Wood - Specimen details
| Catalogue Number: 71808 | |||||
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| No Image | Plant Name | 43.01 MELIACEAE Khaya anthotheca | Entry Book Number | 16.1953 | |
| Artefact Name | Wood | Vernacular Name | |||
| Iso Country | Not defined | TDWG Region | Not defined | ||
| Parts Held | Wood | Geography Description | West Africa | ||
| Uses | WoodUse: MATERIALS - Wood User: Man | TDWG use | MATERIALS - Wood | ||
| Storage | Woods size D | Related Items | |||
| Donor | Donor No | 22 | |||
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| Notes: | Label source: Well known in W & E Africa; also known as acajou or khaya. Wood rather coarser than American mahogany, extensively used for furniture, panelling and the ship and the boat building trades; also for high class plywood. Wt 34lb/cu ft | ||||