Wood - Specimen details

Wood - Specimen details

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Catalogue Number: 26294

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Plant Name 187.00 PALMAE Hyphaene thebaica Entry Book Number
Artefact Name Wood Vernacular Name
Iso Country Egypt TDWG Region Egypt
Parts Held Wood Geography Description Upper Egypt
Uses WoodUse: User: Man TDWG use
Storage Woods size D Related Items
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Notes: Label source: A native of Egypt and the valley of the Nile, and perhaps extensively distributed in Tropical Africa. Especially distinguished from most species of palm by its branching stem. The wood is applied to various domestic uses in Africa. The ging, er-bread like rind of the fruit is eaten, and the seeds are turned into beads, & c.

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