Wood - Specimen details

Wood - Specimen details

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Catalogue Number: 71060

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Plant Name 101.01 SAPOTACEAE Mimusops sp Entry Book Number 56.1933
Artefact Name Wood Vernacular Name
Iso Country Brazil TDWG Region Brazil
Parts Held Wood Geography Description Brazil, Para
Uses WoodUse: MEDICINES - Respiratory System Disorders User: Man TDWG use MEDICINES - Respiratory System Disorders
Storage Woods size A Related Items
Donor Bowes Loddiges G Donor No 2
Donor Date Donor Notes
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Collection Notes Collection Date
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Notes: Note source: See notebooks in archives for details. 71. Massaranduba the name same as Masarandiba vermelho or red in Mr Taylor's Colln., comes from Para, it is a kind of cherry tree of Brazil, like ours, except that the fruit is not round, & contains ave, ry hard kernel full of a milky substance, agreeable & used by the inhabitants as a remedy for the cough, hoarseness, or complaints of the throat & chest. It is used for building; & has no resemblance to Masarandygo.

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