Mimosa pigra L.

  • Filed As

    Mimosaceae
    Mimosa pigra L.

  • Collector(s)

    R. E. S. Tanner 1133, 05 Nov 1952

  • Location

    Tanzania. Mwanza. Mbarika Chiefdom, Lake Province.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 4793510

    Occurrence ID: 58136d53-63ba-4af3-a399-9f01c47b74f5

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Fabales

  • Family

    Fabaceae

  • All Determinations

    Mimosa pigra L.

  • Region

    Africa

  • Country

    Tanzania

  • State/Province

    Mwanza

  • Locality

    Mbarika Chiefdom, Lake Province

  • Elevation

    Alt. 1128 m. (3701 ft.)

  • Location Notes

    [Africa]

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Herbarium of the University of California
Tanner I133
Vernacular name:	Kisukuma:	Msomangombe
Uses: Sukumat for boils — leaves pounded up
green and put on boils to draw them.
Herbarium of the University of California
TANGANYIKA, AFRICA
Lake Province
«	pigra	L.
On edge of permanent water* Small tree
6 feet tall, thorny, thè sap colourless;
just coming into flower*
Altitude 3700 feet
NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
04793510
Mbarika Chiefdom, Mwanza District
R. E. S. Tanner H33	£	November	19$
04793510