Wood - Specimen details

Wood - Specimen details

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Catalogue Number: 25654

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Plant Name 37.00 ZYGOPHYLLACEAE Guaiacum officinale Entry Book Number
Artefact Name Wood Vernacular Name
Iso Country Not defined TDWG Region Not defined
Parts Held Wood Geography Description West Indies
Uses WoodUse: MATERIALS - Wood User: Man TDWG use MATERIALS - Wood
Storage Woods size D Related Items
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Notes: Label source: A small tree of the Caribbean region with extremely hard and heavy heartwood, (oily) one of the heaviest woods known. Favoured for bearings for propellor shafts, also for bowls, pulley blocks, rollers and other purposes. Wt 78lb per cu ft.

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