| Original Headline: S.W.A. Wissenschaftliche Gesellschaft. Astronomische Safari vom 16. April bis 19. April 1977 |
| Detailed description: African Moringa trees in the vicinity of the Sprokieswoud in the Etosha National Park , Moringa ovalifolia is a decorative, thickset, succulent-stemmed, erect tree of the dry, desert and semi-desert areas of Namibia, It can be seen on the rocky escarpment passes in of the northern and central regions adjacent to the Namib Desert. The Sprokieswoud in Etosha National Park is famous for its dense stands of these trees, Description: Moringa ovalifolia is a conspicuous, erect, deciduous tree up to 7 m high, bearing a succulent, often bottle-shaped main branch up to 1 m in diameter. The roots are fleshy. The bark is smooth, brown to silvery copper, with a shiny green sheen, and resinous. The leaves (tending to droop) are alternately arranged, twice-compound and up to 0.6 m long with up to 4 pairs of pinna, each with up to 7 pairs of opposite, oval leaflets and a terminal leaflet. The leaflets can grow up to 25 mm long, The white flowers are borne in branched axillary sprays (panicles), each up to 3 mm in diameter with 4-5 petals. They are followed by grey-brown, three-angled pods, up to 400 mm long, which split along three valves, releasing the winged seeds. Flowering time: mainly November to May (fruiting October to May) |
| Remarks: Route: Windhoek - Otjiwarongo - Okaukuejo - Halali - Namutoni - Windhoek |
| Date: 18 April 1977 |
| Remarks on Dating: From cover |
| Organisations: Namibia Scientific Society |
| Photographer: Ottilie Nitzsche-Reiter |
| Medium: Image |
| Colour: Col. |
| File format: Electronic image |
| Copyright holder: NAN |
| Acknowledge: NAN |
| Contributing institution: Namibia University of Science and Technology |
| Custody: NAN |
| Local keywords: Indigenous trees, Trees, Moringa trees |
| Species keywords: Moringa ovalifolia |
| Photo No: S.W.A. Wiss Ges 11-77 |
| Version: 35 mm negative |
| Type: Electronic image |
| Source: 35 mm |
| Date digitised: June 2011 |
| Collection name: ONR Collection |
| Date added: 06-28-2011 |
| Data capturer: RM |
| Metadata entry tool: ISIS |
| Digitisation specs: JPEG for display. Archives TIFF image was scanned at 1200 dpi with Epson Expression 10000 XL scanner. 24 bit colour. 35 mm negative |
| File name: ONR_NEG_NSC_img_037804.jpg, ONR_NEG_NSC_img_037808.jpg, ONR_NEG_NSC_img_037809.jpg |