Ehretia coerulea Gürke

  • Filed As

    Boraginaceae
    Ehretia coerulea Gürke

  • Collector(s)

    R. E. S. Tanner 1268, 10 Mar 1953

  • Location

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

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 05001029

    Occurrence ID: f9815c2d-d43e-49a6-a7ec-94d9590b205c

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Boraginales

  • Family

    Boraginaceae

  • All Determinations

    Ehretia coerulea Gürke

  • 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 Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, England
Herbarium or the University or California
Tanner 1268
Vernacular name: Kisukuraa:	Nembu
Uses: Sukuma tribe:	Leaves pounded and soaked
odor attracts and intoxicates snakes, then
easily killed.
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Herbarium of the University of California
TANGANYIKA, AFRICA
Lake Province
Ehretia coerulea Guerke
On hillside among rocks; on ant-hills.
Tree 12 feet tall, bark rough, sap col-
ourless; flowers white, tinged mauve,
aromatic.
Altitude 3800 feet
Nyambiti Parish, Massanza I Chiefdom, Mwarvza District
R. £. 5. Tanner 1268	10	March	1953
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