Records determined by Giess

Determinations: 16

The following is a list of the records determined by Giess 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
95044Aerva leucura16 Jun 1971JWH Giess
JWH Giess 11425 JWH Giess WIND
Caprivi: At Dikundu (19,2 kilometres south of Andara] on harvested mahango field.0Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1821A20

60 cm high; Herb; Notes: Annual herb. Rich, grey-black soil.

-18.12500021.3750002
93183Albizia antunesiana30 May 1966KL Tinley
KL Tinley 1454 JWH Giess WIND
Caprivi: Western Caprivi Strip: 6 miles south-west of Bwabwata Camp.0Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1722D30

70 ft high; Tree; Notes: Tree 70 feet in height (22 ins. dbh) on compacted sand marginal to dambo in scattered tree community of Piliostigma, Combretum imberbe and Acacia nigrescens. Uncommon but widespread in the above situation.

-17.87500022.6250005
95047Albizia harveyi16 Jun 1971JWH Giess
JWH Giess 11435 JWH Giess WIND
Caprivi: In the omuramba at Dikundu (19.2 km south of Andara).0Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1821A20

Tree; Notes: Regrowth from felled tree.

-18.12500021.3750002
95059Antidesma venosum22 Apr 1977JWH Giess
JWH Giess 14884 JWH Giess WIND
Caprivi: At Andara. West of Okavango.0Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1821A20

1 m high; Shrub; Notes: Low spreading shrub on rocks. 1 m high. Fruit round, red to black. Rocky bank.

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95083Carissa spinarum1 Sep 1957JS Watt
JS Watt 37 JWH Giess WIND
Okavango, Rundu District: Okavango, probably Andara.0Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1821A20

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95102Combretum zeyheri11 Jun 1971JWH Giess
JWH Giess 11342 JWH Giess WIND
Okavango, Rundu District: Dikundu, 19.5 km south of Andara, not far from the Dikundu Omuramba.0Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1821A20

Shrub; Tree; Notes: Shrub or tree.

-18.12500021.3750002
95133Dialium englerianum15 Jun 1971JWH Giess
JWH Giess 11403 JWH Giess WIND
Caprivi: Andara. At Dikundu, 19.5 km South of Andara. In dry forest.0Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1821A20

Tree; Notes: Tree up to 10 m high. Young twigs used as toothbrushes by bushmen.

-18.12500021.3750002
95186Grewia flavescens var. flavescens18 Jun 1971JWH Giess
JWH Giess 11454 JWH Giess WIND
Okavango, Rundu District: In riverine woodland of omuramba at Otjikundu (19.2 km south of Andara).0Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1821A20

Notes: Up to 2 m high shrub with angular stems and branches. Berries single or in pairs.

-18.12500021.3750002
94352Ottelia ulvifolia subsp. ulvifolia1 Feb 1974B Van de Waal
B Van de Waal 47 JWH Giess WIND
Caprivi: Katima Mulilo, Chinchimane stream.0Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1724C30

Notes: Fast running water, 2 m deep.

-17.87500024.1250004
94439Ottelia ulvifolia subsp. ulvifolia1 Mar 1975B Van de Waal
B Van de Waal 45 JWH Giess WIND
Caprivi: Katima Mulilo. Temporary hole near Liambezi lake (Bukalo).0Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1724C40

-17.87500024.3750004
95600Ottelia ulvifolia subsp. ulvifolia8 Nov 1974B Van de Waal
B Van de Waal 31 JWH Giess WIND
Caprivi: Siambisso. Lianshulu. Side arm of Kwando. Water shallow-flowing.0Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1823A20

-18.12500023.3750002
95231Philenoptera violacea15 Jun 1971JWH Giess
JWH Giess 11397 JWH Giess WIND
Caprivi: At Dikundu, 19.5 km south of Andara. Dry woodland.0Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1821A20

-18.12500021.3750002
95288Piliostigma thonningii16 Jun 1971JWH 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.0Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1821A20

Notes: Multi-stemmed plant, up to 1.80 m high. Shoots from tree stump.

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95314Securidaca longepedunculata14 Jun 1971JWH Giess
JWH Giess 11372 JWH Giess WIND
Caprivi: Andara. At Dikundu, 19.5 km South of Andara. In dry woodland.0Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1821A20

Notes: Shrubby plant.

-18.12500021.3750002
93276Strychnos cocculoides1 Oct 1957JS Watt
JS Watt 20 JWH Giess WIND
Caprivi: Bwabwata Rest Camp. On dune.0Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1722D30

Notes: Bushman: ' 'Nkwana'.

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93277Strychnos pungens1 Oct 1957JS Watt
JS Watt 19 JWH Giess WIND
Caprivi: Western Caprivi Strip. Near Bwabwata Rest Camp, on dune.0Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1722D30

Notes: Bushman: 'Ngwaie'.

-17.87500022.6250005


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