Oil from seeds - Specimen details

Oil from seeds - Specimen details

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Catalogue Number: 44643

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Plant Name 151.01 EUPHORBIACEAE Vernicia fordii Entry Book Number 10.1882
Artefact Name Oil from seeds Vernacular Name
Iso Country China TDWG Region China
Parts Held Oil from seeds Geography Description China, Peking
Uses Oil from seedsUse: MATERIALS - Latex/Rubber User: Man TDWG use MATERIALS - Latex/Rubber
Storage Spirit Related Items
Donor Bretschneider Dr Donor No
Donor Date Donor Notes
Collector Collector No
Collection Notes Collection Date
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Notes: Label source: Oil obtained from seeds; often mixed with Chinese varnish obtained from a sp of Rhus. Sample seems to have undergone a process of preparation for the use of painters. A thick yellow oil sold in Peking is said to be yielded by this tree. Obt, ained by boiling the seeds.
Determinations:151.01 EUPHORBIACEAE Aleurites fordii Hemsl.
    151.01 EUPHORBIACEAE Vernicia fordii (Hemsl.) Airy Shaw

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