Botanical Name

Jacquemontia tamnifolia (L.) Griseb. [Convolvulaceae]

Specimen Type

Herbarium Sheet [Preserved Specimen]

Collector

Peter Thonning

Collection Date-s

1799 – 1803

Collection Location

southern part of the country [Ghana]

Colonial Context

Danish Gold Coast of Africa 1663–2127

Annotations Determinations and Type Specimen Status

Label1: Hb. Schumacher Convolvulus guineensis Collectan: Guin. D Th. sine dubio eadem cum
ciliata HB. Vahlii a Rohrio
in Cayenna lecta. leg. Thonning in Guinea. Conv. guineensis Vol fol ovcod. acum subt glabr. cal.
villosahirs. in capitulo folioso corollis glabris. Th.

Label2: Jacquemontia capitata (Desr. 1789) Don Det. HALLIER f. 13.VII. 1899.

Label3: Jacquemontia tamnifolia (L.) Griseb. Type of C. guineëensis Schumacher Determined by
Kenneth R. Robertson Missouri Botanical Garden 1970

Convolvulus guineensis Schumach. and Thonn. SYNTYPE. Beskr. Guineiske Pl.: 90 (1827)

Ownership and Collection Management History

Thonning 190; ex herb. C. F. Schumacher

Historical Cultural and Traditional Knowledge

"Perhaps it is the same plant which is in Vahl's herbarium under the name of C. ciliatus sent by Rohr from Cayenne." (Hepper 1976 p. 49)

Source

Herbarium C NHMD

NHMD Herbarium C Catalogue Number

C10003617

C10003617

Copyright Owner

Natural History Museum of Denmark

Copyright License

CC BY 4.0 (images) and CC0 (metadata)