Psychotria

  • Filed As

    Rubiaceae
    Psychotria

  • Collector(s)

    R. E. S. Tanner 1480, 12 May 1953

  • Location

    Tanzania. Lake Province Nghoyokoyo Parish, Mbarika Chiefdom, Mwanza District.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 4982378

    Occurrence ID: afc56c37-c556-4181-a4b8-82c76cc16e18

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Gentianales

  • Family

    Rubiaceae

  • All Determinations

    Psychotria

  • Region

    Africa

  • Country

    Tanzania

  • Locality

    Lake Province Nghoyokoyo Parish, Mbarika Chiefdom, Mwanza District

  • Elevation

    Alt. 451 m. (1480 ft.)

  • Location Notes

    [Africa]

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Pctcrmined at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, England
Herbarium of the University of California
T A N G A N Y I K A, AFRICA
Lake Province
Psychotria sp.
On hillside. Shrub girowing singly, stems
unbranched below, erect, to 6 feet tall,
bark corrugated, sap colourless, odorless
Nghoyokoyo Paris!, Mbarika Chiefdom^fc^*
Tanner 1480
Vernacular name:	Kisukuma:	Nyawanugwa
Uses:	Sukuma	tribe:	Roots pounded, used
as poultice to treat sores; roots boiled,
mixed with white mtama flour, taken with
water for syphilis.
Altitude 3800 feet
R. E. S. Tanner 1^80
Herbarium or the University of California
04982378