Records made by John Laing

Records: 72

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
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

iNaturalist record

-17.850920 25.544330 7
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
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
76660 Baphia massaiensis subsp. obovata var. obovata 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
76593 Berchemia discolor 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
76624 Bidens biternata 18 Jan 2017 BT Wursten
P Ballings
J Laing
C Robertson
BP Mpofu
BT Wursten At roadside margin of tall mixed woodland. Near western boundary, Zambezi National Park. 176 0 Zimbabwe 1725D3 W 946

-17.889420 25.536210 7
76882 Bidens biternata 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
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
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
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
76568 Clematis villosa subsp. stanleyi 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
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
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
69652 Corchorus olitorius 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

-17.848850 25.594990 7
76661 Ctenolepis cerasiformis 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
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
76627 Diplorhynchus condylocarpon 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
76554 Enicostema axillare subsp. axillare 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
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
76885 Evolvulus alsinoides var. alsinoides 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
76807 Faidherbia albida 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
76577 Friesodielsia obovata 15 Jan 2017 BT Wursten
P Ballings
J Laing
BP Mpofu
BT Wursten In open woodland on basalt rock. Zambezi National Park. 176 0 Zimbabwe 1725D3 W 914

iNaturalist record

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124691 Gisekia africana 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 910

iNaturalist record

-17.842070 25.608550 7
76481 Gisekia africana 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

Common; flowers mostly deep pink; stamens numerous.

-17.855580 25.608670 7
76560 Gladiolus dalenii subsp. dalenii 16 Jan 2017 BT Wursten
P Ballings
J Laing
BP Mpofu
BT Wursten In wooded grassland Zambezi National Park 176 0 Zimbabwe 1725D3 W 918

Flowers in the area all pale yellow; not bright yellow as by Victoria Falls

7
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

iNaturalist record

-17.850920 25.544330 7
76547 Hibiscus articulatus 16 Jan 2017 BT Wursten
P Ballings
J Laing
BP Mpofu
BT Wursten In open grassland Chamabonda Vlei, Zambezi National Park. 176 0 Zimbabwe 1725D3 W 992

-17.985670 25.653600 6
101746 Hibiscus articulatus 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
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
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
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
76723 Ipomoea coptica var. coptica 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

iNaturalist record

-17.850920 25.544330 7
76464 Ipomoea coptica var. coptica 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
76475 Ipomoea obscura var. obscura 18 Jan 2017 BT Wursten
P Ballings
J Laing
C Robertson
BP Mpofu
BT Wursten At roadside margin of tall mixed woodland. Near western boundary, Zambezi National Park. 176 0 Zimbabwe 1725D3 W 946

-17.889420 25.536210 7
76868 Kirkia acuminata 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
76680 Kirkia acuminata 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
98434 Ochna arenaria 11 Sep 2018 J Laing
BT Wursten In woodland on Kalahari sand. Zambezi National Park. 176 0 Zimbabwe 1725D3 W 1028

-17.904290 25.642410 7
98435 Ochna arenaria 20 Oct 2018 J Laing
BT Wursten In woodland on Kalahari sand. Zambezi National Park. 176 0 Zimbabwe 1725D3 W 1028

Same plant as record 98434 but now in fruit.

-17.904290 25.642410 7
76623 Ocimum filamentosum 18 Jan 2017 BT Wursten
P Ballings
J Laing
C Robertson
BP Mpofu
BT Wursten At roadside margin of tall mixed woodland. Near western boundary, Zambezi National Park. 176 0 Zimbabwe 1725D3 W 946

-17.889420 25.536210 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
75563 Paropsia brazzeana 17 Sep 2016 J Laing
BT Wursten In woodland on Kalahari sand Along Lupane-Nkayi road before Mbuma. 0 Zimbabwe 1828C4 W 1143

-18.934910 28.286804 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
76806 Polygonum plebeium 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
76468 Portulaca hereroensis 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

Abundant in areas where grasses are mostly absent. iNaturalist record

-17.849070 25.596950 7
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
76685 Schinziophyton rautanenii 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
122670 Schinziophyton rautanenii 18 Jan 2016 BT Wursten
P Ballings
J Laing
R Shattock
BT Wursten Open woodland. Zambezi National Park 176 0 Zimbabwe 1725D1 W 892

-17.845840 25.598920 6
76710 Sclerocarya birrea subsp. afra 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 960

-17.868330 25.629730 6
76869 Sclerocarya birrea subsp. afra 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
76556 Syncolostemon bracteosus 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
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
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
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
76602 Terminalia brachystemma subsp. brachystemma 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
76957 Trachyandra arvensis 19 Jan 2016 BT Wursten
P Ballings
J Laing
BT Wursten P Ballings PB2496 BT Wursten BR
On a sandy island in river. Zambezi River ar Zambezi Sands River Camp, Zambezi National Park. 176 0 Zimbabwe 1725D3 W 909

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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 iNaturalist record

-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
76612 Trichilia emetica subsp. emetica 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
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
70033 Xenostegia tridentata subsp. angustifolia 19 Jan 2016 BT Wursten
P Ballings
J Laing
BT Wursten Sandy soils in 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
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
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
76607 Ximenia americana var. microphylla 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
76719 Ximenia americana var. microphylla 18 Jan 2016 BT Wursten
P Ballings
J Laing
R Shattock
BT Wursten In mixed miombo woodland. Zambezi National Park. 176 0 Zimbabwe 1725D3 W 934

-17.866350 25.623150 7
76567 Zea mays 16 Jan 2017 BT Wursten
P Ballings
J Laing
BP Mpofu
BT Wursten In roadside grassland on kalahari sand. Along Vic Falls - Kazungula rd by turn off track to Chamabonda Vlei. 0 Zimbabwe 1725D3 W 1044

Several plants; clearly not planted.

-17.926820 25.672300 7
76610 Ziziphus mucronata 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


Copyright: The Angola flora team, 2026

The Angola flora team (2026). Flora of Angola: Records made by John Laing.
https://www.angolaflora.com/speciesdata/utilities/utility-display-records-by-person.php?person_id=762, retrieved 29 September 2026

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