Barleria

  • Filed As

    Acanthaceae
    Barleria

  • Collector(s)

    R. E. S. Tanner 967, 09 Sep 1952

  • Location

    Tanzania. Mwanza. Tanganyika: Lake Province. Masawe Parish, Igokero Chiefdom.

  • Habitat

    In grass. On shallow sandy clay loam.

  • Description

    Squat plant to 12 inches tall, the branches spreading, sap colorless; paired thorns on stem; leaves softly pubescent; flowers yellow, aromatic. Vernacular nmae: Kisukuma: sese gwa hasi. Uses: Sukuma tribe: roots boiled with water and white mtama flour, drunk 3 times daily for pains in stomach. Phenology of specimen: Flower.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 278953

    Occurrence ID: 73ced473-297c-41eb-b5bd-a9bd46a379dc

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Lamiales

  • Family

    Acanthaceae

  • All Determinations

    Barleria det K. R. B. Garden

  • Region

    Africa

  • Country

    Tanzania

  • State/Province

    Mwanza

  • Locality

    Tanganyika: Lake Province. Masawe Parish, Igokero Chiefdom.

  • Elevation

    Alt. 1143 m. (3750 ft.)

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