Botanical Name

Carissa spinarum L. [Apocynaceae]

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 1663–1998

Annotations Determinations and Type Specimen Status

IDC microfiche foto: Isert et Thonning nr. 15 I 3-4

Ownership and Collection Management History

Thonning 79

Common Names

Akokobessa (root); Aflaumbe (fruit) [Schumacher/Thonning]

Historical Cultural and Traditional Knowledge

[Hepper (1976) p. 27:] "The bark of the root is finely broken up and used as a spice for a dish which bears the name Akokobessa. The berries have a very agreeable taste almost like sweet cherries and afford an excellent broth for sickness. Th."

Source

Herbarium C NHMD

NHMD Herbarium C Catalogue Number

C10003479

C10003479

Copyright Owner

Natural History Museum of Denmark

Copyright License

CC BY 4.0 (images) and CC0 (metadata)