Plumbago zeylanica L.

  • Filed As

    Plumbaginaceae
    Plumbago zeylanica L.

  • Collector(s)

    R. E. S. Tanner 1304, 20 Mar 1953

  • Location

    Tanzania. Lake Province Nyambiti Parish, Massanza I Chiefdom, Mwanza District.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 4998417

    Occurrence ID: d250c4a0-4ba3-4d9b-b6b4-914354587ab9

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Caryophyllales

  • Family

    Plumbaginaceae

  • All Determinations

    Plumbago zeylanica L.

  • Region

    Africa

  • Country

    Tanzania

  • Locality

    Lake Province Nyambiti Parish, Massanza I Chiefdom, Mwanza District

  • Elevation

    Alt. 1158 m. (3799 ft.)

  • Location Notes

    [Africa]

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Determined at the Roy«l Botanic Gardens, Kew, England
Herbarium op the University of California
Tanner 130ii
Vernacular name: Kisukuma: Sagunida ngosha
Uses: Sukuma tribe:	Roots	pounded,	used	as
poultice to treat sores; roots and stem
pounded and smoked for leprosy affecting
throat*
NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
Herbarium of the University of California
TANGANYIKA, AFRICA
Lake Province
04998417
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Plumbago zeylanica L.
On hillside among rocks. Growing in groups,
stems rough, much branched, to k feet tall,
sap colourless\ flowers white, odorless*
Altitude 3800 feet
Nyamblti Pari#!# Massanza I Chiefdom, Mwanza District
R. E. S. Tanner I30I4	20 March 1953
04998417