Wood - Specimen details

Wood - Specimen details

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Catalogue Number: 25626

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Plant Name 143.01 LAURACEAE Nectandra sp Entry Book Number 54.1920
Artefact Name Wood Vernacular Name
Iso Country Guyana TDWG Region Guyana
Parts Held Wood Geography Description British Guiana
Uses WoodUse: MATERIALS User: Man TDWG use MATERIALS
Storage Woods size D Related Items
Donor Emp. Timber Exhib. Donor No 552
Donor Date Donor Notes No: 7x0Dx0A
Collector Collector No
Collection Notes Collection Date
Exhibition Expedition
Number Components Publication
Notes: Label source: Tree attains a height of 90 feet in British Guiana and furnishes logs up to 30 ft long and 26 inches squared. Wood resembles greenheart superficially but is not so hard and heavy. Used locally chiefly in house and boat building. Weight 43lb, ./cu.ft.

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