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Platostoma africanum

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Identification
Platostoma africanum P.Beauv. [family LABIATAE ] (stored under name); Verified by Not on sheet,
Related name
  • Platystomum africanum
  • Platostoma africanum
  • Ocimum flaccidum
  • Platystoma djalonensis
  • Platystoma buettnerianum
  • Geniosporum palisoti
  • Platystoma flaccidum
Common name
  • ze leh (Har.) (LIBERIA, MANO), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 3
  • asiresidie (auctt.) asisirew (Andoh) s (GHANA, AKAN-ASANTE), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 3
  • znissiriwa (K&B) (IVORY COAST, AKAN-BRONG), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 3
  • séséreké (B&D) (IVORY COAST, KYAMA), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 3
  • buogon (K&B) (IVORY COAST, KRU-GUERE), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 3
  • zakwagaguga (B&D) (IVORY COAST, GUERE (Chiehn)), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 3
  • bõgoño (JB) (SENEGAL, MANDING-BAMBARA), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 3

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Entry for Platostoma africanum P Beauv. [family LABIATAE]
Herbarium
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (K)
Collection
Useful Plants of West Tropical Africa
Resource Type
Reference Sources
Entry From
Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol 3
Names
Platostoma africanum P Beauv. [family LABIATAE]
Platysoma africanum P Beauv., orth. abb. [family ]
Common names
SENEGAL: MANDING-BAMBARA bõgoño (JB) LIBERIA: MANO ze leh (Har.) IVORY COAST: AKAN-BRONG znissiriwa (K&B) KRU-GUERE buogon (K&B) GUERE (Chiehn) zakwagaguga (B&D) KYAMA séséreké (B&D) GHANA: AKAN-ASANTE asiresidie (auctt.) asisirew (Andoh) s
Uses
Medicines: generally healing (leaf) Medicines: pain-killers (root) Medicines: arthritis, rheumatism, etc. (leaf, seed) Medicines: naso-pharyngeal affections (leaf) Medicines: pregnancy, antiaborifacients (inflorescence) Medicines: venereal diseases (leaf, root) Medicines: fabrifuges Phytochemistry: aromatic substances Social: religion, superstitions, magic
Description
A slender prostrate to erect annual herb to 60 cm tall; of damp sites in savanna and waste places throughout the Region from Senegal to Fernando Po, and widespread in the rest of tropical Africa and into India.The plant is mildly aromatic with a mint or s
References
References:1. Adam, 1966, a: as Platystoma africana. 2. Bouquet, 1969: 143. 3. Bouquet & Debray, 1974: 97. 4. Carpenter s.n. (UIH.3687), UCI. 5. Dalziel, 1937: 463, as Platystoma africanum P Beauv. 6. Daramola FHI.40491, K. 7. Freeman 3, K. 8. Gillett, S
Contributor
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (K)

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