Records made by Merxmüller

Records: 26

The following is a list of the records made by Merxmüller 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
95029 Acacia erubescens 9 Mar 1958 JWH Giess
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JWH Giess 1994 WIND
Caprivi: On road from Andara to Bagani. 0 Namibia (Caprivi Strip) 1821A2 0

5 m high; Shrub; Notes: Shrub. Bark greyish brown. Quoted in: Prodromus einer Flora von Sdwestafrika 58:8 (1967).

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95079 Burnatia enneandra 11 Mar 1958 JWH Giess
H Merxmüller
H Merxmüller 2088 WIND
Okavango, Rundu District: Vleys 35 - 40 miles west of Andara. 0 Namibia (Caprivi Strip) 1821A2 0

Notes: Flowers whitish.

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95089 Cissampelos mucronata 9 Mar 1958 JWH Giess
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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.

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95151 Coleus rhodesianum 8 Mar 1958 JWH Giess
H Merxmüller
H Merxmüller 1954 WIND
Caprivi: Grootfontein Nord/Caprivi strip Andara, banks and islands of Okavango river. 0 Namibia (Caprivi Strip) 1821A2 0

Notes: Flowers blue, small.

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95101 Combretum psidioides subsp. psidioides 10 Mar 1958 JWH Giess
H Merxmüller
H Merxmüller 2068 WIND
Okavango, Rundu District: Andara, close vicinity of Rest Camp. 0 Namibia (Caprivi Strip) 1821A2 0

8 m high; Tree; Notes: Tree, 8 m tall.

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95236 Cyperus dubius var. dubius 10 Mar 1958 JWH Giess
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H Merxmüller 2057 P Vorster WIND
Caprivi: Andara, area around rest camp. Grootfontein - north. 0 Namibia (Caprivi Strip) 1821A2 0

Notes: Quoted in:Prodromus einer Flora von Sdwestafrika 165:37 (1967).

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95154 Eragrostis patens No date JWH Giess
H Merxmüller
H Merxmüller 2006 WIND
Caprivi: Caprivi Strip. Road Andara to Bagani. 0 Namibia (Caprivi Strip) 1821A2 0

Graminoid;

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95159 Erythrophleum africanum 10 Mar 1958 JWH Giess
H Merxmüller
H Merxmüller 2039 WIND
Caprivi: Andara, in the vicinity of rest camp. 0 Namibia (Caprivi Strip) 1821A2 0

Tree; Notes: Slender tree, about 8 m high. Quoted in: Prodromus einer Flora von Sdwestafrika 59:14 (1967) & Flora of Southern Africa 16,2: 12(1977).

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95214 Jamesbrittenia elegantissima 8 Mar 1958 JWH Giess
H Merxmüller
H Merxmüller 1964 OM Hilliard WIND
Caprivi: Andara, bank and islands of the Okavango. 0 Namibia (Caprivi Strip) 1821A2 0

60 cm high; subshrub; Notes: Halfshrub, 60 cm high. Flowers yellow, lighter outer.Quoted in:Prodromus einer Flora von Sdwestafrika 126:50 (1967) as S.elegantissima (Schinz) Skan.

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95222 Lablab purpureus subsp. uncinatus 9 Mar 1958 JWH Giess
H Merxmüller
H Merxmüller 1983 JWH Giess WIND
Caprivi: GRN / CA District: Andara, banks and islands of Okavango. 0 Namibia (Caprivi Strip) 1821A2 0

Climber; Notes: Twining in Phoenix reclinata. Flowers white. Tip of keel violet.

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95223 Lagarosiphon cordofanus 11 May 1905 JWH Giess
H Merxmüller
H Merxmüller 2096 WIND
Okavango, Rundu District: Andara. Grootfontein-north: Omuramba on vleys, 35 - 40 miles west of Andara. 0 Namibia (Caprivi Strip) 1821A2 0

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95239 Markhamia zanzibarica 9 Mar 1958 JWH Giess
H Merxmüller
H Merxmüller 1988 WIND
Caprivi: At the road from Andara to Bagani. 0 Namibia (Caprivi Strip) 1821A2 0

5 m high; Shrub; Tree; Notes: 5 m high tree-shrub.Diniz (1988):FZ 8 (3) : 71 - 77.Quoted in:Prodromus einer Flora von Sdwestafrika 128:3 (1967) as Markhamia acuminata (Klotzsch) K.Schum in Engler.

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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

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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.

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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.

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95273 Pavetta gardeniifolia var. gardeniifolia 8 Mar 1958 JWH Giess
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H Merxmüller 1950 GOE Launert WIND
Okavango, Rundu District: Andara, bank and islands of Okavango. 0 Namibia (Caprivi Strip) 1821A2 0

Shrub; Notes: Shrub.

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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.

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95291 Polycarpaea corymbosa 8 Mar 1958 JWH Giess
H Merxmüller
H Merxmüller 1969 WIND
Okavango, Rundu District: Grootfontein North district. Andara, banks and islands of Okavango. 0 Namibia (Caprivi Strip) 1821A2 0

Notes: Sepals white, lower ones pink.

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95307 Ruellia prostrata 10 Mar 1958 JWH Giess
H Merxmüller
H Merxmüller 2050 E Tripp WIND
Okavango, Rundu District: Grootfontein-Nord/Caprivi District. Andara, vicinity of restcamp. 0 Namibia (Caprivi Strip) 1821A2 0

Suffrutex or subshrub, 0.60 m high. Flowers white.

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95317 Senna occidentalis 8 Mar 1958 JWH Giess
H Merxmüller
H Merxmüller 1960 WIND
Caprivi: GRN/CA district. Andara, banks and islands of Okavango river. 0 Namibia (Caprivi Strip) 1821A2 0

Notes: Half shrub. Flowers golden yellow.

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95325 Spermacoce senensis 10 Mar 1958 JWH Giess
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H Merxmüller 2048 B Verdcourt WIND
Caprivi: Grootfontein-North/Caprivi Strip district: Andara, close vicinity of rest camp. 0 Namibia (Caprivi Strip) 1821A2 0

Notes: Plants annual, flowers pale blue.

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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.

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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.

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95349 Tricliceras lobatum 11 Mar 1958 JWH Giess
H Merxmüller
H Merxmüller 2074 WIND
Caprivi: On road, 25 miles west of Andara. 0 Namibia (Caprivi Strip) 1821A2 0

Notes: Flowers pale yellow, pods hanging. Quoted in: Prodromus einer Flora von Sdwestafrika 88:4 (1966-70) as Wormskioldia lobata Urban.

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95355 Utricularia arenaria 11 Mar 1958 JWH Giess
H Merxmüller
H Merxmüller 2102 WIND
Caprivi: Omurambas and vleys 30 - 40 miles west of Andara.Grootfontein - north. 0 Namibia (Caprivi Strip) 1821A2 0

Notes: Flowers white.Quoted in:Prodromus einer Flora von Sdwestafrika 133: 3 (1968) by A.Schreiber as Utricularia arenaria A.DC.

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95363 Vigna oblongifolia var. parviflora 11 Mar 1958 JWH Giess
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H Merxmüller 2086 BJ Pienaar WIND
Okavango, Rundu District: Grootfontein-Nord District: omurambas and vleys 35 to 40 miles west of Andara. 0 Namibia (Caprivi Strip) 1821A2 0

Notes: Plants twining. Flowers pale yellow.

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Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M. (2025). Flora of Malawi: Records made by Merxmüller.
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