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The following is a list of the collections made by Brian Best in species name order. The records are of species which occur in Zimbabwe (either as a native/naturalised species or as a cultivated species).
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| No | Species | Record date | Recorder(s) | Coll. | Det. | Conf. | Herbaria | Habitat | Location | Loc code | Outing code | Planted code | Country | QDS | Grid ref. | FZ Div | Alt. (m) | Notes | Lat | Long | Loc Acc Code |
| 80710 | Acacia amythethophylla | 11 Feb 1963 | EB Best |
EB Best 367 | RE Gereau | MO |
Lusaka, near where stream crosses Great East Road below Roma turn-off. | 0 | Zambia | 1528A4 | C | 1250 | Small much branched tree to ca. 5 ft. with dense foliage. Branches straight suberect. | -15.433333 | 28.266667 | 5 | |||||
| 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 | |||||
| 5461 | Alepidea peduncularis | 27 Nov 1983 | EB Best |
EB Best 2065 | SRGH |
Open grassland | Mutema CL, Chipinge District | 0 | Zimbabwe | 1932D3 | VN555912 | E | 1615 | Herb with erect flowering stems to c. 30 cm from basal rosette of leaves. Flowers white. | 0.000000 | 0.000000 | 0 | ||||
| 28495 | Aristolochia heppii | 9 Feb 1984 | EB Best |
EB Best 2096 | Mukuvisi Woodland | 1,2 | 0 | Zimbabwe | 1731C3 | C | 0 | 0.000000 | 0.000000 | 0 | |||||||
| 24149 | Aspidoglossum interruptum | 14 Jan 1983 | EB Best |
EB Best 1955 | SRGH |
Mukuvisi Woodland, Blatherwick Avenue end | 1,2 | 0 | Zimbabwe | 1731C3 | C | 0.000000 | 0.000000 | 0 | |||||||
| 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 | 0.000000 | 0.000000 | 0 | ||||||
| 24148 | Chironia purpurascens subsp. humilis | 18 Dec 1981 | EB Best |
EB Best 1849 | SRGH |
Mukuvisi Woodland | 1,2 | 0 | Zimbabwe | 1731C3 | C | 0.000000 | 0.000000 | 0 | |||||||
| 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 | 0.000000 | 0.000000 | 0 | |||||||
| 84562 | Crotalaria glauca | 14 Jan 1983 | EB Best |
EB Best 1950 | SRGH |
Blatherwick Road end, Mukuvisi Woodland | 1,2 | 0 | Zimbabwe | 1731C3 | C | 0 | 0.000000 | 0.000000 | 0 | ||||||
| 121062 | Cyperus margaritaceus | 4 Nov 1981 | EB Best |
EB Best 1792 | SRGH |
Mukuvisi Woodlands, Harare. | 1,2 | 0 | Zimbabwe | 1731C3 | C | 1472 | 0.000000 | 0.000000 | 0 | ||||||
| 121063 | Cyperus rupestris | 2 Jan 1982 | EB Best |
Edge of pool on rocky outcrop | Mukuvisi Woodland. | 1,2 | 0 | Zimbabwe | 1731C3 | C | 1472 | 0.000000 | 0.000000 | 0 | |||||||
| 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. | 0.000000 | 0.000000 | 0 | |||||
| 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. | 0.000000 | 0.000000 | 0 | |||||||
| 74852 | Helichrysum mechowianum var. ceres | 19 Jan 1976 | EB Best |
EB Best 1258 | SRGH |
Omasu Farm, Makoni | 0 | Zimbabwe | 1832A4 | C | 1700 | Cited in Wild 1980: 42, Draft Revision Helichrysum for Flora Zambesiaca. | -18.375420 | 32.379660 | 5 | ||||||
| 106622 | Hypoxis filiformis | 29 Sep 1981 | EB Best |
EB Best 1713 | SRGH |
In burnt vlei grassland amongst new grass growth | Mukuvisi Woodland | 1,2 | 0 | Zimbabwe | 1731C3 | C | 0 | Flowers yellow | 0.000000 | 0.000000 | 0 | ||||
| 22960 | Ipomoea welwitschii | 9 Feb 1984 | EB Best |
EB Best 2091 | SRGH |
Mukuvisi Woodlands | 1,2 | 0 | Zimbabwe | 1731C3 | C | 0.000000 | 0.000000 | 0 | |||||||
| 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 | |||||||
| 74573 | Linderniella wilmsii | 26 Jan 1982 | EB Best |
EB Best 1860 | SRGH |
In shallow stony soil on flat rock in full sun. | Mukuvisi Woodland, Harare | 1,2 | 0 | Zimbabwe | 1731C3 | C | 1472 | Small erect herb with striking blue and white flowers and plum-coloured stem and leaves. | -17.845500 | 31.086320 | 5 | ||||
| 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. | 0.000000 | 0.000000 | 0 | ||||
| 74583 | Micromeria imbricata var. imbricata | 18 Dec 1981 | EB Best |
EB Best 1840 | SRGH |
Open woodland in shade of tree. | Mukuvisi Woodland, Harare | 1,2 | 0 | Zimbabwe | 1731C3 | C | 1472 | Woody herb with many very erect leafy stems and pale mauve-pink flowers. | -17.845500 | 31.086320 | 5 | ||||
| 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 | |||||||
| 106610 | Polygala petitiana subsp. petitiana var. petitiana | 8 Mar 1982 | EB Best |
EB Best 1896 | SRGH |
Amongst grasses in damp places | Chiraura vlei, Mukuvisi Woodland | 1 | 0 | Zimbabwe | 1731C3 | C | 1472 | Erect herb to c. 0.75 m, unbranched. Flowers green with blue markings. | 0.000000 | 0.000000 | 0 | ||||
| 84525 | Prunus cerasoides | 4 Apr 1983 | EB Best |
EB Best 2013 | SRGH |
Mukuvisi Woodland | 1,2 | 0 | Zimbabwe | 1731C3 | C | 0 | 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 | ||||||
| 74176 | Sesamum calycinum subsp. pseudoangolense | 2 Jan 1982 | EB Best |
EB Best 1855 | H-D Ihlenfeldt | SRGH |
Road in Parinari woodland. | Makabusi (Mukuvisi) Woodland, Harare. | 1,2 | 0 | Zimbabwe | 1731C3 | C | 1470 | Erect to somewhat spreading perennial herb with several flower stems from common root. Height c. 1 m. Flowers purple. | 5 | |||||
| 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 | ||||||
| 116655 | Sonchus schweinfurthii | 8 Mar 1982 | EB Best |
EB Best 1884 | 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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