Twigs wrapped in banana leaves - Specimen details
| Catalogue Number: 33369 | |||||
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| No Image | Plant Name | 47.01 CELASTRACEAE Catha edulis | Entry Book Number | 19.1995 | |
| Artefact Name | Twigs wrapped in banana leaves | Vernacular Name | |||
| Iso Country | Yemen | TDWG Region | Yemen | ||
| Parts Held | Twigs wrapped in banana leaves | Geography Description | Yemen, Asia Temperate, Arabian Peninsula | ||
| Uses | Twigs wrapped in banana leavesUse: MEDICINES - Unspecified Medicinal Disorders User: Man | TDWG use | MEDICINES - Unspecified Medicinal Disorders | ||
| Storage | Bottles, boxes etc | Related Items | |||
| Donor | Leon C | Donor No | |||
| Donor Date | 00/05/1995 | Donor Notes | Hawkins Hx0Dx0AAl-hubaishi Mustafax0Dx0A | ||
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| Exhibition | Expedition | ||||
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| Notes: | 2 samples of khat received by Chris Leon. From Hazel Hawkins, Victoria House, Victoria St, Totnes, TQ9 5EF. Samples obtained in Birmingham, bought by a student from the Yemen. Forwarded via Dr Vicky Evans, Plymouth Public Health Dept. (Note: Nasser Ak-Gi, fid tells me that there are about 200 varieties in the Yemen, apparently loosely classified by influence (to make happy, sexy, intelligent, work hard etc). He would be happy to get some samples for the Kew collections if we would like him to.. | ||||
| Determinations: | 47.01 CELASTRACEAE Catha edulis (Vahl) Endl. 170.04 MUSACEAE Musa sp | ||||