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The following is a list of the records determined by Pieter Bester 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 |
108475 (cultivated) | Acokanthera oblongifolia (cultivated) | 18 Jun 2012 | P Bester |
P Bester 11212 | P Bester | PRE BNRH |
Sunset Beach, 5 km S of Chidenguele. | 0 | Mozambique | 2434C3 | GI | 32 | Tree, 2 m tall with green, red and purple fruit. Milky latex. Occasional.-x000D- Habitat: Closed shrubland on SW-facing slope of a coastal dune. In well-drained sand, in full sun. No biotic effect seen. | -24.957139 | 34.189417 | 6 | |||||
109747 | Bergia decumbens | 11 Mar 2016 | H Matimele W Tokura |
H Matimele HM2205 | P Bester | BNRH NU |
Montane Grassland | Matutuine District, Licuati Forest Reserve, Santaca area Alt.: 72 m | 0 | Mozambique | 2632D1 | M | 72 | 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. | -26.531460 | 32.540390 | 7 | ||||
108507 | Carissa tetramera | 2 May 2014 | A De Castro |
A De Castro 1401 | P Bester | BNRH |
Temane district. | 0 | Mozambique | 2135C1 | GI | 29 | Shrub up to 1 m in height. Dominant shrub in understorey of dense short thicket and tall forest mosaic on light brown loamy sand soils. Dominant trees include Spirostachys africana, Strychnos potatorum, Strychnos madagascariensis, Mimusops obtusifoli | -21.676778 | 35.050611 | 6 | |||||
109405 | Combretum umbricola | 12 Jun 2012 | P Bester |
P Bester 11156 | P Bester | PRE BNRH EOWBL |
Gorongosa National Park, 11 km NNW of Conduè and 33 km SW of Inhaminga. | 0 | Mozambique | 1834D2 | MS | 213 | Climber with white flowers growing in forest in limestone gorge. In full sun in well-drained loam. Rare. | 6 | |||||||
108518 | Diplorhynchus condylocarpon | 12 Jun 2012 | P 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. | 0 | Mozambique | 1834D2 | MS | 230 | 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. | -18.662417 | 34.806694 | 6 | |||||
109751 | Erica evansii | 15 Jun 2012 | P Bester |
P Bester 11197 | P Bester | PRE BNRH |
Chimanimani Mountains, ± 73 km SW of Chimoio. | 0 | Mozambique | 1932B4 | MS | 2070 | Shrub 1.4 m tall. Flowers pink and brown. Common.-x000D- Habitat: Grassland on a SW-facing mountain slope. In well-drained rocky loam, in full sun. Biotic effect: roadside. | -19.388528 | 32.817861 | 6 | |||||
108525 | Funtumia africana | 9 Jun 2012 | P Bester |
P Bester 11119 | P Bester | PRE BNRH EOWBL |
Gorongosa National Park, Muzamba River Gorge, 23 km SW from Inhaminga and 86 km ENE from Gorongosa Town. | 0 | Mozambique | 1834D2 | MS | 191 | Tree 12 m tall. Rare.-x000D- Habitat: Forest on moderately steep SW-facing limestone hill slope. In well-drained loam, in light shade. No biotic effect seen. | -18.559667 | 34.873083 | 6 | |||||
108528 | Holarrhena pubescens | 8 Jun 2012 | P Bester |
P Bester 11109 | P Bester | PRE BNRH EOWBL |
± 10 km SSW of Inhaminga and ± 100 km ENE of Gorongosa Town. | 0 | Mozambique | 1834B4 | MS | 285 | Tree 2 m tall with green fruit. Occasional.-x000D- Habitat: In open woodland on a plain. In well-drained sand, in full sun. Biotic effect: roadside. | -18.491139 | 34.990833 | 6 | |||||
108529 | Holarrhena pubescens | 13 Jun 2012 | P Bester |
P Bester 11172 | P Bester | PRE BNRH EOWBL |
Gorongosa National Park, 5 km NNW from Condué and 37 km SW of Inhaminga. | 0 | Mozambique | 1834D2 | MS | 308 | Tree 4.2 m tall with green fruit. Occasional.-x000D- Habitat: Open woodland on the gentle NE-facing slope of a plain. In well-drained loam, in light shade. Biotic effect: roadside. | -18.684169 | 34.821086 | 6 | |||||
108896 | Impatiens cecilii subsp. cecilii | 15 Jun 2012 | P Bester |
P Bester 11200 | P Bester | PRE BNRH |
Chimanimani Mountains, ± 72 km SW of Chimoio. | 0 | Mozambique | 1932B4 | MS | 1278 | Succulent herb 0.14 m tall. Flowers white to purple or pink. Abundant.-x000D- Habitat: Forest on a SE-facing slope. In damp loam, in medium shade. Biotic effect: roadside. | -19.393317 | 32.831986 | 6 | |||||
112020 | Jamesbrittenia carvalhoi | 15 Jun 2012 | P Bester |
P Bester 11191 | P Bester | PRE BNRH |
Chimanimani Mountains, ± 68 km WSW of Chimoio. | 0 | Mozambique | 1932B4 | MS | 1672 | Herb 0.6 m tall. Flowers white with orange throat. Aromatic. Occasional.-x000D- Habitat: Forest on a SE-facing mountain slope. In damp loam, in light shade. Biotic effect: roadside. | 6 | |||||||
119323 | Kanahia laniflora | 20 Nov 2022 | M Pelham |
P Bester | Gonarhezou National Park | 160 | 0 | Zimbabwe | 2132A3 | S | 207 | -21.384559 | 32.147719 | 5 | |||||||
119318 | Kanahia laniflora | 17 May 2020 | L Steyn |
P Bester | DJ Goyder | Macossa, Manica | 0 | Mozambique | 1733D2 | MS | 621 | -17.689671 | 33.816952 | 6 | |||||||
119321 | Kanahia laniflora | 8 Apr 2022 | M Rea |
P Bester | Runde River, Gonarhezou National Park, | 160 | 0 | Zimbabwe | 2131B4 | S | 293 | -21.328527 | 31.922305 | 7 | |||||||
112022 | Manulea rhodesiana | 11 Apr 2013 | P Bester |
P Bester 11590 | P Bester | PRE BNRH |
Maputo Elephant Reserve, between Canhe and Gima, ± 25 km SSE of Bela Vista. | 0 | Mozambique | 2632D1 | M | 24 | Herb, 0.36 m tall. Occasional. Growing in level grassland in well-drained sandy soil in full sun on a plain. Biotic effect: grazed. | 6 | |||||||
112100 | Melhania acuminata var. acuminata | 9 Jun 2012 | P 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. | 0 | Mozambique | 1834D2 | MS | 226 | 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. | -18.565167 | 34.873917 | 6 | |||||
111971 (cultivated) | Mimusops caffra (cultivated) | 18 Jun 2012 | P Bester |
P Bester 11210 | P Bester | PRE BNRH |
Sunset Beach, 5 km S of Chidenguele. | 0 | Mozambique | 2434C3 | GI | 32 | Tree, 4 m tall; flowers cream-coloured; fruit green and orange. Growing on coastal dune in disturbed open woodland. In level, well-drained sand, in full sun. Occasional. | -24.957139 | 34.189417 | 6 | |||||
108558 | Oncinotis tenuiloba | 9 Jun 2012 | P Bester |
P Bester 11117 | P Bester | PRE BNRH EOWBL |
Gorongosa National Park, Muzamba River Gorge, 23 km SW from Inhaminga and 86 km ENE from Gorongosa Town. | 0 | Mozambique | 1834D2 | MS | 233 | Climber. Rare..-x000D- Habitat: Forest on a steep NE-facing slope of limestone gorge. In well-drained loam, in deep shade. No biotic effect seen. | -18.559972 | 34.873333 | 6 | |||||
108148 | Orbea maculata subsp. maculata | 3 May 2010 | JK Welwitch |
P Bester | A9, Birchenough Bridge | 0 | Zimbabwe | 1932C4 | S | 498 | 7 | ||||||||||
108655 | Pentarrhinum abyssinicum subsp. abyssinicum | 6 Apr 2010 | JE Burrows SM Burrows |
JE Burrows SM Burrows 11663 | P Bester | K PRE LMA BNRH |
Ndzou Camp, Moribane Forest, between Dombe and Sussendenga, Manica Province | 0 | Mozambique | 1933C2 | MS | 653 | 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 | -19.733333 | 33.338611 | 7 | |||||
93261 | Periglossum mackenii | 23 Oct 1988 | GL Maggs |
GL Maggs 597 | P Bester | WIND |
Caprivi: Middle W Caprivi-grassy omuramba. | 0 | Namibia (Caprivi Strip) | 1722D3 | 0 | 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. | -17.875000 | 22.625000 | 5 | ||||||
108564 | Pleiocarpa pycnantha | 13 Jun 2012 | P Bester |
P Bester 11174 | P Bester | PRE BNRH |
Levasflor, ± 19 km NE of Condué and ± 21 km SSW of Inhaminga. | 0 | Mozambique | 1834D2 | MS | 273 | Resprouting at base after fire. Rare.-x000D- Habitat: Forest on a plain. In well-drained loam, in medium shade. Biotic effect: roadside. | -18.588750 | 34.955500 | 6 | |||||
112277 | Rhoicissus revoilii | 11 Jun 2012 | P 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. | 0 | Mozambique | 1834D2 | MS | 225 | 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. | -18.636181 | 34.809150 | 6 | |||||
108577 | Saba comorensis | 12 Jun 2012 | P 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. | 0 | Mozambique | 1834D2 | MS | 161 | 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. | -18.631917 | 34.808889 | 6 | |||||
108576 | Saba comorensis | 11 Jun 2012 | P 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. | 0 | Mozambique | 1834D2 | MS | 161 | Climber. Common.-x000D- Habitat: Forest in a limestone gorge. In level well-drained loam, in light shade. No biotic effect seen. | -18.631917 | 34.808889 | 6 | |||||
108658 | Secamone filiformis | 18 Jun 2012 | P Bester |
P Bester 11204 | P Bester | PRE BNRH |
Sunset Beach, 5 km S of Chidenguele. | 0 | Mozambique | 2434C3 | GI | 41 | Climber with green fruit growing next to radio mast, twining amongst other vegetation. Milky latex. Rare.-x000D- Habitat: Thicket on a SW-facing slope. In well-drained sand, in full sun. Biotic effect: disturbed. | -24.957139 | 34.189417 | 6 | |||||
110857 | Thalictrum rhynchocarpum | 15 Jun 2012 | P Bester |
P Bester 11190 | P Bester | PRE BNRH |
Chimanimani Mountains, ± 72 km WSW of Chimoio. | 0 | Mozambique | 1932B4 | MS | 1278 | 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. | -19.393317 | 32.831986 | 6 |
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