Rope of Mudar - Specimen details
| Catalogue Number: 49276 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No Image | Plant Name | 107.00 ASCLEPIADACEAE Calotropis gigantea | Entry Book Number | ||
| Artefact Name | Rope of Mudar | Vernacular Name | |||
| Iso Country | Pakistan | TDWG Region | Pakistan | ||
| Parts Held | Rope of Mudar | Geography Description | Pakistan, Asia-Tropical, Indian Subcontinent, Lahore | ||
| Uses | Rope of MudarUse: MEDICINES User: Man | TDWG use | MEDICINES | ||
| Storage | Bottles, boxes etc | Related Items | |||
| Donor | India Museum | Donor No | 4867 | ||
| Donor Date | Donor Notes | ||||
| Collector | Collector No | ||||
| Collection Notes | Collection Date | ||||
| Exhibition | Expedition | ||||
| Number Components | Publication | ||||
| Notes: | Label source: Class IV Fibre. Mudar or Yercum Fibre obtained from the inner bark of the young branches of Calotropis gigantea Br. a plant common in waste places in India. This fibre is very strong bearing a greater strain than Russian hemp, and it is muc, h used by the natives for cordage. The plant has also reputed medicinal properties. | ||||