Indigofera colutea (Burm.f.) Merr.

  • Filed As

    Fabaceae
    Indigofera colutea (Burm.f.) Merr.

  • Collector(s)

    R. E. S. Tanner 1421, 15 May 1953

  • Location

    Tanzania. Mwanza. Mbarika Chiefdom, Lake Province.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 4808959

    Occurrence ID: 0a7ba54e-1195-4a60-ac07-afd4b87b8bfd

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  • Region

    Africa

  • Country

    Tanzania

  • State/Province

    Mwanza

  • Locality

    Mbarika Chiefdom, Lake Province

  • Elevation

    Alt. 1158 m. (3799 ft.)

  • Location Notes

    [Africa]

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IS "1*"
Determined at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, England
Herbarium or the University ok California
Tanner 1421
Vernacular name:	Klsukuma:	Lubungwa lukuma
Uses: Sukuma tribe: Roots pounded and mixed
with ghee as poultice to treat bruises or
cuts.
NEW YORK BOTAN|CAL GARDEN
 04808959
Herbarium of the University of California
TANGANYIKA, AFRICA
Lake Province
1ndigofera colutea (Burm. f.) Merr.
(I. viscosa Lam.)
On deep coarse sand, in grass. Growing
alone in coppice, to 12 inches tall;
herbage sticky, sap colourless; aromatic
like ripe mangoes; in fruit.
Isessa Parish,	Altitude	3800	feet
Mbarika Chiefdom, Mwanza District
R.E. S. Tanner 1421	15	May	1953
04808959