Solanum campylacanthum Hochst. ex A.Rich.

  • Filed As

    Solanaceae
    Solanum campylacanthum Hochst. ex A.Rich.

  • Collector(s)

    R. E. S. Tanner 1265, 09 Mar 1953

  • Location

    Tanzania. Mwanza. Lake Province. Nyambiti Parish. Massanza I Chiefdom.

  • Habitat

    In cultivated area on ant-hill.

  • Description

    Growing in groups, stems erect, branched, to 3 feet tall, sap colourless; flowers mauve, odorless. Phenology of specimen: Fertile.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 00828885

    Occurrence ID: 4f9ef9e0-aec0-40ce-82d0-5823a9032466

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  • Region

    Africa

  • Country

    Tanzania

  • State/Province

    Mwanza

  • Locality

    Lake Province. Nyambiti Parish. Massanza I Chiefdom.

  • Elevation

    Alt. 1158 m. (3799 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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Systematic Studies in Solanaceae	^
Solanum
Det. Sandra Knapp BM 2012
AP<2-
1*1
Determined at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, England
Herbarium or the University
Tanner 1265
Vernacular name:	Kisukuma:
Uses: Sukuma tribe: roots chewed
stomach pains, roots and fruits
mixed with water, drunk to treat
with sores.
Herbarium of the University qf California
TANGANYIKA, AFRICA
Lake Province
Solanum sp.
In cultivated area on ant-hill. Growing
in groups, stems erect, branched, to 3
feet tall, sap colourless; flowers mauve,
odorless.
Altitude 3800 feet
Nyambli Parish, Massanza I Ghiefdom, Mwanza District *
R. E S. Tanner 1265	9	March	1953
00828885