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The following is a list of the records made by Brian Best 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 |
| 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 | |||||||
| 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 | ||||||
| 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 | |||||||
| 82427 | Gomphocarpus fruticosus subsp. rostratus | 10 Aug 1961 | EB Best |
EB Best 292 | DJ Goyder | Polder wall - soil black clay. Full sun. Well drained. | Kafue Pilot Polder | 0 | Zambia | 1527D4 | S | 914 | 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. |
-15.766667 | 27.916667 | 5 | |||||
| 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 | ||||||
| 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 | ||||
| 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 | ||||
| 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 | ||||||
| 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. |
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