Fibre - Specimen details

Fibre - Specimen details

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Catalogue Number: 30019

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Plant Name 175.18 PHORMIACEAE Phormium tenax Entry Book Number 111:1853
Artefact Name Fibre Vernacular Name
Iso Country New Zealand TDWG Region New Zealand
Parts Held Fibre Geography Description New Zealand
Uses FibreUse: MATERIALS - Fibres User: Man TDWG use MATERIALS - Fibres
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Donor Colenso Rev W Donor No 4535
Donor Date 02/12/1853 Donor Notes
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Collection Notes Collection Date
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Notes: 'Phormium: having dark-eged leaves, and much prized by the natives for its long and fine fibre (flax), and for the ease with which it is worked - a stout and large plant, nearly equalling Ph. tenax.' WC

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