Root - Specimen details
| Catalogue Number: 34524 | |||||
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| No Image | Plant Name | 194.01 ALISMATACEAE Alisma plantago-aquatica | Entry Book Number | 43.1926 | |
| Artefact Name | Root | Vernacular Name | |||
| Iso Country | Hong Kong | TDWG Region | Hong Kong | ||
| Parts Held | Root | Geography Description | China, Hong Kong | ||
| Uses | RootUse: FOOD User: Not defined | TDWG use | FOOD | ||
| Storage | Bottles, boxes etc | Related Items | |||
| Donor | Imperial Institute | Donor No | |||
| Donor Date | Donor Notes | Hong Kong Govt. No: 3,116x0Dx0A | |||
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| Notes: | Label source: Roots of an aquatic plant widely distributed in arctic and north temperate regions and in Australia and India; it is frequent in Britain. The roots contain a quantity of starchy matter and their acrid properties are dispelled by drying. U, sed in China as a food and in medicine. | ||||