Botanical Name

Corchorus tridens L. [Tiliaceae]

Specimen Type

Herbarium Sheet [Preserved Specimen]

Collector

Paul E. Isert

Collection Date-s

1784

Collection Location

Ada [Ghana: Greater Accra Region]

Colonial Context

Danish Gold Coast of Africa 1663–1910

Common Names

Koina-fye [Schumacher/Thonning]

Historical Cultural and Traditional Knowledge

[Hepper (1976) p. 125:] "The leaves are eaten by the natives as cabbage. Th."

Source

Herbarium C NHMD

NHMD Herbarium C Catalogue Number

C10003657

Copyright Owner

Natural History Museum of Denmark

Copyright License

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