Rhodopentas bussei (K.Krause) Kårehed & B.Bremer

  • Filed As

    Rubiaceae
    Rhodopentas bussei (K.Krause) Kårehed & B.Bremer

  • Collector(s)

    R. E. S. Tanner 3205, 30 Oct 1956

  • Location

    Tanzania. Tanga. Pangani (Distr.). Langoni Parish, Mwera Chiefdom.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 4981993

    Occurrence ID: d103a579-8f47-42c3-93b2-7e7cab2b98a1

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  • Region

    Africa

  • Country

    Tanzania

  • State/Province

    Tanga

  • County/Municipio

    Pangani (Distr.)

  • Locality

    Langoni Parish, Mwera Chiefdom

  • Elevation

    Alt. 46 m. (151 ft.)

  • Location Notes

    [Africa]

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Herbarium ot the University cat California
Tanner 320£
Vernacular name: Samba a:	Mnyampome
Uses: Sambaa:	For diarrhoea with blood,
leaves pounded up and mixed with water
and drunk.
HERnARTOM OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
TANGANYIKA, AFRICA
Tanga Province
Pentas bussei Krause
On heavy black fissuring clay in grass.
Stem single, erect, 5 feet tall, the plants
growing in groups$ sap colourless5 leaves
dark green; flowers rich deep red, odorless*
Altitude 150 feet
Langoni Parish, Mwera Chiefdom, Pangani District.
R. F. S. Tanner 3205	October	30,1956
Determined at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, England
04981993