Records confirmed by Bart Wursten

Confirmations: 96

The following is a list of the records confirmed by Bart Wursten 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   
124361Achyranthes aspera20 Sep 2020 niyigaba
niyigaba BT Wursten Masaka, Kigali0Rwanda0130C31350

iNaturalist record

-1.98618030.2094206
124362Achyranthes aspera23 Jun 2023S Nshutiyayesu
S Nshutiyayesu BT Wursten Rugezi Wetland0Rwanda0129D22059

iNaturalist record

-1.51259029.9050405
124360Achyranthes aspera17 Aug 2022M Schmidt
M Schmidt BT Wursten Nyungwe Forest National Park, Nyamasheke2400Rwanda0229A42942

iNaturalist record

-2.44080029.2526206
124363Achyranthes aspera25 Jul 2023C O'Neill
C O'Neill BT Wursten Disturbed groundMusanze, Ruhengeri0Rwanda0129B32691

iNaturalist record

-1.46037029.5087407
121077Aidia micrantha var. msonju16 Oct 2008T Harris
T Harris BT Wursten In forestMt Mabu870Mozambique1636A4Z1200

iNaturalist record

-16.28340036.3930806
113384Argemone mexicana17 Nov 2018MG Meiner
BT Wursten Mwabvi wildlife Reserve, Nsanje1910Malawi1635C1S111

iNaturalist record

-16.66190235.0516695
76946Aristolochia albida12 Feb 2017B Orford
B Orford BT Wursten Rocky woodland.Along Maleme River,downstream from Maleme Dam,Matobo National Park.1700Zimbabwe2028D1W1185

A new record for the western division.

-20.60736128.5255237
124247Asystasia intrusa19 Nov 2023 Costannie
Costannie BT Wursten Napoleon Island, Lake Kivu, Rutsiro0Rwanda0229A21463

iNaturalist record

-2.01706029.3054407
67689Asystasia intrusa2 Feb 2010B Rode
B Rode BT Wursten Riparian Woodland Ngamiland Concession 22 - Vumbura, Okavango Delta 1640Botswana1822D4N940

0.0000000.0000002
124248Asystasia intrusa26 Aug 2024 arabelleosicky
BT Wursten Nyagahinga, Kigali0Rwanda0130C31350

iNaturalist record

-1.98487030.2108406
124250Asystasia intrusa9 Dec 2020O Fragman-Sapir
BT Wursten I Darbyshire Uwinka Visitor Cantre, Nyungwe National Park, Nyamasheke, Iburengerazuba2400Rwanda0229A32449

iNaturalist record

-2.47850029.2002107
124249Asystasia intrusa1 Feb 2024H Parsons
H Parsons BT Wursten NR10, Nyamasheke0Rwanda0229A31945

iNaturalist record

-2.45916029.0923107
124270Begonia meyeri-johannis11 Aug 2022M Schmidt
M Schmidt BT Wursten Clearing in forest.Nyungwe Forest National Park2400Rwanda0229C11799

iNaturalist record

-2.57265029.2048707
124271Begonia meyeri-johannis26 Jul 2023L Mamalis
M Schmidt BT Wursten Nyungwe Forest National Park2400Rwanda0229C22415

iNaturalist record

-2.52822029.2784206
124343Bidens pilosa14 Aug 2022M Schmidt
BT Wursten Weed in lawn.Gisakera Reception Centre, Nyungwe National Park.2400Rwanda0229A31935

iNaturalist record

-2.46020029.0949106
124344Bidens pilosaNo dateN Habimana
N Habimana BT Wursten Disturbed vegetationKarongi0Rwanda0229A21476

iNaturalist record

-2.03658029.3344507
124325Biophytum helenae11 Aug 2022M Schmidt
M Schmidt BT Wursten Nyungwe Forest National Park, Ruzisi2400Rwanda0229C11733

iNaturalist record

-2.57581029.1999606
114388Biophytum umbraculum1 Feb 2021BP Mpofu
N Wightman BT Wursten On riverbankNear Mpala Jena Fishing Camp, Zambezi National Park1760Zimbabwe1725D3W902

-17.83626025.6987206
115484Blepharis maderaspatensis3 May 2021R Taylor
R Taylor BT Wursten Road A35 near Xamaseri, Okavango Panhandle. 1640Botswana1822C1N1001

iNaturalist record

-18.61808322.0184606
115485Blepharis maderaspatensis19 Apr 2009T Benn
T Benn BT Wursten North of Kgale Hill, Gaberone0Botswana2425D2SE1049

iNaturalist record

-24.67903925.8579167
67692Blepharis maderaspatensis25 Feb 2010B Rode
B Rode BT Wursten Riparian Woodland Ngamiland Concession 22 - Vumbura, Okavango Delta 1640Botswana1822D4N940

0.0000000.0000002
67661Brasenia schreberi3 Jan 2008B Rode
B Rode BT Wursten Fresh water Ngamiland Concession 22 - Vumbura, Okavango 1640Botswana1822D4N940

0.0000000.0000002
67670Brasenia schreberi7 Mar 2010B Rode
B Rode BT Wursten Fresh water Ngamiland Concession 22 - Vumbura, Okavango Delta 1640Botswana1822D4N960

0.0000000.0000002
51662Bulbophyllum sandersonii subsp. sandersonii11 Nov 2012NR Crouch
P Ballings BT Wursten Red Wall Cave area, Chimanimani N.P.330Zimbabwe1933C3 E1741

6
113383Calanthe sylvatica22 Aug 2020MG Meiner
BT Wursten Mughese Forest Reserve, Misuku Hills2140Malawi0933D1 N1860

iNaturalist record

5
98721Calyptrochilum christyanum17 Nov 2018P English
P English BT Wursten In mixed deciduous woodland on rocky hill slope toward seasonal streamChizarira NP1610Zimbabwe1727D2 N992

Large clump growing in a Diospyros mespiliformis

7
75059Calyptrochilum christyanum10 Dec 2011L Steyn
L Steyn BT Wursten Limbuni Hills, Tsangano, Tete0Mozambique1534A2 T1130

5
115522Cassytha filiformis13 Aug 2016T Castigo
T Castigo TC225 T Castigo BT Wursten EOWBL
Urema-Muanza rd0Mozambique1934B1MS167

-19.00693134.7445615
108172Ceratotheca sesamoides23 Apr 2017B Schneider
B Schneider BT Wursten near Shumba Pan, Hwange National Park50Zimbabwe1826C4W1051

iNaturalist record

-18.80030026.3726005
102472Cynorkis kassneriana26 Feb 2014G Lockwood
G Lockwood BT Wursten On the edge of indigenous forest near a plantation of exotic proteasSeldomseen, Vumba32,63,1560Zimbabwe1932B2 E1600

ADU OrchidMap record

7
107512Cyrtorchis praetermissa subsp. praetermissa3 Dec 2019IC Riddell
IC Riddell BT Wursten Monavale, Harare1,770Zimbabwe1731C3 C1474

INaturalist record: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/36405595

7
107510Cyrtorchis praetermissa subsp. praetermissa14 Nov 2018IC Riddell
IC Riddell BT Wursten In woodlandMukuvisi Woodland, Harare1,20Zimbabwe1731C3 C1500

INaturalist record: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/18389003

7
107509Cyrtorchis praetermissa subsp. praetermissa13 Oct 2018IC Riddell
IC Riddell BT Wursten In woodlandMukuvisi Woodland, Harare1,20Zimbabwe1731C3 C1500

INaturalist record: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/17488673

7
49247Dicliptera carvalhoi subsp. carvalhoi13 May 2011BT Wursten
S Dondeyne
BW212 I Darbyshire BT Wursten BR
Disturbed soil in path in woodland Nhabawe Village, lower Chimanimani Mts1680Mozambique1933C1MS718

-19.70352933.0293287
113444Disa perplexa9 Nov 2020P English
P English BT Wursten In a seasonally dryish boggy area along the stream.South of the old stables at Chelinda, Nyika National Park1800Malawi1033D2 N2293

Only one single specimen seen.

7
113446Disa perplexa7 Jan 2011M Westrop
B Parsons
C Peter BT Wursten Chitinje Marsh, Zomba Plateau2030Malawi1535A4 S1650

ADU OrchidMap record

5
102474Disperis dicerochila26 Feb 2014G Lockwood
G Lockwood BT Wursten Numerous (several hundred) plants flowering along the edge of the access road through thick forest; also along the forest paths. Small numbers of D. virginalis scattered in between.Seldomseen, Vumba 32,63,1560Zimbabwe1932B2 E1600

ADU OrchidMap record

7
126334Emilia hockii13 Aug 2018BT Wursten
A Iqbal
M Siska
BT Wursten A Iqbal AI158 KP Schablewski BT Wursten BR
in bare roadside soil.Kaperekeza road, Nyika National Park.180550Malawi1033D1N2122

-10.56992033.6901107
49375Eulophia alta26 Nov 2012B Jongeling
B Jongeling BT Wursten Sprayzone margin between gorge and 'rainforest'. Opposite Devil's Cataract, Victoria Falls. 240Zimbabwe1725D4 W890

7
66456Eulophia cucullata9 Dec 2010L Steyn
L Steyn BT Wursten Limbuni Hills, Tsangano District, Tete0Mozambique1534A2 T1135

6
124963Eulophia cucullata27 Nov 2024IC Riddell
IC Riddell BT Wursten Haka Game Park, Harare.1,30Zimbabwe1731C3 C1539

In flower. iNaturalist record

7
49371Eulophia guineensis26 Nov 2012B Jongeling
B Jongeling BT Wursten Open woodland in drier part of the 'rainforest'Victoria Falls240Zimbabwe1725D4 W890

6
113697Eulophia livingstoneana20 Nov 2020P English
P English BT Wursten In Miombo woodland.Between Thazima offices and Park gate, Nyika National Park. 1800Malawi1033D3 N1665

This species was not listed by Burrows & Willis, Sabonet report 31, 2005.

6
108176Gladiolus dalenii subsp. dalenii23 Apr 2017B Schneider
B Schneider BT Wursten near Shumba Pan, Hwange National Park50Zimbabwe1826C4 W1051

iNaturalist record

5
67715Gomphrena celosioides11 Feb 2012B Rode
B Rode BT Wursten Sandstone hills Northern Tuli Game Reserve between Lentswe Le Moriti and Talana Farms 0Botswana2228B2SE600

0.0000000.0000002
124394Gynura scandens13 Aug 2022MB Thomas
M Schmidt BT Wursten Clearing in montane forest.Nyungwe Forest National Park, Nyamasheke1400Rwanda0229A42337

iNaturalist record

-2.48892029.2762707
117328Hydrostachys polymorpha8 Sep 2011D Gerhard
D Gerhard BT Wursten Ncondezi River, Mozambique: Ncondezi Mine, Tete Region0Mozambique1533D4T264

iNaturalist record

-15.85606033.9340007
124369Hylodesmum repandum24 Aug 2024T Palmer
T Palmer BT Wursten Margin of forestNyungwe Forest National Park, Karongi2400Rwanda0229A42193

iNaturalist record

-2.28453029.3059407
124370Hylodesmum repandumNo dateT Palmer
T Palmer BT Wursten Margin of evergreen forestUwinka Visitor Centre, Nyungwe Forest National Park, Nyamasheke2400Rwanda0229A32432

iNaturalist record

-2.47805029.1994407
67756Hypoestes forskaolii subsp. forskaolii10 Mar 2010B Rode
B Rode BT Wursten Riparian / mixed woodland Ngamiland Concession 22 - Vumbura, Okavango Delta 1640Botswana1822D4N960

0.0000000.0000002
67754Hypoestes forskaolii subsp. forskaolii21 Feb 2010B Rode
B Rode BT Wursten Riparian / mixed woodland Ngamiland Concession 22 - Vumbura, Okavango Delta 1640Botswana1822D4N960

0.0000000.0000002
67759Hypoestes forskaolii subsp. forskaolii29 Jul 2006B Rode
B Rode BT Wursten Mopane Woodland Ngamiland Concession 15 - Linyanti 0Botswana1823D1N940

0.0000000.0000002
124263Impatiens burtonii9 Jun 2024E Greiner
E Greiner BT Wursten Volcanoes National Park2410Rwanda0129A43090

iNaturalist record

-1.47404029.4849907
124288Impatiens niamniamensis11 Aug 2022M Schmidt
M Schmidt BT Wursten In forestNyungwe Forest National Park, Rusizi2400Rwanda0229C11756

iNaturalist record

-2.57043029.2101907
126445Indigofera hirsuta17 May 2010 Boyekoli Ebale Botany
Boyekoli Ebale Botany BEB500 B Mato BT Wursten MO
BR
Disturbed vegetation by mooring area for piroques.Moenge, Itimbiri River.680Democratic Republic of Congo361

BR specimen

2.05326222.8651777
76887Kedrostis foetidissima6 Jan 2017P Vittoz
F Pellacani
R Fynn
P Vittoz BT Wursten Combretum hereroense sandfield Chobe Enclave, Northern Botswana 0Botswana1824A2N930

-18.24666724.3036116
124352Lantana camara27 May 2022 Impano
M Schmidt BT Wursten Karongi0Rwanda0229A21469

iNaturalist record

-2.04571029.3409107
124351Lantana camara5 Dec 2020 chloe_c
chloe_c BT Wursten Muhanga0Rwanda0229B21730

iNaturalist record

-2.14230029.7835606
124353Lantana camara23 Jul 2023T Brooks
T Brooks BT Wursten Kayonza0Rwanda0130C41454

iNaturalist record

-1.85423030.4858505
124354Lantana camara26 Aug 2024 arabelleosicky
BT Wursten Nyagahinga, Kigali0Rwanda0130C31351

iNaturalist record

-1.98472030.2107906
124397Lobelia minutula11 Aug 2023N Vromant
BT Wursten Bisoke Hike Volcanoes National Park, Kinigi2410Rwanda0129A43600

iNaturalist record

-1.46194029.4858306
64771Manihot glaziovii13 May 2009S Dondeyne
S Dondeyne BT Wursten Regenerating vegetation.Zomba Community. 0Mozambique1933C4MS175

Naturalized in secondary regenerating vegetation from extensive old and unused cultivation sites.

-19.86921433.2604737
124376Momordica foetida26 Aug 2023S Nshutiyayesu
S Nshutiyayesu BT Wursten Margin of forestCyamudongo2400Rwanda0229C11716

iNaturalist record

-2.54906029.0001907
113380Momordica foetida1 May 2019M Schmidt
M Schmidt BT Wursten Ntcheu District0Malawi1434D3C1532

iNaturalist record

-14.81586134.6023176
124278Monopsis stellarioides subsp. schimperiana7 Nov 2023A Ntambiyukuri
BT Wursten roadside vergeKicukiro, Kigali0Rwanda0130C31486

iNaturalist record

-1.97874030.1034805
124279Monopsis stellarioides subsp. schimperiana21 Jun 2023S Nshutiyayesu
S Nshutiyayesu BT Wursten Rugezi Wetland0Rwanda0129B42057

iNaturalist record

-1.47514029.8791105
124280Monopsis stellarioides subsp. schimperiana7 Jun 2024E Greiner
E Greiner BT Wursten Ruhengeri, Musanze0Rwanda0129D11855

iNaturalist record

-1.50240029.6216107
124281Monopsis stellarioides subsp. schimperiana11 Aug 2023N Vromant
KP Schablewski BT Wursten Bisoke Hike Volcanoes National Park, Kinigi2410Rwanda0129A43600

iNaturalist record

-1.46194029.4858306
112929Nelsonia canescens13 Aug 2020R Taylor
R Taylor BT Wursten Okavango Delta.1640Botswana1922B1N978

iNaturalist record

-19.08738322.5393685
113351Nelsonia canescens22 Sep 2019R Taylor
R Taylor BT Wursten Near Seronga, Okavango Panhandle.1640Botswana1822C4N985

iNaturalist record

-18.85745822.4255866
51661Orthochilus mechowii9 Nov 2012NR Crouch
P Ballings BT Wursten Eland Sanctuary, Chimanimani0Zimbabwe1932D4 E0

2
124331Oxalis corniculata12 Aug 2022M Schmidt
BT Wursten Wet roadside depression.Nyungwe Forest National Park, Nyamagabe2400Rwanda0229C22382

iNaturalist record

-2.52880029.3536706
124332Oxalis corniculata25 Jul 2023E Geest
E Geest BT Wursten Weed in lawn.Kigali Convention Centre, Kigali, Gasabo0Rwanda0130C31493

iNaturalist record

-1.95586030.0942107
124333Oxalis corniculata8 Feb 2022 blubb
BT Wursten Weed in grasslandVolcanoes National Park, Burera2410Rwanda0129B32714

iNaturalist record

-1.40738029.6645806
124334Oxalis corniculata8 Jun 2024E Greiner
E Greiner BT Wursten Weed in bare gravelly groundRuhengeri, Musanze0Rwanda0129D11856

iNaturalist record

-1.50065029.6309407
124335Oxalis corniculata29 Aug 2024E Greiner
E Greiner BT Wursten Weed in disturbed roadsideNR18, Musanze0Rwanda0129B32389

iNaturalist record

-1.43100029.5635106
124336Oxalis corniculata6 Sep 2021M Schmidt
BT Wursten Volcanoes National Park, Musanze2410Rwanda0129B33011

iNaturalist record

-1.46530029.5004405
113346Polystachya dendrobiiflora16 Oct 2020P English
P English BT Wursten in dry grass at the edge of the road.A bit north of Zungwara bridge, Nyika National Park.1800Malawi1033D1 N2106

There were several single stemmed plants averaging about 30cm tall. One had multiple very pale pink flowers growing along its stem. Three others had only one or two pink flowers. The lower lobe has a small purplish mark. No leaves evident. Area dry with lots of surface quartzite stones.

7
113391Pseudolachnostylis maprouneifolia25 Oct 2020R Guinness
R Guinness BT Wursten Michiru, Blantyre0Malawi1534D2S835

iNaturalist record

-15.71865934.9850265
102449Satyrium trinerve3 Mar 2018G Brown
G Brown BT Wursten In wet grassland near damGame Haven Lodge, Bvumbwe, Blantyre0Malawi1535C3 S1130

ADU OrchidMap record

6
108089Solanum campylacanthum 'panduriforme type'6 Mar 2020R Fourie
R Fourie BT Wursten Hainaveld, Ngamiland East0Botswana2023C4N1000

iNaturalist record

-20.92858623.3510894
42157Thunbergia alata29 Aug 2007S Dondeyne
S Dondeyne BT Wursten Along trail to waterfall, Mahate0Mozambique1933C1MS575

-19.68530533.1728627
113379Thunbergia alata25 Oct 2020MG Meiner
MG Meiner BT Wursten Zomba Forest Reserve2030Malawi1535A4S1507

iNaturalist record

-15.35768135.3020556
124302Thunbergia alata23 May 2023J Vrsovsky
BT Wursten Nyarurama, Kigali0Rwanda0130C31772

iNaturalist record

-1.99561030.0715607
124301Thunbergia alata1 Feb 2017E Leeuwerck
E Leeuwerck BT Wursten Rwamagana0Rwanda0130C41460

iNaturalist record

-1.88149030.3533007
124300Thunbergia alata23 Jun 2023S Nshutiyayesu
S Nshutiyayesu BT Wursten Rugezi Wetland0Rwanda0129D22059

iNaturalist record

-1.51259029.9050405
113388Thunbergia alata26 Aug 2020MG Meiner
MG Meiner BT Wursten Ntchisi Forest Reserve2130Malawi1334A3C1634

iNaturalist record

-13.36042334.0178976
101810Tribulus terrestris13 Feb 2019BT Wursten
P Ballings
BT Wursten BT Wursten Very disturbed waste ground under treesFuel Station, Rumphi. 0Malawi1133B2N1072

-11.02139033.8629907
119339Tridax procumbens13 Mar 2023J Londeree
J Londeree BT Wursten Area 44, Lilongwe0Malawi1333D4C1060

iNaturalist record

-13.94665733.8474747
119340Tridax procumbens14 Oct 2021S Akame
M Schmidt BT Wursten Michiru Road, Blantyre0Malawi1534D4S1015

iNaturalist record

-15.77372834.9969837
119341Tridax procumbens12 Nov 2020R Guinness
M Schmidt BT Wursten Link Road Blantyre0Malawi1534D4S1049

iNaturalist record

-15.78316534.9962626
121254Tridax procumbens15 Jan 2022 Alijanduz
Alijanduz BT Wursten Disturbed grounds in garden.Matola0Mozambique2532C4M25

iNaturalist record

-25.93166432.4436686
124234Tridax procumbens19 Mar 2024S Orsenigo
S Orsenigo BT Wursten Bare groundRusizi0Rwanda0229C11085

iNaturalist record

-2.59039029.0239806
124235Tridax procumbens11 Sep 2023S Nshutiyayesu
S Nshutiyayesu BT Wursten Bare gravelly ground.Bugesera0Rwanda0230A41348

iNaturalist record

-2.27134030.2598707
124236Tridax procumbens22 Jul 2023C O'Neill
C O'Neill BT Wursten Disturbed grassy area. Masoro, Kigali0Rwanda0130C31384

iNaturalist record

-1.95264030.1455807
51612Tristemma mauritianum var. mauritianum19 Nov 2012NR Crouch
P Ballings BT Wursten Haroni Gorge, Chimanimani520Zimbabwe2033A1E0

0.0000000.0000002


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