Botanical Name

Leonotis nepetifolia var. africana [Lamiaceae]

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 1663–1940

Annotations Determinations and Type Specimen Status

On sheet: HB. SCHUM. 1. Phlomis (nepetifolia: crossed out) pallida m Collect: Guin: D. Thon

IDC microfiche foto: Isert et Thonning nr. 80 I 3-4

Phlomis pallida Schumach. and Thonn. HOLOTYPE. Beskr. Guineiske Pl.: 262 (1827)

Ownership and Collection Management History

Thonning 1; ex herb. C. F. Schumacher

Historical Cultural and Traditional Knowledge

[Hepper (1976) p. 64:] "In odour comes near to that of Marrubium vulgare. A decoction of the dried plant is used as a drink in cases of persistent coughing. Th."

Source

Herbarium C NHMD

NHMD Herbarium C Catalogue Number

C10004323

C10004323

Copyright Owner

Natural History Museum of Denmark

Copyright License

CC BY 4.0 (images) and CC0 (metadata)