Fruits - Specimen details
Catalogue Number: 45440 | |||||
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No Image | Plant Name | 141.00 MYRISTICACEAE Myristica surinamensis | Entry Book Number | 42.1881 | |
Artefact Name | Fruits | Vernacular Name | |||
Iso Country | Brazil | TDWG Region | Brazil | ||
Parts Held | Fruits | Geography Description | Banks of the Amazon | ||
Uses | FruitsUse: MATERIALS - Lipids User: Man | TDWG use | MATERIALS - Lipids | ||
Storage | Bottles, boxes etc | Related Items | |||
Donor | Voelcker JA | Donor No | |||
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Notes: | Label source: FO Bower Esq. Analysis of Myristica (from Para) - imported under the name 'Africa Nuts' by Augustus Voelcker March 30 1881 Moisture .... 4.74 Oil .... 60.55 Albuminous compounds (flesh forming matter) .... 5.75 Mucilage sugar and dige, stible fibre .... 20.14 Woody fibre (cellulose) .... 7.13 Mineral matter (ash) .... 1.69 x Containing Nitrogen .... 92 Opuscular source: Letter - Analytical Laboratory, 11 Salisbury Square, Fleet Street, Lo, ndon April 6th 1881 Sir, In accordance with a suggestion from Mr Bower I have pleasure in sending to you some of the 'African Nuts' which came lately into my hands, and respecting which I was glad to have the information kindly given to me, for which I am, much obliged. I am sorry I cannot at present give further details for though an analysis has been made of the nut it is of course the property of the firm and whose account it was made. I will however, have pleasure in calling upon them to ask their perm, ission for its use in this particular case, and obtain whatever other information I can. Believe me Yours Faithfully John Augustus Voelcker |