Wood - Specimen details
| Catalogue Number: 25359 | |||||
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Plant Name | 25.00 ELATINACEAE Mesua ferrea | Entry Book Number | 77.1900 | |
| Artefact Name | Wood | Vernacular Name | |||
| Iso Country | India | TDWG Region | India | ||
| Parts Held | Wood | Geography Description | Andaman Islands | ||
| Uses | Wood Use: ENVIRONMENTAL USES - Ornamentals User: Man | TDWG use | ENVIRONMENTAL USES - Ornamentals | ||
| Storage | Woods size D | Related Items | |||
| Donor | Paris Exhib. 1900 | Donor No | |||
| Donor Date | Donor Notes | India Museum No: 533x0Dx0A | |||
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| Notes: | Label source: Exhibitor, Forest Dept. India, Ceylon, Burma etc. An ornamental tree often planted near temples; well known in India and the Andamans; wood extremely hard and heavy, very durable but diff. to work; valued for many purposes. Wt. 70lb per c, u ft. | ||||