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Catalogue Number: 49302
Plant Name
107.00 ASCLEPIADACEAE Gomphocarpus sp
Entry Book Number
147.1883
Artefact Name
Root
Vernacular Name
Iso Country
Zambia
TDWG Region
Zambia
Parts Held
Root
Geography Description
Zambia, Africa, South Tropical Africa, Zambesi
Uses
RootUse: MEDICINES - Digestive System Disorders User: Man
TDWG use
MEDICINES - Digestive System Disorders
Storage
Bottles, boxes etc
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Donor
Kirk Sir J
Donor No
Donor Date
08/10/1883
Donor Notes
Collector
Collector No
102
Collection Notes
Collection Date
00/04/1859
Exhibition
Expedition
Number Components
Publication
Notes:
Label source: Root of Asclepias used as medicine for pain in the stomach by the Manganjas and other tribes near Morambella. April 1859 River Shire JK
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