Dye and berries - Specimen details
| Catalogue Number: 55015 | |||||
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| No Image | Plant Name | 68.00 MELASTOMATACEAE Memecylon sp | Entry Book Number | ||
| Artefact Name | Dye and berries | Vernacular Name | |||
| Iso Country | Equatorial Guinea | TDWG Region | Equatorial Guinea | ||
| Parts Held | Dye and berries | Geography Description | Fernando Po | ||
| Uses | Dye and berriesUse: MATERIALS - Tannins/Dyestuffs User: Man | TDWG use | MATERIALS - Tannins/Dyestuffs | ||
| Storage | Bottles, boxes etc | Related Items | |||
| Donor | Barns T Alexander | Donor No | |||
| Donor Date | 28/12/1926 | Donor Notes | |||
| Collector | Collector No | ||||
| Collection Notes | Collection Date | ||||
| Exhibition | Expedition | ||||
| Number Components | Publication | ||||
| Notes: | Label source: Berries of Saponella from which the Fernandians make a red dye from the powdered leaves, a small sample of which is enclosed. Seeds & dye from T Alexander Barns collected in Fenando Po. From Director Dec 28th 1926, with seeds of a Lobelia., Returned to Director for Garden Dept after extraction of a few seeds of the dye plant, the dye 28.12.26 Named at Herb. | ||||