Acalypha fruticosa

  • Filed As

    Euphorbiaceae
    Acalypha fruticosa

  • Collector(s)

    R. E. S. Tanner 3337, 5 Nov 1956

  • Location

    Tanzania. Tanga. Pangani (Distr.). Bojo, Kibinda Parish, Mwera Chiefdom.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 3925328

    Occurrence ID: f322e490-1183-40d2-b6b1-aee79edc0efe

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Malpighiales

  • Family

    Euphorbiaceae

  • All Determinations

    Acalypha fruticosa

  • Region

    Africa

  • Country

    Tanzania

  • State/Province

    Tanga

  • County/Municipio

    Pangani (Distr.)

  • Locality

    Bojo, Kibinda Parish, Mwera Chiefdom

  • Elevation

    Alt. 46 m. (151 ft.)

  • Location Notes

    [Africa]

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Determined at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, England
Herbarium or the University of California
Tanner 3337
Vernacular name: Sambaa: Msagati kizumba
IXHA/) 5i2tiga: Mfulwe
Uses: Sambaa: For scabies, leaves pounded up
and put on affected areas.
Herbarium or the University of California
TANGANYIKA, AFRICA
Tanga Province
Acalypha fruticosa Forsk*
On edge of thicket, in valley on heavy-
black fissuring clay. Plants growing
in groups, 6 feet tall; sap colourless;
bark rough; flowers lime-white, slightly
aromatic.
Altitude 1^0 feet.
Bojo, Kibinda Parish, Mwera Chisfdom, Pangani District
R E. S. Tanner 3337	November	1956
03925328