Wood - Specimen details

Wood - Specimen details

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Catalogue Number: 14510

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Plant Name 143.01 LAURACEAE Cinnamomum camphora Entry Book Number 35.1927
Artefact Name Wood Vernacular Name
Iso Country South Africa TDWG Region South Africa
Parts Held Wood Geography Description South Africa, Pretoria
Uses WoodUse: User: Not defined TDWG use
Storage Woods size B Related Items
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Notes: Label source: Sample A. It was semi-solid owing to the separation of Camphor, pale brownish yellow, and lighter than water. This semple possessed a strong odour of camphor.(Extract from report transmitted to Kew from Imp. Inst. (0.2011) dated 18.11.192, 7, JHH 12.1.28. Sample B which weighs 33 lbs consisted of pieces of stem 10 to 29 inches long and 1 1/2 to 4 1/2 inches diameter. This sample resembles A in general appearance, but the wood was somewhat darker. It had a strong camphorous odour. Voltile oi, l 0.90%. The oil was quite distinct from that furnished by sample A

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