Raffia fibre - Specimen details

Raffia fibre - Specimen details

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Catalogue Number: 36163

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Plant Name 187.00 PALMAE Raphia farinifera Entry Book Number
Artefact Name Raffia fibre Vernacular Name
Iso Country Seychelles TDWG Region Seychelles
Parts Held Raffia fibre Geography Description Seychelles
Uses Raffia fibreUse: MATERIALS - Fibres User: Man TDWG use MATERIALS - Fibres
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Notes: Label source: Label: Scientific & Technical Dept. Imperial Institute London SW7. No. 307/28 Sample of Raffia from the Seychelles. Director Imperial Institute: The sample named raffia (F.1549) from the Seychelles is obtained from a Palm and apparently con, sists of the fibres from the internal tissues of the petiole. It agrees well in structure with similarly prepared fibre from the petiole of Raphia from Madagascar and is probably derived from R. pedunculata this species being stated to occur in the Seyche, lles though not indigenous. L.A.B. 6.6.28.
Determinations:187.00 PALMAE Raphia pedunculata Beauv.
    187.00 PALMAE Raphia farinifera (Gaertn.) Hylander

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