Gomphocarpus fruticosus (L.) W.T.Aiton

  • Filed As

    Apocynaceae
    Gomphocarpus fruticosus (L.) W.T.Aiton

  • Collector(s)

    R. E. S. Tanner 3795, 17 Nov 1957

  • Location

    Tanzania. Northern Province. Malanja, Ngorongoro National Park.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 2073049

    Occurrence ID: dc13388b-d0e0-479d-8e31-cd8c68fd55ca

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  • Region

    Africa

  • Country

    Tanzania

  • Locality

    Northern Province. Malanja, Ngorongoro National Park

  • Elevation

    Alt. 2438 m. (7999 ft.)

  • Location Notes

    [Africa]

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Determined at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, England
Herbarium of the University op California
Tanner 3795
Vernacular names Masai—Endaninang1 hole
Uses: Masai—fruits edible.
Herbarium of the University of California
TANGANYIKA, AFRICA
Northern Province
Gomphocarpus fruticosus F. Mey
On rocky hillside. Growing singly, a
bush k feet tall; sap milky; stem pink;
flowers yellow-green, pleasantly aro-
matic.
Altitude 8000 feet.
Malanja, Ngorongoro National Park
R. E. S. Tanner 3795
November 17, 1957
02073049