Records made by Giess

Records: 175

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
95026Abrus precatorius subsp. africanus23 Apr 1977JWH Giess
MAN Müller
MAN Müller 520 WIND
Growing in sandy soil.Okavango, Rundu District: Andara Roman Catholic Mission - Station Island, next to camp.0Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1821A20

Twiner in trees. Leaves pinnate. Pods are bearing red beans with black spot.

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95027Acacia arenaria24 Apr 1977JWH Giess
MAN Müller
MAN Müller 548 WIND
Okavango, Rundu District: Okavango, on the road between Andara and the Popa Falls.0Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1821A20

3 m high; Shrub; Notes: Dense shrubs 3m high. Leaves bipinnately lobed. Pods linear, somewhat curved.

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95028Acacia erioloba16 Jun 1971JWH Giess
JWH Giess 11438 JWH Giess WIND
Okavango, Rundu District: On the river bank of the Omuramba, at Dikundu. (19,2km south of Andara).0Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1821A20

Tree; Notes: Young trees up to 4m in height. Much branched. New shoots partly because of fire.

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95029Acacia erubescens09 Mar 1958JWH Giess
H Merxmüller
JWH Giess 1994 WIND
Caprivi: On road from Andara to Bagani.0Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1821A20

5 m high; Shrub; Notes: Shrub. Bark greyish brown. Quoted in: Prodromus einer Flora von Sdwestafrika 58:8 (1967).

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95031Acacia hebeclada subsp. chobiensis24 Apr 1977JWH Giess
MAN Müller
MAN Müller 545 WIND
Caprivi: Kavango. Andara. Popa falls, on banks of Okavango river, in sandy soil.0Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1821A2 0

Tree; Shrub; Notes: Single stemmed trees up to 3 meters high, or shrubs. Pods standing upright on branches.

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95032Acacia hebeclada subsp. tristis18 Jun 1971JWH Giess
JWH Giess 11450 JWH Giess WIND
Caprivi: Andara. In thicket of riverbank of the Omuramba at Dikundu. (19.2 km South of Andara).0Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1821A2 0

Tree; Notes: Tree up to 10 meters high. Pods white, slightly sickle shaped, 25 mm in diameter, 100 mm long, pendulous.

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95033Acacia mellifera subsp. detinens18 Jun 1971JWH Giess
JWH Giess 11447 JWH Giess WIND
Caprivi: Andara. At the Omuramba at Dikundu (19,2 km South of Andara).0Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1821A20

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95034Acacia nigrescens16 Jun 1971JWH Giess
JWH Giess 11437 JWH Giess WIND
Caprivi: Andara. In Omuramba at Dikundu (19.2 km South of Andara).0Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1821A20

Shrub; Notes: Shrub up to 1.5 meter high.

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95036Acacia tortilis subsp. heteracantha09 Mar 1958JWH Giess
H Merxmüller
JWH Giess 1993 WIND
Caprivi: Andara. On the road from Andara to Bagani.0Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1821A20

8 m high; Tree; Notes: 8 meter high tree. Quoted in: Prodromus einer Flora von Sdwestafrika 58:12 (1967).

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95039Acalypha brachiata16 Jun 1971JWH Giess
JWH Giess 11422 C Mannheimer GL Maggs WIND
Caprivi: At Dikundu (19.2 km south of Andara). In grass stand, bank of omuramba.0Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1821A20

Notes: Many-stemmed 'forb' up to 50 cm high and 1 m in diameter.

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95038Acalypha ornata24 Apr 1977JWH Giess
MAN Müller
MAN Müller 512 WIND
Okavango, Rundu District: Andara Roman Catholic Mission Station, next to the road.0Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1821A20

2.5 m high; Shrub; Notes: Dense shrubs 2.5 m high. Stems hairy. Fruits borne at terminal ends of branches. In sandy soil.

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95040Acanthosicyos naudinianus14 Jun 1971JWH Giess
JWH Giess 11370 JWH Giess WIND
Okavango, Rundu District: Mahango field at Dw Omuramba, north-west of Divundu, 19 km south of Andara.0Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1821A20

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95043Adenostemma caffrum26 Apr 1977JWH Giess
MAN Müller
MAN Müller 506 WIND
Okavango, Rundu District: Andara; R.C. Mission Station Camp, in black sandy soil.0Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1821A20

Herb; Notes: Herbs growing in running stream. Flowers in heads, white.

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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.

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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.

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95050Aloe zebrina13 May 1976JWH Giess
JWH Giess 14241 JWH Giess WIND
Caprivi: Andara.0Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1821A20

Notes: Rosette plant. Relatively spreading. Runner, with numerous young plants. The inflorescence is 1,4m high and has 7 branches. The flowers are an old pink colour. The involures have white edges. Life plant. Flowered in the garden of W. Giess, Windhoek. 22 June 1971.Sheet 3.

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95051Amaranthus thunbergii16 Jun 1971JWH Giess
JWH Giess 11408 JWH Giess WIND
Okavango, Rundu District: Okavango, at Dikundu (19,2 km S of Andara)0Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1821A20

Herb; Notes: Annual, prostrate to decumbent, almost leafless. Soil grey-black. Harvested mahango field.

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95054Andropogon gayanus16 Jun 1971JWH Giess
JWH Giess 11417 JWH Giess WIND
Caprivi: Dikundu (19.2 km south of Andara). In omuramba.0Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1821A20

Graminoid; Notes: Up to 3 m high omuramba-grass. Used to build huts and roofs.

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95056Annona stenophylla subsp. nana10 Mar 1958JWH Giess
H Merxmüller
H Merxmüller 2061 WIND
Caprivi: GRN/CA: Andara, in close vicinity to the rest camp.0Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1821A20

40 cm high; Shrub;

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95057Ansellia africana10 Nov 1965JWH Giess
JWH Giess 8237 WIND
Kunene, Opuwo District: Fruiting specimen of WG & H.J. Wiss 3270 - Live plants from Otjihangasema - Epupa, October 1960. Andara.0Namibia (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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95058Antidesma rufescens23 Apr 1977JWH Giess
MAN Müller
MAN Müller 525 WIND
Caprivi: Andara.0Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1821A20

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

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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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95060Asparagus africanus var. africanus12 Jun 1971JWH Giess
JWH Giess 11355 VS Bach WIND
Caprivi, Katima Mulilo District: Dikundu (19,2 km south of Andara), on bank of Omuramba in the vicinity of waterhole.0Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1821A20

Up to 2,50 m high in other shrubs. Filed at WIND under Asparagus cooperi

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95061Asparagus racemosus20 Jun 1971JWH Giess
JWH Giess 11460 AA Mauve WIND
Caprivi: In omuramba at Dikundu (19,2 south of Andara).0Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1821A20

Climber, more than 1 m high winding in bush. Petals very narrow (0,5 mm) white with reddish veins. Sweet scent. Fruit up to 7 mm diameter, more or less inconspicuously tri-lobed, 2 lobes not completely developed.

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95062Astripomoea lachnosperma09 Mar 1958JWH Giess
H Merxmüller
H Merxmüller 1999 WIND
Caprivi: On road to Andara to Bagani.0Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1821A20

Notes: Plants up to 1.3 m high. Flowers medium sized, white, with dark throat.

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95065Baikiaea plurijuga15 Jun 1971JWH Giess
JWH Giess 11387 JWH Giess WIND
Caprivi: Andara. Dikundu, 19.5 km South of Andara. In dry forest.0Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1821A20

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95066Baissea wulfhorstii12 Jun 1971JWH Giess
JWH Giess 11346 JWH Giess WIND
Okavango, Rundu District: Dikundu. 19.5 km south of Andara, near Dikundu Omuramba.0Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1821A20

Notes: Sprouting from underground shoots, twining.

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95067Baphia massaiensis subsp. obovata var. obovata24 Apr 1977JWH Giess
MAN Müller
MAN Müller 530 WIND
Caprivi: Andara. Roman Catholic Mission Station. On island near camp on bank of river.0Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1821A20

3 m high; Tree; Notes: Single-stemmed tree, 3 m high. Fruiting.Black sandy soil.

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95068Barleria lugardii24 Apr 1977JWH Giess
MAN Müller
MAN Müller 515 M-J Balkwill WIND
Caprivi, Katima Mulilo: Andara: R.C.M. Station camp, in black sandy soil.0Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1821A20

Semi-erect shrublet 0.25 m high. Flower white.

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95071Bauhinia urbaniana10 Jun 1971JWH Giess
JWH Giess 11335 JWH Giess WIND
Caprivi: Andara. Dikundu. 19,5 km South of Andara, near Dikundu Omuramba.0Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1821A20

Shrub; Notes: Shrub up to 2 m high. Flowers white to pink, up to 4 cm diameter.

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95076Boerhavia diffusa01 Nov 1983JWH Giess
O Köhler
O Köhler 16023 M Struwig WIND
Okavango, Rundu District: Andara.0Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1821A20

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95079Burnatia enneandra11 Mar 1958JWH Giess
H Merxmüller
H Merxmüller 2088 WIND
Okavango, Rundu District: Vleys 35 - 40 miles west of Andara.0Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1821A20

Notes: Flowers whitish.

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95082Cardiospermum halicacabum var. microcarpum09 Mar 1957JWH Giess
H Merxmüller
H Merxmüller 1986 WIND
Caprivi: GRN/CA: On road between Andara and Bagani.0Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1821A20

Notes: Flowers white,

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95086Cassytha filiformis24 Apr 1977JWH Giess
MAN Müller
MAN Müller 552 WIND
Caprivi: Andara Roman Catholic Mission: camp on Island close to camp, on sandstone koppie.0Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1821A20

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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95281Cenchrus americanus16 Jun 1971JWH Giess
JWH Giess 11416 JWH Giess WIND
Caprivi: Dikundu (19.2 km south of Andara) on harvested mahango field.0Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1821A20

Graminoid; Notes: Heavy, clay, grey-black ground. Spikelets sessile. Seeds pointed, narrow, seemingly pressed together.

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95089Cissampelos mucronata09 Mar 1958JWH Giess
H Merxmüller
H Merxmüller 202 WIND
Caprivi: GRN/CA Popafalls banks and islands of the Okavango.0Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1821A20

Notes: Winding, up to 3 m long. Flowers yellow-green.

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95091Cleome iberidella08 Mar 1958JWH Giess
H Merxmüller
H Merxmüller 1947 WIND
Caprivi: Grootfontein - North/Caprivi Strip district. Andara, banks and islands of Okavango River.0Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1821A20

Notes: Flowers pink, markings yellow with crimson lines.

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95095Combretum albopunctatum25 Apr 1977JWH Giess
JWH Giess 14898 JWH Giess WIND
Okavango, Rundu District: 12 km ESE of Andara at Okavango.0Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1821A20

Shrub; Notes: Dense shrubs, up to 2.50 m high. Bark rusty. Fruits 4-winged, 2.5 cm long, 2 cm broad, truncate, shading red, glimmering gold.

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95096Combretum collinum19 Jun 1971JWH Giess
JWH Giess 11473 WIND
Okavango, Rundu District: At Dikundu (19.2 km south of Andara).0Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1821A20

Tree; Notes: Small tree.

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95098Combretum hereroense subsp. hereroense14 Jun 1971JWH Giess
JWH Giess 11380 JWH Giess WIND
Okavango, Rundu District: At Dikundu (19.2 km south of Andara). On old mahangu field in omuramba.0Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1821A20

Shrub; Notes: Shrub, up to 1.50 m high.

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95101Combretum psidioides subsp. psidioides10 Mar 1958JWH Giess
H Merxmüller
H Merxmüller 2068 WIND
Okavango, Rundu District: Andara, close vicinity of Rest Camp.0Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1821A20

8 m high; Tree; Notes: Tree, 8 m tall.

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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.

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95103Commelina diffusa subsp. scandens10 Mar 1958JWH Giess
H Merxmüller
H Merxmüller 2066 WIND
Caprivi: District Grootfontein North/Caprivi Strip. Andara, near area of Rest Camps.0Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1821A20

Notes: Plants growing in water, to 1.2 m high. Flowers blue.Quoted in:Prodromus einer Flora von Sdwestafrika 157:9 (1967).

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95104Commelina erecta05 Apr 1978JWH Giess
JWH Giess 15063 JWH Giess WIND
Okavango, Rundu District: Andara.0Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1821A20

Notes: Prostrate to upright. Shoots to 50 cm long. Sheaths often very small in leaf axils. Terminal sheaths round, boat-like. Flowers blue. Live plant together with Eulophobia sp. from Andara. Flowers in garden of W. Giess, Windhoek. Corr. nom.: SB 8.2003.

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95107Commiphora tenuipetiolata10 Mar 1958JWH Giess
H Merxmüller
H Merxmüller 2036 WIND
Caprivi: Caprivi: Andara in vicinity if rest comp.0Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1821A20

Tree; Notes: About 7 metre high tree. Bark blue-green, papery.

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95108Convolvulus sagittatus var. sagittatus16 Jun 1971JWH Giess
JWH Giess 11412 JWH Giess WIND
Caprivi: At Dikundu (19.2 km south of Andara) on harvested mahango field. Clayey, grey-black soil.0Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1821A20

Notes: Decumbent to procumbent, twining in grass. Flowers small, white.

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95114Crotalaria platysepala24 Apr 1977JWH Giess
MAN Müller
MAN Müller 517 WIND
Caprivi: Mukwe District. Andara. R.C.M. Station camp.0Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1821A20

1.2 m high; Herb; Notes: Perennial herb, 1.2 m high. Flowers yellow. Growing in black sandy soil.

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95117Cryptolepis oblongifolia11 Jun 1971JWH Giess
JWH Giess 11340 HJT Venter WIND
Okavango, Rundu District: Dikundu. 19.5 km south of Andara, near Dikundu Omuramba.0Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1821A20

Shrub; Notes: Dry shrub with fruit.

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95119Cucumis kalahariensis15 Jun 1971JWH Giess
JWH Giess 11400 JWH Giess WIND
Okavango, Rundu District: At Dikundu, 19,5 km south of Andara.0Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1821A20

Notes: Dry woodland. Storage tuber ca. 70 cm deep in the ground. Tuber extracted, roasted and eaten by bush people.

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95122Cyclosorus interruptus22 Jun 1971JWH Giess
JWH Giess 11526 JWH Giess WIND
Okavango, Rundu District: Andara. On riverbank of side-arm of Okavango at Andara Mission Station.0Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1821A20

pteridophyte; Notes: Fronds up to 60 cm long. Growing in or nearly in water. Common. Corr. nom.: E. Klaassen 23.07.07

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95123Cymbopogon caesius subsp. caesius14 Jun 1971JWH Giess
JWH Giess 11377 JWH Giess WIND
Caprivi: In omuramba Dikundu at Dikubdu, 19.5 km south of Andara.0Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1821A20

Graminoid; Notes: Tufted grass up to 1.20 m high. Very common.

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95124Cynanchum schistoglossum16 Jun 1971JWH Giess
JWH Giess 11436 WIND
Caprivi: Andara. On Omuramba at Dikumdu (19,2 km south of Andara).0Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1821A20

Notes: Twining in small camelthorn. Milky latex.

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95125Cynodon dactylon15 Jun 1971JWH Giess
JWH Giess 11398 JWH Giess WIND
Caprivi: At Dikundu. 19,5 km south of Andara.0Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1821A20

Graminoid;

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95126Cyperus difformis11 Mar 1958JWH Giess
H Merxmüller
H Merxmüller 2085 WIND
Caprivi: Omurambas and vleys 35 - 40 miles west of Andara.Grootfontein - north.0Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1821A20

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95236Cyperus dubius10 Mar 1958JWH Giess
H Merxmüller
H Merxmüller 2057 P Vorster WIND
Caprivi: Andara, area around rest camp. Grootfontein - north.0Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1821A20

Notes: Quoted in:Prodromus einer Flora von Sdwestafrika 165:37 (1967).

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95127Cyperus fulgens15 Jun 1971JWH Giess
JWH Giess 11401 JWH Giess WIND
Caprivi: Dikundu (19,2 km south of Andara) In dry woodland.0Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1821A20

Notes: Small corm.

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95237Cyperus fulgens10 Mar 1958JWH Giess
H Merxmüller
H Merxmüller 2052 P Vorster WIND
Caprivi: Andara, area around rest camp. Grootfontein - north.0Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1821A20

Notes: Quoted in:Prodromus einer Flora von Sdwestafrika 165:37 (1967).

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95132Cyphostemma congestum16 Jun 1971JWH Giess
JWH Giess 11426 E Retief WIND
Caprivi, Mukwe District: Andara. In Omuramba at Dikundi (19.2 km south of Andara).0Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1821A20

Climibing over Piliostigma thonningii shrub, sterile.

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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.

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95135Dicoma schinzii12 Jun 1971JWH Giess
JWH Giess 11366 JWH Giess WIND
Okavango, Rundu District: Dikundu (19.2 km south of Andara). On bank of omuramba, in vicinity of water hole.0Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1821A20

Herb; Notes: Basally woody herb, somewhat spreading ascending.

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95138Digitaria perrottetii14 Jun 1971JWH Giess
JWH Giess 11375 JWH Giess WIND
In dry woodland.Caprivi: Dikundu (19.2 km south of Andara).0Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1821A20

Erect, annual grass.

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95143Diospyros lycioides subsp. sericea12 Jun 1971JWH Giess
JWH Giess 11352 JWH Giess WIND
Okavango, Rundu District: At Dikundu, 19.5 km south of Andara. On bank of Dikundu Omuramba in the vicinity of waterhole.0Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1821A20

Shrub; Notes: Dense shrub up to 1.50 m high. Root and branches used as tooth brush by natives.

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95147Distephanus divaricatus14 Jun 1971JWH Giess
JWH Giess 11373 WIND
Caprivi: At Dikundu, 19,5 km south of Andara.0Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1821A20

4 m high; Tree; Notes: Dry woodland. Small tree, 4 m high. Bark grey, very corky.

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95148Duosperma crenatum24 Apr 1977JWH Giess
MAN Müller
MAN Müller 514 E Tripp WIND
Growing in black sandy soil.Caprivi: Andara: R.C.M. Station camp.0Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1821A20

Semi-erect, perennial herb 0.30 m high. Flowers white.

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95085Elaeodendron transvaalense20 Jun 1971JWH Giess
JWH Giess 11474 WIND
Caprivi: Andara. In, omuramba at Dikundi (19,2 km south of Andara).0Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1821A20

Shrub; Notes: Shrub.

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95150Empogona cacondensis11 Jun 1971JWH Giess
JWH Giess 11341 HR Hasheela WIND
Caprivi: Dikundu, 19.5 km south of Andara, near Dikundu omuramba.0Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1821A20

Notes: Up to 35 cm tall.

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95152Enicostema axillare subsp. axillare15 Jun 1971JWH Giess
JWH Giess 11399 WIND
Okavango, Rundu District: At Dikundu, 19.5 km south of Andara.0Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1821A20

Notes: Dry woodland.

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95156Eragrostis superba16 Jun 1971JWH Giess
JWH Giess 11434 JWH Giess WIND
Caprivi: In omuramba at Dikundu (19,2 km south of Andara).0Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1821A20

Graminoid; Notes: Perennial tufted grass up to 70 cm high.

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95158Erythrococca menyharthii18 Jun 1971JWH Giess
JWH Giess 11455 JWH Giess WIND
Caprivi: In omuramba at Dikundu (19.2 km south of Andara).0Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1821A20

50 cm high; Shrub; Notes: 50 cm high shrub; pale bark. Soft leaves. In semi-shade.

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95159Erythrophleum africanum10 Mar 1958JWH Giess
H Merxmüller
H Merxmüller 2039 WIND
Caprivi: Andara, in the vicinity of rest camp.0Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1821A20

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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95160Ethulia conyzoides subsp. conyzoides08 Mar 1958JWH Giess
H Merxmüller
H Merxmüller 1965 WIND
Okavango, Rundu District: GRN/CA: Andara, on riverbank and islands of Okavango.0Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1821A20

Notes: It stands in water and the flowers are light purple in colour.

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95161Euclea divinorum18 Jun 1971JWH Giess
JWH Giess 11446 JWH Giess WIND
Okavango, Rundu District: At Dikundu (19.2 km south of Andara).0Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1821A20

Shrub; Notes: Usually in half shade of riverine woodland of omuramba. Shrubs around 1.50 m tall.

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95163Eulophia speciosa27 Oct 1975JWH Giess
JWH Giess 13894 AV Hall WIND
Okavango, Rundu District: Andara. Live plants received from Dr. M. Fisch from Andara. Flowered in garden of W. Giess. Windhoek.0Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1821A2 0

Notes: Flowers before leaves. Inflorescence up to 1,20 m high. Flowers yellow. Lips with brownish ribs.

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95166Evolvulus alsinoides var. alsinoides16 Jun 1971JWH Giess
JWH Giess 11430 JWH Giess WIND
Okavango, Rundu District: In omuramba at Dikundu (19.2 km south of Andara).0Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1821A20

Herb; Notes: Finely haired herb with pale blue, small flowers.

-18.12500021.3750002
95173Ficus burkei23 Apr 1977JWH Giess
MAN Müller
MAN Müller 523 WIND
Caprivi: Andara; Roman Catholic Mission Station on island next to camp.0Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1821A20

Notes: Growing between sandstone rocks in black sandy soil. Tree 5 m high. Leaves dark green. No fruit present. Corr. nom.: S. Rgheimer 5.2007.

-18.12500021.3750002
95170Ficus petersii23 Apr 1977JWH Giess
JWH Giess 14881 WIND
Okavango, Rundu District: At Andara, between rocks.0Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1821A20

Tree; Notes: Slanting, ascending tree. Bark grey with big, falling stigmas on the stem. Corr. nom.: S. Rgheimer 5.2007.

-18.12500021.3750002
95174Floscopa glomerata23 Apr 1977JWH Giess
MAN Müller
MAN Müller 504 MAN Müller WIND
Caprivi: Andara Roman Catholic Mission, Station camp, in black sandy soil.0Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1821A20

Herb; Notes: Slender, upright growing herb, growing in running water/stream, forming runners on the water. Flowers purple.

-18.12500021.3750002
95176Fockea multiflora07 Jan 1982B de Winter
JWH Giess
B de Winter 4430 WIND
Caprivi: Cemetery at Andara Mission Station.0Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1821A20

Tree; Notes: Large liane strangling trees, trunks up to 9' in diam., very soft with white latex.

0.0000000.0000002
95180Gardenia brachythamnus12 Jun 1971JWH Giess
JWH Giess 11361 JWH Giess WIND
Caprivi: Dikundu (19.2 km south of Andara), on banks of omuramba near a waterhole.0Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1821A20

Notes: Up to 40 cm tall with underground rootstock, which connects the individual plants.

-18.12500021.3750002
95182Gladiolus dalenii subsp. dalenii22 Jan 1969JWH Giess
JWH Giess 10556 C Mannheimer WIND
Caprivi: Dikundu, south of Andara.0Namibia (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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95184Grewia avellana11 Jun 1971JWH Giess
JWH Giess 11344 JWH Giess WIND
Okavango, Rundu District: Andara. Dikundu, 19.5 km south of Andara, not far from the Dikundu Omuramba.0Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1821A20

Shrub; Notes: Shrub, up 60 cm high. Fruits 4-parted, big, very often attached at the base of twigs.

-18.12500021.3750002
95185Grewia bicolor14 Jun 1971JWH Giess
JWH Giess 11374 JWH Giess WIND
Okavango, Rundu District: Andara. At Dikundu, 19.5 km south of Andara. Dry woodland.0Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1821A20

Shrub; Notes: Shrub, up to 1.20 m high, many stemmed, to 1.50 m diameter.

-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
95187Grewia retinervis12 Jun 1971JWH Giess
JWH Giess 11349 JWH Giess WIND
Okavango, Rundu District: At Dikundu, 19.5 km south of Andara. On bank of Dikundu omuramba at waterhole.0Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1821A20

Shrub; Notes: Shrub, up to 1.50 m. Branches round. Fruit pear-shaped, more or less smooth, yellow-brown.

-18.12500021.3750002
95190Helichrysum argyrosphaerum16 Jun 1971JWH Giess
JWH Giess 11407 JWH Giess WIND
Caprivi: Dikundu (19,2 km south of Andara). On bare patches of harvested Mahangofield. Clay, grey-black earth.0Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1821A20

Notes: Spreading prostrate. Bracts white to pink. Relatively common.

-18.12500021.3750002
95194Hermannia quartiniana18 Jun 1971JWH Giess
JWH Giess 11456 C Mannheimer WIND
Caprivi: In omuramba at Dikundu (19.2 km south of Andara).0Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1821A20

Herb; Notes: Herb, procumbent from woody base. Very glandular, unpleasant aroma. Flower on long petiole, pale yellow with violet midvein. In WIND under Hermannia rautanenii

-18.12500021.3750002
95196Heteropogon contortus16 Jun 1971JWH Giess
JWH Giess 11433 JWH Giess WIND
Caprivi: At Dikundu (19.2 km south of Andara) on harvested mahangu field.0Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1821A20

Graminoid; Notes: Heavy grey-black clay soil.

-18.12500021.3750002
95197Hibiscus caesius15 Jun 1971JWH Giess
JWH Giess 11393 JWH Giess WIND
Caprivi: Dikundu (19.2 km south of Andara), in dry woodland.0Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1821A20

-18.12500021.3750002
95203Huernia verekeri var. verekeri20 Dec 1966JWH Giess
JWH Giess 9576 S Rügheimer WIND
Okavango, Rundu District: Sandstone ridge at Andara in semi-shade under shrubs between rocks and Aloes. Live plant 5-10-1966. Flowers in hort.0Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1821A20

Notes: Stems up to 10 cm tall. Flowers 45 cm in diameter. Lobes long, thin and long tip, yellow. Margins reflexed. Tube 5 mm deep, 10 mm in diameter, wine red with pale base around corana.

-18.12500021.3750002
95205Hyparrhenia filipendula16 Jun 1971JWH Giess
JWH Giess 11440 HH Kolberg WIND
Caprivi: In omuramba at Dikundu (19.2 km south of Andara).0Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1821A20

Graminoid; Notes: Up to 1.30 m high tufted grass in small stands.

-18.12500021.3750002
95207Hyperthelia dissoluta16 Jun 1971JWH Giess
JWH Giess 11409 JWH Giess WIND
Clay, grey-black ground.Caprivi: At Dikundu (19.2 km south of Andara, on haversted mahangofield).0Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1821A20

Perennial.

-18.12500021.3750002
95208Imperata cylindrica15 Jun 1971JWH Giess
JWH Giess 11392 JWH Giess WIND
Caprivi: At Dikundu, 19.5 km south of Andara.0Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1821A20

Graminoid; Notes: Dry woodland.

-18.12500021.3750002
95214Jamesbrittenia elegantissima08 Mar 1958JWH Giess
H Merxmüller
H Merxmüller 1964 OM Hilliard WIND
Caprivi: Andara, bank and islands of the Okavango.0Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1821A20

60 cm high; subshrub; Notes: Halfshrub, 60 cm high. Flowers yellow, lighter outer.Quoted in:Prodromus einer Flora von Sdwestafrika 126:50 (1967) as S.elegantissima (Schinz) Skan.

-18.12500021.3750002
95216Justicia exigua10 Mar 1958JWH Giess
H Merxmüller
H Merxmüller 2044 WIND
Okavango, Rundu District: Grootfontein North/Caprivi peak: Andara, in the vicinity of the rest camp.0Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1821A10

Plant annual. Flowers white.

-18.07300021.2230002
95093Kalaharia uncinata22 Jun 1971JWH Giess
JWH Giess 11477 JWH Giess WIND
Caprivi: 25 km west of Andara.0Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1821A20

Notes: Dense, spiny plant with red flowers. Growing as weed on harvested mahango fields, very common, also along road verge.

-18.12500021.3750002
95220Kyllinga erecta var. erecta08 Mar 1958JWH Giess
H Merxmüller
H Merxmüller 1977 NV Clarke WIND
Caprivi: Grootfontein north - Caprivi. Andara, riverbanks and islands of the Okavango.0Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1821A20

-18.12500021.3750002
95221Kyphocarpa angustifolia20 Jun 1971JWH Giess
JWH Giess 11461 JWH Giess WIND
Caprivi: In omuramba at Dikundu {19,2 kilometres south of Andara}.0Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1821A20

Herb; Notes: Annual up to 1 metre high, base somewhat woody.

-18.12500021.3750002
95223Lagarosiphon cordofanus11 May 1905JWH Giess
H Merxmüller
H Merxmüller 2096 WIND
Okavango, Rundu District: Andara. Grootfontein-north: Omuramba on vleys, 35 - 40 miles west of Andara.0Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1821A20

-18.12500021.3750002
95224Laggera decurrens14 Jun 1971JWH Giess
JWH Giess 11379 JWH Giess WIND
Caprivi: At Dikundu (19.2 km south of Andara), on margin of mahango field in omuramba.0Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1821A20

-18.12500021.3750002
95229Leptocarydion vulpiastrum23 Apr 1977JWH Giess
MAN Müller
MAN Müller 509 WIND
Caprivi: Mukwe; Roman Catholic Mission Station-camp.0Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1821A20

30 cm high; Graminoid; Notes: Grass 30 cm high. In black sandy soil.

-18.12500021.3750002
95239Markhamia zanzibarica09 Mar 1958JWH Giess
H Merxmüller
H Merxmüller 1988 WIND
Caprivi: At the road from Andara to Bagani.0Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1821A20

5 m high; Shrub; Tree; Notes: 5 m high tree-shrub.Diniz (1988):FZ 8 (3) : 71 - 77.Quoted in:Prodromus einer Flora von Sdwestafrika 128:3 (1967) as Markhamia acuminata (Klotzsch) K.Schum in Engler.

-18.12500021.3750002
95250Meiosperma bracteatum11 Jun 1971JWH Giess
JWH Giess 11347 J Munday WIND
Dry woodland.Caprivi: Dikundu, 19.5 km south of Andara, near Dikundu Omuramba.0Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1821A10

Annual herb. Flowers pale violet.

-18.07300021.2230002
95244Melinis repens subsp. grandiflora16 Jun 1971JWH Giess
JWH Giess 11411 HH Kolberg WIND
Growing on harvested Mahango field. Heavy, clay, grey-black ground.Caprivi: At Dikundu (19.2 km south of Andara).0Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1821A20

Perennial graminoid. Branched at base.

-18.12500021.3750002
95245Merremia pinnata24 Apr 1977JWH Giess
MAN Müller
MAN Müller 553 MAN Müller WIND
Caprivi: Andara, R.C. Mission Camp, on Island close to camp, on sandstone koppie.0Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1821A20

Creeper; Notes: Annual, creeper over rocks, leaves feathered. Flowers yellow.

-18.12500021.3750002
95248Miscanthus junceus23 Apr 1977JWH Giess
MAN Müller
MAN Müller 518 WIND
Caprivi: Andara, Roman Catholic Mission Station camp.0Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1821A20

3 m high; Graminoid; Notes: Perennial grass, 3 m high. Growing on edge of stream, in black sandy soil.

-18.12500021.3750002
95249Momordica balsamina22 Jun 1971JWH Giess
JWH Giess 11485 JWH Giess WIND
Okavango, Rundu District: At Andara Mission Station along Okavango River.0Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1821A20

Climber; Notes: Climber in other shrubs. Fruit 5 cm long and 2,5 cm in diameter. Ripe fruit in an acute beak terminating with inconspicuous spots when ripe.

-18.12500021.3750002
95084Mystroxylon aethiopicum subsp. schlechteri04 Oct 1966JWH Giess
JWH Giess 9536 WIND
Okavango, Rundu District: At Kake (camp), 20 km east of Andara on Kavango banks.0Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1821A20

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.

-18.12500021.3750002
95253Nerine laticoma20 Nov 1973JWH Giess
JWH Giess 13304 D Müller-Doblies U Müller-Doblies WIND
Okavango: At Andara: GRN 2.0Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1821A2 0

Bulb up to 7 cm in diameter with brown tunics. Neck up to 0.12 m long. Flowers white to pale pink with a darker keel.

2
95254Nymphaea lotus08 Mar 1958JWH Giess
H Merxmüller
H Merxmüller 1945 WIND
Okavango, Rundu District: Andara: banks and 'inseln' of Okavango.0Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1821A20

-18.12500021.3750002
95255Nymphaea nouchali var. caerulea11 Mar 1958JWH Giess
H Merxmüller
H Merxmüller 2103 WIND
Okavango, Rundu District: Omuramba and vleys 35 - 40 miles west of Andara.0Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1821A20

Notes: Flowers white - blueish. Margin dentate, undersurface green. Sheet 1 of 2103.

-18.12500021.3750002
95259Oncoba spinosa18 Nov 1982JWH Giess
O Köhler
O Köhler 15576 JWH Giess WIND
Caprivi: Andara. Island close to Andara, in Okavango.0Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1821A20

Tree; Notes: Large tree. Fruits taken as rattles by bush people. Kxoe:lxr.

-18.12500021.3750002
95260Orbea valida subsp. valida14 Jun 1971JWH Giess
JWH Giess 11371 PV Bruyns WIND
Caprivi: At Dikundu, 19.5 km south of Andara.0Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1821A20

Notes: Stems up to 12 cm tall, with very long tips.

-18.12500021.3750002
95261Orthanthera jasminiflora12 Jun 1971JWH Giess
JWH Giess 11350 H Huber WIND
Okavango, Rundu District: At Dikundu, 19.5 km south of Andara. On bank of Dikundu Omuramba near the waterhole, in grass.0Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1821A20

Notes: Shoots up to 1.5 m long.

-18.12500021.3750002
95263Ottelia kunenensis JWH Giess
H Merxmüller
H Merxmüller 2095 WIND
Okavango, Rundu District: Andara. Grootfontein-north: Omuramba in vleys west of Andara.0Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1821A20

-18.12500021.3750002
95265Ozoroa longipes12 Jun 1971JWH Giess
JWH Giess 11364 JWH Giess WIND
Caprivi: Dikundu (19.2 km south of Andara), on bank of omuramba in the vicinity of the waterhole.0Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1821A20

Shrub; Notes: Up to 1.80 m high shrub. Leaves bicoloured.

-18.12500021.3750002
95268Panicum heterostachyum23 Apr 1977JWH Giess
MAN Müller
MAN Müller 508 R Kubirske WIND
Caprivi: Andara, Roman Catholic Mission Station Camp.0Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1821A20

30 cm high; Graminoid; Notes: In black sandy soil. Grass 30 cm high.

-18.12500021.3750002
95271Parinari capensis subsp. capensis12 Jun 1971JWH Giess
JWH Giess 11365 JWH Giess WIND
Caprivi: Andara. Dikundu (19,2 km South of Andara), on riverbank of Omuramba near waterhole.0Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1821A20

Dwarf shrub; Notes: Dwarf shrub, up to 15 cm high. Growing in colonies.

-18.12500021.3750002
95272Parinari curatellifolia10 Mar 1958JWH Giess
H Merxmüller
H Merxmüller 2067 WIND
Caprivi: Andara, near rest camp.0Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1821A20

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

-18.12500021.3750002
95273Pavetta gardeniifolia var. gardeniifolia08 Mar 1958JWH Giess
H Merxmüller
H Merxmüller 1950 GOE Launert WIND
Okavango, Rundu District: Andara, bank and islands of Okavango.0Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1821A20

Shrub; Notes: Shrub.

-18.12500021.3750002
95277Pavetta lasiopeplus09 Mar 1958JWH Giess
H Merxmüller
H Merxmüller 1989 GOE Launert WIND
Okavango, Rundu District: On the road from Andara, near Bagani.0Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1821A20

-18.12500021.3750002
95276Pavetta schumanniana24 Apr 1977JWH Giess
JWH Giess 14890 JWH Giess WIND
Okavango, Rundu District: Anadara, at Popa Falls.0Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1821A20

2.5 m high; Shrub; Notes: Up to 2.50 m high shrub. In semi-shade of bigger tree.

-18.12500021.3750002
95279Pavonia senegalensis12 Jun 1971JWH Giess
JWH Giess 11356 S Bartsch WIND
Okavango, Rundu District: Dikundu (19.2 km south of Andara), on the bank of the omuramba close to the waterholes.0Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1821A20

-18.12500021.3750002
95280Peltophorum africanum18 Jun 1971JWH Giess
JWH Giess 11448 JWH Giess WIND
Okavango, Rundu District: On omuramba at Dikundu (19.2 km south of Andara).0Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1821A20

Notes: Moist tree-shrub.

-18.12500021.3750002
95283Persicaria decipiens08 Mar 1958JWH Giess
H Merxmüller
H Merxmüller 1967 WIND
Caprivi: Grootfontein North/Caprivi Zipfel. Andara, banks and islands of Okavango.0Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1821A20

Notes: Plants growing in water, flowers almost white. Corr. nom.: S. Rgheimer 5.2007.

-18.12500021.3750002
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
95284Philyrophyllum schinzii15 Jun 1971JWH Giess
JWH Giess 11391 JWH Giess WIND
Caprivi: Dikundu, 19.5 km south of Andara.0Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1821A20

Notes: Dry woodland. Unpleasant smell.

-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.

-18.12500021.3750002
95299Plukenetia africana14 Jun 1971JWH Giess
JWH Giess 11378 JWH Giess WIND
Caprivi: Dikundu (19.2 km south of Andara). In omuramba.0Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1821A20

Shrub; Notes: Up to 50 cm high shrub with twining twigs and 4-partite capsules.

-18.12500021.3750002
95251Pogonospermum divaricatum18 Jun 1971JWH Giess
JWH Giess 11452 J Munday WIND
Medium shade. Heavily browsed.Okavango, Rundu District: At Dikundu (19.2 km south of Andara) in semi-shade.0Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1821A10

Herb, woody at base. Branches arched, decumbent and rooting at nodes. Flowers pale violet.

-18.07300021.2230002
95291Polycarpaea corymbosa08 Mar 1958JWH Giess
H Merxmüller
H Merxmüller 1969 WIND
Okavango, Rundu District: Grootfontein North district. Andara, banks and islands of Okavango.0Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1821A20

Notes: Sepals white, lower ones pink.

-18.12500021.3750002
95292Polycarpaea eriantha var. effusa16 Jun 1971JWH Giess
JWH Giess 11427 JWH Giess WIND
Okavango, Rundu District: In omuramba at Dikundu (19.2 km south of Andara).0Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1821A20

10 cm high; Herb; Notes: 10 cm high herb, branched from the base. Flowers in dense inflorescences, appearing silver-white. Common.

-18.12500021.3750002
95294Polygala albida subsp. albida16 Jun 1971JWH Giess
JWH Giess 11419 WIND
Caprivi: Andara. At Dikundu (19,2 km south of Andara) on harvested Mahango field. Toned, grey black soil.0Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1821A20

Notes: Small, annual herb up to 10 cm high. Flowers greenish-white with red overflow.

-18.12500021.3750002
95296Pseudognaphalium luteo-album23 Apr 1977JWH Giess
MAN Müller
MAN Müller 526 WIND
Caprivi: Andara Roman Catholic Mission Station, on island next to camp.0Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1821A20

Notes: Growing between sandstone rocks in black sandy soil.

-18.12500021.3750002
95300Pycreus polystachyos var. laxiflorus08 Mar 1958JWH Giess
H Merxmüller
H Merxmüller 1974 WIND
Caprivi: Grootfontein north - Caprivi. Andara, riverbanks and islands of the Okavango.0Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1821A20

-18.12500021.3750002
95305Rhynchosia minima var. minima24 Apr 1977JWH Giess
MAN Müller
MAN Müller 516 WIND
Caprivi: Andara: Roman Catholic Mission Station camp, in black sandy soil.0Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1821A20

Notes: Twiner in shrubs, flowers yellow.

-18.12500021.3750002
95306Rottboellia cochinchinensis08 Mar 1958JWH Giess
JWH Giess 1944 H Merxmüller WIND
Caprivi: GRN/CA: Andara.0Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1821A20

Plants up to 1.5 m tall.

-18.12500021.3750002
95307Ruellia prostrata10 Mar 1958JWH Giess
H Merxmüller
H Merxmüller 2050 E Tripp WIND
Okavango, Rundu District: Grootfontein-Nord/Caprivi District. Andara, vicinity of restcamp.0Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1821A20

Suffrutex or subshrub, 0.60 m high. Flowers white.

-18.12500021.3750002
95311Sartidia angolensis12 Jun 1971JWH Giess
JWH Giess 11358 JWH Giess WIND
Caprivi: Mukwe. Dikundu 19,2km south of Andara. On the bank of the Omuramba in the vaccinity of the waterhole.0Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1821A20

Graminoid; Notes: Perennial tufted grass up to 1,2m in height.

-18.12500021.3750002
95312Scadoxus multiflorus subsp. multiflorus01 Nov 1978JWH Giess
JWH Giess 13606 DA Snijman WIND
Caprivi, Katima Mulilo: Flowers in garden of W.Giess, Windhoek.0Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1821A2 0

Peduncle 15 cm high, 3/4 without spots. Flowers bright red.

2
95313Schizachyrium sanguineum12 Jun 1971JWH Giess
JWH Giess 11357 ES Klaassen WIND
Caprivi: Dikundu (19.2 km south of Andara), on bank of the omuramba near the waterhole.0Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1821A20

Graminoid.

-18.12500021.3750002
95303Searsia quartiniana24 Apr 1977JWH Giess
JWH Giess 14886 D Lutombi WIND
Caprivi: At Andara. Okavango river.0Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1821A20

Shrub; Notes: Up to 3 m high, dense shrub. Rocky banks.

-18.12500021.3750002
95304Searsia tenuinervis12 Jun 1971JWH Giess
JWH Giess 11359 RO Moffett WIND
Caprivi: At Dikundu, 19.5 km south of Andara. On bank of Dikundu Omuramba in the vicinity of waterholes.0Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1821A20

-18.12500021.3750002
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
95315Seddera suffruticosa var. suffruticosa18 Jun 1971JWH Giess
JWH Giess 11453 JWH Giess WIND
Caprivi: In Omuramba at Dikundu (19,2 km south of Andara).0Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1821A20

-18.12500021.3750002
95316Senecio strictifolius24 Apr 1977JWH Giess
MAN Müller
MAN Müller 531 WIND
Caprivi: Andara: Roman Catholic Mission Camp - on island near camp, on bank of river.0Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1821A20

1.75 m high; Herb; Notes: In black sandy soil. Annual herb 1.75 m high. Flowers yellow, growing in shallow water of river.

-18.12500021.3750002
95317Senna occidentalis08 Mar 1958JWH Giess
H Merxmüller
H Merxmüller 1960 WIND
Caprivi: GRN/CA district. Andara, banks and islands of Okavango river.0Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1821A20

Notes: Half shrub. Flowers golden yellow.

-18.12500021.3750002
95322Setaria sagittifolia21 Jan 1956B de Winter
JWH Giess
B de Winter 4372 WIND
Small annual in shade of trees. Sandy soil.Caprivi: Kake Camp between Andara and Bagani.0Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1821A20

Graminoid.

-18.12500021.3750002
95323Solanum campylacanthum 'incanum type'14 Jun 1971JWH Giess
JWH Giess 11381 JWH Giess WIND
Okavango, Rundu District: At Dikundu (19.2 km south of Andara), on harvested mahangu field.0Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1821A20

-18.12500021.3750002
95324Sorghastrum nudipes11 Jun 1971JWH Giess
JWH Giess 11339 ES Klaassen WIND
Common, in dry woodland.Caprivi: Dikundu (19.2 km south of Andara).0Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1821A20

Up to 90 cm tufted grass. Leaves and culms coloured red.

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95325Spermacoce senensis10 Mar 1958JWH Giess
H Merxmüller
H Merxmüller 2048 B Verdcourt WIND
Caprivi: Grootfontein-North/Caprivi Strip district: Andara, close vicinity of rest camp.0Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1821A20

Notes: Plants annual, flowers pale blue.

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95327Stipagrostis hirtigluma subsp. patula20 Jun 1971JWH Giess
JWH Giess 11470 JWH Giess WIND
Okavango, Rundu District: On hard soil of Omuramba at Dikundu (19.2 km south of Andara).0Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1821A20

Graminoid; Notes: Tufted grass. Relatively common.

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95328Striga asiatica20 Jun 1971JWH Giess
JWH Giess 11472 JWH Giess WIND
Caprivi: Andara. In grass stand of the Omuramba at Dikundu (19.2 km south of Andara).0Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1821A20

Herb; Notes: Small, up to 15 cm high,herb. Flowers very small, bright vermilion.Quoted in: Kew Bull. 41(1): 207

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95330Striga gesnerioides16 Jun 1971JWH Giess
JWH Giess 11429 JWH Giess WIND
Caprivi: At Dikundu (19,2 km south of Andara) on harvested Mahango field, heavy, clayey grey-black soil.0Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1821A20

10 cm high; Parasite; Notes: 10 cm high. Flowers light violet. Parasite on root of Vigna sinensis.

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95331Strychnos cocculoides10 Mar 1958JWH Giess
H Merxmüller
H Merxmüller 2040 WIND
Caprivi: Andara, near rest camp.0Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1821A20

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

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95332Strychnos pungens10 Mar 1958JWH Giess
H Merxmüller
H Merxmüller 2041 WIND
Caprivi: Andara, near rest camp.0Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1821A20

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

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95334Stylosanthes fruticosa10 Mar 1958JWH Giess
H Merxmüller
H Merxmüller 2060 WIND
Caprivi: Andara, close to proximity of rest camp.0Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1821A20

40 cm high; Notes: Plant a sub-shrub, 40 cm tall. Flowers yellow.

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95335Syncolostemon bracteosus12 Jun 1971JWH Giess
JWH Giess 11363 ES Klaassen WIND
Caprivi: Dikundu (19.2 km south Andara). On banks of omuramba.0Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1821A20

Herb; Notes: Annual, upright herb, aromatic, up to 50 cm tall.

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95340Talinum tenuissimum19 Dec 1968JWH Giess
O Köhler
O Köhler 10555 WIND
Otjozondjupa, Grootfontein District: In sand at Dikundu south of Andara station.0Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1821A20

Notes: Turnip formed roots with pink flesh. Shoots up to 15 cm long upright. Flowers yellow (roots preserved).

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95346Trachyandra arvensis08 Mar 1958JWH Giess
H Merxmüller
H Merxmüller 1962 A Sölch WIND
Caprivi: Grootfontein North - Caprivizipfel. Andara, island in Okavango.0Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1821A20

Notes: Quoted in:Bothalia 7,4:740 (1962) by A. A. Obermeyer.Quoted in:Prodromus einer Flora von Sdwestafrika 147:70 (1970).

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95348Tragia okanyua20 Jun 1971JWH Giess
JWH Giess 11475 JWH Giess WIND
Caprivi: In riverine forest of omuramba at Dikundu (19.2 km south of Andara).0Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1821A20

Notes: Twining in other shrubs; burning/stinging.

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95349Tricliceras lobatum11 Mar 1958JWH Giess
H Merxmüller
H Merxmüller 2074 WIND
Caprivi: On road, 25 miles west of Andara.0Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1821A20

Notes: Flowers pale yellow, pods hanging. Quoted in: Prodromus einer Flora von Sdwestafrika 88:4 (1966-70) as Wormskioldia lobata Urban.

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95354Urochloa oligotricha16 Jun 1971JWH Giess
JWH Giess 11406 JWH Giess WIND
Okavango, Rundu District: At Dikundu, 19.2 km south of Andara.0Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1821A20

Graminoid; Notes: Perennial, somewhat spreaded, ascending tufts. On harvested mango fields. Clay, grey-black soil. Occasional.

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95355Utricularia arenaria11 Mar 1958JWH Giess
H Merxmüller
H Merxmüller 2102 WIND
Caprivi: Omurambas and vleys 30 - 40 miles west of Andara.Grootfontein - north.0Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1821A20

Notes: Flowers white.Quoted in:Prodromus einer Flora von Sdwestafrika 133: 3 (1968) by A.Schreiber as Utricularia arenaria A.DC.

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95357Vangueria cyanescens26 Apr 1977JWH Giess
MAN Müller
MAN Müller 589 WIND
Caprivi: Andara; Roman Catholic camp in black sandy soil.0Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1821A20

2.5 m high; Shrub; Notes: Shrub 2,5 m high. Stems opposite. Fruit 2 cm in diameter (still green).

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95053Vangueria ferruginea11 Jun 1971JWH Giess
JWH Giess 11338 WIND
Caprivi: At Dikundu. (19.5 km south of Andara).0Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1821A20

Notes: Up to 30 cm tall. Shoots arising from underground root stem system. Pope, G.V 1998 FZ 5:2, pg 236 cor.nom. SS 16/01/2003.

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95359Vangueriopsis lanciflora12 Jun 1971JWH Giess
JWH Giess 11353 S Schubert WIND
Caprivi: At Dikundu (19.2 km south of Andara). At bank of Omuramba close to the waterhole.0Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1821A20

1 m high; Notes: 1 m high.

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95361Vernonia fastigiata16 Jun 1971JWH Giess
JWH Giess 11405 JWH Giess WIND
Caprivi: Dikundu (19.2 km South of Andara).0Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1821A20

Herb; Notes: Annual herb. Up to 30 cm high. Flowers red - violet. Grew on loamy soil on ploughed Mahango field.

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95230Vernonia glabra var. glabra16 Jun 1971JWH Giess
JWH Giess 11423 ES Klaassen WIND
Caprivi: In Omuramba at Dikundu (19.2 km South of Andara).0Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1821A20

Notes: Consisting of a woody base, it can reach heights of 50 cm upwards.

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95362Vernonia poskeana subsp. botswanica24 Apr 1977JWH Giess
MAN Müller
MAN Müller 513 WIND
Caprivi: Andara, R.C. Mission Station-Camp.0Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1821A20

60 cm high; Herb; Notes: Annual herb, 60 cm high. The flowers heads, purple.

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95363Vigna oblongifolia var. parviflora11 Mar 1958JWH Giess
H Merxmüller
H Merxmüller 2086 BJ Pienaar WIND
Okavango, Rundu District: Grootfontein-Nord District: omurambas and vleys 35 to 40 miles west of Andara.0Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1821A20

Notes: Plants twining. Flowers pale yellow.

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95365Wahlenbergia banksiana08 Mar 1958JWH Giess
H Merxmüller
H Merxmüller 1981 WIND
Okavango, Rundu District: Andara, banks and islands of Okavango river.0Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1821A10

Flowers pale blue.

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95366Wahlenbergia ramosissima subsp. lateralis10 Mar 1958JWH Giess
H Merxmüller
H Merxmüller 2043 M Thulin WIND
In open stands of grass.Okavango: Andara, vicinity of rest camp.0Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1821A10

Flowers pale blue.

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95367Waltheria indica20 Jun 1971JWH Giess
JWH Giess 11468 JWH Giess WIND
Caprivi: Andara. In dry wood and bank wood of the Omuramba at Dikundu (19,2 km south of Andara).0Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1821A20

Herb; Notes: Annual, woody herb. Common.

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95369Xylopia odoratissima25 Apr 1977JWH Giess
JWH Giess 14895 JWH Giess WIND
Okavango, Rundu District: At Andara. Banks of Okavango River.0Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1821A20

4.5 m high; Succulent; Notes: Tree 4.5m high.

0.0000000.0000002
95370Xylopia tomentosa12 Jun 1971JWH Giess
JWH Giess 11354 JWH Giess WIND
Caprivi: At Dikundu, 19.5 km south of Andara. On bank of Dikundu Omuramba near the waterhole.0Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1821A20

1.5 m high; Shrub; Notes: 1,5 m high shrub

0.0000000.0000002


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