Botanical Name

Carissa edulis Vahl [Apocynaceae]

Specimen Type

Herbarium Sheet [Preserved Specimen]

Collector

Paul E. Isert

Collection Date-s

1783 – 1786

Collection Location

Guinea [S Ghana; S Togo; or SW Benin]

Colonial Context

Danish Gold Coast of Africa 1663–1888

Annotations Determinations and Type Specimen Status

IDC microfiche foto: Isert et Thonning nr. 15 I 6

Common Names

Akokobessa (root); Aflaumbe (fruit) [Schumacher/Thonning]

Historical Cultural and Traditional Knowledge

[Hepper (1976) p. 27:] "The bark of the root is finely broken up and used as a spice for a dish which bears the name Akokobessa. The berries have a very agreeable taste almost like sweet cherries and afford an excellent broth for sickness. Th."

Source

Herbarium C NHMD

NHMD Herbarium C Catalogue Number

C10003475

Copyright Owner

Natural History Museum of Denmark

Copyright License

CC BY-NC 4.0 (images) and CC0 (metadata)