Summary
Sample of Ricinus communis (Castor Oil) 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. Used for medicinal purposes.
Physical Description
Cylindrical glass jar containing mottled, mid-brown, oval seeds 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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Collecting Areas
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Acquisition Information
Donation from Indian Government, 1887
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Collector
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Inscriptions
Label, handwritten: "Mukharji Coll. India / Case 22 Oils 8" Label, handwritten: "Ricinus communis / (Castor Oil) seeds / EUPHORBIACEAE"
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Overall Dimensions
15 cm (Length), 8 cm (Width), 8 cm (Height)
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Keywords
Economic Botany, Euphorbia Family (Euphorbiaceae), Medicinal Plants
