Rhizomes - Specimen details

Rhizomes - Specimen details

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Catalogue Number: 29414

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Plant Name 170.01 ZINGIBERACEAE Curcuma sp Entry Book Number 72.1913
Artefact Name Rhizomes Vernacular Name
Iso Country Sierra Leone TDWG Region Sierra Leone
Parts Held Rhizomes Geography Description Sierra Leone, West Tropical Africa, Africa
Uses RhizomesUse: User: Not defined TDWG use
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Donor Imperial Institute Donor No 49129
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Notes: Label source: Examined by Mr Boodle - Curcuma sp but differs some what from typical turmeric. It may be closely allied to C.longa. (See letter 390, 1913, viii p.139) JHH 20.viii.13.

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