Item HT 14941 Seed Sample - Celastrus paniculatus, India, 1880s

Summary

Sample of Celastrus paniculatrus (Celestraceae) 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, Culcutta in 1887.

Physical Description

Cylindrical glass jar, sealed with a black plastic lid, containing small, oval, dark brown seeds - some with lighter brown husks, producing a mottled effect. A printed Science Museum of Victoria label, with handwritten inscription in black ink, is adhered to the outside.