Records made by Merxmüller

Records: 47

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

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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   
95029 Acacia erubescens 9 Mar 1958 JWH Giess
H Merxmüller
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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95036 Acacia tortilis subsp. heteracantha 9 Mar 1958 JWH Giess
H Merxmüller
JWH Giess 1993 WIND
Caprivi: Andara. On the road from Andara to Bagani. 0 Namibia (Caprivi Strip) 1821A2 0

8 m high; Tree; Notes: 8 meter high tree. Quoted in: Prodromus einer Flora von Sdwestafrika 58:12 (1967).

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95056 Annona stenophylla subsp. nana 10 Mar 1958 JWH Giess
H Merxmüller
H Merxmüller 2061 WIND
Caprivi: GRN/CA: Andara, in close vicinity to the rest camp. 0 Namibia (Caprivi Strip) 1821A2 0

40 cm high; Shrub;

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95062 Astripomoea lachnosperma 9 Mar 1958 JWH Giess
H Merxmüller
H Merxmüller 1999 WIND
Caprivi: On road to Andara to Bagani. 0 Namibia (Caprivi Strip) 1821A2 0

Notes: Plants up to 1.3 m high. Flowers medium sized, white, with dark throat.

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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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95082 Cardiospermum halicacabum var. microcarpum 9 Mar 1957 JWH Giess
H Merxmüller
H Merxmüller 1986 WIND
Caprivi: GRN/CA: On road between Andara and Bagani. 0 Namibia (Caprivi Strip) 1821A2 0

Notes: Flowers white,

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95089 Cissampelos mucronata 9 Mar 1958 JWH Giess
H Merxmüller
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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95091 Cleome iberidella 8 Mar 1958 JWH Giess
H Merxmüller
H Merxmüller 1947 WIND
Caprivi: Grootfontein - North/Caprivi Strip district. Andara, banks and islands of Okavango River. 0 Namibia (Caprivi Strip) 1821A2 0

Notes: Flowers pink, markings yellow with crimson lines.

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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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95103 Commelina diffusa subsp. scandens 10 Mar 1958 JWH Giess
H Merxmüller
H Merxmüller 2066 WIND
Caprivi: District Grootfontein North/Caprivi Strip. Andara, near area of Rest Camps. 0 Namibia (Caprivi Strip) 1821A2 0

Notes: Plants growing in water, to 1.2 m high. Flowers blue.Quoted in:Prodromus einer Flora von Sdwestafrika 157:9 (1967).

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95107 Commiphora tenuipetiolata 10 Mar 1958 JWH Giess
H Merxmüller
H Merxmüller 2036 WIND
Caprivi: Caprivi: Andara in vicinity if rest comp. 0 Namibia (Caprivi Strip) 1821A2 0

Tree; Notes: About 7 metre high tree. Bark blue-green, papery.

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95126 Cyperus difformis 11 Mar 1958 JWH Giess
H Merxmüller
H Merxmüller 2085 WIND
Caprivi: Omurambas and vleys 35 - 40 miles west of Andara.Grootfontein - north. 0 Namibia (Caprivi Strip) 1821A2 0

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95236 Cyperus dubius 10 Mar 1958 JWH Giess
H Merxmüller
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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95237 Cyperus fulgens 10 Mar 1958 JWH Giess
H Merxmüller
H Merxmüller 2052 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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95160 Ethulia conyzoides subsp. conyzoides 8 Mar 1958 JWH Giess
H Merxmüller
H Merxmüller 1965 WIND
Okavango, Rundu District: GRN/CA: Andara, on riverbank and islands of Okavango. 0 Namibia (Caprivi Strip) 1821A2 0

Notes: It stands in water and the flowers are light purple in colour.

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95206 Hypericum oligandrum 8 Mar 1958 JWH Giess
H Merxmüller
H Merxmüller 1975 NKB Robson WIND
Caprivi: GRN/CA district. Andara, banks and islands of Okavango river. 0 Namibia (Caprivi Strip) 1821A2 0

Notes: Flowers yellow. Grows into the water. Quoted in: Prodromus einer Flora von Sdwestafrika 44 (1968).

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95210 Indigofera demissa 10 Mar 1958 JWH Giess
H Merxmüller
H Merxmüller 2055 WIND
Caprivi: Andara, near rest camp. 0 Namibia (Caprivi Strip) 1821A2 0

Notes: Prostrate plant. Flowers red.

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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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95216 Justicia exigua 10 Mar 1958 JWH Giess
H Merxmüller
H Merxmüller 2044 WIND
Okavango, Rundu District: Grootfontein North/Caprivi peak: Andara, in the vicinity of the rest camp. 0 Namibia (Caprivi Strip) 1821A1 0

Plant annual. Flowers white.

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95220 Kyllinga erecta var. erecta 8 Mar 1958 JWH Giess
H Merxmüller
H Merxmüller 1977 NV Clarke WIND
Caprivi: Grootfontein north - Caprivi. Andara, riverbanks and islands of the Okavango. 0 Namibia (Caprivi Strip) 1821A2 0

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95222 Lablab purpureus subsp. uncinatus var. 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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95263 Ottelia kunenensis No date JWH Giess
H Merxmüller
H Merxmüller 2095 WIND
Okavango, Rundu District: Andara. Grootfontein-north: Omuramba in vleys west of Andara. 0 Namibia (Caprivi Strip) 1821A2 0

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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
H Merxmüller
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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95277 Pavetta lasiopeplus 9 Mar 1958 JWH Giess
H Merxmüller
H Merxmüller 1989 GOE Launert WIND
Okavango, Rundu District: On the road from Andara, near Bagani. 0 Namibia (Caprivi Strip) 1821A2 0

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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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95300 Pycreus polystachyos var. laxiflorus 8 Mar 1958 JWH Giess
H Merxmüller
H Merxmüller 1974 WIND
Caprivi: Grootfontein north - Caprivi. Andara, riverbanks and islands of the Okavango. 0 Namibia (Caprivi Strip) 1821A2 0

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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
H Merxmüller
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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95334 Stylosanthes fruticosa 10 Mar 1958 JWH Giess
H Merxmüller
H Merxmüller 2060 WIND
Caprivi: Andara, close to proximity of rest camp. 0 Namibia (Caprivi Strip) 1821A2 0

40 cm high; Notes: Plant a sub-shrub, 40 cm tall. Flowers yellow.

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95346 Trachyandra arvensis 8 Mar 1958 JWH Giess
H Merxmüller
H Merxmüller 1962 A Sölch WIND
Caprivi: Grootfontein North - Caprivizipfel. Andara, island in Okavango. 0 Namibia (Caprivi Strip) 1821A2 0

Notes: Quoted in:Bothalia 7,4:740 (1962) by A. A. Obermeyer.Quoted in:Prodromus einer Flora von Sdwestafrika 147:70 (1970).

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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
H Merxmüller
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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95365 Wahlenbergia banksiana 8 Mar 1958 JWH Giess
H Merxmüller
H Merxmüller 1981 WIND
Okavango, Rundu District: Andara, banks and islands of Okavango river. 0 Namibia (Caprivi Strip) 1821A1 0

Flowers pale blue.

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95366 Wahlenbergia ramosissima subsp. lateralis 10 Mar 1958 JWH Giess
H Merxmüller
H Merxmüller 2043 M Thulin WIND
In open stands of grass. Okavango: Andara, vicinity of rest camp. 0 Namibia (Caprivi Strip) 1821A1 0

Flowers pale blue.

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