Records made by Giess

Records: 9

The following is a list of the records made by Giess in species name order.

Click on a column heading to sort the entries in that column

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   
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
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.

-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
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.

-18.125000 21.375000 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
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
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
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.

-18.125000 21.375000 2


Copyright: The DRC flora team, 2024-25

The DRC flora team (2025). Flora of the Democratic Republic of Congo: Records made by Giess.
https://www.drcongoflora.com/speciesdata/utilities/utility-display-records-by-person.php?person_id=1114, retrieved 3 April 2025

Site software last modified: 1 March 2025 6:30pm (GMT +2)
Terms of use