Collections made by Donald Killick

Records: 42

The following is a list of the collections made by Donald Killick in species name order. The records are of species which occur in Rwanda (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.

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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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94794 Asparagus buchananii13 Nov 1959DJB Killick
OA Leistner
 DJB Killick OA Leistner 3362 S Rügheimer WIND
 Rare in woodland.Caprivi, Katima Mulilo: Impilila Island.2080Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1725C3930

Herbaceous climber. Twisting.

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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.

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94607 Cenchrus ciliaris27 Dec 1958DJB Killick
OA Leistner
 DJB Killick OA Leistner 3142 WIND
 Caprivi: Linyandi Area. About 50 miles from Katima on road to Linyandi.0Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1724D3914

Graminoid; Notes: Locally common in Acacia giraffae savannah. Erect culms, 1 feet.

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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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94812 Chloris gayana12 Jan 1959DJB Killick
OA Leistner
 DJB Killick OA Leistner 3329 WIND
 Caprivi: Mpilila Island.2080Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1725C3930

Graminoid; Notes: Locally common under large tree. Erect culms, 4 - 5 feet.

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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.

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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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94619 Commelina africana20 Dec 1958DJB Killick
OA Leistner
 DJB Killick OA Leistner 3011 HH Kolberg WIND
 Caprivi: Katima Mulilo. Ngoma area.0Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1724D3929

Herb; Notes: Occasional in Mopane woodland, 9 miles north of Ngoma. Sub-erect, perennial herb, 2'. Flowers yellow.

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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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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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93981 Cymbopogon caesius subsp. caesius26 Dec 1958DJB Killick
OA Leistner
 DJB Killick OA Leistner 3125 WIND
 Caprivi: Katima Mulilo area. ca 25 miles from Katima on road to Linyanti.0Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1724C2914

Graminoid; Notes: Often dominant in tall grassveld. Erect culms, 4 - 5 feet. Altitude: 3000 feet.

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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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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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93487 Fimbristylis complanata31 Dec 1958DJB Killick
OA Leistner
 DJB Killick OA Leistner 3222 WIND
 Caprivi: Singalamwe.0Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1723C20

Notes: Marsh, common. Erect culms, 2 - 3 feet. Altitude about 3300 feet.

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94417 Heteropogon contortus30 Dec 1958DJB Killick
OA Leistner
 DJB Killick OA Leistner 3196 WIND
 Frequent - common in tall grassland.Caprivi: ca 45 miles from Katima on road to Singalamwe (Finaughty's).0Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1724C4914

Erect culms, 1 feet 6 inches - 2 feet.

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94007 Hyparrhenia filipendula28 Dec 1958DJB Killick
OA Leistner
 DJB Killick OA Leistner 3175 WIND
 Caprivi: 20 miles from Linyanti on road to Katima Mulilo.0Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1724C2914

Graminoid; Notes: Locally dominant in tall grassveld. Erect culms, 4 - 5 inches. Quoted in Kew Bull.Addit.Ser 11 (1969):97 as H. filipendula (Hochst.) Stapf var. filipendula.

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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.

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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.

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94681 Microchloa kunthii20 Dec 1958DJB Killick
OA Leistner
 DJB Killick OA Leistner 3002 ES Klaassen WIND
 Caprivi: Ngoma area.0Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1724D3929

Graminoid; Notes: Erect culms, 6 - 12 inches. Locally abundant in Mopane woodland 9 miles north of Ngoma.

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94017 Monocymbium ceresiiforme3 Jan 1959DJB Killick
OA Leistner
 DJB Killick OA Leistner 3289 WIND
 Grassland, locally common.Caprivi: ca 50 miles from Singalamwe on W.N.L.A. road to Katima Mulilo.0Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1724C20

Erect culms, 2 feet 6 inches.

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93497 Panicum repens31 Dec 1958DJB Killick
OA Leistner
 DJB Killick OA Leistner 3217 WIND
 Caprivi: Singalamwe.0Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1723C21005

Graminoid; Notes: Periphery of large pool in mash; frequent to abundant. Aquatic grass with submerged inflorescence.

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94022 Paspalum scrobiculatum22 Dec 1958DJB Killick
OA Leistner
 DJB Killick OA Leistner 3039 WIND
 Occassional in woodlandCaprivi: Katima Mulilo. About 7 miles south of Katima Mulilo on the road to Ngoma.0Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1724C2914

Graminoid. Erect, culms, up to 3 feet in height.

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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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95670 Setaria sphacelata15 Jan 1959DJB Killick
OA Leistner
 DJB Killick OA Leistner 3412 ES Klaassen WIND
 Dominant in marshes and frequent on riverbank. (Chobe River).Caprivi: Kahumba Island.0Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1823B30

Graminoid. Erect culms, 4 - 5 feet.

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93507 Setaria sphacelata31 Dec 1958DJB Killick
OA Leistner
 DJB Killick OA Leistner 3223 ES Klaassen WIND
 Caprivi: Singalamwe.0Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1723C21005

Graminoid. Erect culms.

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95672 Solanum nigrum2 Jan 1959DJB Killick
OA Leistner
 DJB Killick OA Leistner 3253 WIND
 Caprivi: Lizauli, occasional on banks of Mashi River.0Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1823B30

Herb; Notes: Shrubby herb, 2'. Flowers white.

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94894 Sorghum arundinaceum13 Jan 1959DJB Killick
OA Leistner
 DJB Killick OA Leistner 3375 WIND
 Abundant in old lands.Caprivi: Mpalila Island.2080Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1725C3930

Erect culms, 2 feet 6 inches.

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94896 Sporobolus ioclados15 Jan 1959DJB Killick
OA Leistner
 DJB Killick OA Leistner 3422 WIND
 Caprivi: Mpilila Island.2080Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1725C3930

3 ft high; Graminoid; Notes: Locally abundant in moist depressions in old lands. Erect culms, 3 feet.

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94897 Sporobolus pyramidalis12 Jan 1959DJB Killick
OA Leistner
 DJB Killick OA Leistner 3336 WIND
 Caprivi: Mpilila Island. Banks of Chobe River at edge of marsh.2080Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1725C3930

4 ft high; Graminoid; Notes: Fairly frequent. Erect culms, 4 feet.

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94710 Sporobolus stapfianus20 Dec 1958DJB Killick
OA Leistner
 DJB Killick OA Leistner 3003 WIND
 Caprivi: Ngoma Area. Locally abundant in Mopani woodland 9 miles south of Ngoma.0Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1724D3929

Graminoid; Notes: Erect culms, 9 - 12 inches.

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93836 Tacazzea apiculata31 Dec 1958DJB Killick
OA Leistner
 DJB Killick OA Leistner 3216 HJT Venter WIND
 Caprivi: Singalamwe.0Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1723D30

Notes: Altitude: about 3300'. Edge of marsh; rare. Shrub, 4 - 6'. Flowers red.

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94715 Tacazzea apiculata8 Jan 1959DJB Killick
OA Leistner
 DJB Killick OA Leistner 3317 HJT Venter WIND
 Caprivi: Katima Mulilo, sandy bank of the Zambezi River.0Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1724D30

Climber; Notes: Occasional. Herbaceous climber. Flowers white.

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94908 Themeda triandra15 Jan 1959DJB Killick
OA Leistner
 DJB Killick OA Leistner 3385 WIND
 Very abundant locally in grassland.Caprivi: Eastern Caprivi Strip: Mpilila Island.2080Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1725C3930

Erect culms. 2 feet 6 inches.

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94047 Trachypogon spicatus28 Dec 1958DJB Killick
OA Leistner
 DJB Killick OA Leistner 3176 WIND
 Abundant near marsh.Caprivi: 20 miles from Linyanti on road to Katima Mulilo.0Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1724C2914

Erect culms 4 inches.

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94802 Urochloa dictyoneura12 Jan 1959DJB Killick
OA Leistner
 DJB Killick OA Leistner 3330 WIND
 Caprivi: Mpilila Island.2080Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1725C3930

3 ft high; Graminoid; Notes: Marsh, dominant in parts. Erect culms, 3 foot.

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