Wood - Specimen details

Wood - Specimen details

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Catalogue Number: 25627

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Plant Name 143.01 LAURACEAE Ocotea rodioei 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: MEDICINES - Digestive System Disorders User: Man TDWG use MEDICINES - Digestive System Disorders
Storage Woods size D Related Items
Donor Emp.Timber Exhib. Donor No 14
Donor Date Donor Notes
Collector Collector No
Collection Notes Collection Date
Exhibition Expedition
Number Components Publication
Notes: Label source: Tree may reach 150 feet with unbranched bole of 80 feet. Average diameter 3 feet. Timber of outstanding strength and durability: heartwood greenish in colour when fresh, valued for piles, piers, lock gates, docks or harbour work, also for l, adder rungs and fishing rods. Weight 65lb./cu.ft.
Determinations:143.01 LAURACEAE Ocotea rodioei Mez.
    143.01 LAURACEAE Nectandra rodioei Mez.

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