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Records made by Brian Best

Records: 32

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
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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Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M. (2024). Flora of Zimbabwe: Records made by Brian Best.
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