Records made by Giess

Records: 22

The following is a list of the records made 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
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.

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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.

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95058 Antidesma rufescens 23 Apr 1977 JWH Giess
MAN Müller
MAN Müller 525 WIND
Caprivi: Andara. 0 Namibia (Caprivi Strip) 1821A2 0

Tree; Notes: Single-stemmed tree with bright green leaves. Fruits in clusters. Growing in shade of Ficus species.

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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.

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95076 Boerhavia diffusa 1 Nov 1983 JWH Giess
O Köhler
O Köhler 16023 M Struwig WIND
Okavango, Rundu District: Andara. 0 Namibia (Caprivi Strip) 1821A2 0

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95077 Bonatea steudneri 23 Apr 1977 JWH Giess
MAN Müller
MAN Müller 519 JC Manning WIND
Caprivi: Andara; Roman Catholic Mission Station - next to camp, sandy soil, in shade of trees. 0 Namibia (Caprivi Strip) 1821A2 0

75 cm high; Herb; Notes: Herb with underground tubers, 75 cm high.

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95086 Cassytha filiformis 24 Apr 1977 JWH Giess
MAN Müller
MAN Müller 552 WIND
Caprivi: Andara Roman Catholic Mission: camp on Island close to camp, on sandstone koppie. 0 Namibia (Caprivi Strip) 1821A2 0

Parasite; Notes: Parasite growing on fig trees and other weeds growing close to water edge. Flowers (white) as well as fruits whitish. 0,75 cm in diameter.

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95091 Cleome iberidella 8 Mar 1958 JWH Giess
H Merxmüller
H Merxmüller 1947 WIND
Caprivi: Grootfontein - North/Caprivi Strip district. Andara, banks and islands of Okavango River. 0 Namibia (Caprivi Strip) 1821A2 0

Notes: Flowers pink, markings yellow with crimson lines.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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95159 Erythrophleum africanum 10 Mar 1958 JWH Giess
H Merxmüller
H Merxmüller 2039 WIND
Caprivi: Andara, in the vicinity of rest camp. 0 Namibia (Caprivi Strip) 1821A2 0

Tree; Notes: Slender tree, about 8 m high. Quoted in: Prodromus einer Flora von Sdwestafrika 59:14 (1967) & Flora of Southern Africa 16,2: 12(1977).

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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.

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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.

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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.

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95272 Parinari curatellifolia 10 Mar 1958 JWH Giess
H Merxmüller
H Merxmüller 2067 WIND
Caprivi: Andara, near rest camp. 0 Namibia (Caprivi Strip) 1821A2 0

15 m high; Tree; Notes: Tree 15 m high.

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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

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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.

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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.

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95331 Strychnos cocculoides 10 Mar 1958 JWH Giess
H Merxmüller
H Merxmüller 2040 WIND
Caprivi: Andara, near rest camp. 0 Namibia (Caprivi Strip) 1821A2 0

Tree; Notes: Tree up to 6 m high. Fruits 12 - 14 cm in diameter.

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95332 Strychnos pungens 10 Mar 1958 JWH Giess
H Merxmüller
H Merxmüller 2041 WIND
Caprivi: Andara, near rest camp. 0 Namibia (Caprivi Strip) 1821A2 0

Shrub; Tree; Notes: Tree or shrub, up to 4 m high.

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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.

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