Records made by Tony Benn

Records: 42

The following is a list of the records made by Tony Benn 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
112886Acacia erioloba18 Jan 2020T Benn
T Benn Sedibeng Village0Botswana2525C1SE1179

iNaturalist record

-25.63724025.1365596
112901Acacia erioloba02 Oct 2018T Benn
WA Roland BT Wursten Locality may be occasionally flooded after heavy rainLedumadum, North Gaborone0Botswana2425D2SE1025

iNaturalist record

-24.59217225.8937277
108141Acacia nigrescens03 Dec 2018T Benn
T Benn Serowe0Botswana2226B3SE1118

iNaturalist record

-22.41467326.6767756
108014Alectra orobanchoides02 Mar 2020T Benn
T Benn BT Wursten Growing underneath Catophractes shrubs. Serowe0Botswana2226B3SE1176

iNaturalist record

-22.40003426.6596957
113707Asystasia retrocarpa24 Feb 2020T Benn
I Darbyshire Open terrain in stunted mopane scrubAlong A1 North of Palapye 0Botswana2227A3SE930

iNaturalist record
This is a first record for Botswana.

-22.47797127.1627077
115485Blepharis maderaspatensis19 Apr 2009T Benn
T Benn BT Wursten North of Kgale Hill, Gaberone0Botswana2425D2SE1049

iNaturalist record

-24.67903925.8579167
75022Chamaecrista absus29 Dec 2009T Benn
BT Wursten In open unused urban areaGaborone0Botswana2425D2SE1026

-24.68182025.8823957
108134Cissus quadrangularis06 Mar 2019T Benn
T Benn rocky sides of riverSerowe0Botswana2226B3SE1145

iNaturalist record

-22.40642126.6626137
108210Commicarpus pentandrus18 Jan 2020T Benn
T Benn BT Wursten Sedibeng Village0Botswana2525C1SE1176

iNaturalist record

-25.64015225.1319576
75015Corbichonia decumbens12 Dec 2008T Benn
BT Wursten In rocky hilly areaSerowe, Central District.0Botswana2226B3SE1180

Common

-22.39414726.6693267
75285Coronopus integrifolius08 Sep 2016T Benn
BT Wursten Damp area below a small lake in park. Soil always slightly wet due to seepage.Small park in Broadhurst, Extention 21, Gaborone.0Botswana2425D2SE993

-24.63230425.9292557
75180Cyathula lanceolata20 Jan 2015T Benn
BT Wursten Disturbed open area with scattered trees.Mogoditshane nr Gaborone0Botswana2425D2SE1042

-24.61226825.8495517
113712Cyphostemma omburense03 Dec 2020T Benn
T Van Der Merwe T Benn near Kgale hill, Gaberone0Botswana2425D2SE1026

iNaturalist record

-24.68174725.8825957
75304Dalechampia galpinii03 Nov 2008T Benn
MA Hyde Steep hillsideKgale Hill, Gaborone, Botswana0Botswana2425D2SE1090

-24.69117425.8746157
107396Dalechampia galpinii03 Jan 2020T Benn
BT Wursten Serowe0Botswana2226B30

-22.40541026.6621987
112907Dichrostachys cinerea03 Jun 2020T Benn
T Benn BT Wursten Extension 19, Gaborone0Botswana2425D2SE1029

iNaturalist record

-24.67334725.8766756
108084Dicoma macrocephala28 Dec 2019T Benn
T Van Der Merwe BT Wursten Serowe0Botswana2226B3SE1205

iNaturalist record

-22.39928126.6546666
75281Drimia altissima12 Dec 2008T Benn
BT Wursten Open flat area on hillside.Serowe, Central District.0Botswana2226B3SE1176

Plants about 1.2m tall.

-22.38518426.6339017
119326Duvalia polita var. polita03 Sep 2014T Benn
T Benn P Bester Gaborone0Botswana2425D2SE1028

iNaturalist record

-24.67357825.8705637
119327Duvalia polita var. polita22 Nov 2019T Benn
T Benn P Bester Mahalapye0Botswana2326B2SE1034

iNaturalist record

-23.11437326.7918687
75291Emex australis08 Sep 2016T Benn
MA Hyde Damp area below a small lake in park. Soil always slightly wet due to seepage.Small park in Broadhurst, Extension 27, Gaborone.0Botswana2425D2SE993

-24.63230425.9292557
75302Euphorbia tirucalli15 Aug 2008T Benn
MA Hyde Near Serowe, Botswana1Botswana2226B3SE1130

"Though it has been used for hedging almost every yard in Serowe I have not seen mature trees here before" - Tony Benn, 9 September 2016

-22.41023926.6611137
75980Glinus lotoides var. virens11 Jan 2009T Benn
BT Wursten In open rocky soil.Along Yacht Club access road, Gaborone Dam.0Botswana2425D2SE1001

-24.70647525.9020797
75191Gnaphalium purpureum22 Aug 2016T Benn
BT Wursten Disturbed ground in residential area.Gaborone West.0Botswana2425D2SE1035

This species has apparently not been recorded from Botswana before.

-24.67214025.8719287
76545Ipomoea bolusiana29 Jan 2017T Benn
BT Wursten In open wooded area.Along A1 opposite Extension 16, Gaborone.0Botswana2425D2SE1034

-24.68005025.8761587
108085Jasminum stenolobum28 Dec 2019T Benn
T Van Der Merwe BT Wursten Serowe0Botswana2226B3SE1205

iNaturalist record

-22.39928126.6546666
75318Limeum fenestratum var. fenestratum02 May 2010T Benn
BT Wursten On flat sandy soilGaborone0Botswana2425D2SE1030

Very common

0.0000000.0000002
75288Limeum sulcatum var. sulcatum04 Apr 2016T Benn
BT Wursten Flat sandy soil in open area.Extension 15, Gaborone.0Botswana2425D2SE1028

-24.68173425.8814117
75315Limeum sulcatum var. sulcatum12 Dec 2009T Benn
BT Wursten Flat sandy soil.Open area South of Extension 23, Gaborone. 0Botswana2425D2SE1032

-24.67281525.8734077
75215Macroptilium atropurpureum27 Mar 2010T Benn
BT Wursten Among shrubs by seasonal riverbed.Mmopane, Gaborone0Botswana2425D2SE1006

This appears to be a first record for Botswana as a naturalised species.

-24.57234425.8614977
75977Maerua juncea subsp. crustata12 Nov 2011T Benn
BT Wursten In open bushland on sandy soil.Extension 23, Gaborone0Botswana2425D2SE1032

About 40 cm high.

-24.67289225.8720577
113803Ochna inermis03 Jan 2021T Benn
T Rebelo BT Wursten on lower slope of Kgale Hill, Gaborone.0Botswana2425D2SE1038

iNaturalist record

-24.69564725.8750477
108207Scabiosa columbaria18 Jan 2020T Benn
BT Wursten Abundant in dark grey soil near riverSedibeng Village0Botswana2525C1SE1178

iNaturalist record

-25.64083525.1325906
114431Schoenoplectus muricinux31 Mar 2021T Benn
C Archer Edge of water filled panLedumadumane Gaborone0Botswana2425D2SE1024

iNaturalist record

-24.59345825.8852637
108092Sclerocarya birrea subsp. caffra04 Jan 2020T Benn
T Benn Serowe0Botswana2226B3SE1139

iNaturalist record

-22.40457226.6763166
108093Sclerocarya birrea subsp. caffra11 Nov 2019T Benn
RH Archer A group of trees growing between rocksAt base of Kgale hill, Gaberone0Botswana2425D2SE1040

iNaturalist record

-24.69919825.8703186
75010Seddera suffruticosa var. hirsutissima29 Jan 2013T Benn
BT Wursten Edge of field, c. 5m from seasonal river.Mmopane near Gaborone.0Botswana2425D2SE1009

Small shrub about 70 cm high.

-24.57495825.8614627
75935Senna italica subsp. arachoides19 Oct 2016T Benn
BT Wursten In open ground.Mmopane near Gaborone.0Botswana2425D2SE1016

-24.58203425.8399347
75965Stylosanthes fruticosa14 Dec 2001T Benn
BT Wursten Mahalapye0Botswana2326B2SE1035

0.0000000.0000002
113805Stylosanthes fruticosa07 Jan 2021T Benn
T Benn BT Wursten Edge of partly filled grassy pan after very good rainsLedumadumane Gaborone0Botswana2425D2SE1023

iNaturalist record

-24.59422325.8831795
108206Trichodesma angustifolium18 Jan 2020T Benn
T Benn BT Wursten Sedibeng Village0Botswana2525C1SE1179

iNaturalist record

-25.63964625.1337447
113714Waltheria indica03 Dec 2020T Benn
T Benn BT Wursten Extension 15, Gaborone0Botswana2425D2SE1026

iNaturalist record

-24.68174725.8825957


Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave 2007-24

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M. (2024). Flora of Mozambique: Records made by Tony Benn.
https://www.mozambiqueflora.com/speciesdata/utilities/utility-display-records-by-person.php?person_id=973, retrieved 19 March 2024

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