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 1663–1882

Annotations Determinations and Type Specimen Status

On sheet: Milletia Thonningii Baker Robinia Thonningii Schum. J.L/ 1863 Leg. Thonning in Guinea

On label: Rob. violaceæ th. Divar. Vahl?

IDC microfiche foto: Isert et Thonning nr. 93 II 2

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

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

C10021683

C10021683

Copyright Owner

Natural History Museum of Denmark

Copyright License

CC BY 4.0 (images) and CC0 (metadata)