Turraea fischeri Gürke

  • Filed As

    Meliaceae
    Turraea fischeri Gürke

  • Collector(s)

    R. E. S. Tanner 1614, 25 Jun 1953

  • Location

    Tanzania. Lake Province Kirumba Parish, Ilemera Chiefdom, Mwanza District.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 4827766

    Occurrence ID: 4c9cecee-3893-4d29-865a-3c445d11daaf

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Sapindales

  • Family

    Meliaceae

  • All Determinations

    Turraea fischeri Gürke

  • Region

    Africa

  • Country

    Tanzania

  • Locality

    Lake Province Kirumba Parish, Ilemera Chiefdom, Mwanza District

  • Elevation

    Alt. 1158 m. (3799 ft.)

  • Location Notes

    [Africa]

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Determined at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, England
Herbarium: or the University or California
Tanner 16141-
Vernacular name:	Klsukuma: Ningiwe nkima
Uses: Sukuraa tribe: Roots pounded and drunk
with water at meals for ankylostomiasis or
sharp pain in stomach.
Herbarium or the University or California
TANGANYIKA, AFRICA
Lake Province
Turraea fischeri Guerke
Among rocks on hillside. Growing in cop-
pice to 12 feet tall; bark rough, reddish,
sap colourless; flowers cream-white,
aromatic.	Altitude	3800	feet
Kirumba Parish, Ilemera Chiefdom, Mwanza
District
R. E. S. Tanner l6lij.
25 June 1953
04827766