Botanical Name

Sesamum radiatum Schumach. & Thonn. [Pedaliaceae]

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 1663–2115

Annotations Determinations and Type Specimen Status

On sheet: Sesamum (orientale:crossed out) radiatum Thonning e Guinea

On capsule: 276. 14.2 ??

IDC microfiche foto: Isert et Thonning nr. 98 II 2-3

Sesamum radiatum Schumach. and Thonn. Beskr. Guineiske Pl.: 282 (1827)

Ownership and Collection Management History

Thonning 276

Common Names

Otru [Schumacher/Thonning]

Historical Cultural and Traditional Knowledge

[Hepper (1976) p. 103:] "The leaves are used as cabbage either by themselves or mixed with others. Th."

Source

Herbarium C NHMD

NHMD Herbarium C Catalogue Number

C10004534

C10004534

Copyright Owner

Natural History Museum of Denmark

Copyright License

CC BY 4.0 (images) and CC0 (metadata)