Botanical Name

Robinia multiflora Schumach. & Thonn. [Fabaceae]

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 1663–1872

Annotations Determinations and Type Specimen Status

On sheet: Robinia multiflora Schum. & Thonn. cf. Walp. Repert. 1 679 leg. Thonning in Guinea

On label: R. multiflora rac. terminal. comp foliol 11-15 leguminis hirsute tomentosis

IDC microfiche foto: Isert et Thonning nr. 92 III 5

Robinia multiflora Schumach. and Thonn. TYPE. Beskr. Guineiske Pl.: 350 (1827)

Common Names

Ahaemeté [Schumacher/Thonning]

Historical Cultural and Traditional Knowledge

[Hepper (1976) p. 95:] "The root is beaten out to a soft sponge which the natives use for washing with. Th."

Source

Herbarium C NHMD

NHMD Herbarium C Catalogue Number

C10021673

C10021673

Copyright Owner

Natural History Museum of Denmark

Copyright License

CC BY 4.0 (images) and CC0 (metadata)