Gymnema sylvestre (Retz.) R.Br. ex Sm.

  • Filed As

    Apocynaceae
    Gymnema sylvestre (Retz.) R.Br. ex Sm.

  • Collector(s)

    R. E. S. Tanner 1481, 12 May 1953

  • Location

    Tanzania. Mwanza. Nghoyokoyo Parish, Mbarike Chiefdom.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 4188461

    Occurrence ID: e80ba94d-5bf3-4973-832b-57b9314742ce

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  • Region

    Africa

  • Country

    Tanzania

  • State/Province

    Mwanza

  • Locality

    Nghoyokoyo Parish, Mbarike Chiefdom

  • Elevation

    Alt. 1158 m. (3799 ft.)

  • Location Notes

    [Africa]

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Determined at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, England
Herbarium or the University op California
Tanner ll*8l
Vernacular name: Kisukuma: Luhaga
Uses: Sukuma tribes leaves used to rub into
small cuts for stitch in side; roots cooked
in food for epilepsy*
Herbarium of the University of California
TANGANYIKA, AFRICA
Lake Province
Gymnema sylvestre (Retz*) Schutes
On hillside* Creeper over small trees
and shrubs, growing in clusters; sap white,
profuse, stems pubescent; flowers yellow,
odorless*	Altitude 3800 feet
Nghoyokoyo Parish, Mbarika Chiefdom, Mwanza District
R. E. S. Tanner II4.8I	12 May 195>3
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