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 1663–1920

Annotations Determinations and Type Specimen Status

On sheet: HB. SCHUM. 272. Mimosa glaberrima m: (Inga guineensis m: crossed out) Acacia Collect:
Guin: D. Th:

IDC microfiche foto: Isert et Thonning nr. 68 II 1-2

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. C. F. Schumacher

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

C10004174

C10004174

Copyright Owner

Natural History Museum of Denmark

Copyright License

CC BY 4.0 (images) and CC0 (metadata)