Botanical Name

Spathodea campanulata P. Beauv. [Bignoniaceae]

Specimen Type

Herbarium Sheet [Preserved Specimen]

Collector

Peter Thonning

Collection Date-s

1799 – 1803

Collection Location

Aquapim [Ghana]

Colonial Context

Danish Gold Coast of Africa 1663–1990

Annotations Determinations and Type Specimen Status

On sheet: HB. VAHLII. Bignonia (grandiflora: crossed out) tulipifera arbor magnitudine Querci
flores racemoso corymbosi pedicelli conferti solitarii Tonning e Guinea.

IDC microfiche foto: Isert et Thonning nr. 10 III 2

Remark: The data on the locality is taken from Hepper F.N. (1976) The West African Herbaria of Isert and Thonning.

Bignonia tulipifera Thonn. HOLOTYPE. Beskr. Guineiske Pl.: 273 (1827)

Ownership and Collection Management History

Thonning 95; ex herb. Martin Vahl

Common Names

Osisiu [Schumacher/Thonning]

Historical Cultural and Traditional Knowledge

[Hepper (1976) p. 30:] "The bark is used by the natives in dysentery. The flowers are as large as the largest tulips."

Source

Herbarium C NHMD

NHMD Herbarium C Catalogue Number

C10003405

C10003405

Copyright Owner

Natural History Museum of Denmark

Copyright License

CC BY 4.0 (images) and CC0 (metadata)