Records made by Pieter Bester

Records: 16

The following is a list of the records made 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
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
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
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
111279 Oldenlandia corymbosa var. caespitosa 14 Jun 2012 P Bester
P Bester 11180 JE Burrows PRE
BNRH
Catapu, ± 20 km NNE of Inhaminga and ± 28 km SSW of Caia. 0 Mozambique 1835A1 MS 85

Herb 0.24 m tall; flowers pink to white. Occasional.-x000D- Habitat: Closed woodland on a plain. In well-drained sand, in light shade. Biotic effect: disturbed.

-18.039944 35.202028 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
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
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
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
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
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


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The DRC flora team (2025). Flora of the Democratic Republic of the Congo: Records made by Pieter Bester.
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