Collections made by Horn

Records: 39

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

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No   Species   Record date   Recorder(s)   Coll.   Det.   Conf.   Herbaria   Habitat   Location   Loc code   Outing code   Planted code   Country   QDS   Grid ref.   FZ Div   Alt. (m)   Notes   Lat   Long   Loc Acc Code   
93192 Baphia massaiensis subsp. obovata var. obovata24 Nov 2004PF Horn
PF Horn Number unknown D Lutombi WIND
Caprivi: On Rundu to Katima tar road.0Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1722D30

180 cm high; Shrub; Notes: Shrub, 180cm high. Flowers: cream to pink, 20mm, pea-shaped, very sweet smelling, clustered, smooth. Stem: many, straight, thin, growing upwards. Bark: rough, glandular, dark brown with glands. Sap: none. Other: very thick shrub with low branches, feather-like growth form. Many ants on plant - nectar and/or glandular secretions. Feels sticky. Filed at WIND under Baphia massaiensis massaiensis but that subsp. is restricted to Tanzania

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93868 Boscia mossambicensis21 Jun 2007PF Horn
PF Horn Not known MM Hochobes WIND
Caprivi: Next to tar road, among other trees on an anthill. 1741.036'S 2404.223'E0Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1724C10

Shrub; Notes: Small shrub, about 60-100 cm high. Multi-stemmed. Remnants of flowers. Fruit spherical, 1 cm, green when unripe.

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93733 Chamaecrista absus5 Mar 2006PF Horn
PF Horn Not known MM Hochobes WIND
Caprivi: Near Kwando River, at turn-off to Bum Hill campsite.0Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1723C40

Shrub; Notes: Shrub, 1 m high. Stems hairy. Leaves composite, shiny green. Flowers 1 cm, yellow. Thick clusters of seed pods, brown, hairy with black seed, 2 cm.

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93824 Combretum celastroides subsp. celastroides14 Dec 2005PF Horn
PF Horn Not known D Lutombi WIND
Caprivi: Next to tar road Katima Mulilo - Kongola 1752.666'S 2331.747'E0Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1723D30

2 m high; Shrub; Notes: Woody shrub, 2 m high, multi-stemmed. Bark smooth, flaking somewhat. Flowers green, very small, clustered. Locally common not widespread, in sand soil.

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93877 Combretum elaeagnoides2 Mar 2004PF Horn
PF Horn Not known D Lutombi WIND
Caprivi: Next to road - Mpara in Caprivi.0Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1724C10

200 cm high; Shrub; Notes: Thickly foliaged shrub, long branches, 200 cm high. Many, straight, thin stems growing upwards. Bark smooth, glandular, light grey, no sap present. Fruit light grey, 20 mm, 4-winged, smooth, clustered. In profusion along road. Common, in well-drained sandy loam soil, next to road, in interdunal street in open shrubland.

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94323 Cordia monoica23 Jan 2008PF Horn
PF Horn Number unknown D Lutombi WIND
Caprivi Strip: Masokotwani area, at farmers homestead.0Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1724C3 0

Dense shrub, about 2 m high. Fruit in clusters.

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93882 Croton gratissimus var. gratissimus12 Dec 2005PF Horn
PF Horn Not known D Lutombi WIND
Caprivi: Next to tar road, near Mpacha. 1738.121'S 2411.237'E0Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1724C10

2.5 m high; Shrub; Notes: Large shrub, 2.5 m high with single stem. Bark sand papery. Fruit capsules 1-2 cm in size. Common, in dune sand.

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95116 Croton megalobotrys10 May 2003PF Horn
PF Horn Number unknown D Lutombi WIND
Caprivi: Ncangcara Island in Kavango River.0Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1821A20

450 cm high; Tree; Notes: Tree. Height: 450cm. Stem: one, straight, thin, growing upwards, latex present. Bark: smooth, light grey. Leaves: large.

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93886 Dalbergia melanoxylon3 Oct 2004PF Horn
PF Horn Not known D Lutombi WIND
Caprivi0Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1724C10

300 cm high; Shrub; Tree; Notes: Tree/shrub, 300cm high. Flowers: white, small, 1mm, clustered, smooth. Stem: two or three, straight, thin, growing upwards. Bark: smooth, light grey. Fruit / seed: absent. Sap: none. Other: untidy shrub.

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93892 Empogona kirkii subsp. kirkii14 Dec 2005PF Horn
PF Horn Not known HR Hasheela WIND
Caprivi: At Pterocarpus lucens site near Luliva village.0Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1724C10

100 cm high; Shrub; Notes: Small, woody, multi-stemmed shrub. Bark smooth. Flowers 10 mm in size, round, woolly, clustered. Rare, in sand dunes.

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95386 Entada arenaria subsp. arenaria24 Nov 2004PF Horn
PF Horn Number unknown D Lutombi WIND
Caprivi: Next to Caprivi tar road, 30km from Bagani to Katima.0Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1822A10

70 cm high; Dwarf shrub; Notes: Dwarf shrub, 50-70cm high. Flowers: pale yellow, small, clustered. Stem: two or three, straight, thin, growing upwards. Bark: smooth, green. Fruit/seed: green, 30-40mm broad, 150mm long, pod-shaped, single, smooth, seed clearly seen in pod. Sap: none. Other: slender dwarf shrub, few branches. Seems to grow anew from rootstock every year. Lots of fires there.

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95168 Faidherbia albida10 May 2003PF Horn
PF Horn Number unknown D Lutombi WIND
Caprivi: Ncangcara Island in the Kavango river.0Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1821A20

15 m high; Tree; Notes: Huge umbrella shaped tree, 15 m high. One, straight, thick stem growing upwards. Bark rough, peeling, light grey, no sap present. Flowers white, 10 cm long, spike, clustered, sweetish smell. Uncommon, in well-drained sandy loam soil, on plain in closed shrubland.

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93761 Ficus fischeri14 Feb 2005PF Horn
PF Horn Not known D Lutombi WIND
Caprivi: Sachona School yard. 1757.919'S 2326.792'E0Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1723C40

18 m high; Tree; Notes: Huge single stemmed tree, 18 m high with latex. Smooth, white-grey bark. Fruit 15-20 mm in size, round, speckled with red spots, smooth, sweet smelling. Rare, on sand dunes. Might have been planted.

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95172 Ficus sycomorus subsp. sycomorus10 May 2003PF Horn
PF Horn Number unknown D Lutombi WIND
Caprivi: Ncangcara Island, Kavango River.0Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1821A20

15 m high; Tree; Notes: Tree. Height: 15m. Stem: one, straight, thick, growing upwards, latex white. Bark: smooth, green-yellow. Fruit: green - white, 20mm in diamter, round - elliptical, velvety, clustered on thick stems and branches. A very big tree with low branches. Fruit eaten by locals. Sap: present.

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94649 Fockea multiflora16 Mar 2002PF Horn
PF Horn 193A PV Bruyns WIND
Caprivi: Silumbi Village (Just North of Lake Liambezi).0Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1724D30

Climber; Notes: Climber. Much white milky latex. Thick stem.

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95181 Gardenia volkensii subsp. spatulifolia10 May 2003PF Horn
PF Horn Number unknown D Lutombi WIND
Caprivi: Ncangcara Island - Kavango.0Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1821A20

300 cm high; Tree; Notes: Tree growing in others, 300 cm high. One, straight, thick stem growing upwards. Bark smooth, light grey, no sap present. Uncommon, in seasonally waterlogged, sandy loam soil, in closed woodland.

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95189 Gymnosporia senegalensis10 May 2003PF Horn
PF Horn Number unknown D Lutombi WIND
Caprivi: Ncangcara Island in Kavango River.0Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1821A20

250 cm high; Shrub; Scrambler; Notes: Shrub/scrambler. Height: 250cm. Stem: two or three, straight, thin, ascending, latex. Bark: smooth, light grey. Flowers: white, small 1mm, round, smooth, clustered on stems. Grows in other shrubs, long branches, thick. Sap: present.

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93773 Hoslundia opposita5 Mar 2006PF Horn
PF Horn Not known MM Hochobes WIND
Caprivi: Near Kwando River, turn-off to Bum Hill campsite.0Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1723C40

Shrub; Notes: Shrubs, about 1 m high. Flowers small. Seed fleshy, orange.

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93776 Ipomoea dichroa5 Mar 2006PF Horn
PF Horn Not known S Rügheimer WIND
Caprivi: Near Kwando River, turn-off from tar road to Bum Hill camp site.0Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1723C40

Climber; Notes: Twining shrub, long branches, very hairy. Flowers 1 cm, light pink.

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93829 Ipomoea plebeia subsp. africana5 Mar 2006PF Horn
PF Horn Not known S Rügheimer WIND
Caprivi: Near Kwando River, turn-off to Bum Hill camp site.0Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1723D30

Notes: Annual twiner, with shiny leaves and small whitish flowers.

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94009 Jatropha curcas13 Dec 2005PF Horn
PF Horn Not known D Lutombi WIND
Caprivi: Outskirts of Katima Mulilo.0Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1724C20

2 m high; Tree; Notes: 2 m high tree or shrub. Stem single to multi-stemmed, mostly single. Flowers yellow-green, 10-15 mm in size, smooth, clustered. Not indigenous, introduced. Planted as a live hedge in Caprivi, widespread. Propagated from seed or cutttings.

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93907 Lannea schweinfurthii var. stuhlmannii12 Dec 2005PF Horn
PF Horn Not known D Lutombi WIND
Caprivi: Next to tar road between Katima Mulilo and Kongola. 1738.122'S 2411.238'E0Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1724C10

5 m high; Tree; Notes: Single stemmed tree, 5 m high. Bark relatively smooth. Flowers white, clustered, 1 mm in size. Fairly common on sand dune.

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93831 Maerua juncea subsp. juncea12 Dec 2005PF Horn
PF Horn Not known D Lutombi WIND
Caprivi: Next to road, Katima Mulilo - Kongola. 1749.065'S 2343.637'E0Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1723D30

2 m high; Shrub; Notes: Shrub/climber growing in Combretum - loose twigs. One stem, bark grey to black. Leaves somewhat fleshy. Seems not to be eaten by anything. Fruit single, 3-4 cm in size, oblong with black pips, like orange. Fruit looks segmented. Rare, on sand dune.

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93783 Meiosperma bracteatum5 Mar 2006PF Horn
PF Horn Not known MM Hochobes WIND
Caprivi, Katima Mulilo District: Near Kwando River, at turn-off to Bum Hill camp site.0Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1723C40

Annual herb, erect with a few stems, about 0.40-0.60 m high. Flowers small, white/rose coloured, in leaf axils.

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94571 (cultivated) Moringa oleifera (cultivated)6 Oct 2004PF Horn
PF Horn Number unknown FM Chase (née Crawford) WIND
Alien, upright tree - no thick foliage, in garden, probably garden plant. Not seen in wild.Caprivi: M.A.W.R.D, extension office yard at Itomba.2Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1724D20

Tree, 4 m high. Flowers white, 10-15mm, pea-shaped, sweet smelling, clustered, smooth. Stem, one, twisted, thick, growing upwards. Bark smooth, whitish. Fruit/seeds still green, 8mm diameter 20cm long. Long fluted (grooved) pod with sharp end, round, single, smooth. Sap: none.

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93911 Ochna cinnabarina12 Dec 2005PF Horn
PF Horn Not known D Lutombi WIND
Caprivi: Next to tar road Katima Mulilo - Kongola. 1738.122'S 2411.238'E0Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1724C10

50 cm high; Shrub; Notes: Small, woody shrub with several stems. Bark rough. Flowers star-shaped, 5-6 cm in size, smooth, single, petals very delicate. Rare, on sand dune.

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93923 Pterocarpus lucens subsp. antunesii26 Nov 2004PF Horn
PF Horn 220 PF Horn WIND
Caprivi: Next to Kongola - Katima tar road, 500m north of Luliva village.0Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1724C10

8 m high; Tree; Notes: Dense tree, 8m high. Stem: one, straight, thick, growing upwards. Bark: smooth, peeling, dark reddish. Flowers: bright yellow, 10mm in size, pea-shaped, sweet smelling, smooth, slightly velvety texture, in huge clusters, very beautiful if in full bloom. Soil: sandy loam.

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93922 Pterocarpus lucens subsp. antunesii24 Nov 2004PF Horn
PF Horn Not known D Lutombi WIND
Caprivi: Next to tar road, Kongola to Katima, at Mpacha turn off.0Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1724C10

20 m high; Tree; Notes: Tree,15-20m high. Flowers: yellow, more than 10 mm, pea-shaped, sweet smelling, smooth, clustered. Stem: one, thick, growing upwards. Bark: smooth (much like Terminalia prunioides), peeling, smooth with loose patches of peeling bark. Dark reddish. Fruit: reddish, 30-50mm, disc-shape, clustered, smooth. Sap: none. Other: large high tree.

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93834 Pterocarpus lucens subsp. antunesii12 Dec 2006PF Horn
PF Horn Not known MM Hochobes WIND
Caprivi: 80 km from Katima Mulilo on Kongola road, about 500 m south of road.0Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1723D30

Tree; Notes: Tree, 6 m high. Much branched. Bark loose, smooth. Stem fluted. Flowers yellow, pea-shaped, sweet smelling. Fruit small disc. Found in woodland. Uncommon.

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95092 Rotheca myricoides23 Dec 2003PF Horn
PF Horn Number unknown C Mannheimer WIND
Caprivi: Katima Mulilo District: near Mangamba - 2 km from tar road from Rundu to Divundu.0Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1821A20

150 cm high; Shrub; Notes: Straight shrub, 150 cm high. Stems many, straight, thin, growing upwards. Bark glandular, light grey. Flowers light mauve/green, smooth, clustered. Uncommon, in well-drained sand in interdunal street, in open woodland.

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93314 Rotheca myricoides29 Dec 2008PF Horn
PF Horn Number unknown D Lutombi WIND
Caprivi: Western Caprivi, 11 km south of Omega 3 on a small gravel road to a borehole #Qowexa.0Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1722D40

Shrub; Notes: Small shrub with softish stems. Leaves dark green and slightly fleshy. Flowers impressive with four white petals and the middle (bottom) are blue. Rare, in that area. Fire damaged.

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93800 Spermacoce senensis5 Mar 2006PF Horn
PF Horn Not known MM Hochobes WIND
Caprivi: Katima Mulilo District: near Kwando River, at turn-off to Bum Hill campsite.0Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1723C40

Herb; Notes: Annual herb, with few erect stems. Flowers white, small, axillary.

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95413 Sphedamnocarpus pruriens var. pruriens2 Mar 2004PF Horn
PF Horn Number unknown MM Hochobes WIND
Caprivi: Next to tar road, at Omega in west Caprivi.0Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1822A10

180 cm high; Climber; Scrambler; Notes: Scrambler/climber. Height: 180cm. Stem: one, straight,/twisted, thin, growing upwards. Bark: smooth, light brown. Flowers: bright yellow, 20mm, smooth, clustered. Fruit: brown, 20mm, two-winged, smooth, clustered. Sap: none.

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95339 Tacazzea apiculata10 May 2003PF Horn
PF Horn Number unknown D Lutombi WIND
Caprivi: Ncangcara Island in Kavango River.0Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1821A20

150 cm high; Shrub; Notes: Shrub. Height: 150cm. Stem: many, straight, thin, growing upwards, white. Bark: rough, glandular, papery, dark brown. Fruit: brown, 8-10cm, pointed pod, rough sandpapery texture, clustered. Sap: none.

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95358 Vangueria randii subsp. randii10 May 2003PF Horn
PF Horn Number unknown S Schubert WIND
Caprivi: Ncangcara Island.0Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1821A20

200 cm high; Shrub; Notes: Leafy shrub, 200 cm high. Two or three, straight, thin stems growing upwards. Bark rough, dark grey, no sap present. Fruit green-brown, ripe, 20-25 mm, round, smooth, clustered 2-3. Eaten by local population. Abundant on island, not on Kavango side of river. In well-drained, seasonally waterlogged sandy loam soil, on plain on riverbank.

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93402 Vitex angolensis2 Mar 2004PF Horn
PF Horn Number unknown MM Hochobes WIND
Caprivi: Caprivi road, near Chetto.0Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1722D40

100 cm high; Shrub; Notes: Multistemmed shrub. Height: 100cm. Stem: many, straight, thin, growing upwards. Bark: hairy, glandular, light brown. Aromatic. Sap: none.

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93288 Vitex angolensis24 Nov 2004PF Horn
PF Horn Number unknown D Lutombi WIND
Caprivi: Next to tar road to Caprivi near to Omega.0Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1722D30

60 cm high; Shrub; Notes: Small shrub, 60cm high. Flowers: pale mauve-violet, 50mm, clustered, smooth. Stem: many, straight, thin, growing upwards. Bark: hairy, glandular, light grey, greenish. Fruit / seed: absent. Other: seems as if it grows new from rootstock every year, possibly fire. Sap: none.

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94553 Vitex mombassae24 Jan 2008PF Horn
PF Horn Number unknown D Lutombi MM Uiras WIND
Caprivi: On gravel road from Bukalo to Kabbe, near Lusese.0Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1724D10

Tree; Notes: Tree about 3 m high. Bark white-grey, very thick and fissured .

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93403 Vitex mombassae29 Dec 2007PF Horn
PF Horn Number unknown D Lutombi WIND
Caprivi: About 11 km south of the tar road at Omega 3. Near a borehole at #Qowexa.0Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1722D40

Shrub; Notes: Shrub with soft stems, growing in thick stands, about 1 m high. Flowers white to light lilac. Not common. Damaged by fire.

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