Summary
Sample of Barringtonia acutangula 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, Culcutta in 1887.
Physical Description
Cylindrical glass jar, sealed with a black plastic lid, containing small fragments of light brown bark. Two printed Science Museum of Victoria labels, with handwritten inscriptions in black ink, are adhered to the outside.
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Collection Names
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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: "1887 T.N. Mukharji Coll. / Case III No. 10 / Dyes & Tans" Label, handwritten: "Barringtonia / acutangula / Bark / MYRTACEAE"
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Overall Dimensions
12.5 cm (Length), 7.5 cm (Width), 7.5 cm (Height)
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Keywords
Dyes & Dyeing, Economic Botany, Eucalypts, Myrtle Family (Myrtaceae)
