Wood - Specimen details

Wood - Specimen details

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Catalogue Number: 70122

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Plant Name 123.00 MYOPORACEAE Eremophila mitchelli Entry Book Number 30.1934
Artefact Name Wood Vernacular Name
Iso Country Australia TDWG Region Australia
Parts Held Wood Geography Description Australia, New South Wales, Nyngan
Uses WoodUse: MATERIALS - Wood User: Man TDWG use MATERIALS - Wood
Storage Woods size B Related Items
Donor Technological Museum, Sydney Donor No
Donor Date Donor Notes
Collector Collector No
Collection Notes Collection Date
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Number Components Publication
Notes: Label source: D6207. Botanical material corresponds to this specimen. A pale yellowish-brown, close textured, rather greasy, aromatic timber with lighter coloured streaks running through it. The medullary rays are very small and numerous, the growth ring, s giving the timber figure. Although hard, it is an easy timber to work, and polishes well. Suitable for small cabinet work and panelling, veneers, turnery, fancy boxes, brush backs and similar ornamental purposes. A medium sized tree of 50 to 60 feet, fa, irly plentiful in some locaties, found in the interior of Queensland, New South Wales, and South Australia. H= Very hard. W=About 68lb per cu ft.

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