Bark and inner bark - Specimen details

Bark and inner bark - Specimen details

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Catalogue Number: 73528

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Plant Name 34.06 HUACEAE Afrostyrax lepidophyllus Entry Book Number 37.1995.1
Artefact Name Bark and inner bark Vernacular Name
Iso Country Cameroon TDWG Region Cameroon
Parts Held Bark and inner bark Geography Description Cameroon, Africa, West-Central Tropical Africa, Limbe
Uses Bark and inner barkUse: FOOD User: Man TDWG use FOOD
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Donor Donor No
Donor Date Donor Notes
Collector Rumball N Collector No 4
Collection Notes Collection Date 00/10/1995
Exhibition Expedition
Number Components Publication
Notes: Also called country onion. The bark is stripped and harvesting used to encourage systematic removal of the bark. In juvenile trees sometimes all the bark is taken at once and this kills the tree. This species is also used for its fruits. Purchased from, spice stall in Limbe.

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