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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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   
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

7
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
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
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
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
108092 Sclerocarya birrea subsp. caffra 4 Jan 2020 T Benn
T Benn Serowe 0 Botswana 2226B3 SE 1139

iNaturalist record

-22.404572 26.676316 6
108093 Sclerocarya birrea subsp. caffra 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
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 17 May 2025

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