Waltheria indica L.

  • Filed As

    Malvaceae
    Waltheria indica L.

  • Collector(s)

    R. E. S. Tanner 3880, 10 Dec 1957

  • Location

    Tanzania. Tanga. Pangani (Distr.). Kipumbwi Section, Mwera Chiefdom.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 4960814

    Occurrence ID: c270a7d8-7ca2-4856-990f-5b4699388a18

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Malvales

  • Family

    Malvaceae

  • All Determinations

    Waltheria indica L.

  • Region

    Africa

  • Country

    Tanzania

  • State/Province

    Tanga

  • County/Municipio

    Pangani (Distr.)

  • Locality

    Kipumbwi Section, Mwera Chiefdom

  • Location Notes

    [Africa]

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BOTANICAL
NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
04960814
Monograph of Waltheria (Sterculiaceae)
Waltheria indica L. complex
det. J.G. Saunders Aug. 1995
The University of Texas at Austin (TEX, LL)
yo^jf &
Determined at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, England
Herbarium of the University of California
Tanner 3880
fernacular Name. Zigua: Mwezuzi mwezuruzi.
Uses, Ziguas for pain in urinating, roots
boiled and the water drunk.
Herbarium of the University of California
TANGANYIKA, AFRICA
Tanga Province
Waltheria indica L.
In grass on sandy bank of loam. Growing
in groups, the stem single, branched, 3
feet tall; sap colourless; flowers rieh
yellow, aromatic.
Altitude 0 feet.
Kipumbwi Section, Mwera Chiefdom, Pangani District
R. E. S. Tanner 3880	December 10, 1957
04960814