Wood - Specimen details
Catalogue Number: 25668 | |||||
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No Image | Plant Name | 84.01 RUBIACEAE Sarcocephalus esculentus | Entry Book Number | ||
Artefact Name | Wood | Vernacular Name | |||
Iso Country | Not defined | TDWG Region | Not defined | ||
Parts Held | Wood | Geography Description | Tropical West Africa | ||
Uses | WoodUse: MATERIALS - Wood User: Man | TDWG use | MATERIALS - Wood | ||
Storage | Woods size D | Related Items | |||
Donor | Donor No | 426 | |||
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Exhibition | Expedition | ||||
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Notes: | Label source: Ghana. Nigeria. Widely distributed in West Africa as a small or medium sized tree, often called Guinea or Negro peach as the ripe fruit is edible. Wood deep red brown when dry, hard and probably suited for inlaid work. |