Collections made by Brian Best

Records: 7

The following is a list of the collections made by Brian Best in species name order. The records are of species which occur in Caprivi (either as a native/naturalised species or as a cultivated species).

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NoSpeciesRecord dateRecorder(s)Coll.Det.Conf.HerbariaHabitatLocationLoc code Outing codePlanted code Country QDSGrid ref.FZ DivAlt. (m)NotesLatLongLoc Acc Code
81445 Combretum molle7 Oct 1960EB Best
EB Best 239 Woodlands, garden in former Brachystegia woodland.Lusaka, woodlands, garden in former Brachystegia woodland.0Zambia1528A4C1310

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

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121062 Cyperus margaritaceus4 Nov 1981EB Best
EB Best 1792 SRGH
Mukuvisi Woodlands, Harare.1,20Zimbabwe1731C3C1472

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82427 Gomphocarpus fruticosus subsp. rostratus10 Aug 1961EB Best
EB Best 292 DJ Goyder Polder wall - soil black clay. Full sun. Well drained.Kafue Pilot Polder0Zambia1527D4 S914

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.

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24146 Laurembergia repens subsp. brachypoda14 Jan 1983EB Best
EB Best 1951 SRGH
Mukuvisi Woodland, Blatherwick Avenue end1,20Zimbabwe1731C3C

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24150 Periglossum mackenii14 Jan 1983EB Best
EB Best 1954 SRGH
Mukuvisi Woodland, Blatherwick Avenue end1,20Zimbabwe1731C3C

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84587 Sesbania microphylla8 Mar 1982EB Best
EB Best 1904 SRGH
Chiraura vlei, Mukuvisi Woodland1,20Zimbabwe1731C3C0

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24147 Steganotaenia araliacea var. araliacea4 Apr 1983EB Best
EB Best 2014 SRGH
Mukuvisi Woodland1,20Zimbabwe1731C3C

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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 Caprivi: Collections made by Brian Best.
https://www.capriviflora.com/speciesdata/utilities/utility-display-collections-by-person.php?person_id=6, retrieved 5 December 2025

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