Banana fibre - Specimen details

Banana fibre - Specimen details

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Catalogue Number: 29595

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Plant Name 170.04 MUSACEAE Musa sapientum Entry Book Number
Artefact Name Banana fibre Vernacular Name
Iso Country Jamaica TDWG Region Jamaica
Parts Held Banana fibre Geography Description Jamaica, Caribbean, Southern America
Uses Banana fibreUse: MATERIALS - Fibres User: Man TDWG use MATERIALS - Fibres
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Notes: Label source: About 1 1/4 millions of Banana stems annually cut down in Jamaica which if some means were devised to extract the fibre expeditionsly the country would save # 20000 worth of fibre now absolutely wasted. This specimen has been prepared by ha, nd.

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