Achyranthes aspera L.

  • Filed As

    Amaranthaceae
    Achyranthes aspera L.

  • Collector(s)

    R. E. S. Tanner 2693, 28 Mar 1956

  • Location

    Tanzania. Tanga. Pangani (Distr.). Mwera Chiefdom, Karoti hamlet, Mkwaja Ranch, Mkwaja Subchiefdom.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 4753299

    Occurrence ID: fa36e25d-f9b7-4e83-9741-80af0035f997

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Caryophyllales

  • Family

    Amaranthaceae

  • All Determinations

    Achyranthes aspera L.

  • Region

    Africa

  • Country

    Tanzania

  • State/Province

    Tanga

  • County/Municipio

    Pangani (Distr.)

  • Locality

    Mwera Chiefdom, Karoti hamlet, Mkwaja Ranch, Mkwaja Subchiefdom

  • Elevation

    Alt. 76 m. (249 ft.)

  • Location Notes

    [Africa]

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Determined at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, England
Herbarium op the University op California
Tanner 2 693
Vernacular name: Kizigua:	Tara
Uses: Zigua! For menstrual pain, roots
boiled and drunk.
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TANGANYIKA, AFRICA
Tanga Province
Achyranthes aspera L,
In old cultivated area, on heavy black
loam. Plants in groups, semi-erect, 12
inches tall, the stems purple; sap col-
ourless; leaves soft, pubescent; flowers
lime-green, odorless.	A|titude 2$0 feet.
Karoti hamlet, Mkwaja Ranch, Mkwaja Subchiefdom, Mwera
Chiefdom, Pangani District
R. E. S. Tanner 2693	March 28,	1956
04753299