Triaspis macropteron Welw. ex Oliv.

  • Filed As

    Malpighiaceae
    Triaspis macropteron Welw. ex Oliv.

  • Collector(s)

    R. E. S. Tanner 1285, 16 Mar 1953

  • Location

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

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 4827908

    Occurrence ID: 1a1730d1-4462-4749-9e51-97b36085a81a

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  • 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 or the University or California
Tanner 1285
Vernacular name:	Kisukuma:	Njundu	gwa	mulugulu
Uses: Sukuma tribe:	Roots	pounded,	dried,
mixed with white mtama flour and water,
taken orally to treat syphilis.
Herbarium of the University of California
TANGANYIKA, AFRICA
Lake Province
Triaspis macropteron Welw. ex Oliv.
var. speciosa (Niedenzu) Niedenzu
On hillside among rocks. Growing in cop-
pice, stems rough, erect, branched, to $
feet tall, sap reddish; flowers orange,
odorless.
Altitude 3800 feet
Nyambiti Parish, Massanza I Chiefdom, Mwanza District
R. E. S. Tanner	l6	March	19^1
04827908