Records made by Tony Benn

Records: 21

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
108141 Acacia nigrescens 3 Dec 2018 T Benn
T Benn Serowe 0 Botswana 2226B3 SE 1118

iNaturalist record

-22.414673 26.676775 6
108014 Alectra orobanchoides 2 Mar 2020 T Benn
T Benn BT Wursten Growing underneath Catophractes shrubs. Serowe 0 Botswana 2226B3 SE 1176

iNaturalist record

-22.400034 26.659695 7
115485 Blepharis maderaspatensis 19 Apr 2009 T Benn
T Benn BT Wursten North of Kgale Hill, Gaberone 0 Botswana 2425D2 SE 1049

iNaturalist record

-24.679039 25.857916 7
75022 Chamaecrista absus 29 Dec 2009 T Benn
BT Wursten In open unused urban area Gaborone 0 Botswana 2425D2 SE 1026

-24.681820 25.882395 7
108134 Cissus quadrangularis 6 Mar 2019 T Benn
T Benn rocky sides of river Serowe 0 Botswana 2226B3 SE 1145

iNaturalist record

-22.406421 26.662613 7
107886 Convolvulus sagittatus 18 Jan 2020 T Benn
BT Wursten Sedibeng Village 0 Botswana 2525C1 SE 1182

iNaturalist record

-25.637383 25.134750 7
75015 Corbichonia decumbens 12 Dec 2008 T Benn
BT Wursten In rocky hilly area Serowe, Central District. 0 Botswana 2226B3 SE 1180

Common

-22.394147 26.669326 7
75986 Crinum buphanoides 15 Nov 2001 T Benn
BT Wursten Flooded area near residential. Mahalapye 0 Botswana 2326B2 SE 1024

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112907 Dichrostachys cinerea 3 Jun 2020 T Benn
T Benn BT Wursten Extension 19, Gaborone 0 Botswana 2425D2 SE 1029

iNaturalist record

-24.673347 25.876675 6
75281 Drimia altissima 12 Dec 2008 T Benn
BT Wursten Open flat area on hillside. Serowe, Central District. 0 Botswana 2226B3 SE 1176

Plants about 1.2m tall.

-22.385184 26.633901 7
119327 Duvalia polita var. polita 22 Nov 2019 T Benn
T Benn P Bester Mahalapye 0 Botswana 2326B2 SE 1034

iNaturalist record

-23.114373 26.791868 7
119326 Duvalia polita var. polita 3 Sep 2014 T Benn
T Benn P Bester Gaborone 0 Botswana 2425D2 SE 1028

iNaturalist record

-24.673578 25.870563 7
75302 Euphorbia tirucalli 15 Aug 2008 T Benn
MA Hyde Near Serowe, Botswana 1 Botswana 2226B3 SE 1130

"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

-22.410239 26.661113 7
75191 Gnaphalium purpureum 22 Aug 2016 T Benn
BT Wursten Disturbed ground in residential area. Gaborone West. 0 Botswana 2425D2 SE 1035

This species has apparently not been recorded from Botswana before.

-24.672140 25.871928 7
108085 Jasminum stenolobum 28 Dec 2019 T Benn
T Van Der Merwe BT Wursten Serowe 0 Botswana 2226B3 SE 1205

iNaturalist record

-22.399281 26.654666 6
75215 (cultivated) Macroptilium atropurpureum (cultivated) 27 Mar 2010 T Benn
BT Wursten Among shrubs by seasonal riverbed. Mmopane, Gaborone 0 Botswana 2425D2 SE 1006

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

-24.572344 25.861497 7
108207 Scabiosa columbaria 18 Jan 2020 T Benn
BT Wursten Abundant in dark grey soil near river Sedibeng Village 0 Botswana 2525C1 SE 1178

iNaturalist record

-25.640835 25.132590 6
108093 Sclerocarya birrea subsp. afra 11 Nov 2019 T Benn
RH Archer A group of trees growing between rocks At base of Kgale hill, Gaberone 0 Botswana 2425D2 SE 1040

iNaturalist record

-24.699198 25.870318 6
108092 Sclerocarya birrea subsp. afra 4 Jan 2020 T Benn
T Benn Serowe 0 Botswana 2226B3 SE 1139

iNaturalist record

-22.404572 26.676316 6
75330 Viscum tuberculatum 15 Aug 2008 T Benn
BT Wursten Woodland Serowe, Central District. 0 Botswana 2226B3 SE 1235

-22.375685 26.653860 7
113714 Waltheria indica 3 Dec 2020 T Benn
T Benn BT Wursten Extension 15, Gaborone 0 Botswana 2425D2 SE 1026

iNaturalist record

-24.681747 25.882595 7


Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave, 2014-25

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M. (2025). Flora of Malawi: Records made by Tony Benn.
https://www.malawiflora.com/speciesdata/utilities/utility-display-records-by-person.php?person_id=973, retrieved 19 June 2025

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