Summary
Sample of Holarrhena antidysenterica bark. 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. Used for medicinal purposes. Believed to be exhibited at the 1888 Intercolonial Exhibition.
Physical Description
Cylindrical glass jar containing dried dark brown, curled segments of bark, 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.
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Acquisition Information
Donation from Indian Government, 1887
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Inscriptions
Label, handwritten: "T.N. Mukharji Coll. / 1887 / Medicinal Products / Case XIX No. 10" Label, handwritten: "Holarrhena / antidysenterica / Bark / APOCYNACEAE"
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Overall Dimensions
12.5 cm (Length), 7.5 cm (Width), 7.5 cm (Height)
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Keywords
Dogbane Family (Apocynaceae), Economic Botany, Medicinal Plants
