Wood - Specimen details

Wood - Specimen details

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Catalogue Number: 25371

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Plant Name 57.03 LEGUMINOSAE-MIMOSOIDEAE Xylia dolabriformis Entry Book Number
Artefact Name Wood Vernacular Name
Iso Country Burma TDWG Region Burma
Parts Held Wood Geography Description Burma
Uses WoodUse: MATERIALS User: Man TDWG use MATERIALS
Storage Woods size D Related Items
Donor India Museum Donor No 4302z
Donor Date Donor Notes No: 10377x0Dx0A No: 5x0Dx0A
Collector Brandis Dr Collector No 3464
Collection Notes Collection Date
Exhibition Expedition
Number Components Publication
Notes: Label source: See Kew Index. J. Fl. Brit. India, II p 286. A large deciduous tree of India and Burma. Wood hard heavy and very durable; quickly blunts tools; one of the main sleeper woods on Indian railways; much used in construct work. Makes a decorat, ive floor suitable for public buildings. Wt. 62lb per cu ft.
Determinations:57.03 LEGUMINOSAE-MIMOSOIDEAE Xylia dolabriformis Benth.
    57.03 LEGUMINOSAE-MIMOSOIDEAE Inga xylocarpa DC.

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