Botanical Name

Grewia carpinifolia Juss. [Tiliaceae]

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 1663–2052

Annotations Determinations and Type Specimen Status

On label: Grewia carpinifolia Thonn e Guinea Thonning

IDC microfiche foto: Isert et Thonning nr. 48 III 1



Remark: Probably a type

Grewia carpinifolia Juss. Ann. Mus. Natl. Hist. Nat. 4: 91 (1804)

Ownership and Collection Management History

Thonning 24

Common Names

Asi-gremi [Schumacher/Thonning]

Historical Cultural and Traditional Knowledge

[Hepper (1976) p. 125:] "The pulp of the berry is slightly acid; is eaten by children. The young shoots are used as cabbage. Th."

Source

Herbarium C NHMD

NHMD Herbarium C Catalogue Number

C10003928

C10003928

Copyright Owner

Natural History Museum of Denmark

Copyright License

CC BY 4.0 (images) and CC0 (metadata)