Acalypha fruticosa

  • Filed As

    Euphorbiaceae
    Acalypha fruticosa

  • Collector(s)

    R. E. S. Tanner 3472, 04 Apr 1957

  • Location

    Tanzania. Tanga. Madanga Chiefdom, Pangani District, Boza Parish.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 3925325

    Occurrence ID: 3c47a0d5-a781-471e-92c1-be31a8fa4db8

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Malpighiales

  • Family

    Euphorbiaceae

  • All Determinations

    Acalypha fruticosa

  • Region

    Africa

  • Country

    Tanzania

  • State/Province

    Tanga

  • Locality

    Madanga Chiefdom, Pangani District, Boza Parish

  • Elevation

    Alt. 15 m. (49 ft.)

  • Location Notes

    [Africa]

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Determined at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, England
Herbarium of the University of California
Tanner 3l|72
Vernacular name: Sambaar Msgati Kizumba
Uses: Sambaar For extensive irritating
sores, leaves pounded up and put on as
a paste*
Herbarium of the University of California
TANGANYIKA, AFRICA
Tanga Province
Acalypha fruticosa Forsk*
On black loam on edge of thicket. Shrubby
plant 5 feet tall, growing in groups in
coppice; sap colourless; flowers lime-
white, aromatic*
Altitude 50 feet.
Madansa Chiefdom, Pangam District, Boza Parish
R. E. S. Tanner 3^72	April i|,	1957
03925325