Item HT 13990 Fruit - Randia dumetorum, India, 1880s

Summary

Sample of Randia dumetorum fruit. 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, Culcutta in 1887.

Physical Description

Cylindrical glass jar containing large, round, dark brown dried fruits with rough surfaces, and sealed with a black plastic lid. Two printed white Science Museum of Victoria labels, with handwritten inscriptions in black ink, are adhered to the outside.