Wood - Specimen details
| Catalogue Number: 31315 | |||||
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| No Image | Plant Name | 57.03 LEGUMINOSAE-MIMOSOIDEAE Piptadeniastrum africanum | Entry Book Number | 54.1920 | |
| Artefact Name | Wood | Vernacular Name | |||
| Iso Country | Ghana | TDWG Region | Ghana | ||
| Parts Held | Wood | Geography Description | Gold Coast, Ghana | ||
| Uses | WoodUse: MATERIALS - Wood User: Not defined | TDWG use | MATERIALS - Wood | ||
| Storage | Woods size D | Related Items | |||
| Donor | Empire Timber Exhibition 1920 | Donor No | 173 | ||
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| Notes: | Label source: A heavily buttressed tree widely distributed in Tropical Africa. Wood strong and stiff, of moderate toughness and hardness. Recommended as an oak substitute, especially for purposes such as wagon and carriage work, heavy benches etc. Wt, 44 lbs per cu ft. | ||||