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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No   Species   Record date   Recorder(s)   Coll.   Det.   Conf.   Herbaria   Habitat   Location   Loc code   Outing code   Planted code   Country   QDS   Grid ref.   FZ Div   Alt. (m)   Notes   Lat   Long   Loc 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)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 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, 2002-25

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