Wood - Specimen details

Wood - Specimen details

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Catalogue Number: 12064

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Plant Name 101.01 SAPOTACEAE Mimusops globosa Entry Book Number 28.1932
Artefact Name Wood Vernacular Name
Iso Country Guyana TDWG Region Guyana
Parts Held Wood Geography Description British Guiana
Uses WoodUse: MATERIALS - Wood User: Man TDWG use MATERIALS - Wood
Storage Woods size B Related Items
Donor British Empire Exhib. 1924 Donor No
Donor Date Donor Notes Hay Dr Ax0Dx0A
Collector Collector No
Collection Notes Collection Date
Exhibition Expedition
Number Components Publication
Notes: Label source: Bridge piles, very durable in fresh water. The bark of the tree yields Balata, a kind of Gutta percha, which is manufactured into machinery belting etc., hence the tree is not allowed to be cut from the Crown Forests although plentiful. Tim, bers of British Guiana.

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