Clitoria ternatea L.

  • Filed As

    Fabaceae
    Clitoria ternatea L.

  • Collector(s)

    R. E. S. Tanner 1429, 18 May 1953

  • Location

    Tanzania. Mwanza. Mabale Parish, Mbarika Chiefdom, Lake Province.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 4801863

    Occurrence ID: 521210c0-b2ae-4e67-97a3-e51d6b60fa2a

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Fabales

  • Family

    Fabaceae

  • All Determinations

    Clitoria ternatea L.

  • Region

    Africa

  • Country

    Tanzania

  • State/Province

    Mwanza

  • Locality

    Mabale Parish, Mbarika Chiefdom, Lake Province

  • Elevation

    Alt. 1158 m. (3799 ft.)

  • Location Notes

    [Africa]

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TRUMAN G. YUNCKER HERBARIUM
OF DEPAUW UNIVERSITY (DPU)
PURCHASED BY NY IN 1987
DEPAUW UNIV.
herbarium. .
Herbarium or the University or California
Tanner |Zf29
Vernacular name: KI s ukuma: I ho j o
Uses: Sukuma tribe: Roots pounded, fed to
children with constipation.
retained at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, England
Herbarium of the University of California
TANGANYIKA, AFRICA
Lake Province
Cl i tori a tematea L.
On heavy black fissuring clay. Growing
in clusters in coppice, stems rough, sap
colourless; flowers white, aromatic,
leaves glabrous, dark green.
Altitude 3800 feet
Mabale Parish, Mbarika Chiefdom, Mwanza District
R. E. S. Tanner 1^29	18	Hay	1953
04801863