Wood - Specimen details

Wood - Specimen details

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Catalogue Number: 6376

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Plant Name 57.01 LEGUMINOSAE-PAPILIONOIDEAE Erythrina melanacantha Entry Book Number 43.1974.7
Artefact Name Wood Vernacular Name
Iso Country Kenya TDWG Region Kenya
Parts Held Wood Geography Description Kenya Northern Province
Uses WoodUse: User: Not defined TDWG use
Storage Woods size B Related Items
Donor Herb. Kew Donor No
Donor Date 00/00/1974 Donor Notes
Collector Gillett JB Collector No 13179
Collection Notes Collection Date 00/00/1952
Exhibition Expedition
Number Components Publication
Notes: Label source: Kenya-Ethiopia Boundary Commission 1952-53. Alt. 2500 ft. Red sandy loam. Tree 8m large corky knobs on stem with thorn at top. Flowers said to be large, red. Occasional here. Commoner on road to Moyale. Wood used to make head rests.
Determinations:57.01 LEGUMINOSAE-PAPILIONOIDEAE Erythrina melanacantha Taub. ex Harms emend Gillett
    57.01 LEGUMINOSAE-PAPILIONOIDEAE Erythrina rotundata-obovata Bak.f.

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