Seeds - Specimen details
Catalogue Number: 73124 | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
No Image | Plant Name | 57.02 LEGUMINOSAE-CAESALPINIOIDEAE Cordeauxia edulis | Entry Book Number | ||
Artefact Name | Seeds | Vernacular Name | |||
Iso Country | Somalia | TDWG Region | Somalia | ||
Parts Held | Seeds | Geography Description | Somalia, Africa, Northeast Tropical Africa, Mataban | ||
Uses | SeedsUse: FOOD User: Man | TDWG use | FOOD | ||
Storage | Bottles, boxes etc | Related Items | |||
Donor | Wickens GE | Donor No | |||
Donor Date | 27/10/1983 | Donor Notes | |||
Collector | Collector No | ||||
Collection Notes | Collection Date | ||||
Exhibition | Expedition | ||||
Number Components | Publication | ||||
Notes: | Fruits purchased from market. Usually harvested prematurely (demand exceeds availability) and lightly roasted to kill insect pests before storage. Nut delicious, texture similar to brazil nut, flavour mixture of almond and cob. |