Botanical Name

Afraegle paniculata (Schumach. & Thonn.) Engl. [Rutaceae]

Specimen Type

Herbarium Sheet [Preserved Specimen]

Collector

Peter Thonning

Collection Date-s

1799 – 1803

Collection Location

southern part of the country [Ghana]

Colonial Context

Danish Gold Coast of Africa 1663–2105

Annotations Determinations and Type Specimen Status

On sheet: HB. SCHUM. 291 Citrus (ternata: crossed out) Guin: D. Th. paniculata Th: Collect:

On back of sheet: spec. orig.

On label: DET. Tyôzabutô Tanaka. Revision of Citrateae. Balsamocitrus paniculata (Schum.) Swingle
1928 N° K 378

IDC microfiche foto: Isert et Thonning nr. 20 III 2-3

Citrus paniculata Schumach. and Thonn. SYNTYPE. Beskr. Guineiske Pl.: 378 (1827)

Ownership and Collection Management History

Thonning 291; ex herb. C. F. Schumacher

Common Names

Koklo-tjo [Schumacher/Thonning]

Historical Cultural and Traditional Knowledge

[Hepper (1976) p. 112:] "The fruit is collected by natives and burnt to an ash from which a lye is extracted which is boiled with palm oil to make soap. Th."

Source

Herbarium C NHMD

NHMD Herbarium C Catalogue Number

C10003550

C10003550

Copyright Owner

Natural History Museum of Denmark

Copyright License

CC BY 4.0 (images) and CC0 (metadata)