Item HT 11489 Seed Sample - Vitex trifolia (Verbenaceae), India, 1880s

Summary

Sample of Vitex trifolia (Verbenaceae) seeds. This was collected and prepared by T.N.Mukharji as part of his work for the Indian Botanical Gardens. It was donated to the Museum by the Indian Government, Calcutta in 1887.

Physical Description

Glass jar, cylindrical in shape, sealed with a black plastic screw lid. Contains numerous dried seeds, about half full. Two Science Museum of Victoria labels are adhered to the outside, on which the specimen and collection names are handwritten in black ink.