Wood - Specimen details
| Catalogue Number: 73063 | |||||
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| No Image | Plant Name | 999.99 FAMILY UNKNOWN | Entry Book Number | ||
| Artefact Name | Wood | Vernacular Name | |||
| Iso Country | Malaysia | TDWG Region | Malaysia | ||
| Parts Held | Wood | Geography Description | Malesia, Asia Tropical | ||
| Uses | WoodUse: MEDICINES User: Not defined | TDWG use | MEDICINES | ||
| Storage | Woods size B | Related Items | |||
| Donor | Pharm Sob GB | Donor No | 11 D 7 | ||
| Donor Date | Donor Notes | Henry Dr Ax0Dx0APorter Smith collectionx0Dx0A | |||
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| Notes: | The Chinese name is Chiang Hsiang (Chinese characters). Williams in his commercial guide says this Chinese name is applied to Lakar and ? majin (a tree of Sumatra) but Bretschneider says this name does not occur in botanical works and quotes from the Penk, 'ar (?) that Chiang Hsiang is a red fragrant wood brought to China from the Malay Archipelago. The following woods are also mentioned in the Chinese tariff. Camphor wood, mao shih Ebony, Wu Mu Fragrantwood, Hsiang Ch'ai Garoo, Ch'en hsiang Kranjee, ya lan, chih muredwood, hung musigned Augustine Henry 10/1/90. Porter Smith Collection see p.133 | ||||