Wood - Specimen details
| Catalogue Number: 25654 | |||||
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| No Image | Plant Name | 37.00 ZYGOPHYLLACEAE Guaiacum officinale | Entry Book Number | ||
| Artefact Name | Wood | Vernacular Name | |||
| Iso Country | Not defined | TDWG Region | Not defined | ||
| Parts Held | Wood | Geography Description | West Indies | ||
| Uses | WoodUse: MATERIALS - Wood User: Man | TDWG use | MATERIALS - Wood | ||
| Storage | Woods size D | Related Items | |||
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| Notes: | Label source: A small tree of the Caribbean region with extremely hard and heavy heartwood, (oily) one of the heaviest woods known. Favoured for bearings for propellor shafts, also for bowls, pulley blocks, rollers and other purposes. Wt 78lb per cu ft. | ||||