Wood - Specimen details

Wood - Specimen details

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Catalogue Number: 15229

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Plant Name 144.00 PROTEACEAE Orites excelsa 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 For. Comm. NSW Donor No 70?
Donor Date Donor Notes
Collector Collector No
Collection Notes Collection Date
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Notes: Label source: Pinkish coloured soft timber, with an oak figure when cut on the quarter. Suitable for saddle frames, casks etc. Often contains deposits of a white substance known as aluminium succinate. Coastal districts of N NSW and Queensland. Rarely, seen on Sydney market. Moderately soft. About 37lb per cu ft.

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