Records made by Shannon Curle

Records: 78

The following is a list of the records made by Shannon Curle 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
126923 Acalypha fimbriata 23 Feb 2025 MA Hyde
W Fibeck
S Curle
MA Hyde Miombo woodland Haka Game Park, Harare 1,3 0 Zimbabwe 1731C3 C 1551

-17.831711 31.145990 7
126926 Achyranthes aspera var. pubescens 23 Feb 2025 MA Hyde
W Fibeck
S Curle
MA Hyde Grassy vlei Haka Game Park, Harare 1,3 0 Zimbabwe 1731C3 C 1546

-17.838354 31.149186 7
131354 Afzelia quanzensis 22 Feb 2026 MA Hyde
W Fibeck
S Curle
MA Hyde Edge of disturbed riverine florets Cleveland Dam, Harare 1,3 0 Zimbabwe 1731C3 C 1533

In fruit. Same tree as in record 5397.

-17.844068 31.146460 7
130884 Albuca virens subsp. virens 13 Dec 2025 MA Hyde
W Fibeck
S Curle
MA Hyde Bare ground in miombo woodland Grounds of Orchid Society building, Mukuvisi Woodland, Harare 1,2 0 Zimbabwe 1731C3 C 1502

In flower

-17.835589 31.088942 7
130890 Aloe greatheadii var. greatheadii 13 Dec 2025 MA Hyde
W Fibeck
S Curle
MA Hyde Sandy miombo woodland Mukuvisi Woodland, Harare 1,2 0 Zimbabwe 1731C3 C 1481

7
131334 Andropogon eucomus subsp. huillensis 22 Feb 2026 MA Hyde
W Fibeck
S Curle
MA Hyde Wet grassland at edge of dam Haka Game Park, Harare 1,3 0 Zimbabwe 1731C3 C 1535

Growing with subsp. eucomus

-17.837387 31.150718 7
131333 Andropogon eucomus subsp. eucomus 22 Feb 2026 MA Hyde
W Fibeck
S Curle
MA Hyde Wet grassland at edge of dam Haka Game Park, Harare 1,3 0 Zimbabwe 1731C3 C 1535

Growing with subsp. huillensis

-17.837387 31.150718 7
125568 Ansellia africana 11 Aug 2024 MA Hyde
W Fibeck
S Curle
W Fibeck Sandy woodland Mukuvisi Woodland, Harare 1,2 0 Zimbabwe 1731C3 C 1501

New locality.

7
131018 Ansellia africana 1 Feb 2026 MA Hyde
W Fibeck
S Curle
S Curle In somewhat disturbed sandy miombo woodland Haka Game Park, Harare 1,3 0 Zimbabwe 1731C3 C 1569

Growing almost on the ground at the base of a stump

7
131382 Bobgunnia madagascariensis 22 Feb 2026 MA Hyde
W Fibeck
S Curle
MA Hyde Sandy miombo woodland Haka Game Park, Harare 1,3 0 Zimbabwe 1731C3 C 1569

-17.826826 31.143160 7
127648 Boophone disticha 25 Jan 2025 MA Hyde
W Fibeck
S Curle
MA Hyde Open sandy woodland Mukuvisi Woodland, Harare 1,2 0 Zimbabwe 1731C3 C 1490

7
130903 Cereus jamacaru 13 Dec 2025 MA Hyde
W Fibeck
S Curle
MA Hyde Sandy miombo woodland Mukuvisi Woodland, Harare 1,2 0 Zimbabwe 1731C3 C 1488

Single unbranched stem c. 1.2 m tall. Nowhere near gardens.

-17.849111 31.091850 7
131381 Cheilanthes viridis var. glauca 22 Feb 2026 MA Hyde
W Fibeck
S Curle
MA Hyde Sandy miombo woodland Haka Game Park, Harare 1,3 0 Zimbabwe 1731C3 C 1569

-17.826470 31.143506 7
130988 Crassula capitella subsp. nodulosa 1 Feb 2026 MA Hyde
W Fibeck
S Curle
MA Hyde In somewhat disturbed sandy miombo woodland Haka Game Park, Harare 1,3 0 Zimbabwe 1731C3 C 1556

-17.826612 31.144739 7
126913 Cucumis zeyheri 23 Feb 2025 MA Hyde
W Fibeck
S Curle
MA Hyde Grassy vlei Haka Game Park, Harare 1,3 0 Zimbabwe 1731C3 C 1559

-17.820829 31.147440 7
131366 Dolichos kilimandscharicus subsp. kilimandscharicus 22 Feb 2026 MA Hyde
W Fibeck
S Curle
MA Hyde Sandy miombo woodland Haka Game Park, Harare 1,3 0 Zimbabwe 1731C3 C 1548

Anomalous specimen in flower

-17.833910 31.146222 7
126924 Dysphania carinata 23 Feb 2025 MA Hyde
W Fibeck
S Curle
MA Hyde Grassy vlei Haka Game Park, Harare 1,3 0 Zimbabwe 1731C3 C 1544

-17.838350 31.149419 7
127645 Eriospermum abyssinicum 25 Jan 2025 MA Hyde
W Fibeck
S Curle
MA Hyde Open sandy woodland Mukuvisi Woodland, Harare 1,2 0 Zimbabwe 1731C3 C 1489

-17.842893 31.086482 7
131329 Eulophia angolensis 22 Feb 2026 MA Hyde
W Fibeck
S Curle
W Fibeck Wet grassland at edge of dam Haka Game Park, Harare 1,3 0 Zimbabwe 1731C3 C 1535

Colony of plants with leaves only; one plant in fruit with 4 fat pods.

7
130910 Eulophia livingstoneana 13 Dec 2025 MA Hyde
W Fibeck
S Curle
W Fibeck Sandy miombo woodland Mukuvisi Woodland, Harare 1,2 0 Zimbabwe 1731C3 C 1502

Leaves only

7
130908 Eulophia livingstoneana 13 Dec 2025 MA Hyde
W Fibeck
S Curle
W Fibeck Sandy miombo woodland Mukuvisi Woodland, Harare 1,2 0 Zimbabwe 1731C3 C 1501

Leaves only

7
130919 Eulophia livingstoneana 13 Dec 2025 MA Hyde
W Fibeck
S Curle
W Fibeck Sandy miombo woodland Mukuvisi Woodland, Harare 1,2 0 Zimbabwe 1731C3 C 1493

Leaves only

7
131012 Eulophia livingstoneana 1 Feb 2026 MA Hyde
W Fibeck
S Curle
W Fibeck In somewhat disturbed sandy miombo woodland Haka Game Park, Harare 1,3 0 Zimbabwe 1731C3 C 1562

Tubers elongated, flat, lined.

7
130896 Eulophia speciosa 13 Dec 2025 MA Hyde
W Fibeck
S Curle
W Fibeck Sandy miombo woodland Mukuvisi Woodland, Harare 1,2 0 Zimbabwe 1731C3 C 1488

Leaves only

7
130901 Eulophia speciosa 13 Dec 2025 MA Hyde
W Fibeck
S Curle
W Fibeck Sandy miombo woodland Mukuvisi Woodland, Harare 1,2 0 Zimbabwe 1731C3 C 1484

7
127644 Eulophia tuberculata 25 Jan 2025 MA Hyde
W Fibeck
S Curle
W Fibeck Open sandy woodland Mukuvisi Woodland, Harare 1,2 0 Zimbabwe 1731C3 C 1489

Leaves only

7
125697 Eulophia tuberculata 29 Sep 2024 MA Hyde
W Fibeck
S Curle
W Fibeck In sandy woodland Mukuvisi Woodland, Harare 1,2 0 Zimbabwe 1731C3 C 1492

Single plant in flower

7
130895 Eulophia tuberculata 13 Dec 2025 MA Hyde
W Fibeck
S Curle
W Fibeck Sandy miombo woodland Mukuvisi Woodland, Harare 1,2 0 Zimbabwe 1731C3 C 1486

Leaf underside red; also margin above

7
125567 Eulophia tuberculata 11 Aug 2024 MA Hyde
W Fibeck
S Curle
W Fibeck Sandy woodland Mukuvisi Woodland, Harare 1,2 0 Zimbabwe 1731C3 C 1501

10 flowering stems. No leaves. Sepals small, deflexed.

7
131003 Euphorbia heterophylla 1 Feb 2026 MA Hyde
W Fibeck
S Curle
MA Hyde In somewhat disturbed sandy miombo woodland Haka Game Park, Harare 1,3 0 Zimbabwe 1731C3 C 1556

-17.827638 31.142778 7
130886 Flueggea virosa subsp. virosa 13 Dec 2025 MA Hyde
W Fibeck
S Curle
MA Hyde Near pond on the Chiraura Mukuvisi Woodland, Harare 1,2 0 Zimbabwe 1731C3 C 1496

In flower

-17.836622 31.088827 7
131022 Gisekia africana 1 Feb 2026 MA Hyde
W Fibeck
S Curle
MA Hyde In somewhat disturbed sandy miombo woodland Haka Game Park, Harare 1,3 0 Zimbabwe 1731C3 C 1568

5 stemens

-17.828121 31.141202 7
130985 Gloriosa superba 1 Feb 2026 MA Hyde
W Fibeck
S Curle
MA Hyde In somewhat disturbed sandy miombo woodland Haka Game Park, Harare 1,3 0 Zimbabwe 1731C3 C 1556

-17.828544 31.141236 7
130943 Gloriosa superba 11 Jan 2026 MA Hyde
W Fibeck
S Curle
MA Hyde Sandy miombo woodland Mukuvisi Woodland, Harare 1,2 0 Zimbabwe 1731C3 C 1491

Form with dull, darker-red broad tepals and little yellow coloration

-17.846235 31.086910 7
131340 Grona barbata var. argyrea 22 Feb 2026 MA Hyde
W Fibeck
S Curle
MA Hyde Sandy miombo woodland Haka Game Park, Harare 1,3 0 Zimbabwe 1731C3 C 1551

Common on the woodland floor

-17.837073 31.145827 7
130998 Gymnosporia buxifolia 1 Feb 2026 MA Hyde
W Fibeck
S Curle
MA Hyde In somewhat disturbed sandy miombo woodland Haka Game Park, Harare 1,3 0 Zimbabwe 1731C3 C 1557

-17.826719 31.143400 7
125571 Gymnosporia senegalensis 11 Aug 2024 MA Hyde
W Fibeck
S Curle
MA Hyde Sandy woodland Mukuvisi Woodland, Harare 1,2 0 Zimbabwe 1731C3 C 1506

Nice example of glaucous leaves and pink petioles.

-17.847441 31.091025 7
131330 Habenaria schimperiana 22 Feb 2026 MA Hyde
W Fibeck
S Curle
W Fibeck Wet grassland at edge of dam Haka Game Park, Harare 1,3 0 Zimbabwe 1731C3 C 1535

7
126911 Habenaria schimperiana 23 Feb 2025 MA Hyde
W Fibeck
S Curle
W Fibeck Grassy vlei Haka Game Park, Harare 1,3 0 Zimbabwe 1731C3 C 1518

In flower

7
126912 Habenaria schimperiana 23 Feb 2025 MA Hyde
W Fibeck
S Curle
W Fibeck Grassy vlei Haka Game Park, Harare 1,3 0 Zimbabwe 1731C3 C 1558

Lots of schimperiana, some in bud, some flowering, some over.

7
126928 Hibiscus nigricaulis 23 Feb 2025 MA Hyde
W Fibeck
S Curle
MA Hyde Grassy vlei Haka Game Park, Harare 1,3 0 Zimbabwe 1731C3 C 1543

-17.837522 31.150124 7
131332 Hypericum lalandii 22 Feb 2026 MA Hyde
W Fibeck
S Curle
MA Hyde Wet grassland at edge of dam Haka Game Park, Harare 1,3 0 Zimbabwe 1731C3 C 1535

-17.837387 31.150718 7
130995 Indigofera vicioides subsp. rogersii 1 Feb 2026 MA Hyde
W Fibeck
S Curle
MA Hyde In somewhat disturbed sandy miombo woodland Haka Game Park, Harare 1,3 0 Zimbabwe 1731C3 C 1560

-17.826616 31.143222 7
131353 Ipomoea cairica var. cairica 22 Feb 2026 MA Hyde
W Fibeck
S Curle
MA Hyde Edge of disturbed riverine florets Cleveland Dam, Harare 1,3 0 Zimbabwe 1731C3 C 1531

-17.843615 31.146218 7
131351 Lantana camara 22 Feb 2026 MA Hyde
W Fibeck
S Curle
MA Hyde Edge of disturbed riverine florets At base of dam wall, Cleveland Dam, Harare 1,3 0 Zimbabwe 1731C3 C 1533

Huge masses of it along the base of the dam wall

-17.843299 31.146110 7
125698 Launaea rarifolia 29 Sep 2024 MA Hyde
W Fibeck
S Curle
W Fibeck In sandy woodland Mukuvisi Woodland, Harare 1,2 0 Zimbabwe 1731C3 C 1495

-17.845329 31.084942 7
130915 Ledebouria revoluta 13 Dec 2025 MA Hyde
W Fibeck
S Curle
MA Hyde Sandy miombo woodland Mukuvisi Woodland, Harare 1,2 0 Zimbabwe 1731C3 C 1498

-17.846798 31.089719 7
131357 Ludwigia adscendens subsp. diffusa 22 Feb 2026 MA Hyde
W Fibeck
S Curle
MA Hyde Edge of pond below dam wall Cleveland Dam, Harare 1,3 0 Zimbabwe 1731C3 C 1533

-17.845987 31.146802 7
131362 Mikania sp. 22 Feb 2026 MA Hyde
W Fibeck
S Curle
MA Hyde Open area Top of dam wall, Cleveland Dam, Harare 1,3 0 Zimbabwe 1731C3 C 1534

Climbing on plants on the water side of the dam well

-17.845016 31.147047 7
131379 Ochna pulchra subsp. pulchra 22 Feb 2026 MA Hyde
W Fibeck
S Curle
MA Hyde Sandy miombo woodland Haka Game Park, Harare 1,3 0 Zimbabwe 1731C3 C 1567

-17.826610 31.143817 7
126925 Oplismenus burmannii 23 Feb 2025 MA Hyde
W Fibeck
S Curle
MA Hyde Grassy vlei Haka Game Park, Harare 1,3 0 Zimbabwe 1731C3 C 1546

-17.838356 31.149279 7
131370 Oplismenus burmannii 22 Feb 2026 MA Hyde
W Fibeck
S Curle
MA Hyde Sandy miombo woodland Haka Game Park, Harare 1,3 0 Zimbabwe 1731C3 C 1555

-17.834646 31.145538 7
131347 Opuntia ficus-indica 22 Feb 2026 MA Hyde
W Fibeck
S Curle
MA Hyde Sandy miombo woodland Haka Game Park, Harare 1,3 0 Zimbabwe 1731C3 C 1551

Small colony of plants

-17.837501 31.144828 7
130914 Opuntia ficus-indica 13 Dec 2025 MA Hyde
W Fibeck
S Curle
MA Hyde Sandy miombo woodland Mukuvisi Woodland, Harare 1,2 0 Zimbabwe 1731C3 C 1502

-17.847610 31.091720 7
131017 Orbea caudata subsp. rhodesiaca 1 Feb 2026 MA Hyde
W Fibeck
S Curle
W Fibeck In somewhat disturbed sandy miombo woodland Haka Game Park, Harare 1,3 0 Zimbabwe 1731C3 C 1569

2 clumps, one in flower

-17.827801 31.141969 7
125566 Orbea caudata subsp. rhodesiaca 11 Aug 2024 MA Hyde
W Fibeck
S Curle
W Fibeck Sandy woodland Mukuvisi Woodland, Harare 1,2 0 Zimbabwe 1731C3 C 1505

One plant, in fruit. Same plant as record no. 124835.

-17.848712 31.097082 7
127642 Orbea caudata subsp. rhodesiaca 25 Jan 2025 MA Hyde
W Fibeck
S Curle
W Fibeck Open sandy woodland Mukuvisi Woodland, Harare 1,2 0 Zimbabwe 1731C3 C 1489

Second site in the Mukuvisi Woodland for this species

-17.842640 31.086707 7
130922 Orbea caudata subsp. rhodesiaca 13 Dec 2025 MA Hyde
W Fibeck
S Curle
MA Hyde Sandy miombo woodland Mukuvisi Woodland, Harare 1,2 0 Zimbabwe 1731C3 C 1489

The first one we found earlier

-17.842632 31.086714 7
126922 Oxalis corniculata 23 Feb 2025 MA Hyde
W Fibeck
S Curle
MA Hyde Miombo woodland Haka Game Park, Harare 1,3 0 Zimbabwe 1731C3 C 1553

-17.831854 31.144815 7
130996 Oxygonum dregeanum 1 Feb 2026 MA Hyde
W Fibeck
S Curle
MA Hyde In somewhat disturbed sandy miombo woodland Haka Game Park, Harare 1,3 0 Zimbabwe 1731C3 C 1559

-17.826595 31.143283 7
131015 Phoenix reclinata 1 Feb 2026 MA Hyde
W Fibeck
S Curle
MA Hyde In somewhat disturbed sandy miombo woodland Haka Game Park, Harare 1,3 0 Zimbabwe 1731C3 C 1564

2 small plants, presumably introduced into the woodland.

-17.827056 31.143069 7
130990 Pollichia campestris 1 Feb 2026 MA Hyde
W Fibeck
S Curle
MA Hyde In somewhat disturbed sandy miombo woodland Haka Game Park, Harare 1,3 0 Zimbabwe 1731C3 C 1557

-17.826566 31.144669 7
131355 Protea gaguedi 22 Feb 2026 MA Hyde
W Fibeck
S Curle
MA Hyde Sandy miombo woodland Cleveland Dam, Harare 1,3 0 Zimbabwe 1731C3 C 1535

-17.845938 31.147025 7
131004 Rhynchosia resinosa 1 Feb 2026 MA Hyde
W Fibeck
S Curle
MA Hyde In somewhat disturbed sandy miombo woodland Haka Game Park, Harare 1,3 0 Zimbabwe 1731C3 C 1556

-17.827636 31.142735 7
126921 Securidaca longepedunculata 23 Feb 2025 MA Hyde
W Fibeck
S Curle
MA Hyde Miombo woodland Haka Game Park, Harare 1,3 0 Zimbabwe 1731C3 C 1556

-17.831417 31.143717 7
131337 Senecio strictifolius 22 Feb 2026 MA Hyde
W Fibeck
S Curle
MA Hyde Wet grassland at edge of dam Haka Game Park, Harare 1,3 0 Zimbabwe 1731C3 C 1535

Common here; plants coming into flower

-17.837313 31.150736 7
126919 Solanum campylacanthum 'panduriforme type' 23 Feb 2025 MA Hyde
W Fibeck
S Curle
MA Hyde Miombo woodland Haka Game Park, Harare 1,3 0 Zimbabwe 1731C3 C 1558

-17.830344 31.143688 7
131010 Solanum campylacanthum 'panduriforme type' 1 Feb 2026 MA Hyde
W Fibeck
S Curle
MA Hyde In somewhat disturbed sandy miombo woodland Haka Game Park, Harare 1,3 0 Zimbabwe 1731C3 C 1560

-17.827606 31.142641 7
130920 Solanum lichtensteinii 13 Dec 2025 MA Hyde
W Fibeck
S Curle
MA Hyde Sandy miombo woodland Mukuvisi Woodland, Harare 1,2 0 Zimbabwe 1731C3 C 1492

-17.846466 31.086495 7
131000 Solanum lichtensteinii 1 Feb 2026 MA Hyde
W Fibeck
S Curle
MA Hyde In somewhat disturbed sandy miombo woodland Haka Game Park, Harare 1,3 0 Zimbabwe 1731C3 C 1556

-17.826543 31.143672 7
131378 Syncolostemon bracteosus 22 Feb 2026 MA Hyde
W Fibeck
S Curle
MA Hyde Sandy miombo woodland Haka Game Park, Harare 1,3 0 Zimbabwe 1731C3 C 1568

-17.826591 31.143780 7
131363 Trichodesma zeylanicum 22 Feb 2026 MA Hyde
W Fibeck
S Curle
MA Hyde Open area Cleveland Dam, Harare 1,3 0 Zimbabwe 1731C3 C 1534

Several plants

-17.844906 31.146991 7
131020 Trichoneura grandiglumis 1 Feb 2026 MA Hyde
W Fibeck
S Curle
MA Hyde In somewhat disturbed sandy miombo woodland Haka Game Park, Harare 1,3 0 Zimbabwe 1731C3 C 1567

-17.828353 31.141992 7
125574 Vigna pygmaea 11 Aug 2024 MA Hyde
W Fibeck
S Curle
MA Hyde Sandy woodland Mukuvisi Woodland, Harare 1,2 0 Zimbabwe 1731C3 C 1503

In flower

-17.846079 31.086743 7
125575 Vigna pygmaea 11 Aug 2024 MA Hyde
W Fibeck
S Curle
MA Hyde Sandy woodland Mukuvisi Woodland, Harare 1,2 0 Zimbabwe 1731C3 C 1502

In flower

-17.845857 31.087240 7
125562 Vigna pygmaea 11 Aug 2024 MA Hyde
W Fibeck
S Curle
MA Hyde Sandy woodland Mukuvisi Woodland, Harare 1,2 0 Zimbabwe 1731C3 C 1497

In flower

-17.844142 31.087131 7
125565 Vigna pygmaea 11 Aug 2024 MA Hyde
W Fibeck
S Curle
MA Hyde Sandy woodland Mukuvisi Woodland, Harare 1,2 0 Zimbabwe 1731C3 C 1495

In flower

-17.845303 31.084831 7
131367 Zornia milneana 22 Feb 2026 MA Hyde
W Fibeck
S Curle
MA Hyde Sandy miombo woodland Haka Game Park, Harare 1,3 0 Zimbabwe 1731C3 C 1548

-17.833766 31.146286 7


Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave, 2014-26

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M. (2026). Flora of Botswana: Records made by Shannon Curle.
https://www.botswanaflora.com/speciesdata/utilities/utility-display-records-by-person.php?person_id=1985, retrieved 20 March 2026

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