Wood - Specimen details
| Catalogue Number: 73487 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No Image | Plant Name | 143.02 HERNANDIACEAE Gyrocarpus americanus | Entry Book Number | 21.1995.14 | |
| Artefact Name | Wood | Vernacular Name | |||
| Iso Country | Kenya | TDWG Region | Kenya | ||
| Parts Held | Wood | Geography Description | Kenya, Africa, East Tropical Africa, Malindi | ||
| Uses | WoodUse: MATERIALS - Wood User: Man | TDWG use | MATERIALS - Wood | ||
| Storage | Woods size B | Related Items | |||
| Donor | Donor No | ||||
| Donor Date | Donor Notes | ||||
| Collector | Morley J, Davis S | Collector No | |||
| Collection Notes | Collection Date | 28/02/1995 | |||
| Exhibition | Expedition | ||||
| Number Components | Publication | ||||
| Notes: | From Malindi Handicraft Co-op Soc Ltd, Malindi. The Society is a wood carving co-op containing 316 members. Most of the timber species used for making both tourist items and furniture are extracted (often illegally) from the few remaining areas of native, coastal forests in Kenya. Finding out the names of the tree species can be fraught with pitfalls because some names, such as mahogany and teak are applied to a number of species to give products added appeal to prospective customers. For example, Brach, ylaena huillensis (Compositae) is traded as East African mahogany; Combretum schumannii (Combretaceae) is traded as teak. As a result of over-exploitation, large specimens of several timber tree species are no longer found in certain forest areas. Dalbe, rgia melanoxylon (Black ebony) is becoming even more rare throughout Kenya. As a result, supplies have to be imported from Tanzania. Conservation of the remaining coastal forests of Kenya is a major priority. | ||||