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: 4801864

    Occurrence ID: 31147247-ce5e-4f40-878f-7a54f062ac21

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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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NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
04801864
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NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
Leaf / seed / floral material removed for
anatomical / chemical studies
£* / Vlll	J.	Grimes
Clitoria tematea Linn. var. angustifolia
Höchst, ex Bak.
rtf*-
II? 2—
Determined at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, England
Herbarium or the University or California
Tanner 11*29
Vernacular name: Kisukuma: Ihojo
Uses:	Sukuma	tribes Roots pounded, fed to
children with constipation*
Aug 1975
PAUL R. FANTZ
FLAS
Dup: E, G, MO, NY, UC
Herbarium of the University of California
TANGANYIKA, AFRICA
Lake Province
Clitoria ternatea 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 11*29	18	May	1953
04801864