Wood - Specimen details

Wood - Specimen details

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Catalogue Number: 13875

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Plant Name 125.01 VERBENACEAE Gmelina leichhardtii Entry Book Number 13.1953
Artefact Name Wood Vernacular Name
Iso Country Australia TDWG Region Australia
Parts Held Wood Geography Description New South Wales
Uses WoodUse: MATERIALS - Wood User: Man TDWG use MATERIALS - Wood
Storage Woods size B Related Items
Donor Sandwith G Donor No
Donor Date Donor Notes
Collector Collector No
Collection Notes Collection Date
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Notes: Label source: A pale-coloured timber, straight grained and is easy to work. Generally acknowledged an all-round, useful timber, but it is becoming scarce. It is very slow in seasoning, but does not shrink, or swell with changes in humidity. The whitish p, articles in the timber consist of an organic substance known as gmelinol. Coastal districts of New South Wales to Southern Queensland. H = Soft. W = about 34 lbs per cubic foot.

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