Hebenstretia dentata L.

  • Filed As

    Scrophulariaceae
    Hebenstretia dentata L.

  • Collector(s)

    R. E. S. Tanner 3801, 19 Nov 1957

  • Location

    Tanzania. Northern Province Oldeani Mountain, Ngorongoro National Park.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 5037914

    Occurrence ID: 7356e020-43a5-4826-8f1e-a39db64621be

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Lamiales

  • Family

    Scrophulariaceae

  • All Determinations

    Hebenstretia dentata L.

  • Region

    Africa

  • Country

    Tanzania

  • Locality

    Northern Province Oldeani Mountain, Ngorongoro National Park

  • Elevation

    Alt. 2743 m. (8999 ft.)

  • Location Notes

    [Africa]

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NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
05037914
Ml
Determined at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, England
Herbarium or the University of California
Tanner 3801
Vernacular name: Masai—Osigerai
Uses: Masai—for syphyllis in women, roots
boiled and the water drunk
Herbarium of the University of California
TANGANYIKA, AFRICA
Northern Province
Hebenstreitia dentata L.
In light scrub on exposed hillside.
Growing in groups, the single stem
erect, 2 feet tall; sap colourless;
flowers white and brown, aromatic.
Altitude 9000 feet.
Oldeani Mountain; Ngorongoro National Park
R. E. S. Tanner 3601	November	19,	1957
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05037914