Records determined by Pieter Bester

Determinations: 12

The following is a list of the records determined by Pieter Bester 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
108481 (cultivated)Alafia microstylis (cultivated)08 Jun 2012P Bester
P Bester 11108 P Bester PRE
BNRH
C. 49 km NE of Gorongosa Town.0Mozambique1834C2MS59

Tree with milky latex. Fruit green. Rare.-x000D- Habitat: Closed woodland on a plain. In well-drained sand, in full sun. Biotic effect: roadside.

-18.50291734.4995286
109747Bergia decumbens11 Mar 2016H Matimele
W Tokura
H Matimele HM2205 P Bester BNRH
NU
Montane GrasslandMatutuine District, Licuati Forest Reserve, Santaca area Alt.: 72 m0Mozambique2632D1M72

Herb to 50 cm tall, brownish old stems and pale greenish younger ones. Leaves serrated, flowers white, axillary. Plant occurring on a flat plain wooded grassland with Syzygium cordatum, Dicerocaryum forbesii, Hyphaene sp.

-26.53146032.5403907
109405 (cultivated)Combretum umbricola (cultivated)12 Jun 2012P Bester
P Bester 11156 P Bester PRE
BNRH
EOWBL
Gorongosa National Park, 11 km NNW of Conduè and 33 km SW of Inhaminga.0Mozambique1834D2MS213

Climber with white flowers growing in forest in limestone gorge. In full sun in well-drained loam. Rare.

-18.64134734.8134366
108518Diplorhynchus condylocarpon12 Jun 2012P Bester
P Bester 11167 P Bester PRE
BNRH
EOWBL
Gorongosa National Park, 7.8 km NNW from Condué and 36 km SW of Inhaminga, c. 7 km W of ranger's post near Condué.0Mozambique1834D2MS230

Tree 8 m tall; fruit brown with lighter "warty surface". Latex milky yellowish. Common.-x000D- Habitat: Open woodland on a plain. In well-drained sand, in full sun. No biotic effect seen.

-18.66241734.8066946
112100Melhania acuminata var. acuminata09 Jun 2012P Bester
P Bester 11125 P Bester PRE
BNRH
EOWBL
Gorongosa National Park, Muzamba River Gorge, 23 km SW from Inhaminga and 86 km ENE from Gorongosa Town.0Mozambique1834D2MS226

Herb 0.32 m tall with yellow flowers and brown fruit. Abundant.-x000D- Habitat: Open shrubland on a limestone plateau. In well-drained sand, in full sun. Biotic effect: roadside.

-18.56516734.8739176
108655Pentarrhinum abyssinicum subsp. abyssinicum06 Apr 2010JE Burrows
SM Burrows
JE Burrows SM Burrows 11663 P Bester K
PRE
LMA
BNRH
Ndzou Camp, Moribane Forest, between Dombe and Sussendenga, Manica Province0Mozambique1933C2 MS653

Slender climber in disturbed lowland forest in light shade; flowers with corona white, sepals pale green. Occasional.-x000D- -x000D- Duplicates in: BNRH, K, LMA, PRE

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93261Periglossum mackenii23 Oct 1988GL Maggs
GL Maggs 597 P Bester WIND
Caprivi: Middle W Caprivi-grassy omuramba.0Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1722D30

Geophyte; Notes: Geophyte, 15 - 20 cm high. stems slender with dense white, short, curled indumentum. Leaves 30 x 1.5 mm, linear, yellow - green, margins involute, subsessile. Flowers in dense, axillary umbels, 4 mm long; peduncle up to 3 cm long.

-17.87500022.6250005
108564 (cultivated)Pleiocarpa pycnantha (cultivated)13 Jun 2012P Bester
P Bester 11174 P Bester PRE
BNRH
Levasflor, ± 19 km NE of Condué and ± 21 km SSW of Inhaminga.0Mozambique1834D2MS273

Resprouting at base after fire. Rare.-x000D- Habitat: Forest on a plain. In well-drained loam, in medium shade. Biotic effect: roadside.

-18.58875034.9555006
112277 (cultivated)Rhoicissus revoilii (cultivated)11 Jun 2012P Bester
P Bester 11153 P Bester PRE
BNRH
EOWBL
Gorongosa National Park, 11 km NNW from Condué and 33 km SW of Inhaminga, Nhamfisse/Zamambo Gorge.0Mozambique1834D2MS225

Shrub 1.8 m tall. Occasional.-x000D- Habitat: Open woodland on a limestone plateau. In level well-drained sand, in full sun. No biotic effect seen.

-18.63618134.8091506
108576 (cultivated)Saba comorensis (cultivated)11 Jun 2012P Bester
P Bester 11152 P Bester PRE
BNRH
EOWBL
Gorongosa National Park, 11 km NNW from Condué and 33 km SW of Inhaminga, Nhamfisse/Zamambo Gorge.0Mozambique1834D2MS161

Climber. Common.-x000D- Habitat: Forest in a limestone gorge. In level well-drained loam, in light shade. No biotic effect seen.

-18.63191734.8088896
108577 (cultivated)Saba comorensis (cultivated)12 Jun 2012P Bester
P Bester 11157 P Bester PRE
BNRH
EOWBL
Gorongosa National Park, 11 km NNW from Condué and 33 km SW of Inhaminga, Nhamfisse/Zamambo Gorge.0Mozambique1834D2MS161

Climber with white, pleasantly and sweetly scented flowers; fruit green. Occasional.-x000D- Habitat: Forest on a limestone cliff-top. In level well-drained sand, in full sun. No biotic effect seen.

-18.63191734.8088896
110857 (cultivated)Thalictrum rhynchocarpum (cultivated)15 Jun 2012P Bester
P Bester 11190 P Bester PRE
BNRH
Chimanimani Mountains, ± 72 km WSW of Chimoio.0Mozambique1932B4MS1278

Herb 0.4 m tall. ?Immature flowers cream-coloured. Occasional.-x000D- Habitat: Forest on a SE-facing mountain slope. In damp loam, in light shade. Biotic effect: roadside.

-19.39331732.8319866


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 Caprivi: Records determined by Pieter Bester.
https://www.capriviflora.com/speciesdata/utilities/utility-display-determinations-by-person.php?person_id=920, retrieved 26 April 2024

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