Emilia coccinea (Sims) G.Don

  • Filed As

    Asteraceae
    Emilia coccinea (Sims) G.Don

  • Collector(s)

    R. E. S. Tanner 3592, 09 Jul 1957

  • Location

    Tanzania. Tanga. Pangani (Distr.). Mkaramo wa Chenya, Mkaramo Parish, Mkwaja Subchiefdom, Mwera Chiefdom.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 5013138

    Occurrence ID: cd261a86-7c2c-4d6a-899d-f9400ef422fb

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  • Region

    Africa

  • Country

    Tanzania

  • State/Province

    Tanga

  • County/Municipio

    Pangani (Distr.)

  • Locality

    Mkaramo wa Chenya, Mkaramo Parish, Mkwaja Subchiefdom, Mwera Chiefdom

  • Elevation

    Alt. 46 m. (151 ft.)

  • Location Notes

    [Africa]

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Determined at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, England
Herbarium of the University of California
Tanner 3592
Vernacular name: Ziguat Limi lya ngombe
Uses:	Zigua:	for swollen throat, leaves
squeezed and the sap eaten with vegetable
leaves*.
Herbarium of the University of California
TANGANYIKA, AFRICA
Tans« Province
Emilia coccinea (Sims) G-. Don, sensu lato
In deserted cultivated area on heavy black
fissuring clay. Growing in groups, the
stem single, erect, 3 feet tall; sap col-
ourless; leaves pale green, fleshy; flow-
ers rich red-orange, odorless0.
Altitude £50 feet.
Mkaramo wa Ghenya, Mkaramo Parish, Mkwaja Subchiefdom,
Mwera Chiefdom, Pangani District
R. E. S. Tanner 3592	July 9>	1957
05013138