The following is a list of the collections made by Pieter Bester in species name order. The records are of species which occur in Democratic Republic of Congo (either as a native/naturalised species or as a cultivated species).
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| No | Species | Record date | Recorder(s) | Coll. | Det. | Conf. | Herbaria | Habitat | Location | Loc code | Outing code | Planted code | Country | QDS | Grid ref. | FZ Div | Alt. (m) | Notes | Lat | Long | Loc Acc Code |
| 108316 | Blepharis maderaspatensis | 10 Apr 2013 | P Bester |
P Bester 11589 | MH Steyn | PRE BNRH |
Lumadi Forest area, ± 7.4 km SE of Matias and 26 km W of Bela Vista. | 0 | Mozambique | 2632A4 | M | 46 | Herb, 0.30 m tall, stems erect. Petals white with blue striations. Occasional. Growing in level open woodland in well-drained sandy soil in full sun on a plain. Biotic effect: grazed. | -26.344139 | 32.400917 | 6 | |||||
| 108317 | Dicliptera carvalhoi subsp. carvalhoi | 15 Jun 2012 | P Bester |
P Bester 11188 | I Darbyshire | K PRE BNRH |
Chimanimani Mountains, ± 68 km WSW of Chimoio. | 0 | Mozambique | 1932B4 | MS | 1278 | Herb 0.35 m tall. Flowers white with purple markings. Rare.-x000D- Habitat: Grassland on a NW-facing mountain slope. In well-drained sand, in full sun. Biotic effect: roadside. | -19.367850 | 32.860600 | 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 | |||||
| 108321 | Hypoestes forskaolii subsp. forskaolii | 10 Jun 2012 | P Bester |
P Bester 11131 | KB Vollesen | PRE BNRH EOWBL |
Gorongosa National Park, 4 km NNW of Conduè and 38 km SSW of Inhaminga. | 0 | Mozambique | 1834D2 | MS | 306 | Herb 0.3 m tall; flowers white with purple markings. Growing in closed woodland in light shade on a plain. In well-drained loam. Occasional. | -18.693500 | 34.825611 | 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 | |||||
| 108328 | Phaulopsis imbricata subsp. imbricata | 15 Jun 2012 | P Bester |
P Bester 11189 | KB Vollesen | BNRH |
Chimanimani Mountains, ± 68 km WSW of Chimoio. | 0 | Mozambique | 1932B4 | MS | 1278 | Herb 0.44 m tall. Flowers white. Rare.-x000D- Habitat: Grassland on a NE-facing mountain slope. In well-drained sand, in full sun. Biotic effect: roadside. | -19.367850 | 32.860600 | 6 | |||||
| 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 | |||||
| 112180 | Strychnos xantha | 13 Jun 2012 | P Bester |
P Bester 11177 | P Bester | PRE BNRH |
Catapu, ± 20 km NNE of Inhaminga and ± 28 km SSW of Caia. | 0 | Mozambique | 1835A1 | MS | 273 | Tree, 4 m tall; fruit green; growing beside the road/railway in closed woodland on a plain. In full sun; in well-drained sand. Occasional. | -18.044194 | 35.203972 | 6 | |||||
| 108853 | Vernonia colorata subsp. colorata | 12 Jun 2012 | P Bester |
P Bester 11170 | PPJ Herman | 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 | 248 | Tree or shrub 4 m tall with purple disc flowers only - most plants just starting to flower. Occasional.-x000D- Habitat: Open woodland on a plain. In well-drained sand, in full sun. Biotic effect: roadside.-x000D- -x000D- J.E. Burrows has a photo of the same plant. | -18.669056 | 34.803361 | 6 |