Fibre - Specimen details
| Catalogue Number: 49204 | |||||
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| No Image | Plant Name | 107.00 ASCLEPIADACEAE Gomphocarpus physocarpus | Entry Book Number | 160.1887 | |
| Artefact Name | Fibre | Vernacular Name | |||
| Iso Country | South Africa | TDWG Region | South Africa | ||
| Parts Held | Fibre | Geography Description | Natal, Africa, Southern Africa | ||
| Uses | FibreUse: MATERIALS - Fibres User: Man | TDWG use | MATERIALS - Fibres | ||
| Storage | Bottles, boxes etc | Related Items | |||
| Donor | Ide & Christie | Donor No | |||
| Donor Date | Donor Notes | Medley Wood Jx0Dx0A | |||
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| Notes: | Label source: Report of Ide & Christie on Gomphocarpus physocarpus? Imperfectly cleaned, in present state only available for cordage as an adulterant of Manila or other white hemps. Strength disappointing compared with manila. Estimated value on its p, resent form 15 pounds per ton, but might be improved by proper cleaning by 75 or 100%. | ||||
| Determinations: | 107.00 ASCLEPIADACEAE Gomphocarpus physocarpus E. Mey. 107.00 ASCLEPIADACEAE Asclepias physocarpa Schl. | ||||