Records determined by Giess

Determinations: 18

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
95042Adansonia digitata1 Apr 1959PJ Le Roux
PJ Le Roux 9 JWH Giess WIND
Caprivi: Near Andara.0Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1821A2 0

Notes: Afrikaans: 'Kremetart'.

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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
93185Amblygonocarpus andongensis1 May 1966KL Tinley
KL Tinley 1469 JWH Giess WIND
Caprivi: Western Caprivi Strip. 30 miles south-west of Bwabwata. Chirundi0Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1722D30

48 ft high; Tree; Notes: On compact sand. Tree 48 feet high and 3 feet in diameter. Only specimen in Burkea, Combretum mechowianum tree savanna - Mopane mosaic.

-17.87500022.6250005
95083Carissa spinarum1 Sep 1957JS Watt
JS Watt 37 JWH Giess WIND
Okavango, Rundu District: Okavango, probably Andara.0Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1821A20

-18.12500021.3750002
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.

-18.12500021.3750002
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.

-18.12500021.3750002
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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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.

-18.12500021.3750002
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
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
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
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
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
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)1821A2 0

Notes: Shrubby plant.

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

Notes: Bushman: ' 'Nkwana'.

-17.87500022.6250005
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.

-18.12500021.3750002


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