17.957520 25.691140 7
76574 Monsonia senegalensis 15 Jan 2017 BT Wursten
P Ballings
J Laing
BP Mpofu
BT Wursten In bare soils at road side in open woodland on basalt. Zambezi National Park. 176 0 Zimbabwe 1725D3 W 945

-17.848610 25.569080 7
76622 Neorautanenia brachypus 18 Jan 2017 BT Wursten
P Ballings
J Laing
C Robertson
BP Mpofu
BT Wursten In woodland on kalahari sand At western boundary road, Zambezi National Park. 176 0 Zimbabwe 1725D3 W 939

-17.885090 25.529440 7
76721 Nidorella resedifolia subsp. resedifolia 15 Jan 2017 BT Wursten
P Ballings
J Laing
BP Mpofu
BT Wursten On open wooded grassy riverbank. Zambezi River, Zambezi National PaArk. 176 0 Zimbabwe 1725D3 W 908

-17.850920 25.544330 7
80066 Ocimum americanum 15 Jan 2017 BT Wursten
P Ballings
J Laing
BP Mpofu
BT Wursten In open woodland on basalt Zambezi National Park. 176 0 Zimbabwe 1725D3 W 914

-17.853170 25.596570 7
76623 Ocimum filamentosum 18 Jan 2017 BT Wursten
P Ballings
J Laing
C Robertson
BP Mpofu
BT Wursten At roadside margin of tall mixed woodland. Near western boundary, Zambezi National Park. 176 0 Zimbabwe 1725D3 W 946

-17.889420 25.536210 7
80068 Oxygonum delagoense 15 Jan 2017 BT Wursten
P Ballings
J Laing
BP Mpofu
BT Wursten In open woodland on basalt rock. Zambezi National Park. 176 0 Zimbabwe 1725D3 W 906

-17.842980 25.609570 7
76474 Oxygonum sinuatum 18 Jan 2017 BT Wursten
P Ballings
J Laing
C Robertson
BP Mpofu
BT Wursten Along side of track in woodland among grasses. Near western boundary, Zambezi National Park. 176 0 Zimbabwe 1725D3 W 928

Mainly in disturbed areas.

-17.845760 25.549050 7
76478 Parinari curatellifolia 18 Jan 2017 BT Wursten
P Ballings
J Laing
C Robertson
BP Mpofu
BT Wursten In mature mixed woodland Near western boundary, Zambezi National Park. 176 0 Zimbabwe 1725D3 W 920

One single large and tall tree seen.

-17.865360 25.528840 7
76563 Phyllanthus maderaspatensis 16 Jan 2017 BT Wursten
P Ballings
J Laing
BP Mpofu
BT Wursten In wooded grassland Zambezi National Park 176 0 Zimbabwe 1725D3 W 918

-17.858250 25.635860 7
76691 Polygala erioptera 16 Jan 2017 BT Wursten
P Ballings
J Laing
BP Mpofu
BT Wursten In grassland at edge of vlei. Chamabonda Vlei, Zambezi National Park. 176 0 Zimbabwe 1725D3 W 979

-17.958720 25.689040 7
101755 Pupalia lappacea var. velutina 18 Jan 2017 BT Wursten
P Ballings
J Laing
C Robertson
BP Mpofu
BT Wursten In mixed woodland Along western boundary road, Zambezi National Park. 176 0 Zimbabwe 1725D3 W 939

-17.885090 25.529440 7
76724 Senna occidentalis 15 Jan 2017 BT Wursten
P Ballings
J Laing
BP Mpofu
BT Wursten On open wooded grassy riverbank. Zambezi River, Zambezi National PaArk. 176 0 Zimbabwe 1725D3 W 908

-17.850920 25.544330 7
76551 Solanum campylacanthum 'panduriforme type' 16 Jan 2017 BT Wursten
P Ballings
J Laing
BP Mpofu
BT Wursten In grassland. Chamabonda Vlei, Zambezi National Park. 176 0 Zimbabwe 1725D3 W 977

-17.958000 25.708120 6
76556 Syncolostemon bracteosus 16 Jan 2017 BT Wursten
P Ballings
J Laing
BP Mpofu
BT Wursten In grassland. Chamabonda Vlei, Zambezi National Park. 176 0 Zimbabwe 1725D3 W 977

-17.958000 25.708120 6
80063 Syzygium guineense subsp. barotsense 15 Jan 2017 BT Wursten
P Ballings
J Laing
BP Mpofu
BT Wursten On open wooded grassy riverbank. Zambezi River, Zambezi National PaArk. 176 0 Zimbabwe 1725D3 W 908

-17.850920 25.544330 7
76562 Tephrosia lupinifolia 16 Jan 2017 BT Wursten
P Ballings
J Laing
BP Mpofu
BT Wursten In wooded grassland Zambezi National Park 176 0 Zimbabwe 1725D3 W 918

-17.858250 25.635860 7
76480 Terminalia stuhlmannii 15 Jan 2017 BT Wursten
P Ballings
J Laing
BP Mpofu
BT Wursten In open woodland on basalt. Zambezi National Park. 176 0 Zimbabwe 1725D3 W 933

-17.837920 25.565750 7
76578 Thunbergia reticulata 15 Jan 2017 BT Wursten
P Ballings
J Laing
BP Mpofu
BT Wursten In open woodland on basalt rock. Zambezi National Park. 176 0 Zimbabwe 1725D3 W 914

-17.855580 25.608670 7
76477 Thunbergia reticulata 18 Jan 2017 BT Wursten
P Ballings
J Laing
C Robertson
BP Mpofu
BT Wursten Along track at margin of mature mixed woodland Near western boundary, Zambezi National Park. 176 0 Zimbabwe 1725D3 W 920

-17.865360 25.528840 7
76482 Tribulus terrestris 15 Jan 2017 BT Wursten
P Ballings
J Laing
BP Mpofu
BT Wursten Among grasses in sandy soils on basalt rock. Zambezi National Park. 176 0 Zimbabwe 1725D3 W 914

Common everywhere

-17.855580 25.608670 7
80061 Tricliceras glanduliferum 15 Jan 2017 BT Wursten
P Ballings
J Laing
BP Mpofu
BT Wursten In rocky open woodland on basalt Zambezi National Park. 176 0 Zimbabwe 1725D3 W 909

-17.842260 25.557840 7
80060 Tricliceras lobatum 15 Jan 2017 BT Wursten
P Ballings
J Laing
BP Mpofu
BT Wursten In rocky open woodland on basalt. Zambezi National Park. 176 0 Zimbabwe 1725D3 W 945

-17.848610 25.569080 7
76856 Tylosema fassoglense 16 Jan 2017 BT Wursten
P Ballings
J Laing
BP Mpofu
BT Wursten In clearing in woodland on kalahari sand. Along track to Chamabonda Vlei, Zambezi National Park. 176 0 Zimbabwe 1725D3 W 984

-17.957520 25.691140 7
76555 Tylosema fassoglense 16 Jan 2017 BT Wursten
P Ballings
J Laing
BP Mpofu
BT Wursten In grassland. Chamabonda Vlei, Zambezi National Park. 176 0 Zimbabwe 1725D3 W 977

-17.958000 25.708120 6


Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave, 2014-25

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M. (2025). Flora of Botswana: Records made by Blessed Mpofu.
https://www.botswanaflora.com/speciesdata/utilities/utility-display-records-by-person.php?person_id=986, retrieved 1 April 2025

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