Botanical Name

Indigofera dendroides Jacq. [Fabaceae]

Specimen Type

Herbarium Sheet [Preserved Specimen]

Collector

Paul E. Isert

Collection Date-s

1783 – 1786

Collection Location

Christiansborg [Ghana: Greater Accra Region; Osu]

Colonial Context

Danish Gold Coast of Africa 1663–1962

Annotations Determinations and Type Specimen Status

On sheet: Indigofera (arbuscula: crossed out n.d.: crossed out) laxa lecta Christianoburgi
Guineae Indigofera dendroides Jacq. J.L./1875

IDC microfiche foto: Isert et Thonning nr. 59 I 7 - II 1

Type Status: Indigofera dendroides Jacq. SYNTYPE. Icon. Pl. 3: 357-8 (1788)

Historical Cultural and Traditional Knowledge

[Hepper (1976) p. 90:] "In appearance seems to suggest indigo; but it is too slight to be taken into consideration. Th."

Source

Herbarium C NHMD

NHMD Herbarium C Catalogue Number

C10004042

Copyright Owner

Natural History Museum of Denmark

Copyright License

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