Images
Metadata
iQwa
[ Source of title : FHYA using Bews Herbarium materials ]
Organic plant matter
Textual record
NU0039374
Creative Commons License: CC BY-NC-ND
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/
Unless otherwise stated the copyright of all material on the FHYA resides with the contributing institution/custodian.
Transcription:
[Source - Kevin Carnie-Thompson for FHYA, 2015, using Bews Herbarium materials:
barcode: NU0039374
dups: NU
collector: Mayr, F.
number: 102
collyy: 1890-1910
family: Asteraceae
genus: Gerbera
sp1: kraussii
author1: Sch.Bip.
rank1:
sp2:
author2:
detby:
detyy: 0
detstatus:
country: South Africa
vernacular: Iqwa (Zulu)
treetaxa: Gerbera kraussii]
Transcription:
[Source - Kathrine Garrun for FHYA, 2017, using University of Natal Herbarium catalogue card (NU cat. cards that were transcribed from older paper labels): Iqwa. Astringent for blood flow and diarrhoea. The death of a headman is reported to the chief by messenger who shows the chief this plant without saying anything. In absence of this plant, the "isiqungu" tambootie grass is used for reporting the death of a headman to his chief.]
| Event Actor | Event Type | Event Date | Event Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Five Hundred Year Archive (FHYA) | Online curation | 2016 - | Digital image by K. G. Carnie-Thompson |
| Bews Herbarium (NU) | Custody | 1910 - | |
| University of KwaZulu-Natal, formerly University of Natal (UKZN) | Custody | 1910 | |
| Reverend Father Franz Mayr | Collection | 1890 - 1910 |
If you have difficulty accessing the objects, use these links.
Contributions