Collections made by Merxmüller

Records: 42

The following is a list of the collections made by Merxmüller in species name order. The records are of species which occur in Zimbabwe (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
95056 Annona stenophylla subsp. nana10 Mar 1958JWH Giess
H Merxmüller
H Merxmüller 2061 WIND
Caprivi: GRN/CA: Andara, in close vicinity to the rest camp.0Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1821A20

40 cm high; Shrub;

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95062 Astripomoea lachnosperma9 Mar 1958JWH Giess
H Merxmüller
H Merxmüller 1999 WIND
Caprivi: On road to Andara to Bagani.0Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1821A20

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

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95079 Burnatia enneandra11 Mar 1958JWH Giess
H Merxmüller
H Merxmüller 2088 WIND
Okavango, Rundu District: Vleys 35 - 40 miles west of Andara.0Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1821A20

Notes: Flowers whitish.

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95082 Cardiospermum halicacabum var. microcarpum9 Mar 1957JWH Giess
H Merxmüller
H Merxmüller 1986 WIND
Caprivi: GRN/CA: On road between Andara and Bagani.0Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1821A20

Notes: Flowers white,

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95089 Cissampelos mucronata9 Mar 1958JWH Giess
H Merxmüller
H Merxmüller 202 WIND
Caprivi: GRN/CA Popafalls banks and islands of the Okavango.0Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1821A20

Notes: Winding, up to 3 m long. Flowers yellow-green.

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95151 Coleus rhodesianum8 Mar 1958JWH Giess
H Merxmüller
H Merxmüller 1954 WIND
Caprivi: Grootfontein Nord/Caprivi strip Andara, banks and islands of Okavango river.0Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1821A20

Notes: Flowers blue, small.

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95101 Combretum psidioides subsp. psidioides10 Mar 1958JWH Giess
H Merxmüller
H Merxmüller 2068 WIND
Okavango, Rundu District: Andara, close vicinity of Rest Camp.0Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1821A20

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

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95103 Commelina diffusa subsp. scandens10 Mar 1958JWH Giess
H Merxmüller
H Merxmüller 2066 WIND
Caprivi: District Grootfontein North/Caprivi Strip. Andara, near area of Rest Camps.0Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1821A20

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 tenuipetiolata10 Mar 1958JWH Giess
H Merxmüller
H Merxmüller 2036 WIND
Caprivi: Caprivi: Andara in vicinity if rest comp.0Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1821A20

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

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95126 Cyperus difformis11 Mar 1958JWH Giess
H Merxmüller
H Merxmüller 2085 WIND
Caprivi: Omurambas and vleys 35 - 40 miles west of Andara.Grootfontein - north.0Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1821A20

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95236 Cyperus dubius10 Mar 1958JWH Giess
H Merxmüller
H Merxmüller 2057 P Vorster WIND
Caprivi: Andara, area around rest camp. Grootfontein - north.0Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1821A20

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

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95237 Cyperus fulgens10 Mar 1958JWH Giess
H Merxmüller
H Merxmüller 2052 P Vorster WIND
Caprivi: Andara, area around rest camp. Grootfontein - north.0Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1821A20

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

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95154 Eragrostis patensNo dateJWH Giess
H Merxmüller
H Merxmüller 2006 WIND
Caprivi: Caprivi Strip. Road Andara to Bagani.0Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1821A20

Graminoid;

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95159 Erythrophleum africanum10 Mar 1958JWH Giess
H Merxmüller
H Merxmüller 2039 WIND
Caprivi: Andara, in the vicinity of rest camp.0Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1821A20

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. conyzoides8 Mar 1958JWH Giess
H Merxmüller
H Merxmüller 1965 WIND
Okavango, Rundu District: GRN/CA: Andara, on riverbank and islands of Okavango.0Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1821A20

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

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95210 Indigofera demissa10 Mar 1958JWH Giess
H Merxmüller
H Merxmüller 2055 WIND
Caprivi: Andara, near rest camp.0Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1821A20

Notes: Prostrate plant. Flowers red.

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95214 Jamesbrittenia elegantissima8 Mar 1958JWH Giess
H Merxmüller
H Merxmüller 1964 OM Hilliard WIND
Caprivi: Andara, bank and islands of the Okavango.0Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1821A20

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 exigua10 Mar 1958JWH Giess
H Merxmüller
H Merxmüller 2044 WIND
Okavango, Rundu District: Grootfontein North/Caprivi peak: Andara, in the vicinity of the rest camp.0Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1821A10

Plant annual. Flowers white.

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95220 Kyllinga erecta var. erecta8 Mar 1958JWH Giess
H Merxmüller
H Merxmüller 1977 NV Clarke WIND
Caprivi: Grootfontein north - Caprivi. Andara, riverbanks and islands of the Okavango.0Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1821A20

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95222 Lablab purpureus subsp. uncinatus var. uncinatus9 Mar 1958JWH Giess
H Merxmüller
H Merxmüller 1983 JWH Giess WIND
Caprivi: GRN / CA District: Andara, banks and islands of Okavango.0Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1821A20

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

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95223 Lagarosiphon cordofanus11 May 1905JWH Giess
H Merxmüller
H Merxmüller 2096 WIND
Okavango, Rundu District: Andara. Grootfontein-north: Omuramba on vleys, 35 - 40 miles west of Andara.0Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1821A20

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95239 Markhamia zanzibarica9 Mar 1958JWH Giess
H Merxmüller
H Merxmüller 1988 WIND
Caprivi: At the road from Andara to Bagani.0Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1821A20

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 lotus8 Mar 1958JWH Giess
H Merxmüller
H Merxmüller 1945 WIND
Okavango, Rundu District: Andara: banks and 'inseln' of Okavango.0Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1821A20

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95255 Nymphaea nouchali var. caerulea11 Mar 1958JWH Giess
H Merxmüller
H Merxmüller 2103 WIND
Okavango, Rundu District: Omuramba and vleys 35 - 40 miles west of Andara.0Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1821A20

Notes: Flowers white - blueish. Margin dentate, undersurface green. Sheet 1 of 2103.

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95272 Parinari curatellifolia10 Mar 1958JWH Giess
H Merxmüller
H Merxmüller 2067 WIND
Caprivi: Andara, near rest camp.0Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1821A20

15 m high; Tree; Notes: Tree 15 m high.

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95273 Pavetta gardeniifolia var. gardeniifolia8 Mar 1958JWH Giess
H Merxmüller
H Merxmüller 1950 GOE Launert WIND
Okavango, Rundu District: Andara, bank and islands of Okavango.0Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1821A20

Shrub; Notes: Shrub.

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95277 Pavetta lasiopeplus9 Mar 1958JWH Giess
H Merxmüller
H Merxmüller 1989 GOE Launert WIND
Okavango, Rundu District: On the road from Andara, near Bagani.0Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1821A20

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95283 Persicaria decipiens8 Mar 1958JWH Giess
H Merxmüller
H Merxmüller 1967 WIND
Caprivi: Grootfontein North/Caprivi Zipfel. Andara, banks and islands of Okavango.0Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1821A20

Notes: Plants growing in water, flowers almost white. Corr. nom.: S. Rgheimer 5.2007.

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95291 Polycarpaea corymbosa8 Mar 1958JWH Giess
H Merxmüller
H Merxmüller 1969 WIND
Okavango, Rundu District: Grootfontein North district. Andara, banks and islands of Okavango.0Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1821A20

Notes: Sepals white, lower ones pink.

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95300 Pycreus polystachyos var. laxiflorus8 Mar 1958JWH Giess
H Merxmüller
H Merxmüller 1974 WIND
Caprivi: Grootfontein north - Caprivi. Andara, riverbanks and islands of the Okavango.0Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1821A20

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95307 Ruellia prostrata10 Mar 1958JWH Giess
H Merxmüller
H Merxmüller 2050 E Tripp WIND
Okavango, Rundu District: Grootfontein-Nord/Caprivi District. Andara, vicinity of restcamp.0Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1821A20

Suffrutex or subshrub, 0.60 m high. Flowers white.

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95317 Senna occidentalis8 Mar 1958JWH Giess
H Merxmüller
H Merxmüller 1960 WIND
Caprivi: GRN/CA district. Andara, banks and islands of Okavango river.0Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1821A20

Notes: Half shrub. Flowers golden yellow.

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95325 Spermacoce senensis10 Mar 1958JWH Giess
H Merxmüller
H Merxmüller 2048 B Verdcourt WIND
Caprivi: Grootfontein-North/Caprivi Strip district: Andara, close vicinity of rest camp.0Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1821A20

Notes: Plants annual, flowers pale blue.

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95331 Strychnos cocculoides10 Mar 1958JWH Giess
H Merxmüller
H Merxmüller 2040 WIND
Caprivi: Andara, near rest camp.0Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1821A20

Tree; Notes: Tree up to 6 m high. Fruits 12 - 14 cm in diameter.

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95332 Strychnos pungens10 Mar 1958JWH Giess
H Merxmüller
H Merxmüller 2041 WIND
Caprivi: Andara, near rest camp.0Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1821A20

Shrub; Tree; Notes: Tree or shrub, up to 4 m high.

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95334 Stylosanthes fruticosa10 Mar 1958JWH Giess
H Merxmüller
H Merxmüller 2060 WIND
Caprivi: Andara, close to proximity of rest camp.0Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1821A20

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

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95346 Trachyandra arvensis8 Mar 1958JWH Giess
H Merxmüller
H Merxmüller 1962 A Sölch WIND
Caprivi: Grootfontein North - Caprivizipfel. Andara, island in Okavango.0Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1821A20

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 lobatum11 Mar 1958JWH Giess
H Merxmüller
H Merxmüller 2074 WIND
Caprivi: On road, 25 miles west of Andara.0Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1821A20

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 arenaria11 Mar 1958JWH Giess
H Merxmüller
H Merxmüller 2102 WIND
Caprivi: Omurambas and vleys 30 - 40 miles west of Andara.Grootfontein - north.0Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1821A20

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. parviflora11 Mar 1958JWH 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.0Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1821A20

Notes: Plants twining. Flowers pale yellow.

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95365 Wahlenbergia banksiana8 Mar 1958JWH Giess
H Merxmüller
H Merxmüller 1981 WIND
Okavango, Rundu District: Andara, banks and islands of Okavango river.0Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1821A10

Flowers pale blue.

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95366 Wahlenbergia ramosissima subsp. lateralis10 Mar 1958JWH Giess
H Merxmüller
H Merxmüller 2043 M Thulin WIND
In open stands of grass.Okavango: Andara, vicinity of rest camp.0Namibia (Caprivi Strip)1821A10

Flowers pale blue.

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Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave, 2002-24

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M. (2024). Flora of Zimbabwe: Collections made by Merxmüller.
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