Collections made by de Winter

Records: 18

The following is a list of the collections made by de Winter in species name order. The records are of species which occur in Kenya (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
95063 Asystasia intrusa9 Jan 1956B de Winter
H-J Wiss
B de Winter 4185 WIND
Growing in shade of dry Baikiea, Terminalia, Acacia forest in reddish sandy soil.Okavango, Rundu District: Some 5 miles east of Nyangana Mission Station.0Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1821A10

Herb, 0.30 m high. Flowers cream with purple markings on lower lip.

-18.07300021.2230002
95072 Berchemia discolor13 Jan 1956B de Winter
H-J Wiss
B de Winter 4241 WIND
Okavango, Rundu District: Okavango Native Territory. Andara Mission Station. On rocky outcrop.0Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1821A20

Tree; Notes: Tree with somewhat discolorous leaves. Growing on stony soil.

-18.12500021.3750002
94479 Chloris gayana13 Feb 1969B de Winter
B de Winter 9156 WIND
Caprivi: 17 miles east of Katima Mulilo, Caprivi.0Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1724D10

Graminoid; Notes: Erect perennial, tufts on edge of bush group. Grey sandy loam. Altitude: between 1000 - 1500 feet.

-17.62500024.6250004
94993 Cissampelos mucronata27 Jan 1956B de Winter
H-J Wiss
B de Winter 4451 WIND
Okavango, Rundu District: Dense bush on sandy flats round small pan 5 m south of Shamvura down fire-break.0Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1821A10

Notes: Climber twining in shrubs. Leaves hairy. Buds cream.

-18.12500021.1250002
95105 Commicarpus plumbagineus24 Feb 1956B de Winter
W Marais
B de Winter 4843a WIND
Okavango, Rundu District: Andara Mission Station.0Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1821A20

-18.12500021.3750002
95120 Cucumis metuliferus11 Feb 1956B de Winter
W Marais
B de Winter 4614 WIND
Caprivi: Diyona Camp near Nyangana Mission.0Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1821A20

Climber; Notes: Deep grey sandy soil. Climber in grass with tendrils. Flowers yellow. Fruits oblong, armed with blunt spines, deep green marbled round the spines becoming red when ripe. Fruits and peduncles exuding red juice when injured. Diriko: 'tenda'

-18.12500021.3750002
93814 Dactyloctenium giganteum14 Feb 1969B de Winter
B de Winter 9172 WIND
Caprivi: Found in all parts of Caprivi except swamps. 38 miles south-west of Katima Mulilo, Caprivi.0Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1723D20

Graminoid; Notes: Erect annual. Common & occasional co-dominant with Digitaria & Panicum. Altitude: 1000 - 1500 m.

-17.62500023.8750005
94835 Dinebra retroflexa var. condensata19 Feb 1969B de Winter
B de Winter 9242 WIND
Caprivi: Om Impalila Island, Caprivi Strip.2080Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1725C3930

Graminoid; Notes: Erect to ascending, soft-leaved annual, tufts along roadside in disturbed places in deep sandy soil. Altitude: 1000 - 1500 m.

-17.78330025.2075005
95142 Dioscorea quartiniana16 Jan 1956B de Winter
B de Winter 4280 WIND
Okavango, Rundu District: Andara Mission Station.0Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1821A20

Notes: Twiner with attracting cream spikes of flowers. Sandy soil. Roots tuberous several at base of plant. Mbukushu: 'Dikurunga'.

-18.12500021.3750002
93891 Echinochloa colona12 Feb 1969B de Winter
B de Winter 9132 ES Klaassen WIND
In water of small pan in open grassland. Sandy, fairly humus rich soil.Caprivi: 8 miles south of northern border on firebreak 18 west of Katima Mulilo, Caprivi.0Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1724C10

Erect perennial.

-17.62500024.1250005
93816 Elionurus tripsacoides17 Feb 1969B de Winter
B de Winter 9208 BJ Strohbach WIND
Deep loose sandy soil.Caprivi: 38 miles west from Katima Mulilo, along northern border of Caprivi.0Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1723D20

Erect tufts with leaves mostly basal.

-17.62500023.8750005
95153 Enteropogon macrostachyus17 Jan 1956B de Winter
H-J Wiss
B de Winter 4301 WIND
Okavango, Rundu District: Island Tahue opposite Andara Mission Station.0Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1821A20

Graminoid; Notes: Tufted perennial awns purplish. Mbukushu:- 'Hokekoke'

-18.12500021.3750002
95183 Gloriosa superba13 Jan 1956B de Winter
H-J Wiss
B de Winter 4239 WIND
Okavango, Rundu District: Andara. Shitangadimba Camp at Andara Mission Station.0Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1821A20

Herb; Notes: Erect herb, flowers with perianth, lobes yellow at base, scarlet upwards. Often also climbing in shrubs. Sandy soil. Corr. nom.: SB 8.2003.

-18.12500021.3750002
93818 Leptochloa uniflora17 Feb 1969B de Winter
B de Winter 9235 WIND
Caprivi: 49 miles west of Katima Mulilo, along northern Caprivi Border.0Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1723D20

Graminoid; Notes: Annual, broad-leaved, shade-loving grass. Altitude: 1000 - 1500 feet.

-17.62500023.8750005
95252 Murdannia simplex17 Jan 1956B de Winter
H-J Wiss
B de Winter 4306 WIND
Caprivi: Andara: along Mill stream at Andara Mission Station.0Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1821A20

Notes: Flowers blue with 2 fertile stamens and 3 staminades with elongate connective; yellow base of fertile stamens with purple hairs.Quoted in:Prodromus einer Flora von Sdwestafrika 157:11 (1967).

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95257 Ocimum gratissimum subsp. gratissimum var. gratissimum23 Feb 1956B de Winter
W Marais
B de Winter 4808 WIND
Okavango, Rundu District: Growing in deep sand. Andara Mission Station.0Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1821A20

Herb; Notes: Perennial herb with small white flowers; strongly aromatic leaves. 'Dingamue' - Mbukushu. Used as tea by natives.

-18.12500021.3750002
95262 Oryza longistaminata20 Feb 1956B de Winter
W Marais
B de Winter 4780 WIND
Okavango, Rundu District: Okavango river at Andara Mission Station.0Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1821A20

Graminoid; Notes: Perennial growing in 3 feet deep water. Rhizomztous, rhizomes. 3/4 of an inch thick, white. Quoted in Prodromus einer Flora von Sdwestafrika 160:134 (1970).

-18.12500021.3750002
95338 Syzygium guineense subsp. guineense13 Jan 1956B de Winter
B de Winter 4232 WIND
Okavango, Rundu District: Okavango N.T.: On island in Okavango River at Anadara.0Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1821A20

Tree; Notes: Tree with light bark growing on edge of river, fruit deep purple when ripe. Fruits eaten by natives. Sandy soil.

-18.12500021.3750002


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