Botanical Name

Ancylobothrys scandens (Schumach. & Thonn.) Pichon [Apocynaceae]

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 1663–1999

Annotations Determinations and Type Specimen Status

On back of sheet: Legit Thonning in Guinea

On label on back of sheet: Echiter guineensis Folii lanceolato ellipticis acuminatis panicula
brachiata terminali. Th.

On sheet: Landolphia Thonningii Fr. Didr.

On label: Ancylobothrys scandens (Sch. et Th.) M.P. Determinavit: M. Pichon 1950

IDC microfiche foto: Isert et Thonning nr. 105 II 5-6

Strychnos scandens Schumach. and Thonn. SYNTYPE. Beskr. Guineiske Pl.: 127 (1827)

Ownership and Collection Management History

Thonning 281

Common Names

Abontaa [Schumacher/Thonning]

Historical Cultural and Traditional Knowledge

[Hepper (1976) p. 26:] "The natives enjoy the acid mucus which covers the seeds and regard it as wholesome."

Source

Herbarium C NHMD

NHMD Herbarium C Catalogue Number

C10004622

C10004622

Copyright Owner

Natural History Museum of Denmark

Copyright License

CC BY 4.0 (images) and CC0 (metadata)