Wood - Specimen details
| Catalogue Number: 31500 | |||||
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| No Image | Plant Name | 39.01 RUTACEAE Fagara macrophylla | Entry Book Number | 1.1954 | |
| Artefact Name | Wood | Vernacular Name | |||
| Iso Country | Kenya | TDWG Region | Kenya | ||
| Parts Held | Wood | Geography Description | Kenya, kakamega | ||
| Uses | WoodUse: MATERIALS User: Not defined | TDWG use | MATERIALS | ||
| Storage | Woods size D | Related Items | |||
| Donor | For. Dept. Nairobi | Donor No | 224 | ||
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| Notes: | Label source: Tree widespread in W Africa from Sierra Leone to Cameroons. Sapwood yellowish white, heartwood darker. Wood fine grained hard and heavy. May be compared with satinwood. Much used locally in heavy carpentry, favoured for native drums. | ||||