Rhizomes - Specimen details
| Catalogue Number: 45604 | |||||
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| No Image | Plant Name | 137.02 HYDNORACEAE Hydnora sp | Entry Book Number | ||
| Artefact Name | Rhizomes | Vernacular Name | |||
| Iso Country | Not defined | TDWG Region | Not defined | ||
| Parts Held | Rhizomes | Geography Description | |||
| Uses | RhizomesUse: User: Not defined | TDWG use | |||
| Storage | Bottles, boxes etc | Related Items | |||
| Donor | Hale & Sons | Donor No | |||
| Donor Date | 00/00/1917 | Donor Notes | |||
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| Exhibition | Expedition | ||||
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| Notes: | Label source: Specimen of 'Tartousch' Hale & Son, 10 Fenchurch Avenue London. The specimen is apparently rhizome of a species of Hydnora. The members of this genus are parasitic flowering plants which are destitute of foliage leaves and of chlorophyll., Wehmen (Die Pflangenstoffe, 1911) gives no reference to Hydnora. He states that the Rafflesiaceae (otherwise Cytinaceae), to which this genus belongs are practically unknown as regards thier chemical constituents LA Boodle 22.1.17 Letter from Hale & Son t, o Mr Hillier RBG Kew, Dear Sir, We send you herewith a piece of root, which comes from either Egypt or the Sudan. The natives name for which is Tartousch, we shall be much obliged if you could let us know the botanical name and if possible a book giving s, ome particulars concerning it, chemical contents if possible. Thanking you in anticipation etc. Called upon Messrs Hale & Son who told me that the Tartousch was believed to come from Khartum. There was something like 100 tons of it in London forming part, of a prize cargo and that ...?... to the war large quanities were brought up by the Germans but for what particular purpose was not known. J Mst. 24 2.17 | ||||