Combretum purpureiflorum Engl.
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Filed As
Combretaceae
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Collector(s)
R. E. S. Tanner 979, 10 Sep 1952
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Location
Tanzania. Lake Province Mwagala Parish, Mbarika Chiefdom, Mwanza District.
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Identifiers
NY Barcode: 04964447
Occurrence ID: 0de1649b-1f15-467c-94a7-971394739c7d
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Kingdom
Plantae
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Division
Magnoliophyta
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Order
Myrtales
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Family
Combretaceae
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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 Mwagala Parish, Mbarika Chiefdom, Mwanza District
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Elevation
Alt. 1219 m. (3999 ft.)
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Location Notes
[Africa]
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Distribution
Determined at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, England Herbarium of the University of California Tanner 979 Vernacular name: Kisukuma: Igoweko Uses: Stems used for making fish traps* Herbarium of the University of California TANGANYIKA, AFRICA Lake Province Combretum purpureiflorum Engl • On deep coarse sand3 in light bush# Bush growing thickly in coppice, long, thin tendril-like stems spreading out to 10 feet long; thorned, sap colourless; flowers reddihh-purple or rich red, odorless. Mvragala Parish Altitude IjOOO feet Mbarika Chiefdom, Mwanza District R, E. S. Tanner 979 10 September 1952 04964447
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Combretum purpureiflorum Engl.