Records made by John Laing

Records: 71

The following is a list of the records made by John Laing 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
69667 Abrus precatorius subsp. africanus 18 Jan 2016 BT Wursten
P Ballings
J Laing
R Shattock
BT Wursten Open mixed deciduous woodland Zambezi National Park. 0 Zimbabwe 1725D3 W 932

-17.871780 25.584720 7
76600 Acacia polyacantha subsp. campylacantha 21 Jan 2016 BT Wursten
P Ballings
J Laing
BT Wursten In riverine fringe woodland. Along walkway, Zambezi Sands River Lodge. 176,178 0 Zimbabwe 1725D3 W 912

-17.845390 25.583240 6
124689 Acanthospermum hispidum 18 Jan 2016 BT Wursten
P Ballings
J Laing
R Shattock
BT Wursten Margin of riverine vegetation and grassland Zambezi Drive, Zambezi National Park. 176 0 Zimbabwe 1725D3 W 912

iNaturalist record

-17.848850 25.594990 7
76726 Acanthospermum hispidum 15 Jan 2017 BT Wursten
P Ballings
J Laing
BP Mpofu
BT Wursten On open wooded grassy riverbank. Zambezi River, Zambezi National PaArk. 176 0 Zimbabwe 1725D3 W 908

-17.850920 25.544330 7
76553 Aerva leucura 16 Jan 2017 BT Wursten
P Ballings
J Laing
BP Mpofu
BT Wursten In grassland. Chamabonda Vlei, Zambezi National Park. 176 0 Zimbabwe 1725D3 W 977

-17.958000 25.708120 6
114861 Alternanthera sessilis 18 Jan 2016 BT Wursten
P Ballings
J Laing
R Shattock
BT Wursten P Ballings PB2491 BT Wursten BR
In seasonally wet grassland Zambezi Drive, Zambezi National Park. 176 0 Zimbabwe 1725D3 W 908

Fruit dark, as long or longer than tepals

-17.848850 25.594990 7
76714 Ansellia africana 19 Jan 2016 BT Wursten
P Ballings
J Laing
R Shattock
J Nkomo
BT Wursten Epiphyte in woodland near river Just East of Zambezi Sands River Lodge, Zambezi National Park. 176 0 Zimbabwe 1725D3 W 912

7
76461 Asystasia intrusa 19 Jan 2017 BT Wursten
J Laing
BT Wursten Under shrubs at river bank. In front of main lodge, Zambezi Sands River Lodge,Zambezi National Park. 176,178 0 Zimbabwe 1725D3 W 911

-17.844820 25.583100 7
76596 Capparis tomentosa 21 Jan 2016 BT Wursten
P Ballings
J Laing
BT Wursten In riverine fringe woodland. Along walkway, Zambezi Sands River Lodge. 176,178 0 Zimbabwe 1725D3 W 912

-17.845390 25.583240 6
70025 Cassytha filiformis 19 Jan 2016 BT Wursten
P Ballings
J Laing
BT Wursten Riverine vegetation. Zambezi River channel in front of Zambezi Sans River Lodge, Zambezi National Park. 176 0 Zimbabwe 1725D3 W 910

-17.846280 25.587680 7
76557 Chamaecrista absus 16 Jan 2017 BT Wursten
P Ballings
J Laing
BP Mpofu
BT Wursten In grassland. Chamabonda Vlei, Zambezi National Park. 176 0 Zimbabwe 1725D3 W 977

-17.958000 25.708120 6
76725 Chamaecrista stricta 15 Jan 2017 BT Wursten
P Ballings
J Laing
BP Mpofu
BT Wursten On open wooded grassy riverbank. Zambezi River, Zambezi National PaArk. 176 0 Zimbabwe 1725D3 W 908

-17.850920 25.544330 7
76549 Chamaecrista stricta 16 Jan 2017 BT Wursten
P Ballings
J Laing
BP Mpofu
BT Wursten In grassland. Chamabonda Vlei, Zambezi National Park. 176 0 Zimbabwe 1725D3 W 977

-17.958000 25.708120 6
76575 Chrysanthellum indicum subsp. afro-americanum 15 Jan 2017 BT Wursten
P Ballings
J Laing
BP Mpofu
BT Wursten MA Hyde In rocky grassland on basalt. Zambezi National Park. 176 0 Zimbabwe 1725D3 W 938

-17.847630 25.568110 7
76473 Citrullus lanatus 18 Jan 2017 BT Wursten
P Ballings
J Laing
C Robertson
BP Mpofu
BT Wursten Along track at margin of mature mixed woodland Near western boundary, Zambezi National Park. 176 0 Zimbabwe 1725D3 W 920

-17.865360 25.528840 7
70029 Citrullus lanatus 19 Jan 2016 BT Wursten
P Ballings
J Laing
BT Wursten In sandy soils of open clearing in riverine vegetation. Island in front of Zambezi Sands River Lodge, Zambezi National Park. 176 0 Zimbabwe 1725D3 W 910

-17.845670 25.588390 7
76476 Cleome hirta 18 Jan 2017 BT Wursten
P Ballings
J Laing
C Robertson
BP Mpofu
BT Wursten Along track at margin of mature mixed woodland Near western boundary, Zambezi National Park. 176 0 Zimbabwe 1725D3 W 920

Abundant throughout much of the park after heavy rains.

-17.865360 25.528840 7
76579 Cleome hirta 15 Jan 2017 BT Wursten
P Ballings
J Laing
BP Mpofu
BT Wursten In open sandy soils on basalt rock. Zambezi National Park. 176 0 Zimbabwe 1725D3 W 914

-17.855580 25.608670 7
76686 Cleome hirta 19 Jan 2016 BT Wursten
P Ballings
J Laing
R Shattock
J Nkomo
BT Wursten In open rocky woodland on basalt ridge Zambezi National Park 176 0 Zimbabwe 1725D3 W 990

-17.887700 25.620040 7
76681 Cleome monophylla 20 Jan 2016 BT Wursten
P Ballings
J Laing
C Robertson
J Nkomo
BT Wursten In rocky woodland on slopes of small basalt ravine. Zambezi National Park. 176 0 Zimbabwe 1725D3 W 927

-17.870760 25.613500 6
76872 Commelina africana 17 Jan 2017 BT Wursten
P Ballings
J Laing
BT Wursten In rocky mixed woodland on basalt. Gorges Lodge, Dibu Dibu Communal Area, Victoria Falls 195 0 Zimbabwe 1725D4 W 887

-17.997600 25.943080 7
76626 Commelina africana 18 Jan 2017 BT Wursten
P Ballings
J Laing
C Robertson
BP Mpofu
BT Wursten In tall woodland on kalahari sand. Along western boundary road, Zambezi National Park. 176 0 Zimbabwe 1725D3 W 968

-17.886680 25.543940 7
117205 Crabbea velutina 17 Jan 2017 BT Wursten
P Ballings
J Laing
BT Wursten In rocky mixed woodland on basalt. Gorges Lodge, Dibu Dibu Communal Area, Victoria Falls 195 0 Zimbabwe 1725D4 W 887

-17.997600 25.943080 7
76625 Crossopteryx febrifuga 18 Jan 2017 BT Wursten
P Ballings
J Laing
C Robertson
BP Mpofu
BT Wursten In tall woodland on kalahari sand. Along western boundary road, Zambezi National Park. 176 0 Zimbabwe 1725D3 W 968

-17.886680 25.543940 7
70017 Crossopteryx febrifuga 18 Jan 2016 BT Wursten
P Ballings
J Laing
R Shattock
BT Wursten In mixed deciduous woodland Zambezi National Park. 176 0 Zimbabwe 1725D3 W 931

Giant specimen. By far the largest tree in this species I have ever seen.

-17.853700 25.633770 7
114862 Cyclosorus interruptus 19 Jan 2016 BT Wursten
P Ballings
J Laing
R Shattock
J Nkomo
BT Wursten P Ballings PB2494 P Ballings BR
In a minor channel riverbed Zambezi River, Zambezi National Park 176 0 Zimbabwe 1725D3 W 908

-17.844580 25.585970 6
76615 Dichrostachys cinerea 21 Jan 2016 BT Wursten
P Ballings
J Laing
BT Wursten In riverine fringe woodland. Along walkway, Zambezi Sands River Lodge. 176,178 0 Zimbabwe 1725D3 W 912

-17.845390 25.583240 6
76804 Eclipta prostrata 18 Jan 2016 BT Wursten
P Ballings
J Laing
R Shattock
BT Wursten Among grasses on a seasonally flooded river bank. Seasonal stream inlet near Zambezi River, Zambezi National Park. 176 0 Zimbabwe 1725D3 W 904

-17.846990 25.596620 7
76687 Erythrophleum africanum 19 Jan 2016 BT Wursten
P Ballings
J Laing
R Shattock
J Nkomo
BT Wursten In open rocky woodland on basalt ridge Zambezi National Park 176 0 Zimbabwe 1725D3 W 990

-17.887700 25.620040 7
76673 Euphorbia hirta 21 Jan 2016 BT Wursten
P Ballings
J Laing
BT Wursten Disturbed ground in riverine fringe woodland. Along walkway, Zambezi Sands River Lodge. 176,178 0 Zimbabwe 1725D3 W 912

-17.845390 25.583240 6
76855 Gloriosa superba 16 Jan 2017 BT Wursten
P Ballings
J Laing
C Robertson
BP Mpofu
BT Wursten In Kalahari sand woodland Along track from Kazungula road to Chamabonda Vlei, Zambezi National Park. 176 0 Zimbabwe 1725D3 W 1042

Bright orange kalahari sand form.

-17.931510 25.674840 7
101752 Gloriosa superba 20 Jan 2017 BT Wursten
P Ballings
J Laing
BT Wursten In open mixed mopane woodland Zambezi National Park 176 0 Zimbabwe 1725D3 W 898

Maroon form

-17.839530 25.645460 6
76472 Gomphrena celosioides 19 Jan 2017 BT Wursten
P Ballings
J Laing
BT Wursten Among grasses in shade of shrubs in open woodland on basalt with Colophospermum mopane. Zambezi National Park. 176 0 Zimbabwe 1725D3 W 907

-17.849070 25.596950 7
76722 Gomphrena celosioides 15 Jan 2017 BT Wursten
P Ballings
J Laing
BP Mpofu
BT Wursten On open wooded grassy riverbank. Zambezi River, Zambezi National PaArk. 176 0 Zimbabwe 1725D3 W 908

-17.850920 25.544330 7
76570 Hoslundia opposita 15 Jan 2017 BT Wursten
P Ballings
J Laing
BP Mpofu
BT Wursten In open woodland on basalt Zambezi National Park. 176 0 Zimbabwe 1725D3 W 914

-17.853170 25.596570 7
76683 Hoslundia opposita 20 Jan 2016 BT Wursten
P Ballings
J Laing
C Robertson
J Nkomo
BT Wursten In rocky woodland on slopes of small basalt ravine. Zambezi National Park. 176 0 Zimbabwe 1725D3 W 927

-17.870760 25.613500 6
101751 Hoslundia opposita 20 Jan 2017 BT Wursten
P Ballings
J Laing
BT Wursten In open basalt stony ground in open mopane woodland Zambezi National Park 176 0 Zimbabwe 1725D3 W 898

iNaturalist record

-17.839530 25.645460 6
114860 Jasminum fluminense 18 Jan 2016 BT Wursten
P Ballings
J Laing
R Shattock
BT Wursten Scrambling in shrubs near river Zambezi Drive, Zambezi National Park. 176 0 Zimbabwe 1725D3 W 911

-17.842210 25.608230 7
76470 Justicia matammensis 19 Jan 2017 BT Wursten
P Ballings
J Laing
BT Wursten Among grasses in shade of shrubs in open woodland on basalt with Colophospermum mopane. Zambezi National Park. 176 0 Zimbabwe 1725D3 W 907

-17.849070 25.596950 7
76613 Kigelia africana subsp. africana 21 Jan 2016 BT Wursten
P Ballings
J Laing
BT Wursten In riverine fringe woodland. Along walkway, Zambezi Sands River Lodge. 176,178 0 Zimbabwe 1725D3 W 912

-17.845390 25.583240 6
76620 Mimosa pigra 21 Jan 2016 BT Wursten
P Ballings
J Laing
BT Wursten On riverbank Edge of river, Zambezi Sands River Lodge. 176,178 0 Zimbabwe 1725D3 W 912

-17.845390 25.583240 6
69705 Mimosa pigra 18 Jan 2016 BT Wursten
P Ballings
J Laing
R Shattock
BT Wursten On seasonally flooded sandbank in river. Zambezi River, Zambezi National Park 176 0 Zimbabwe 1725D3 W 908

-17.841882 25.608564 7
76453 Oldenlandia lancifolia var. scabridula 19 Jan 2017 BT Wursten
P Ballings
J Laing
MA Hyde BT Wursten In mostly bare wet sandy ground. Zambezi National Park. 176 0 Zimbabwe 1725D3 W 907

Growing together with abundant Portulaca hereroensis in areas where grasses are mostly absent. Only small, young plants seen.

-17.849070 25.596950 7
76474 Oxygonum sinuatum 18 Jan 2017 BT Wursten
P Ballings
J Laing
C Robertson
BP Mpofu
BT Wursten Along side of track in woodland among grasses. Near western boundary, Zambezi National Park. 176 0 Zimbabwe 1725D3 W 928

Mainly in disturbed areas.

-17.845760 25.549050 7
101749 Oxygonum sinuatum 20 Jan 2017 BT Wursten
P Ballings
J Laing
BT Wursten In open basalt stony ground in open mopane woodland Zambezi National Park 176 0 Zimbabwe 1725D3 W 898

-17.839530 25.645460 6
76469 Oxygonum sinuatum 19 Jan 2017 BT Wursten
P Ballings
J Laing
BT Wursten Among grasses in shade of shrubs in open woodland on basalt with Colophospermum mopane. Zambezi National Park. 176 0 Zimbabwe 1725D3 W 907

-17.849070 25.596950 7
76478 Parinari curatellifolia 18 Jan 2017 BT Wursten
P Ballings
J Laing
C Robertson
BP Mpofu
BT Wursten In mature mixed woodland Near western boundary, Zambezi National Park. 176 0 Zimbabwe 1725D3 W 920

One single large and tall tree seen.

-17.865360 25.528840 7
76679 Pericopsis angolensis 20 Jan 2016 BT Wursten
P Ballings
J Laing
C Robertson
BT Wursten In mixed woodland. Zambezi National Park. 176 0 Zimbabwe 1725D3 W 928

A single large tree.

-17.866580 25.612450 7
76621 Phragmites mauritianus 21 Jan 2016 BT Wursten
P Ballings
J Laing
BT Wursten Aquatic by riverbank By edge in river, Zambezi Sands River Lodge. 176,178 0 Zimbabwe 1725D3 W 912

-17.845390 25.583240 6
76674 Poa annua 21 Jan 2016 BT Wursten
P Ballings
J Laing
BT Wursten In disturbed ground in riverine fringe woodland. Along walkway, Zambezi Sands River Lodge. 176,178 0 Zimbabwe 1725D3 W 912

-17.845390 25.583240 6
75403 Portulaca oleracea 20 Jan 2016 BT Wursten
P Ballings
J Laing
C Robertson
J Nkomo
BT Wursten On basalt rock in small dry river valley. Zambezi National Park. 176 0 Zimbabwe 1725D3 W 952

-17.872610 25.612970 7
101755 Pupalia lappacea var. velutina 18 Jan 2017 BT Wursten
P Ballings
J Laing
C Robertson
BP Mpofu
BT Wursten In mixed woodland Along western boundary road, Zambezi National Park. 176 0 Zimbabwe 1725D3 W 939

-17.885090 25.529440 7
76724 Senna occidentalis 15 Jan 2017 BT Wursten
P Ballings
J Laing
BP Mpofu
BT Wursten On open wooded grassy riverbank. Zambezi River, Zambezi National PaArk. 176 0 Zimbabwe 1725D3 W 908

-17.850920 25.544330 7
76551 Solanum campylacanthum 'panduriforme type' 16 Jan 2017 BT Wursten
P Ballings
J Laing
BP Mpofu
BT Wursten In grassland. Chamabonda Vlei, Zambezi National Park. 176 0 Zimbabwe 1725D3 W 977

-17.958000 25.708120 6
69658 Striga forbesii 18 Jan 2016 BT Wursten
P Ballings
J Laing
R Shattock
BT Wursten In seasonally wet grassland Zambezi National Park 176 0 Zimbabwe 1725D3 W 945

-17.880560 25.584740 7
76457 Tacazzea apiculata 19 Jan 2017 BT Wursten
J Laing
BT Wursten On river bank. By room no. 4, Zambezi Sands River Lodge, Zambezi National PArk. 176,178 0 Zimbabwe 1725D3 W 912

-17.845080 25.583490 7
69657 Tacazzea apiculata 18 Jan 2016 BT Wursten
P Ballings
J Laing
R Shattock
BT Wursten On sandbank in seasonally dry river channel. Zambezi River, Zambezi National Park 176 0 Zimbabwe 1725D3 W 908

-17.841882 25.608564 7
69660 Tacca leontopetaloides 18 Jan 2016 BT Wursten
P Ballings
J Laing
R Shattock
BT Wursten In seasonally wet grassland Zambezi National Park 176 0 Zimbabwe 1725D3 W 945

-17.880560 25.584740 7
76452 Talinum afrum 19 Jan 2017 BT Wursten
P Ballings
J Laing
BT Wursten Among grasses in shade of shrubs in open woodland on basalt with Colophospermum mopane. Zambezi National Park. 176 0 Zimbabwe 1725D3 W 907

-17.849070 25.596950 7
76451 Talinum portulacifolium 19 Jan 2017 BT Wursten
P Ballings
J Laing
BT Wursten In shade and shelter of shrub in mixed open woodland with Colophospermum mopane. Zambezi National Park. 176 0 Zimbabwe 1725D3 W 907

-17.849070 25.596950 7
76482 Tribulus terrestris 15 Jan 2017 BT Wursten
P Ballings
J Laing
BP Mpofu
BT Wursten Among grasses in sandy soils on basalt rock. Zambezi National Park. 176 0 Zimbabwe 1725D3 W 914

Common everywhere

-17.855580 25.608670 7
101758 Tribulus terrestris 19 Jan 2016 BT Wursten
P Ballings
J Laing
BT Wursten Riverine vegetation. Zambezi River channel in front of Zambezi Sans River Lodge, Zambezi National Park. 176 0 Zimbabwe 1725D3 W 910

-17.846280 25.587680 7
76856 Tylosema fassoglense 16 Jan 2017 BT Wursten
P Ballings
J Laing
BP Mpofu
BT Wursten In clearing in woodland on kalahari sand. Along track to Chamabonda Vlei, Zambezi National Park. 176 0 Zimbabwe 1725D3 W 984

-17.957520 25.691140 7
76555 Tylosema fassoglense 16 Jan 2017 BT Wursten
P Ballings
J Laing
BP Mpofu
BT Wursten In grassland. Chamabonda Vlei, Zambezi National Park. 176 0 Zimbabwe 1725D3 W 977

-17.958000 25.708120 6
101760 Urena lobata 19 Jan 2016 BT Wursten
P Ballings
J Laing
BT Wursten On a sandy island in river. Zambezi River ar Zambezi Sands River Camp, Zambezi National Park. 176 0 Zimbabwe 1725D3 W 909

-17.845710 25.589280 7
76663 Vangueria infausta subsp. infausta 21 Jan 2016 BT Wursten
P Ballings
J Laing
BT Wursten In riverine fringe woodland. Along walkway, Zambezi Sands River Lodge. 176,178 0 Zimbabwe 1725D3 W 912

-17.845390 25.583240 6
76618 Ximenia afra var. afra 21 Jan 2016 BT Wursten
P Ballings
J Laing
BT Wursten In riverine fringe woodland. By kitchen, Zambezi Sands River Lodge. 176,178 0 Zimbabwe 1725D3 W 912

-17.845390 25.583240 6
69664 Ximenia afra var. afra 18 Jan 2016 BT Wursten
P Ballings
J Laing
R Shattock
BT Wursten Open mixed deciduous woodland Zambezi National Park. 0 Zimbabwe 1725D3 W 932

-17.871780 25.584720 7
124690 Zornia glochidiata 18 Jan 2016 BT Wursten
P Ballings
J Laing
R Shattock
BT Wursten Open woodland stunted by elephants. Zambezi National Park 176 0 Zimbabwe 1725D1 W 892

iNaturalist record

-17.845840 25.598920 6
76471 Zornia glochidiata 19 Jan 2017 BT Wursten
P Ballings
J Laing
BT Wursten Among grasses in shade of shrubs in open woodland on basalt with Colophospermum mopane. Zambezi National Park. 176 0 Zimbabwe 1725D3 W 907

-17.849070 25.596950 7
76466 Zornia glochidiata 19 Jan 2017 BT Wursten
J Laing
BT Wursten Among grasses at river bank. In front of main lodge, Zambezi Sands River Lodge,Zambezi National Park. 176,178 0 Zimbabwe 1725D3 W 911

-17.844820 25.583100 7


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