Triaspis macropteron Welw. ex Oliv.
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Filed As
Malpighiaceae
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Collector(s)
R. E. S. Tanner 1285, 16 Mar 1953
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Location
Tanzania. Lake Province Nyambiti Parish, Massanza I Chiefdom, Mwanza District.
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Identifiers
NY Barcode: 4827908
Occurrence ID: 1a1730d1-4462-4749-9e51-97b36085a81a
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Kingdom
Plantae
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Division
Magnoliophyta
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Order
Malpighiales
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Family
Malpighiaceae
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All Determinations
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Region
Africa
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Country
Tanzania
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Locality
Lake Province Nyambiti Parish, Massanza I Chiefdom, Mwanza District
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Elevation
Alt. 1158 m. (3799 ft.)
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Location Notes
[Africa]
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Distribution
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
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Triaspis macropteron Welw. ex Oliv.