The following is a list of the collections made by Giess in species name order. The records are of species which occur in Democratic Republic of Congo (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 |
| 95047 | Albizia harveyi | 16 Jun 1971 | JWH Giess |
JWH Giess 11435 | JWH Giess | WIND |
Caprivi: In the omuramba at Dikundu (19.2 km south of Andara). | 0 | Namibia (Caprivi Strip) | 1821A2 | 0 | Tree; Notes: Regrowth from felled tree. | -18.125000 | 21.375000 | 2 | ||||||
| 95057 | Ansellia africana | 10 Nov 1965 | JWH Giess |
JWH Giess 8237 | WIND |
Kunene, Opuwo District: Fruiting specimen of WG & H.J. Wiss 3270 - Live plants from Otjihangasema - Epupa, October 1960. Andara. | 0 | Namibia (Caprivi Strip) | 1821A2 | 0 | Notes: Lower lip pointed, boat shaped folded and margin very crenulate. Flower coloue intensier that at Andara. Plants fruiting in hort WG, Windhoek. | 2 | |||||||||
| 95059 | Antidesma venosum | 22 Apr 1977 | JWH Giess |
JWH Giess 14884 | JWH Giess | WIND |
Caprivi: At Andara. West of Okavango. | 0 | Namibia (Caprivi Strip) | 1821A2 | 0 | 1 m high; Shrub; Notes: Low spreading shrub on rocks. 1 m high. Fruit round, red to black. Rocky bank. | -18.125000 | 21.375000 | 2 | ||||||
| 95102 | Combretum zeyheri | 11 Jun 1971 | JWH Giess |
JWH Giess 11342 | JWH Giess | WIND |
Okavango, Rundu District: Dikundu, 19.5 km south of Andara, not far from the Dikundu Omuramba. | 0 | Namibia (Caprivi Strip) | 1821A2 | 0 | Shrub; Tree; Notes: Shrub or tree. | -18.125000 | 21.375000 | 2 | ||||||
| 95133 | Dialium englerianum | 15 Jun 1971 | JWH Giess |
JWH Giess 11403 | JWH Giess | WIND |
Caprivi: Andara. At Dikundu, 19.5 km South of Andara. In dry forest. | 0 | Namibia (Caprivi Strip) | 1821A2 | 0 | Tree; Notes: Tree up to 10 m high. Young twigs used as toothbrushes by bushmen. | -18.125000 | 21.375000 | 2 | ||||||
| 95147 | Distephanus divaricatus | 14 Jun 1971 | JWH Giess |
JWH Giess 11373 | WIND |
Caprivi: At Dikundu, 19,5 km south of Andara. | 0 | Namibia (Caprivi Strip) | 1821A2 | 0 | 4 m high; Tree; Notes: Dry woodland. Small tree, 4 m high. Bark grey, very corky. | -18.125000 | 21.375000 | 2 | |||||||
| 95182 | Gladiolus dalenii subsp. dalenii | 22 Jan 1969 | JWH Giess |
JWH Giess 10556 | C Mannheimer | WIND |
Caprivi: Dikundu, south of Andara. | 0 | Namibia (Caprivi Strip) | 1821A2 | 0 | Notes: Bulbs received from Prof. Dr. O. Khler for identification purposes. Veldkos of bushmen. Knolle with light, fibreous outer layer and numerous new bulbs, which are up to pea-size. Erect plant, up to 60 cm high. Flowers sulphur yellow, with very fine red stripes, which are unconspicuous. Bulbs were received in October 1968. Khwe-name: /on. | 2 | ||||||||
| 95186 | Grewia flavescens var. flavescens | 18 Jun 1971 | JWH Giess |
JWH Giess 11454 | JWH Giess | WIND |
Okavango, Rundu District: In riverine woodland of omuramba at Otjikundu (19.2 km south of Andara). | 0 | Namibia (Caprivi Strip) | 1821A2 | 0 | Notes: Up to 2 m high shrub with angular stems and branches. Berries single or in pairs. | -18.125000 | 21.375000 | 2 | ||||||
| 95084 | Mystroxylon aethiopicum | 4 Oct 1966 | JWH Giess |
JWH Giess 9536 | WIND |
Okavango, Rundu District: At Kake (camp), 20 km east of Andara on Kavango banks. | 0 | Namibia (Caprivi Strip) | 1821A2 | 0 | 10 m high; Tree; Notes: Many stemmed, thornless tree, 12 m crown diameter and height of 10 m, branched from the base. Bark grey-black. | -18.125000 | 21.375000 | 2 | |||||||
| 95231 | Philenoptera violacea | 15 Jun 1971 | JWH Giess |
JWH Giess 11397 | JWH Giess | WIND |
Caprivi: At Dikundu, 19.5 km south of Andara. Dry woodland. | 0 | Namibia (Caprivi Strip) | 1821A2 | 0 | -18.125000 | 21.375000 | 2 | |||||||
| 95288 | Piliostigma thonningii | 16 Jun 1971 | JWH Giess |
JWH Giess 11415 | JWH Giess | WIND |
Caprivi: Andara. At Dikundu, 19.2 km South of Andara on ploughed Mahango field. On grey-black loamy soil. | 0 | Namibia (Caprivi Strip) | 1821A2 | 0 | Notes: Multi-stemmed plant, up to 1.80 m high. Shoots from tree stump. | -18.125000 | 21.375000 | 2 | ||||||
| 95314 | Securidaca longepedunculata | 14 Jun 1971 | JWH Giess |
JWH Giess 11372 | JWH Giess | WIND |
Caprivi: Andara. At Dikundu, 19.5 km South of Andara. In dry woodland. | 0 | Namibia (Caprivi Strip) | 1821A2 | 0 | Notes: Shrubby plant. | -18.125000 | 21.375000 | 2 | ||||||
| 95359 | Vangueriopsis lanciflora | 12 Jun 1971 | JWH Giess |
JWH Giess 11353 | S Schubert | WIND |
Caprivi: At Dikundu (19.2 km south of Andara). At bank of Omuramba close to the waterhole. | 0 | Namibia (Caprivi Strip) | 1821A2 | 0 | 1 m high; Notes: 1 m high. | -18.125000 | 21.375000 | 2 |