Fruits - Specimen details
| Catalogue Number: 45460 | |||||
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| No Image | Plant Name | 141.00 MYRISTICACEAE Pycnanthus sp | Entry Book Number | ||
| Artefact Name | Fruits | Vernacular Name | |||
| Iso Country | Not defined | TDWG Region | Not defined | ||
| Parts Held | Fruits | Geography Description | West Africa | ||
| Uses | FruitsUse: MATERIALS - Lipids User: Man | TDWG use | MATERIALS - Lipids | ||
| Storage | Bottles, boxes etc | Related Items | |||
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| Notes: | Opuscular source: Letter to/from United Africa Co. Dear sir, In reply to your letter of 25th (Ref FHR/JP) the shelled seeds are believed to be a sp of Pycnanthus. These seeds in W Africa have been termed wild nutmeg owing to their strong resemblance to, , and close affinity with, the ordinary nutmeg. They normally have only a slight aromatic flavour, but are rich in oil. The unshelled seeds are considered to be those of Coula? edulis (African walnut). They are edible with a pleasant flavour and maybe e, aten like dessert nuts. They are rich in oil. Information on both these is given in The Useful Plants of West Tropical Africa, by JM Walziel. Coula edulis is also referred to in Nuts - their Production and Everyday Uses, by JN Howes (Faber & Faber 1948, ). | ||||