Justicia betonica L.

  • Filed As

    Acanthaceae
    Justicia betonica L.

  • Collector(s)

    R. E. S. Tanner 1282, 13 Mar 1953

  • Location

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

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 5033362

    Occurrence ID: 73e6a2ff-3bb3-460b-b6f7-2473bb0f07e7

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Lamiales

  • Family

    Acanthaceae

  • All Determinations

    Justicia betonica L.

  • 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 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