Fruits & Seeds - Specimen details

Fruits & Seeds - Specimen details

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Catalogue Number: 72814

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Plant Name 170.01 ZINGIBERACEAE Aframomum angustifolium Entry Book Number
Artefact Name Fruits & Seeds Vernacular Name
Iso Country Gambia TDWG Region Gambia
Parts Held Fruits & Seeds Geography Description Gambia, The, Cape St Mary, West Tropical Africa, Africa
Uses Fruits & SeedsUse: FOOD User: Man TDWG use FOOD
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Donor Pharm Soc GB Donor No 24 B 1
Donor Date 00/00/1985 Donor Notes Hanbury Collection Date: 19/08/1849x0Dx0ADaniell Drx0Dx0A
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Notes: Label source: This specimen is mentioned in Pereira 'Elements of Mat. Med.' Vol 2 pt 1. p.253. 1855 Ed. Fig.115. Seeds from Farre (?college sample). Biota Barbary almonds from Hearon Squire & Co Feb 1875?? Opuscular source: Fruit called Palancanpon in t, he Mandingo language. Pulp acidulous, sucked by the natives. Flowers stalked (in this respect different to thal??cella) white with a purplish red tint. Growsal ?? Coto, Cape St Mary, Gambia Given by Dr Daniell, August 19 1849.
Determinations:170.01 ZINGIBERACEAE Aframomum angustifolium (Sonn.) K.Schum.
    170.01 ZINGIBERACEAE Amomum clusii Sm.
    170.01 ZINGIBERACEAE Amomum macrospermum Sm. in Rees

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