Wood - Specimen details
| Catalogue Number: 39876 | |||||
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| No Image | Plant Name | 57.01 LEGUMINOSAE-PAPILIONOIDEAE Zollernia falcata | Entry Book Number | ||
| Artefact Name | Wood | Vernacular Name | |||
| Iso Country | Brazil | TDWG Region | Brazil | ||
| Parts Held | Wood | Geography Description | Brazil | ||
| Uses | WoodUse: MEDICINES User: Man | TDWG use | MEDICINES | ||
| Storage | Woods size B | Related Items | |||
| Donor | Sheddon T, Senior Environ Health Officer | Donor No | |||
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| Notes: | Label source: T Sheddon, Senior Environmental Health Officer, Islington Borough Council. Telephone enquiry from him to ask for infomation on any possible toxic qualities of the Brazilian timber; a local resident using it for guitar making had reacted to, handling the sawdust (of which a sample is included) The person also had a nervous system reaction possibly attributable to timber handling. Wood obtained from Timberline. A related species Zollernia paraensis is known to cause dermatitis etc. Also a lett, er from T Sneddon to Laura Ponsonby about details of case. | ||||