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Craterispermum schweinfurthii specimen from Zambia

Gail Renehan

BRIT Collections

BRIT Collections
Fort Worth, United States

Plant specimen of Craterispermum schweinfurthii from Zambia deposited in the Botanical Research Institute of Texas collection (BRIT) at the Botanical Research Institute of Texas. Catalog number: BRIT712215

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  • Title: Craterispermum schweinfurthii specimen from Zambia
  • Creator: Gail Renehan
  • Physical Location: Fort Worth, Texas, USA
  • Transcript:
    Botanical Research institute of Texas RUBIACEAE Crater spermum schweinfurthil Hiern? Copper belt Chingola: Chimfunshi Wildlife Orphanage and Chimpanzee Sanctuary, ca. 57 km NW of Chingola along Kafue River. UTM Coordinates: 357812.995, 8633679.801. 12°20'00"S 027°30'00"E Shrub ca. 1.5 min height with grey bark with vertical fissures. Leaf green ca. 3-5 cm in length. Turns yellow with drying (stores aluminum?). Collected 25 July 1996 near dambo. Local name (Bemba) "mufish imeru". IMAGED 05 APR 2022 Gail Renehan 14 MISSOURI BOTANICAL GARDEN HERBARIUM (MO) Leaves used for coughing, seizures; twigs chewed. 21 June-2 August 1996 Botanical Research Institute of Texas Gail Renehan 14 MISSOURI BOTANICAL GARDEN HERBARIUM (MO)
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  • Type: Preserved plant specimen
  • Publisher: Botanical Research Institute of Texas, Fort Worth, Texas, USA
  • Rights: Botanical Research Institute of Texas. CC-BY (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
  • External Link: Specimen details

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