Thunbergia fischeri Engl.

  • Filed As

    Acanthaceae
    Thunbergia fischeri Engl.

  • Collector(s)

    L. Ellemann 380, 22 Apr 1993

  • Location

    Tanzania. Ngorongoro Conservation Area. Between Endulen Hospital and Ndiyan.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 05033025

    Occurrence ID: b05b6d02-6aaf-4eb1-aebc-83cb388cb9d3

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  • Region

    Africa

  • Country

    Tanzania

  • Locality

    Ngorongoro Conservation Area. Between Endulen Hospital and Ndiyan.

  • Elevation

    Alt. 1900 m. (6234 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    -3.2, 35.27

  • Location Notes

    [Africa]

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FLORA OF TANZANIA
Os Ellemann
380
Thunbergia fischeri Engl.
Acanthaceae
NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
05033025
Naorongoro Conservation Area. Between Endulen Hospital and Ndiyan. Shrub
savanna. Information given by Lepilal Ole Nakuroi, Irking'onde-age group, and
Saning'o Siroyan Ole Nakuroi, c. 85 years.
(35° 16' E 3° 12' S). Alt. 1900 m.	APT 22> 1993
Low shrub, flowers yellow. Maasai name: alchampus la alasuria (pus means
blue, asuria means snake). Used to treat snakebites of snakes from the highland
called "osupuko". Flowers and leaves are chewed and mixed with sap of the fruit
of "endulelei" (Solanaceae, Solanum incanum) and placed on the bite.
Herbarium of the University	Denmark CAAU)
05033025