Triumfetta annua L.

  • Filed As

    Malvaceae
    Triumfetta annua L.

  • Collector(s)

    R. E. S. Tanner 596, 21 Mar 1952

  • Location

    Tanzania. Lake Province Mbarika Chiefdom, Mwanza District.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 4960622

    Occurrence ID: 87690182-3d7b-4b64-bc8b-ece65b7ca95b

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Malvales

  • Family

    Malvaceae

  • All Determinations

    Triumfetta annua L.

  • Region

    Africa

  • Country

    Tanzania

  • Locality

    Lake Province Mbarika Chiefdom, Mwanza District

  • Elevation

    Alt. 1143 m. (3750 ft.)

  • Location Notes

    [Africa]

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Determined at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, England
Herbarium of the University of California
Tanner £96
Vernacular name:	Kisukuma:	Ngesha
Uses: Stems used to make basket fish traps.
Herbarium or the University or California
TANGANYIKA, AFRICA
Lake Province
Triumfetta annua L. var. piligera Sprague
In crevasses of rocks. Growing in coppice.
Stems rough, thornless, sap colourless;
leaves serrate, limp; inflorescence of small
yellow spikes.
Altitude 3750 feet
Mbarika Chiefdom, Mwanza District
R.&* Tanner #6	21	March	1952
04960622