Item HT 14931 Bark Sample - Calotropis Gigantea, India, 1880s

Summary

Sample of Calotropis gigantea (Asclepiadaceae) 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 short lengths of pale brown, twiggy bark. A printed Science Museum of Victoria label, with handwritten inscriptions in black ink, is adhered to the outside.