Collections made by Brian Best

Small much branched tree to ca. 5 ft. with dense foliage. Branches straight suberect.

Small gregarious perennial herb having divided leaves on erect stalk +/- 0.1 m.

Herb with erect flowering stems to c. 30 cm from basal rosette of leaves. Flowers white.

Tree to about 40' branching at about 10-12' DBH=11'. Bark brown/grey, slash yellow. Flowers yellow. Ripe fruits brown.

Parasite on Melia azedarach. Flowers pale green.

Bush, 6 feet high. Evergreen. Leaves pale green below would make a good hedge plant.

Large woody herb or shrub to 15 feet. Flowers white or pale greenish white. Stem exuding milky juice on wounding. Locally frequent. Fruit opening to expose long silky awns of seeds.

Cited in Wild 1980: 42, Draft Revision Helichrysum for Flora Zambesiaca.

Flowers yellow

Small erect herb with striking blue and white flowers and plum-coloured stem and leaves.

A climber on grasses. Flowers lime-green.

Woody herb with many very erect leafy stems and pale mauve-pink flowers.

Erect herb to c. 0.75 m, unbranched. Flowers green with blue markings.

Perennial herb with annual stems. Flowers white.