Ehretia coerulea Gürke

  • Filed As

    Boraginaceae
    Ehretia coerulea Gürke

  • Collector(s)

    R. E. S. Tanner 1015, 25 Sep 1952

  • Location

    Tanzania. Lake Province Nyigumba Parish, Bukumbi Chiefdom, Mwanza District.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 05001028

    Occurrence ID: 5259ea52-2887-4733-9465-dfb9f081d856

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Boraginales

  • Family

    Boraginaceae

  • All Determinations

    Ehretia coerulea Gürke

  • Region

    Africa

  • Country

    Tanzania

  • Locality

    Lake Province Nyigumba Parish, Bukumbi Chiefdom, Mwanza District

  • Elevation

    Alt. 1219 m. (3999 ft.)

  • Location Notes

    [Africa]

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Determined at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kcw, England
Herbarium of the University of California
Tanner 1015
Vernacular name:	Kisukuma:	Nembu
Uses: Sukuma tribe:	leaves chewed and spat
into beer—prevents quarrelling while
being drunk5 to catch a snake hit with
a stick from this tree and it won’t hurt.
Herbarium or the University of California
TANGANYIKA, AFRICA
Lake Province
Ehretia coerulea Guerke
Among rocks on hillside. Shrub to k feet
tall, stiffly branched, sparsely leaved,
sap colourless; flowers pale mauve or
blue, aromatic*
Altitude ItOOO feet
Nyigumba Parish, Bukumbi Chiefdom, Mwanza District
R. E. S. Tanner 1015	25 September 1952
05001028