Solanum campylacanthum Hochst. ex A.Rich.

  • Filed As

    Solanaceae
    Solanum campylacanthum Hochst. ex A.Rich.

  • Collector(s)

    R. E. S. Tanner 1942, 10 Jul 1955

  • Location

    Tanzania. Tanga. Pangani (Distr.). Masaiyika Stream, Madanga Chiefdom.

  • Habitat

    On edges of semi-hardpan and agricultural degeneration.

  • Description

    Growing in clusters, erect, branched, spreading, sap colourless; flowers mauve and yellow, aromatic, fruits yellow when ripe. Phenology of specimen: Flower , Fertile.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 00827820

    Occurrence ID: 830f35d3-c72d-403d-b654-ac2a09939aa4

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  • Region

    Africa

  • Country

    Tanzania

  • State/Province

    Tanga

  • County/Municipio

    Pangani (Distr.)

  • Locality

    Masaiyika Stream, Madanga Chiefdom.

  • Elevation

    Alt. 229 m. (751 ft.)

  • Location Notes

    "Tanganyika" [The name given in this record as the country was not specified as such on the label, but was inferred from the label's locality data.]

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Databased for the
PB1 Solatium Project
NEW yORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
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Systematic Studies in Solanaceae
Solanum	CAffipOjl-Aca
Det. Sandra Knapp BM 2012
Determined at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, England
Herbarium or the University of California
Tanner 19^2
Vernacular name:	Swahelit	Mtura
Uses: Roots used to treat swollen stomach in
children; boiled and water drunk*
Flowers pushed into ears for earache*
Herbarium of the University of California
TANGANYIKA, AFRICA
Tanga Province
Solanum ftnalacochlamys Bitt*
On edges of semi-hardpan and agricultural
degeneration* Growing in clusters, erect,
branched, spreading, sap colourless; flow*
ers mauve and yellow, aromatic, fruits
yellow when ripe,	Altitude7$0	feet,
Masaiyika Stream, Madanga Chiefdom, Pangani District
R. E. S. Tanner 19^2	1©	July 1955
00827820