Botanical Name

Pterocarpus santalinoides L'Her. ex DC. [Fabaceae]

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 1663–2007

Annotations Determinations and Type Specimen Status

IDC microfiche foto: Isert et Thonning nr. 90 III 3

Common Names

Gaegaenae [Schumacher/Thonning]

Historical Cultural and Traditional Knowledge

[Hepper (1976) p. 97:] "The unripe fruit contains a white pulp which encloses the seeds; this is roasted and eaten by the natives."

Source

Herbarium C NHMD

NHMD Herbarium C Catalogue Number

C10004456

Copyright Owner

Natural History Museum of Denmark

Copyright License

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