Botanical Name

Robinia thonningii Schumach. & Thonn. [Fabaceae]

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 1663–1881

Annotations Determinations and Type Specimen Status

On sheet: HB. SCHUM. 15. Robinia (guineensis: crossed out) glabra Collector: Guin: D. Th. NB:
ad flores ?? Robin: divaricata Vahl ?? ?? Robin: thonningii m.

IDC microfiche foto: Isert et Thonning nr. 93 II 3-4

Robinia thonningii Schumach. ISOLECTOTYPE. Beskr. Guineiske Pl.: 349 (1827)

Ownership and Collection Management History

Thonning 15; ex herb. C. F. Schumacher

Common Names

Tah-tjo [Schumacher/Thonning]

Historical Cultural and Traditional Knowledge

[Hepper (1976) p. 95:] "The bark beaten soft is used for applying to old leg-injuries for cleansing the wound. Th."

Source

Herbarium C NHMD

NHMD Herbarium C Catalogue Number

C10021682

C10021682

Copyright Owner

Natural History Museum of Denmark

Copyright License

CC BY 4.0 (images) and CC0 (metadata)