Fibre from leaves - Specimen details
| Catalogue Number: 36965 | |||||
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| No Image | Plant Name | 175.06 DRACAENACEAE Sansevieria sp | Entry Book Number | 11.1912 | |
| Artefact Name | Fibre from leaves | Vernacular Name | |||
| Iso Country | South Africa | TDWG Region | South Africa | ||
| Parts Held | Fibre from leaves | Geography Description | Natal, Durban | ||
| Uses | Fibre from leavesUse: MATERIALS - Fibres User: Not defined | TDWG use | MATERIALS - Fibres | ||
| Storage | Bottles, boxes etc | Related Items | |||
| Donor | Medley Wood J | Donor No | |||
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| Notes: | Label source: Extracted by hand in Bot Gdns. Opuscular source: Particulars enclosed in letter J Medley-Wood to Mr Brown dated Durban, 23rd Dec. 1911. Sanseviera sp. Growing in the Bot Gdns, Durban, planted in 1893, never been transplanted. Original pl, ant from the Zanzibar district sent by Dr Murray. 1. We have one large clump only, the original one has at present 50 or more leaves. 2. The leaves are not 2-ranked, the clump is roughly circular in outline, and 5-6 ft in diameter. 3. The largest l, eaf is 6 ft 3 ins long, 2 1/2 ins diam at base, and at 1 ft below apex 1 1/4 ins diam. 4. The leaves are all quite erect. 5. Channel extends from base to apex, and is as deep and as wide, a little below the apex as it is at the base. 6. The leave, s are all quite acute except when damaged. 7. The plant has never flowered here, we are not tropical enough for it. The leaves are dark green, with whitish markings, the transverse markings the most perceptible. (Sgns.) JMW. See letter 19-1912,viii p, 93. ' The fibre sent was extracted by hand, not by a machine, the leaves weighed 6lbs; and the fibre when clean 2 oz, this would be a good return, but the plant is not suitable for our climate. | ||||