Summary
Sample of Buchanania latifolia 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.
Physical Description
Cylindrical glass jar containing medium-sized dark brown seeds and sealed with a glass stopper. Three paper labels are adhered to the jar - two printed white Science Museum of Victoria labels, with handwritten inscriptions in black ink, and an off-white label on which the name of the specimen is handwritten.
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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: "Seeds / Buchanania latifolia" Science Museum of Victoria label: "Mukharji Coll. / 27 Oils II / Science Museum of Victoria" Further text on labels.
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Overall Dimensions
16.5 cm (Length), 6.8 cm (Width), 6.8 cm (Height)
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Keywords
Cashew or Sumac Family (Anacardiaceae), Economic Botany, Medicinal Plants
