Kernels - Specimen details

Kernels - Specimen details

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Catalogue Number: 44272

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Plant Name 151.01 EUPHORBIACEAE Jatropha multifida Entry Book Number
Artefact Name Kernels Vernacular Name
Iso Country Madagascar TDWG Region Madagascar
Parts Held Kernels Geography Description Madagascar
Uses KernelsUse: MEDICINES - Digestive System Disorders User: Man TDWG use MEDICINES - Digestive System Disorders
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Donor Imperial Institute Donor No N1305
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Notes: Label source: Believed to be from E Africa or Madagascar. Opuscular source: Dear sir, In answer to your letter N1305, of 28 Nov, the seeds received for identification are apparently those of J multifida, native of trop America, and cult in other countri, es. An oil known as Pinhoen Oil which is used in Brasil as an emetic is obtained from the seeds.

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