Collections made by Marianne Hochobes

Records: 24

The following is a list of the collections made by Marianne Hochobes 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
93131 Bobgunnia madagascariensis24 Jan 2005MM Hochobes
MM Hochobes 1210 L Nanyeni WIND
Caprivi: Caprivi Game Park.0Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1722C41055

5 m high; Tree; Notes: Tree, 5m high. Stem: tomentose. Leaves: compound, leaflets sub-opposite, elliptic, leathery, undersurface tomentose, very short petiolate, petiole tomentose; rachilla thickened where it is connected to main rachis. Fruit: brown woody pod/ legume.

-17.97472022.4833305
95482 Boerhavia diffusa22 Jan 2005MM Hochobes
MM Hochobes 1198 M Struwig WIND
Caprivi, Katima Mulilo: Kongola, Omega, at the Agriculture Office.0Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1822B21028

Herb, 0.10 m high. Leaves bicoloured, opposite, cordate, soft, margin hairy.

-18.02472022.9538902
93078 Coccinia adoensis20 Jan 2005MM Hochobes
MM Hochobes 1137 MM Hochobes WIND
Caprivi: Caprivi Game Park; side road going to Angola border, from Divundu-Kongola main road.0Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1722C31057

Climber; Notes: Climber with leaves palmately lobed, margins dentate, soft tendril attached at petiole base. Flowers: light orange, hairy inside.

-17.96222022.1033305
93141 Dialium englerianum24 Jan 2005MM Hochobes
MM Hochobes 1221 D Lutombi WIND
Caprivi: Caprivi Game Park.0Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1722C41033

Tree; Notes: Tree, with sub-opposite leaves, ovate tapering to the base, yellowish-green in colour. Petiole thickened.

-17.98333022.4600005
95382 Dialium englerianum20 Jan 2005MM Hochobes
MM Hochobes 1110 D Lutombi WIND
Caprivi: Caprivi Game Park; Divundu-Kongola.0Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1822A11050

3 m high; Tree; Notes: Tree, 3m high. Leaves: compound, leathery, leaflets opposite ovate, base rounded, apex tapering. Fruit: brown capsule. Browsed by Elephants.

-18.04306022.0030602
95495 Entada arenaria subsp. arenaria22 Jan 2005MM Hochobes
MM Hochobes 1182 D Lutombi WIND
Caprivi: Divundu - Kongola main road; turn-off towards Botswana.0Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1822B2972

0.5 m high; Herb; Suffrutex; Notes: Suffrutex herb, 0.5m high. Stem: yellowish-green. Leaves: compound, assymetric base, bicoloured. Fruit: green.

-18.00611022.9472202
93338 Entada arenaria subsp. arenaria21 Jan 2005MM Hochobes
MM Hochobes 1177 MM Hochobes WIND
Caprivi: At Omega.0Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1722D41013

1 m high; Shrub; Suffrutex; Notes: Suffrutex shrub, up to 1m high. Leaves: compound, whole plant smooth; leaflets sub-sessile, base asymmetric; petiole base thickened, stipitate gland present at the base. Pods green, flattened, broad, constricted between seeds.

-17.85556022.9108305
93150 Erythrophleum africanum24 Jan 2005MM Hochobes
MM Hochobes 1222 D Lutombi WIND
Caprivi: Caprivi Game Park.0Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1722C41033

Shrub; Notes: Shrub. Leaves: compound, tomentose, opposite leaflets.

-17.98333022.4600005
93343 Erythrophleum africanum21 Jan 2005MM Hochobes
MM Hochobes 1176 D Lutombi WIND
Caprivi: Omega 3.0Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1722D41013

5 m high; Tree; Notes: Tree, up to 5m high. Leaves: compound, opposite, leaflets sub-opposite arranged, tomentose, subsessile. Fruit: green, legume, leathery, constricted at seeds.

-17.85556022.9108305
93345 Euphorbia hirta21 Jan 2005MM Hochobes
MM Hochobes 1160 S Rügheimer WIND
Caprivi: Omega 3.0Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1722D41017

Herb; Notes: Hairy, prostrate herb. Flower: head in leaf axils. Leaves: opposite, with brown centre, margin serrate.

-17.84639022.9063905
95500 Gisekia pharnaceoides var. pharnaceoides22 Jan 2005MM Hochobes
MM Hochobes 1184 MM Hochobes WIND
Caprivi: Divundu - Kongola main road; turn-off towards Botswana.0Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1822B2972

Herb; Notes: Procumbent herb. Leaves: linear. Flowers: purple, minute.

-18.00611022.9472202
95391 Gisekia pharnaceoides var. pharnaceoides20 Jan 2005MM Hochobes
MM Hochobes 1114 MM Hochobes WIND
Caprivi: Caprivi Game Park; side road going off the Divundu-Kongola road towards the Angola border.0Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1822A11044

Herb; Notes: Procumbent herb. Flowers: purple, clustered, stamen more than 5. Leaves: linear-lanceolate, bicolourous. Stem: red.

-18.02861022.1033302
93347 Gladiolus dalenii subsp. dalenii21 Jan 2005MM Hochobes
MM Hochobes 1164 S Rügheimer WIND
Caprivi: Omega 3; about 2km away from the main road.0Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1722D4 1017

1 m high; Geophyte; Notes: Geophyte, about 1m high. Leaves: single. Flowers: yellow, tubular.

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95502 Gloriosa superba22 Jan 2005MM Hochobes
MM Hochobes 1181 S Rügheimer WIND
Caprivi: Road Divundu - Kongola; at Omega, turn-off toward Botswana.0Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1822B2972

0.5 m high; Geophyte; Notes: Geophyte, 0.5m high. Leaves: whorled, ovate, apex end in tendrils, base broadly tapering. Flower: bright orange/ yellow corolla in six whorled lobes; 6 stamen. Exposure: shade.

-18.00611022.9472202
93153 Gloriosa superba24 Jan 2005MM Hochobes
MM Hochobes 1217 S Rügheimer WIND
Caprivi: Caprivi Game Park.0Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1722C41009

Climber; Notes: Fleshy climber, on host Dialium. Leaves: whorled arranged, apex tendrillate. Flowers: red- orange, terminal.

-17.97944022.4675005
95503 Gomphrena celosioides22 Jan 2005MM Hochobes
MM Hochobes 1197 MM Hochobes WIND
Caprivi: At the Agriculture Office, Omega 3.0Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1822B21028

Herb; Notes: Prostrate herb, soft hairy. Leaves: obovate. Inflorescence: a terminal spike, white flowers.

-18.00278022.9550002
95448 Grewia flavescens var. flavescens24 Jan 2005MM Hochobes
MM Hochobes 1231 S Rügheimer WIND
Caprivi: Caprivi Game Park.0Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1822A21033

2 m high; Shrub; Notes: Stiff hairy shrub, 2m high. Leaves: papery, rough surface, margin dentate, base rounded, apex acute, alternate. Flowers: axillary, calyx yellowish, recurved, corolla yellow recurved, many stamens. Stem: round.

-18.00778022.4219402
95226 Lantana angolensis4 Mar 2010MM Hochobes
ES Klaassen
S Rügheimer
HR Hasheela
D Aiyambo
MM Hochobes 1943 MM Hochobes WIND
Occasional. Woodland. Growing on plain in sandy soil. Full sun. Disturbed.Okavango, Rundu District: Divundu, Road D3497.0Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1821A21057

Suffrutex 60 cm high. Stem square. Leaves opposite, ovate. Margin serate, venation prominent on the under surface. Flowers clustered, minute, tubular, purple. Fruits lilac berries.

-18.08027821.4275002
93442 Markhamia obtusifolia23 Jan 2005MM Hochobes
MM Hochobes 1202 FM Chase (née Crawford) WIND
Caprivi: Omega 3; along the road to Kongola.0Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1723C11013

0.5 m high; Shrub; Suffrutex; Notes: Suffrutex shrub, 0.5m high. Leaves: compound, leaflets opposite, sessile to sub-sessile, tomentose, obovate to elliptic. Inflorescence: a panicle. Flower: opposite, yellow, trumpet-shape.

-17.74972023.1608305
93165 Ochna pulchra subsp. pulchra24 Jan 2005MM Hochobes
MM Hochobes 1224 D Lutombi WIND
Caprivi: Caprivi Game Park.0Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1722C41033

Shrub; Notes: Low shrublet, with leathery, elongated leaves, alternate. Terminal growing tips on leaflets.

-17.98333022.4600005
93256 Panicum maximum5 Mar 2010MM Hochobes
ES Klaassen
S Rügheimer
HR Hasheela
D Aiyambo
MM Hochobes 1953 MM Hochobes WIND
Occasional. Woodland. Growing in seasonally waterlogged plain in calcrete soil. Full sun. Roadside.Caprivi: Divundu - Kongola road.0Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1722D31012

Erect grass, 1 m high. Stem thick, 1 cm in diameter, hairy at the nodes. Inflorescence paniculate, first row of the inflorescence whorled, other alternately arranged. Spikelets purplish.

-17.93305622.6686115
93382 Piliostigma thonningii21 Jan 2005MM Hochobes
MM Hochobes 1148 D Lutombi WIND
Caprivi: Caprivi Game Park; along Divundu-Kongola road.0Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1722D41023

12 m high; Tree; Notes: Tree, 12m high, leaves very big, deep lobed at the apex, base auriculate, 4 main veins going out from the base on each leaflet; petiole thickened at the base.

-17.88278022.8747205
95013 Pterocarpus angolensis19 Jan 2005MM Hochobes
MM Hochobes 1077 D Lutombi WIND
Caprivi: Caprivi Game Park; along the main road.0Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1821A11100

20 m high; Tree; Notes: Tree, about 20m high. Leaves: alternate, ovate-elliptic. Fruit: round with long trichomes in the centre.

-18.01389021.0258302
93125 Ziziphus mucronata20 Jan 2005MM Hochobes
MM Hochobes 1131 D Lutombi WIND
Caprivi: Caprivi Game Park; side road going to Angola border, from main road Divundu-Kongola.0Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1722C31057

Tree; Notes: Tree, about 6m high. Leaves: shiny green, armed with 1 hooked and 1 straight thorn.

-17.96528022.1033305


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