3 necklaces of fruits - Specimen details

3 necklaces of fruits - Specimen details

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Catalogue Number: 73845

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Plant Name 128.00 ERICACEAE Arbutus sp. Entry Book Number 18.1997.7
Artefact Name 3 necklaces of fruits Vernacular Name
Iso Country Mexico TDWG Region Mexico
Parts Held 3 necklaces of fruits Geography Description Chihuahua, Northern America, Mexico, Mexico Northeast, Creel
Uses 3 necklaces of fruitsUse: MATERIALS User: Man TDWG use MATERIALS
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Donor Donor No
Donor Date Donor Notes
Collector Davis, P Collector No 07
Collection Notes Collection Date 00/11/1997
Exhibition Expedition
Number Components Publication
Notes: Collector's note: Probably Arbutus glandulosa or A. menziesii Pursh; the fruits are threaded to form a necklace by the Tarahumara Indians. Both the unripened green and the mature red fruits are used. Also one necklace is a mixture of Arbutus sp with bla, ck seeds from the Euphorbiaceae family. All bought at the Mission Shop in Creel.x0Dx0AIdentification notes: Arbutus xalapensis Kunth (synonym Arbutus glandulosa M.Martens & Galeotti), Arbutus menziesii Pursh and Arbutus arizonica (A. Gray) Sarg. are possibl, e. The black fruits are Mirabilis anthocarps (i.e. persistent calyx enwrapped achene fruits).
Determinations:93.01 ERICACEAE Arbutus sp.
    128.00 NYCTAGINACEAE Mirabilis jalapa L.

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