Rhizomes - Specimen details

Rhizomes - Specimen details

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Catalogue Number: 29426

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Plant Name 170.01 ZINGIBERACEAE Curcuma sp Entry Book Number 129.1907
Artefact Name Rhizomes Vernacular Name
Iso Country South Africa TDWG Region South Africa
Parts Held Rhizomes Geography Description Transvaal, South Africa, North East Zoutpansberg, Southern Africa, Africa
Uses RhizomesUse: MEDICINES User: Man TDWG use MEDICINES
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Donor Burtt-Davy J Donor No
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Notes: Label source: Letter from Burtt-Davy Transvaal received at Kew 18th Nov. 1907 Sherungulu. 549/1907 Garden number on above letter noted Mr Hillier 19.XI.13. 129/1907 'Sherungulu' tubers (Kaempferia sp) From the N.E. portion of the Zoutpansberg highly pri, zed by the natives for medical purposes: see letter 385, 1907 J.B. Davy to Director.and Trans. Agric. Journ IX.Oct.1910, pp 45-46. J.H.H. 14.XI.1913. Kaempferia sp.? No herbarium specimens received with these roots, but leaves and flowers of Sherungulu re, ceived 21st March 1905 = Kaempferia etheleae Medly Wood. Curcuma aeruginosa refers one to the Cambridge specimen so far as at present known. CHW 17.11.13.

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