Roots - Specimen details
| Catalogue Number: 52261 | |||||
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| No Image | Plant Name | 84.01 RUBIACEAE Cephaelis acuminata | Entry Book Number | 5.1961 | |
| Artefact Name | Roots | Vernacular Name | |||
| Iso Country | Nicaragua | TDWG Region | Nicaragua | ||
| Parts Held | Roots | Geography Description | Nicaragua | ||
| Uses | RootsUse: User: Not defined | TDWG use | |||
| Storage | Bottles, boxes etc | Related Items | |||
| Donor | Knowles & Foster 27 Old Broad St EC2 | Donor No | |||
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| Notes: | Label source: D.05171/61/M Knowles & Foster, 27 Old Broad Street E C 2. RBG Kew Memo to Mr Russell date 28.7.61. The microscopical structure does not help very much in distinguishing between Cephaelis acuminata and C. ipecacuanha. From the information gi, ven with British Pharmacopoeia 1953 and in Wallis's textbook. I agree with you that the sample is almost certainly C. acuminata. Richardson tells me that there is no sample of C. acuminata in the museums, so prehaps this sample might be kept there for pat, rons reference. C.R Metcalfe. Label source: RBG Kew Memo to Keeper: The attached letter from Knowles & Foster and sample of Ipecacuanha roots are forwarded for your opinion. The roots look to the eye like C acuminata, but I believe you have a means of te, sting which is more dependable. J.A Russell. | ||||