Wood - Specimen details

Wood - Specimen details

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Catalogue Number: 72238

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Plant Name 66.00 COMBRETACEAE Terminalia sericea Entry Book Number 62.1992.3
Artefact Name Wood Vernacular Name
Iso Country Botswana TDWG Region Botswana
Parts Held Wood Geography Description Botswana, Kgatleng District, On Gaborone to Francistown road
Uses WoodUse: FUELS - Fuelwood User: Not defined TDWG use FUELS - Fuelwood
Storage Woods size B Related Items
Donor Donor No
Donor Date Donor Notes
Collector Terry J, Cook FEM, Sydes CL, Morve FW, Hargreves BJ, Rapekenene K, Tlale M Collector No 173
Collection Notes Collection Date 13/04/1990
Exhibition Expedition
Number Components Publication
Notes: Label source: 0.5km down left hand side turning. 64km from Gaborone North entrance on Gaborone to Francistown Road towards Mahalapye Small tree c.3m, within area there are specimens that are taller and also bushes. Trunk d.b.h 9cm. branching at 70cm.bar, k grey longitudinally fissured. Slash yellow brown. Abundance: the most common species at this site. Site: in open deciduous shrubland - woodland. Cattle grazing. Species present: Dichrostachys cinerea, Acacia spp, Grewia, Commiphora. Grasses are mainly, Eragrostis rigidio... and Aristida. Ground cover incomplete. Soil red sand. Notes: Palgrave (1977) says this is a good fuel but Rapekenene (Botswana driver) says Dichrostachys cinerea is better. Other material - photo FC.AU9. Wakehurst Place Seed Bank. Du, plicates GAB, Wakehurst Place

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