Barleria prionitis L.

  • Filed As

    Acanthaceae
    Barleria prionitis L.

  • Collector(s)

    R. E. S. Tanner 2000, 27 Jul 1955

  • Location

    Tanzania. Tanga. Pangani (Distr.). Bohomela Stream, Mkwaja Subchiefdom.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 5043984

    Occurrence ID: 74d2503b-2ae8-41aa-832c-f6b9e6676e8f

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Lamiales

  • Family

    Acanthaceae

  • All Determinations

    Barleria prionitis L.

  • Region

    Africa

  • Country

    Tanzania

  • State/Province

    Tanga

  • County/Municipio

    Pangani (Distr.)

  • Locality

    Bohomela Stream, Mkwaja Subchiefdom

  • Elevation

    Alt. 152 m. (499 ft.)

  • Location Notes

    [Africa]

  • Distribution

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    No botanical uses.

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Herbarium op the University op California
TANGANYIKA, AFRICA
Tanga Province
Barleria prionitis L.
On edge of thick riverine scrub. Small
shrub to 8 feet tall* stems erect, branched,
with paired thorns, sap colourless; flowers
pink-yellow, odorless*
Altitude 500 feet
Bohomela Stream, Mkwaja Subchiefdom, Pangani District
R. E. S. Tanner 200©	,	27	July	1955
NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
05043984
Determined at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, England
Herbarium of the University of California
Tanner 2000)
Vernacular name: Kiziguas Luningulu
Uses:	in	disease	that	blisters	hands	and
feet, thorns used to prick blisters,
leaves rubbed on them.
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