Wood - Specimen details

Wood - Specimen details

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Catalogue Number: 31315

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Plant Name 57.03 LEGUMINOSAE-MIMOSOIDEAE Piptadeniastrum africanum Entry Book Number 54.1920
Artefact Name Wood Vernacular Name
Iso Country Ghana TDWG Region Ghana
Parts Held Wood Geography Description Gold Coast, Ghana
Uses WoodUse: MATERIALS - Wood User: Not defined TDWG use MATERIALS - Wood
Storage Woods size D Related Items
Donor Empire Timber Exhibition 1920 Donor No 173
Donor Date Donor Notes
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Collection Notes Collection Date
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Notes: Label source: A heavily buttressed tree widely distributed in Tropical Africa. Wood strong and stiff, of moderate toughness and hardness. Recommended as an oak substitute, especially for purposes such as wagon and carriage work, heavy benches etc. Wt, 44 lbs per cu ft.

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