Botanical Name

Solanum indicum subsp. distichum (Schumach. & Thonn.) Bitter [Solanaceae]

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 1663–2078

Annotations Determinations and Type Specimen Status

On sheet: HB. SCHUM. 199. Solanum distichum Th Collectan: Guin: D.Th.

On label: Solanum indicum (L. p.pte.) Nees subsp. distichum (Thonn.) Bitt. det. Bitter

IDC microfiche foto: Isert et Thonning nr. 102 I 7 - II 1

Solanum distichum Schumach. and Thonn. SYNTYPE. Beskr. Guineiske Pl.: 122 (1827)

Ownership and Collection Management History

Thonning 199; ex herb. C. F. Schumacher

Common Names

Sussoa [Schumacher/Thonning]

Historical Cultural and Traditional Knowledge

[Hepper (1976) p. 121:] "The berries are eaten by children without harm."

Source

Herbarium C NHMD

NHMD Herbarium C Catalogue Number

C10004581

C10004581

Copyright Owner

Natural History Museum of Denmark

Copyright License

CC BY 4.0 (images) and CC0 (metadata)