Wood - Specimen details

Wood - Specimen details

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Catalogue Number: 31500

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Plant Name 39.01 RUTACEAE Fagara macrophylla Entry Book Number 1.1954
Artefact Name Wood Vernacular Name
Iso Country Kenya TDWG Region Kenya
Parts Held Wood Geography Description Kenya, kakamega
Uses WoodUse: MATERIALS User: Not defined TDWG use MATERIALS
Storage Woods size D Related Items
Donor For. Dept. Nairobi Donor No 224
Donor Date Donor Notes
Collector Collector No
Collection Notes Collection Date
Exhibition Expedition
Number Components Publication
Notes: Label source: Tree widespread in W Africa from Sierra Leone to Cameroons. Sapwood yellowish white, heartwood darker. Wood fine grained hard and heavy. May be compared with satinwood. Much used locally in heavy carpentry, favoured for native drums.

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