Wood - Specimen details

Wood - Specimen details

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Catalogue Number: 25370

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Plant Name 125.01 VERBENACEAE Tectona grandis Entry Book Number 79.1924
Artefact Name Wood Vernacular Name
Iso Country Burma TDWG Region Burma
Parts Held Wood Geography Description Burma
Uses WoodUse: MATERIALS - Wood User: Man TDWG use MATERIALS - Wood
Storage Woods size D Related Items
Donor Samuel Putney Ltd. Donor No
Donor Date Donor Notes
Collector Collector No
Collection Notes Collection Date
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Number Components Publication
Notes: Label source: Well known tree in the Indo-Malayan region, esp Burma and Thailand; one of the outstanding timbers of the world; strong and durable, extensively used in ship and boat building also for furniture garden seats, and in the carving of an oily n, ature, the oil acting as a preservative. Wt. 40 lb per cu ft. Presented by Samuel Putney Ltd, Harrow Rd, Paddington W2.

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