Botanical Name

Albizia glaberrima (Schumach. & Thonn.) Benth. [Fabaceae]

Specimen Type

Herbarium Sheet [Preserved Specimen]

Collector

Peter Thonning

Collection Date-s

1799 – 1803

Collection Location

Asiama to Jadofa [Ghana: between Afiaman and Oyarifa]

Colonial Context

Danish Gold Coast of Africa 1663–1919

Annotations Determinations and Type Specimen Status

On sheet: 272. Mimosa e Guinea (Thonning) herb. Hornem. Albizzia glaberrima (Schum.) Bth. J.L./1865

IDC microfiche foto: Isert et Thonning nr. 68 I 7

Remark: The data on the locality is taken from Hepper F.N. (1976) The West African Herbaria of Isert and Thonning.

Mimosa glaberrima Schumach. and Thonn. SYNTYPE. Beskr. Guineiske Pl.: 321 (1827)

Ownership and Collection Management History

Thonning 272; ex herb. Jens W. Hornemann

Common Names

Laedjo-tjo [Schumacher/Thonning]

Historical Cultural and Traditional Knowledge

[Hepper (1976) p. 76:] "The wood is used as fuel. Th."

Source

Herbarium C NHMD

NHMD Herbarium C Catalogue Number

C10004173

C10004173

Copyright Owner

Natural History Museum of Denmark

Copyright License

CC BY 4.0 (images) and CC0 (metadata)