Boerhavia coccinea Mill.

  • Filed As

    Nyctaginaceae
    Boerhavia coccinea Mill.

  • Collector(s)

    R. E. S. Tanner 1283, 16 Mar 1953

  • Location

    Tanzania. Lake Province Nyambiti Parish, Massanza I Chiefdom, Mwanza District.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 04764479

    Occurrence ID: 7ef63082-8975-49a6-80ce-4c49ae4551ea

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Caryophyllales

  • Family

    Nyctaginaceae

  • All Determinations

    Boerhavia coccinea Mill.

  • Region

    Africa

  • Country

    Tanzania

  • Locality

    Lake Province Nyambiti Parish, Massanza I Chiefdom, Mwanza District

  • Elevation

    Alt. 1158 m. (3799 ft.)

  • Location Notes

    [Africa]

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Determined at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, England
Herbarium op the University op California
Tanner 1283
Vernacular name: Kisukuma:	Kagigo
Uses: Sukuma tribe:	Leaves	used	to treat
toothache - pounded, mixed with ground-nut
oil, burnt in open lamp, fumes inhaled.
Herbarium of the University of California
TANGANYIKA/AFRICA
Lake Province
Boerhaavia coccínea Mill. var.
In cultivated area; in deep, coarse sand.
Growing in groups, prostrate but flowering
stems to 6 inches high, many branches from
base, sap colourless; flowers mauve, odor-
less.	Altitude	3800	feet
Nyambiti Parish, Massanza I Chiefdom, Mwanza District
R. E. s. Tanner 1283	16 March 19S3
04764479