Root - Specimen details

Root - Specimen details

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Catalogue Number: 72236

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Plant Name 57.03 LEGUMINOSAE-MIMOSOIDEAE Elephantorrhiza elephantina Entry Book Number 62.1992.8
Artefact Name Root Vernacular Name
Iso Country Botswana TDWG Region Botswana
Parts Held Root Geography Description Botswana, Kgalagadi District, On Hukuntsi-Ncojane Road
Uses RootUse: MATERIALS - Tannins/Dyestuffs User: Man TDWG use MATERIALS - Tannins/Dyestuffs
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Donor Donor No
Donor Date Donor Notes
Collector Terry J, Cook FEM, Sydes C, Kalake E Collector No 116
Collection Notes Collection Date 21/03/1989
Exhibition Expedition
Number Components Publication
Notes: Label source: 131.2km from Hukuntsi airstrip on Hukuntsi-Ncojane road. Subshrub with deep root. Plant c.55 cm high, stem yellow green. Flowers absent. Root sampled (88cm x 6cm). Low forb community with grasses (mainly Stipagrostis, but some Eragrostis)., This plant dominates the area. Back to 50m from the roadside. Other material Seed Bank Wakehurst. Duplicates K, GAB, Wakehurst. Photos FC.AE 1-4

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