Leaves - Specimen details

Leaves - Specimen details

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Catalogue Number: 56765

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Plant Name 66.00 COMBRETACEAE Terminalia oliveri Entry Book Number 18.1899
Artefact Name Leaves Vernacular Name
Iso Country Not defined TDWG Region Not defined
Parts Held Leaves Geography Description Mandalay
Uses LeavesUse: User: Not defined TDWG use
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Donor India Office Donor No
Donor Date Donor Notes Conservator of Forests Mandalay Burmax0Dx0A
Collector Collector No
Collection Notes Collection Date
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Notes: Label source: Registration No 10247, File No 61 Letter from Leather Industries Lab, The Yorkshire College Leeds dated 7th April 1899 to John R Jackson, RBG Kew - Dear Sir I beg to inform you that the following are the results of analysis of your sampleo, f leaves of T.oliveri marked from Mandalay according to the method of the International Ass of Leather Trade Chemists Tanning matters absorbed by the hide 14.4% Soluble non-tanning matters 12.2% Insoluble (at 60 deg.Fah.) 64.5% Water 8.9%. The colour o, f a solution containing 0.5% of tanning matter as determined by above analysis measured by the tinctometer in a cell 1 ccentimeter thick is red, yellow, black, and a sample of leather tanned in 1% soloution is annexed. I am dear Sirs Yours Faithfully AR, Procter.

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