Bark - Specimen details
| Catalogue Number: 59447 | |||||
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| No Image | Plant Name | 57.02 LEGUMINOSAE-CAESALPINIOIDEAE Cassia auriculata | Entry Book Number | ||
| Artefact Name | Bark | Vernacular Name | |||
| Iso Country | Sri Lanka | TDWG Region | Sri Lanka | ||
| Parts Held | Bark | Geography Description | Ceylon | ||
| Uses | BarkUse: MATERIALS - Tannins/Dyestuffs User: Man | TDWG use | MATERIALS - Tannins/Dyestuffs | ||
| Storage | Bottles, boxes etc | Related Items | |||
| Donor | Harvey A | Donor No | |||
| Donor Date | 00/10/1922 | Donor Notes | |||
| Collector | Collector No | ||||
| Collection Notes | Collection Date | ||||
| Exhibition | Expedition | ||||
| Number Components | Publication | ||||
| Notes: | Label source: Extract from letter from Mr A Harvey dated 196 Bermondsey Street, London EC 1 16.x.22 'Bark known as Ranawara bark said to abound in Ceylon. This bark I find to have the following compositions:- Tannin 16.2%, soluble non tannins 9.6%, Inso, luble matter 61.3%, Moisture 12.9%. It is very dark in colour and the tannins present I find to be of the catechol class. | ||||