Collections made by Giess

Records: 26

The following is a list of the collections made by Giess in species name order. The records are of species which occur in Angola (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
95040 Acanthosicyos 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)1821A2 0

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95057 Ansellia 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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95281 Cenchrus 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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95117 Cryptolepis 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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95123 Cymbopogon 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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95124 Cynanchum 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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95125 Cynodon 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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95152 Enicostema 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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95161 Euclea 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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95163 Eulophia 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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95166 Evolvulus 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.

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95182 Gladiolus 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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95196 Heteropogon 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.

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95207 Hyperthelia 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.

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95208 Imperata 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.

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95249 Momordica 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.

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95261 Orthanthera 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)1821A2 0

Notes: Shoots up to 1.5 m long.

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95279 Pavonia 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

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95288 Piliostigma 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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95306 Rottboellia cochinchinensis8 Mar 1958JWH Giess
JWH Giess 1944 H Merxmüller WIND
Caprivi: GRN/CA: Andara.0Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1821A20

Plants up to 1.5 m tall.

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95314 Securidaca 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)1821A2 0

Notes: Shrubby plant.

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95315 Seddera 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

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95335 Syncolostemon 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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95053 Vangueria fulgida11 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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95367 Waltheria 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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95370 Xylopia 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

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