Aerva leucura Moq.

  • Filed As

    Amaranthaceae
    Aerva leucura Moq.

  • Collector(s)

    R. E. S. Tanner 1504, 21 May 1953

  • Location

    Tanzania. Mwanza. Lubile Parish, Mbarika Chiefdom.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 4753394

    Occurrence ID: fba3cced-8cd3-444b-8326-ee2ee09c43e5

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Caryophyllales

  • Family

    Amaranthaceae

  • All Determinations

    Aerva leucura Moq.

  • Region

    Africa

  • Country

    Tanzania

  • State/Province

    Mwanza

  • Locality

    Lubile Parish, Mbarika 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 of California
Tanner l£OL
Vernacular name:	Kisukuma:	Lweja bafumu
Uses:	Sukuma	tribe;	Roots	pounded, used
in drink to combat poisoning secretly
administered*
Herbarium of the University of California
TANGANYIKA, AFRICA
Lake Province
Aerva leucura (L. ) Moq* cum gallis
On deep, coarse sand; in grass near hill-
side* Growing in clusters in coppice to 2
feet tall, sap colourless; flowers white,
odorless.	Altitude	3800	feet
Lubile Parish, Mbarika Chiefdom, Mwanza District
R. E. S. Tanner IS0I4	21	May	19^3
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