Spirostachys africana Sond.

  • Filed As

    Euphorbiaceae
    Spirostachys africana Sond.

  • Collector(s)

    R. J. Rodin 2674, 24 Nov 1947

  • Location

    Namibia. Bordering Angola near Oshikango, Ovamboland.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 4096756

    Occurrence ID: 5d29bda7-794e-4003-b637-9af5e2493700

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Euphorb.
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA AFRICAN EXPEDITION
South West Africa
Spirostachys africanus Sond.
Ovambo name: M0muhongort.
Tree 25> feet high, deciduous, milky sap;
bears male catkins and 3-celled female flower.
Sap poisonous and causes blindness (antidote,
cow’s milk). Wood used for fences, walking
sticks, torches; cut only in certain months.
Also fish toxicant.
Flat sandy forest area with Copaifera, Sclerocarya, Combretum,
Spirostachys, and others.
NEW YORK botanical garden	Bordering Angola near Oshikango, Ovamboland.
j Robert J. Rodin 26lh	2k November 1947
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