Wood - Specimen details
| Catalogue Number: 15229 | |||||
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| No Image | 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? | ||
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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. | ||||