Wood - Specimen details
Catalogue Number: 3354 | |||||
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No Image | Plant Name | 39.01 RUTACEAE Flindersia oxleyana | Entry Book Number | 20.1983 | |
Artefact Name | Wood | Vernacular Name | |||
Iso Country | Australia | TDWG Region | Australia | ||
Parts Held | Wood | Geography Description | Australia | ||
Uses | WoodUse: MATERIALS - Wood User: Man | TDWG use | MATERIALS - Wood | ||
Storage | Woods size B | Related Items | |||
Donor | British Museum (Natural History) | Donor No | |||
Donor Date | Donor Notes | Tech. Mus. Sydneyx0Dx0A | |||
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Exhibition | Expedition | ||||
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Notes: | Label source: This light yellowish coloured timber is fairly hard and heavy and close grained on the transverse section, but somewhat open on the longitudinal surface. There is no sapwood, so that it cuts out to advantage. It is good working timber, and, suitable for coachwork, bedroom suites, picture frames, and is an excellent all-round cabinet wood. Average height 120ft; average diameter 3ft. Plentiful on the Northern Rivers and is sold in the Sydney markets as two separate timbers under its common nam, es. |