Summary
Sample of Curcuma aromatica (wild tumeric) root. 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 knobs and fragments of light brown root. Two printed 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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Collector
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Inscriptions
Label, handwritten: "1887 T.N. Mukharji Coll. / Case IV No. 6 / (Dyes & Tans)" Label, handwritten: "Curcuma aromatica / Rhizomes / ZINGIBERACEAE"
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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, Ginger Family (Zingiberaceae)
