Bark - Specimen details
| Catalogue Number: 42857 | |||||
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Plant Name | 153.05 MORACEAE Brosimum sp | Entry Book Number | 19.1853 | |
| Artefact Name | Bark | Vernacular Name | |||
| Iso Country | Brazil | TDWG Region | Brazil | ||
| Parts Held | Bark | Geography Description | Brazil, Amazonas, Rio Uaupes | ||
| Uses | BarkUse: MATERIALS - Fibres User: Man | TDWG use | MATERIALS - Fibres | ||
| Storage | Bottles, boxes etc | Related Items | |||
| Donor | Spruce, Richard | Donor No | 146 | ||
| Donor Date | 12/03/1853 | Donor Notes | |||
| Collector | Spruce, Richard | Collector No | |||
| Collection Notes | Collection Date | ||||
| Exhibition | Expedition | ||||
| Number Components | Publication | ||||
| Notes: | Label source: 146x0Dx0Ax0Dx0AMuseum Entry Book 1847-55, p 207-208.: The tree from which my specimens were taken measured 110 feet and was proportionally thick. It exudes a greenish milk when wounded. The bark is stripped off in precisely the same manner as isd, escribed by Lindly. It is used for caulking canoes, making bags, tangas, bowstrings and a variety of other purposes. | ||||