Botanical Name

Newbouldia laevis (P. Beauv.) Seem. [Bignoniaceae]

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 1663–1991

Annotations Determinations and Type Specimen Status

On sheet: No. 123 Bignonia glandulosa Th. Collectan? Guin: D. Th. folium Spathodea?

IDC microfiche foto: Isert et Thonning nr. 10 II 6-7

Bignonia glandulosa Schumach. and Thonn. HOLOTYPE. Beskr. Guineiske Pl.: 274 (1827)

Ownership and Collection Management History

Thonning 123

Common Names

Nabaa-di [Schumacher/Thonning]

Historical Cultural and Traditional Knowledge

[Hepper (1976) p. 30:] "Cultivated here and there. Used in the fetish-cult."

Source

Herbarium C NHMD

NHMD Herbarium C Catalogue Number

C10003403

C10003403

Copyright Owner

Natural History Museum of Denmark

Copyright License

CC BY 4.0 (images) and CC0 (metadata)