Rubber and Bark - Specimen details
| Catalogue Number: 49683 | |||||
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| No Image | Plant Name | 106.00 APOCYNACEAE Funtumia elastica | Entry Book Number | 81.1895 | |
| Artefact Name | Rubber and Bark | Vernacular Name | |||
| Iso Country | Nigeria | TDWG Region | Nigeria | ||
| Parts Held | Rubber and Bark | Geography Description | Nigeria, Africa, West Tropical Africa, Lagos, Ibadan District | ||
| Uses | Rubber and BarkUse: MATERIALS - Latex/Rubber User: Man | TDWG use | MATERIALS - Latex/Rubber | ||
| Storage | Bottles, boxes etc | Related Items | |||
| Donor | Olubi JC | Donor No | |||
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| Notes: | Label source: The bark of the rubber tree. If broken crosswise you will discover the rubber. JC Olubi, Muma Forest Station, Ibadan District, Lagos - Rubber tree first discovered in Accra in 1883 and from its resources many Europeans and natives have mad, e their fortunes. The native name of this rubber tree is Ire or Ereh or Ireh. Grows 60 to 70 feet high, average thickness 12 to 14 in diameter. Log of wood offered and accepted | ||||