Botanical Name

Ipomoea stolonifera (Cyrillo) J.F. Gmel. [Convolvulaceae]

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 1663–1957

Annotations Determinations and Type Specimen Status

On label: Hb. Hornemann. Convolvulus incurvus Schum. ad littora maris Guineæ Thonning Batatas
acetosæfolia Choisy: determ. F:Didr.

IDC microfiche foto: Isert et Thonning nr. 24 II 2

Convolvulus incurvus Schumach. and Thonn. SYNTYPE. Beskr. Guineiske Pl.: 99 (1827)

Ownership and Collection Management History

Thonning 230; ex herb. Jens W. Hornemann

Common Names

Vula-fyé [Schumacher/Thonning]

Historical Cultural and Traditional Knowledge

[Hepper (1976) p. 48:] "The leaves are used by the natives as cabbage. Th."

Source

Herbarium C NHMD

NHMD Herbarium C Catalogue Number

C10003618

C10003618

Copyright Owner

Natural History Museum of Denmark

Copyright License

CC BY 4.0 (images) and CC0 (metadata)