The following is a list of the records made by Giess in species name order.
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| No | Species | Record date | Recorder(s) | Coll. | Det. | Conf. | Herbaria | Habitat | Location | Loc code(s) | Outing code | Planted code | Country | QDS | Grid ref. | FZ Div | Alt. (m) | Notes | Lat | Long | Loc Acc Code |
| 95040 | Acanthosicyos naudinianus | 14 Jun 1971 | JWH Giess |
JWH Giess 11370 | JWH Giess | WIND |
Okavango, Rundu District: Mahango field at Dw Omuramba, north-west of Divundu, 19 km south of Andara. | 0 | Namibia (Caprivi Strip) | 1821A2 | 0 | 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 | |||||||||
| 95067 | Baphia massaiensis subsp. obovata var. obovata | 24 Apr 1977 | JWH Giess MAN Müller |
MAN Müller 530 | WIND |
Caprivi: Andara. Roman Catholic Mission Station. On island near camp on bank of river. | 0 | Namibia (Caprivi Strip) | 1821A2 | 0 | 3 m high; Tree; Notes: Single-stemmed tree, 3 m high. Fruiting.Black sandy soil. |
-18.125000 | 21.375000 | 2 | |||||||
| 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 | -18.125000 | 21.375000 | 2 | |||||||
| 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. |
2 | ||||||||
| 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. |
0.000000 | 0.000000 | 2 | |||||||
| 95281 | Cenchrus americanus | 16 Jun 1971 | JWH Giess |
JWH Giess 11416 | JWH Giess | WIND |
Caprivi: Dikundu (19.2 km south of Andara) on harvested mahango field. | 0 | Namibia (Caprivi Strip) | 1821A2 | 0 | Graminoid; Notes: Heavy, clay, grey-black ground. Spikelets sessile. Seeds pointed, narrow, seemingly pressed together. |
-18.125000 | 21.375000 | 2 | ||||||
| 95089 | Cissampelos mucronata | 9 Mar 1958 | JWH Giess H Merxmüller |
H Merxmüller 202 | WIND |
Caprivi: GRN/CA Popafalls banks and islands of the Okavango. | 0 | Namibia (Caprivi Strip) | 1821A2 | 0 | Notes: Winding, up to 3 m long. Flowers yellow-green. |
-18.125000 | 21.375000 | 2 | |||||||
| 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. |
-18.125000 | 21.375000 | 2 | |||||||
| 95117 | Cryptolepis oblongifolia | 11 Jun 1971 | JWH Giess |
JWH Giess 11340 | HJT Venter | WIND |
Okavango, Rundu District: Dikundu. 19.5 km south of Andara, near Dikundu Omuramba. | 0 | Namibia (Caprivi Strip) | 1821A2 | 0 | Shrub; Notes: Dry shrub with fruit. |
-18.125000 | 21.375000 | 2 | ||||||
| 95123 | Cymbopogon caesius subsp. caesius | 14 Jun 1971 | JWH Giess |
JWH Giess 11377 | JWH Giess | WIND |
Caprivi: In omuramba Dikundu at Dikubdu, 19.5 km south of Andara. | 0 | Namibia (Caprivi Strip) | 1821A2 | 0 | Graminoid; Notes: Tufted grass up to 1.20 m high. Very common. |
-18.125000 | 21.375000 | 2 | ||||||
| 95124 | Cynanchum schistoglossum | 16 Jun 1971 | JWH Giess |
JWH Giess 11436 | WIND |
Caprivi: Andara. On Omuramba at Dikumdu (19,2 km south of Andara). | 0 | Namibia (Caprivi Strip) | 1821A2 | 0 | Notes: Twining in small camelthorn. Milky latex. |
-18.125000 | 21.375000 | 2 | |||||||
| 95125 | Cynodon dactylon | 15 Jun 1971 | JWH Giess |
JWH Giess 11398 | JWH Giess | WIND |
Caprivi: At Dikundu. 19,5 km south of Andara. | 0 | Namibia (Caprivi Strip) | 1821A2 | 0 | Graminoid; |
-18.125000 | 21.375000 | 2 | ||||||
| 95152 | Enicostema axillare subsp. axillare | 15 Jun 1971 | JWH Giess |
JWH Giess 11399 | WIND |
Okavango, Rundu District: At Dikundu, 19.5 km south of Andara. | 0 | Namibia (Caprivi Strip) | 1821A2 | 0 | Notes: Dry woodland. |
-18.125000 | 21.375000 | 2 | |||||||
| 95161 | Euclea divinorum | 18 Jun 1971 | JWH Giess |
JWH Giess 11446 | JWH Giess | WIND |
Okavango, Rundu District: At Dikundu (19.2 km south of Andara). | 0 | Namibia (Caprivi Strip) | 1821A2 | 0 | Shrub; Notes: Usually in half shade of riverine woodland of omuramba. Shrubs around 1.50 m tall. |
-18.125000 | 21.375000 | 2 | ||||||
| 95163 | Eulophia speciosa | 27 Oct 1975 | JWH 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. | 0 | Namibia (Caprivi Strip) | 1821A2 | 0 | Notes: Flowers before leaves. Inflorescence up to 1,20 m high. Flowers yellow. Lips with brownish ribs. |
2 | ||||||||
| 95166 | Evolvulus alsinoides var. alsinoides | 16 Jun 1971 | JWH Giess |
JWH Giess 11430 | JWH Giess | WIND |
Okavango, Rundu District: In omuramba at Dikundu (19.2 km south of Andara). | 0 | Namibia (Caprivi Strip) | 1821A2 | 0 | Herb; Notes: Finely haired herb with pale blue, small flowers. |
-18.125000 | 21.375000 | 2 | ||||||
| 95176 | Fockea multiflora | 7 Jan 1982 | B de Winter JWH Giess |
B de Winter 4430 | WIND |
Caprivi: Cemetery at Andara Mission Station. | 0 | Namibia (Caprivi Strip) | 1821A2 | 0 | Tree; Notes: Large liane strangling trees, trunks up to 9' in diam., very soft with white latex. |
0.000000 | 0.000000 | 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 | ||||||||
| 95196 | Heteropogon contortus | 16 Jun 1971 | JWH Giess |
JWH Giess 11433 | JWH Giess | WIND |
Caprivi: At Dikundu (19.2 km south of Andara) on harvested mahangu field. | 0 | Namibia (Caprivi Strip) | 1821A2 | 0 | Graminoid; Notes: Heavy grey-black clay soil. |
-18.125000 | 21.375000 | 2 | ||||||
| 95207 | Hyperthelia dissoluta | 16 Jun 1971 | JWH Giess |
JWH Giess 11409 | JWH Giess | WIND |
Clay, grey-black ground. | Caprivi: At Dikundu (19.2 km south of Andara, on haversted mahangofield). | 0 | Namibia (Caprivi Strip) | 1821A2 | 0 | Perennial. |
-18.125000 | 21.375000 | 2 | |||||
| 95208 | Imperata cylindrica | 15 Jun 1971 | JWH Giess |
JWH Giess 11392 | JWH Giess | WIND |
Caprivi: At Dikundu, 19.5 km south of Andara. | 0 | Namibia (Caprivi Strip) | 1821A2 | 0 | Graminoid; Notes: Dry woodland. |
-18.125000 | 21.375000 | 2 | ||||||
| 95229 | Leptocarydion vulpiastrum | 23 Apr 1977 | JWH Giess MAN Müller |
MAN Müller 509 | WIND |
Caprivi: Mukwe; Roman Catholic Mission Station-camp. | 0 | Namibia (Caprivi Strip) | 1821A2 | 0 | 30 cm high; Graminoid; Notes: Grass 30 cm high. In black sandy soil. |
-18.125000 | 21.375000 | 2 | |||||||
| 95232 | Ludwigia octovalvis subsp. brevisepala | 23 Apr 1977 | JWH Giess MAN Müller |
MAN Müller 507 | C Mannheimer | WIND |
Okavango, Rundu District: Andara, Roman Catholic Mission Station Camp, in black sandy soil. | 0 | Namibia (Caprivi Strip) | 1821A2 | 0 | Herb; Notes: Perennial herb, 1.75 m high. Woody at the base. Flowers small, yellow. Fruits 3 - 4 cm long. Growing at edge of waterstream. corr.nom. Goldblatt, P. & Raven, P.H. (1997): Bothalia 27,2: 149 - 165. |
-18.125000 | 21.375000 | 2 | ||||||
| 95248 | Miscanthus junceus | 23 Apr 1977 | JWH Giess MAN Müller |
MAN Müller 518 | WIND |
Caprivi: Andara, Roman Catholic Mission Station camp. | 0 | Namibia (Caprivi Strip) | 1821A2 | 0 | 3 m high; Graminoid; Notes: Perennial grass, 3 m high. Growing on edge of stream, in black sandy soil. |
-18.125000 | 21.375000 | 2 | |||||||
| 95249 | Momordica balsamina | 22 Jun 1971 | JWH Giess |
JWH Giess 11485 | JWH Giess | WIND |
Okavango, Rundu District: At Andara Mission Station along Okavango River. | 0 | Namibia (Caprivi Strip) | 1821A2 | 0 | 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. |
-18.125000 | 21.375000 | 2 | ||||||
| 95254 | Nymphaea lotus | 8 Mar 1958 | JWH Giess H Merxmüller |
H Merxmüller 1945 | WIND |
Okavango, Rundu District: Andara: banks and 'inseln' of Okavango. | 0 | Namibia (Caprivi Strip) | 1821A2 | 0 | -18.125000 | 21.375000 | 2 | ||||||||
| 95255 | Nymphaea nouchali var. caerulea | 11 Mar 1958 | JWH Giess H Merxmüller |
H Merxmüller 2103 | WIND |
Okavango, Rundu District: Omuramba and vleys 35 - 40 miles west of Andara. | 0 | Namibia (Caprivi Strip) | 1821A2 | 0 | Notes: Flowers white - blueish. Margin dentate, undersurface green. Sheet 1 of 2103. |
-18.125000 | 21.375000 | 2 | |||||||
| 95261 | Orthanthera jasminiflora | 12 Jun 1971 | JWH 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. | 0 | Namibia (Caprivi Strip) | 1821A2 | 0 | Notes: Shoots up to 1.5 m long. |
2 | ||||||||
| 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. |
-18.125000 | 21.375000 | 2 | |||||||
| 95279 | Pavonia senegalensis | 12 Jun 1971 | JWH 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. | 0 | Namibia (Caprivi Strip) | 1821A2 | 0 | -18.125000 | 21.375000 | 2 | |||||||
| 95283 | Persicaria decipiens | 8 Mar 1958 | JWH Giess H Merxmüller |
H Merxmüller 1967 | WIND |
Caprivi: Grootfontein North/Caprivi Zipfel. Andara, banks and islands of Okavango. | 0 | Namibia (Caprivi Strip) | 1821A2 | 0 | Notes: Plants growing in water, flowers almost white. Corr. nom.: S. Rgheimer 5.2007. |
-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 | ||||||
| 95296 | Pseudognaphalium luteo-album | 23 Apr 1977 | JWH Giess MAN Müller |
MAN Müller 526 | WIND |
Caprivi: Andara Roman Catholic Mission Station, on island next to camp. | 0 | Namibia (Caprivi Strip) | 1821A2 | 0 | Notes: Growing between sandstone rocks in black sandy soil. |
-18.125000 | 21.375000 | 2 | |||||||
| 95306 | Rottboellia cochinchinensis | 8 Mar 1958 | JWH Giess |
JWH Giess 1944 | H Merxmüller | WIND |
Caprivi: GRN/CA: Andara. | 0 | Namibia (Caprivi Strip) | 1821A2 | 0 | Plants up to 1.5 m tall. |
-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. |
2 | ||||||||
| 95315 | Seddera suffruticosa var. suffruticosa | 18 Jun 1971 | JWH Giess |
JWH Giess 11453 | JWH Giess | WIND |
Caprivi: In Omuramba at Dikundu (19,2 km south of Andara). | 0 | Namibia (Caprivi Strip) | 1821A2 | 0 | -18.125000 | 21.375000 | 2 | |||||||
| 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. |
-18.125000 | 21.375000 | 2 | |||||||
| 95335 | Syncolostemon bracteosus | 12 Jun 1971 | JWH Giess |
JWH Giess 11363 | ES Klaassen | WIND |
Caprivi: Dikundu (19.2 km south Andara). On banks of omuramba. | 0 | Namibia (Caprivi Strip) | 1821A2 | 0 | Herb; Notes: Annual, upright herb, aromatic, up to 50 cm tall. |
-18.125000 | 21.375000 | 2 | ||||||
| 95346 | Trachyandra arvensis | 8 Mar 1958 | JWH Giess H Merxmüller |
H Merxmüller 1962 | A Sölch | WIND |
Caprivi: Grootfontein North - Caprivizipfel. Andara, island in Okavango. | 0 | Namibia (Caprivi Strip) | 1821A2 | 0 | Notes: Quoted in:Bothalia 7,4:740 (1962) by A. A. Obermeyer.Quoted in:Prodromus einer Flora von Sdwestafrika 147:70 (1970). |
2 | ||||||||
| 95053 | Vangueria fulgida | 11 Jun 1971 | JWH Giess |
JWH Giess 11338 | WIND |
Caprivi: At Dikundu. (19.5 km south of Andara). | 0 | Namibia (Caprivi Strip) | 1821A2 | 0 | 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. |
-18.125000 | 21.375000 | 2 | |||||||
| 95367 | Waltheria indica | 20 Jun 1971 | JWH 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). | 0 | Namibia (Caprivi Strip) | 1821A2 | 0 | Herb; Notes: Annual, woody herb. Common. |
-18.125000 | 21.375000 | 2 | ||||||
| 95370 | Xylopia tomentosa | 12 Jun 1971 | JWH Giess |
JWH Giess 11354 | JWH Giess | WIND |
Caprivi: At Dikundu, 19.5 km south of Andara. On bank of Dikundu Omuramba near the waterhole. | 0 | Namibia (Caprivi Strip) | 1821A2 | 0 | 1.5 m high; Shrub; Notes: 1,5 m high shrub |
0.000000 | 0.000000 | 2 |