Bark - Specimen details

Bark - Specimen details

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Catalogue Number: 45209

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Plant Name 143.01 LAURACEAE Dicypellium caryophyllatum Entry Book Number
Artefact Name Bark Vernacular Name
Iso Country Brazil TDWG Region Brazil
Parts Held Bark Geography Description Brazil
Uses BarkUse: User: Not defined TDWG use
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Donor Leete Sons & Co Donor No
Donor Date 00/00/1915 Donor Notes
Collector Collector No
Collection Notes Collection Date
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Notes: Label source: Letter 274, 1915: x. p.70. August 19th 1915, Messrs Leete Son & Co. Acknowledge the receipt of their letter of the 12th instant, and in reply to say that 'Cravo' is a name applied in Brazil to Dicypellium caryophylllatum and a comparison wi, th the bark of this species in the Kew Museum shows the sample submitted for identification to be very similar to it. The bark of D. caryophullatum is known as 'clove bark' or Brazilian clove bark and some particulars of the tree are given in Kew Bulletin, No. 5 1912 pp 242-243 (obtainable as per enclosed circular). See Exploit. des Bois ( Expos.Univ. de Brussells 1910) p.9 Copy in Museum pamphlet in French.

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