Botanical Name

Erythrina senegalensis DC. [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 1663–1906

Annotations Determinations and Type Specimen Status

On sheet: HB. VAHLII Erythrina latifolia Thonning e guinea 104 Erythrina senegalensis DC
J.L/1864

IDC microfiche foto: Isert et Thonning nr. 40 I 6-7

Erythrina latifolia Schumach. and Thonn. HOLOTYPE. Beskr. Guineiske Pl.: 333 (1827)

Ownership and Collection Management History

Thonning 104; ex herb. Martin Vahl

Common Names

Naba-tiölu [Schumacher/Thonning]

Historical Cultural and Traditional Knowledge

[Hepper (1976) p. 89:] "A decoction of the bark is used by the natives against dysentery and colic and for easing difficult deliveries."

Source

Herbarium C NHMD

NHMD Herbarium C Catalogue Number

C10003828

C10003828

Copyright Owner

Natural History Museum of Denmark

Copyright License

CC BY 4.0 (images) and CC0 (metadata)