Collections made by Otto Leistner

Records: 31

The following is a list of the collections made by Otto Leistner in species name order. The records are of species which occur in Democratic Republic of the Congo (either as a native/naturalised species or as a cultivated species).

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NoSpeciesRecord dateRecorder(s)Coll.Det.Conf.HerbariaHabitatLocationLoc code Outing codePlanted code Country QDSGrid ref.FZ DivAlt. (m)NotesLatLongLoc Acc Code
93460 Abrus precatorius subsp. africanus1 Jan 1959DJB Killick
OA Leistner
 DJB Killick OA Leistner 3236 WIND
 Caprivi: Singalamwe.0Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1723C20

Herbaceous climber. Flowers pink. Seeds red and black.

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95633 Aeschynomene indica28 Dec 1958DJB Killick
OA Leistner
 DJB Killick OA Leistner 3157 WIND
 Caprivi: Linyanti Area.0Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1823B30

Herb; Notes: Frequent at edge of large pool near Linyanti. Erect herb, 3 - 4 feet. Flowers yellow streaked with red.

-18.37500023.6250002
94591 Alternanthera sessilis22 Dec 1958DJB Killick
OA Leistner
 DJB Killick OA Leistner 3026 WIND
 Caprivi: About 7 miles south of Katima Mulilo on road to Ngoma.0Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1724D30

Notes: Common at edge of pool. Prostrate herb with long rhizomes.

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94790 Antidesma rufescens13 Jan 1959DJB Killick
OA Leistner
 DJB Killick OA Leistner 3372 WIND
 Caprivi: Mpilila Island; on banks of Zambesi River.2080Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1725C3930

Notes: Tree 12 - 15 feet high; fruiting. Common. Altitude: about 3000 feet.

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94604 Capparis tomentosa10 Jan 1959DJB Killick
OA Leistner
 DJB Killick OA Leistner 3321 WIND
 Botswana: Ngoma banks of Chobe river.0Botswana1724D3950

Notes: Occasional. Woody scrambler.

-17.92630024.7196004
94380 Ceratotheca sesamoides5 Jan 1959DJB Killick
OA Leistner
 DJB Killick OA Leistner 3294 H-D Ihlenfeldt WIND
 Caprivi: Caprivi strip. Mpola. 15 miles from Katima Mulilo on road to Ngoma.0Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1724C40

Herb; Notes: Erect, branching herb. 1 - 2 feet high. Flowers mauve. Occurring occasional in disturbed area around village. Altitude about 3000 feet.

-17.87500024.3750004
94608 Chamaecrista absus22 Dec 1958DJB Killick
OA Leistner
 DJB Killick OA Leistner 3022 WIND
 Caprivi: About 7 miles south of Katima Mulilo on road to Ngoma.0Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1724D3914

Notes: Rare in burnt woodland. Sub-erect herb, 2'. Flowers yellow and red.

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93467 Cissampelos mucronata1 Jan 1959DJB Killick
OA Leistner
 DJB Killick OA Leistner 3426 WIND
 Caprivi: Singalamwe.0Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1723C20

Notes: On shrubs at edge of marsh; occasional, herbaceous climber.

-17.62500023.3750005
94816 Coccinia adoensis13 Jan 1959DJB Killick
OA Leistner
 DJB Killick OA Leistner 3361 WIND
 Caprivi: Eastern Caprivi: Mpilia Island.2080Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1725C3930

Climber; Notes: Rare in woodland. Herbaceous climber. Fruiting.

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94743 Commicarpus plumbagineus27 Dec 1958DJB Killick
OA Leistner
 DJB Killick OA Leistner 3151 M Struwig WIND
 Occasional in Acacia giraffae savanna.Caprivi, Katima Mulilo: Linyanti.0Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1724D40

Herbaceous climber. Flowers white.

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94822 Commiphora mollisNo dateDJB Killick
OA Leistner
 DJB Killick OA Leistner 3406 WIND
 Caprivi: Mpilila Island.2080Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1725C3930

Tree; Notes: Occasional in woodland. Tree 15 feet; fruiting.

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94827 Crabbea velutina13 Jan 1959DJB Killick
OA Leistner
 DJB Killick OA Leistner 3351 J Buyns WIND
 Locally frequent. Growing in open grassland on rocky ridge in stony soil.Caprivi, Katima Mulilo: Impilila Island.2080Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1725C3930

Erect herb, 6 inches high. Flowers white.

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94746 Dichrostachys cinerea26 Dec 1958DJB Killick
OA Leistner
 DJB Killick OA Leistner 3126 WIND
 Caprivi: Linyanti area. 39 miles from Katima on road to Linyanti.0Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1724D4914

Shrub; Notes: Occasional in Acacia giraffae savanna. Shrub, 8 feet. Flowers mauve and yellow.

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93889 Diospyros mespiliformis5 Jan 1959DJB Killick
OA Leistner
 DJB Killick OA Leistner 3304 WIND
 Caprivi: c. 6 miles from Katima Mulilo on road to Ngoma.0Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1724C10

Tree; Notes: Woodland; occasional; tree, 15-20 feet.

-17.62500024.1250005
94837 Echinochloa colona15 Jan 1959DJB Killick
OA Leistner
 DJB Killick OA Leistner 3386 L Fish ES Klaassen WIND
 Caprivi: Mpilila Island.2080Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1725C3930

Graminoid; Notes: Marsh; locally common. Culms erect. Altitude: about 3000 feet.

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93810 Eclipta prostrata31 Jan 1959DJB Killick
OA Leistner
 DJB Killick OA Leistner 3275 WIND
 Caprivi: Singalamwe area. About 20 miles from Singalamwe on road to Katima Mulilo.0Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1723D11005

18 in high; Herb; Notes: Occasional in forest. erect herbs 18 inches. Flowers terminal, brownish red.

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93993 Ethulia conyzoides subsp. conyzoides24 Dec 1958DJB Killick
OA Leistner
 DJB Killick OA Leistner 3076 WIND
 Caprivi: Ca. 4-5 miles from Katima Mulilo on the 'road' to Lisikili.0Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1724C2914

Herb; Notes: Locally frequent at the edge of the marsh. Decument herb, about 3 feet high. Altitude about 3000feet

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94702 Exochaenium debile17 Jan 1959DJB Killick
OA Leistner
 DJB Killick OA Leistner 3421 WIND
 Caprivi: Kakumba Island.0Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1724D30

Herb; Notes: Very locally abundant in marsh (dry parts); erect herb, 2-4 inches; flowers white.

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94661 Gunillaea rhodesica17 Jan 1959DJB Killick
OA Leistner
 DJB Killick OA Leistner 3416 M Thulin WIND
 Common on edge of marsh.Caprivi, Katima Mulilo: Kakumba Island.0Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1725C4926

Decumbent, branched herb 60 cm high. Flowers blue.

-17.79000025.2500004
94669 Justicia anselliana17 Jan 1959DJB Killick
OA Leistner
 DJB Killick OA Leistner 3417 WIND
 Locally common. Growing at edge of marsh.Caprivi, Katima Mulilo: Kakumba Island.0Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1725C4914

More-or-less prostrate herb. Flowers white.

-17.79000025.2500004
68948 Kedrostis foetidissima1 Jan 1959DJB Killick
OA Leistner
 DJB Killick OA Leistner 3249 C Jeffrey SRGH
PRE
WIND
 On shrubs near marshSingalamwe0Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1723C2975

Herbaceous climber; flowers cream.

-17.69398523.4137656
94755 Lantana rugosa27 Dec 1958DJB Killick
OA Leistner
 DJB Killick OA Leistner 3131 WIND
 Caprivi: Linyanti area. About 39 miles from Katima Mulilo on road to Linyanti.0Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1724D40

Shrub; Notes: Occasional, under trees in Acacia giraffae savanna. Herbaceous shrub, 3 - 4'. Flowers pale purple.

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94427 Lobelia erinus5 Jan 1959DJB Killick
OA Leistner
 DJB Killick OA Leistner 3297 M Thulin WIND
 Occasional on edge of marsh.Caprivi, Katima Mulilo: Mpola, 24 km from Katima Mulilo on road to Ngoma.0Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1724C2914

Decumbent herb, 45 cm high. Flowers blue.

-17.52300024.4230004
94021 Paropsia brazzeana3 Jan 1959DJB Killick
OA Leistner
 DJB Killick OA Leistner 3281 WIND
 Caprivi: c. 43 miles from Singalamwe on W.N.L.A. road to Katima Mulilo.0Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1724C20

Shrub; Notes: Dense woodland; occasional; shrub 4 feet; flowers yellow.

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94760 Pergularia daemia subsp. daemia27 Dec 1958DJB Killick
OA Leistner
 DJB Killick OA Leistner 3132 S Bartsch WIND
 Caprivi: Linyanti. About 39 miles from Katima on road to Linyanti.0Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1724D40

Climber; Notes: Occasional in Acacia giraffae savannah. Herbaceous climber. Flowers cream.

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95660 Phoenix reclinata17 Jan 1959DJB Killick
OA Leistner
 DJB Killick OA Leistner 3418 WIND
 Caprivi: Siambisso. Kakumba Island. On banks of river.0Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1823B30

Tree; Notes: Palm, 15 - 20 feet high. Common. Altitude about 3000 feet.

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94883 Piliostigma thonningii13 Jan 1959DJB Killick
OA Leistner
 DJB Killick OA Leistner 3377 WIND
 Caprivi: Eastern Caprivi Strip. Mpilila Island. In woodland.2080Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1725C3930

Tree; Notes: Tree 20 - 25 feet high. Flowers white. Rare.

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94901 Strychnos potatorum15 Jan 1959DJB Killick
OA Leistner
 DJB Killick OA Leistner 3400 WIND
 Caprivi: Mpilila Island. Near banks of Zambesi River.2080Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1725C3930

Tree; Notes: Tree 12 - 15 feet high. Fruiting. Occasional.

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93509 Strychnos pungens3 Jan 1959DJB Killick
OA Leistner
 DJB Killick OA Leistner 3282 WIND
 Caprivi: East Caprivi. About 43 miles from Singalamwe on W.N.L.A. road to Katima Mulilo.0Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1723C2914

12 ft high; Tree; Notes: Tree about 12 feet high. Fruiting. Growing in woodland. Rare.

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94904 Terminalia brachystemma subsp. brachystemma15 Jan 1959DJB Killick
OA Leistner
 DJB Killick OA Leistner 3381 WIND
 Caprivi: Mpililia Island; occasional in woodland.2080Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1725C3930

Tree; Notes: Tree; 20 -25 feet high.

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94795 Thespesia garckeana15 Jan 1959DJB Killick
OA Leistner
 DJB Killick OA Leistner 3404 PRE
WIND
 Caprivi: Eastern Caprivi. Mpilila Island, occasional in woodland.2080Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1725C3930

Tree; Notes: Tree, 20; flowers yellow.

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