Records determined by Giess

Determinations: 14

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

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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

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

Notes: Bushman: ' 'Nkwana'.

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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.

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