Records made by Otto Leistner

Records: 32

The following is a list of the records made by Otto Leistner 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
93460 Abrus precatorius subsp. africanus 1 Jan 1959 DJB Killick
OA Leistner
DJB Killick OA Leistner 3236 WIND
Caprivi: Singalamwe. 0 Namibia (Caprivi Strip) 1723C2 0

Herbaceous climber. Flowers pink. Seeds red and black.

-17.625000 23.375000 5
92686 Aeschynomene cristata 24 Dec 1958 DJB Killick
OA Leistner
3075 DJB Killick OA Leistner K
PRE
c. 7 km from Katima on road to Lisikili 0 Namibia (Caprivi Strip) 1724C2 950

Cited in Flora Zambesiaca volume 3 part 6: 74 (2000)

0.000000 0.000000 2
95633 Aeschynomene indica 28 Dec 1958 DJB Killick
OA Leistner
DJB Killick OA Leistner 3157 WIND
Caprivi: Linyanti Area. 0 Namibia (Caprivi Strip) 1823B3 0

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

-18.375000 23.625000 2
94591 Alternanthera sessilis 22 Dec 1958 DJB Killick
OA Leistner
DJB Killick OA Leistner 3026 WIND
Caprivi: About 7 miles south of Katima Mulilo on road to Ngoma. 0 Namibia (Caprivi Strip) 1724D3 0

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

-17.875000 24.625000 4
94790 Antidesma rufescens 13 Jan 1959 DJB Killick
OA Leistner
DJB Killick OA Leistner 3372 WIND
Caprivi: Mpilila Island; on banks of Zambesi River. 208 0 Namibia (Caprivi Strip) 1725C3 930

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

-17.783300 25.207500 5
94604 Capparis tomentosa 10 Jan 1959 DJB Killick
OA Leistner
DJB Killick OA Leistner 3321 WIND
Botswana: Ngoma banks of Chobe river. 0 Botswana 1724D3 950

Notes: Occasional. Woody scrambler.

-17.926300 24.719600 4
94380 Ceratotheca sesamoides 5 Jan 1959 DJB 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. 0 Namibia (Caprivi Strip) 1724C4 0

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

-17.875000 24.375000 4
94608 Chamaecrista absus 22 Dec 1958 DJB Killick
OA Leistner
DJB Killick OA Leistner 3022 WIND
Caprivi: About 7 miles south of Katima Mulilo on road to Ngoma. 0 Namibia (Caprivi Strip) 1724D3 914

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

-17.875000 24.625000 4
93467 Cissampelos mucronata 1 Jan 1959 DJB Killick
OA Leistner
DJB Killick OA Leistner 3426 WIND
Caprivi: Singalamwe. 0 Namibia (Caprivi Strip) 1723C2 0

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

-17.625000 23.375000 5
94816 Coccinia adoensis 13 Jan 1959 DJB Killick
OA Leistner
DJB Killick OA Leistner 3361 WIND
Caprivi: Eastern Caprivi: Mpilia Island. 208 0 Namibia (Caprivi Strip) 1725C3 930

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

-17.783300 25.207500 5
94743 Commicarpus plumbagineus 27 Dec 1958 DJB Killick
OA Leistner
DJB Killick OA Leistner 3151 M Struwig WIND
Occasional in Acacia giraffae savanna. Caprivi, Katima Mulilo: Linyanti. 0 Namibia (Caprivi Strip) 1724D4 0

Herbaceous climber. Flowers white.

-17.875000 24.875000 4
94822 Commiphora mollis No date DJB Killick
OA Leistner
DJB Killick OA Leistner 3406 WIND
Caprivi: Mpilila Island. 208 0 Namibia (Caprivi Strip) 1725C3 930

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

-17.783300 25.207500 5
94827 Crabbea velutina 13 Jan 1959 DJB 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. 208 0 Namibia (Caprivi Strip) 1725C3 930

Erect herb, 6 inches high. Flowers white.

-17.783300 25.207500 5
94746 Dichrostachys cinerea 26 Dec 1958 DJB Killick
OA Leistner
DJB Killick OA Leistner 3126 WIND
Caprivi: Linyanti area. 39 miles from Katima on road to Linyanti. 0 Namibia (Caprivi Strip) 1724D4 914

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

-17.875000 24.875000 4
93889 Diospyros mespiliformis 5 Jan 1959 DJB Killick
OA Leistner
DJB Killick OA Leistner 3304 WIND
Caprivi: c. 6 miles from Katima Mulilo on road to Ngoma. 0 Namibia (Caprivi Strip) 1724C1 0

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

-17.625000 24.125000 5
94837 Echinochloa colona 15 Jan 1959 DJB Killick
OA Leistner
DJB Killick OA Leistner 3386 L Fish ES Klaassen WIND
Caprivi: Mpilila Island. 208 0 Namibia (Caprivi Strip) 1725C3 930

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

-17.783300 25.207500 5
93810 Eclipta prostrata 31 Jan 1959 DJB Killick
OA Leistner
DJB Killick OA Leistner 3275 WIND
Caprivi: Singalamwe area. About 20 miles from Singalamwe on road to Katima Mulilo. 0 Namibia (Caprivi Strip) 1723D1 1005

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

-17.625000 23.625000 5
93993 Ethulia conyzoides subsp. conyzoides 24 Dec 1958 DJB Killick
OA Leistner
DJB Killick OA Leistner 3076 WIND
Caprivi: Ca. 4-5 miles from Katima Mulilo on the 'road' to Lisikili. 0 Namibia (Caprivi Strip) 1724C2 914

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

-17.625000 24.375000 5
94702 Exochaenium debile 17 Jan 1959 DJB Killick
OA Leistner
DJB Killick OA Leistner 3421 WIND
Caprivi: Kakumba Island. 0 Namibia (Caprivi Strip) 1724D3 0

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

-17.875000 24.625000 4
94661 Gunillaea rhodesica 17 Jan 1959 DJB Killick
OA Leistner
DJB Killick OA Leistner 3416 M Thulin WIND
Common on edge of marsh. Caprivi, Katima Mulilo: Kakumba Island. 0 Namibia (Caprivi Strip) 1725C4 926

Decumbent, branched herb 60 cm high. Flowers blue.

-17.790000 25.250000 4
94669 Justicia anselliana 17 Jan 1959 DJB Killick
OA Leistner
DJB Killick OA Leistner 3417 WIND
Locally common. Growing at edge of marsh. Caprivi, Katima Mulilo: Kakumba Island. 0 Namibia (Caprivi Strip) 1725C4 914

More-or-less prostrate herb. Flowers white.

-17.790000 25.250000 4
68948 Kedrostis foetidissima 1 Jan 1959 DJB Killick
OA Leistner
DJB Killick OA Leistner 3249 C Jeffrey SRGH
PRE
WIND
On shrubs near marsh Singalamwe 0 Namibia (Caprivi Strip) 1723C2 975

Herbaceous climber; flowers cream.

-17.693985 23.413765 6
94755 Lantana rugosa 27 Dec 1958 DJB Killick
OA Leistner
DJB Killick OA Leistner 3131 WIND
Caprivi: Linyanti area. About 39 miles from Katima Mulilo on road to Linyanti. 0 Namibia (Caprivi Strip) 1724D4 0

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

-17.875000 24.875000 4
94427 Lobelia erinus 5 Jan 1959 DJB 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. 0 Namibia (Caprivi Strip) 1724C2 914

Decumbent herb, 45 cm high. Flowers blue.

-17.523000 24.423000 4
94021 Paropsia brazzeana 3 Jan 1959 DJB Killick
OA Leistner
DJB Killick OA Leistner 3281 WIND
Caprivi: c. 43 miles from Singalamwe on W.N.L.A. road to Katima Mulilo. 0 Namibia (Caprivi Strip) 1724C2 0

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

-17.625000 24.375000 5
94760 Pergularia daemia subsp. daemia 27 Dec 1958 DJB Killick
OA Leistner
DJB Killick OA Leistner 3132 S Bartsch WIND
Caprivi: Linyanti. About 39 miles from Katima on road to Linyanti. 0 Namibia (Caprivi Strip) 1724D4 0

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

-17.875000 24.875000 4
95660 Phoenix reclinata 17 Jan 1959 DJB Killick
OA Leistner
DJB Killick OA Leistner 3418 WIND
Caprivi: Siambisso. Kakumba Island. On banks of river. 0 Namibia (Caprivi Strip) 1823B3 0

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

-18.375000 23.625000 2
94883 Piliostigma thonningii 13 Jan 1959 DJB Killick
OA Leistner
DJB Killick OA Leistner 3377 WIND
Caprivi: Eastern Caprivi Strip. Mpilila Island. In woodland. 208 0 Namibia (Caprivi Strip) 1725C3 930

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

-17.783300 25.207500 5
94901 Strychnos potatorum 15 Jan 1959 DJB Killick
OA Leistner
DJB Killick OA Leistner 3400 WIND
Caprivi: Mpilila Island. Near banks of Zambesi River. 208 0 Namibia (Caprivi Strip) 1725C3 930

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

-17.783300 25.207500 5
93509 Strychnos pungens 3 Jan 1959 DJB 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. 0 Namibia (Caprivi Strip) 1723C2 914

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

-17.625000 23.375000 5
94904 Terminalia brachystemma subsp. brachystemma 15 Jan 1959 DJB Killick
OA Leistner
DJB Killick OA Leistner 3381 WIND
Caprivi: Mpililia Island; occasional in woodland. 208 0 Namibia (Caprivi Strip) 1725C3 930

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

-17.783300 25.207500 5
94795 Thespesia garckeana 15 Jan 1959 DJB Killick
OA Leistner
DJB Killick OA Leistner 3404 PRE
WIND
Caprivi: Eastern Caprivi. Mpilila Island, occasional in woodland. 208 0 Namibia (Caprivi Strip) 1725C3 930

Tree; Notes: Tree, 20; flowers yellow.

-17.783300 25.207500 5


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