Botanical Name

Thonningia sanguinea Vahl [Balanophoraceae]

Specimen Type

Herbarium Sheet [Preserved Specimen] and Drawings [Watercolour and Ink]

Collector

Peter Thonning

Collection Date-s

1799 – 1803

Collection Location

Aquapim [Ghana]

Colonial Context

Danish Gold Coast of Africa 1663–1992

Annotations Determinations and Type Specimen Status

On sheet(scrips. Vahl): HB. VAHLII Thonningia Thonning e Guinea Hb. Hafn.

On back of sheet: Thonningia sanguinea Vahl ?? ??

IDC microfiche foto: Isert et Thonning nr. 106 III 4-5

Remark: 2 coloured drawings of flower attached to sheet.

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

Thonningia sanguinea Vahl SYNTYPE. Beskr. Guineiske Pl.: 431 (1827)

Ownership and Collection Management History

Thonning 94; ex herb. Martin Vahl

Historical Cultural and Traditional Knowledge

[Hepper (1976) p. 30:] "A decoction of this plant is used for washing out venereal sores; especially venereal eruptions. It is also used for heightening the colour of parrots' red tail feathers; the old feathers are pulled out and the sore place is rubbed in with the finely grated plant. These feathers are in much use for finery in dress and their value is fixed according to the colour. Th."

Source

Herbarium C NHMD

NHMD Herbarium C Catalogue Number

C10004642

C10004642

Copyright Owner

Natural History Museum of Denmark

Copyright License

CC BY 4.0 (images) and CC0 (metadata)