Strychnos spinosa Lam.

  • Filed As

    Loganiaceae
    Strychnos spinosa Lam.

  • Collector(s)

    R. E. S. Tanner 1428, 17 May 1953

  • Location

    Tanzania. Lake Province Mabale Parish, Mbarika Chiefdom, Mwanza District.

  • Specimen Notes

    ["See Fruit Collection"]

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 4999507

    Occurrence ID: 49445a1f-b9c9-4ac4-9c08-6566ad0c32d3

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Gentianales

  • Family

    Loganiaceae

  • All Determinations

    Strychnos spinosa Lam.

  • Region

    Africa

  • Country

    Tanzania

  • Locality

    Lake Province Mabale Parish, Mbarika Chiefdom, Mwanza District

  • Elevation

    Alt. 1158 m. (3799 ft.)

  • Location Notes

    [Africa]

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Hebbarium or the University of California	irw
Tanner ll|28	m
Strychnos spinosa Lam. (*S. âpinoaa
subsp. volkensii)
SEE FRUIT CCLLECT5CM
Determined at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, England
Hbbaiiïïh of thb Ukitbksitt of California
Tanner 1428
Vernaenlar name; Kisukuma: Hwage
Uses: Sukuma tribe: Roots cooked in por-
ridge to treat coughs.
Herbarium of the University of California
TANGANYIKA, AFRICA
Lake Province
Strychnos spinosa Lam. var.
In ddep, coarse sand; in open bush. Tree
to 12 feet tall with single stem, bark rough,
sap colourless; leaves deep green, glossy,
thorns in pafrs.
Altitude 3800 feet
Mabale Parish, Mbarika Chiefdom, Mwanza District
R. E. S. Tanner 1^28	17	Hay	1953
04999507