Botanical Name

Tribulus terrestris L. [Zygophyllaceae]

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 1663–2024

Annotations Determinations and Type Specimen Status

On sheet: HB. SCHUM. an a et b una eademque planta nam b fol. septem octojuga et magis lanuginosa
30 Tribulus (guineensis m: crossed out) humifusus Th. Collectan Guin: D.Thon

IDC microfiche foto: Isert et Thonning nr. 107 I 2-3

Tribulus humifisus Schumach. and Thonn. HOLOTYPE. Beskr. Guineiske Pl.: 215 (1827)

Ownership and Collection Management History

Thonning 30; ex herb. C. F. Schumacher

Common Names

Bláfo (Accra) [Schumacher/Thonning]

Historical Cultural and Traditional Knowledge

[Hepper (1976) p. 132:] "A dangerous weed on footpaths. Th."

Source

Herbarium C NHMD

NHMD Herbarium C Catalogue Number

C10004653

C10004653

Copyright Owner

Natural History Museum of Denmark

Copyright License

CC BY 4.0 (images) and CC0 (metadata)