Justicia betonica L.
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Filed As
Acanthaceae
Justicia betonica L. -
Collector(s)
R. E. S. Tanner 1282, 13 Mar 1953
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Location
Tanzania. Lake Province Nyambiti Parish, Massanza I Chiefdom, Mwanza District.
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Identifiers
NY Barcode: 5033362
Occurrence ID: 73e6a2ff-3bb3-460b-b6f7-2473bb0f07e7
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Kingdom
Plantae
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Division
Magnoliophyta
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Order
Lamiales
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Family
Acanthaceae
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All Determinations
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Region
Africa
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Country
Tanzania
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Locality
Lake Province Nyambiti Parish, Massanza I Chiefdom, Mwanza District
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Elevation
Alt. 1158 m. (3799 ft.)
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Location Notes
[Africa]
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Distribution
vo^s Ta«ical iDt*/ HEMi YORK BOTANICAL GAt^EN >7 Determined at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, England Herbarium or the University of California Tanner 1282 Vernacular name: Kisukuma: Kagugu wa mlutogoro Uses: Sukuma tribe: Entire plant burned, ground-up, mixed with butter to treat scaling of flesh® Herbarium of the University of California TANGANYIKA, AFRICA Lake Province Justicia betonica L. On deep, coarse sand. Growing in groups, stems erect, branched, to 1 foot tall; sap colourless; flowers white, odorless. Altitude 3800 feet Nyambiti Parish, Massanza I Chiefdom, Mwanza District r. E*S. Tanner 1282 13 March 195>3 05033362
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Justicia betonica L.