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Collector Ellemann, L.
Number 1115
Collected with  
Country Tanzania
Subpart ARUSHA
County  
Locality Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Losilale. Shrub savanna. Information given by Oloirago ole Mayanga, Ilchololik-agegroup.
Coordinates 3° 13' S 35° 17' E
Minimum elevation (m) 1950
Maximum elevation (m) 1950
Start date 1994/03/05
End date 1994/03/05
Family Fabaceae
Identification Crotalaria spinosa Benth.
Determined by Mackinder, B. (K), 1995.
Identification qualifier  
Field notes Herb. Maasai name: orkurishashi Used for all kind of "gonorrhoea". 4-5 roots 1/2 cm thick is boiled together with head and hooves of a sheep for 3 hours as head need to boil long time, each person drink one litre of the soup. Can be used together with other species used to mix with meat soup. It is neither red nor bitter and doesn't provoke vomiting or diarrhoea. Not of same quality as "iloodwa".

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