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Aerva tomentosa

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Name

Identification
Aerva javanica (Burm.f.) Juss. [family AMARANTHACEAE ] (stored under name); Verified by Frank Nigel Hepper, Aerva tomentosa Forssk. [family AMARANTHACEAE ]
Related name
  • Illecebrum tomentosum
  • Illecebrum indet.
  • Achyranthes lanata
  • Aerva tomentosa
  • Aerva persica
  • Aerva javanica
Common name
  • fèejì-máaní (pl.-ó) = sheep’s fat (D&C) (NIGER, SONGHAI), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
  • diginshayib (Musa Daggash) (NIGERIA, ARABIC-SHUWA), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
  • makargis, makersas (A. Chev.) makhmila (RM) tamakerkait, tamakerzist, timekerkest (KM) (MALI, TAMACHEK), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
  • véhlay (JB) (SENEGAL, VULGAR), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
  • furfura ta jatumi = old man’s hoary locks (JMD) (NIGERIA, HAUSA (East)), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
  • bameha (FRI) (GHANA, AKAN-ASANTE), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
  • moghamlé (AN) tamiye (AN) tuhmeya (AN) (MAURITANIA, ARABIC (Hassaniya)), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
  • ahaji (ZOG) alhaji from its appearance in allusion to the white habit of Mecca pilgrims (JMD) furfuraa ta gyaatumii (ZOG) (NIGERIA, HAUSA), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
  • sheiba (JMD) (NIGERIA, ARABIC), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1
  • bogon koreil (A. Chev.) bomon korré (A. Chev.) (MALI, SONGHAI), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 1

Flora

Entry for Aerva javanica (Burm. f.) Juss. ex Schult [family AMARANTHACEAE]
Herbarium
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (K)
Collection
Flora of West Tropical Africa
Resource Type
Reference Sources
Entry From
Flora of West Tropical Africa, Vol 1, Part 1,
Names
Aerva javanica (Burm. f.) Juss. ex Schult [family AMARANTHACEAE], . Syst. Veg. 5: 565 (1819); Chev. Bot. 529.
Iresine javanica and I. persica Burm. f. [family AMARANTHACEAE], (1768)
Aerva persica (Burm. f.) Merrill [family AMARANTHACEAE], (1921)
Aerva tomentosa Forsk. [family AMARANTHACEAE], (1775)—F.T.A6, 1: 37; F.W.T.A., ed1, 1: 125.
Information
Erect or suberect undershrub, hoary-white, 2–4 ft. high; in arid localities.
Habitat
; in arid localities.
Range
Extends from Mauritania through Africa to Arabia and India. Absent from Java.
Distribution
Sen. Richard Tol (Feb.) Döllinger 11!Fr. Sud. El Oualadji (July) Chev. 1174! Timbuktu (June, July) Chev. 1286! Hagerup 101! 236! Agadem (Dec.) E. Vogel!Fr. Nig. Niamey (Oct.) Hagerup 541a!S. Nig. Sokoto (Feb., Nov.) Lely 838! Katagum (July) Dalz. 151! Maiduguri (July) Ujor FHI 23902! Kukawa E. Vogel 15! L. Chad (Jan.) Daggash FHI 24964!

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