Strychnos henningsii Gilg

  • Filed As

    Loganiaceae
    Strychnos henningsii Gilg

  • Collector(s)

    R. E. S. Tanner 1588, 18 Jul 1953

  • Location

    Tanzania. Lake Province Igalukiro Parish, Igalukiro Chiefdom, Mwanza District.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 4999442

    Occurrence ID: c440a89f-5e47-41de-abee-034cce4c88a8

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  • Region

    Africa

  • Country

    Tanzania

  • Locality

    Lake Province Igalukiro Parish, Igalukiro Chiefdom, Mwanza District

  • Elevation

    Alt. 1158 m. (3799 ft.)

  • Location Notes

    [Africa]

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Determined at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kcw, England
Herbarium op the University op California
Tanner 1588
Vernacular name. Kisukuma; Kaguha ngosha
Uses. Sukuma tribes Roots pounded and taken
in food to treat anklyostomiasis.
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TANGANYIKA, AFRICA
Lake Province
Strychnos henningsii Gilg
On hillside among rocks» Growing singly
to 10 feet tall, stem whitish, rough, sap
colourless, odorless; in fruit«
Altitude 3800 feet
Igalukiro Parish, Igalukiro Chicfdom, Mwanza District
R. E. S. Tanner 1588	18	July	1953
04999442