Hydnocarpus inebrians seed - Specimen details
| Catalogue Number: 96442 | |||||
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| No Image | Plant Name | 17.03 FLACOURTIACEAE Hydnocarpus inebrians | Entry Book Number | 2.2013 | |
| Artefact Name | Hydnocarpus inebrians seed | Vernacular Name | |||
| Iso Country | India | TDWG Region | India | ||
| Parts Held | Hydnocarpus inebrians seed | Geography Description | Bombay | ||
| Uses | Hydnocarpus inebrians seedUse: User: Not defined | TDWG use | |||
| Storage | Bottles, boxes etc | Related Items | |||
| Donor | Harrod Materia Medica Collection | Donor No | HY 1 3 K1 | ||
| Donor Date | Donor Notes | Gift from King's College London, formerly housed at the Chelsea College School of Pharmacy. Index card: 'no label'. | |||
| Collector | Dymock, Dr. | Collector No | |||
| Collection Notes | Collection Date | 00/00/1878 | |||
| Exhibition | Expedition | ||||
| Number Components | Publication | ||||
| Notes: | Note attached to index card: 'Hydnocarpus inebrians. A note from our specimen. 18 E 3 Dr. Dymock, Bombay. 1878. local name Kowtee. Abundant in the Concans some distance to the South of Bombay, also in Goa. The oil is extracted for burning, and is also in, repute as a remedy for skin diseases. It is at present on trial here as a substitute for chaulmogra; if found to be efficient it can be delivered in Bombay for less than half the price of the latter oil. It appears that the greenish tinge which the oil so, metimes has is caused by the adherence of some of trhe pulp of the fruit to the testa of the seed; the pure oil from decorticated seed is of a pale yellow. The external appearance of the fruit varies considerably; upon the same tree perfectly smooth and v, ery rough fruit may be seen.'. | ||||