# occurrence

institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000038280
recordNumber: 1742
modified: 2006-05-04 16:44:31.533000
recordedBy: Lewis GP, Hughes CE, Pfeiffer-Berendsohn B, Reyna de Aguilar ML
country: El Salvador
countryCode: SV
locality: El Salvador, Santa Ana
eventDate: 1989-02-22 00:00:00.0000000
verbatimEventDate: 22/02/1989
ScientificName: Lysiloma acapulcense
scientificNameAuthorship: (Kunth) Benth.
kingdom: Plantae
family: Fabaceae
genus: Lysiloma
specificEpithet: acapulcense
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  El Salvador: Dept of Santa Ana. Close to Hacienda San Diego ca. 3 km S of town of Metapan. Seasonally dry thorn forest. Tree 8 m, DBH 35-40 cm. Bark blackish, deeply fissured into large rectangular chunks. Slash deep pink. Regularly branched open crown with delicate bluish green foliage with a reddish purple tinge on younger leaflets. Flowers with a delicate purfume. Calyx pink, corolla yellowish, filaments white, anthers yellow. Fruit reddish-purplish-black, suture reddish pink. Exocarp separating from replum as one unit. Wood, bark & gum gum samples Duplicates: Lagu


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000038281
recordNumber: 1786
recordedBy: Lewis GP, Hughes CE, Contreras Jimenez JL
country: Mexico
countryCode: MX
locality: Mexico, Puebla, Oaxaca
eventDate: 1989-03-21 00:00:00.0000000
verbatimEventDate: 21/03/1989
ScientificName: Mimosa benthamii
scientificNameAuthorship: J.F.Macbr.
kingdom: Plantae
family: Fabaceae
genus: Mimosa
specificEpithet: benthamii
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  Mexico: Puebla, close to border with Oaxaca, ca. 12 to 15 km NE of Santiago Chazumba on highway 125 to Tehuacan. WSW of Zapotitlan Salinas. Deciduous thorn scrub with agave, cactus, Senna and Acacia. Tree 6m, DBH 25-30 cm. Bark dark grey; blackish, deeply fissured, ribbed with angular ridges from which occasionally arise thorns. Young branchlets rusty tomentose with a pink tinge. Calyx and corolla pink, filaments white, anthers yellow. Fruit spiny, rusty tomentose tinged pink. Duplicates: Mexu


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000038282
recordNumber: 1798
modified: 2006-05-04 16:37:21.470000
recordedBy: Lewis GP, Hughes CE, Contreras Jimenez JL
country: Mexico
countryCode: MX
locality: Mexico, Oaxaca
eventDate: 1989-03-26 00:00:00.0000000
verbatimEventDate: 26/03/1989
ScientificName: Bauhinia subrotundifolia
scientificNameAuthorship: Cav.
kingdom: Plantae
family: Fabaceae
genus: Bauhinia
specificEpithet: subrotundifolia
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  Mexico: Oaxaca, 15 km  E of Rio Grande on main coastal highway from Puerto Escondido to Pinotepa Nacional, near small settlement of Cacalote. Coastal Plain. Common living fence line species. Small multiple-stemmed tree to 7 m, DBH 15-20 cm, scrappy semi-scandent, semi-pendulous dense twiggy crown with a mass of interwoven erect new growth. Bark greyish, pale brown, fissured, slash salmon-pink, wood very hard. Leaves slightly disclourous, bluish-green, darker above. Calyx whitish green, petals white, filaments and style white fading pink, anthers deep brown. Immature fruit green, mature fruit brown collected from ground. Duplicates: Mexu


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000038283
recordNumber: 1222
modified: 2010-05-11 16:48:27.247000
recordedBy: Hughes CE, Lewis GP
country: Guatemala
countryCode: GT
locality: Guatemala, Zacapa, Llanos de la Fragua
eventDate: 1989-02-12 00:00:00.0000000
verbatimEventDate: 12/02/1989
ScientificName: Parkinsonia aculeata
scientificNameAuthorship: L.
kingdom: Plantae
family: Fabaceae
genus: Parkinsonia
specificEpithet: aculeata
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  On the Llanos de la Fragua about 12km west of the departmental town of Zacapa in the central Motagua valley; on low-lying flat ground about 2km south of the Rio Motagua. Small tree to 5m ht. with a heavily branched open crown, Bark smooth, green on on young branches turning dark blackish grey and becoming rough with age. Thorny. Most trees sparsely flowered, bright yellow petals, standard flecked rusty red fading deep rusty red and all petals finally tangerine orange. Very abundant in pure  stands in this low lying seasonally waterlogged area. Soil deep black vertical cracking in dry season with salt crust on surface. Stands are dense and extend to several hundred hectares with a sparse under-storey of grass, occasional Calotropis proceraand Acacia tortuosa.


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000038284
recordNumber: 1248
modified: 2006-05-08 15:48:53.420000
recordedBy: Hughes CE, Lewis GP
country: El Salvador
countryCode: SV
locality: El Salvador, La Libertad
eventDate: 1989-02-20 00:00:00.0000000
verbatimEventDate: 20/02/1989
ScientificName: Leucaena shannonii
scientificNameAuthorship: Donn.Sm.
kingdom: Plantae
family: Fabaceae
genus: Leucaena
specificEpithet: shannonii
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  Close to the main road running south from San Salvador towards the Pacific coast at La Libertad about 10km north of La Libertad in low coastal hills. Medium-sized tree to 12m ht. heavily branched open crown with some resprouting after lopping. Bark dark brown vertically fissured, inner bark reddish, young stems mid grey brown with orange brown lenticels. A few persistent flowers on long terminal racemes of flower heads; stamen filaments dirty cream white. Low seed set and very few unripe and ripe pods. Foliage discolourous, leaves shedding. Infrequent, scattered in highly disturbed dry deciduous tropical forest with Cordia alliodora, Cassia grandis, Andira inermis and Gliricidia sepium.


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000038285
recordNumber: 1343
modified: 2006-05-04 16:58:38.697000
recordedBy: Hughes CE, Lewis GP, Contreras JL
country: Mexico
countryCode: MX
locality: Mexico, Oaxaca
eventDate: 1989-03-28 00:00:00.0000000
verbatimEventDate: 28/03/1989
ScientificName: Albizia niopoides
scientificNameAuthorship: (Spruce ex Benth.) Burkart
kingdom: Plantae
family: Fabaceae
genus: Albizia
specificEpithet: niopoides
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  Close to the main road running west from Salina Cruz towards Pochutla between the villages of Santiago Astata and Santa Maria Huamelula about 50 km west of Salina Cruz in low hills about 10km inland from the Pacific coast. Medium-sized tree to 20m ht. with heavy branching from 4m ht. and a spreading crown reminiscent of Enterolobium cyclocarpum. Bark golden yellowish grey, very smooth with a slightly powdery surface, inner bark green. Foliage recently flushed, rich mid green slightly glossy above. Flower buds green, flowers apparently only lasting one or a few days then wilting; calyx and corolla green, stamen filaments, style and anthers pale creamy yellow. Ripe pods collected from ground below the tree, golden brown, dehisced with seeds pesistent on separate pod valves. Common, scattered with Caesalpinia exostemma. C.pulcherrima, Gliricidia sepium, Bauhinia and Cordia.


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000038286
recordNumber: 1777
modified: 2010-05-11 16:47:29.313000
recordedBy: Lewis GP, Hughes CE
country: Mexico
countryCode: MX
locality: Mexico, Oaxaca
eventDate: 1989-03-10 00:00:00.0000000
verbatimEventDate: 10/03/1989
ScientificName: Caesalpinia coriaria
scientificNameAuthorship: (Jacq.) Willd.
kingdom: Plantae
family: Fabaceae
genus: Caesalpinia
specificEpithet: coriaria
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  Mexico: Oaxaca, ca. 6 km NW of Tehuantepec on highway 190 to Oaxaca, at Puerto Las Tejas near junction to Ruinas de Guiengola and Las Pilas (7 km) Highly degraded dry thorn forest with cultivated areas. Associated species Caesalpinia exostemma, C.eriostachys. Prosopis juliflora, P.laevigata and Piscidia sp. Tree to 8 m, DBH 50 cm. Trunk gnarled and fluted. Bark grey, chunky, breaking off in large slabs. Outer slash pale orange, wood creamish. Slash odour of garden peas. Crown open with few main branches and scant feathery foliage.  Leaflets bluish green. Old fruit brown. Wood sample: wood very hard Duplicates Mexu


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000038287
recordNumber: 1283
modified: 2006-05-04 16:50:05.827000
recordedBy: Hughes CE, Lewis GP
country: Mexico
countryCode: MX
locality: Mexico, Yucatan
eventDate: 1989-03-05 00:00:00.0000000
verbatimEventDate: 05/03/1989
ScientificName: Prosopis glandulosa
scientificNameAuthorship: Torr.
kingdom: Plantae
family: Fabaceae
genus: Prosopis
specificEpithet: glandulosa
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  About 1km south of the town of Dzilam de Bravo which lies on the north coast of the Yucatan Peninsula about 110km north-east of the departmental capital of Merida, on low lying limestone plains near the mangrove swamps. Small tree to 8m ht.; DBH 25cm. form twisted with heavy branching and an open crown Thorny. Bark with deep vertical fissuring, grey on the surface, dark brown in fissures. Foliage mid green, ovary and stigma whitish yellow, stamens bright yellow with dirty brown anthers. A few unripe green pods. Common scattered close to the coast with Caesalpinia vesicaria, C.yucatanensis, C.gaumeri, Leucaena leucocephala and Pithecellobium ebano.


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000038288
recordNumber: 1319
modified: 2006-05-04 16:42:18.300000
recordedBy: Hughes CE
country: Mexico
countryCode: MX
locality: Mexico, Puebla
eventDate: 1989-03-14 00:00:00.0000000
verbatimEventDate: 14/03/1989
ScientificName: Leucaena confertiflora
scientificNameAuthorship: Zárate
kingdom: Plantae
family: Fabaceae
genus: Leucaena
specificEpithet: confertiflora
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  On the western flanks of the Sierra Mazateca overlooking the Tehuacan valley close to the road running ENE from Teotitlan del Camino towards Huautia about 17km from Teotitlan near the border between Puebla and Oaxaca. Small shrubby multiple-stemmed tree to 2m ht. Bark smooth mid grey and slightly shiny. Flowers at all stages from buds to immature developing ovaries; calyx and corolla green tinged deep purple at tips stamen filaments dirty cream white, anthers purple, style white and protruding beyond stamens. Locally common, a few scattered trees in degraded dry thorn scrub with Acacia and Quercus.


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000038289
recordNumber: 1233
modified: 2006-05-08 15:51:04.253000
recordedBy: Hughes CE, Lewis GP, Berendsohn W, Villacorta R
country: El Salvador
countryCode: SV
locality: El Salvador, Ahuachapan
eventDate: 1989-02-16 00:00:00.0000000
verbatimEventDate: 16/02/1989
ScientificName: Leucaena diversifolia
scientificNameAuthorship: (Schltdl.) Benth.
kingdom: Plantae
family: Fabaceae
genus: Leucaena
specificEpithet: diversifolia
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  Near La Mirador which lies in the Finca San Benito in coastal hills about 20km inland from the Pacific coast about 30km WNW of the port of Acajutla, near the El Imposible forest reserve. Small tree to 5m ht. with light branching and an open crown. Bark mid grey brown with shallow vertical orange-brown fissures. Flower heads pale pink, stamen filaments white, anthers rose pink ageing lilac, hairy, style white protruding beyond stamens giving a star-like flower head profile. A few unripe pods reddish-maroon tinged green, glossy. Locally frequent, scattered in secondary forest with Albizia adinocephala and Piptadenia obliqua on an exposed dry freely drained ridge


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000038290
recordNumber: 1351
modified: 2006-04-20 16:12:48.390000
recordedBy: Hughes CE
country: Mexico
countryCode: MX
locality: Mexico, Chiapas
eventDate: 1989-03-31 00:00:00.0000000
verbatimEventDate: 31/03/1989
ScientificName: Calliandra houstoniana
scientificNameAuthorship: (Mill.) Standl.
kingdom: Plantae
family: Fabaceae
genus: Calliandra
specificEpithet: houstoniana
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  Close to the track running north from the small town of Francisco I Madero towards the village of Adolfo Lopez Mateos in the hills about 20 km north of the town of Sintalapa de Figueroa. Small mutiple stemed shrubby tree to 2m height slender woody stems less than 5cm dbh. Bark smooth mid-brown grey. Foliage slightly discoloured, deep glossy bottle green above, paler below. Flowers and buds; calyx greenish brown, corolla orenge brown on the outside fading at tips of lobes, cream white inside, fused staminal tube white, yellow inside at base, free stamen filaments deep carmine red, anthers yellow, style pale pink white at tip, stigma pale greenish white. A single ripe brown pod collected. Infrequent, scattered in highly degraded secondary vegetation with Leucaena diversifolia and Acacia pennatula.


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000038291
recordNumber: 1310
modified: 2006-04-20 16:19:01.413000
recordedBy: Hughes CE
country: Mexico
countryCode: MX
locality: Mexico, Oaxaca State
eventDate: 1989-03-13 00:00:00.0000000
verbatimEventDate: 13/03/1989
ScientificName: Leucaena diversifolia
scientificNameAuthorship: (Schltdl.) Benth.
kingdom: Plantae
family: Fabaceae
genus: Leucaena
specificEpithet: diversifolia
occurrenceRemarks:
Flora of Mexico. Close to the road running south-west towards the small town of Temascal from the main road between Tierra Blanca and Tuxtepec about 10km north-east of Temascal in low rolling hills east of the Sierra Madre Oriental. Small branchy tree to7m ht. with an open spreading crown. Bark mid grey, smooth almost shiny with rusty brown lenticels alligned in horizontal lines and shallow vertical fissuring. Foliage mainly recently flushed with a large petiolar gland wider than the petiole. A few flower heads and buds; calyx and corolla green, stamen filaments and an thers pinkish white, style pink with a white tip. A few ripe and unripe pods, green tinged reddish turning dark brown at ripeness. Frequent, scattered in secondary regrowth with Acacia angustissima and Guzuma ulmifolia.


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000038292
recordNumber: 1291
modified: 2006-04-20 16:16:36.960000
recordedBy: Hughes CE
country: Mexico
countryCode: MX
locality: Mexico, Chiapas State
eventDate: 1989-03-08 00:00:00.0000000
verbatimEventDate: 08/03/1989
ScientificName: Hybosema
scientificNameAuthorship: Harms
kingdom: Plantae
family: Fabaceae
genus: Hybosema
occurrenceRemarks:
On steep karst limestone slopes of the Sumidero Canyon close to the road running north from Tuxtla Gutierrez towards the small town of Chicoasen about 10km north-east of the small town of San Fernando. Medium-sized multiple-stemmed tree to 15m ht. with heavy branching; dbh 55 cm Bark on smaller branches smooth, grey with intricate mosaic pattern, on main stem smooth mid pinkish brown shedding in long longitudinal flakes. Young shoots hallow or pithy centre. Almost leafless, a few recently flushed immature basal resprouts. Flowers mainly in bud, a few starting to open; infloresence sub-pendulous; calyx green at base blood red at tip, standard petal deep blackish purple with a pale yellow basal blotch, wing petals white at base strong magenta at tip, staminal sheath white, anthers yellow, ovary reddish. Pods mainly shed and dehisced, deep purple brown, strongly lignified. Common, scattered in dry deciduous forest on sharply dissected limestone with cactus Agave, Lysiloma, Leucaena, Acacia and Alvaradoa.


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000038293
recordNumber: 1253
modified: 2006-04-21 10:16:31.607000
recordedBy: Hughes CE, Lewis GP, Pfeiffer-Berendsohn B, Reyna De Aguilar ML
country: El Salvador
countryCode: SV
locality: El Salvador, Santa Ana Department
eventDate: 1989-02-20 00:00:00.0000000
verbatimEventDate: 20/02/1989
ScientificName: Dalbergia glabra
scientificNameAuthorship: (Mill.) Standl.
kingdom: Plantae
family: Fabaceae
genus: Dalbergia
specificEpithet: glabra
occurrenceRemarks:
Flora of El Salvador. Close to the Hacienda San Diego which lies about 3km south of the town of Metapan in low hills to the east of Lago de Guija. Small tree to 6m ht. dbh 35cm. Irregular branching and an open crown. Bark mid grey shedding in irregular shaggy flakes. Almost leafless, a few persistent leaves on branch tips. Heavy crop of ripe pods. Wood dense and hard with dark heartwood. Frequent, scattered in degraded dry deciduous forest with Enterolobium, Caclocarpum, Swietenia humilis and Alvaradoa amorphoides.


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000038294
recordNumber: 1273
modified: 2006-04-20 16:08:05.700000
recordedBy: Hughes CE, Lewis GP
country: Guatemala
countryCode: GT
locality: Guatemala
eventDate: 1989-03-01 00:00:00.0000000
verbatimEventDate: 01/03/1989
ScientificName: Haematoxylum campechianum
scientificNameAuthorship: L.
kingdom: Plantae
family: Fabaceae
genus: Haematoxylum
specificEpithet: campechianum
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  Flora of Guatemala.  Department; Peten.  About 7km east of the town of Santa Elena Close to the road running towards the Belize frontier at Ciudad Melchior on low hills a few km south of lago Peten Itza.  Small tree to 10m ht with a compact crown; dbh 45cm.  Stem slightly fluted, bark light pinkish brown mottled grey with lichen.  Foliage mid green slightly glossy above paler below. Flowers with a strong lemon fragrance, calyx deep maroon, petals pale lemon yellow, stamen filaments cream, anthers yellow, stigma bright yellow, ovary greenish.  Unripe pods green strongly tinged pinkish red.  Common scattered in secondary vegetation with Lysiloma, Alvaradoa and Calliandra.


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000038295
recordNumber: 1324
modified: 2006-04-21 10:00:48.947000
recordedBy: Hughes CE, Lewis GP, Contreras JL
country: Mexico
countryCode: MX
locality: Mexico, Puebla
eventDate: 1989-03-20 00:00:00.0000000
verbatimEventDate: 20/03/1989
ScientificName: Leucaena
scientificNameAuthorship: Benth.
kingdom: Plantae
family: Fabaceae
genus: Leucaena
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  On the outskirts of the village of Santiago Acatepec which lies on the main road running south west from Tehuacan to Huajuapan de Leon about 50km from Tehuacan, in rolling mountainous country.  Medium-sized tree to 17m ht., with heavy branching and a spreading crown, dbh 50cm.  Bark grey brown with lighter brown lenticels, shallow vertical fissures and a few knobbly protuberances, inner bark cream streaked pink.  Flowers weakly scented;  flower heads on angular ridged shoots, other shoots not ridged, calyx and corolla green, stamen filaments white, anthers pale yellow, style white, flower heads in large erect terminal racemes.  Foliage reminiscent of Leucaena leucocephala with round discoid petiolar gland.  Very low pod set, a few unripe pods, tinged reddish and glossy.  A single tree in village with cultivated Leucaena esculenta nearby, Schinus molle and Prosopis laevigata on a river bank.  Hybrid??


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000038296
recordNumber: 1781
modified: 2006-04-20 16:17:14.273000
recordedBy: Lewis GP, Hughes CE
country: Mexico
countryCode: MX
locality: Mexico, Oaxaca
eventDate: 1989-03-11 00:00:00.0000000
verbatimEventDate: 11/03/1989
ScientificName: Coursetia glandulosa
scientificNameAuthorship: A.Gray
kingdom: Plantae
family: Fabaceae
genus: Coursetia
specificEpithet: glandulosa
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  Ca 30km N of Tehuantepec, ca 15km WNW of Extepec, ca 6km NW of Santiago Laollaga.   Dry streamlet banks in deciduous thorn forest.  Locally common tree to 8 m, DBH up to 10 cm.  Bark greyish pale brown with very shallow fissuring exposing under bark, vertical rows of horizontal white lenticels.  Folige mid green with a bluish tinge.  Fading flowers white with a pinkish lilac tinge. Fruit green largely suffused purple.  Calyces and fruits glandular sticky.  Wood hard.  Wood sample.  Duplicates Mexu.


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000038297
recordNumber: 1294
modified: 2006-04-21 10:08:18.103000
recordedBy: Hughes CE, Lewis GP
country: Mexico
countryCode: MX
locality: Mexico, Chiapas
eventDate: 1989-03-09 00:00:00.0000000
verbatimEventDate: 09/03/1989
ScientificName: Pterocarpus rohrii
scientificNameAuthorship: Vahl
kingdom: Plantae
family: Fabaceae
genus: Pterocarpus
specificEpithet: rohrii
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  In the central depression of Chiapas close to the road running from Tuxtla Gutierrez towards the small town of Villa de Acala on the N side of the Rio Grijalva, about 18km east of Tuxtla.  Large tree to 20m ht., forked near the ball base with heavy branching; dbh 60cm. Bark mid grey brown, flaking in shaggy strips, inner bark green, bark slash deep pinkish red, exuding blood red sap.  Leaves recently flushed and immature, mid green glossy above.  Heavy crop of unripe fruits, pale yellow green and glossy.  Infrequent or rare along stream banks in an area of highly degraded dry deciduous forest with Ceiba, Acacia, Leucaena, Piscidia, Enterolobium and Swietenia.


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000038298
recordNumber: 1780
modified: 2006-04-20 16:14:08.977000
recordedBy: Lewis GP, Hughes CE
country: Mexico
countryCode: MX
locality: Mexico, Oaxaca
eventDate: 1989-03-11 00:00:00.0000000
verbatimEventDate: 11/03/1989
ScientificName: Myrospermum frutescens
scientificNameAuthorship: Jacq.
kingdom: Plantae
family: Fabaceae
genus: Myrospermum
specificEpithet: frutescens
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  Village of Santiago Laollaga, ca 30km N of Tehuantepec and ca 15km W of Ixtepec.  In cultivated grounds of small holding.  Tree to 12m, dbh 30cm.  Outer bark brownish, papery, texture of stretched skin, vertically shallowly fissured, innerbark pea green, wood creamish.  Branching open.  Young flush leaflets mid green with translucent yellowish dot dash glands.  Mature fruits papery, straw coloured.


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000038299
recordNumber: 1790
modified: 2006-04-21 09:58:06.600000
recordedBy: Lewis GP, Hughes CE, Contreras Jimenez JL
country: Mexico
countryCode: MX
locality: Mexico, Puebla
eventDate: 1989-03-22 00:00:00.0000000
verbatimEventDate: 22/03/1989
ScientificName: Coursetia glandulosa
scientificNameAuthorship: A.Gray
kingdom: Plantae
family: Fabaceae
genus: Coursetia
specificEpithet: glandulosa
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  Mexico: Puebla, 5 km south of Coxcatlan on highway 131 to Teotitlan and Oaxaca deciduous cactus thorn scrub. Multiple-stemmed treelet to 5m, trunks up to 10 cm diam. Bark pale grey, smooth. Open habit, flowering and fruiting when leafless.Calyces and pedicels deep scarlet, glandular. Standard white tinged pale pink with a central green-brown blotch, wings and keel petals whitish pink with yellow apices fading pale yellow with deep lemon apices. Fruit green strongly suffused reddish purple, glandular. Duplicates: FCME, MEXU


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000038300
recordNumber: 1805
modified: 2006-08-16 17:10:49.923000
recordedBy: Lewis GP, Hughes CE, Contreras-Jimenez JL
country: Mexico
countryCode: MX
locality: Mexico, Oaxaca
eventDate: 1989-03-29 00:00:00.0000000
verbatimEventDate: 29/03/1989
ScientificName: Plantae
kingdom: Plantae
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  Mexico: Oaxaca, highway 190 from Tehuantepec to Oaxaca. E side of Reservoir Benito Juarez by small village. Open deciduous thorn scrub. Some specimens of this species possibly cultivated. Mutiple-trunked, compact round-crowned treelet to 4m. Main trunks 10-15 cm diam. Bark grey, shallowly vertically fissured. Slash creamish. Branching and foliage dense, terminal branchlets somewhat scandent, young branches very spiny, main trunks without spines. Leaflets coriaceous, discolourous, dark bottle green above, paler above. Calyx and corolla pale yellowish green, filaments white, anthers yellow. Immature fruit green, thick and fleshy, mature fruit orangish brown, dehiscing to expose shiny black seeds hanging on orange fibrous arils - the seeds half hidden within aril. Duplicates MEXU


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000038301
recordNumber: 1296
modified: 2006-08-08 16:35:25.960000
recordedBy: Hughes CE, Lewis GP
country: Mexico
countryCode: MX
locality: Mexico , Chiapas
eventDate: 1989-03-09 00:00:00.0000000
verbatimEventDate: 09/03/1989
ScientificName: Albizia plurijuga
scientificNameAuthorship: (Standl.) Britton & Rose
kingdom: Plantae
family: Fabaceae
genus: Albizia
specificEpithet: plurijuga
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  Close to the main road running south from Tuxtla Gutierrez towards Concordia and Revolucion Mexicana about 5km south of the small village of Narcisco Mendoza in the central depression of Chiapas. Medium-sized to large tree to 20m ht. with an upright high angle branching habit and a spreading crown DBH 80cm. Outer bark whitish silvery grey, thin and papery with very shallow vertical fissures and occasional knob-like protruberences, inner bark bright green then orange-pink with a strong smell of garden peas. Ripe pods mainly shedding and widely scattered beneath the tree, dehiscing slowly after shedding. Trees mainly leafless. Locally common otherwise rare and very scattered; this area a small relic stand of dry deciduous forest with Enterolobium cyclocarpum, Prosopis laevigata and Leucaena collinsii.


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000038302
recordNumber: 1232
modified: 2006-08-16 17:18:19.457000
recordedBy: Hughes CE, Lewis GP, Berendsohn W, Villacorta R
country: El Salvador
countryCode: SV
locality: El Salvador, Ahuachapan Dept
eventDate: 1989-02-16 00:00:00.0000000
verbatimEventDate: 16/02/1989
ScientificName: Piptadenia obliqua
scientificNameAuthorship: (Pers.) J.F.Macbr.
kingdom: Plantae
family: Fabaceae
genus: Piptadenia
specificEpithet: obliqua
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  About 2km along the road towards Hacienda San Benito from the main coastal road running west from Acajutla to the Guatemalan frontier. about 35km west of Acajutla. Medium-sized tree to 12m ht. DBH 60cm. Highly branched, resprouting vigourously after lopping. Leaves shedding, discolourous, dark bottle green above paler below. Flowers in spikes, buds vivid lime green corolla and calyx yellowy lime green, stamen filaments white, whole infloresence fading dirty tangerine yellow. Pods heavily twisted, olive green unripe pale brown when ripe; seeds white. Woody base of old petiole scars deciduous; tiny spine like stipules. Frequent, in secondary forest and in fencelines with Bauhinia, Acacia, Cordia and Simarouba.


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000038303
recordNumber: 1772
modified: 2006-08-10 16:04:49.700000
recordedBy: Lewis GP, Hughes CE
country: Mexico
countryCode: MX
locality: Mexico, Chiapas
eventDate: 1989-03-09 00:00:00.0000000
verbatimEventDate: 09/03/1989
ScientificName: Piptadenia viridiflora
scientificNameAuthorship: (Kunth) Benth.
kingdom: Plantae
family: Fabaceae
genus: Piptadenia
specificEpithet: viridiflora
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  Central depression of Chiapas ca. 25 km SE of Tuxtla Gutierrez. Road SE of Chiapa de Corzo to Villa de Acala on the north side of the Rio Grijalva. Highly graded dry deciduous forest in stream bed, with Haematoxylon brasiletto, Leucaena collinsii and Acacia pennatula. Large tree to 15m, DBH 50cm. Bark in brownish black chunky flakes on first metre of trunk, above 1m bark greyish brown, vertically horizontal ridge from which arise two very sharp thorns. Slash salmon pink, smelling of almonds, cut wood yields a sap which oxidises orangish. Multiple branching from 1m with several erect branches arising amongst the secondary trunks. Dense crown with a mass of foliage. Young flush foliage soft, lime-green. Greenish inflorescences merge with foliage. Flowers delicately and pleasantly scented. Flowers green with some parts tinged very pale pink, protandrous, filaments green near apex, pinkisk near base anthers yellow. Style pinkish red, ovary green becoming red, gynophore pinkish. Young fruits green, tinged reddish purple. Some ovaries densely pubescent with white hairs, some glabrous (ie. pubescence of parts very variable). 3 butterflies visting flowers in full sun at 11 a.m. Flowers fixed in FAA Duplicates: MEXU


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000038304
recordNumber: 1339
modified: 2006-08-16 17:16:11.933000
recordedBy: Hughes CE, Lewis GP, Contreras JL
country: Mexico
countryCode: MX
locality: Mexico, Oaxaca
eventDate: 1989-03-27 00:00:00.0000000
verbatimEventDate: 27/03/1989
ScientificName: Albizia adinocephala
scientificNameAuthorship: (Donn.Sm.) Britton & Rose ex Record
kingdom: Plantae
family: Fabaceae
genus: Albizia
specificEpithet: adinocephala
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  A few km east of the small village of Coyula which lies on the Pacific coast about 20 km east of Puerto Angel along the coast towards Salina Cruz, in low rolling coastal hills a few km inland from the coast. Medium-sized tree to 18m ht. with a clear bole to 10m ht. then light branching to give an open rounded crown. Bark light mid grey, smooth with marked horizontal ribs and some knobbly protruberances, inner bark green then pale tangerine, smelling of garden peas. Foliage slightly discolourous, bright mid green above, paler below, recently flushed and immature. Ripe dehisced pods collected from below the tree, seeds persistent on separate pod valves after dehiscence. Very common in degraded dry deciduous forest and secondary vegetation with Acacia, Leucaena, Lonchocarpus and Bursera; also noted as an invasive weed in degraded pastures.


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000038305
recordNumber: 1335
modified: 2006-08-10 16:06:11.263000
recordedBy: Hughes CE, Lewis GP, Contreras JL
country: Mexico
countryCode: MX
locality: Mexico, Oaxaca State
eventDate: 1989-03-26 00:00:00.0000000
verbatimEventDate: 26/03/1989
ScientificName: Albizia tomentosa
scientificNameAuthorship: (Micheli) Standl.
kingdom: Plantae
family: Fabaceae
genus: Albizia
specificEpithet: tomentosa
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  Close to main road running west from Puerto Escondido towards Pinotepa Nacional near the small village of Cacalote which lies about 15km east of the small town of Rio Grande on the narrow coastal plains south of the Sierra Madre del Sur about 3km inland from the Pacific coast. Medium-sized multiple-stemmed tree to 15m ht. with heavy branching and a spreading crown. Bark smooth, pale grey mottled darker with lichen, inner bark green smelling of garden peas. Foliage slightly discolourous, mid green above paler below ripe and unripe pods turning from green to orange-brown when ripe. Seed heavily predated by insects. Common, scattered across dry flood plain with sandy soils with Leucaena lanceolata, Senna, Caesalpinia, Guazuma and Albizia occidentalis.


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000038306
recordNumber: 1308
modified: 2006-08-16 17:17:03.673000
recordedBy: Hughes CE
country: Mexico
countryCode: MX
locality: Mexico, Oaxaca State
eventDate: 1989-03-13 00:00:00.0000000
verbatimEventDate: 13/03/1989
ScientificName: Acosmium panamense
scientificNameAuthorship: (Benth.) Yakovlev
kingdom: Plantae
family: Fabaceae
genus: Acosmium
specificEpithet: panamense
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  Close to the road running south-west towards the small town of Temascal from the main road between Tierra Blanca and Tuxtepec in low rolling hills east of the Sierra Madra Oriental. Medium-sized tree to 12m ht. with heavy branching and a spreading crown; DBH 35cm. Bark mid brown, mottled grey with lichen smooth. Foliage slightly discolourous mid green and glossy above, paler below. Heavy crop of ripe pods slightly shiny rusty brown. Infrequent, scattered in this heavily deforested area in pastures with Lonchocarpus, Albizia, Enterolobium and Guazuma.


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000038307
recordNumber: 1793
modified: 2006-08-10 16:02:23.240000
recordedBy: Hughes CE, Contreras Jimenez JL, Lewis GP
country: Mexico
countryCode: MX
locality: Mexico, Puebla
eventDate: 1989-03-23 00:00:00.0000000
verbatimEventDate: 23/03/1989
ScientificName: Eysenhardtia polystachya
scientificNameAuthorship: (Ortega) Sarg.
kingdom: Plantae
family: Fabaceae
genus: Eysenhardtia
specificEpithet: polystachya
occurrenceRemarks:
Mexico: Puebla, E slopes of Tehuacan Valley, ca 15 km E of Coxcatlan on road to Zoquitlan and Coyomeapan. Dry hillside above abandoned cultivation with Schinus molle, Prunus sp. and Acacia sp. Locally common spindly shrub to scrappy multiple-stemmed treelet to 3-5 m with older branches spreading or slightly pendulous and younger branches erect. Main trunks 5 cm diam. with smooth grey, unfissured bark and scattered white lenticels flush to bark surface. Wood creamish yellow. Bark of main branches fissured, exuding clear sap when cut. Leaflets bluish green, some with a reddish tinge. Calyces green with purplish teeth. Petals white, filaments green, anthers yellow, mature fruit brown, seeds ochre. Wood sample, Flowers in FAA Duplicates: MEXU


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000038308
recordNumber: 1303
modified: 2006-08-16 17:13:38.900000
recordedBy: Hughes CE
country: Mexico
countryCode: MX
locality: Mexico, Oaxaca State
eventDate: 1989-03-12 00:00:00.0000000
verbatimEventDate: 12/03/1989
ScientificName: Ateleia
scientificNameAuthorship: (DC.) D.Dietr.
kingdom: Plantae
family: Fabaceae
genus: Ateleia
occurrenceRemarks:
Flora of Mexico. Close to the main road running north from Juchitan and La Ventosa towards Acayucan about 12km north of La Ventosa or 20km south of the town of Matias Romero in low windswept hills north of the plains of the Tehuantepec isthmus. Medium-sized tree to 12 m ht. with heavy branching and an open crown; dbh 35 cm. Bark rough, with deep verticle fissures and corky ridges, yellow-brown. Foliage mid green slightly glossy above. Heavy crop of ripe and unripe fruits,green turning straw-yellow when ripe. Locally frequent in degraded dry deciduous forest with Gliricidia sepium, Acacia pennatulata, Mimosa tenuiflora, Leucaena lanceolata and Lonchocarpus.


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000038309
recordNumber: 1227
modified: 2006-08-10 16:06:36.747000
recordedBy: Hughes CE, Lewis GP
country: Guatemala
countryCode: GT
locality: Guatemala, Chiquimula Department
eventDate: 1989-02-13 00:00:00.0000000
verbatimEventDate: 13/02/1989
ScientificName: Chloroleucon mangense
scientificNameAuthorship: (Jacq.) Britton & Rose
kingdom: Plantae
family: Fabaceae
genus: Chloroleucon
specificEpithet: mangense
occurrenceRemarks:
About 12km north of the small town of Ipala close to the road towards San Jose la Arada and Chiquimula on rocky hills. Small contorted branchy tree with an open crown to 3m ht. Smooth snake bark mottled white-grey and green. Thick slightly fleshy green unripe pods with a glossy surface and a thick white mesocarp. Infrequent, scattered in dry pastures with Crecentia alata and Jacquinia.


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000038310
recordNumber: 1321
modified: 2006-07-28 10:29:55.150000
recordedBy: Hughes CE, Lewis GP, Contreras JL
country: Mexico
countryCode: MX
locality: Mexico, Puebla State
eventDate: 1989-03-20 00:00:00.0000000
verbatimEventDate: 20/03/1989
ScientificName: Leucaena confertiflora
scientificNameAuthorship: Zárate
kingdom: Plantae
family: Fabaceae
genus: Leucaena
specificEpithet: confertiflora
occurrenceRemarks:
On the outskirts of the village of San Pedro Chapulco which lies on the main road running north-east from Tehuacan towards Orizaba about 18km from Tehuacan in an upper side valley of the Tehuacan valley. Small multiple-stemmed tree to 4m ht. with a spreading crown. Bark grey, smooth with slight vertical fissuring on lower part, inner bark deep pinkish raspberry ripple. Woody stipules. Flowers with a calyx and corolla green tinged reddish maroon at lobe tips, stamen filaments white, anthers hairy pale pinkish grey, style white flattened near tip and narrowing columnar, spathulate bracts reddish maroon, claw white. A few unripe pods reddish, and persistent ripe pods opening along one pod margin and reflexing. Common, cultivated with Leucaena esculenta ssp paniculata, Eysenhardtia, Schinus molle, Prosopis laevigata and Agave for edible pods. Also common as an understorey shrub in pine forest above Chapulco up to 2350m. elevation with Dudonea, Rhus and Ziziphus.


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000038311
recordNumber: 1230
modified: 2006-07-27 14:23:13.523000
recordedBy: Hughes CE, Lewis GP, Berendsohn W, Villacorta R
country: El Salvador
countryCode: SV
locality: El Salvador, Sonsonate Department
eventDate: 1989-02-16 00:00:00.0000000
verbatimEventDate: 16/02/1989
ScientificName: Lonchocarpus guatemalensis
scientificNameAuthorship: Benth.
kingdom: Plantae
family: Fabaceae
genus: Lonchocarpus
specificEpithet: guatemalensis
occurrenceRemarks:
Close to the main road from San Salvador towards Sonsonate about 44km south-west of the town of Izalco. Small branchy tree to 3m ht. Bark smooth mid grey with a strong odour of garden peas and onion when cut. Leaves mainly shed, a few mature leaves persistent on tree, flushing with mostly immature leaves. Abundant flowers attracting a range of small bees; calyx reddish, standard petal white tinged lilac with yellow-green blotch at the base, keel petals white tinged deep purple at the tip. Isolated roadside tree in a heavily populated area with highly degraded secondary vegetation and few trees such as Cordia dentata and mango.


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000038312
recordNumber: 1331
modified: 2010-05-11 16:51:03.450000
recordedBy: Hughes CE, Lewis GP, Contreras JL
country: Mexico
countryCode: MX
locality: Mexico, Puebla State
eventDate: 1989-03-24 00:00:00.0000000
verbatimEventDate: 24/03/1989
ScientificName: Harpalyce arborescens
scientificNameAuthorship: A.Gray
kingdom: Plantae
family: Fabaceae
genus: Harpalyce
specificEpithet: arborescens
occurrenceRemarks:
Close to the road running south-west from Tehuacan towards Huajuapan de Leon about 10km east of the small town of Santiago Acatepec between Acatepec and Santiago Chazumba in rolling hilly country. Small multiple-stemmed tree to 4m ht. with a narrow dense crown.  Bark smooth, dark blackish grey with irregular pale grey lenticels in horizontal dashes, inner  bark green with a strong smell of garden peas.  Foliage slightly discolourous mid yellow green slightly glossy above, paler below. Flowers making a striking show, large rusty brown persistent bracteoles, calyx yellow green, standard petal pink lined darker with a small central yellow green blotch fading white at the margin, wing petals deep pinkish mauve, keel petals greenish at base white tinged pink,  staminal tube pale creamy green, free part of staminal filaments pale pink, anthers yellow, developing ovary green.  Explosive pollination mechanism with keel petals splitting apart.  Immature pods bright pea green, a few persistent ripe pods dark red brown.  Common scattered in degraded dry forest with Senna, Ipomea, Bursera and Leucaena.


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000038313
recordNumber: 1338
modified: 2006-07-28 10:23:05.923000
recordedBy: Hughes CE, Lewis GP, Contreras JL
country: Mexico
countryCode: MX
locality: Mexico, Oaxaca
eventDate: 1989-03-26 00:00:00.0000000
verbatimEventDate: 26/03/1989
ScientificName: Leucaena macrophylla subsp. nelsonii
scientificNameAuthorship: (Britton & Rose) Zárate
kingdom: Plantae
family: Fabaceae
genus: Leucaena
specificEpithet: macrophylla
infraspecificEpithet: nelsonii
taxonRank: SUBSPECIES
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  Close to the main Pacific coast road running west from Puerto Escondido on narrow coastal plains about 2km inland from the Pacific coast.  Small branchy tree to 6m ht.  Bark smooth mid grey brown with rusty brown lenticels arranged in a morsecode pattern in horizontal lines.  Flowers densely packed on globose flower heads on a raceme of flower head fascicles, calyx and corolla pale green, stamen filaments, anthers and style creamy white, anthers hairy.  Ripe and unripe pods, greenish brownturning orange brown when ripe.  Locally frequent in degraded dry forest and secondary dry scrub with Pterocarpus, Enterolobium, Prosopis, Albizia, Acacia and Gliricidia.


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000038314
recordNumber: 1305
modified: 2006-07-28 10:31:10.217000
recordedBy: Hughes CE
country: Mexico
countryCode: MX
locality: Mexico, Oaxaca
eventDate: 1989-03-12 00:00:00.0000000
verbatimEventDate: 12/03/1989
ScientificName: Machaerium isadelphum
scientificNameAuthorship: (E.Mey.) Amshoff
kingdom: Plantae
family: Fabaceae
genus: Machaerium
specificEpithet: isadelphum
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  Close to the main road running north from Juchitan towards Acayucan between Matias Romero and Palomares about 15km north of Matias Romero on low lying ground of the Tehuantepec isthmus.  Small twisted shrubby tree to 3m ht.  Bark smooth olive greenish brown, mottled grey with lichen, spiny.  Early deciduous stipular spines.  Bark slash exuding a clear sap which turns orange red on exposure to the air.  Foliage slightly discolourous mid green above, paler below.  Flowers in striking large terminal racemes; calyx glossy maroon, standard petal pale lilac with a yellow white central blotch surrounded by a deep purple fringe, wing petals pale lilac, keel petals pale dirty cream, staminal sheath green, anthers yellow.  Infrequent, scattered in secondary vegetation on roadsides in a largely deforested area.


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000038315
recordNumber: 1337
modified: 2006-07-27 14:24:18.063000
recordedBy: Hughes CE, Lewis GP, Contreras JL
country: Mexico
countryCode: MX
locality: Mexico, Oaxaca
eventDate: 1989-03-26 00:00:00.0000000
verbatimEventDate: 26/03/1989
ScientificName: Diphysa
scientificNameAuthorship: Jacq.
kingdom: Plantae
family: Fabaceae
genus: Diphysa
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  Close to the main road running west from Puerto Escondido towards Pinotepa Nacional near the small village of San Isidro Llano Grande which lies about 40 km west of Puerto Escondido on narrow coastal plains south of the Sierra Madra del Sur about 5km inland from the Pacific coast.  Small multiple stemmed tree to 7m ht. with a narrow crown.  Bark mid grey brown with reddish brown outer bark gradually flaking off in papery strips.  Tree almost leafless, a few leaves persistent on basal resprouts, slightly discolourous, mid yellow green slightly glossy above, paler below.  Heavy crop of ripe inflated pale straw yellow pods.  Frequent, scattered in dry secondary thorn forest with Acacia, Caesalpinia, Prosopis, Piscidia and Gliricidia.


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000038316
recordNumber: 1298
modified: 2006-07-28 10:27:23.210000
recordedBy: Hughes CE, Lewis GP
country: Mexico
countryCode: MX
locality: Mexico, Oaxaca
eventDate: 1989-03-11 00:00:00.0000000
verbatimEventDate: 11/03/1989
ScientificName: Cercidium praecox
scientificNameAuthorship: (Ruiz & Pav.) Harms
kingdom: Plantae
family: Fabaceae
genus: Cercidium
specificEpithet: praecox
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  About 3km west north west of the town of Ixtepec close to the road running towards Chihuitan and Santa Maria Guienagati on low lying plains of the isthmus of Tehuantepec.  Small tree to 6m ht. with a twisted bole tp 20cm dbh and an open rounded crown.  Bark smooth green to base with a crystaline granular apparently sugary surface, inner bark creamy yellow; ants seem to be attracted to cut bark.  Flowers mainly past, unscented, calyx greenish yellow at base yellow at tip, petals yellow, orange speckled at base of blade but not on claw stamens and style yellow green, anthers dirty brown green.  Ripe and unripe pods, greenish brown strongly tinged red becoming light straw brown when ripe.  Locally frequent, scattered in degraded dry thorn scrub forest with Porsopis, Jacquinia, Opuntia and Acacia.


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000038317
recordNumber: 1237
modified: 2006-07-27 14:26:33.050000
recordedBy: Hughes CE, Lewis GP, Berendsohn W, Villacorta R
country: El Salvador
countryCode: SV
locality: El Salvador, Sonsonate
eventDate: 1989-02-18 00:00:00.0000000
verbatimEventDate: 18/02/1989
ScientificName: Dalbergia
scientificNameAuthorship: L.f.
kingdom: Plantae
family: Fabaceae
genus: Dalbergia
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  On the mid east facing slopes of Cerro Verde about 4km east of the summit, close to the small village of Bella Vista.  Medium sized tree to 12m ht with a heavily branched open crown.  Bark smooth, grey becoming rough and broken into rectangular plates with age, inner bark yellow.  Heavy crop of ripe pods shedding; pods orange brown, with a gnarled surface raised above the seed cavity, the surface splitting longitudonally.  Foliage discolourous shiny mid green above, paler below.  Infrequent, scattered coffee shade tree with Leucaena diversifolia, Diphysa robinioides and cultivated Cupressus and Inga.


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000038318
recordNumber: 1327
modified: 2006-07-28 10:28:10.577000
recordedBy: Hughes CE, Lewis GP, Contreras JL
country: Mexico
countryCode: MX
locality: Mexico, Puebla
eventDate: 1989-03-23 00:00:00.0000000
verbatimEventDate: 23/03/1989
ScientificName: Leucaena esculenta subsp. paniculata
scientificNameAuthorship: (Britton & Rose) Zárate
kingdom: Plantae
family: Fabaceae
genus: Leucaena
specificEpithet: esculenta
infraspecificEpithet: paniculata
taxonRank: SUBSPECIES
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  On the eastern slopes of the Sierra Mazateca above the Tehuacan valley, on the road running east into the mountains from Coxcatlan towards Zoquitland and Coyomeapan about 3km from Coxcatlan. Small branchy tree to 5m ht with an open crown. Bark shiny metallic grey, slightly corky inner bark deep green then cream streaked deep salmon pink. Foliage on reddish brown subangular shoots with a mid green rachis and a pronounced reddish pulvinus.  Ripe pods tardily dehiscent and shedding deep orange brown, shiny and almost septate reminiscent of Leucaena greggii.  Locally common, a few trees scattered on steep rocky slopes in highly degraded dry thorn scrub with Lysiloma, Ipomea and cactus.


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000038320
recordNumber: 2136
recordedBy: Carvalho Andre M de, Pessoal
country: Brazil
countryCode: BR
locality: Brazil, Minas Gerais, Municipio de Catas Altas
eventDate: 1986-01-26 00:00:00.0000000
verbatimEventDate: 26/01/1986
ScientificName: Dalbergia nigra
scientificNameAuthorship: (Vell.) Allemão ex Benth.
kingdom: Plantae
family: Fabaceae
genus: Dalbergia
specificEpithet: nigra
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  Margem do rio Catas Pretas, a ca. 4-5 km a SW da cidade Flora of Brazil Pessoal do 37x CNE  Information about plant in Portuguese


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000038439
modified: 2006-10-27 10:33:08.330000
recordedBy: Mitchell BL
country: Zambia
countryCode: ZM
locality: Northern Rhodesia, Musa - Kafue confluence, Kafue National Park, Namwala
ScientificName: Tinospora caffra
scientificNameAuthorship: (Miers) Troupin
kingdom: Plantae
family: Menispermaceae
genus: Tinospora
specificEpithet: caffra
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  Riparian forest: epiphytic creeper with aerial roots in tangle of Garcinia livingstonii & Artobotrys brachypetalous


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000038440
recordedBy: Krauch Dr I, Pharmak Inst, Univ Bonn
country: Paraguay
countryCode: PY
locality: Paraguay
eventDate: 1965-02-08 00:00:00.0000000
verbatimEventDate: 08/02/1965
ScientificName: Solanum paniculatum
scientificNameAuthorship: L.
kingdom: Plantae
family: Solanaceae
genus: Solanum
specificEpithet: paniculatum
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  In nort east of Paraguay in meadows and former agricultural land. Suffrutex, 0.5 to 1 m high. Petola caerulea H.18/65 H.195/65


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000038449
recordNumber: 10882
modified: 2006-11-03 16:14:47.890000
recordedBy: Harley RM, Souza R, Castro R de, Ferreira A
country: Brazil
countryCode: BR
locality: Central Brazilian Plateau, Mato Grosso
eventDate: 1968-10-29 00:00:00.0000000
verbatimEventDate: 29/10/1968
ScientificName: Sclerolobium aureum
scientificNameAuthorship: (Tul.) Baill.
kingdom: Plantae
family: Fabaceae
genus: Sclerolobium
specificEpithet: aureum
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  Exped 1967 to 1969 21.5 km along road S from base camp. Cerrado Tree to 4 m with scaly grey bark Leaves bright yellow green. Flowers in yellow green spikes Tatarena


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000038451
recordedBy: Farron
country: Congo, Republic of the
countryCode: CG
locality: Tonkama, Brazzaville
eventDate: 1966-01-01 00:00:00.0000000
verbatimEventDate: 00/00/1966
ScientificName: Plantae
kingdom: Plantae
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  Col Farron 1966, IRSC, Brazzaville.  Tonkama 35 KM W Brazzamle (?) Abs H.Gottwald Bundesforschungsanstalt


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000038457
recordNumber: B 14398
modified: 2006-10-27 15:36:04.397000
recordedBy: Bally, Smith
country: Kenya
countryCode: KE
locality: Kenya, Coast Province, Kilifil District, Watamu
eventDate: 1971-11-26 00:00:00.0000000
verbatimEventDate: 26/11/1971
ScientificName: Drypetes
scientificNameAuthorship: Vahl
kingdom: Plantae
family: Putranjivaceae
genus: Drypetes
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  Memo to David Cutler: Herewith please find enclosed wood specimen .... collected at sea level. It was growing as a piece of relict vegetation in the garden of one Mr Pferdemenges. It is a cauliflorus tree to 6m with yellow-orange fruits and leathery evergreen foliage.


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000038458
modified: 2006-10-30 11:51:36.930000
country: Reunion
countryCode: RE
locality: Reunion Island
ScientificName: Lantana camara
scientificNameAuthorship: L.
kingdom: Plantae
family: Verbenaceae
genus: Lantana
specificEpithet: camara
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  Dr Cutler: Herewith a chunk of wood of Lantana camara (voucher specimen Coode 4611 in Herb or will be) which does not usually go in for woodmaking to this extent. It is not quite dry, it might (if you are interested) be worth dunking a slice from the middle in liquid. 'Sentier de la Plaine d'Affouches, Reunion Island, 1200m 27 iii 1974, M Coode 4611 in disturbed ridge forest'. I took a slice to stick on the Herbarium sheet. Mark Coode.


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000038460
country: Brazil
countryCode: BR
locality: Brazil, Parana
ScientificName: Plantae
kingdom: Plantae
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  Dr Eunice Onishi Setarde Anatomia Vegetal I.C.B. University de Brasilia. Vouchers for all these are in Herbarium of Parque do Nacional Brasilia. Sectioned.


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000038461
country: Brazil
countryCode: BR
locality: Brazil, Parana
ScientificName: Aspidosperma polyneuron
scientificNameAuthorship: Müll.Arg.
kingdom: Plantae
family: Apocynaceae
genus: Aspidosperma
specificEpithet: polyneuron
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  Dr Eunice Onishi Setarde Anatonia Vegetal I.C.B. University de Brasilia. Voucher in Herb Parque de Nacional Brasilia.


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000038462
country: Brazil
countryCode: BR
locality: Brazil, Parana
ScientificName: Bombax cyathophorum
scientificNameAuthorship: (Cass.) K.Schum.
kingdom: Plantae
family: Malvaceae
genus: Bombax
specificEpithet: cyathophorum
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  Dr Eunice Onishi Setarde Anatomia Vegetal I.C.B. University de Brasilia. Voucher in Herb Parque do Nacional Brasilia.


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000038463
country: Brazil
countryCode: BR
locality: Brazil, Parana
ScientificName: Pouteria
scientificNameAuthorship: Aubl.
kingdom: Plantae
family: Sapotaceae
genus: Pouteria
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  Dr Eunice Onishi Setarde Anatomia Vegetal I.C.B University de Brasilia Voucher in Herb Parque do Nacional Brasilia.


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000038464
country: Brazil
countryCode: BR
locality: Brasil, Parana
ScientificName: Pera obovata
scientificNameAuthorship: Baill.
kingdom: Plantae
family: Peraceae
genus: Pera
specificEpithet: obovata
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  Dr Eunice Onishi Setarde Anatomia Vegetal I.C.B University of Brasilia. Voucher in Herb Paraque do Nacional Brasilia


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000038465
country: Brazil
countryCode: BR
locality: Brazil, Parana
ScientificName: Clethra brasiliensis
scientificNameAuthorship: Cham. & Schltdl.
kingdom: Plantae
family: Clethraceae
genus: Clethra
specificEpithet: brasiliensis
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  Dr Eunice Onishi Setarde Anatomia Vegetal I.C.B. University de Brasilia Voucher in Herh Paraque do Nacional Brasilia.


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000038466
modified: 2004-04-01 11:02:28.147000
country: Brazil
countryCode: BR
locality: Brazil, Southern America, Parana
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  Dr Eunice Onishi Setarde Anatomia Vegetal I.C.B. University de Brasilia Vouchers in Herb of Parque do Nacional Brasilia.Label reads Gechnatia velutina


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000038467
country: Brazil
countryCode: BR
locality: Brazil, Parana
ScientificName: Neea
scientificNameAuthorship: Ruiz & Pav.
kingdom: Plantae
family: Nyctaginaceae
genus: Neea
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  Dr Eunice Onishi Setarde Anatomia Vegetal I.C.B. University de Brasilia. Vouchers in Herb Parque do Nacional Brasilia.


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000038468
country: Brazil
countryCode: BR
locality: Brazil, Parana
ScientificName: Fagara hiemalis
scientificNameAuthorship: (A.St.-Hil.) Engl.
kingdom: Plantae
family: Rutaceae
genus: Fagara
specificEpithet: hiemalis
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  Dr Eunice Onishi Setarde Anatomia Vegetal I.C.B. University of Brasilia. Voucher in Herb Parque do Nacional Brasilia.


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000038469
country: Brazil
countryCode: BR
locality: Brazil, Parana
ScientificName: Luhea
scientificNameAuthorship: DC.
kingdom: Plantae
family: Malvaceae
genus: Luhea
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  Dr Eunice Onishi Setarde Anatomia Vegetal I.C.B. University de Brasilia Voucher in Herb Parque do Nacional Brasilia.


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000038470
country: Brazil
countryCode: BR
locality: Brazil, Parana
ScientificName: Stryphnodendron adstringens
scientificNameAuthorship: (Mart.) Coville
kingdom: Plantae
family: Fabaceae
genus: Stryphnodendron
specificEpithet: adstringens
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  Dr Eunice Onishi; Setor de Anatomia Vegetal ICB.  Universedade de Brasilia. Vouchers for all these are in Herb of Parque do Nacional


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000038471
modified: 2010-03-22 17:29:03.847000
country: Brazil
countryCode: BR
locality: Brazil, Parana
ScientificName: Lauraceae
scientificNameAuthorship: Juss.
kingdom: Plantae
family: Lauraceae
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  Dr Eunice Onishi, Setor de Anatomia Vegetal ICB.  Vouchers for all these are in the Herb. of Parque do nacional Brasilia.


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000038472
modified: 2006-02-27 15:37:44.423000
country: Brazil
countryCode: BR
locality: Brazil, Parana
ScientificName: Ormosia coccinea
scientificNameAuthorship: (Aubl.) Jacks.
kingdom: Plantae
family: Fabaceae
genus: Ormosia
specificEpithet: coccinea
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  Dr Eunice Onishi, Setor de Anatomia Vegetal ICB.  Vouchers for all of these are in the Herb of Parque do Nacional Brasilia


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000038473
modified: 2010-03-22 17:28:41.600000
country: Brazil
countryCode: BR
locality: Brazil, Parana
ScientificName: Cabralea
scientificNameAuthorship: A.Juss.
kingdom: Plantae
family: Meliaceae
genus: Cabralea
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  Dr Eunice Onishi, ICB.  Vouchers for all these are in Herb of Parque do Nacional Brasilia.


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000038474
modified: 2010-03-22 17:28:26.663000
country: Brazil
countryCode: BR
locality: Brazil, Parana
ScientificName: Ilex
scientificNameAuthorship: Tourn. ex L.
kingdom: Plantae
family: Aquifoliaceae
genus: Ilex
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  Dr Eunice Onishi, Setor de Anatomia Vegetal, ICB.  Vouchers for all these are in Herb of Parque do Nacional, Brazilia


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000038475
modified: 2010-03-22 17:28:51.497000
country: Brazil
countryCode: BR
locality: Brazil, Parana
ScientificName: Dalbergia villosa
scientificNameAuthorship: (Benth.) Benth.
kingdom: Plantae
family: Fabaceae
genus: Dalbergia
specificEpithet: villosa
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  Dr Onishi, Setor de Anatomia Vegetal, ICB.  Vouchers for all these are in the Herb of Parque do Nacional Brazilia.


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000038476
modified: 2010-03-22 17:28:05.240000
country: Brazil
countryCode: BR
locality: Brazil, Parana
ScientificName: Phytolacca dioica
scientificNameAuthorship: L.
kingdom: Plantae
family: Phytolaccaceae
genus: Phytolacca
specificEpithet: dioica
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  Dr Eunice Onishi, Setor de Anatomia Vegetal, ICB.  Vouchers for all these are in the Herb. of Parque do Nacional Brasilia


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000038477
modified: 2006-10-24 16:12:53.567000
country: Brazil
countryCode: BR
locality: Brazil, Parana
ScientificName: Erythrina falcata
scientificNameAuthorship: Benth.
kingdom: Plantae
family: Fabaceae
genus: Erythrina
specificEpithet: falcata
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  Dr Eunice Onishi, Sector de Anatomia Vegetal, ICB.  Vouchers for all these are in Herb. of Parque do Nacional Brasilia


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000038478
modified: 2010-03-22 17:28:15.340000
country: Brazil
countryCode: BR
locality: Brazil, Parana
ScientificName: Ficus
scientificNameAuthorship: Tourn. ex L.
kingdom: Plantae
family: Moraceae
genus: Ficus
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  Dr Eunice Onishi, Setor de Anatomia Vegetal, ICB.  Vouchers for all these are in Herb. of Parque do Nacional, Brasilia


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000038479
modified: 2010-03-22 17:29:16.957000
country: Brazil
countryCode: BR
locality: Brazil, Parana
ScientificName: Plantae
kingdom: Plantae
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  Dr Eunice Onishi, Setor de Anatomia Vegetal, ICB.  Vouchers for all these are in the Herb. of Parque do Nacional, Brasilia.


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000038487
modified: 2016-12-15 12:34:28.560000
country: United Kingdom
countryCode: GB
locality: Great Britain, Sussex, Wakehurst Place
ScientificName: Ailanthus altissima
scientificNameAuthorship: (Mill.) Swingle
kingdom: Plantae
family: Simaroubaceae
genus: Ailanthus
specificEpithet: altissima
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  Blown down by gale 16/1/1974 0000-69.32159 In display 'Kew in the city' at Wizadry in Wood, Carpenters' Hall, Trogmorton Avenue, London EC2N 2JJ, Oct 12-15, 2016 (curated collection of wooden objects and rare timbers from EBC)


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000038492
modified: 2006-10-30 14:34:21.327000
recordedBy: Strey RG
country: South Africa
countryCode: ZA
locality: Natal, Africa, Southern Africa, South Africa
ScientificName: Seemannaralia gerrardii
scientificNameAuthorship: (Seem.) R.Vig.
kingdom: Plantae
family: Araliaceae
genus: Seemannaralia
specificEpithet: gerrardii
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  Letter to Dr D Cutler, Jodrell Lab. 15 August 1973 Dear David, I am sending under separate cover a wood specimen of S.gerrardii (Seem.) Harms. Seemannaralia Vig. is a monotypic genus of Araliaceae endemic to Natal, South Africa. The atatomy is being studied by Prof. WC Dickison, University of North Carolina, and he has suggested that I send you this piece of the wood material for your collection. Together with the collecter, Mr RG Strey, Natal Herbarium we hope to publish a tripartite account of the plant in due course. Yours sincerely BL Burtt Paper in Notes RBGE


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000038497
recordNumber: 10942
recordedBy: Harley RM, Castro R De
country: Brazil
countryCode: BR
locality: Central Brazilian Plateau, State of Mato Grosso
eventDate: 1968-11-05 00:00:00.0000000
verbatimEventDate: 05/11/1968
ScientificName: Dimorphandra mollis
scientificNameAuthorship: Benth.
kingdom: Plantae
family: Fabaceae
genus: Dimorphandra
specificEpithet: mollis
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  Exped 1967 to 1969 Exped Base Camp 12 degrees 49' S, 51 degrees 46' W 'Faveira' Base camp. Roadside margin through regenerating dry forest. Tree to c.5m with scaling bark & very hard wood. Leaves very large with soft, green leaflets. Flowers with dull yellow flowers with very pungent scent.


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000038499
recordNumber: 11300
modified: 2006-10-30 14:42:57.807000
recordedBy: Harley RM, Castro R De
country: Brazil
countryCode: BR
locality: Central Brazilian Plateau, State of Mato Grosso
eventDate: 1968-12-05 00:00:00.0000000
verbatimEventDate: 05/12/1968
ScientificName: Sclerolobium paniculatum
scientificNameAuthorship: Vogel
kingdom: Plantae
family: Fabaceae
genus: Sclerolobium
specificEpithet: paniculatum
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  Exped Base Camp 12 degrees 49 minutes S, 51 degrees 46 minutes W Caneeleiro near base camp. Cerrado. Tree to 5m with fissured bark. Leaves smooth rather leathery, mid green, paler beneath. Fruit unripe, flattened pale green.


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000038501
modified: 2006-12-11 16:29:38.090000
country: Portugal
countryCode: PT
locality: Madeira, Africa, Northern Africa, Paul da Serra
identifiedBy: Maul GE
ScientificName: Juniperus cedrus
scientificNameAuthorship: Webb & Berthel.
kingdom: Plantae
family: Cupressaceae
genus: Juniperus
specificEpithet: cedrus
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  Museu Municipal do Funchal Many similar fragments of wood were found on the plateau of Paul de Serra (1400 m +) by the Reforesta. Tim department when making exploratory excavations.


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000038502
modified: 2006-12-11 16:23:48.767000
country: United Kingdom
countryCode: GB
locality: Great Britain, Europe, Northern Europe, England, Sussex, Wakehurst Place
ScientificName: Austrocedrus chilensis
scientificNameAuthorship: (D.Don) Pic.Serm. & Bizzarri
kingdom: Plantae
family: Cupressaceae
genus: Austrocedrus
specificEpithet: chilensis
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  Storm damage Wakehurst Place, Exhibition and Information division 1 bench specimen 000.69.21361


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000038503
recordNumber: 879
recordedBy: T & P
country: Malaysia
countryCode: MY
locality: Malaya, Pahang, 19km from Jerantut towards Maran
eventDate: 1986-03-12 00:00:00.0000000
verbatimEventDate: 12/03/1986
identifiedBy: Teo LE, David B
ScientificName: Coscinium fenestratum
scientificNameAuthorship: (Gaertn.) Colebr.
kingdom: Plantae
family: Menispermaceae
genus: Coscinium
specificEpithet: fenestratum
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  A woody climber, main stems 4cm diameter, bark pale, wooly; wood orange; leaves alternate simple, coriaceous, ovate, shortly acuminate base slightly cordate, peltate, bright green above, white tomentose below; nerves 7 radiating from apex of petiole, reticulations prominent on the lower surface. Duplicata: Kew, Leiden, Singapore


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000038504
recordNumber: 1009
modified: 2006-11-08 09:45:48.403000
recordedBy: T & P
country: Malaysia
countryCode: MY
locality: Malaya, Pahang, Cameron Highlands, Near Lutheran Church Bungalow
eventDate: 1986-05-09 00:00:00.0000000
verbatimEventDate: 09/05/1986
identifiedBy: Teo LE, David B
ScientificName: Albertisia megacarpa
scientificNameAuthorship: Diels ex Forman
kingdom: Plantae
family: Menispermaceae
genus: Albertisia
specificEpithet: megacarpa
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  Climber, main stems 5cm diam., bark grey, leaves spirally simple, elliptic to elliptic oblong, slightly acuminate acute or acute, base cuneate, dark green above and 3 or 4 pairs from the midrib above, prominent, reticulations conspicuous, petiole slender, 2-4.5 cm long; inflorescence axillary, solitary or in cymes of 2-3, flowers yellowish green. Duplicata: Kew, Leiden, Singapore


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000038505
recordNumber: 1173
modified: 1994-01-10 00:00:00
recordedBy: Sands MJS
country: Papua New Guinea
countryCode: PG
eventDate: 1970-03-27 00:00:00.0000000
verbatimEventDate: 27/03/1970
ScientificName: Annonaceae
scientificNameAuthorship: Juss.
kingdom: Plantae
family: Annonaceae
locality:
Papua New Guinea, West Sepik district, Amanab subdistrict, Bewani Mts, Nr Kilifas, River Yenabu, New Guinea, Makesia, Asia Tropical

occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  Sago palm swamp of the village on the opposite side of the river, not far from the Imonda patrol track; climbing over small tree in a partly open situation. Stout 'rope' climber with tough stems; branches pendulous; leaves leathery, dark green above, paler beneath, fruits orange.


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000038506
recordNumber: 1101
modified: 2006-11-08 09:43:12.850000
recordedBy: Sands MJS
country: Papua New Guinea
countryCode: PG
locality: Papua New Guinea, New Guinea, Malesia, Asia Tropical
eventDate: 1970-03-23 00:00:00.0000000
verbatimEventDate: 23/03/1970
ScientificName: Annonaceae
scientificNameAuthorship: Juss.
kingdom: Plantae
family: Annonaceae
occurrenceRemarks:
Herbarium Kewense. West Sepik District. British Museum - Division of Botany, Lae Expedition to the Territory of Papua and New Guinea - 1970. Amanab Sub-district; Bewani Mts. nr. Kilifas on the river Yenabu; ridge about 1 km. west of the village on the opposite side of the river, on a north east facing slope in mixed Dipterocarp forest (including Hopea and Anisoptera spp.) with deep litter over heavy clay loam; growing in shade. Small treelet to 2m. high; outer bark dark brown, under-bark pinkish-straw coloured with darker flecks; leaves. leathery, bullate, dark green above, paler yellowish green beneath; fruits on the branches, bright orange.


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000038509
recordNumber: 872
modified: 2006-11-08 11:19:42.563000
recordedBy: T & P
country: Malaysia
countryCode: MY
locality: Malaya, Pahang
eventDate: 1986-03-11 00:00:00.0000000
verbatimEventDate: 11/03/1986
ScientificName: Albertisia crassa
scientificNameAuthorship: Forman
kingdom: Plantae
family: Menispermaceae
genus: Albertisia
specificEpithet: crassa
occurrenceRemarks:
Flora of Malaya. Hutan Simpan SCM Kampung Samak, Mela, Pahang. A woody climber, main stems 1-2cm diam. bark grey; wood yellow; leaves spirally simple, coriaceous, oval, apex acuminate or caudate, base rounded or obtuse, bright green above, paler below; nerves 5 radiating from apex of petiole, elevate on the lower surface. Duplicata: Kew, Leiden, Singapore. Any change in identification should be communicated to: Field Pharmacognocist, Phytochemical Survey of Malaya, Dept. of Chemistry, University of Malaya Kuala Lumpur, Malaya.


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000038510
recordedBy: Krispinus Fidilis
country: Malaysia
countryCode: MY
locality: Malaya, Sabah, Keningau, Ulu Sg. Tinagalan F.R.
eventDate: 1985-11-27 00:00:00.0000000
verbatimEventDate: 27/11/1985
ScientificName: Arcangelisia flava
scientificNameAuthorship: (L.) Merr.
kingdom: Plantae
family: Menispermaceae
genus: Arcangelisia
specificEpithet: flava
occurrenceRemarks:
See Carpological Collection. Flora of Sabah. Growth on hill top. Woody climber about 12m long; Fruits greenish.


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000038512
recordNumber: 5947
recordedBy: Kostermans A
country: Indonesia
countryCode: ID
locality: East Borneo, E Kutei, G. Sekrat, S of Sangkulirang
eventDate: 1951-07-20 00:00:00.0000000
verbatimEventDate: 20/07/1951
ScientificName: Rapanea
scientificNameAuthorship: Aubl.
kingdom: Plantae
family: Primulaceae
genus: Rapanea
occurrenceRemarks:
Comm. ex Herbario Bogoriensi. Habitat: Coral limestone rocks. Tree 12m bole 8m, diam? 30cm. Bark rough, black, living bark dark beefy red, 10 mm. Wood redbrown.


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000038518
recordNumber: 27
modified: 2006-10-25 14:19:34.170000
recordedBy: Iltis HH, Iltis CM, Ugent D, Ugent V
country: Peru
countryCode: PE
locality: Peru, Junin, Tarma
eventDate: 1962-11-24 00:00:00.0000000
verbatimEventDate: 24/11/1962
ScientificName: Cleome glandulosa
scientificNameAuthorship: Ruiz & Pav. ex DC.
kingdom: Plantae
family: Cleomaceae
genus: Cleome
specificEpithet: glandulosa
occurrenceRemarks:
No Herbarium Material. Rocky wall near edge of field. Common 3-4 m. shrub. Steep rocky NE facing hillsides, dry, with few shrubs, cacti, Bromeliads, Cleome glandulosa, etc. 2 km NE of Palca in valley of Rio Tarma on road to San Ramon. Map of locality enclosed. Additional notes: Fls. light lemon yellow, filament tips purple. Shrub 3-4m tall, branched ca.5 cm dbh. Leaflets curved, 'Falcate', the margins wavy and glandular on both sides. Petals pale greenish - yellow lower 1/2, deep reddish - purple upper 1/2. Petals stiff but rather thin, at anthesis adherent together standing erect. Disk green, secreting nectar on undulating top as well as on sides without. Fruiting disk purple. Broken plant regeneration from stump sprouts! Faint fetid odor - plant collected at 6pm. (#47) much more glandular and sticky.


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000038519
recordNumber: 1627
modified: 2006-10-25 14:33:35.040000
recordedBy: Iltis HH, Iltis CM
country: Ecuador
countryCode: EC
locality: Ecuador, Pinchincha
eventDate: 1963-01-19 00:00:00.0000000
verbatimEventDate: 19/01/1963
ScientificName: Cleome anomala
scientificNameAuthorship: Kunth
kingdom: Plantae
family: Cleomaceae
genus: Cleome
specificEpithet: anomala
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  Hedgerow thickets and very steep rocky slopes in former cloud forest (?) and paramo (?) - (very foggy wet and cold), with Eupatorium, Calceolaria sp., Solanum sp, Fuchsia, Bocconia, Salvia, Cleome anomala ver. (visited by hummingbird.)  On NE shoulder of Volcan Pichincha on road from Cotocollao to Nono near highest point, ca. 10 - 12 mi. NNW of Quito (air) No 1627.  Ecuadorian-S. Colombian Var. with longer bigger fruits (due to intergression with C glandulosa?) Slender to 15ft tall, giantherbs to small and slender little and ascending branched trees, 7 - 8 m. tall with stem diameter to ca. 9cm.  Pubescence reddish-purple, with basal 1/4 yellow green filaments of equal length; anthers basifixed and stiffly erect, the suture fading out; disk yellow green, massive disk with much nectar on surface.  Petals greenish yellow, purple flushed without, more or less adnate to each other on margin when young, but widely ascending and spreading when older, not fleshy.  Mature inflorescences 10 - 12 cmlong, the pods often pendant; fruits at this date almost, but not quite, with fully mature seed.  Flowers visited by hummingbirds several times that hovered over the flowers more or less in cold fog, late in the afternoon.  Common in hedgerows and very steep slopes on either side of winding road descending to Nono.


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000038520
recordNumber: 1635
modified: 2010-07-08 13:05:37.300000
recordedBy: Iltis Hugh H, Carolyn Iltis
country: Ecuador
countryCode: EC
locality: Ecuador, Guayas
eventDate: 1963-01-19 00:00:00.0000000
verbatimEventDate: 19/01/1963
ScientificName: Plantae
kingdom: Plantae
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  Weak stemmed, arching branched tall shrub to 3 or 4 m tall, with stems to 10 cm diam at base.  Leaves dark green above, greenish-white beneath.  Flowers actinomorphic, petals yellow, spreading, sepals strongly reflexed.  Stamens 6 short equal in length and spreading.  Stigma green.  Seeds surrounded by white and more or less translucent, very slightly sweetish, wet pulp.  Fruit matures by the fruit coat coming more or less loose from the fleshy white aril, and breaking into 4 valves.  Seeds 2, the replum (placenta) a thin soft strand of fibre clearly separable.  (Wood sample).  This, and a few acacias, the only green plants in this thorn community.  Grazed, now very dry (locally very wet and muddy in the wet season)  savannah of small trees to 4 m tall, with only Capparis cordata R. & P.  green at present,  just east of airport.  Airport of Guayaquil, elevation ca. 10m.


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000038521
recordNumber: 341
modified: 2006-11-03 12:15:33.343000
recordedBy: Iltis HH & CM, Ugent D & V
country: Peru
countryCode: PE
locality: Peru, Junin, Tarma (Province)
eventDate: 1962-12-04 00:00:00.0000000
verbatimEventDate: 04/12/1962
ScientificName: Cleome glandulosa
scientificNameAuthorship: Ruiz & Pav. ex DC.
kingdom: Plantae
family: Cleomaceae
genus: Cleome
specificEpithet: glandulosa
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  3 metres tall, with about 8 long naked branches, flowers yellowish green. Open rocky ravine with small stream, few shrubs and trailing Solanum caripense. W-side of Rio Tarma (Chanchamoya) valley, on road to San Ramon at km 29, 1 km NE of PALCA.


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000038522
recordNumber: KL 3503
modified: 2006-11-03 12:59:42.753000
recordedBy: Teo LE
country: Malaysia
countryCode: MY
locality: Malaya, Pahang, Cameron Highlands
ScientificName: Tinospora macrocarpa
scientificNameAuthorship: Diels
kingdom: Plantae
family: Menispermaceae
genus: Tinospora
specificEpithet: macrocarpa
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  Jungle walks no. 9  Flora of Malaya.  Climber, main stems 2cm diam., bark pale, wood pale yellow; leaves alternate simple, membranous, ovate, acuminate acute, base truncate, dark green above, paler below; nerves 3-5 pairs with reticulations elevate beneath.  Duplicata; Kew Leiden, Singapore.  Collector T & P No 1003,  7 May 86, Ident. LE Teo and B David.


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000038523
recordNumber: 1630
modified: 2010-07-08 13:06:00.157000
recordedBy: Iltis Hugh H, Iltis Carolyn
country: Ecuador
countryCode: EC
locality: Ecuador, Guayas
eventDate: 1963-01-19 00:00:00.0000000
verbatimEventDate: 19/01/1963
ScientificName: Plantae
kingdom: Plantae
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  Weak stemmed, arching branched tall shrub to 3 or 4 m tall, with stems to 10 cm diam. at base.  Leaves dark green above, greenish white beneath.  Flowers actinomorphic, petals yellow, spreading, sepals strongly reflexed.  Stamens 6, short,equal in length, spreading.  Stigma green.  Seeds surrounded by white and more or less translucent, very slightly sweetish, wet pulp.  Fruit matures by the fruit coat coming more or less loose from the fleshy white aril, and breaking into 4 valves.  Seeds 2, the replum (placenta) a thin soft strand of fibres clearly separable (wood sample).  This, and a few acacias, the only green plants in this thorn community.  A. weeds in vacant sandy lots and pastures around airport (Guayaquil) elevation ca. 10m. B.grazed, now very dry (locally very wet and muddy in the wet season), savannah of small trees to 4m tall, with only Capparis cordata R. & P.  green at present, just east of airport.


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000038525
recordNumber: 13760
modified: 2006-11-03 12:13:44.413000
recordedBy: Plowman T, Guanchez F
country: Venezuela
countryCode: VE
locality: Venezuela, Atures
eventDate: 1984-04-28 00:00:00.0000000
verbatimEventDate: 28/04/1984
ScientificName: Erythroxylum lindemanii
scientificNameAuthorship: Plowman
kingdom: Plantae
family: Erythroxylaceae
genus: Erythroxylum
specificEpithet: lindemanii
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  Territorio Federal Amazonas; Dept Atures.  Road NE from Puerto Ayacucho towards El Burro, 56km NE from Puerto Ayacucho.  Extensive granitic laja outcrop west of road.  Tree 7m tall in soil depression among laja outcrop.  Trunk 7m tall in soil depression among laja outcrop.  Trunk 10cm near base.  Major branches arising near base, extending vertically and horizontally.  Leaves flushing out, light yellow green above; very pale yellow green beneath.  Flower buds yellow green.


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000038526
recordNumber: 7667
modified: 2006-11-03 12:22:39.637000
recordedBy: Plowman Timothy
country: Venezuela
countryCode: VE
locality: Venezuela, Caracas, Jardin Botanico
eventDate: 1979-02-05 00:00:00.0000000
verbatimEventDate: 05/02/1979
ScientificName: Erythroxylum undulatum
scientificNameAuthorship: Plowman
kingdom: Plantae
family: Erythroxylaceae
genus: Erythroxylum
specificEpithet: undulatum
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  Reforested Hills.  Treelet 3m tall on gently slope.  Single trunk 4cm diam at 40 cm. from ground.  Bark tan, mildly cracked longitudinally.   Branchlets slender but short, tan and tending to lie in one plane (horizontal).  Stipules light green, setulose, persistent, turning black.  Blade medium to lighter yellowish green above, shiny, strongly undulate margin, veinlets and nerves prominulous, costa yellowish; leaves beneath slightly lighter green, costa palish, nerves and vienlets darker green.  Lamina of leaf slightly ascending, membranaceous, elineate, exareolate.  Fruits on branchlet tips 8 mm x 3.5 mm., pale green turning yellow, oblong, obtuse.  Calyx pale green.


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000038527
recordNumber: 6788B
modified: 2006-07-03 16:24:44.093000
recordedBy: Worthington TB
country: Sri Lanka
countryCode: LK
locality: Ceylon, Peradenya
eventDate: 1955-10-26 00:00:00.0000000
verbatimEventDate: 26/10/1955
ScientificName: Cedrela odorata
scientificNameAuthorship: L.
kingdom: Plantae
family: Meliaceae
genus: Cedrela
specificEpithet: odorata
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  See 6788A in Herbarium.  RBG Aa44.   Rainfall 90'.  Planted.  Roots; Knobs appear on surface - some distance from tree  Old tree, scaly bark.  Fruit small 1' x 3/8' obovate, immaculate.


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000038528
recordNumber: 151
modified: 2006-11-03 13:09:12.650000
recordedBy: Wade Davis E
country: Colombia
countryCode: CO
locality: Colombia, Vaupes, Rio Piraparana
eventDate: 1976-10-25 00:00:00.0000000
verbatimEventDate: 25/10/1976
ScientificName: Erythroxylum cataractarum
scientificNameAuthorship: Spruce ex Peyr.
kingdom: Plantae
family: Erythroxylaceae
genus: Erythroxylum
specificEpithet: cataractarum
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  Environs of Catholic mission of San Miguel, one hour paddling downstream on Rio Piraparana.  Tree 8m tall, trunk 26cm. DBH, in seasonally inundated river bank. Flowers cream. Fruits green ripening to red. N.v. 'Monte coca' - Barasana Indians say it can be eaten as Coca: 'It was the Coca of our fathers'


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000038529
recordNumber: 6040
modified: 2006-11-03 12:14:58.773000
recordedBy: Plowman Timothy
country: Peru
countryCode: PE
locality: Peru, San Martin, Tarapoto, Rio Shilcayo
eventDate: 1976-05-04 00:00:00.0000000
verbatimEventDate: 04/05/1976
ScientificName: Diplopterys cabrerana
scientificNameAuthorship: (Cuatrec.) B.Gates
kingdom: Plantae
family: Malpighiaceae
genus: Diplopterys
specificEpithet: cabrerana
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  Liana cultivated in sun. Leaves dark shiny green above, pale green beneath. Stems dark reddish brown


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000038530
recordNumber: 7666
modified: 2006-10-31 14:30:31.580000
recordedBy: Plowman Timothy
country: Venezuela
countryCode: VE
locality: Venezuela, Caracas, Jardin Botanico , Reforested Hills
eventDate: 1979-02-05 00:00:00.0000000
verbatimEventDate: 05/02/1979
ScientificName: Erythroxylum densum
scientificNameAuthorship: Rusby
kingdom: Plantae
family: Erythroxylaceae
genus: Erythroxylum
specificEpithet: densum
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  Multi-trunked (6) shrub 4m tall with divaricating crown, 6m across growing out of dry river bank along trail. Trunk 3-6cm diameter, dark grey to blackish, with longitudinal and transverse fissures. Branches slender, flexuous. Branchlets flexuous, nearly leafless. Leaves membranaceous, completely plane; medium green dull above, nerves slighlt raised, costa yellowish; dull pale glaucous green beneath with fine, darker veinlets. Areolae very distinct, paler, veinlets less distinct, linea verypale, distinct. Wood voucher


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000038531
recordNumber: 7668
modified: 2006-10-31 16:12:45.790000
recordedBy: Plowman Timothy
country: Venezuela
countryCode: VE
locality: Venezuela, Caracas, Jardin Botanico, Reforested Hills
eventDate: 1979-02-05 00:00:00.0000000
verbatimEventDate: 05/02/1979
ScientificName: Erythroxylum oxycarpum
scientificNameAuthorship: O.E.Schulz
kingdom: Plantae
family: Erythroxylaceae
genus: Erythroxylum
specificEpithet: oxycarpum
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  Tall shrub 4m tall with 3 main trunks 3-5cm diameter near base. Branches spreading divaricating disposed in horizontally plane. Bark dark brown, fissured longitudinally, markedly toward base. Branches dark brown. Branchlets greyish with whitish lenticels. Leaves + in one plane, at branch tips, deciduous. Laminae ascending, margins somewhat revolute. Blade shiny above, lateral nerves prominulous, light green turning yellow; less shiny beneath, paler, veinlets deeper green, finely drawn. Leaves firm membranaceous, exareolate, elineate. Fruits nearly past, deep red, drying and falling, 6mm x 4.5mm, ovate, acute. Calyx remnant yellowish. Alt: 900 to 950 M


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000038532
recordNumber: 13765
modified: 2006-10-31 16:10:25.417000
recordedBy: Plowman T, Guanchez F
country: Venezuela
countryCode: VE
locality: Venezuela, Territorio Federal Amazonas
eventDate: 1984-04-28 00:00:00.0000000
verbatimEventDate: 28/04/1984
ScientificName: Erythroxylum rufum
scientificNameAuthorship: Cav.
kingdom: Plantae
family: Erythroxylaceae
genus: Erythroxylum
specificEpithet: rufum
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  Road NE from Pueto Ayacucho towards El Burro, 56km NE from Puerto Ayacucho. Extensive granitic laja outcrop west of road. Treelet 5m tall in soil crevice in laja outcrop. Leaves flushing out, yellow-green on upper surface; pale green on lower surface with yellow green midrib. Wood voucher


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000038533
recordNumber: 15205
recordedBy: Brenan JPM
country: United States
countryCode: US
locality: Hawaii, Kauai
eventDate: 1985-02-22 00:00:00.0000000
verbatimEventDate: 22/02/1985
ScientificName: Acacia
scientificNameAuthorship: Mill.
kingdom: Plantae
family: Fabaceae
genus: Acacia
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  Kauai: c. 2km along Marakapiai Trail from Maena Point Population of c. 50 trees c. 5-10m high Alt 110-120 M


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000038535
recordNumber: 395
modified: 2010-05-11 10:35:00.897000
recordedBy: Johansson J Th, Nybom H, Riebe S
country: Indonesia
countryCode: ID
locality: Celebes, Sulawesi
eventDate: 1981-03-16 00:00:00.0000000
verbatimEventDate: 16/03/1981
ScientificName: Ardisia
scientificNameAuthorship: Sw.
kingdom: Plantae
family: Primulaceae
genus: Ardisia
occurrenceRemarks:
Wood sample from ground floor wing B. Loc: Sulawesi: SE of Bampres, NE of Tongoa. Primary forest, along path. Trees 20m, diam. 22cm. Pedicel 1cm, white; petals red-violet, reflexed, 10 x 4 mm, with dark spots; filaments 1 mm; stamens yellow-violet with dark spots; style 1cm, with pale spots.


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000038536
recordNumber: 6034
modified: 2006-10-31 16:09:13.763000
recordedBy: Plowman Timothy
country: Peru
countryCode: PE
locality: Peru, Prov San Martin, Tarapoto, Rio Shilcayo
eventDate: 1976-04-04 00:00:00.0000000
verbatimEventDate: 04/04/1976
ScientificName: Mascagnia psilophylla
scientificNameAuthorship: (A.Juss.) Griseb.
kingdom: Plantae
family: Malpighiaceae
genus: Mascagnia
specificEpithet: psilophylla
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  Woody vine in secondary thicket. Sterile. Use: Medicinal. Three fresh stems are chopped up in cold water. Three stems are roasted in the fire also chopped up and added. Used to heal wounds, both internal and external. Causes fever sometimes which is bought down with the green fruit of 'jagrea' (Genipa americana L.) by laying on the chest.


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000038537
recordNumber: 5533
modified: 2006-10-31 16:16:44.990000
recordedBy: Plowman Timothy
country: Peru
countryCode: PE
locality: Peru, Amazonas
eventDate: 1976-02-23 00:00:00.0000000
verbatimEventDate: 23/02/1976
identifiedBy: Plowman T
ScientificName: Erythroxylum shatona
scientificNameAuthorship: J.F.Macbr.
kingdom: Plantae
family: Erythroxylaceae
genus: Erythroxylum
specificEpithet: shatona
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  Peru Dept: Amazonas. Prov Bagua, road from Bagua Grande to Pedro Ruiz Gallo) (Pte. Ingenio), Between Puente Quebrada Onda and Rio Magunchal, along Rio Utcubamba. Tree 6m tall in moist forest on steep hillside along river. Trunl 8cm. DBH.Flowers appearing in axils either current growth or old growth, 1-3 per axil. Pedicel and calyx light yellowish green. Buds pale yellow. Flowers cream. Young fruits pale green. Frequent understorey tree at this locality.


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000038538
recordNumber: 5272
modified: 2019-01-23 16:33:50.343000
recordedBy: Plowman T, Vaughan D
eventRemarks: Collector reformatted 2019
country: Colombia
countryCode: CO
locality: Valle del Cauca, Tulua Historic locality updated (2019)
eventDate: 1976-01-24 00:00:00.0000000
verbatimEventDate: 24/01/1976
ScientificName: Erythroxylum novogranatense
scientificNameAuthorship: (D.Morris) Hieron.
kingdom: Plantae
family: Erythroxylaceae
genus: Erythroxylum
specificEpithet: novogranatense
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  Dept. El Valle. Municipio de Tulua. Corregimiento de Mateguadua. Jardin Botanico 'Juan Maria Cespedes' Cultivated shrub 4m tall in Jardin Botanico. Old leaves deep yellowish green above, pale green beneath, areolae region distinct, slightly paler green. Young leaves bright yellow-green. Fruits green, turning yellow then red.


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000038539
recordNumber: 9626
modified: 2006-10-31 16:15:02.607000
recordedBy: Plowman Timothy, Rosa NA, Rosario CS
country: Brazil
countryCode: BR
locality: Brazil, State of Para
eventDate: 1980-03-16 00:00:00.0000000
verbatimEventDate: 16/03/1980
identifiedBy: Plowman T
ScientificName: Erythroxylum ligustrinum
scientificNameAuthorship: DC.
kingdom: Plantae
family: Erythroxylaceae
genus: Erythroxylum
specificEpithet: ligustrinum
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  Program Flora Projecto Flora Amazonica The New York Botanical Garden Instituto Nacional De Pesquisas Da Amazonica Museu Goeldi Municipio Tucurui: Km 25 South of Represa Tucurui on road (BR 422) to Breu Branco. Tree 10m tall x 10cm diameterin understorey of forest on sandy soil. Bark dark brown, sometimes fissured.


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000038540
recordNumber: 7673
modified: 2006-11-08 14:39:03.790000
recordedBy: Plowman Tomothy
country: Venezuela
countryCode: VE
locality: Venezuela, Caracas
eventDate: 1979-02-16 00:00:00.0000000
verbatimEventDate: 16/02/1979
ScientificName: Erythroxylum cumanense
scientificNameAuthorship: Kunth
kingdom: Plantae
family: Erythroxylaceae
genus: Erythroxylum
specificEpithet: cumanense
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  Plants of Venezuela. Distrito Federal: Caracas. Jardin Botanico. Reforested hills above garden. Tree 10m tall with trunk 9cm near base. Bark dark grey-brown, cracked longitudinally and transversely. Branched near base. Branches erect, straight up, sometimes arching over. Secondary branches at 60 to 90 degrees from axis. Branching dense, branchlets grey-brown, thick, forming semi-rigid short shoots. Leaves near tips of short shoots, somewhat shiny, medium green avove, lateral nerves prominulous; pale glaucous green beneath with fine dark green reticulate veinlets. Areolae present on some leaves only, showing a yellower green or lighter area with fewer veinlets, leaves membranaceous. This species holding leaves much longer than others in area. Sterile.


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000038541
recordNumber: 10063
modified: 2010-07-12 11:44:53.353000
recordedBy: Plowman Timothy et al
country: Brazil
countryCode: BR
locality: Brazil, Bahia
eventDate: 1980-04-12 00:00:00.0000000
verbatimEventDate: 12/04/1980
identifiedBy: Plowman T
ScientificName: Erythroxylum cuspidifolium
scientificNameAuthorship: Mart.
kingdom: Plantae
family: Erythroxylaceae
genus: Erythroxylum
specificEpithet: cuspidifolium
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  Mun. de Itacare: Rodovia BA 654, km 6 ao oeste de Itacare. Slender treelet 5m tall x 3cm diameter. Bark dark brown.


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000038542
recordNumber: 5254
modified: 2019-01-23 16:33:17.403000
recordedBy: Plowman T, Vaughan D
eventRemarks: Collector reformatted 2019
country: Colombia
countryCode: CO
locality: Valle del Cauca, Tulua Historic locality updated (2019)
eventDate: 1976-01-24 00:00:00.0000000
verbatimEventDate: 24/01/1976
identifiedBy: Plowman T
ScientificName: Erythroxylum haughtii
scientificNameAuthorship: W.A.Gentner
kingdom: Plantae
family: Erythroxylaceae
genus: Erythroxylum
specificEpithet: haughtii
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  Colombia: Dept. El Valle. Municipio de Tulua. Corregimiento de Mateguadua. KJ Jardin Botanico 'Juan Maria Cespedes' Shrub 5-6m on dry hillside thicket. Branched at base into 6 main trunks, to 6 m. diameter. Bark light grey brown, longitudinally rugose. Leaves dark green, dull above, midrib lt. green, pale green beneath. Pedicels and calyx light yellowish green; petals pale green; corona and filaments creamy white. Stigmas green. Immature fruits pale green turning black on picking (bruising?). Ripe fruits reputedly red, eaten by birds !


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000038543
recordNumber: 9210
modified: 2006-11-08 14:13:45.223000
recordedBy: Plowman Timothy, Davidse G, Rosa NA, Rosario CS, dos Santos MR
country: Brazil
countryCode: BR
locality: Brazil, State of Goias
eventDate: 1980-01-27 00:00:00.0000000
verbatimEventDate: 27/01/1980
ScientificName: Erythroxylum pelleterianum
scientificNameAuthorship: A.St.-Hil.
kingdom: Plantae
family: Erythroxylaceae
genus: Erythroxylum
specificEpithet: pelleterianum
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  Programa Flora Projeto Flora Amazonica The New York Botanical Garden Institutio Nacional de Pesquisas Da Amazonia Museu Goeldi Municipio Tocantinopolis: Ribeirao do Corrego, 55km. southwest of Estreito along Belem-Brasilia highway (BR 153)Cerrado among sandstone mesas with rocky and sandy soil. In gallery forest along small stream. Tree 8m tall x 8cm diameter with open spreading crown and storied branches. Bark thin, light brown, shedding. Erythroxylum sp. nov. aff. E. pelleterianum St.Hil.


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000038544
modified: 2006-11-08 15:11:24.420000
recordedBy: Plowman Timothy
country: Venezuela
countryCode: VE
locality: Venezuela, Puerto Ayacucho
eventDate: 1979-02-22 00:00:00.0000000
verbatimEventDate: 22/02/1979
ScientificName: Erythroxylum williamsii
scientificNameAuthorship: Standl. ex Plowman
kingdom: Plantae
family: Erythroxylaceae
genus: Erythroxylum
specificEpithet: williamsii
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  Terr. Federal Amazonas.  Puerto  Ayacucho.  Low forest on sandy banks of Rio Orinoco.  Shrub 4m tall with long slender erect branches growing in low forest on white sand river bank.  Trunk about 5cm at base, brown, corrugate, main portion with very thin whitish bark, green beneath.  Wood very hard, light straw coloured.  Twigs reddish brown, lenticellate.  Leaves dull, medium dark green above, pale glaucous green beneath, elineate, exareolate, thin, membranaceous.  Sterile.  Wood voucher.


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collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
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modified: 2007-01-25 17:26:17.697000
recordedBy: Plowman Timothy
country: Venezuela
countryCode: VE
locality: Venezuela, Miranda, Baruta
eventDate: 1979-02-16 00:00:00.0000000
verbatimEventDate: 16/02/1979
ScientificName: Erythroxylum amazonicum
scientificNameAuthorship: Peyr.
kingdom: Plantae
family: Erythroxylaceae
genus: Erythroxylum
specificEpithet: amazonicum
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  Baruta.  Grounds of Universidad Simon Bolivar.  Hills above the campus. Tree 8m tall with forked trunk, to 10 ccm DBH.  Branches appearing 4-5m above ground.  Bark fairly smooth light tan, greenish within, wood light buff.  Branches +/- storied, long, spreading-pendulous, branched toward tips. Leaves sub coriaceous, medium dark green above, somethat shiny, with accurately ascending lamina, margin scarcely undulate, costa light yellow, major nerves, light greenish, viens distinct; light green beneath  subnitid, with darker green nerves and veinlets, costa light tan to yellowish; no areolae or linea present.  Fruits present in leaf axils near tips of branchlets.  Pedicel and calyx dull dark green.  Fruits light green turning red, elliptic toovoid to subshperical.


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recordNumber: 10114
modified: 2006-11-08 14:36:37.173000
recordedBy: Plowman Timothy
country: Brazil
countryCode: BR
locality: Brazil, Rio de Janeiro
eventDate: 1980-04-21 00:00:00.0000000
verbatimEventDate: 21/04/1980
identifiedBy: Plowman T
ScientificName: Erythroxylum cuspidifolium
scientificNameAuthorship: Mart.
kingdom: Plantae
family: Erythroxylaceae
genus: Erythroxylum
specificEpithet: cuspidifolium
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  Mun. Rio de Janeiro.  Jacarepagua.  Vargem Grande.  Mata de Lagoa.  Tree 6m tall, 7cm diam. in understory of distrubed hillside forest.  Bark dark brown, not fissured.


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modified: 2006-11-08 14:10:13.993000
recordedBy: Plowman Timothy
country: Venezuela
countryCode: VE
locality: Venezuela, Estado Sucre
eventDate: 1979-03-03 00:00:00.0000000
verbatimEventDate: 03/03/1979
ScientificName: Erythroxylum steyermarkii
scientificNameAuthorship: Plowman
kingdom: Plantae
family: Erythroxylaceae
genus: Erythroxylum
specificEpithet: steyermarkii
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  Quebrada west of Mochima, ca. 2-3km. below main road Cumana-Santa Fe, 18km SW of Cumana.  Steep rocky quebrada on hillside.  Treelet 5m. tall with 3 main trunks, 3-5cm. diam. near base, bark smoothish, grey becoming darker greybrown, somewhat cracked.   Branches grey brown.  Twigs dark reddish brown, ramenta darker brown.  Branches erect spreading, ultimately horizontal, with many short shoots in same plane.  Leaves light green, dull above, veinlets faint, slightly arker green; pale glaucous green beneath, nerves and veinlets distinct, darker green, slightly raised.  eciduous.  Stipules pale green, very soon turning brown, distinctly striate.  Sterile.  Wood voucher.


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recordNumber: 10745
modified: 2006-11-08 14:37:18.850000
recordedBy: Plowman Timothy, Clarkson John
country: Australia
countryCode: AU
locality: Australia, Northern Queensland, Atherton Tableland
eventDate: 1981-09-03 00:00:00.0000000
verbatimEventDate: 03/09/1981
ScientificName: Plantae
kingdom: Plantae
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  2km SSW of Yungaburra on road to Malanda.  CSIRO Curtain Tree Fig Plot.  State Forest Reserve 452, Tree in rain forest on flat, stony ground of volcanic rock, 25 - 30m tall, 40 cm DHB, bole straight, unbuttressed; bark brown, corrugate, Twigs reddish brown.  Leaves dark shiny green above, less shiny light green beneath.  Buds light green.  Petals creamy white.  Stipules pale green, early deciduous.  Wood voucher.


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occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000038549
recordNumber: 8100
modified: 2006-11-08 11:20:59.943000
recordedBy: Plowman Timothy, Rosa NA, Rosario CS, dos Santos MR
country: Brazil
countryCode: BR
locality: Brazil, State of Para
eventDate: 1980-01-24 00:00:00.0000000
verbatimEventDate: 24/01/1980
ScientificName: Erythroxylum squamatum
scientificNameAuthorship: Sw.
kingdom: Plantae
family: Erythroxylaceae
genus: Erythroxylum
specificEpithet: squamatum
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  New York Botanic Garden, Programa FLora.  Municipio Benevides.  Fazenda Marata, about 30km ENE of Belem on road to Benfica.   Treelet 5m tall in secondary forest margin along road to Fazenda Marata.  Bark reddish brown.  Trunk 4cm diam.


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recordNumber: 8210
modified: 2006-10-26 11:47:36.113000
recordedBy: Plowman T et al
country: Brazil
countryCode: BR
locality: Brazil, Goias
eventDate: 1980-01-31 00:00:00.0000000
verbatimEventDate: 31/01/1980
identifiedBy: Plowman T
ScientificName: Erythroxylum rufum
scientificNameAuthorship: Cav.
kingdom: Plantae
family: Erythroxylaceae
genus: Erythroxylum
specificEpithet: rufum
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  Programa Flora, New York Bot Gdn. Mun. Presidente Kennedy; road from highway BR-153 to Itapora, 12km. west of village of Presidente Kennedy.  Fazenda Primavera along Ribeirao Feinho.  Tree 10m tall with spreading branches growing on granitic rock outcrops.  Trunk branched near base to 15cm diam.  Bark dark brown, deeply furrowed, rugose.


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occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000038551
recordNumber: 10087
modified: 2006-10-25 14:46:17.380000
recordedBy: Plowman T, Mattos Silva LA, dos Santos TS
country: Brazil
countryCode: BR
locality: Brazil, State of Bahia
eventDate: 1980-04-12 00:00:00.0000000
verbatimEventDate: 12/04/1980
ScientificName: Brunfelsia clandestina
scientificNameAuthorship: Plowman
kingdom: Plantae
family: Solanaceae
genus: Brunfelsia
specificEpithet: clandestina
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  Rodovia BA 654, km 6 ao oeste de Itacare. Approx 14 degrees 18 minutes S, 39 degrees 2 minutes W. Treelet 6m tall x 8cm. diameter growing in primary forest margin. Bark yellowish brown, exfoliating in thin flakes. Leaves shiny medium greenabove; shiny lighter green beneath. Fruiting calyx shiny light green. Fuits dull green immature. Wood voucher


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collectionCode: Economic Botany
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recordNumber: 11740
modified: 2006-10-26 11:50:42.617000
recordedBy: Plowman T, Schunke J
country: Peru
countryCode: PE
locality: Peru, Huanuco, Leoncio Prado
eventDate: 1981-12-27 00:00:00.0000000
verbatimEventDate: 27/12/1981
identifiedBy: Plowman T
ScientificName: Erythroxylum mamacoca
scientificNameAuthorship: Mart.
kingdom: Plantae
family: Erythroxylaceae
genus: Erythroxylum
specificEpithet: mamacoca
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  Distrito Hermilio Valdizan. La Divisoria. 21.8km east of Puente Pumahuasi (Rio Tulumayo) on road from Tingo Maria to Pucallpa. Trrelet 3m small x 3cm at base in wet mossy forest on steep slopes. Branched 1m from ground. Bark dark brown. Leaves shiny dark green above, very pale dull glaucous green beneath with dark green veinlets; midrib yellow green, central panel more yellowish than rest of underside. Sterile. Three individuals only seen here. Schunke's fertile collection from this tree Wood voucher; Photos


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recordNumber: 5600
modified: 2006-10-25 14:43:20.930000
recordedBy: Plowman T
country: Peru
countryCode: PE
locality: Peru, Dept La Libertad, Trujillo Province, Simbal, El Sacramento
eventDate: 1976-03-03 00:00:00.0000000
verbatimEventDate: 03/03/1976
identifiedBy: Plowman T
ScientificName: Erythroxylum novogranatense var. truxillense
scientificNameAuthorship: (Rusby) Plowman
kingdom: Plantae
family: Erythroxylaceae
genus: Erythroxylum
specificEpithet: novogranatense
infraspecificEpithet: truxillense
taxonRank: VARIETY
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  Shrub 2.5m tall, cultivated in open field under irrigation. Bark pale grey brown. Branches erect. Leaves medium green above; pale green beneath. Midrib yellow green, aerolae pale yellowish green, concolourous, linea raised, distinct. Fruits pale green. Plants 11 years old. Experimental plot planted by Ing. Collazos, never picked.


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recordNumber: 13769
modified: 2006-10-26 10:54:03.073000
recordedBy: Plowman T
country: Venezuela
countryCode: VE
locality: Venezuela, Territorio Fedral Amazonas, Atures
eventDate: 1984-04-29 00:00:00.0000000
verbatimEventDate: 29/04/1984
ScientificName: Erythroxylum ligustrinum
scientificNameAuthorship: DC.
kingdom: Plantae
family: Erythroxylaceae
genus: Erythroxylum
specificEpithet: ligustrinum
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  Road south from Puerto Ayacucho to Samariapo, 22km from Puerto Ayacucho at 'Garcitas'. Along small dirt road which leads west to Raudales de Garcitas. Tree 8-10 m tall x 12cm diameter in open forest at base of large granitic boulders. Leaves flushing out, light yellow gree, slightly shiny on upper surface, coarsely undulate; very pale whitish green, dull on lower surface. Flower buds light green. Ascending spreading plagiotropic branches arching over road


institutionCode: K
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occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000038556
recordNumber: 8400
modified: 2006-10-26 11:51:47.480000
recordedBy: Plowman T et al
country: Brazil
countryCode: BR
locality: Brazil, Goias, Mun Presidente Kennedy
eventDate: 1980-02-04 00:00:00.0000000
verbatimEventDate: 04/02/1980
identifiedBy: Plowman T
ScientificName: Erythroxylum pruinosum
scientificNameAuthorship: O.E.Schulz
kingdom: Plantae
family: Erythroxylaceae
genus: Erythroxylum
specificEpithet: pruinosum
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  Road from highway BR-153 to Itapora, 12km west of village of Presidente Kennedy. Fazenda Primavera along Ribeirao Feihno. Gnarled dwarf treelet to 2m tall growing on hillside cerrado. Trunk to 8cm diameter. Outer bark pale grey, corky, deeply fissured, charred; inner bark reddish. Twigs red-brown. 400-500 M Alt


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
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occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000038573
recordNumber: 000 73 11601
country: United Kingdom
countryCode: GB
locality: Great Britain, Surrey, Royal Botanic Gardens Kew
eventDate: 1987-10-01 00:00:00.0000000
verbatimEventDate: 00/10/1987
ScientificName: Tilia tomentosa
scientificNameAuthorship: Moench
kingdom: Plantae
family: Malvaceae
genus: Tilia
specificEpithet: tomentosa
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  Collected after storm Oct 1987. Roots south in relation to North trunk. Dropper at south marked?


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000038580
recordNumber: 000 69 17639
country: United Kingdom
countryCode: GB
locality: Great Britain, Surrey, Royal Botanic Gardens Kew
eventDate: 1987-10-01 00:00:00.0000000
verbatimEventDate: 00/10/1987
ScientificName: Plantae
kingdom: Plantae
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  Collected after storm Oct 1987. Lateral facing East, Lateral top marked. 2nd piece dropper S marked.


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collectionCode: Economic Botany
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occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000038592
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  Specimen showing a common method of supporting a limb to main trunk by means of an iron collar, and evils resulting therefrom


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000038593
modified: 2006-10-25 11:49:43.380000
ScientificName: Cinnamomum zeylanicum
scientificNameAuthorship: Blume
kingdom: Plantae
family: Lauraceae
genus: Cinnamomum
specificEpithet: zeylanicum
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  455d.  Bundle includes 1 specimen from Dr Pereiras Cat. of Mat. Med. No 183 and probably others. Cupb.67.


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collectionCode: Economic Botany
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modified: 2006-09-22 15:16:26.127000
country: United Kingdom
countryCode: GB
locality: Great Britain, Shropshire, Wellington
ScientificName: Rosaceae
scientificNameAuthorship: Juss.
kingdom: Plantae
family: Rosaceae
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  Groom sons & Co - Timber merchant and woodware manufacturers.  Burcott Saw Mills, Hereford. Made from cherry birch? in Shropshire


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
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occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000038604
modified: 2017-01-16 16:00:02.640000
ScientificName: Picea abies
scientificNameAuthorship: (L.) H.Karst.
kingdom: Plantae
family: Pinaceae
genus: Picea
specificEpithet: abies
occurrenceRemarks:
Displayed in 'Kew in the city' at Wizadry in Wood, Carpenters' Hall, Trogmorton Avenue, London EC2N 2JJ, Oct 12-15, 2016 (curated collection of wooden objects and rare timbers from EBC) Photographed and catalogued in November 2016 as part of the MusicalInstrument Interface for Museums and Collections (MINIM-UK) project, Royal College of Music, www.minim-uk.org


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modified: 2004-07-20 12:56:26.393000
recordedBy: Spruce, Richard
country: Venezuela
countryCode: VE
locality: Venezuela, Upper Casiquiare
ScientificName: Plantae
kingdom: Plantae
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  Two sheets of Marima blanca the bark of an epiphytal ficoides 193.1855 June 15 p.36 Found on the Upper Casiquiare. The Indians on the Casiquiare & Upper Orinoco make themselves smocks of this to preserve their bodies from the bites of mosquitos. It corresponds to the Twiwic of Brazil


institutionCode: K
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occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000038611
modified: 2019-07-18 11:17:26.393000
country: Sri Lanka
countryCode: LK
locality: Ceylon
ScientificName: Cocos nucifera
scientificNameAuthorship: L.
kingdom: Plantae
family: Arecaceae
genus: Cocos
specificEpithet: nucifera
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  Midribs of the coconut Possibly 169.1874.35 [note added 26/09/2012] Exhibited in Plants + People exhibition Museum No 1, Kew. May 1998 to May 2016.


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occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000038613
modified: 2014-07-14 16:51:53.223000
recordedBy: Jarvis HCG
country: United Kingdom
countryCode: GB
locality: Great Britain
ScientificName: Quercus robur
scientificNameAuthorship: L.
kingdom: Plantae
family: Fagaceae
genus: Quercus
specificEpithet: robur
occurrenceRemarks:
Opuscular source:  The following letter applies to the following specimens as well letter dated 17th Jan 1989 to Director, RBG Kew Dear Sir, Wooden articles by HCG Jarvis (Deceased) The accompanying wooden articles were made by a Mr Harold Jarvis, who died on November 26th last year (1988) at the age of 92. Expressing the wish of his relatives and friends I am passing them on to you in the hope that they will be of interest for inclusion in the Wood Museum at Kew. A few words about Mr Jarvis will be relevant. He was well known to many people in the Hammersmith-Barnes area as a worker in wood, and also as an active churchgoer to St Paul's Church Hammersmith. For many years he was Group Scoutmaster to the Mortlake 2nd Boy Scouts Group. (Both he and his wife, who died some years ago, were active in the Scout movement.)  He was a retired engineer and was fascinated all his life with the pattern and grain of wood. In his younger days he made furniture - a large wardrobe in a bedroom here, a grandfather clock case (he made the escapment too), an exquisite marquetry cabinet and other items are all a testimony to his work. Throughout the sixty or so years he was in this house he kept a small workshop at the back, and in this, up to a few monthes before his death, he would work daily turning out the wooden boxes and other items that you see here. These would then be sold at the Barnes Fair, Scout Jumble Sales and other places, and the proceeds go to charity and other causes. People brought a steady stream of broken chairs, tables, even clocks to mend (his father was a clockmaker and passed on some of his skills). The wood itself came from various sources. Demolished buildings, church pews when the church was re-seated, even felled trees and broken pianos found there way to his workshop. I pass these items on to you for presentation to the Museum, in the hope that they will be of interest, and may possibly be exhibited, Yours sincerely M Sadler. Wood species identified on basis of appearance by visitors from WestDean 2014.


institutionCode: K
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occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000038627
modified: 2007-07-27 11:12:29.987000
country: Germany
countryCode: DE
locality: Germany
ScientificName: Picea
scientificNameAuthorship: A.Dietr.
kingdom: Plantae
family: Pinaceae
genus: Picea
occurrenceRemarks:
An additional box of rings/toys which became detached from board should be kept with specimen. German lathe-turned toys :  During the late 18th century in the Erzebirge region of Saxony an ingenious method of toy-making was devised, particularly for theconstruction of Noahs Ark animals.  By the mid 19th century, toy-making had replaced tin mining as the chief industry of the region, and Saxony became one of Europes most prosperous toy-making centres.  Turned shapes allowed high productivity at low cost.  Rings were turned with suitable grooves so that if a section was cut it resembled particular animals.  The wide-spread popularity of these toys stemmed not only from their low cost, but also from their simple design.


institutionCode: K
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modified: 2025-09-12 10:35:25.933000
country: Spain
countryCode: ES
locality: Spain, Catalonia
ScientificName: Stipa tenacissima
scientificNameAuthorship: L.
kingdom: Plantae
family: Poaceae
genus: Stipa
specificEpithet: tenacissima
occurrenceRemarks:
Carrier is slung on shoulder and snails are put through opening on the base of the carrier. There is a hair plait, diameter of mouth, approximately 15cm. length 30cm. Fine dark brown plait which encircles mouth end and can be pulled up tight.  Loops, round fine brown plaited cord which can be opened to insert snails, and then pulled tight by weight of them.   Lorraine G 2011, says called “Cachulero”. Extra esparto added to maintain thickness of plait.  Spiral plaiting in basketry: Lorraine Gilmore 2011 p.8 Found in Africa, Spain and elsewhere.  p.9 BFB generally made from millet straw, waste product of crop. Straw used for bedding and floor covering.  p. 10 Used for olive pressing mat, worked close.   Portugal: same technique from rush and straw.  UK: Orkney- heather bait basket (or for holding fish) Fenton ft. 1997 The Northern Isles: O+S. US: Known as neolithic braid. Atwater MM 1954 Byways in hand weaving NY Macmillan.   Comparing Perigord Weave with Flo’s plait -Perigord moves to left (as seen from outside) Flo  right - Perigord is much longer stroke (over varying number, depending on maker) - Both entail plait incorporating material from row below and passing on to row above. - EBC stipa examples: -Where material passed on appears to go in 2 directions, this is due to increasing or decreasing, due to shaping.  - Using stipa, new rods introduced frequently. They show on back.   Check basketry internet. -	Stipa in-out plait “Perigord weave” add extra stake  -	L move to the left, seen from outside -	Flo goes to the right -	Plaited over several others.  All essentially similar: up from below, work in plait, some up to next row.  Perigord adds extra sticks. So does Flo.  Where ongoing strands go in 2 directions. ? Due to change in shape e.g. increasing, i.e. bundle. Split to feed 2 strokes of plait or decreasing (1) – 73344.  OE 347 – round shopper. Introduction of new elements all the way. Sometimes seems to be independent of shaping. Date coll. Tray 73345 has additions (2 pics). All have extras – not many in NB snail collector. Single element will take part in plait at each turn.   Loops held by black cord.  Base, view of central opening (anticlockwise)  Notes by Ruth Stungo, transcribed by CJ  


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modified: 2006-08-16 17:34:15.460000
country: Singapore
countryCode: SG
locality: Singapore
ScientificName: Arecaceae
scientificNameAuthorship: Bercht. & J.Presl
kingdom: Plantae
family: Arecaceae
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  Imported from Singapore: the one rod has been fitted with brass joints for use in drain or chimney sweeping. This class of cane is quite distinct from bamboo and is from the climbing stems of palm like plants in the Malayan region.


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recordNumber: 38
modified: 2004-07-20 12:48:58.250000
recordedBy: Spruce, Richard
country: Brazil
countryCode: BR
locality: Brazil
ScientificName: Gynerium
scientificNameAuthorship: Willd. ex P.Beauv.
kingdom: Plantae
family: Poaceae
genus: Gynerium
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  Arrows made of the Aryore de Frecha or Arrow tree. The one fitted up is such as the Tapuyo Indians use at Santarem for killing fish.  Source:  Spruce, R. (1855) Domestic Plants. Plantae Amazonicae. Domestic uses (pp31-61) and miscellaneous notes, p58.: This exceedingly handsome grass is most abundant in the Amazon.  It is found on Rio Negro near every village where Indians themselves consider it has been planted.  I have never seen it truly wild.  On Amazon form Rio Negro upwards one scarcely ever loses sight of it, long broad strips often unmined with any other plant.  Its aspect is quite that of a bed of reeds on a gigantic scale.  Its usual height is 15-20 ft but on upper Marañon in places where it is mixed with trees which at once drew it up and prevented it being overborne by waters in flood-time, I have seen stems 30ft which thickness can be that of mans ankle.  When it grows it puts forth from lowest joints, buttresses which barely exist on plants of ordinary stature.  The use for which this grass is chiefly known is that in its long smooth light and at same time elastic (peduncle?)  the Indian finds best material for his arrow.  By simply splitting in the middle these peduncles can be framed into very neat bird cages of stout cuticle, fine hair -combs are made by Indians on Uapes.  The stems are perhaps more universally used in the Province of Mayna than any other vegetation product.   The walls of the Indians houses, the ceilings, the stages on which he dries his fishes and other articles are simply stems of caña brava.  With this he fastens up his mosquito net and the white man is glad to follow his example and also fence his garden and make hen coops.  For common purposes it is used in its rough state with persistent leaf sheath still on, but for ceilings and other uses in interiors of houses the sheaths are stripped.  As I came up Nacuta my Indians each provided himself with a 12ft long stem of caña brava which served to propel the canoe, whenever water was shallow enough, more quickly than oars do.  Also manufactured into durable hats. 


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modified: 2006-09-06 09:53:14.577000
country: Malaysia
countryCode: MY
locality: Borneo, River Lawas
ScientificName: Eugeissona utilis
scientificNameAuthorship: Becc.
kingdom: Plantae
family: Arecaceae
genus: Eugeissona
specificEpithet: utilis
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  Envelope with original notes in very bad condition. Copy: Roots (aerial) of 'Luba' Palm often these are 20 to 50 feet in length being projected down rocky places. Note the curious sheath protecting the growing point.


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modified: 2019-01-23 16:28:32.917000
recordedBy: Spruce R
eventRemarks: Collector reformatted 2019
country: Colombia
countryCode: CO
locality: Lower Vaupes River Locality revised 2019
ScientificName: Gynerium sagittatum
scientificNameAuthorship: (Aubl.) P.Beauv.
kingdom: Plantae
family: Poaceae
genus: Gynerium
specificEpithet: sagittatum
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  Curabi or poisoned arrows of the Maupe Indians. The shaft is made of the flower spike of G. sacchariodes and the heads of Paxiuba Iriartea exorrhiza Mart.  Source: Spruce, R. (1855) Domestic Uses.  Plantae Amazonicae. Domestic Uses. (pp31-61) and miscellaneous notes, p46.:  This exceedingly handsome grass is most abundant in the Amazon.  It is found on Rio Negro near every village where Indians themselves consider it has been planted.  I have never seen it truly wild.  On Amazon from RioNegro upwards one scarcely ever loses sight of it, long broad strips often unmined with any other plant.  Its aspect is quite that of a bed of reeds on a gigantic scale.  Its usual height is 15-20 ft but on upper Marañon in places where it is mixed with trees which at once drew it up and prevented it being overborne by waters in flood-time, I have seen stems 30ft which thickness can be that of man's ankle.  When it grows it puts forth from lowest joints buttresses which barely exist on plants of ordinarystature.  The use for which this grass is chiefly known is that in its long smooth light and at same time elastic peduncle the Indian finds best material for his arrow.  By simply splitting in the middle these peduncles can be framed into very neat bird cages of stout cuticle, fine hair -combs are made by Indians on Uaupés.  The stems are perhaps more universally used in the Province of Mayna than any other vegetation product.   The walls of the Indians houses, the ceilings, the stages on which he dries his fishes and other articles are simply stems of caña brava.  With this he fastens up his mosquito net and the white man is glad to follow his example and also fence his garden and make hen coops.  For common purposes it is used in its rough state withpersistent leaf sheath still on, but for ceilings and other uses in interiors of houses the sheaths are stripped.  As I came up Nacuta my Indians each provided himself with a 12ft long stem of caña brava which served to propel the canoe whenever water was shallow enough more quickly than oars do.  Also manufactured into durable hats.   Source Museum entry book 1847-1855, pp 77-78: Growing in large beds on the Itah de mari- mari- luba, in the Amazon, between Santarem and Obidos.  The whole of this was over 20 ft high and it was cut off from the ground   The five pairs of ropes which hold it down to the earth would seem to be scarcely needed in the dry season, but in the wet season when 5 to 15 feet of its stem are under water and the river sweeps alongwith great fury it is obvious that without their stay, the plant must speedily be uprooted.  The length here sent is 7 ft 8 inches.  Above this was the fiche, the naked stalk of the panicle.  Lastly at the summit was the noble mane like panicle, clad with myriads of purple and silver flowers. 


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000038651
modified: 2006-08-24 10:16:15.827000
country: Tanzania
countryCode: TZ
locality: Tanzania, Korogwe District
ScientificName: Chytranthus sacleuxii subsp. longiflorus
scientificNameAuthorship: Verdc.
kingdom: Plantae
family: Sapindaceae
genus: Chytranthus
specificEpithet: sacleuxii
infraspecificEpithet: longiflorus
taxonRank: Subspecies
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  Shrub about 2 m high with opp. sub. coriaceous glab. leaves.  Flowers cauliflorous (racemes)  Fruits small cream-grey collected from Kwamngumi FR.


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000038652
recordNumber: 1364
modified: 2019-01-31 11:18:46.007000
recordedBy: Brant Alan E, Martinez A, Gladys E
country: Colombia
countryCode: CO
locality: Colombia
eventDate: 1987-10-17 00:00:00.0000000
verbatimEventDate: 17/10/1987
ScientificName: Ruagea glabra
scientificNameAuthorship: Triana & Planch.
kingdom: Plantae
family: Meliaceae
genus: Ruagea
specificEpithet: glabra
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  Antioquia; Mpio. Frontino; road to Murri.  15.0 km W of Nutibara (Altos de Cuevas).  Margin of primary forest ca 1km S of road.  Tree to 6m at forest margin; fruits brownish green.  (Fruits separate). Minor modification (2019): R.glabra


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000038653
recordNumber: 8448
modified: 2006-08-24 10:17:42.037000
recordedBy: Gilbert MG, Ermias D
country: Ethiopia
countryCode: ET
locality: Ethiopia
eventDate: 1986-11-10 00:00:00.0000000
verbatimEventDate: 10/11/1986
ScientificName: Teclea borenensis
scientificNameAuthorship: M.G.Gilbert
kingdom: Plantae
family: Rutaceae
genus: Teclea
specificEpithet: borenensis
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  Flora of Ethiopia.  Sidamo. Warabele; 3km S of Sidambale Bridge on track from Negele & Bitata to Dolo Mena.  General area with Acacia woodland, plant collected from riverine vegetation along dry water course dominated by Trichilia emetica plus some Ficus.  Tree c.6m high, several trunks; bark smooth, grey with pale longitudinal lines leaves and +/- opposite on vigorous shoots.  Hadessa (Orominia) wood very strong used for farm implements; used to treat fevers.


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000038654
recordNumber: 486
modified: 2010-05-27 17:42:48.377000
recordedBy: Milliken William, Coelho Luis F, Lima Jose, Watson Fiona
country: Brazil
countryCode: BR
locality: Brazil, Roraima
eventDate: 1987-07-22 00:00:00.0000000
verbatimEventDate: 22/07/1987
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  Sema.  Ecological Reserve, Ilha de Maraca, Roraima.  Terra firme forest on low ridge S of the Cachoeira de Fumaca.  Tree, 8m.  Bark dark brown with fine vertical fissures.  Slash; outer wood pinkish brown, inner white, strong smell of almonds.


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000038655
recordNumber: 5573
modified: 2006-08-23 17:37:28.497000
recordedBy: Vogel de EF
country: Indonesia
countryCode: ID
locality: Indonesia, Celebes
eventDate: 1979-05-26 00:00:00.0000000
verbatimEventDate: 26/05/1979
ScientificName: Dysoxylum densiflorum
scientificNameAuthorship: (Blume) Miq.
kingdom: Plantae
family: Meliaceae
genus: Dysoxylum
specificEpithet: densiflorum
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  Plants of Celebes.  Sponsored by Wotro.  Van Balgooy, Darnaedi, Tantra, Hennipman, De Joncheere, De Vogel.  Distr. Leiden.  Mel.  Central Sulawesi, Sopu valley  SSE of Palu. Rather too much disturbed primary forest c. 40m high, on deep clayey alluvial soil derived from granite. Terrain more or less sloping.  Alcohol nr. 90095 Woodsample.  Solitary tree 30m high.  Flowers cream coloured.  Clear bole 12m  62cm dbh, rather straight, without buttresses.  Outer bark 0.2 - 4mm thick, brownish, rather fissured, not peeling off.  Inner bark 8 mm thick, on section out reddish, in yellowish cream.  Sapwood cream coloured, gradually passing into the reddish heartwood.


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000038659
country: French Polynesia
countryCode: PF
locality: Marquesas Islands, Hiva Oa Island
ScientificName: Spathodea campanulata
scientificNameAuthorship: P.Beauv.
kingdom: Plantae
family: Bignoniaceae
genus: Spathodea
specificEpithet: campanulata
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  Route traversiere d'Atuona a Puamau, plateau E d'ootua, lieu dit Tapeata. Occurrence;  Foret de moyenne montagne, 1 arbre age, et nombreux jeunes. Arbre du modele de Leeuwenberg, fleurs rouge vif avec bordure jaune.


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000038661
modified: 2019-07-18 11:58:15.297000
country: Niger
countryCode: NE
locality: Niger, Africa, West Tropical Africa
ScientificName: Oxytenanthera abyssinica
scientificNameAuthorship: (A.Rich.) Munro
kingdom: Plantae
family: Poaceae
genus: Oxytenanthera
specificEpithet: abyssinica
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  African spears from stems, probably from C Barter,  Dr Baikies Expedition, originally from Museum Collection returned by Mr Franks, April 6 1881 Exhibited in Plants + People exhibition Museum No 1, Kew. May 1998 to May 2016. Located on long shelf in B4 end compactor unit


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000038664
modified: 2019-07-18 11:51:40.470000
ScientificName: Oenocarpus distichus
scientificNameAuthorship: Mart.
kingdom: Plantae
family: Arecaceae
genus: Oenocarpus
specificEpithet: distichus
occurrenceRemarks:
Exhibited in Plants + People exhibition Museum No 1, Kew. May 1998 to May 2016.  Located on long shelf in B4 end compactor unit


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000038679
recordedBy: Howell Henry & Co
country: India
countryCode: IN
locality: India
ScientificName: Borassus flabellifer
scientificNameAuthorship: L.
kingdom: Plantae
family: Arecaceae
genus: Borassus
specificEpithet: flabellifer
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  Imported from India Presented by Henry Howell & Co Cane & Stick Manufactures, 180 Old St London


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000038687
modified: 2013-09-30 11:54:27.717000
recordedBy: Spruce, Richard
country: Brazil
countryCode: BR
locality: Brazil, Para
ScientificName: Marantaceae
scientificNameAuthorship: R.Br.
kingdom: Plantae
family: Marantaceae
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  Petiole of a Marantaceous plant of which the Tipiti or Mandiocca strainer is made.  Source:  Spruce, R. (1855) Culture of Mandiocca and preparation of farinha on R. Negro. Plantae Amazonicae. Domestic uses (pp 31-61) and miscellaneous notes, p 23: The [cassava] dough is then strained by putting into a long bag of plaited strips of waruma, with a loop at each end, the lower loop being passed over the end of a fixed tough pole and the upper over the pint of another pole serving as a lever by means of which it is stretched out to double its original length and all the liquid parts of the dough run into the interices? and it is received into a vessel placed beneath.


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000038688
modified: 2008-11-07 09:47:28.623000
recordedBy: Spruce, Richard
country: Brazil
countryCode: BR
locality: Brazil, Para
ScientificName: Marantaceae
scientificNameAuthorship: R.Br.
kingdom: Plantae
family: Marantaceae
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  Tipiti Mandiocca strainer made of the petiole of a Marantaceous plant. Stem of Maruma-miti (?) Petiole of a Marantaceous plant of which the Mandiocca strainer is made. Entry Book; Made by the Indians of Tauau.  Source:  Spruce, R. (1855)Culture of Mandiocca and preparation of farinha on R. Negro. Plantae Amazonicae. Domestic uses (pp31-61) and miscellaneous notes, p23: The [cassava] dough is then strained by putting into a long bag of plaited strips of waruma, with a loop at each end, the lower loop being passed over the end of a fixed tough pole and the upper over the pint of another pole serving as a lever by means of which it is stretched out to double its original length and all the liquid parts of the dough run into the interices? and it is received into a vessel placed beneath.


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000038689
modified: 2016-03-03 11:15:42.573000
recordedBy: Spruce, Richard
country: Brazil
countryCode: BR
locality: Brazil, Rio Icanna
ScientificName: Apocynaceae
scientificNameAuthorship: Juss.
kingdom: Plantae
family: Apocynaceae
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  Made of Wood of Apocynaceae. Small packet of surface fragments of manioc grater. Cleaned 15.1.84 Rio Canna a tributory of the Rio Negro.  Source: Museum entry book 1847-55: Made on Rio Icanna and made of soft tenacious wood of an apocyneous tree.  Stones are chiefly bluish, fine grained granite from the Icanna, broken into fragments of convenient size. Design scratched with the point of a large nail; then with the same a hole is pricked for insertion of each stone and a blow of the nail head secures it in place.  The grater thus formed is anointed with the milk of Cuma (Couma dulcis) which is a useful adhesive, not affected by the juice of mandiocca or moisture.  I have seen graters which were decayed and almost worn through at the back while not a tooth had fallen out.  Iccana graters are in great request throughout the Rio Negro, Amazon and Orinoco.


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000038690
modified: 2019-07-18 11:30:29.293000
country: Ghana
countryCode: GH
locality: Ghana, Takoradi
ScientificName: Cocos nucifera
scientificNameAuthorship: L.
kingdom: Plantae
family: Arecaceae
genus: Cocos
specificEpithet: nucifera
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  Purchased in market by donor, 1982. Exhibited in  Plants + People exhibition Museum No 1, Kew. May 1998 to May 2016.


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000038692
modified: 2013-08-27 11:50:39.617000
country: Japan
countryCode: JP
locality: Japan, Asia-Temperate, Eastern Asia
identifiedBy: Rudall Paula (Jodrell Lab.)
ScientificName: Thuja
scientificNameAuthorship: L.
kingdom: Plantae
family: Cupressaceae
genus: Thuja
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  Presented to Kew on 10.5.1979, together with a granite block commemorating the Japanese poet Kyoshi Takahana. 1.Barrel, including lid, Thuja sp. 2. Bung in lid, Chamaecyparis sp. 3. Mallet, Zelkova sp. 4. Cup, Thuja sp. 5. Spout, Paulowniasp. 6. Spout plug, Chamaecyparis sp. 7. Ladle, Bambusa sp.


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000038701
recordNumber: 7202
modified: 2006-02-16 14:56:08.080000
recordedBy: Otedoh MO
country: Nigeria
countryCode: NG
locality: Nigeria, Ntebachot, Akamkpa
eventDate: 1971-06-01 00:00:00.0000000
verbatimEventDate: 00/06/1971
ScientificName: Raphia regalis
scientificNameAuthorship: Becc.
kingdom: Plantae
family: Arecaceae
genus: Raphia
specificEpithet: regalis
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  Akamkpa Division, 70 miles NE of Calabar.  Palm without obvious aerial stem leaves few but very large - up to 70 ft long (Leaflets of a flowering specimen)


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000038702
recordNumber: 7100
modified: 2007-06-28 10:46:14.317000
recordedBy: Otedoh MO
country: Nigeria
countryCode: NG
locality: Nigeria, Cross River State, Ntebachot near Oban, Foot of Equi Isu Hills
eventDate: 1971-06-26 00:00:00.0000000
verbatimEventDate: 26/06/1971
ScientificName: Raphia regalis
scientificNameAuthorship: Becc.
kingdom: Plantae
family: Arecaceae
genus: Raphia
specificEpithet: regalis
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  Njakasang, 32 miles North of Calabar, Akamkpa Division, South East State. Awe inspiring palm without any obvious aerial stem; few large fronds up to 70 ft arising from ground 10 spadices per palm with an additional reduced last one.  Leaflets for thatch etc.


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000038703
modified: 2006-02-16 14:58:28.227000
country: Jamaica
countryCode: JM
locality: Jamaica
ScientificName: Plantae
kingdom: Plantae
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  Rhizome of Polybotrya osmundaceae HB Willd. (Acrostichum osmundaceum Hook.) on branch of Santa Maria Calophyllum calaba Jacq.


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000038722
modified: 2007-08-29 10:26:03.483000
country: Brazil
countryCode: BR
locality: Maranhao, Brazil Northeast, Brazil, Southern America
ScientificName: Bromelia karatas
scientificNameAuthorship: L.
kingdom: Plantae
family: Bromeliaceae
genus: Bromelia
specificEpithet: karatas
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  Left at Kew for name by Messrs Dixon and Cookson. Name sent to Mr Geoffrey Cookson, Thorndale, Boyn Hill, Maidenhead


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000038727
modified: 2004-07-20 12:29:36.640000
recordedBy: Spruce, Richard
country: Brazil
countryCode: BR
locality: Brazil, Para, Santarem
ScientificName: Gynerium
scientificNameAuthorship: Willd. ex P.Beauv.
kingdom: Plantae
family: Poaceae
genus: Gynerium
occurrenceRemarks:
Source: Spruce, R. (1855) Domestic Uses.  Plantae Amazonicae. Domestic Uses. (pp31-61) and miscellaneous notes, p46.:  This exceedingly handsome grass is most abundant in the Amazon.  It is found on Rio Negro near every village where Indians themselves consider it has been planted.  I have never seen it truly wild.  On Amazon from Rio Negro upwards one scarcely ever loses sight of it, long broad strips often unmined with any other plant.  Its aspect is quite that of a bed of reeds on a gigantic scale.  Its usual height is 15-20 ft but on upper Marañon in places where it is mixed with trees which at once drew it up and prevented it being overborne by waters in flood-time, I have seen stems 30ft which thickness can be that of man's ankle.  When it grows itputs forth from lowest joints buttresses which barely exist on plants of ordinary stature.  The use for which this grass is chiefly known is that in its long smooth light and at same time elastic peduncle the Indian finds best material for his arrow.  By simply splitting in the middle these peduncles can be framed into very neat bird cages of stout cuticle, fine hair -combs are made by Indians on Uaupés.  The stems are perhaps more universally used in the Province of Mayna than any other vegetation product.   The walls of the Indians houses, the ceilings, the stages on which he dries his fishes and other articles are simply stems of caña brava.  With this he fastens up his mosquito net and the white man is glad to follow his example and also fence his garden and make hen coops.  For common purposes it is used in its rough state with persistent leaf sheath still on, but for ceilings and other uses in interiors of houses the sheaths are stripped.  As I came up Nacuta my Indians each provided himself witha12ft long stem of caña brava which served to propel the canoe whenever water was shallow enough more quickly than oars do.  Also manufactured into durable hats.   Source Museum entry book 1847-1855, pp 77-78: Growing in large beds on the Itah de mari-mari- luba, in the Amazon, between Santarem and Obidos.  The whole of this was over 20 ft high and it was cut off from the ground   The five pairs of ropes which hold it down to the earth would seem to be scarcely needed in the dry season, but in the wetseason when 5 to 15 feet of its stem are under water and the river sweeps along with great fury it is obvious that without their stay, the plant must speedily be uprooted.  The length here sent is 7 ft 8 inches.  Above this was the fiche, the naked stalkof the panicle.  Lastly at the summit was the noble mane like panicle, clad with myriads of purple and silver flowers. 


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000038757
modified: 2019-06-18 10:48:47.913000
ScientificName: Saccharum
scientificNameAuthorship: L.
kingdom: Plantae
family: Poaceae
genus: Saccharum
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  Walking stick, belonged to late Sir Joseph Banks probably of sugar cane Exhibited in Plants+People exhibition in Museum No.1, May 1998 to May 2016 In Botanical Cafe exhibiton, Museum No. 1, as part of Joseph Banks display December 2016 -


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000038764
country: Dominica
countryCode: DM
locality: Dominica
ScientificName: Coccothrinax argentata
scientificNameAuthorship: (Jacq.) L.H.Bailey
kingdom: Plantae
family: Arecaceae
genus: Coccothrinax
specificEpithet: argentata
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  Showing the stage of development at which they are gathered for making the Latania bags. When fresh they are very flexible


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000038777
modified: 2005-07-13 17:58:02.530000
country: India
countryCode: IN
locality: India, Asia-Tropical, Indian Subcontinent
ScientificName: Melocanna baccifera
scientificNameAuthorship: (Roxb.) Kurz
kingdom: Plantae
family: Poaceae
genus: Melocanna
specificEpithet: baccifera
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  Herewith two fine inflorescences of M.bamusoides Trin. which Sir D Brandis gave me in 1901. They might be of some use for you


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000038785
modified: 2006-04-10 15:30:36.180000
locality: Southern Ocean
ScientificName: Algae
kingdom: Fungi
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  A huge seaweed, 700ft long found abundantly in the Southern Ocean, attached to rocks and frequently serving as a buoy to warn off vessels and as a natural breakwater to moderate the fury of the waves; it forms also a fish preserve to the natives; myriads of fish as well as of Crustaceae and Mollusca, taking refuge amongst its fronds.


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000038797
modified: 2005-07-11 17:06:56.583000
ScientificName: Caryota
scientificNameAuthorship: L.
kingdom: Plantae
family: Arecaceae
genus: Caryota
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  In a letter to Mr Morris dated Oct 19th 1889 Messrs Ide & Christie say that samples similar to the one sent had been laid before them recently from the West Indies & were reported upon by them as being useless for brushmaking or any other industrial purpose. This sample is harsh, woody brittle of little or no strength & has no value as it would meet with no sale as a commercial article.


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000038805
modified: 2006-05-22 16:06:18.527000
country: South Africa
countryCode: ZA
locality: South Africa
ScientificName: Restionaceae
scientificNameAuthorship: R.Br.
kingdom: Plantae
family: Restionaceae
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  Restio Order. A group of herbs or undershrubs with creeping rhizomes. Abundant in South Africa. Their chief uses are for making brooms by the natives, and for thatching their huts. The following are some of the species exhibited: Restio tiliaceus Rottb., R. bifarius Mast., R. digitatus Thb., R. callistachyus Kunth., R. bifurcus Nees., Hypodiscus oliverianus Mast., Cannomois scirpoides Mast., and Elegia parviflora Kth. Observe flower spikes of Thamnochortus giganteus Kth., T. argenteus Kth., and T. cernuus Kth., imported into England from South Africa for decorative purposes.


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000038809
modified: 2004-08-10 17:24:41.093000
country: Malaysia
countryCode: MY
locality: Malaya, Johore, Batu Pahat
ScientificName: Areca catechu
scientificNameAuthorship: L.
kingdom: Plantae
family: Arecaceae
genus: Areca
specificEpithet: catechu
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  Bundle of leaf sheaths as sold in native markets. Commonly used as wrappers for commodities of all sorts particularly foodstuffs.


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000038820
modified: 2005-04-19 16:16:04.667000
country: Mauritius
countryCode: MU
locality: Mauritius
ScientificName: Nephrosperma vanhoutteanum
scientificNameAuthorship: (H.Wendl. ex Van Houtte) Balf.f.
kingdom: Plantae
family: Arecaceae
genus: Nephrosperma
specificEpithet: vanhoutteanum
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  Two labels: one reads  Spathe of Phoenicophorium borsigianum (C. Koch) Stuntz (Stevensonia grandifolia Dun)  Seychelles; grown in RBG Kew, 136.1892


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000038831
modified: 2006-05-19 12:56:49.057000
country: India
countryCode: IN
locality: India, Province Wellesley
ScientificName: Pandanus
scientificNameAuthorship: Rumph. ex L.f.
kingdom: Plantae
family: Pandanaceae
genus: Pandanus
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  C3108. J.4086.  Leaf the Mankwang a Pandanus palm.  Prepared for making mats, boxes, etc.   Grows spontaneously.


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000003884
modified: 2016-12-15 12:35:22.413000
country: India
countryCode: IN
locality: India, Kanara
ScientificName: Aglaia roxburghiana
scientificNameAuthorship: (Wight & Arn.) Miq.
kingdom: Plantae
family: Meliaceae
genus: Aglaia
specificEpithet: roxburghiana
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  East Indies In display 'Kew in the city' at Wizadry in Wood, Carpenters' Hall, Trogmorton Avenue, London EC2N 2JJ, Oct 12-15, 2016 (curated collection of wooden objects and rare timbers from EBC)


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000038856
modified: 2007-07-19 12:12:39.013000
country: BU
countryCode: BU
locality: Burma, Asia-Tropical, Indo-China, Tenasserim
ScientificName: Melocanna
scientificNameAuthorship: Trin.
kingdom: Plantae
family: Poaceae
genus: Melocanna
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  Accompaniment to letter No 202C/89C Dated 22.12.03.. From the Dist. Officer Afaran Dist. Collected by Mg Peik Ranger Attarau Report of 1858, page 50 in .... Record, Govt of India, ..... Dept XXXII Calcutta 1861  FB Mawson, end of a rhizome branch with base of Calu


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000038892
modified: 2013-04-15 18:04:48.937000
country: Japan
countryCode: JP
locality: Japan, Asia-Temperate, Eastern Asia
ScientificName: Poaceae
scientificNameAuthorship: Barnhart
kingdom: Plantae
family: Poaceae
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  Large Japanese Bamboo.  Favoured for yacht masts, normally available in lengths up to 18 ft.  Smaller sizes commonly used as trolley bus poles.


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000038895
modified: 2006-05-22 14:59:31.510000
country: Brazil
countryCode: BR
locality: Brazil, Southern America
ScientificName: Phyllostachys sulphurea
scientificNameAuthorship: (Carrière) Rivière & C.Rivière
kingdom: Plantae
family: Poaceae
genus: Phyllostachys
specificEpithet: sulphurea
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  The main use is for cheap fishing rods.  The marking on the cane is produced with a bunsen burner.  Note the peculiar oblique notches at the base.  Although grown in Brazil the cane is of Japanese origin.


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000038904
modified: 2006-07-03 14:53:55.620000
locality: Borneo
ScientificName: Calamus conirostris
scientificNameAuthorship: Becc.
kingdom: Plantae
family: Arecaceae
genus: Calamus
specificEpithet: conirostris
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  Other label states AE Davis & Co, 1.1952 'Of the grade known as 'Natural Glossy Segar' This class of cane has many uses on account of its strength and elasticity especially in the furniture (chair seating) and basketry industries.


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000038910
modified: 2008-08-05 12:55:55.983000
country: Japan
countryCode: JP
ScientificName: Poaceae
scientificNameAuthorship: Barnhart
kingdom: Plantae
family: Poaceae
occurrenceRemarks:
Found without label. Made of bamboo and leather. Maker's name: Yoshinao. Name of weapon 'Shinai'. Practice weapon used primarily in kendo.


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000038919
recordNumber: 593
modified: 2006-05-09 17:22:07.367000
recordedBy: Jeffrey C, Zelia M
country: Seychelles
countryCode: SC
locality: Seychelles
eventDate: 1962-01-03 00:00:00.0000000
verbatimEventDate: 03/01/1962
ScientificName: Ptychosperma hospitum
scientificNameAuthorship: (Burret) Burret
kingdom: Plantae
family: Arecaceae
genus: Ptychosperma
specificEpithet: hospitum
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  Mahe Botanic Gardens, Victoria, cult., tufted palm by lake shore; sheaths entire, smooth; inflorescence after leaf-fall a large panicle; sepals greenish-white; filaments white; fruits red. Herbarium Kewense


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000038920
modified: 2016-12-15 13:40:23.817000
country: United Kingdom
countryCode: GB
locality: Great Britain, Tunbridge Wells
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  Royal Tunbridge Wells Ware, Made in England, Famous since 1629. Key in envelope inside. Tunbridge Ware was first made in the town of Tonbridge in Kent, by a family named Wise. They were wood turners by trade, and the articles they made became so popular they extended their work to trinket and work boxes, etc. About 1720 they they started to inlay these with sections of wood joined crosswise. This method of inlaying was perfected by the Burrows brothers, circa 1820, whose designs included not only squares and diamonds, but buildings of local interest, landscape, flowers, animals and birds and later a style which resembled Berlin wool work. The discovery of the chalybeate springs (in 1606) around which the town of Tunbridge Wells has grown and the popularity of that place as a fashionable spa, brought the wood-workers of Tonbridge to Tunbridge Wells. The craft thrived as nearly every visitor to the town must have taken home with them a piece of Tunbridge Ware. At its peak of popularity during the 19th century, Tunbridge Ware was manufactured in several workshops, one of the most productive was that of Edmund Nye, the donor of this collection. The last makers of the Ware (Boyce, Brown and Kemp) closed their work shop in 1936. About 160 different woods were used in the manufacture of the Ware, many of them milled locally. The 'green oak' which is such a feature of later Tunbridge Ware, is caused by the mycelium of a fungus Chlorosplenium aeruginascens, which invades a fallen limb of oak, and has the curious effect of staining it green and at the same time strengthening it.  Displayed in 'Kew in the city' at Wizadry in Wood, Carpenters' Hall, Trogmorton Avenue, London EC2N 2JJ, Oct 12-15, 2016 (curated collection of wooden objects and rare timbers from EBC)


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000038921
modified: 2016-12-15 13:40:36.827000
recordedBy: Edmund Nye
country: United Kingdom
countryCode: GB
locality: Great Britain, Tunbridge Wells
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  Specimens illustrating in sequence the method of manufacturing the Berlin Pattern of Tunbridge Ware. Blocks of wood are sawn to an equal length, these are then sawn into slices to the thickness required. After glueing and smoothing the slices are arranged into twelve blocks according to the pattern. A slice from each of the twelve blocks produces the pattern. The final stage is shown with the pattern complete with edging. A. Berlin Pattern D. Slices sawn from (C) to the thickness required.E. Slices placed to form the first row of the pattern. F. Slices smoothed. G. Slices glued. I. A slice from each of the 12 blocks, producing the design. J. Block pattern smoothed. K. Block pattern glued. L. Slices of Holly and Ebony wood to form the edging. P. Stages in the manufacture of an inlaid box. This industry is a local art of the Royal Borough, continued during 300 years. The woods are all of natural colour and come from all parts of the world. 180 different woods are used in the inlays and mosaics. As many as 100,000 pieces have been worked into one piece of the ware.  Displayed in 'Kew in the city' at Wizadry in Wood, Carpenters' Hall, Trogmorton Avenue, London EC2N 2JJ, Oct 12-15, 2016 (curated collection of wooden objects and rare timbers from EBC)


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000038922
modified: 2016-12-13 09:56:56.943000
recordedBy: Nye Edmund
country: United Kingdom
countryCode: GB
locality: Great Britain, Tunbridge Wells
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  C. Rough blocks of wood sawn from an equal length. H. 12 blocks with the slices arranged according to the pattern (A). M. Slices glued. N. Block sawn into slices; usually called chequed stringing. O. A succession of slices from the 12 blocks (H) glued together, with edging.


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000038923
modified: 2016-12-15 13:40:46.547000
country: United Kingdom
countryCode: GB
locality: Great Britain, Tunbridge Wells
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  Invoice enclosed.  Displayed in 'Kew in the city' at Wizadry in Wood, Carpenters' Hall, Trogmorton Avenue, London EC2N 2JJ, Oct 12-15, 2016 (curated collection of wooden objects and rare timbers from EBC)


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000038924
modified: 2016-12-15 13:40:57.663000
country: United Kingdom
countryCode: GB
locality: Great Britain, Tunbridge Wells
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  Edmund Nye Manufacturer, Mount Ephrain and Parade.  Displayed in 'Kew in the city' at Wizadry in Wood, Carpenters' Hall, Trogmorton Avenue, London EC2N 2JJ, Oct 12-15, 2016 (curated collection of wooden objects and rare timbers from EBC)


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000038926
modified: 2007-01-24 11:33:11.077000
country: United Kingdom
countryCode: GB
locality: Great Britain, Tunbridge Wells
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  12 woods used in Tunbridge Ware: Baphia nitida, Ilex aquifolium, Copaifera pubiflora, Diospyros ebenum (x2), Maclura pomifera (x2), Citrus auarantium (x2)


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000003893
recordNumber: 191
modified: 1995-08-02 00:00:00
recordedBy: Craven LA, Schodde R
country: Solomon Islands
countryCode: SB
locality: Solomon Islands, Bougainville, c.15 miles north of Buin, Lake Lolow
eventDate: 1964-08-05 00:00:00.0000000
verbatimEventDate: 05/08/1964
identifiedBy: Pannell CM
ScientificName: Aglaia samoensis
scientificNameAuthorship: A.Gray
kingdom: Plantae
family: Meliaceae
genus: Aglaia
specificEpithet: samoensis
occurrenceRemarks:
Locality: Lower south slopes of lake Lolow, c 15 miles noth of Buin. Habitat: Primary montane rain forest. Notes : Tree 15 m tall; fruit mid brown maturing orange brown; bark striate mid brown outside, mid red brown inside; sapwood pinkish brown, heartwood very deep pinkish brown. Fruit in Herbarium carp. collection.


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000038938
modified: 2016-12-15 13:14:48.347000
recordedBy: Howell Henry & Co
ScientificName: Diospyros ebenum
scientificNameAuthorship: J.Koenig ex Retz.
kingdom: Plantae
family: Ebenaceae
genus: Diospyros
specificEpithet: ebenum
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  South India and Ceylon  Displayed in 'Kew in the city' at Wizadry in Wood, Carpenters' Hall, Trogmorton Avenue, London EC2N 2JJ, Oct 12-15, 2016 (curated collection of wooden objects and rare timbers from EBC)


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000038950
country: Spain
countryCode: ES
locality: Canary Islands?
ScientificName: Cneorum pulverulentum
scientificNameAuthorship: Vent.
kingdom: Plantae
family: Rutaceae
genus: Cneorum
specificEpithet: pulverulentum
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  Second label attached: C. pulverulentum Vent, GG Toler, Canary Islands, Legna Buena or Blanca


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000038978
occurrenceRemarks:
Autographed stick of unknown botanical identity inscribed Addiscombe, T.G.A.O.U. 1556 and with various places and dates.


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000038996
modified: 1994-09-15 00:00:00
ScientificName: Algae
kingdom: Fungi
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  Articles made of Ecklonia.  A gigantic Seaweed.  Presented by T Ghislin. Specimens prepared and stained and samples of Ecklonia in natural state


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000038998
modified: 2007-06-27 11:49:58.110000
ScientificName: Juglans
scientificNameAuthorship: L.
kingdom: Plantae
family: Juglandaceae
genus: Juglans
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  Airscrew as used on aircraft in first World War, made of walnut and Mahogany in alternate laminations, fitted to 160 H.P. Beardmore engine


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000038999
recordNumber: 344
recordedBy: Robson NKB
country: Zambia
countryCode: ZM
locality: North Rhodesia, Nyika Plateau, SW of Rest House
eventDate: 1958-10-25 00:00:00.0000000
verbatimEventDate: 25/10/1958
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  Evergreen forest by stream. Tree fern up to c.20 feet. Trunk slender (3 1/2 inches diameter) Fronds to 8 feet long with 15 to 20 pairs of pinnae. Rachis spiny chestnut brown.


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000039007
modified: 2000-11-01 11:15:20.160000
country: United Kingdom
countryCode: GB
locality: Great Britain, Europe, Northern Europe
ScientificName: Pinaceae
scientificNameAuthorship: Spreng. ex F.Rudolphi
kingdom: Plantae
family: Pinaceae
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  Shoot of Douglas fir infested by Gilletteella cooleyi Gillette which is an insect that is increasing rapidly in Britain


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000039045
modified: 2010-06-08 14:23:26.353000
locality: Europe
ScientificName: Brassica napus
scientificNameAuthorship: L.
kingdom: Plantae
family: Brassicaceae
genus: Brassica
specificEpithet: napus
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  Brassica napus, passes commonly under the name of rape. Brassica juncea - extract from Dr Metcalfe's report 20; vi;  32 Remainder returned.


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000039069
country: China
countryCode: CN
locality: Manchuria
ScientificName: Raphanus sativus
scientificNameAuthorship: L.
kingdom: Plantae
family: Brassicaceae
genus: Raphanus
specificEpithet: sativus
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  Plants grown from this did not give a fleshy tap root but bore abundant seed.  Sent for name by C. Heim. 59, Mark Lane, London EC3


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000039121
modified: 2006-04-18 15:00:09.937000
country: United States
countryCode: US
locality: USA, California, Indio (?), US Date Garden
ScientificName: Eremocitrus glauca
scientificNameAuthorship: (Lindl.) Swingle
kingdom: Plantae
family: Rutaceae
genus: Eremocitrus
specificEpithet: glauca
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  From tree at US Date Garden Indio California vide Joun Agric Res 11 (1914) 85-89 Rec'd 6/1932


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000039253
modified: 2007-01-16 15:12:06.960000
country: India
countryCode: IN
locality: India
ScientificName: Phaseolus lunatus
scientificNameAuthorship: L.
kingdom: Plantae
family: Fabaceae
genus: Phaseolus
specificEpithet: lunatus
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  Min. of Agric. T.G. 7890 beans for name from India and if fit to sat (?), and would they grow in this country. Correspondent Capt. R.L. Bastin Mason Street Bayswater, Liverpool. J.H.H.


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000039298
modified: 2005-08-02 17:24:16.890000
ScientificName: Phaseolus vulgaris
scientificNameAuthorship: L.
kingdom: Plantae
family: Fabaceae
genus: Phaseolus
specificEpithet: vulgaris
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  Rec'd. for name 1920 Sent as 'Hybrid Pea-bean'  We had grown a few but could not discover any similarity to Pea - the green pods are tender eating and a better colour than French beans. MCH Bird to Mr Watson (Letter 423,1920 XIV p.15) (Same as sent under letter 226,1920;XII p.167 from Mr Chas Boff or Bolt (?) Aigburth Rd Liverpool JHH 9.ix.20


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000003933
modified: 2012-05-10 16:05:54.557000
country: Brazil
countryCode: BR
locality: Brazil, Minas Geraes, Carma da Matta
ScientificName: Cabralea canjerana
scientificNameAuthorship: (Vell.) Mart.
kingdom: Plantae
family: Meliaceae
genus: Cabralea
specificEpithet: canjerana
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  Exhibited by Mrs J Camilla de Castro.  Municipality - Carma da Matta. Specific weight BC 824  Crushing DV 546. Used in shipbuilding, furniture, turning, ceilings, floors and railway sleepers, 11 years good in wet soil?


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000039333
ScientificName: Phaseolus vulgaris
scientificNameAuthorship: L.
kingdom: Plantae
family: Fabaceae
genus: Phaseolus
specificEpithet: vulgaris
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  Letter 226.1920,xiii.p.167 Mr Charles Bolt, 49 Ancaster Road, Aigburth Rd Liverpool JHH 21.v.20


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000039364
modified: 2007-08-31 12:21:01.353000
ScientificName: Phaseolus vulgaris
scientificNameAuthorship: L.
kingdom: Plantae
family: Fabaceae
genus: Phaseolus
specificEpithet: vulgaris
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  Rec'd with letter S T Parkinson S.E. Agric College Wye 31st Dec 1926 See copy of letter. J.H.H. 4.1.17. I agree W B Turrill 4.1.27.


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000003937
modified: 2006-10-30 14:43:22.147000
country: Argentina
countryCode: AR
locality: Argentina
ScientificName: Cabralea oblongiflora
scientificNameAuthorship: C.DC.
kingdom: Plantae
family: Meliaceae
genus: Cabralea
specificEpithet: oblongiflora
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  Previously labelled as C. oblongifoliola. No authority, but this species doesn`t seem to exist


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000039380
modified: 2010-03-22 17:24:50.423000
ScientificName: Phaseolus vulgaris
scientificNameAuthorship: L.
kingdom: Plantae
family: Fabaceae
genus: Phaseolus
specificEpithet: vulgaris
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  Brought in by Mr Parker. Had been eaten raw and caused tummy upset. Brought from Sainsbury 20.8.1979.


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000039383
ScientificName: Phaseolus vulgaris
scientificNameAuthorship: L.
kingdom: Plantae
family: Fabaceae
genus: Phaseolus
specificEpithet: vulgaris
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  D.8290.1953 For name. Dark blue markings on light buff ground, occasionally the reverse. Pods green, striped heavily with black. Straight. About 12cm long.


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000039410
country: Cyprus
countryCode: CY
locality: Cyprus
ScientificName: Vicia faba
scientificNameAuthorship: L.
kingdom: Plantae
family: Fabaceae
genus: Vicia
specificEpithet: faba
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  Letter D817.1952. From Cyprus (locally produced) - said to be the usual cause of Fabism in that country. Sent to curator for growing 14.2.52.


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000039417
ScientificName: Vicia sativa
scientificNameAuthorship: L.
kingdom: Plantae
family: Fabaceae
genus: Vicia
specificEpithet: sativa
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  Compared in Herbaceous Dept. Yellow seeds. According Coll.2. No.2. Imp. Institute as grown in trial ground J.H.H. 13.11. 29.


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000039418
modified: 2006-05-22 16:12:55.637000
country: Cyprus
countryCode: CY
locality: Cyprus
ScientificName: Vicia faba
scientificNameAuthorship: L.
kingdom: Plantae
family: Fabaceae
genus: Vicia
specificEpithet: faba
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  Letter D817 1952. 'Horse Beans' rec'd. as Faba bulgaris equina reported to have caused Fabism when eaten by a child. Imported into Cyprus. Sent to Curator for growing 14.2.52.


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000003953
modified: 2006-10-27 12:06:46.830000
country: Trinidad and Tobago
countryCode: TT
locality: Trinidad
ScientificName: Carapa guianensis
scientificNameAuthorship: Aubl.
kingdom: Plantae
family: Meliaceae
genus: Carapa
specificEpithet: guianensis
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  A tree 70 to 90 ft high, 2.5 to 3.5 ft diam. above its large buttresses. Reddish Brown, like mahogany, but coarser grain.  Moderately hard, liable to split when felling and to warp in sawing especially when green, durable for interior work, weight 40 to 45 lbs per cu. ft.  Used esp for furniture. Logs from 12 to 30 ft in length and squaring 12 to 16 inches usually cut in logs 12 to 15 ft.  Common in mixed forests throughout the Colony.  This is known as crabwood in British Guiana


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000039602
modified: 2003-07-30 10:39:13.273000
country: India
countryCode: IN
locality: Kerala, Asia-Tropical, Indian Subcontinent, India, Travancore
ScientificName: Strychnos cinnamomifolia
scientificNameAuthorship: Thwaites
kingdom: Plantae
family: Loganiaceae
genus: Strychnos
specificEpithet: cinnamomifolia
occurrenceRemarks:
Entry-book source:  Sent to Kew by Bourdillon, sent to him by Conservator of Forests, Travancore. See letter 380, 1923, xv p119.


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000003969
modified: 2019-02-25 10:45:45.520000
country: Colombia
countryCode: CO
locality: Colombia
ScientificName: Cedrela bogotensis
scientificNameAuthorship: Triana & Planch.
kingdom: Plantae
family: Meliaceae
genus: Cedrela
specificEpithet: bogotensis
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source: 'Cedro' Cedrela bogotensis, Tr. & P.C. Colombia. 26A-1920 M.T.Dawe esq.  Accepted name (2019): C.montana Moritz ex Turcz. Notes updated 2019


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000039764
modified: 2005-06-23 10:36:18.307000
ScientificName: Sorghum bicolor
scientificNameAuthorship: (L.) Moench
kingdom: Plantae
family: Poaceae
genus: Sorghum
specificEpithet: bicolor
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  1927.Sorghum cernuum J.H.H. 2.11.27. Agreed CEH 2.11.27. Sorgho blame ? on de Changallar Sorgho penche. Douro Couseou. Sorghain cernuum: Kaffir Cone White Sorgho weisser Vilmorin - Andrieux & Co. Paris. Sent with letter to Director Official Secretary Australian House London. W.C.2. dated 29th Jan 1927 - in reference to Directors recent conversation with Dr F.C.Faraker.


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000039779
modified: 2006-06-09 14:52:54.203000
ScientificName: Sorghum bicolor
scientificNameAuthorship: (L.) Moench
kingdom: Plantae
family: Poaceae
genus: Sorghum
specificEpithet: bicolor
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  Sorghu a balais Holeus Sorghum Broom corn; Red Kaffir Corn; Broom Millet Chlmorin? - Andrieux & Co. 4 Quai de la Megisseric Paris. sent with letter. K J Carmcan for official secretary, Australian House W.C.2 Dated 29th Jan 1927.


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000000398
modified: 2019-02-25 12:45:31.483000
country: Colombia
countryCode: CO
locality: Colombia, Sprague
ScientificName: Rollinia
scientificNameAuthorship: A.St.-Hil.
kingdom: Plantae
family: Annonaceae
genus: Rollinia
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source: Sprague Colombia. No. 352 Rollinia sp. n.v. 'Guanabana'. See specimen in Herbarium 12.1903  Accepted name (2019): A.muricata L. Notes updated 2019


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000003980
modified: 2007-05-21 10:42:47.247000
country: Paraguay
countryCode: PY
locality: Paraguay
ScientificName: Cedrela fissilis
scientificNameAuthorship: Vell.
kingdom: Plantae
family: Meliaceae
genus: Cedrela
specificEpithet: fissilis
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  The wood is used for planks for ship building, frames, carvings, canoes and for all kinds of furniture. The tree has a disagreeable garlic-like smell


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000039842
modified: 2006-08-07 15:38:15.897000
country: United Kingdom
countryCode: GB
locality: Great Britain, Europe, Northern Europe
ScientificName: Triticum aestivum
scientificNameAuthorship: L.
kingdom: Plantae
family: Poaceae
genus: Triticum
specificEpithet: aestivum
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  Wheat sent for name by Grant. Tylenchus tritici (Vibrio)  E Bauer  (See Omerado  Man. Inj. Insects.)


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000039872
modified: 2011-05-27 10:35:29.910000
country: Sierra Leone
countryCode: SL
locality: Sierra Leone
ScientificName: Dalbergia
scientificNameAuthorship: L.f.
kingdom: Plantae
family: Fabaceae
genus: Dalbergia
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  Said to have been exposed to sun and rain for more than 100 years. The wood is unknown


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000039875
modified: 2008-02-06 10:49:43.840000
country: Malaysia
countryCode: MY
locality: Malaysia
ScientificName: Byttneria maingayi
scientificNameAuthorship: Mast.
kingdom: Plantae
family: Malvaceae
genus: Byttneria
specificEpithet: maingayi
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  Wong Khoon Meng Twisted, fluted stem  Note from Peter Gasson to Rupert Hastings (ECOS) 'I've cut off a piece of this for sectioning'


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000039876
modified: 2006-07-27 14:35:14.637000
country: Brazil
countryCode: BR
locality: Brazil
ScientificName: Plantae
kingdom: Plantae
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  T Sheddon, Senior Environmental Health Officer, Islington Borough Council. Telephone enquiry from him to ask for infomation on any possible toxic qualities of the Brazilian timber; a local resident using it for guitar making had reacted tohandling the sawdust (of which a sample is included) The person also had a nervous system reaction possibly attributable to timber handling. Wood obtained from Timberline. A related species Zollernia paraensis is known to cause dermatitis etc. Also a letter from T Sneddon to Laura Ponsonby about details of case.


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000039881
recordNumber: 15613
recordedBy: Damanu E
country: Fiji
countryCode: FJ
locality: Fiji, Nadi, Nausori Highland
eventDate: 1968-02-06 00:00:00.0000000
verbatimEventDate: 06/02/1968
identifiedBy: Smith AC
ScientificName: Dysoxylum gillespieanum
scientificNameAuthorship: A.C.Sm.
kingdom: Plantae
family: Meliaceae
genus: Dysoxylum
specificEpithet: gillespieanum
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  Land Resources Division, Fiji Collection - MJ Berry. Island or Province=Ba. Identified by J.W.Parham. Flora of Fiji Habitat Montane forest. Flower brownish white. Economic use Timber. Height 30 Feet.


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000039882
recordNumber: 15612
recordedBy: Damanu E
country: Fiji
countryCode: FJ
locality: Fiji, Nadi, Nausori Highland, Ba Island or Province
eventDate: 1968-02-06 00:00:00.0000000
verbatimEventDate: 06/02/1968
identifiedBy: Smith AC
ScientificName: Dysoxylum gillespieanum
scientificNameAuthorship: A.C.Sm.
kingdom: Plantae
family: Meliaceae
genus: Dysoxylum
specificEpithet: gillespieanum
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  Flora of Fiji. Land Resources Division Collection J.M.Berry. Habitat Montane Forest, Tree height 90 feet. Flower white with brown stalk. Used as timber.


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000039883
modified: 2006-08-07 15:10:40.840000
recordedBy: Beisel KW
country: Mexico
countryCode: MX
locality: Mexico
eventDate: 1987-01-01 00:00:00.0000000
verbatimEventDate: 00/00/1987
ScientificName: Beiselia mexicana
scientificNameAuthorship: Forman
kingdom: Plantae
family: Burseraceae
genus: Beiselia
specificEpithet: mexicana
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  Herewith a wood specimen for the museum collection. This is a recently (around 1981) discovered genus from the Michoacan mountains, Mexico. The plant is presumed to be extremely rare and is, I believe, already in the IUCN. red alert list. This specimen was collected from the type locality at 800-1000m altitude by K.W. Beisel early in 1987.


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000039894
modified: 2006-07-28 17:22:35.607000
ScientificName: Quercus
scientificNameAuthorship: L.
kingdom: Plantae
family: Fagaceae
genus: Quercus
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  Portion of pile from foundations of 2nd arch of Old London Bridge. Found when Adelaide House was pulled down, which house was built upon the 2nd arch Middlesex side. The site is now occupied by Pearl Insurance & Co. offices.


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000000399
country: India
countryCode: IN
locality: India, Calcutta, Tropical Himalaya
ScientificName: Saccopetalum longiflorum
scientificNameAuthorship: Hook.f. & Thomson
kingdom: Plantae
family: Annonaceae
genus: Saccopetalum
specificEpithet: longiflorum
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  From tree destroyed by cyclone of 1864, in the Royal Botanic Gardens, Calcutta. Age 30 years.


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000003990
ScientificName: Cedrela odorata
scientificNameAuthorship: L.
kingdom: Plantae
family: Meliaceae
genus: Cedrela
specificEpithet: odorata
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  From one of the timbers of the 'Nympha Americana', wrecked near Beachy Head, Nov 29th 1747.


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000003991
modified: 2007-07-19 12:35:08.123000
country: Belize
countryCode: BZ
locality: Belize
ScientificName: Cedrela odorata
scientificNameAuthorship: L.
kingdom: Plantae
family: Meliaceae
genus: Cedrela
specificEpithet: odorata
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  Shipped either squared or in the round. Its durability and imperviousness to insect attacks makes it suitable for trunks, the interior lining of wardrobes and cigar boxes. It takes a high  polish and is like mahogany, practically indestructible. Used locally on account of its lightness, for doreys, pitpans also for furniture making. If interested write The Secretary, British Honduras Chamber of Commerce Belize.


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000003992
modified: 2006-10-25 14:28:41.283000
recordedBy: Hay Dr A
country: Guyana
countryCode: GY
locality: British Guiana
ScientificName: Cedrela odorata
scientificNameAuthorship: L.
kingdom: Plantae
family: Meliaceae
genus: Cedrela
specificEpithet: odorata
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  Used for wainscotting rooms, chests, inside work of clothes presses and drawers, cigar boxes and for building light canoes or punts.


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000039944
country: China
countryCode: CN
locality: China
ScientificName: Dalbergia
scientificNameAuthorship: L.f.
kingdom: Plantae
family: Fabaceae
genus: Dalbergia
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  The Chinese name refers to Lignum Aloes. P.Smith p.133 Lakar wood. See Porter Smith p.128. It is a substitute for Lign-aloes. See Porter Smith p.123 W/153/873/85PG Dec 85


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000039945
modified: 2005-07-06 10:08:25.640000
country: China
countryCode: CN
locality: China
ScientificName: Siphonostegia chinensis
scientificNameAuthorship: Benth.
kingdom: Plantae
family: Orobanchaceae
genus: Siphonostegia
specificEpithet: chinensis
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  Prob. Hypericacea. Stem The Chinese common name applied to Hypericum sampsonii among couple of composites which of course belongs to Hypericaceae - however Siphonostegia sinensis Benth (card has wrong spelling) = Scrophulariaceae. See photocopy enclosed referring to inappropriate use of common name.


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000003995
modified: 2006-10-25 14:36:45.270000
country: Trinidad and Tobago
countryCode: TT
locality: Trinidad
ScientificName: Cedrela odorata
scientificNameAuthorship: L.
kingdom: Plantae
family: Meliaceae
genus: Cedrela
specificEpithet: odorata
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  A large surface rooted tree generally furnished with large board-like buttresses growing to a height of 80 to 150 ft, 3 to 7 ft diameter above buttresses. One tree which measured 42 ft in circ. at 10 ft from ground over buttresses and 150 ft in ht. yielded over 1000 cu ft of rough squared timber. Colour of wood light reddish brown scented soft and easily worked. Wt about 40 lbs per cu ft durable when not in contact with the ground, not eated by ants locally used for building purposes and cabinet work. Wood due to its pleasing nature and immunity from insect attack, largely used for such as lining wardrobes.  The timber obtained from the large buttresses is harder than that obtained from the bole of the trees. Buttress planks can be obtained measuring 8 ft by 6 ft.  Such timber is much prized for furniture beautifully marked and at times has a watered silk appearance.  It shound be suitable for veneer or large one piece table tops.  Abroad cedar is almost exclusively used for cigar boxes for which purpose it is reputed to excel all other woods.


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000039954
modified: 1993-12-03 00:00:00
country: India
countryCode: IN
locality: West Bengal, Calcutta, India, Indian Subcontinent, Asia Tropical
ScientificName: Ananas comosus
scientificNameAuthorship: (L.) Merr.
kingdom: Plantae
family: Bromeliaceae
genus: Ananas
specificEpithet: comosus
occurrenceRemarks:
Opuscular source:  Letter dated Calcutta 29th June 1832 = 'My Dear Sir, Here is a sample of Pineapple fibre from Charles's estate. It is not prepared and moreover it has been gathered at random by Charles's request. The object is to accertain what value it might have as an article of commerce and in what state it should be sent home if sent at all - I take advantage of a chance opportunity to forward the ...?... which has been lying in my desk these three months past Yours A. Pimsey'


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000039955
modified: 1993-12-03 00:00:00
country: Montserrat
countryCode: MS
locality: Montserrat, West Indies, Leeward Is, Caribbean, Southern America
ScientificName: Musa
scientificNameAuthorship: L.
kingdom: Plantae
family: Musaceae
genus: Musa
occurrenceRemarks:
Opuscular source:  From Eliza W Payne June 24th '56 Sir I enclose you a specimen of the cloth made from Madagascar grass which I mentioned to you when at the British Museum. I regret it is so small in dimension but I could not obtain a fresh supply as the missionary who brought it over is now dead and the Island seems almost inaccessible just now. The finished end will show you the nature of the plant employed and I believe in its native colour, but I have seen other specimens of cloth woven with dyed grass both black and red. This specimen was brought to England by the Late Rev JJ Freeman of the London Missionary Society, but he did not furnish any of the grass plants leaves or blades of which are thus employed though he often spoke of them in conversation. Should enquires among our friends succeed in obtaining more - I shall do my self the pleasure of transmitting it to you. I send you also a specimen of fibres from the Plantain stem upon which various manufactures are now experimenting. It has been estimated that the fibre now perishing annually is the stems of the plaintains cut down for their fruit would furnish a mass of material equal at least to all the cotton used in England in a year, while the refuse would make excellent paper.  From - F Burke. It has been made into excellent rope and cloth and grows plentifully throughout the tropics.  The white specimen has been prepared by a different process to the other and exhibits the long length of native fibre.  But I  believe both are obtained from the same species of plentein.  With many thanks to yourself and colleagues for the pleasant day spent in your dept.  Yours very respectfully  Eliza W Payne. 2.  Specimen of grass cloth from Madagascar - being part of the under leaf from on ordinary occasions? a larger one of the same    materials but of darker colour - a check or like the Scotch mens plaid - completes the array of a native.


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000003996
modified: 2016-07-25 16:05:45.367000
ScientificName: Cedrela odorata
scientificNameAuthorship: L.
kingdom: Plantae
family: Meliaceae
genus: Cedrela
specificEpithet: odorata
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  Weight per cubic ft, 30lbs 11 oz  A scanned image of the wood was included in the appendix of: Adam Bowett (2012) Woods in British Furniture-Making, 1400-1900: An Illustrated Historical Dictionary. Kew, Eng.: Oblong Creative Ltd. in association with Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, 2012. xxxiii + 360 pp  In 2009 Campbell Norman-Smith of Buckinghamshire New University sanded and cleaned the reverse side of the sample (the side to be scanned), then coated the right hand side of this surface with 2 coats of superfine white shellac and isopropynol alcohol whilst the left hand side was left unvarnished.   


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000039961
ScientificName: Chlorophora tinctoria
scientificNameAuthorship: (L.) Gaudich. ex Benth. & Hook.f.
kingdom: Plantae
family: Moraceae
genus: Chlorophora
specificEpithet: tinctoria
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  WI,  Tropical America.  Commercial timber - yellow dye - fustic Young fustic = Cotinus coggygria - orn. tree (Smoke tree)  S Eur. and Asia


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000039963
country: Iran
countryCode: IR
locality: Persia, Kirrind, Summit of Kalak Kazi
ScientificName: Foeniculum
scientificNameAuthorship: Mill.
kingdom: Plantae
family: Apiaceae
genus: Foeniculum
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  Seeds of the Chirish plant - the root of which pounded and mixed with the water, affords paste or glue used in Persia.


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000039964
country: India
countryCode: IN
locality: India
ScientificName: Laurus cassia
scientificNameAuthorship: L.
kingdom: Plantae
family: Lauraceae
genus: Laurus
specificEpithet: cassia
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  Place in India caslled Indore.  No Laurus capia/cafsia,  ARE lots of L.cassia Also L.cathia Buch.-Ham. ex Meissn.   (Other genera - no Daurus, is Daucus but no D. cafsia or similar.


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000039965
country: Brazil
countryCode: BR
locality: Brazil, Recife
ScientificName: Adenanthera
scientificNameAuthorship: L.
kingdom: Plantae
family: Fabaceae
genus: Adenanthera
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  Necklaces purchased in Recife, 1966. 3 - including Jobs Tears, Abrus.  Adenanthera - Dolonix kyia.   Musuna


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000039968
modified: 2010-07-06 14:20:38.623000
country: Japan
countryCode: JP
locality: Japan
ScientificName: Aquilaria agallocha
scientificNameAuthorship: (Lour.) Roxb. ex Finl.
kingdom: Plantae
family: Thymelaeaceae
genus: Aquilaria
specificEpithet: agallocha
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  Letter from Pesticide Research Institute, Kyoto University enclosing wood as there is not species at Kew!


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000039970
country: China
countryCode: CN
locality: China, Kwangsi
ScientificName: Plantae
kingdom: Plantae
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  Packet of beverage - Constituents Fructus momordicae - 95% and Quality Cane Sugar 5%.  Dosage - To be taken after having dissolved one piece of the cube with 100 cc of boiling water.  One piece for each time and 2 - 3 times a day.


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000039973
modified: 2007-06-27 16:08:48.353000
country: United Kingdom
countryCode: GB
locality: Great Britain, Shropshire
ScientificName: Ulmus
scientificNameAuthorship: L.
kingdom: Plantae
family: Ulmaceae
genus: Ulmus
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  Presented by Messrs R Groom, Sons & Co Ltd, Wellington Shropshire - Timber Merchant and Woodware manufacturerers. Wood grown in Shropshire


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000039976
country: Guyana
countryCode: GY
locality: British Guiana
ScientificName: Vitis sicyoides
scientificNameAuthorship: (L.) Miq.
kingdom: Plantae
family: Vitaceae
genus: Vitis
specificEpithet: sicyoides
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  No. 5873.  I put in a specimin of this in under a previous number.  The growth seems to result from a parasitical fungus.  Proving that the growth is abnormal is a normal shoot of the cissus growing from the apparent parasitical growth. The cylindrical final branchlets 'smut'. 26.3.90 Parasite on Vitis sicyoides.  Gaminella exotica F.


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000040009
modified: 2006-05-09 17:17:29.263000
country: India
countryCode: IN
locality: East India
ScientificName: Calamus
scientificNameAuthorship: L.
kingdom: Plantae
family: Arecaceae
genus: Calamus
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  Stem of Calamus, a genus of palms.  Grows abundantly in the E Indian forests, climbing amongst the surrounding trees.  This specimen measures 160 ft in length. This specimen was removed from the wall of No. 2. Museum 6.1965


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000004001
modified: 2024-11-15 17:56:08.237000
country: Brazil
countryCode: BR
locality: Brazil, Minas Geraes, Bello Horizonte
ScientificName: Cedrela odorata
scientificNameAuthorship: L.
kingdom: Plantae
family: Meliaceae
genus: Cedrela
specificEpithet: odorata
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  Spec weight R 515, Resistance bending 6kgs 30, crushing DV 467 Fancy work, ceilings, linings.


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000040034
recordNumber: 965
modified: 2006-06-29 17:29:21.263000
recordedBy: Iltis HH, Iltis CM, Ugent D, Ugent V
country: Peru
countryCode: PE
locality: Peru, Cuzco Department, Urubamba Province
eventDate: 1962-12-30 00:00:00.0000000
verbatimEventDate: 30/12/1962
ScientificName: Nicotiana glauca
scientificNameAuthorship: Graham
kingdom: Plantae
family: Solanaceae
genus: Nicotiana
specificEpithet: glauca
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  Map enclosed. Shrubs, Flowers yellow with green rim. Xerophytic cactus-weed community. On rocky slopes and roadsides to Urebamba.


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000040035
recordNumber: KL3399 799
modified: 2006-06-29 17:22:56.660000
recordedBy: T & P
country: Malaysia
countryCode: MY
locality: Malaya, Selangor, Ulu Gombak, 35km Janda Baik
eventDate: 1985-10-30 00:00:00.0000000
verbatimEventDate: 30/10/1985
ScientificName: Polyalthia obliqua
scientificNameAuthorship: Hook.f. & Thomson
kingdom: Plantae
family: Annonaceae
genus: Polyalthia
specificEpithet: obliqua
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  Flora of Malaya. Herb. Hort. Reg. Bot. Kew. Tree, 12m tall, 15cm diameter, bark blackish, leaves coriaceous, oblong lanceolate acute, base assymm., narrowed, dark shiny green above, paler below, edges revolute, inflorescence axillary, solitary, flowers yellowish white.


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000040036
recordNumber: TFB 4360
modified: 2006-06-29 17:40:06.887000
recordedBy: Laumonier Y
country: Indonesia
countryCode: ID
locality: West Sumatra, Near Sigirik mount within Bukit Sebelah N. reserve
eventDate: 1983-05-15 00:00:00.0000000
verbatimEventDate: 15/05/1983
ScientificName: Diploclisia glaucescens
scientificNameAuthorship: (Blume) Diels
kingdom: Plantae
family: Menispermaceae
genus: Diploclisia
specificEpithet: glaucescens
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  Biotrop Tropical Forest Biology Program Herbarium Collection. Habitat: Primary hill forest on limestones. Big climber #8cm in diameter fruiting all over its length, climbing up to 35-40 m (on Pometia). Fruits ripening orange to red, drupe,1 seed, aromatic smell (strong). See Carpological Collection.


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000040037
country: Oman
countryCode: OM
locality: Oman, Dhofar, Salalah to Thamrait road just south of Thamrait.
ScientificName: Maerua crassifolia
scientificNameAuthorship: Forssk.
kingdom: Plantae
family: Capparaceae
genus: Maerua
specificEpithet: crassifolia
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  Open gravel plain and low hills. Tree to 5m. Bark white, smooth. Canopy flat. Petals yellowish green, stamens white. Flora of The Sultanate of Oman.


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000040038
recordNumber: 37
recordedBy: Nemba J, Thomas D
country: Cameroon
countryCode: CM
locality: Cameroon
ScientificName: Caloncoba welwitschii
scientificNameAuthorship: (Oliv.) Gilg
kingdom: Plantae
family: Achariaceae
genus: Caloncoba
specificEpithet: welwitschii
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  Flora of Cameroon. Herb. Hort. Reg. Bot. Kew. Locality: secondary forest south of Kake 2.10kms west of Kumba on Mbonge road Tree, 7m tall petals white. April 7th 1986.


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000040039
recordNumber: 6
modified: 2007-08-29 11:23:17.013000
recordedBy: Kostermans
country: Indonesia
countryCode: ID
locality: East Borneo, Samarinda District
eventDate: 1957-01-01 00:00:00.0000000
verbatimEventDate: 00/00/1957
identifiedBy: Ashton P
ScientificName: Vatica umbonata
scientificNameAuthorship: (Hook.f.) Burck
kingdom: Plantae
family: Dipterocarpaceae
genus: Vatica
specificEpithet: umbonata
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  Habitat: sandy. Small tree. Dupl. sent to Herb. at Singapore, Manila, Lae, Ithaca, Sydney, Br. Mus, Hawaii, Calcutta, Kepong, Brisbane, Sandakan, China, For. Res. Inst. Bogor. Memo possibly related to this specimen: From Laura Ponsonby to Rupert Hastings. Herewith a piece of wood for the wood collection. As you will see from the enclosed correspondence (?) working with it seems to cause skin irritation, swelling blisters etc. So be careful! It came from Timberline (Unit 7 Munday Works, 58-66 Morley Road, Tonbridge, Kent ). All quite a long saga as you'll see from enclosed correspondence & notes.


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000040040
recordNumber: KL3397 797
modified: 2006-05-19 13:05:35.667000
recordedBy: T & P
country: Malaysia
countryCode: MY
locality: Malaya, Selangor, Ulu Gombak, Biological Studies Centre
ScientificName: Popowia ramosissima
scientificNameAuthorship: Hook.f. & Thomson
kingdom: Plantae
family: Annonaceae
genus: Popowia
specificEpithet: ramosissima
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  Flora of Malaya Herb. Hort. Reg. Bot. Kew. 29 Oct 1985. Small tree, 6m tall, 5cm diameter, bark blackish broadly elliptic, shortly acuminate, base rounded, dark green above, paler and pubescent on the midrib & veins below, carpels globose,green.


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000040041
recordNumber: 1512
modified: 2006-05-19 12:30:02
recordedBy: Iltis HH, Ugent D
country: Peru
countryCode: PE
locality: Peru, Arequipa
eventDate: 1963-01-13 00:00:00.0000000
verbatimEventDate: 13/01/1963
ScientificName: Lycopersicon peruvianum
scientificNameAuthorship: (L.) Mill.
kingdom: Plantae
family: Solanaceae
genus: Lycopersicon
specificEpithet: peruvianum
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  At km 23 SSW of Arequipa, ca 15km map distance SSW of Arequipa. Flowers yellow. Weed along roadside through mountainous desert.


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000040043
recordNumber: 516
modified: 2006-05-19 12:56:20.987000
recordedBy: Taylor NP, Knees SG
country: Mexico
countryCode: MX
locality: Mexico, Michoacan
eventDate: 1987-10-20 00:00:00.0000000
verbatimEventDate: 20/10/1987
ScientificName: Beiselia mexicana
scientificNameAuthorship: Forman
kingdom: Plantae
family: Burseraceae
genus: Beiselia
specificEpithet: mexicana
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  Mexico.  Michoacan, steep 45 degree slopes above north side of town of Aquila (15 km from coast)  Selva baja caducifolia, with abundant Rhus, Bursera and lianas on ESE facing slope, primarily in cracks of large grey limestone rocks, gregarious but colonies infrequent, 450 - 500 metres asl. Old and mature fruit and one inflorescence (female) the latter at MEXU. Slender, few branched tree or shrub to 5 metres, trunk to 15cm in diam.  Young stems brownish for 2 or more years, then turning grey.  Vernacular names Pacueca, tecomaca, Alacrana (infructescence only)


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000040050
modified: 2006-05-22 16:02:52.677000
country: Zimbabwe
countryCode: ZW
locality: Southern Rhodesia, Regina Ruins
ScientificName: Dalbergia
scientificNameAuthorship: L.f.
kingdom: Plantae
family: Fabaceae
genus: Dalbergia
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  Zimbabwe type.  Sketch showing position of wooden post in stone wall at Regina Ruins, FW 6.6.05


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000040052
modified: 2017-01-10 09:41:41.060000
ScientificName: Guaiacum
scientificNameAuthorship: Plum. ex L.
kingdom: Plantae
family: Zygophyllaceae
genus: Guaiacum
occurrenceRemarks:
In display 'Kew in the city' at Wizadry in Wood, Carpenters' Hall, Trogmorton Avenue, London EC2N 2JJ, Oct 12-15, 2016 (curated collection of wooden objects and rare timbers from EBC) Plants + People exhibition Museum No 1, Kew.  May 1998 to May 2016.


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000040059
ScientificName: Quercus
scientificNameAuthorship: L.
kingdom: Plantae
family: Fagaceae
genus: Quercus
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  Ruler made from a portion of one of the timbers of the Mary Rose sunk in 1545 Raised in 1840.


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000040060
modified: 2016-12-15 13:26:04.047000
ScientificName: Betula lenta
scientificNameAuthorship: L.
kingdom: Plantae
family: Betulaceae
genus: Betula
specificEpithet: lenta
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  Fore and butt end of military rifle, in hand finished state.  Displayed in 'Kew in the city' at Wizadry in Wood, Carpenters' Hall, Trogmorton Avenue, London EC2N 2JJ, Oct 12-15, 2016 (curated collection of wooden objects and rare timbersfrom EBC)


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000040061
modified: 2006-05-19 13:10:09.203000
recordedBy: Wickens GE
country: Chile
countryCode: CL
locality: Chile, San Pedro de Atacama
eventDate: 1988-03-07 00:00:00.0000000
verbatimEventDate: 07/03/1988
ScientificName: Geoffroea decorticans
scientificNameAuthorship: (Gillies ex Hook. & Arn.) Burkart
kingdom: Plantae
family: Fabaceae
genus: Geoffroea
specificEpithet: decorticans
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  A dark treacle-like syrup (Arope) prepared from the fruit. Fruits first warmed slightly. 5kg fruit boiled in 10 litre water until water reduced by half, stir and mash and allow to settle before decanting syrup. Dry fruit stored and fed to pigs.


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000040064
modified: 2010-04-21 14:49:17.780000
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  11.12.25. Dear Kendle ? You may like to put this bit of cloth with your plant. It is made from the bark of the Marumba in the Bukaba District, Victoria Nyanze. Sent by Mrs Fred Dalton. She is no botanist, but rest illegible!


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000040067
recordNumber: 91
modified: 2006-05-19 13:16:34.803000
recordedBy: Wickens GE, Luna AA, Nina L
country: Chile
countryCode: CL
locality: Chile, El Loa Province, Communa de Ollague, Cosca
eventDate: 1988-03-10 00:00:00.0000000
verbatimEventDate: 10/03/1988
ScientificName: Polylepis besseri
scientificNameAuthorship: Hieron.
kingdom: Plantae
family: Rosaceae
genus: Polylepis
specificEpithet: besseri
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  Shrub to 2.5 m with red flakey bark. Bark boiled in water and draught drunk for coughs and lung complaints. Contorted dead branches used for carving. Bark, branch and 2 wood samples.


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000040069
recordNumber: 15510
recordedBy: Meijer W
country: Cameroon
countryCode: CM
locality: Cameroun
eventDate: 1981-04-10 00:00:00.0000000
verbatimEventDate: 10/04/1981
ScientificName: Grewia venusta
scientificNameAuthorship: Fresen.
kingdom: Plantae
family: Malvaceae
genus: Grewia
specificEpithet: venusta
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  10km ua sud de Garoua. Savane boisee soudano - sahelienne. =mollis No. Herb. Material.


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000040070
recordNumber: 2000
modified: 2019-02-25 12:40:10.593000
recordedBy: Fonnegra R, Roldan FJ, Betancur J, Betancur A
country: Colombia
countryCode: CO
locality: Colombia
eventDate: 1987-05-01 00:00:00.0000000
verbatimEventDate: 01/05/1987
identifiedBy: Zarrucchi JL (MO)
ScientificName: Couma macrocarpa
scientificNameAuthorship: Barb.Rodr.
kingdom: Plantae
family: Apocynaceae
genus: Couma
specificEpithet: macrocarpa
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  Arbol de 30mts. altura DAP 1.50 mts., latex lechoso abundante, fruto joven cafe, adulto verde.  Tumbado para extraer madera. Perillo.  Municipio Mutata, Hacienda Mocari, carretera Mutata Pavarando, 180m snm. Missouri Botanical Garden Herbarium (MO) Collector: R.Fonnegra, F.J. Roldan, J.Betancur, A. Betancurt No.2000 Fecha: Mayo 1,1987  Notes updated 2019


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000040071
recordNumber: 5314
modified: 2006-07-24 16:18:22.097000
recordedBy: Mogea Johanis P, Mogea Ismail
country: Indonesia
countryCode: ID
locality: Indonesia, Wae Ha, Buru
eventDate: 1984-11-14 00:00:00.0000000
verbatimEventDate: 14/11/1984
ScientificName: Sapotaceae
scientificNameAuthorship: Juss.
kingdom: Plantae
family: Sapotaceae
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  Lembaga Biologi Nasional-Lipi.  Madhuca.  Buru, West Buru, Air Buaya, Wae Ha, Base Camp 6.   Primary forest, on the ridge of a hill.  Tree, up to 35m tall. Stem ca 1m in diam., produces abundance of white latex.  Butress ca 2m tall.  Flowers white, ripe fruits violetish blue, seeds either one or two, seed coat brown, endosperm homogen.  Duplicate sent to herb at Leiden.


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000040072
modified: 2006-07-24 16:55:27.343000
country: Peru
countryCode: PE
locality: Peru, Abancay, Dept of Apurimac
ScientificName: Vallea stipularis
scientificNameAuthorship: L.f.
kingdom: Plantae
family: Elaeocarpaceae
genus: Vallea
specificEpithet: stipularis
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  Small tree or large shrub with stem to 6cm dbh., very brittle wood.  Fls. rich wine red, pendent, common. a.  Zea fields with Solanum andiginum. Lupinus mutabilis, Cucurbits, Chenopodium quinoa, etc.  b. Hedgerows, thickets and badly disturbed remnants of cloud forest, with Escallonia, Calceolaria, tree & shrub Solanum, Salvia, Eupatorium, etc.  Steep moist slopes of mountains to the NNW of Abancay, at km 16 of Cuzco road (ca 5km air)


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000040073
recordNumber: 5431
modified: 2007-08-31 13:08:08.453000
recordedBy: Mogea JP
country: Indonesia
countryCode: ID
locality: Jawa, Asia-Tropical, Malesia, Bogor, Buru, (Java)
eventDate: 1984-11-30 00:00:00.0000000
verbatimEventDate: 30/11/1984
identifiedBy: Balgooy van
ScientificName: Neuburgia corynocarpa
scientificNameAuthorship: (A.Gray) Leenh.
kingdom: Plantae
family: Loganiaceae
genus: Neuburgia
specificEpithet: corynocarpa
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  Buru, West Buru, Bara, Wae Duna, Base Camp 9.  Primary forest on the ridge of the hill.  Tree, up to 20m tall.  Flowers young, corolla white.  Fruits young, green.  Wood samples were collected for BO, L, K. Duplicates sent to Leiden Herb.


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000040074
recordNumber: 468
modified: 2010-05-27 17:39:05.393000
recordedBy: Milliken William, Coelho Luis F, Lima Jose, Watson Fiona
country: Brazil
countryCode: BR
locality: Brazil, Roraima
eventDate: 1987-07-20 00:00:00.0000000
verbatimEventDate: 20/07/1987
ScientificName: Plantae
kingdom: Plantae
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  Sema Ecologican Reserve, Ilha de Maraca, Roraima.  Low, partially flooded forest.  c 3km S of Cachoeira de Fumaca.  Tree 15-20 21cm dbh.  Bark dark brown.  Wood white, sparse latex.


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000040075
recordNumber: S.44529
modified: 2006-07-24 16:15:05.417000
recordedBy: Lee Bernard
country: Malaysia
countryCode: MY
locality: Sarawak
eventDate: 1982-05-06 00:00:00.0000000
verbatimEventDate: 06/05/1982
ScientificName: Aristida patula
scientificNameAuthorship: Chapm. ex Nash
kingdom: Plantae
family: Poaceae
genus: Aristida
specificEpithet: patula
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  Bukit Tangga Saran, Engkilili, 2nd Division.  Old secondary forest at altitude 180m asl. Small tree 4m tall.  Bark surface whitish brown.  Sterile collection.  Used to prevent people from doing any harmful act.  Keep the stem below the staircase. It is believed that people who intend to harm you will think of postponing it till the next day and eventually forget his intention.  (Information from Jugah ak. Tagi).


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000040076
recordNumber: S.99
modified: 2006-07-24 16:49:14.547000
recordedBy: Skarpe Christina
country: Botswana
countryCode: BW
locality: Botswana
eventDate: 1976-11-28 00:00:00.0000000
verbatimEventDate: 28/11/1976
ScientificName: Talinum
scientificNameAuthorship: Adans.
kingdom: Plantae
family: Talinaceae
genus: Talinum
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  On deep Kalahari sand in savanna with shrubs and trees.  Associated sp;  Acacia giraffae, Shrub Grewia flava, Eragrostis sp and Stipagrostis uniplumis.  Flower yellow. 4 km N of Dodong bore hole


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000040077
recordNumber: 296
modified: 2006-07-24 15:52:58.843000
recordedBy: Banziger H
country: Thailand
countryCode: TH
locality: Thailand, Doi Suthep, Chiang Mai Province
eventDate: 1988-11-09 00:00:00.0000000
verbatimEventDate: 09/11/1988
ScientificName: Parvatia brunoniana
scientificNameAuthorship: Decne.
kingdom: Plantae
family: Lardizabalaceae
genus: Parvatia
specificEpithet: brunoniana
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  Most likely same plant as 281, 1410m a female.  Plant was chopped off, so that upper part of liana hung down. See carpological collection.


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000040079
modified: 2006-07-24 16:15:49.500000
recordedBy: Kochummen KM
country: Malaysia
countryCode: MY
locality: Malaya, Gunung Jerai
eventDate: 1982-03-31 00:00:00.0000000
verbatimEventDate: 31/03/1982
ScientificName: Celastrus monospermoides
scientificNameAuthorship: Loes.
kingdom: Plantae
family: Celastraceae
genus: Celastrus
specificEpithet: monospermoides
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  Near Rimba Redreasi, roadside.  Climber ht 40', girth 3'.  Bark smooth, grey brown,  inner bark reddish with finger like wedges going to the xylem, wood pinkish.  Fruits yellow, elliptic, seed one, covered with orange aril.


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000040080
modified: 2006-05-10 16:40:40.407000
recordedBy: Telford IR
country: Australia
countryCode: AU
locality: Australia, Queensland, Moreton District
eventDate: 1984-04-17 00:00:00.0000000
verbatimEventDate: 17/04/1984
ScientificName: Nothoalsomitra suberosa
scientificNameAuthorship: (F.M.Bailey) I.Telford
kingdom: Plantae
family: Cucurbitaceae
genus: Nothoalsomitra
specificEpithet: suberosa
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  D'agvilar Range. c. 2km NW of Mt Glorious.  Steep rocky slope.  SW aspect.  Clay loam.  Closed forest with Dendrocnide excelsa.  Archontophoinix cunninghamiana.  Localised rare.  Liane to 15m.  Stem at base 10cm diam with corky ridges. Duplicate K


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000040081
modified: 2007-05-16 12:45:26.387000
recordedBy: Dransfield J
country: Philippines
countryCode: PH
locality: Palawan
ScientificName: Xanthostemon
scientificNameAuthorship: F.Muell.
kingdom: Plantae
family: Myrtaceae
genus: Xanthostemon
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  Km 36, Puerto Princesa to Roxas.  Alt. 10m.  Extreme degraded forest on ultra basic rock.  Coppicing tree with about 8 stems, 10cm DBH.  Bark flaking, grey. Branching ? terminalia like.  Leaves pink tinged.  Fruit green, eventually opening into 3 valves.


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000040082
recordNumber: 229
modified: 2006-05-18 12:07:16.177000
recordedBy: Jansen, Jacobs et al
country: Guyana
countryCode: GY
locality: Guyana, Kanuku Mts, Rupununi R., Puwib R, Near 'the farm' of the Captain of Sandcreek
eventDate: 1985-02-15 00:00:00.0000000
verbatimEventDate: 15/02/1985
ScientificName: Rheedia benthamiana
scientificNameAuthorship: Planch. & Triana
kingdom: Plantae
family: Clusiaceae
genus: Rheedia
specificEpithet: benthamiana
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  Shaded forest. Yellowish latex from bark. Tree 8m tall. Fruits yellow when ripe, dark brown, 2-seeded. Fruits rugose. Leaves very thick, leathery.


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000040083
modified: 2006-05-18 12:06:36.060000
recordedBy: Wong Khoon Meng
country: Malaysia
countryCode: MY
locality: Malaya, Pahang, Taman Negara
eventDate: 1982-08-19 00:00:00.0000000
verbatimEventDate: 19/08/1982
ScientificName: Momordica cochinchinensis
scientificNameAuthorship: (Lour.) Spreng.
kingdom: Plantae
family: Cucurbitaceae
genus: Momordica
specificEpithet: cochinchinensis
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  In lowland forest abutting the Sg. Tembeling about 5 miles downstream from K.Kenyam. On Ficus glomerata by the riverbank. Climber. Stem grey brown, strongly lenticellate, to 3 cm. in diameter. Climbs by axillary tendrils. Fruits globose, to 18cm across orange ripening bright red, short spiny on the surface. Fruits white pulpy inside with many disc-like seeds, each seed 2 cm. diameter, black, tuberculate on the margins containing an embryo with two large white cotyledons. Wong Khoon Meng, Khairuddin


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000040084
recordNumber: S.45498
modified: 1994-12-07 00:00:00
recordedBy: Lee Bernard
country: Malaysia
countryCode: MY
locality: Peninsular Malaysia, Asia-Tropical, Malesia, Sarawak, Ulu Belaga, Sg Iban, 7th Division
eventDate: 1982-11-11 00:00:00.0000000
verbatimEventDate: 11/11/1982
identifiedBy: Paie Ilias
ScientificName: Plantae
kingdom: Plantae
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  Near the stream on sandy loam soil. Presence of small sandstone rocks. Epiphyte on the trunk of a small tree. Flowers yellow. Colour slide of yellow flowers taken. Distributed to K. L. KEP. SAN. CGE Herbarium vouchers at K, SAR


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000040087
recordNumber: 15642
recordedBy: Macunaqio Isoa
country: Fiji
countryCode: FJ
locality: Fiji, Naitasiri, Waimanu
eventDate: 1968-02-20 00:00:00.0000000
verbatimEventDate: 20/02/1968
identifiedBy: Smith AC
ScientificName: Haplolobus floribundus
scientificNameAuthorship: (K.Schum.) H.J.Lam
kingdom: Plantae
family: Burseraceae
genus: Haplolobus
specificEpithet: floribundus
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  Flower, small and whitish Land Resources Division - Fiji Collection MJ Berry From A Faruk, 1st floor A wing to Rupert Hastings


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000040088
recordNumber: L.13348
recordedBy: Berry MJ
locality: Nasequseqa
eventDate: 1967-09-14 00:00:00.0000000
verbatimEventDate: 14/09/1967
identifiedBy: J.W.P.
ScientificName: Canarium vanikoroense
scientificNameAuthorship: Leenh.
kingdom: Plantae
family: Burseraceae
genus: Canarium
specificEpithet: vanikoroense
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  Locality Nasequseqa Logging area F151 Serna, Viti Levu Forest tree, height 60'. Green oval/round fruit


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000040089
recordNumber: 1211
modified: 2006-05-18 12:00:53.443000
recordedBy: Luke, Robertson
country: Kenya
countryCode: KE
locality: Kenya, Tana River, Primate Reserve
eventDate: 1988-07-24 00:00:00.0000000
verbatimEventDate: 24/07/1988
identifiedBy: White F
ScientificName: Diospyros ferrea
scientificNameAuthorship: (Willd.) Bakh.
kingdom: Plantae
family: Ebenaceae
genus: Diospyros
specificEpithet: ferrea
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  E.A. herbarium - Flora of Kenya K7 Comment Dup EA & K Habitat - Riverine forest (Michelelo) w.Pachystela, Sorindeia, D.mespiliformis, Polysphaeria. Descript: Tree 15m, multi-stemmed, trunk dark, branches pale. Slash red/pink on white. Heartwood black. Only 1 mature seen but poss a few saplings.


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000040090
recordNumber: 2582
modified: 2006-06-09 14:25:54.807000
recordedBy: Edwards PJ
country: Brazil
countryCode: BR
locality: Brazil, Federal Territory of Roraima, Municipality of Alto Alegre, Reserva Ecologica De Maraca
eventDate: 1987-03-17 00:00:00.0000000
verbatimEventDate: 17/03/1987
ScientificName: Genipa spruceana
scientificNameAuthorship: Steyerm.
kingdom: Plantae
family: Rubiaceae
genus: Genipa
specificEpithet: spruceana
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  Royal Geographical Society. Maraca Rainforest Project. Map of region included. See Carpological Collection. Furo Maraca, c.2km upstream of Casa de Maraca. Small river margin tree, common; c. 5m high. Twigs and branches grey. Leaves dark green adaxially, sub-glossy; lime-green abaxially, matt. Flowering profusely. Calyx lime-green, tube and lobes dull pale yellow. 'Filament groove' maroon. Dupls. at Boa Vista, INPA.


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000040092
modified: 2006-06-09 14:26:57.993000
ScientificName: Quercus
scientificNameAuthorship: L.
kingdom: Plantae
family: Fagaceae
genus: Quercus
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  W/159/906/85PG Rupert, I hope you had a good Xmas and New Year. Tim & I have looked at the enclosed chunk of wood. It matches our ref. material of Quercus, & is a pretty good match with the radial porous oaks, esp. Q. acuta from Japan. If you knew where it came from in the gardens you could probably find out exactly what it is/was from Plant Records. (Our ref. collection only has c.40 species out of 450 + known spp of Oak) From P Gasson, Jodrell Lab.


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000040093
recordNumber: 305
modified: 2006-06-09 12:00:17.877000
recordedBy: Ash JW
country: Ethiopia
countryCode: ET
locality: Ethiopia, Africa, Northeast Tropical Africa, Arussi Province
eventDate: 1970-03-08 00:00:00.0000000
verbatimEventDate: 08/03/1970
identifiedBy: Bosden JK
ScientificName: Plantae
kingdom: Plantae
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  See Herb. sheet and spirit. Silver barked tree, in fruit. Lake Langans, Ethiopian Rift Valley. Fresh water lake. North shore. Soil a light tufa sand, very porous. This lake has hot springs in places. Seen also Awash, 20.1.70 near river. Solitary mature specimen amongst Acacia (eg Ash 306) & with two or three species of climbers. Below pumice cliff. Leaves scabid on upper surface olive green, paler below. Veins yellowish below. Fruit berry-like and reminescent of British Sorbus species. Bark satiny, smooth, ? pale grey - tinged pinkish in places: deciduous, peeling and rolling up longitudinally like cinnamon bark.


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000040094
recordNumber: 4639
modified: 2006-06-09 14:21:51.807000
recordedBy: Gilbert MG, Jefford T
country: Ethiopia
countryCode: ET
locality: Ethiopia, Sidamo Region, Dadim, rocky hill above school
eventDate: 1976-05-21 00:00:00.0000000
verbatimEventDate: 21/05/1976
identifiedBy: Vollesen K
ScientificName: Commiphora samharensis
scientificNameAuthorship: Schweinf.
kingdom: Plantae
family: Burseraceae
genus: Commiphora
specificEpithet: samharensis
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  ex Eth Herbarium Flora of Ethiopia Commiphora sp. nov. aff. C. samharensis Schweinf. Steep slope with many large boulders, some Juniperus present, otherwise Commiphora, Ozoroa, Schrebera etc. Ferns especially Actineopteris common. On top of rock outcrop, tree c.4m high branching low down forming rounded crown. Slash pink. Latex smells somewhat of turpentine, rather thin.


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000040095
modified: 2008-02-05 14:33:21.183000
recordedBy: Kochummen KM
country: Malaysia
countryCode: MY
locality: Malaya
eventDate: 1981-02-26 00:00:00.0000000
verbatimEventDate: 26/02/1981
ScientificName: Dissochaeta intermedia
scientificNameAuthorship: Blume
kingdom: Plantae
family: Melastomataceae
genus: Dissochaeta
specificEpithet: intermedia
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  Flora of Malaya. 14th Mile Genting Simpah Road. Wood climber, height 50', girth 4'. Stem closely cracking to fissured. Slash inner bark dark brown. Sapwood pink/droplets of water comes out from cut stem.


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000040097
modified: 2003-12-11 14:22:40.020000
recordedBy: Engelmann G, Sargent CS
country: United States
countryCode: US
locality: California, North America, USA, Southwestern USA, Scotts Mountain,
ScientificName: Pinus balfouriana
scientificNameAuthorship: Balf.
kingdom: Plantae
family: Pinaceae
genus: Pinus
specificEpithet: balfouriana
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  Tenth Census of the United States. Department of Forestry. Journey to the Pacific Coast, 1880.


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000040114
modified: 2006-07-20 15:32:24.720000
ScientificName: Acacia senegal
scientificNameAuthorship: (L.) Willd.
kingdom: Plantae
family: Fabaceae
genus: Acacia
specificEpithet: senegal
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  As issued by stationery office. 5 bags of Gum Arabic. Mixing instructions: Add to cold water and allow to stand for 24 hrs. Stir well. 5 ozs Gum Arabic makes half pint of Liquid gum.


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000040115
modified: 2006-07-20 17:08:24.040000
country: Madagascar
countryCode: MG
locality: Madagascar
ScientificName: Dombeya
scientificNameAuthorship: L'Hér.
kingdom: Plantae
family: Bignoniaceae
genus: Dombeya
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  Histoire du Papier Antaimora. Contains a long explanation in French about the history of paper making in Madagascar.


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000040116
modified: 2006-07-20 16:09:47.273000
country: United Kingdom
countryCode: GB
locality: Great Britain
ScientificName: Oenothera
scientificNameAuthorship: L.
kingdom: Plantae
family: Onagraceae
genus: Oenothera
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  Capsules of evening primrose, safflower and linseed oils. Efamil 250 is a dietary supplement of essential polyunsaturated fatty acids, which are necessary for the cell structure, growth, reproduction and other vital functions.  If a diet is lacking in these basic materials, the body cannot be maintained in full healthy state.  Also enclosed more detailed notes from Company.


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000040121
locality: Tropical America
ScientificName: Pellaea ternifolia
scientificNameAuthorship: (Cav.) Link
kingdom: Plantae
family: Pteridaceae
genus: Pellaea
specificEpithet: ternifolia
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  Tropical America.  Andes from Texas to Peru and Chili.  An infustion is used in Peru as a cure for diabetes.


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000040130
modified: 2007-08-31 12:45:05.223000
country: Venezuela
countryCode: VE
locality: Venezuela
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  Enclosed seed sent to correspondent by S American Traders (Sheffield ) Ltd, Request for info - containing potential perfumery material. Munden BSc - PPF International, Ashford, Kent, TN24 OLT


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000040132
modified: 1994-12-07 00:00:00
country: Taiwan
countryCode: TW
locality: Taiwan, Asia-Temperate, Eastern Asia, (Formosa)
ScientificName: Tetrapanax papyrifer
scientificNameAuthorship: (Hook.) K.Koch
kingdom: Plantae
family: Araliaceae
genus: Tetrapanax
specificEpithet: papyrifer
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  The Museums, Dr Hutchinson. This is believed to be a specimen of Rice Paper. is it any use for a museum exhibit ? 24.xi.41


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000040133
modified: 2007-01-24 12:16:19.767000
country: India
countryCode: IN
locality: India
ScientificName: Azadirachta indica
scientificNameAuthorship: A.Juss.
kingdom: Plantae
family: Meliaceae
genus: Azadirachta
specificEpithet: indica
occurrenceRemarks:
Opuscular source:  Letter from Dr JE White dated 25.11.1986 - Dear Sir, Enclosed are some leaves and stem of a plant from India. One of my patients makes a water extract of the leaves and then adds this to a bath and claims it improves eczema. Is there any possibility of identifying the plant and is there any knowledge of the substance it contains? U23451.S.A. 2.I & E.D.


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000040138
modified: 2007-09-20 12:15:45.510000
identifiedBy: Lewis Gwil
ScientificName: Dialium guianense
scientificNameAuthorship: (Aubl.) Sandwith
kingdom: Plantae
family: Fabaceae
genus: Dialium
specificEpithet: guianense
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  Bought from a African Grocers in Cricklewood by RG Payne of Southend Museum Remove pod and suck like a sweet, 1 or 2 seeds in side. Needs scarifying, swells up and becomes mucilaginous. Not germinated yet


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000040139
modified: 2009-11-20 15:57:40.380000
country: Canada
countryCode: CA
locality: British Columbia
ScientificName: Azolla
scientificNameAuthorship: Lam.
kingdom: Plantae
family: Salviniaceae
genus: Azolla
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  Two examples, one of vegetative material from China Ck. Locality, Princeton and second of fertile material from Driftwood Ck. Locality, Smithers. Presented from Dr LV Hills, Dept of Geology Univ. of Calgary Alberta. Used by Peter Edwards who uses them in student lectures/practicals


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000040142
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  Silicified peat bog, Lower Devonian, Rhynie Chert 390,000,000 old Given to JPM Brenan


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000040160
country: United Kingdom
countryCode: GB
locality: Great Britain
ScientificName: Quercus
scientificNameAuthorship: L.
kingdom: Plantae
family: Fagaceae
genus: Quercus
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  Part of a pile of Old London Bridge taken up in 1827 after having been in use for 650 years.


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000040161
modified: 2006-05-18 14:45:54.460000
country: United Kingdom
countryCode: GB
locality: Great Britain, Watford
ScientificName: Quercus
scientificNameAuthorship: L.
kingdom: Plantae
family: Fagaceae
genus: Quercus
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  This is a portion of a piece of timber near Human skull & Bones whilst excavating ..?.. at a depth of 5 feet for new buildings at the Watford Gas works (1908) Date May 14th 1909


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000040182
recordNumber: 136
modified: 2018-07-24 11:00:35.790000
recordedBy: Horne J
country: Mauritius
countryCode: MU
locality: Mauritius
ScientificName: Plantae
kingdom: Plantae
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  One label says originally from Mauritius, another that it was grown in Palm House. (Stored in compactor unit 21)


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000040190
modified: 2018-07-24 10:54:54.793000
locality: Borneo
ScientificName: Pritchardia
scientificNameAuthorship: Seem. & H.Wendl.
kingdom: Plantae
family: Arecaceae
genus: Pritchardia
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  This is almost certainly not P. gaudichaudii (Mart.) H. Wendl. (Stored in compactor unit 21)


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000040193
modified: 2006-07-27 12:33:29.580000
country: Malawi
countryCode: MW
locality: Malawi
occurrenceRemarks:
Opuscular source:  (Draft letter to Her Majesty's Secretary)  Dear Sir, I am writing to let you know of a donation of specimens and samples to Her Majesty the Queen by two Malawian traditional practitioners.  The items are in our possession at Kew, and Iimagine that you would prefer us to incorporate them into our collections rather than actually forward them to you.  Nonetheless, you may think it appropriate that some official acknowledgement and thanks be sent from Buckingham Palace.  One of my staff,Dr RK Brummitt, was in Malawi on Official Business for ODA in April and May this year (1980) and the materials were presented to him at a meeting of traditional mediciners in Blantyre, with the request that he convey them to Our Queen.  Since he was actually boarding the aeroplane to return home later the same day, Dr Brummitt was unable to carry any except the two live plants included, and the rest were repacked by Dr BJ Hargreaves of the Univ of Malawi and forwarded to Kew by sea.  They arrived recently.  The traditional mediciners have no formal training in medicine as we know it, but perform a useful function in village life, preparing remedies from local plant and animal sources.  They are certainly not to be regarded as witch doctors and are encouraged by the official hospital service in Malawi.  In many cases the scientific explanation of their activities is not yet understood, and it is poss that modern medical science has something to learn from the remedies they use.  Recently the traditional mediciners have formed themselves into a society, encouraged by Dr Hargreaves (an American), aiming to link their own work with that of the official health service.  It was to an inaugural meeting of this society that Dr Brummitt was invited, and at whichthe presentations to the Queen were made.  While there is no doubting the complete sincerity of the good wishes towards Her Majesty, it may also be observed that the newly formed organisation may hope to benefit from publicity achieved by these gifts.The leading personality of the society is Mr BS Mkhoma, who might be regarded as its president but there seems not to be any formal constitution yet.  The presentations were mostly made through him in verbal communication, but  five of the powders werein a special consignment from Mr Abraham Nkambeni who included the enclosed personal letter to Her Majesty the Queen.  (Although he gives his title as Dr this is probably bestowed on him only by himself).  We now suggest you might like to base letters to both Mr Mkhoma and Mr Nkambeni on the enclosed draft.  (Other similar correspondence included in Box of samples)  Yours sincerely Prof JPM Brenan (Director) Label source:  A).  3,  'Fordema'.  Take this a fortune in demand, roots when ever you want certain chances either in speaking at writting.  Put in the mouth an inch peice of these roots when an application of anything you want you shall be given good.  Answer - just keep it in the mouth - dont chew it.  After writing then sign your name and when folding it you blow the air on written space, then after folding into envelope before sealing, you will receive a favourable answer.  When selling things keep it in the mouth speak what you like even on the party?  Good sales will result. Do not chew.  Not poisonous. When not needed wrap in a paper, can be used many times - lasts longer than a month.  Hurrah. do it always.  Herbalist. B).  4.  'Birth Control'.  If always you are bearing baby boys or girly without change tis can change, also can give twins or triplets.  One piece of 3' roots put in pot one cup tea of water, wait for one teaspoon that send flour for gruel?  Stand a 3 minute boil them in a cup of gruel, stand on front door step looking outside, drink once or twice and say baby boy.  Look inside house if you want girl.  WARNING.  Do not drink more than once and swallow because every swallow is a child.  'Fulfill the world' Only the wife should drink as instructed. C).Msukachuma - for reproducing.  Mix it with teacup gruel. D). 5. Cal'frie.  Take these dried leaves in a soup spoon full, put in the basin in water, then take a piece fire coal and drop in the water before start to bath and say, 'My name is 'so and so'.  I am as good as water, I call my friend 'so so', he is as good as fire.  If wate ris more powerful than fire, I command him to come to me tomorrow and visit me.  Then bath. Do that three evenings and you will see him come to see you.  Remember, when visiting put that piece of 1 inch root in your mouth for pleasing results.  For'dema. number five.  Hail how lucky you are.  E). 2.  Birds blinding Powder.  This charcoal root powder blinds small birds such as sparrows and robins etc.  I command you to add two heads of young birds unopened eyes burnt to charcoal.  Mix with this powder then when sowing moisten the seeds you need to sow in order to hold powder going into the soil and germinate.  In the harvest no bird can see the grain.  No harm, reap plenty. (This is for 1.5 acre plants.) F). 1.  Heart attack.  It happens to feel pain, dizzy.  Take one teaspoonful in a cup of gruel. G.  Herb. Univ. Malawi.  Misala 16 May 1980. H.)  Msiye, No. 9?  Use for depression? I.)  Citric acid.  Pains.  1 tsp in gruel. J.) Reproducing.  Mix 1tsp in one teacup of gruel. K.)  High Blood Pressure. L.) Mlimbiko. Herb. Univ. Malawi. 16 May 1980 ((Also 8 unidentified packages))


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000004020
modified: 2006-02-16 14:49:02.913000
country: Australia
countryCode: AU
locality: Australia
ScientificName: Cedrela toona
scientificNameAuthorship: Roxb. ex Rottler & Willd.
kingdom: Plantae
family: Meliaceae
genus: Cedrela
specificEpithet: toona
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  A beautiful dark, red-coloured timber, open in the grain, light, little or no sapwood. It is par excellence the finest cabinet timber of Australia and can be utilised for any purpose in this direction. Plentiful in brushes in the north coast districts.


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000040439
modified: 2000-11-14 10:58:17.820000
country: Italy
countryCode: IT
eventDate: 1917-08-01 00:00:00.0000000
verbatimEventDate: 00/08/1917
occurrenceRemarks: Label source: Truncus vetustus 1m diam. circ.
ScientificName: Plantae
kingdom: Plantae
locality:
Italy, Europe, Southwestern Europe, Venetia, Prov di Treviso, In silva Cansiglio, Loco Palantina dicto


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000040497
modified: 2019-07-18 10:36:42.430000
ScientificName: Zea mays
scientificNameAuthorship: L.
kingdom: Plantae
family: Poaceae
genus: Zea
specificEpithet: mays
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  Also primitive but grown in the USA and Mexico for 'popcorn'. When the grains are heated, steam is generated inside and causes the grain to explode, turning the corneous endosperm inside out, producing a white fluffy mass. Exhibited in Plants + People exhibition Museum No 1, Kew. May 1998 to May 2016.


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000040498
modified: 2016-08-04 11:24:51.227000
country: United States
countryCode: US
locality: USA
ScientificName: Quercus rubra
scientificNameAuthorship: L.
kingdom: Plantae
family: Fagaceae
genus: Quercus
specificEpithet: rubra
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  A tree 60 to 80 feet in height; common in nearly all the States; wood not durable; used in construction Henry Brooks, 97 Beacon Street, Boston, Mass. Three samples, one cut with the grain, one across the grain and one across the end. Stored with EBC 40512 33.01 Tilia americana L.


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000040499
modified: 2016-08-04 11:26:04.580000
country: United States
countryCode: US
locality: USA
ScientificName: Plantae
kingdom: Plantae
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  Three samples one cut across the grain, one cut with the grain and one cut across the end. Henry Brooks, 97 Beacon Street, Boston, Mass. A tree 60 to 80 feet in height; Eastern United States; wood hard, Maple Sugar is made from the sap; Potash from the ashes Stored with EBC 40512 33.01 Tilia americana L.


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000040500
modified: 2016-08-04 11:26:42.417000
country: United States
countryCode: US
locality: USA
ScientificName: Acer rubrum
scientificNameAuthorship: L.
kingdom: Plantae
family: Sapindaceae
genus: Acer
specificEpithet: rubrum
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  A large tree, common in Eastern America; wood close grained; used in cabinet making, turning and wood ware Stored with EBC 40512 33.01 Tilia americana L.


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000040501
modified: 2016-08-04 11:27:14.697000
country: United States
countryCode: US
locality: USA
ScientificName: Platanus occidentalis
scientificNameAuthorship: L.
kingdom: Plantae
family: Platanaceae
genus: Platanus
specificEpithet: occidentalis
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  A tree 80 to 100 feet in height; Eastern America; wood close-grained. Henry Brooks, 97 Beacon St. Boston Mass. Three samples one cut across the grain, one with the grain and one across the end. Stored with EBC 40512 33.01 Tilia americana L.


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000040502
modified: 2016-08-04 11:27:57.883000
country: United States
countryCode: US
locality: USA
ScientificName: Castanea vesca var. americana
scientificNameAuthorship: Michx.
kingdom: Plantae
family: Fagaceae
genus: Castanea
specificEpithet: vesca
infraspecificEpithet: americana
taxonRank: VARIETY
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  A tree 60 to 80 feet in height; Eastern States to Tennessee; wood durable and of first economic value. Three samples, one cut with the grain, one cut across the grain and one cut across the end. Stored with EBC 40512 33.01 Tilia americanaL.


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000040503
modified: 2016-08-04 11:29:01.210000
country: United States
countryCode: US
locality: USA
ScientificName: Quercus alba
scientificNameAuthorship: L.
kingdom: Plantae
family: Fagaceae
genus: Quercus
specificEpithet: alba
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  A tree 60 to 80 feet in height; common in nearly all of the States; wood strong, durable used for making carriages, implements, posts. Three samples, one cut with the grain, one cut across the grain and one cut across the end. Stored withEBC 40512 33.01 Tilia americana L.


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000040504
modified: 2016-08-04 14:23:59.683000
country: United States
countryCode: US
locality: USA, Northern America
ScientificName: Pinus strobus
scientificNameAuthorship: L.
kingdom: Plantae
family: Pinaceae
genus: Pinus
specificEpithet: strobus
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  Three samples, one cut across the grain, one with the grain and one across the end. A tree 80 to 150 feet in height; New England, Alleghany Mountains to Georgia: wood soft, free from knots. Stored with EBC 40512 33.01 Tilia americana L.


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000040505
modified: 2016-08-04 14:24:34.083000
country: United States
countryCode: US
locality: USA
ScientificName: Juglans nigra
scientificNameAuthorship: L.
kingdom: Plantae
family: Juglandaceae
genus: Juglans
specificEpithet: nigra
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  A tree 60 to 80 feet in height; common in the Mississippi Valley; rather rare in the Eastern States Three samples, one cut with the grain, one cut across the grain and one cut across the end. Stored with EBC 40512 33.01 Tilia americana L.


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000040506
modified: 2016-08-04 14:25:17.263000
country: United States
countryCode: US
locality: USA, Northern America
ScientificName: Pinus australis
scientificNameAuthorship: Michx.f.
kingdom: Plantae
family: Pinaceae
genus: Pinus
specificEpithet: australis
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  A tree 60 to 80 feet in height; Southern Virginia, Florida, Mississippi, Louisiana; wood strong, used in all kinds of construction and ship building. Three samples, one cut with the grain, one cut across the grain and one cut across the end. Stored with EBC 40512 33.01 Tilia americana L.


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000040507
modified: 2016-08-04 14:25:53.407000
country: United States
countryCode: US
locality: USA
ScientificName: Betula alnus
scientificNameAuthorship: L.
kingdom: Plantae
family: Betulaceae
genus: Betula
specificEpithet: alnus
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  A tree 60 to 80 feet in height; common in Northern Atlantic States; used in making shoe lasts, tool handles etc. Three samples, one cut with the grain, one across the grain and one across the end Stored with EBC 40512 33.01 Tilia americana L.


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000040508
modified: 2016-08-04 14:26:21.503000
country: United States
countryCode: US
locality: USA
ScientificName: Robinia pseudoacacia
scientificNameAuthorship: L.
kingdom: Plantae
family: Fabaceae
genus: Robinia
specificEpithet: pseudoacacia
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  A tree 60 to 70 feet in height; common in Southern Atlantic States. decays slowly. used in ship building, tree nails and posts. Three samples, one cut with the grain, one cut across the grain and one cut across the end. Stored with EBC 40512 33.01 Tilia americana L.


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000040509
modified: 2016-08-04 14:27:16.907000
country: United States
countryCode: US
locality: USA
ScientificName: Fraxinus americana
scientificNameAuthorship: L.
kingdom: Plantae
family: Oleaceae
genus: Fraxinus
specificEpithet: americana
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  A tree 60 to 80 feet in height; common in all the Atlantic States; wood light strong. Three samples, one cut with the grain, one across the grain and one across the end. Stored with EBC 40512 33.01 Tilia americana L.


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000040510
modified: 2016-08-04 14:28:09.473000
country: United States
countryCode: US
locality: USA, Northern America
ScientificName: Chamaecyparis thyoides
scientificNameAuthorship: (L.) Britton, Sterns & Poggenb.
kingdom: Plantae
family: Cupressaceae
genus: Chamaecyparis
specificEpithet: thyoides
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  A tree 40 to 60 feet in height; common in Atlantic States; wood durable, used for shingles, posts and boat building. Three samples, one cut with the grain, one across the grain and one across the end Stored with EBC 40512 33.01 Tilia americana L.


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000040511
modified: 2016-08-04 14:28:47.603000
country: United States
countryCode: US
locality: USA
ScientificName: Carya alba
scientificNameAuthorship: (L.) Nutt. ex Elliott
kingdom: Plantae
family: Juglandaceae
genus: Carya
specificEpithet: alba
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  A tree 50 to 70 feet in height; common in Eastern States; wood strong; nuts highly esteemed. Three samples, one cut with the grain, one across the grain and one across the end. Stored with EBC 40512 33.01 Tilia americana L.


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000040512
modified: 2016-12-15 12:31:45.877000
recordedBy: Brooks, Henry
eventRemarks: 'Sections of wood arranged for instruction in schools, Henry Brooks, Boston, Mass.'
country: United States
countryCode: US
locality: USA
ScientificName: Tilia americana
scientificNameAuthorship: L.
kingdom: Plantae
family: Malvaceae
genus: Tilia
specificEpithet: americana
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  A tree 60 to 80 feet in height; very common in Eastern America. Three samples, one cut with the grain, one across the grain and one across the end. In display 'Kew in the city' at Wizadry in Wood, Carpenters' Hall, Trogmorton Avenue, London EC2N 2JJ, Oct 12-15, 2016 (curated collection of wooden objects and rare timbers from EBC)


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000040513
modified: 2016-08-04 14:29:31.033000
country: United States
countryCode: US
locality: USA
ScientificName: Catalpa bignonioides
scientificNameAuthorship: Walter
kingdom: Plantae
family: Bignoniaceae
genus: Catalpa
specificEpithet: bignonioides
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  A tree 40 to 60 feet in height; Middle States; wood light, durable. Three samples, one cut with the grain, one across the grain and one across the end. Stored with EBC 40512 33.01 Tilia americana L.


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000040514
modified: 2016-08-04 14:30:14.370000
country: United States
countryCode: US
locality: USA
ScientificName: Prunus serotina
scientificNameAuthorship: Ehrh.
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  A tree 60 to 80 feet in height, common in nearly all the States; largely employed in cabinet work Three samples, one cut with the grain, one across the grain and one across the end. Stored with EBC 40512 33.01 Tilia americana L.


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000040515
modified: 2025-09-10 10:27:24.170000
country: Italy
countryCode: IT
locality: Italy, Europe, Southeastern Europe, Florence
ScientificName: Triticum aestivum
scientificNameAuthorship: L.
kingdom: Plantae
family: Poaceae
genus: Triticum
specificEpithet: aestivum
occurrenceRemarks:
Fine Plaited straw. 28cm diameter at base, 11cm tall. 17cm diameter at top of woven hat.  EBN 33.1882. D.E. Colnaghi, British Consulate General, Florence. “Hat of point straw bleached and moulded, i.e. completely finished”. (2 other hats, No’s 5 +7 both given to Luton Museum in 1961).   Straw plait, narrow c. 1cm width, brim doubled back to give extra strength. Moulded – lovely shape. Damage to crown – scratched, making holes.  Point straw (punta) is the yellow portion of the straw. Part of a consignment of 34 bundles of straw, ready to be given out to plaiters. (Some later given to Luton Museum).   Also collection of samples of straw plait, samples of different types of bleaching. Description of sorting – via iron cups with moveable perforated bases.   Notes by Ruth Stungo, transcribed by CJ 


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000040516
modified: 2007-01-25 14:37:19.413000
country: Japan
countryCode: JP
locality: Japan, Asia-Temperate, Eastern Asia
ScientificName: Poaceae
scientificNameAuthorship: Barnhart
kingdom: Plantae
family: Poaceae
occurrenceRemarks:
Opuscular source:  Dear Dr Wickens,  Your letter was passed to me by my wife who recieved it at the Japanese Embassy. The National Museum of Ethnology in Osaka whose address she will give you, may best be able to provide an authoritative opinion, and know more than those in England. Should they give you a detailed opinion in Japanese, I will happily translate it for you. In England, Mr Victor Harris at the British Museum knows most about sword fittings and decorative art, and Dr Carmen Blacker of Oriental Faculty Cambridge University may be able to give some Ethnological opinion. The signature at right reads Tamamizu with, I think, the Japanese character abbreviated which means 'His seal'. At left it probably reads Okami-ken, although there are some variants on that, ken meaning sword or probably here carved by. The shape suggests a handle for a stave or implement, possibly a fighting one given the carving, whose style is similar to popular comic book novellas between 1640 and 1740. I confess I am intrigued by the end which has a shape resembling the male member, and wonder if this is an amusing frivolity on the part of the carver. Hinagata or dildoes were given to their wives by warriors going up to Edo, and there was some visual joking about other carved objects. Whether this is actually such a reference here requires a more skilled ethnologists opinion with best wishes Dr John Clark. Dear Dr Wickens, Thank you for your letter of 9 October. The inscription on your object reads Gyokusuisai (carvers artname) and Ogami To. This letter means Sword of the great god! I would think the sword, or cudgel, is a momento of a visit to a Shinto shrine sold at a tourist trap probably not more than around 100 years ago. I do not think there is any special significance to the tiger hunt. That is all I can say, I hope it is of some help. Yours Victoria Harris.


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000040517
modified: 2006-07-27 12:15:07.587000
ScientificName: Allium porrum
scientificNameAuthorship: L.
kingdom: Plantae
family: Amaryllidaceae
genus: Allium
specificEpithet: porrum
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  The leek is a robust biennial which is grown for its sheathing leaf-bases. These have a mild and delicate flavour and are improved by blanching, in which the soil level is raised relative to the leeks, often grown in ditches to facilititate this operation.


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000040522
modified: 1999-06-16 00:00:00
ScientificName: Zea mays
scientificNameAuthorship: L.
kingdom: Plantae
family: Poaceae
genus: Zea
specificEpithet: mays
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  Sweetcorn: the endosperm is glossy, sweetish, and translucent when young, but wrinkled when dried. It is grown for picing when immature as a vegetable.


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000040536
modified: 2006-08-02 15:58:40.420000
country: Malaysia
countryCode: MY
locality: Borneo, Asia-Tropical, Malesia
ScientificName: Poaceae
scientificNameAuthorship: Barnhart
kingdom: Plantae
family: Poaceae
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  Telep quiver to hold small poisoned darts for the Sampitan or blow pipe.  These are made of bamboo with funnel shaped flights cut out of the wood of an Alstonia species.


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000040539
modified: 1999-06-16 00:00:00
ScientificName: Zea mays
scientificNameAuthorship: L.
kingdom: Plantae
family: Poaceae
genus: Zea
specificEpithet: mays
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  The most primitive form, is not cultivated but occasionally occurs as a freak. In some parts of South America it is preserved by Indians, who think it has magical properties.


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000040542
modified: 2007-10-30 14:16:48.357000
ScientificName: Asparagus officinalis
scientificNameAuthorship: L.
kingdom: Plantae
family: Asparagaceae
genus: Asparagus
specificEpithet: officinalis
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  Suttons perfection.  Is a native of temperate Europe and W Asia and still grows in a wild state in saline areas.  Food value is low but the protein content is higher than in most vegetables.  Can be grown from seed or from year old crowns and will yield for 15-20 years.


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000040546
modified: 2019-01-24 16:54:28.727000
country: Colombia
countryCode: CO
locality: Cauca, Popayan Locality revised 2019
ScientificName: Ceroxylon andicola
scientificNameAuthorship: Bonpl.
kingdom: Plantae
family: Arecaceae
genus: Ceroxylon
specificEpithet: andicola
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  Portion of trunk of wax palm showing wax secreted on the surface. Accepted name: C.alpinum Bonpl. ex DC.


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000040550
recordNumber: 8, 10
modified: 2013-10-01 17:40:20.697000
recordedBy: Quin JJ
country: Japan
countryCode: JP
locality: Japan, Asia Temperate, Eastern Asia
eventDate: 1882-01-01 00:00:00.0000000
verbatimEventDate: 00/00/1882
ScientificName: Rhus verniciflua
scientificNameAuthorship: Stokes
kingdom: Plantae
family: Anacardiaceae
genus: Rhus
specificEpithet: verniciflua
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source: 8. Go. Bamboo or wooden pot to hold lacquer; 10. Te-bukuro. Glove. Report by Her Majesty's Acting Consul at Hakodate on the Lacquer Industry of Japan. 13 January 1882.


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000040551
modified: 2007-01-17 15:24:38.260000
country: Malaysia
countryCode: MY
locality: Peninsular Malaysia, Asia-Tropical, Malesia, Malaya, Perak, Batang Padang
ScientificName: Poaceae
scientificNameAuthorship: Barnhart
kingdom: Plantae
family: Poaceae
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  Bamboo trough in which the Ipoh sap is dried by the Sakais.  Spatulas partly covered with Ipoh poison.  The smallest is used to spread the poison on the arrow tips and the next size to ladle the sap from the bamboo trough and spread it on the largest spatula


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000040557
modified: 2006-07-27 14:29:25.887000
country: Brazil
countryCode: BR
locality: Bahia, Brazil Northeast, Brazil, Southern America
ScientificName: Aframomum melegueta
scientificNameAuthorship: K.Schum.
kingdom: Plantae
family: Zingiberaceae
genus: Aframomum
specificEpithet: melegueta
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  Brought to Bahia from the West Coast of Africa by the Negroes No 19 'Atarei' a coast of African pepper used in decoctions for colic etc. produce of a large tree.


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000040566
modified: 2003-11-06 15:22:26.073000
country: India
countryCode: IN
locality: India, Indian Subcontinent, Asia Tropical
ScientificName: Canna indica
scientificNameAuthorship: L.
kingdom: Plantae
family: Cannaceae
genus: Canna
specificEpithet: indica
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  Two necklaces one from Hurdwar Fair India, JS Gamble 1892 Second from St Helena Island, FN Howes 1929 Which is what is not indicated


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000040567
modified: 2006-08-07 16:37:14.213000
recordedBy: Ince Dr WH
country: Australia
countryCode: AU
locality: West Australia
ScientificName: Xanthorrhoea arborea
scientificNameAuthorship: R.Br.
kingdom: Plantae
family: Asphodelaceae
genus: Xanthorrhoea
specificEpithet: arborea
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  Inside pith containing 30% sugar with which ...?.... experiments are going on for producing commercial alcohol for varnish. Outside for which I hope to find use from the resin. Stringy fibre between.


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000040581
ScientificName: Zea mays
scientificNameAuthorship: L.
kingdom: Plantae
family: Poaceae
genus: Zea
specificEpithet: mays
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  The grains consist largely of hard endosperm. This was the maize the Pilgrim Fathers were introduced to by the New England Indians.


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000040587
modified: 2006-08-08 16:22:45.147000
ScientificName: Allium
scientificNameAuthorship: L.
kingdom: Plantae
family: Amaryllidaceae
genus: Allium
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  The onion, Allium cepa, is the chief food plant in which the food is stored in a bulb. Its antiquity is undoubted, as it was worshipped in Egypt before the Christian era and also played a part in the rites of the Druids. Onions are cultivated in both temperate and tropical countries; they probably arose from either Southern Asia or the Mediterranean region; Suttons Improved, Reading.


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000040588
modified: 2004-07-20 12:47:17.797000
recordedBy: Spruce, Richard
country: Brazil
countryCode: BR
locality: Brazil, Amazonas, Rio Uaupes
ScientificName: Attalea
scientificNameAuthorship: Kunth
kingdom: Plantae
family: Arecaceae
genus: Attalea
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  Quiver made of Attalea sp with strips of 'Oambe-Cima' Araceae; and 'Uarama' Marantaceae; wrapped with 'Curana' string and monkey skin.


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000040589
modified: 2006-08-08 16:23:38.203000
ScientificName: Allium sativum
scientificNameAuthorship: L.
kingdom: Plantae
family: Amaryllidaceae
genus: Allium
specificEpithet: sativum
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  The Garlic, Allium sativum has a stronger flavour than the onion and is consequently used for flavouring soups, sausages and salads, rather than as a vegetable. Garlic also has some medicinal value as it possesses antiseptic and bactericidal properties. It is a perennial plant, usually propagated by planting the cloves separated from the parent bulb.


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000040590
modified: 2007-01-17 12:54:08.590000
country: Brazil
countryCode: BR
locality: Brazil
ScientificName: Oenocarpus bataua
scientificNameAuthorship: Mart.
kingdom: Plantae
family: Arecaceae
genus: Oenocarpus
specificEpithet: bataua
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  Piosoned arrows made from the spines of Jessenia bataua prepared for use by wrapping the lower end with cotton to the thickness of the bore of the blow-pipe.


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000040592
modified: 2008-07-29 18:27:20.117000
ScientificName: Triticum
scientificNameAuthorship: L.
kingdom: Plantae
family: Poaceae
genus: Triticum
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  Emmer wheat became an important crop on the irrigated lowlands of Iraq and Egypt. 29/08/2008: Found in B1 and transferred to A1 as clearly archaeological. Looks very like Tutankhamun emmer (T. dicoccum) so stored with that.


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000040594
modified: 2017-02-21 13:27:01.937000
ScientificName: Allium
scientificNameAuthorship: L.
kingdom: Plantae
family: Amaryllidaceae
genus: Allium
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  1st exhaust, white wool, alum mordant. Quantock Weavers. Part of Plants + People exhibition Museum No 1, Kew. May 1998 to May 2016.


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000040601
modified: 2006-11-03 16:13:17.443000
recordedBy: Churchill R
country: Australia
countryCode: AU
locality: South Australia, D'entre Eastern Peninsula, Hundred of Yankalilla
eventDate: 1953-07-07 00:00:00.0000000
verbatimEventDate: 07/07/1953
ScientificName: Xanthorrhoea tateana
scientificNameAuthorship: F.Muell.
kingdom: Plantae
family: Asphodelaceae
genus: Xanthorrhoea
specificEpithet: tateana
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  Dr Howes, Herewith a sample from Xanthorrhoea tateana collected by me.This species occurs on Kangaroo Island and the neighbouring part of the mainland. Tears such as these are produced as a result of bush fires melting the resin between the leaf base scales that cover the trunk. R Churchill 23/11/53.


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000040614
modified: 2017-01-16 15:56:54.433000
country: China
countryCode: CN
locality: China, Asia-Temperate
ScientificName: Poaceae
scientificNameAuthorship: Barnhart
kingdom: Plantae
family: Poaceae
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  Used to attach to wings of birds to keep them together and to protect them from attacks by hawks. By purchase 1/6. Photographed and catalogued in November 2016 as part of the Musical Instrument Interface for Museums and Collections (MINIM-UK) project, Royal College of Music, www.minim-uk.org


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000040629
modified: 2019-06-24 10:48:35.860000
country: Taiwan
countryCode: TW
locality: Taiwan, Asia-Temperate, Eastern Asia, (Formosa)
ScientificName: Poaceae
scientificNameAuthorship: Barnhart
kingdom: Plantae
family: Poaceae
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  Sliced betel nuts are placed in these baskets and handed round for chewing. Exhibited in Plants + People exhibition Museum No 1, Kew. May 1998 to May 2016.


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000040632
modified: 2019-07-18 12:04:29.700000
locality: Africa
ScientificName: Poaceae
scientificNameAuthorship: Barnhart
kingdom: Plantae
family: Poaceae
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  Used by East African tribes Lent to Education Department, found to be missing in March 2005. VP - was in Museum. Exhibited in Plants + People exhibition Museum No 1, Kew.  May 1998 to May 2016.


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000040656
modified: 1997-07-17 00:00:00
country: Egypt
countryCode: EG
locality: Alexandria
ScientificName: Ficus sycomorus
scientificNameAuthorship: L.
kingdom: Plantae
family: Moraceae
genus: Ficus
specificEpithet: sycomorus
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  Portion of a coffin made from the wood of Ficus. Examined by Mr L.A.Boodle who considers that the wood is doubtless F. sycomorus.  29th January 1909.


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000040657
country: India
countryCode: IN
locality: India
ScientificName: Calamus
scientificNameAuthorship: L.
kingdom: Plantae
family: Arecaceae
genus: Calamus
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  Upright or twined weaving, strengthened with Ti bands. Foundation of rattan ( Calamus sp.), covering of raffia (Raphia sp).


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000040660
modified: 2019-07-18 12:15:42.570000
country: United States
countryCode: US
locality: Arizona
ScientificName: Salix
scientificNameAuthorship: L.
kingdom: Plantae
family: Salicaceae
genus: Salix
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  The patterned areas dyed with the skins of the fruit of Martynia fragrans. Used for boiling water and food. Pima Indians, Arizona. Exhibited in Plants + People exhibition Museum No 1, Kew. May 1998 to May 2016


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000040661
modified: 2025-09-12 10:32:49.523000
ScientificName: Stipa tenacissima
scientificNameAuthorship: L.
kingdom: Plantae
family: Poaceae
genus: Stipa
specificEpithet: tenacissima
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  Imported from France. Sold in London. 1879.  23cm diameter. At mouth, 17cm height, 32cm diam at base.   Base: Rods all pass under, wrapping in between each one. G strips passing through – strengthened on inside. Narrow splits c. 0.4cm width.  Strengthened oval rim, wrapped in dyed dark brown strip.  Sides: trace borders. Esparto for randing (see ends on inside), mixed decorative band. Esparto S+S, S+S plait. Strengthening wrapped. Dark wrapped handle. Plied bundles of esparto. Handle – 3 plied bundle Esparto dark wrapped ends.   Information from Andre Chapus – see his photos etc. (Basket is worked over thin section of wood, split willow rods and skein wrapped round can see it on inside). Foot is willow band with willow skein.  Dorothy Wright, p. 172  Reticule or handbag, probably imported from Germany. Not intended to be used by the well to do. Reminiscent of Jugendstil. Probably made over a mould.   Notes by Ruth Stungo, transcribed by CJ 


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000040663
modified: 2025-09-12 15:18:00.833000
locality: Yarmouth
ScientificName: Salix
scientificNameAuthorship: L.
kingdom: Plantae
family: Salicaceae
genus: Salix
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  Used for carrying herrings. Exhibited in Plants + People exhibition Museum No 1, Kew. May 1998 to May 2016.  TDWG (10GBROO) Great Britain. ISO Country: (GB) United Kingdom.  Geographical description: Great Britain, Europe, England, Norfolk, Yarmouth Label: EBN 156.1857 T. Brightwen Yarmouth “model or a swill or osier basket used at Yarmouth for carrying the herrings out of the boats – a swill holds 500 herrings 6 score to the hundred”.   Uk parish records online, 1841 Brightwen records online 29 (b. 1812) banker, Gurrey Turner and Brightwen. (Turner = Dawson Turner) Baskets and botanists.  First occupant of house (Row, 53 from the quays to Howard St after being rebuilt (Called Bank Paved Row and Turners Row), was Thomas Brightwen, the resident partner, who married Hannah fifth daughter of Dawson Turner.  Born at Powers Hall, Witham in 1812 Essex. D. 1870 aged 57. The Perlustration of Norfolk from greatyarmouthhistory.com.   Notes by Ruth Stungo, transcribed by CJ. 


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000040668
modified: 2016-12-13 10:13:49.023000
country: Egypt
countryCode: EG
locality: Der el Bahri
ScientificName: Ficus sycomorus
scientificNameAuthorship: L.
kingdom: Plantae
family: Moraceae
genus: Ficus
specificEpithet: sycomorus
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  Inscribed model of a hoe made from the wood of Ficus sycomorus from the foundations of the Temple of Der el Bahri c. 1400 BC.


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000040669
modified: 2025-10-29 09:57:39.250000
recordedBy: Dr John Imray
country: Dominica
countryCode: DM
locality: Dominica, Carib Cave
ScientificName: Guaiacum
scientificNameAuthorship: Plum. ex L.
kingdom: Plantae
family: Zygophyllaceae
genus: Guaiacum
occurrenceRemarks:
(Previous description = 'Metatl or Trough for flour making - used for rubbing down flour for making cakes. Used by Caribs: of unknown antiquity. Found in a Carib Cave. Circa 16th century'.)  Identified as a 'Duho'. Used by Cacique (chiefs) as a stool between 12th and 16th century.  From Lennox Honychuch's article: 'Imray wrote to Hooker that 'it was found by a negro boy in a cave among the woods of Dominica. There were some objects of the same description which unfortunately I was unable to procure.From its weight it is made from some hard wood of this country. I almost think Coubaril'. There is no indication of where the cave was located.  It is the first time that a seat of this kind has been attributed to any island in the Eastern Caribbean. These seats are usually associated with the Taino people who lived in Puerto Rico, Hispaniola, Jamaica and Cuba. In the Taino language such a seat is called a 'Duho'. These Duhos were carved with sacred images and were used by chiefs and shamans or priests.  This Dominica Duho is carved in the form of a male spirit figure lying on his back with his head raised. The space for his eyes and mouth would have been filled with hammered gold or shell. The man's ribs are carved into the wood and a sign for fertility is carved on his chest. Part of his arms seem to have fallen off.'  Previously classified as Hymenaea courbaril L. until wood sampled and identified as Guaiacum sp. in 2005 by NML Conservation Department and the USDA Forest Services.  Additional reference: Ostapkowicz, J., Ramsey, C. B., Wiedenhoeft, A. C., Brock, F., Higham, T., & Wilson, S. M. (2011). This relic of antiquity: Fifth to fifteenth century wood carvings from the southern Lesser Antilles. In: Communities in Contact: Essays in Archaeology, Ethnohistory & Ethnography of the Amerindian Circum-Caribbean, eds. Corinne L. Hofman & Anne van Duijvenbode, pp. 137-170. Leiden: Sidestone Press.


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000040671
modified: 2016-12-15 13:22:48.903000
country: Egypt
countryCode: EG
locality: Egypt
ScientificName: Ficus sycomorus
scientificNameAuthorship: L.
kingdom: Plantae
family: Moraceae
genus: Ficus
specificEpithet: sycomorus
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  C. 2000 BC.  Mr Dallimore, I think this gentleman (?) is composed of the wood of Ficus sycomorus.   C.R.M.  18/04/1932 [C.R. Metcalfe, Jodrell Lab.]  Displayed in 'Kew in the city' at Wizadry in Wood, Carpenters' Hall, Trogmorton Avenue,London EC2N 2JJ, Oct 12-15, 2016 (curated collection of wooden objects and rare timbers from EBC)


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000040691
country: Switzerland
countryCode: CH
locality: Switzerland, Robenhausen
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  From the Lakeside Dwellings Robenhausen Known as a 'Kornquetshen' used for grinding grain


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000040700
modified: 1994-05-25 00:00:00
country: Egypt
countryCode: EG
locality: Egypt, Thebes, Northern Africa, Africa
ScientificName: Citrullus colocynthis
scientificNameAuthorship: (L.) Schrad.
kingdom: Plantae
family: Cucurbitaceae
genus: Citrullus
specificEpithet: colocynthis
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  Approx. age 6000 years. From a tomb of the Badarian period c.4000 B.C. Plus a modern example


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000040714
modified: 2006-04-19 16:35:00.987000
recordedBy: Flinders Petrie W
country: Egypt
countryCode: EG
locality: Egypt, Hawara
ScientificName: Linum
scientificNameAuthorship: L.
kingdom: Plantae
family: Linaceae
genus: Linum
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  Fragments of linen cloth found between undisturbed bricks of the Pyramid of Hawara 2500 B.C. No 1, Cloth from between bricks of pyramid, found (?) in tunnel No 2, Smaller piece taken out from between undisturbed bricks by myself. WM ...?..No 3, Larger piece said to be found between bricks of pyramid and appears to be so.


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000040718
country: Egypt
countryCode: EG
locality: Egypt
ScientificName: Papyrus
scientificNameAuthorship: Willd.
kingdom: Plantae
family: Cyperaceae
genus: Papyrus
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  Fragments of Papyrus wrapped around a stick from catacombs of Egypt. R K Corser ? Corpus Christi Col.


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000040722
modified: 2006-08-17 14:26:46.350000
recordedBy: Schweinfurth GA
country: Egypt
countryCode: EG
ScientificName: Tamarix nilotica
scientificNameAuthorship: (Ehrenb.) Bunge
kingdom: Plantae
family: Tamaricaceae
genus: Tamarix
specificEpithet: nilotica
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  Portions of stems tied together with cordage of Date palm fibre. Found in the coffin of Qent a mummy of the XXth Dynasty. This is part cut from a bed of branches attached together with date fibre. It was placed there to fill the tomb which was too deep for the mummy. See specimen for rest of detail in French.


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000040729
recordNumber: 3
modified: 2019-06-18 11:00:34.997000
recordedBy: Schweinfurth GA
ScientificName: Nymphaea caerulea
scientificNameAuthorship: Savigny
kingdom: Plantae
family: Nymphaeaceae
genus: Nymphaea
specificEpithet: caerulea
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  Portion of a wreath from the coffin of Ramses II (1100-1200 BC) composed of sepals and petals of Nymphaea caerulea, and leaves of Mimusops schimperi arranged on strips of leaves of date palm. Exhibited in Plants+People exhibition in Museum No.1, May 1998 to May 2016


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000040730
modified: 2020-06-16 16:31:06.460000
country: Egypt
countryCode: EG
ScientificName: Citrullus vulgaris
scientificNameAuthorship: Schrad.
kingdom: Plantae
family: Cucurbitaceae
genus: Citrullus
specificEpithet: vulgaris
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  Remains of leaves from the coffin of Nibsoni a priest of the XXth Dynasty. Radiocarbon dated 1 October 2019 by AMS laboratory, ETH Zürich. Sample number: ETH-101121: 148 +/- 35 uncal years BP.


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000040732
modified: 2007-03-07 16:03:03.167000
recordedBy: Flinders Petrie W
country: Egypt
countryCode: EG
locality: Egypt, Africa, Northern Africa, Hawara
ScientificName: Triticum durum
scientificNameAuthorship: Desf.
kingdom: Plantae
family: Poaceae
genus: Triticum
specificEpithet: durum
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  From a grave in the cemetery at Hawara, Egypt. Graeco-Roman period.  One piece only is Hordeum vulgare (Bottom row, second from the right). J Percival, 27.03.19    16).


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000040733
recordedBy: Schweinfurth GA
country: Egypt
countryCode: EG
ScientificName: Plantae
kingdom: Plantae
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  Portion of wreath from the coffin of Aahmes I.  (1700 BC) composed of leaves of Salix safsaf and flowers of Acacia nilotica, strung on strips of Date palm leaves.


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000040738
country: Egypt
countryCode: EG
locality: Egypt
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  Portions of an Egyptian coffin of the XIIth Dynasty (2400 - 2200) BC) Pyramide de Licht  prices de cesenerl??


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000040739
modified: 2006-04-20 15:17:47.387000
recordedBy: Schweinfurth GA
country: Egypt
countryCode: EG
ScientificName: Plantae
kingdom: Plantae
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  Portion of wreath from coffin of Princess Nzi honsou XXI Dynasty, 1,000 BC. Composed of leaves of Salix and flower heads of Centaurea depressa, with separate ray florets and an achene of C. depressa.


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000040742
modified: 1999-01-14 00:00:00
recordedBy: Flinders Petrie W
country: Egypt
countryCode: EG
locality: Egypt, Africa, Northern Africa, Hawara
ScientificName: Hordeum
scientificNameAuthorship: L.
kingdom: Plantae
family: Poaceae
genus: Hordeum
occurrenceRemarks:
Entry Book: Collection of plant remains found by W.M. Flinders Petrie in the cemetery of Hawara, Egypt.  Comm. P. Newberry.


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000040745
recordNumber: 11B
modified: 2011-05-11 13:33:21.267000
recordedBy: Flinders Petrie W
country: Egypt
countryCode: EG
locality: Egypt, Africa, Northern Africa
ScientificName: Saccharum spontaneum
scientificNameAuthorship: L.
kingdom: Plantae
family: Poaceae
genus: Saccharum
specificEpithet: spontaneum
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  From the interior of a crocodile mummy found in the cemetery of Hawara, Egypt. Graeco-Roman period. Entry Book: Collection of plant remains found by Flinders Petrie in the cemetery of Hawara, Egypt.  Comm.  P. Newberry.


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000040746
modified: 2008-05-07 15:27:46.340000
country: Egypt
countryCode: EG
ScientificName: Plantae
kingdom: Plantae
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  Portions of garlands from the coffin of the Princess Nzi Khonson IIXst Dynasty 1000 BC composed of leaves of Salix and flower heads of Picris coronopifolia? Asch.


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000040747
modified: 2012-09-26 13:11:34.303000
recordedBy: Schweinfurth GA
country: Egypt
countryCode: EG
ScientificName: Mimusops schimperi
scientificNameAuthorship: Hochst.
kingdom: Plantae
family: Sapotaceae
genus: Mimusops
specificEpithet: schimperi
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  Portion of wreath from coffin of Ramses II. (110-1200 BC) and sepals and petals of Nymphaea caerulea.


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000040756
modified: 2016-12-13 10:14:38.553000
recordedBy: Howell Henry & Co
ScientificName: Phyllostachys
scientificNameAuthorship: Siebold & Zucc.
kingdom: Plantae
family: Poaceae
genus: Phyllostachys
occurrenceRemarks:
12/06/2009: Identified as whangee by Chris Howell & comparison to picture in catalogue. One cane has typical Howell ferule; one has a horn ferule and a stem wrapped around the stick. Clearly a pair as very similar in size and appearance.


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000040771
modified: 2003-07-30 12:57:04.937000
country: India
countryCode: IN
locality: India, Indian Subcontinent, Asia Tropical
ScientificName: Aconitum chasmanthum
scientificNameAuthorship: Stapf ex Holmes
kingdom: Plantae
family: Ranunculaceae
genus: Aconitum
specificEpithet: chasmanthum
occurrenceRemarks:
Sample of Aconite root from India. Director Imperial Inst, South Kensington Sw7 Ref D/582. The sample of roots appears not to be true Aconitum napellus, but is probably A.chasmanthum L.A.B. 1.11.26


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000040773
modified: 2007-08-31 12:33:13.987000
country: India
countryCode: IN
locality: Sikkim, Bhutan-Sikkim, Indian Subcontinent, Asia Tropical
ScientificName: Aconitum spicatum
scientificNameAuthorship: (Brühl) Stapf
kingdom: Plantae
family: Ranunculaceae
genus: Aconitum
specificEpithet: spicatum
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  Letter 560/1923 : XV. p.158 - Dr TA Henry to Major Chipp. Specimen sent by Major Bailey. The roots (tubers) apparently cannot belong to A.rotundifolium, Kas & .?. Two kinds are represented in the sample, and probably the larger ones are A.s picatum, Stapf and the smaller A.balfourii, Stapf. The last of these two species is not known from Sikkim, but roots may perhaps have been brought in by a collector. (Signed L.A.B. 11.1.24.)


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000040779
modified: 2003-07-30 12:58:13.737000
ScientificName: Aconitum
scientificNameAuthorship: L.
kingdom: Plantae
family: Ranunculaceae
genus: Aconitum
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  I have not yet been able to identify this. I suspect it is not of Indian origin. I have kept a number for the herbarium and a few for Prof Dunstan to investigate, Stapf, Dec 1902 Jalwar (?)


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000040782
modified: 2003-07-30 12:58:49.737000
country: India
countryCode: IN
locality: West Bengal, Darjeeling, Darjiling, India, Indian Subcontinent, Asia Tropical
ScientificName: Aconitum ferox var. spicatum
scientificNameAuthorship: Brühl
kingdom: Plantae
family: Ranunculaceae
genus: Aconitum
specificEpithet: ferox
infraspecificEpithet: spicatum
taxonRank: Variety
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  Presented by the Reporter on Economic Products to the Govt of India Registration No 11723 File No 116


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000040785
modified: 2010-01-12 11:35:39.207000
country: India
countryCode: IN
locality: Sikkim, Bhutan-Sikkim, Indian Subcontinent, Asia Tropical
ScientificName: Poaceae
scientificNameAuthorship: Barnhart
kingdom: Plantae
family: Poaceae
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  Made of the Hill Bamboo, which grows in Sikkim at from 8000 to 10,000 feet elevation. When the shepherds have to cross the open pastures where Aconite grows, they halt, and a muzzle is made for each sheep, to prevent it eating the Aconite. No actual Aconitum present with muzzle


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000040786
modified: 2013-04-04 17:48:23.547000
country: Japan
countryCode: JP
locality: Japan, Eastern Asia, Asia Temperate
ScientificName: Aconitum fischeri
scientificNameAuthorship: Rchb.
kingdom: Plantae
family: Ranunculaceae
genus: Aconitum
specificEpithet: fischeri
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  Mr Hillier, I find it impossible to connect the Japanese Aconite with any of our herbarium specimens. The latter are almost throughout without roots and the booknames for the Japanese aconite tubers met with in commerce are utterly unreliable.


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000040787
modified: 2007-01-17 12:54:56.283000
country: India
countryCode: IN
locality: West Bengal, Darjeeling, India, Indian Subcontinent, Asia Tropical
ScientificName: Aconitum ferox var. laciniatum
scientificNameAuthorship: Brühl
kingdom: Plantae
family: Ranunculaceae
genus: Aconitum
specificEpithet: ferox
infraspecificEpithet: laciniatum
taxonRank: Variety
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  Presented by the Reporter on Economic Products to the Govt of India Registration No. 11724, File No 116


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000040791
modified: 2003-07-30 13:01:22.423000
country: SU
countryCode: SU
locality: (Russia)
ScientificName: Aconitum orientale
scientificNameAuthorship: Mill.
kingdom: Plantae
family: Ranunculaceae
genus: Aconitum
specificEpithet: orientale
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  The material sent for examination appears to be a species of Aconitum. It has been compared with A.orientale Mill. from the gardens (native of the Caucasus) with which it agrees faily well if allowances be made for differences in the age of the plants and the conditions under which they were grown. At the same time the material submitted is quite similar to an Indian species. If the species is to be determined accurately it will be necessary to secure flowers and fruits of the plant. C.R.M8.9.36.


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000040794
modified: 2003-07-30 13:02:41.093000
country: India
countryCode: IN
locality: Assam, Tezpur, Indian Subcontinent, Asia Tropical
ScientificName: Aconitum
scientificNameAuthorship: L.
kingdom: Plantae
family: Ranunculaceae
genus: Aconitum
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  From which the poison applied to the arrow-barbs by the Akas is made. Dear Sir Joseph, This piece of root might be placed along side the arrow shafts I sent you - in the museum. They might be set up something in this style - see diagram, Yours very truly J Aitchison.


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000040807
modified: 2011-04-12 14:31:24.227000
ScientificName: Aconitum
scientificNameAuthorship: L.
kingdom: Plantae
family: Ranunculaceae
genus: Aconitum
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  Sheath with arrows, poisoned probably with aconite. From the Aka Expedition 1884. The feather of the arrows is made from a leaf.


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000040808
modified: 1993-10-25 00:00:00
locality: Europe
ScientificName: Pulsatilla vulgaris
scientificNameAuthorship: Mill.
kingdom: Plantae
family: Ranunculaceae
genus: Pulsatilla
specificEpithet: vulgaris
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  Leaves detersive; the powder causes itching of the eyes, colic and vomiting, in those who pulverize the leaves. Edit note 1993 - reference for name Fl.Eur. Vol I 1964 & New Fl.Br.Isles by C.Stace 1991


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000040810
modified: 1993-10-25 00:00:00
locality: Europe, (Central Europe)
ScientificName: Pulsatilla patens
scientificNameAuthorship: (L.) Mill.
kingdom: Plantae
family: Ranunculaceae
genus: Pulsatilla
specificEpithet: patens
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  Offered as a substitute for A. pulsatilla.  Edit note 1993 - reference for name Fl.Eur. Vol I 1964


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000040811
modified: 2000-11-15 09:15:53.297000
country: Canada
countryCode: CA
locality: Saskatchewan, Western Canada, Canada, Northern America
ScientificName: Anemone
scientificNameAuthorship: L.
kingdom: Plantae
family: Ranunculaceae
genus: Anemone
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  Cotton to make cushions from Anemone, also for stuffing. Label in French. --coton et carpelles pour faire des coussins d'Anemone et pour d'uvesses rambourages Saskatchewan-- added notation written is pencil --de un espee d'Anemone--


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000040816
modified: 1993-10-25 00:00:00
ScientificName: Hepatica nobilis
scientificNameAuthorship: Schreb.
kingdom: Plantae
family: Ranunculaceae
genus: Hepatica
specificEpithet: nobilis
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  Leaves detergent Shakers Club Edit note 1993 - reference for name Flora Europaea Vol I 1964


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000040817
modified: 2013-04-12 10:14:35.947000
country: Japan
countryCode: JP
locality: Japan, Hiogo
ScientificName: Anemone cernua
scientificNameAuthorship: Thunb.
kingdom: Plantae
family: Ranunculaceae
genus: Anemone
specificEpithet: cernua
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  Syn. Neo bana, Fr. et Sav. vol i. p. 4, Phonzou Zoulou, vol. vi. fol. 23. Oina, Shaguma Faiko, So mokou Zoussetz, Ollina gusa, Rhunb. Fl. Jap, Kawara saiko, Sieb. et Zucc. Fl. Jap. This is an unbranched cylindrical hard and ?, three to five ins. long, or more, about the size of a goose quill, coarsely furrowed longitudinally, and crowned with the silky bases of the ?  The transverse section is brown and horny - a small central cavity lined with white fibres; this cavity appears to run through nearly the whole length of the root.  The taste is sweet and slightly acrid.  it probably possesses similar properties to the commmon Anemone pulsatilla, to which plant it is nearly allied. The Japanese name literally translated means white headed oldman, and is probably given in allusion to the white silky appearance of the tufts of young leaves.  The Chinese name is Hak-too-woo. The plant Anemone pulsatilla, grows in Japan on dry hilly places at an altitude of 500 to 2000 ft, and flowers in March orApril.  It is said to be used as a bitter medicine in China and Japan.


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000040822
modified: 1993-10-27 00:00:00
country: Switzerland
countryCode: CH
locality: Switzerland, Interlaken, Middle Europe, Europe
ScientificName: Clematis vitalba
scientificNameAuthorship: L.
kingdom: Plantae
family: Ranunculaceae
genus: Clematis
specificEpithet: vitalba
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  The inner bark sold under the name of Nyello Bast is used to strain milk free from hairs.  The name has probably been taken from the Italian wor agnello (lamb in Italian), from the resemblance of the pappus to lambs wool.  It is pronouncedin two syllables - like yellow with an n before it.


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000040824
modified: 1993-10-27 00:00:00
country: Switzerland
countryCode: CH
locality: Switzerland, Thun, Middle Europe, Europe
ScientificName: Clematis vitalba
scientificNameAuthorship: L.
kingdom: Plantae
family: Ranunculaceae
genus: Clematis
specificEpithet: vitalba
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  Made from outer bark.  Inner bark is used to set round bottomed pots on, and also by Chemists in filtering. Stroh-kranz, Switzerland


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000040830
country: Afghanistan
countryCode: AF
locality: Afghanistan, Western Asia, Asia Temperate
ScientificName: Consolida sulphurea
scientificNameAuthorship: (Boiss. & Hausskn.) P.H.Davis
kingdom: Plantae
family: Ranunculaceae
genus: Consolida
specificEpithet: sulphurea
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  Silk dyed with Zalil and white silk  Edit note 1993 - reference for name A synopsis of the Asian species of Consolida by PA Munz 1967


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000040832
modified: 2010-11-08 12:17:33.380000
country: India
countryCode: IN
locality: India, Indian Subcontinent, Asia Tropical
ScientificName: Coptis teeta
scientificNameAuthorship: Wall.
kingdom: Plantae
family: Ranunculaceae
genus: Coptis
specificEpithet: teeta
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  Local name - Mameeran.  Two distinct varieties of this drug are met with in the Bombay market.  The kind most esteemed is a yellowish rhizome as thick as a crow quill or larger, having a few spinous projections where rootlets have been broken off.  The whole rhizome is jointed, but at the upper end the joints become much more marked and a stem clasping petiole often remains attached to each of them.  The second kind is as thick as goose quill and covered with thin wiry rootlets.   It often branches at the crown into two or three heads, which terminate in a tuft of leaf stalks that are crowded together and never separate as in the first kind.  The rhizomes of both kinds are contorted and break with a short fracture.  the centre is spongy and the surrounding portion bright yellow  and woody.  Taste purely bitter.  The first kind corresponds with the description of Coptis root in the Bengal Dispensatory, the second with the description of the drug in the Pharmacographia and with all the descriptions of Thalictrum foliolosum.  The bark of the second kind is much the thickest, and is softer and more corky than the first.  In both bundles of the orange coloured sclerenchymatons cells are present, and the medullary rays contain starch.The wood isarranged in distinct wedge shaped bundles, round a central parenchymatous portion having a structure similar to that of the inner cortex.  Both kinds of the drug come to Bombay from China via Singapore in bulk.  The first is worth 3 1/4 rupees per pound.The second 2 rupees. Dymock Pharm. Journ.?


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000040833
modified: 1993-10-27 00:00:00
country: Japan
countryCode: JP
locality: Japan, Eastern Asia, Asia Temperate
ScientificName: Coptis japonica
scientificNameAuthorship: (Thunb.) Makino
kingdom: Plantae
family: Ranunculaceae
genus: Coptis
specificEpithet: japonica
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  Bombay - Probably imported from Japan  Edit note 1993 - reference for species name Fl.Jap. by I.Ohwi 1984


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000040835
modified: 2005-07-11 16:18:14.047000
country: India
countryCode: IN
locality: Assam, Indian Subcontinent, Asia Tropical
ScientificName: Coptis teeta
scientificNameAuthorship: Wall.
kingdom: Plantae
family: Ranunculaceae
genus: Coptis
specificEpithet: teeta
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  Letter 52, 1926 : XVI.p.172 0138 Coptis teeta (Thin) (Momeera) This is also known in the B.P. as a valuable medicine. The sample sent is of the thicker variety but the thicker grade can also be had. Todays is 11/- per lb c.i.f. for the thin and 15/6 for the latter. This is the season to buy as the supplies can be had after May. (Extract from British specimens sent for name by Bowyer & Bartleet


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000040840
modified: 2006-02-13 14:34:03.553000
country: India
countryCode: IN
locality: Assam, Indian Subcontinent, Asia Tropical
ScientificName: Coptis teeta
scientificNameAuthorship: Wall.
kingdom: Plantae
family: Ranunculaceae
genus: Coptis
specificEpithet: teeta
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  Materia Medica - Officinal in Pharmacopoeia of India Probably from China Recieved from Le Marquis de Bourbel who originally obtained the specimens from one of the chiefs Mishmee  Tribe in Assam, 7 August 68  The roots are done up in small fibre baskets


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000040841
modified: 2007-01-18 14:20:46.150000
country: United States
countryCode: US
locality: USA, North America
ScientificName: Consolida regalis
scientificNameAuthorship: Gray
kingdom: Plantae
family: Ranunculaceae
genus: Consolida
specificEpithet: regalis
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  Selected specimens of Southern Crude Drugs, Wallace Bros, Statesville N.C.  Edit note 1993 - reference for name A synopsis of the Asain species of Consolida by PA Munz 1967


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000040842
modified: 2007-06-25 13:05:13.277000
locality: Europe
ScientificName: Consolida regalis
scientificNameAuthorship: Gray
kingdom: Plantae
family: Ranunculaceae
genus: Consolida
specificEpithet: regalis
occurrenceRemarks:
Note source:  Edit note 1993 - reference for name A synopsis of the Asian species of Consolida by PA Munz 1967


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000040844
country: India
countryCode: IN
locality: India, NW Provinces, Indian Subcontinent, Asia Tropical
ScientificName: Consolida sulphurea
scientificNameAuthorship: (Boiss. & Hausskn.) P.H.Davis
kingdom: Plantae
family: Ranunculaceae
genus: Consolida
specificEpithet: sulphurea
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  D.Zalil  Edit note 1993 - reference for name A synopsis of the Asian species of Consolida by PA Munz 1967


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000040853
ScientificName: Nigella hispanica
scientificNameAuthorship: L.
kingdom: Plantae
family: Ranunculaceae
genus: Nigella
specificEpithet: hispanica
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  Four samples 1. Normal fruit 2 & 3 showing degrees of abnormality 4. Probably a form of fasciation.


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000040857
modified: 2005-07-27 17:34:25.680000
country: Egypt
countryCode: EG
locality: Egypt, Northern Africa, Africa
ScientificName: Nigella sativa
scientificNameAuthorship: L.
kingdom: Plantae
family: Ranunculaceae
genus: Nigella
specificEpithet: sativa
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  Commonly used in Eastern countries for seasoning curries and other dishes. They are also used in medicine in India.


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000004086
modified: 2005-08-08 12:45:35.807000
country: Australia
countryCode: AU
locality: Australia
ScientificName: Dysoxylum fraserianum
scientificNameAuthorship: (A.Juss.) Benth.
kingdom: Plantae
family: Meliaceae
genus: Dysoxylum
specificEpithet: fraserianum
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  A large scrub tree with a handsome red-coloured close-grained free-working timber, less red in colour than Red Bean, from which it can be distinguished by its peculiar aroma. Plentiful in N. coast districts, RTB, Tech. Museum.


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000040878
modified: 2005-07-05 15:51:28.233000
country: Ireland
countryCode: IE
locality: Ireland, Dundalk, Louth, Northern Europe, Europe
ScientificName: Ranunculus ficaria
scientificNameAuthorship: L.
kingdom: Plantae
family: Ranunculaceae
genus: Ranunculus
specificEpithet: ficaria
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  From Chemist & Druggist 42 Cannon street, London. To J Masters Hillier, The Herbarium Royal Gardens. Dear sir, We should be glad if you will examine the enclosed root, which our subscriber tells us is gathered in the neighbourhood of Dundalk, Ireland, and used in the form of a decoction as a remedy for piles. You may be able to recognise the plant from its root, which is fairly distinctive. The Editor.


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000040880
country: South Africa
countryCode: ZA
locality: Cape Province, Cape of Good Hope, Southern Africa, Africa
ScientificName: Ranunculus repens
scientificNameAuthorship: L.
kingdom: Plantae
family: Ranunculaceae
genus: Ranunculus
specificEpithet: repens
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  The freshly expressed juice is recommended in cancerous ulcers  Edit note 1993 - reference for name Flora Europaea Vol I 1964


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000040882
modified: 2005-08-08 12:54:47.983000
ScientificName: Ranunculus repens
scientificNameAuthorship: L.
kingdom: Plantae
family: Ranunculaceae
genus: Ranunculus
specificEpithet: repens
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  Custom House Laboratory.  Mixture of weed seeds containing a large quantity of Ranunculus.  Letter 417-1916 p.58


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000004089
modified: 2010-03-22 16:28:24.713000
country: Australia
countryCode: AU
locality: Australia, New South Wales
ScientificName: Plantae
kingdom: Plantae
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  A pale to deep reddish brown coloured moderately close textured, scented timber resembling D. muelleri, which, however, has no odour.  Suitable for cabinet work of all kinds, turnery, fancy articles, carving, indoor work. The wood contains oily substance which is liable to affect french polish. A large scrub tree occurring in N. Coast districts of NS Wales and Queensland. Moderately soft  45-50 lb per cu. ft.  Division of wood technology, NSW


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000040897
modified: 2005-07-28 15:33:42.683000
ScientificName: Michelia velutina
scientificNameAuthorship: DC.
kingdom: Plantae
family: Magnoliaceae
genus: Michelia
specificEpithet: velutina
occurrenceRemarks:
Note source:  Edit note 1993 - reference for name,  an enumeration of the flowering plants of Nepal, Vol II 1979


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000040906
modified: 2013-08-27 12:10:49.387000
country: Japan
countryCode: JP
locality: Japan, Eastern Asia, Asia Temperate
ScientificName: Magnolia
scientificNameAuthorship: Plum. ex L.
kingdom: Plantae
family: Magnoliaceae
genus: Magnolia
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  Used in ceremony at Kew Gardens. Note from Paula Rudall, Anatomy to Rosemary Angel dated 5.5.82 Rosemary - I've spent some time looking at these papers & David has checked through them, but unfortunately they all seem to be a mixture - a regular soup of different components. The piece 'A' (see drawing with specimen) consists of at least 2 different hardwoods and possibly some monocot stem material. 'B' is silver paper of unknown origin - possibly resinous (not cellular plant material) Wrapped round plant fibres which seem to consist mainly of conifer tracheids and monocot stem material. 'C' the red sided paper consists of at least 4 different hardwoods, including material resembling vessel elements of Magnolia sp and Betula sp. The paper which is white on both sides contains conifer tracheids and hardwood fibres.  As you can see, there is such a mixture here that it would take a lot of work to sort them out. We wondered if the people who donated it or the Japanese Embassy might be able to offer some information, if the papers used are traditional, or if there is some significance in their components? We could probably be of more help if we knew what was likely to be present.


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000040909
modified: 2006-02-16 10:36:45.290000
country: India
countryCode: IN
locality: Sikkim, Bhutan-Sikkim, Indian Subcontinent, Asia Tropical
ScientificName: Michelia velutina
scientificNameAuthorship: DC.
kingdom: Plantae
family: Magnoliaceae
genus: Michelia
specificEpithet: velutina
occurrenceRemarks:
Note source:  Edit note 1993 - reference for name, An Emumeration of the Flowering Plants of Nepal  Vol II 1979


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000040921
modified: 2005-08-02 17:09:45.157000
country: India
countryCode: IN
locality: Sikkim, Bhutan-Sikkim, Indian Subcontinent, Asia Tropical
ScientificName: Magnolia candollei var. obovata
scientificNameAuthorship: (Korth.) Noot.
kingdom: Plantae
family: Magnoliaceae
genus: Magnolia
specificEpithet: candollei
infraspecificEpithet: obovata
taxonRank: VARIETY
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  One fruit T.hodgsonii, Mongpo 3000 Sikkim, 37056, Ligit. CB Clarke, 5 Oct 1884, Comm Oct 1888 Very large tree. Covered with leaves and just showing for flowers. T.hodgsonii, 43077, Tara 3500 Garo Hills, Ligit CB Clarke, 14 Feb 1886.  Edit note 1993 - reference for name Herb sheets


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000040933
modified: 2010-06-28 16:19:52.030000
recordedBy: Pringle Peter, South American Missionary Soc
country: Chile
countryCode: CL
locality: Tierra del Fuego, Hoste Island
ScientificName: Drimys winteri
scientificNameAuthorship: J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.
kingdom: Plantae
family: Winteraceae
genus: Drimys
specificEpithet: winteri
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  Short stem of Winter's bark (average size) also leaf of the  same, the gahgans do not use this wood for making harpoon shafts or other implements PP 11.3.01.


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000040934
ScientificName: Drimys winteri
scientificNameAuthorship: J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.
kingdom: Plantae
family: Winteraceae
genus: Drimys
specificEpithet: winteri
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  Ex Ellersley, Griffith Ca Bueno Ventura ? I E Howard Bark of Drimys granatensis according to M Guibourt who gave me this specimen X. 1855 Vide Hist Du Drog. iii. p.682. DH.


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000040951
modified: 2014-03-17 15:49:01.017000
country: Malaysia
countryCode: MY
locality: Malesia, Asia Temperate
ScientificName: Illicium griffithii
scientificNameAuthorship: Hook.f. & Thomson
kingdom: Plantae
family: Schisandraceae
genus: Illicium
specificEpithet: griffithii
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  'Bark of Illicium griffithii, etc.' This appears not to be the bark of an Illicium, but probably of a species of Cinnamomum. L.A.B. 26.7.26. I. anisatum? East Indies


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000040952
modified: 1994-03-16 00:00:00
country: Hong Kong
countryCode: HK
locality: Hong Kong, China Southeast, China, Asia Temperate
ScientificName: Illicium verum
scientificNameAuthorship: Hook.f.
kingdom: Plantae
family: Schisandraceae
genus: Illicium
specificEpithet: verum
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  An essential oil distilled from the fruits of Illicium verum. It has aromatic stimulant and carminative properties. No. 3,234 Received from the Government.


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000040958
modified: 2007-01-25 17:34:30.437000
country: Japan
countryCode: JP
locality: Japan
ScientificName: Schisandra nigra
scientificNameAuthorship: Maxim.
kingdom: Plantae
family: Schisandraceae
genus: Schisandra
specificEpithet: nigra
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  VI. Porter Smiths 'Chinese Materia Medica' p.126. Gome See (6)-Schizandra nigra Max. Syn Madzi-ssa, Maximowicz, Diag, Pl. Nov.? et Mandsh. Dec.x.p. 370. This drug consists of reddish or black wrinkled fruits about the size of a pea, each containing two flattened kidney-shaped seeds. The seeds have minutely tuberculated testa, and contain an oily albuminous nucleus. The berry is sweetish and mucilaginous, and the kernel of the seed has a slightly bitter oily taste, but no odour. Gomichi is given by Franchet and Savatier as the Japanese name for Schizandra Chinensis, Baill. That plant however has smooth seeds. Maximowicz, in the work above quoted, states that S. nigra is at once distinguished from all the other species of this genus by the black berries with a glaucous bloom and the tuberculated seeds. S. nigra is a climbing plant, clothing the pine and fir trees with its foliage in alpine woods, especially those of the Kundsho san chain of mountains in central Kiusiu. The fruit is ripe on October, and is considered edible. The Chinese character wu-wei-tsze, which, according to Dr Porter Smith, is the Chinese name for the fruits of Kadsura chinensis (Schizandra chinensis, Baill.) is identical with the Japanese character above translated, Gome-see, and means in both languages five tasted seeds. The berries are bound in a viscid mucus.


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000004100
modified: 2006-11-08 09:46:13.893000
country: Australia
countryCode: AU
locality: Australia
ScientificName: Dysoxylum muelleri
scientificNameAuthorship: Benth.
kingdom: Plantae
family: Meliaceae
genus: Dysoxylum
specificEpithet: muelleri
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  A large scrub tree, with a warm red 'mahogany' coloured timber, open and straight grained often with a good figure. Used for cabinet work and counter tops, on account of its size and excellent appearance under polish. A good carving timber. Fairly plentiful in the north coast districts.


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000041012
modified: 1993-12-07 00:00:00
country: Jamaica
countryCode: JM
locality: Jamaica, Caribbean, Southern America
ScientificName: Artabotrys uncinatus
scientificNameAuthorship: (Lam.) Merr.
kingdom: Plantae
family: Annonaceae
genus: Artabotrys
specificEpithet: uncinatus
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  Exhibitor Governors Institute Edit note 1993 - Reference for name A Revision of Malayan Annonaceae by J.Sinclair, 1955.


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000041019
modified: 1994-02-10 00:00:00
locality: Africa, (West Africa)
ScientificName: Monodora myristica
scientificNameAuthorship: (Gaertn.) Dunal
kingdom: Plantae
family: Annonaceae
genus: Monodora
specificEpithet: myristica
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  Samples of beans referred to in covering letter dated 29th March 1933 Henry Duck (Manchester) Ltd. (D.318) Beans sent to these by the owner of a Cocoa plantation, Gold Coast - Monodora sp. probably myristica 'the Calabash nutmeg' see copy of reply in Annonaceae 31.iii.33


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000004102
modified: 2006-11-08 11:20:31.280000
country: Australia
countryCode: AU
locality: Australia
ScientificName: Dysoxylum muelleri
scientificNameAuthorship: Benth.
kingdom: Plantae
family: Meliaceae
genus: Dysoxylum
specificEpithet: muelleri
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  A large scrub tree, with a warm red 'mahogany' coloured timber, moderately close textured, often with a good figure. Suitable for cabinet work and joinery work, carving, interior fittings of all kinds, cask-heads and boat building. The sapwood is liable to borer attack. Occurs in the North Coast districts of New South Wales and Queensland but is now rarely seen on the Sydney market. H = Moderately soft.  W = 40-44 lb per cub. ft.


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000041021
modified: 2007-08-29 14:36:25.890000
locality: Africa
ScientificName: Monodora
scientificNameAuthorship: Dunal
kingdom: Plantae
family: Annonaceae
genus: Monodora
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  Imported from Liverpool. Opuscular source:  Sir - A small parcel of seeds as per enclosed sample have been put into our hands but we cannot learn any ....?..... ...?... of their origin. We should feel extremely ....?.... for any information you can give us in regard to these. We have the honour to be Sir Yours respectfully Evans & Co


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000041024
modified: 1994-02-08 00:00:00
country: Panama
countryCode: PA
locality: Panama, Mesoamerica, Southern America
ScientificName: Guatteria
scientificNameAuthorship: Ruiz & Pav.
kingdom: Plantae
family: Annonaceae
genus: Guatteria
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  Fruit of a large Anonaceous tree, common in damp woods at Leion Hill Station P.R.R. This fruit I found under one of the trees in March I have as yet no other specimens of the tree and know nothing of its wood. Sutton Hayes


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000041025
modified: 1994-02-08 00:00:00
country: Sri Lanka
countryCode: LK
locality: Sri Lanka, Indian Subcontinent, Asia Tropical
ScientificName: Goniothalamus walkeri
scientificNameAuthorship: Hook.f. & Thomson
kingdom: Plantae
family: Annonaceae
genus: Goniothalamus
specificEpithet: walkeri
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  The Cinghalese chew these roots which are very fragrant for the quantity of camphor they appear to contain. Roots of C.P. 3825


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000041033
modified: 1994-02-07 00:00:00
country: China
countryCode: CN
locality: China, Asia Temperate
identifiedBy: Tang Chen-zi
ScientificName: Euryale ferox
scientificNameAuthorship: Salisb.
kingdom: Plantae
family: Nymphaeaceae
genus: Euryale
specificEpithet: ferox
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  Eat as a sweet in hot season. Chao Ching product is especially good quality. (In Kwantung Province) Purchased by Museums staff in London W1


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000041042
country: Brazil
countryCode: BR
locality: Rio Jutahi, Amazon
ScientificName: Duguetia
scientificNameAuthorship: A.St.-Hil.
kingdom: Plantae
family: Annonaceae
genus: Duguetia
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  Low tree growing in ...?... forests      Lago ....?.... River ..utake (Much unreadable)


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000041052
modified: 2014-03-17 16:48:40.390000
country: Sierra Leone
countryCode: SL
locality: Sierra Leone
ScientificName: Uvaria afzelii
scientificNameAuthorship: Scott Elliot
kingdom: Plantae
family: Annonaceae
genus: Uvaria
specificEpithet: afzelii
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  Leaves used in fever. Herb. Hort. Reg. Kew. This is probably U. afzelii, Scott Elliot in Journ. Linn. Soc. XXX.70 see Scott Elliot no. 4412 in Herb. T.A.S. 21.ix.04.


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000041056
country: India
countryCode: IN
locality: India, South Malabar
ScientificName: Polyalthia fragrans
scientificNameAuthorship: (Dalzell) Bedd.
kingdom: Plantae
family: Annonaceae
genus: Polyalthia
specificEpithet: fragrans
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  A new exploitation. Large quantities now being cut, kiln dried & coming into the market. In India billiard cues. Trials as coffee boxes most successful. W F Chipp. From W F Chipp, Olavakot, South Malabar, India. Per T F Chipp MC. 199 Kew Rd, Kew, England.


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000041057
country: Sierra Leone
countryCode: SL
locality: Sierra Leone
ScientificName: Uvaria chamae
scientificNameAuthorship: P.Beauv.
kingdom: Plantae
family: Annonaceae
genus: Uvaria
specificEpithet: chamae
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  Sierra Leone Exhibit. Class 2 Section 18. Finger roots. Exhibited by SBI Libthorpe ????


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000041059
country: Sri Lanka
countryCode: LK
locality: Ceylon
ScientificName: Uvaria zeylanica
scientificNameAuthorship: L.
kingdom: Plantae
family: Annonaceae
genus: Uvaria
specificEpithet: zeylanica
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  Cord made from the fibre of U. zeylanica by the inmates of the Ceylon lunatic asylum. Palu Kauf.


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000041063
modified: 2006-08-01 17:16:25.100000
country: Brazil
countryCode: BR
locality: Brazil, Maranham
ScientificName: Xylopia
scientificNameAuthorship: L.
kingdom: Plantae
family: Annonaceae
genus: Xylopia
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  (Letter 53, 1923: xv.p.45.) 'We are obliged by your favour of the 9 th instant and duly note there from that the Ubiriba seed appears to consist of the fruits of a species of Xylopia, not known to be of any economic value, which coincides with our opinion'. (Letter Messre Haw & Co 11 Old Hall Street, Liverpool. 10th Feb 1923. JHH 12. ii.23.


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000041078
modified: 2010-01-12 17:31:03.863000
locality: Palestine
ScientificName: Anamirta cocculus
scientificNameAuthorship: (L.) Wight & Arn.
kingdom: Plantae
family: Menispermaceae
genus: Anamirta
specificEpithet: cocculus
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  Fruit of Cocculus indicus.  Wellcome Bureau - 10 Henrietta Cavendish Sq, W1. Seeds obtained by Lt Col CM Wengon? RAMC in Palestine.  The natives powder the seeds and mix the powder with dough, using the mixture as fish poison in the capture of food fish.  Apparently the fish nibble at the dough and are soon afterwards anaesthetized by the action of the poison and in consequence float to the surface.  The action of the poison is said to last for about half an hour and the fish are then able to regain their powers (See letter 175, 1917, xi. p.146)


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000041079
modified: 2006-08-08 16:27:46.623000
country: India
countryCode: IN
locality: India
ScientificName: Anamirta cocculus
scientificNameAuthorship: (L.) Wight & Arn.
kingdom: Plantae
family: Menispermaceae
genus: Anamirta
specificEpithet: cocculus
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  100 seeds examined.  40% look fairly fresh.  60% probably fail to germinate, March 28, 1931, asking for information, M216/31. re Cocculus indicus.  Arrived. Cocculus indica consists of Anamirta cocculus (Dried berries) H Jacob MA, 43 FriarSt, Reading


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000041093
modified: 2006-08-07 15:35:24.600000
country: Brazil
countryCode: BR
locality: Para
ScientificName: Chondrodendron microphyllum
scientificNameAuthorship: (Eichler) Moldenke
kingdom: Plantae
family: Menispermaceae
genus: Chondrodendron
specificEpithet: microphyllum
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  Identified by Prof Hochreutiner at Geneva.  Portion given to Kew see correspondence April 18/39,  leaves from Brit Consul, Bahia


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000041115
modified: 2005-04-05 15:57:31.367000
country: Norfolk Island
countryCode: NF
locality: Norfolk Island
ScientificName: Hypserpa polyandra
scientificNameAuthorship: Becc.
kingdom: Plantae
family: Menispermaceae
genus: Hypserpa
specificEpithet: polyandra
occurrenceRemarks:
Entry Book: Melanesian Mission. Seeds of a climber upon lofty trees formed into a necklace taken from a natives neck to shew the use they are made of. These fruits have a natural hole through the centre.


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000041116
modified: 2005-07-08 15:19:02.463000
country: India
countryCode: IN
locality: East India, Sikkim, Churra
ScientificName: Haematocarpus thomsonii
scientificNameAuthorship: Miers
kingdom: Plantae
family: Menispermaceae
genus: Haematocarpus
specificEpithet: thomsonii
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  Royal Botanic Gardens Kew, Memo to Keeper Museums, Dated 16.2.1966: According to a note in the Herbarium the fruits of the type Haematocarpus thomsonii Miers should be in the museum preserved in spirit. The collection was made by Hooker and Thomson in the Khasia Hills and was originally labelled 'Fibraurea', Haematocarpa Hk.f. & T.T. It would be most useful if these fruits could be transferred to the Herbarium, especially as we have no fruits of the species over here. Sgd. L.L.Forman Specimen transferred to Herbarium 17.2.1966 Pre 1810.


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000041117
recordNumber: 170
modified: 2005-07-08 12:56:22.680000
country: Mozambique
countryCode: MZ
locality: Zambesi, Shupanga, Shanio, River Shire
ScientificName: Jateorhiza palmata
scientificNameAuthorship: (Lam.) Miers
kingdom: Plantae
family: Menispermaceae
genus: Jateorhiza
specificEpithet: palmata
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  170. Sliced and dried in the cabin of the launch, March 1859. The plant is common among the rocky hills of that neighbourhood. It was found in similar places among the Kebrabesse Hills


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000041133
modified: 2003-11-06 15:25:31.817000
country: Belize
countryCode: BZ
locality: British Honduras, Belize
ScientificName: Menispermaceae
scientificNameAuthorship: Juss.
kingdom: Plantae
family: Menispermaceae
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  It is powdered and thrown into the pools, the fish rise to the surface and are easily caught. They pound a lot in a mortar simply before use.


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000041143
locality: Borneo
ScientificName: Plantae
kingdom: Plantae
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  Used by the natives of Borneo as a febrifuge.  This specimen hung for more than a year without touching the air or water and continued to throw out roots.


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000041156
modified: 2005-07-04 16:10:38.387000
ScientificName: Berberis
scientificNameAuthorship: L.
kingdom: Plantae
family: Berberidaceae
genus: Berberis
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  Purchased in Southall, London.  Several sp mentioned in literature are difficult to identify.


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000041170
country: United States
countryCode: US
locality: USA, Western Texas
ScientificName: Mahonia trifoliolata
scientificNameAuthorship: (Moric.) Fedde
kingdom: Plantae
family: Berberidaceae
genus: Mahonia
specificEpithet: trifoliolata
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  Lilac (Family Oleaceae) from Wisconsin USA Made by CD Gilbert 2412 South Boulevard, Houston, Texas USA, Phone 1634 Feb 20th 1947


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000041172
country: India
countryCode: IN
locality: India
ScientificName: Podophyllum emodi
scientificNameAuthorship: Wall. ex Honigberger
kingdom: Plantae
family: Berberidaceae
genus: Podophyllum
specificEpithet: emodi
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  Produce of India D4654...?... in letter dated 26/8/50 J.F.MacFarlan & Co Edinburgh and London


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000041198
modified: 2019-07-23 12:06:04.427000
country: China
countryCode: CN
locality: China
ScientificName: Nelumbo nucifera
scientificNameAuthorship: Gaertn.
kingdom: Plantae
family: Nelumbonaceae
genus: Nelumbo
specificEpithet: nucifera
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  Purchased in Gerrard Street W1 Exhibited in Plants + People exhibition in Museum no.1, May 1998 to May 2016


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000041199
modified: 2005-07-06 10:02:12.090000
locality: East Indies
ScientificName: Nelumbo nucifera
scientificNameAuthorship: Gaertn.
kingdom: Plantae
family: Nelumbonaceae
genus: Nelumbo
specificEpithet: nucifera
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  Nelumbium speciosum - The calyx consists of four to five deciduous sepals the corolla of numerous deciduous petals, arranged in several rows; the stamens are numerous, in several rows, attached with the petals to the base of the receptacle; the stigma is sessile; the dry flowers have a brown colour. The seeds (Kamal Kahri) are black, and like small acorns. Both Hindus and Mahometans consider the flowers to be cooling and astringent. As an external cooling application lotus flowers are madeinto a paste with sandalwood or emblic myrobalans. The seeds are used as a food and in times of scarcity the roots are eaten but they are bitter and unpalatable. The seeds are imported from Persia in large quanitites. The dried flowers are sold in the shops but those of Nymphaea are generally subsituted for them and are accepted by the natives as having the same properties. Dymock Pharm Soc.


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000041210
modified: 2006-05-04 14:53:26.110000
country: Iran
countryCode: IR
locality: Persia
ScientificName: Nymphaea alba
scientificNameAuthorship: L.
kingdom: Plantae
family: Nymphaeaceae
genus: Nymphaea
specificEpithet: alba
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  Boiss.i.104; Fl.Br.Ind.i.114; Ph.Ind.i.70. These are the flowers of the white water lily found in ponds throughout Europe and Siberia. Nilufar is a name also applied to flowers of other water-lillies and sometimes to species of Ipomoea which have blue flowers. Kamal. the flowers of a Nymphaea, is sold in drug shops in India; and occasionally the flowers of the Sacred or Egyptian Lotus (Nelumbium speciosum Linn.) are used medicinally, especially in China. (K.B. No 6.1931.p.328) The flowers have cooling and astringent properties and are administered locally for fevers and chest troubles (C).


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000041215
modified: 2019-07-23 12:05:12.273000
country: China
countryCode: CN
locality: China, Chekiang
identifiedBy: Tang Chen-zi
ScientificName: Nelumbo nucifera
scientificNameAuthorship: Gaertn.
kingdom: Plantae
family: Nelumbonaceae
genus: Nelumbo
specificEpithet: nucifera
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  Purchased by Museums staff in London W1 Price 55 pence Exhibited in Plants + People exhibition in Museum no.1, May 1998 to May 2016


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000041216
modified: 2006-03-17 14:31:24.043000
country: India
countryCode: IN
locality: India
ScientificName: Nelumbo nucifera
scientificNameAuthorship: Gaertn.
kingdom: Plantae
family: Nelumbonaceae
genus: Nelumbo
specificEpithet: nucifera
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  Two rosaries, one from JF Duthie, entry book No 80.1884. Second from JS Gamble, entry book No. 31.1892, from the Hardwar Fair 1890  No indication of which is which. One on display in Museum No.1 2005


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000041218
modified: 2006-05-04 14:53:58.567000
country: United Kingdom
countryCode: GB
locality: Great Britain, RBG Kew
ScientificName: Nymphaea caerulea
scientificNameAuthorship: Savigny
kingdom: Plantae
family: Nymphaeaceae
genus: Nymphaea
specificEpithet: caerulea
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  Hort Kew 1903 These seeds were obtained ..?.. the Prop.Pits RGK for comparison with seeds of a species of Nymphaea sent by Dr Paton Edinburgh with a collection of famine foods (Indian) for determination  JHH June 3.1903


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000041231
modified: 2007-05-22 11:48:55.790000
country: Canada
countryCode: CA
locality: Nova Scotia
ScientificName: Sarracenia purpurea
scientificNameAuthorship: L.
kingdom: Plantae
family: Sarraceniaceae
genus: Sarracenia
specificEpithet: purpurea
occurrenceRemarks:
Opuscular source:  A new remedy for the smallpox.  The Saracenia purpurea of Indian cup, a native plant of Nova Scotia, which we mentioned sometime ago as being the specific used by the Indians against the smallpox, bids fair to realise the expectations entertained by medical men of its efficacy. In a letter addressed to the American Medical Times, Dr Frederic W Komis (?) President Physician of the ...?...(place name ?) Visiting Dispensary, states that this Saracenia, a papaveraceous plant, will cure smallpox in all its forms within 12 hours after the patient has taken the decoction 'however alarming and numerous the eruptions', he says or confluent or frightful they may be, the peculiar action of the medicine is such that very seldom is a scar left to tell the story of the disease. If either vassive (?) or variolous (?) matter is washed with the infusion of the Saracenia (sic) they are deprived of their contagious properties. So mild is the medicine to the taste that it may be largely mixed with tea andcoffee, and given to connoisseurs in their beverages to drink without  being aware of the admixture. The medicine has been sucessfully tried in the hospitals of Nova Scotia and its use will be continued. Galignani Times Oct 20.1802


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000041252
country: China
countryCode: CN
locality: China, Pekin
ScientificName: Corydalis ambigua
scientificNameAuthorship: Cham. & Schltdl.
kingdom: Plantae
family: Papaveraceae
genus: Corydalis
specificEpithet: ambigua
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  Sent by JC Liu Specimen in Mus. tuber of Engosakii, used as medicine in Japan JHH 18.iv.28


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000041253
modified: 2006-05-04 16:17:34.323000
country: India
countryCode: IN
locality: Kashmir
ScientificName: Corydalis govaniana
scientificNameAuthorship: Wall.
kingdom: Plantae
family: Papaveraceae
genus: Corydalis
specificEpithet: govaniana
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  The intertwining roots are supposed to indicate its power in crimping hair. No 14 27th June 90 - I sent this as a specimen for the museums owing to the twisting nature or rather intertwining of the roots, the lakis (?) and Nundins (?) of Kashmir consider it a good hair wash, to aid in crimping their hair. Dr Aitchison


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000041263
country: United Kingdom
countryCode: GB
locality: Great Britain
ScientificName: Papaver rhoeas
scientificNameAuthorship: L.
kingdom: Plantae
family: Papaveraceae
genus: Papaver
specificEpithet: rhoeas
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  The bright petals of this, the common corn poppy, are collected for making a coloured syrup which is sometimes given to children. The colouring matter is also extracted from them for use in pharmacy.


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000041268
modified: 2006-04-21 12:30:58.087000
ScientificName: Papaver rhoeas
scientificNameAuthorship: L.
kingdom: Plantae
family: Papaveraceae
genus: Papaver
specificEpithet: rhoeas
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  The poppy is cultivated in Guzerab as a garden flower, but its petals do not appear to have ever been an article of the Indian Materia Medica. Mr Law says that the Mahometans of that province believe it to be the Lala of the Persian poets,which is generally translated tulip (vide Graham's catalogue of Bombay plants, No 37). In the Bombay shops the capsules of a poppy, in size and shape just like those of P. rhoeas, are sold under the name of Jungli Mudrika The word mudra means a seal, andmudrika stamped with a seal; under these two names the Hindoos have a metal seal or stamp with which they impress the body after ablution. The impression is made upon the forehead, both temples, both breasts, both shoulders, and the pit of the stomach. The mudra bears various inscriptions peculiar to the sects using it, e.g., followers of Vishnu often engrave upon it Shri Narayen; those of Shiva, Namas Shevaya. The former dip the stamp in a paste made of gopi chandan, a kind of white clay, the latter in a paste made of bhasam (ashes of cow dung). The mudra is also used by the Swamis as a branding iron. When these teachers visit a town numbers of their followers flock to them to receive the impressions of the hot iron; for this they pay a small fee, and insist upon having a good impression for their money. These poppy capsules somewhat resemble the mudra in shape. As a medicine I should imagine them to be useless. Dymock, Pharm Journal  (No date)


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000041272
modified: 2004-08-10 17:14:46.843000
country: United Kingdom
countryCode: GB
locality: Great Britain, Hants, Fareham
ScientificName: Papaver somniferum
scientificNameAuthorship: L.
kingdom: Plantae
family: Papaveraceae
genus: Papaver
specificEpithet: somniferum
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  Grown at Fareham Hants. Opuscular source:  Letter 249,1917:xi.p.167 From FM Ramsay, Cams Hall Fareham, July 10th 1917 Dear Sir, Thank you very much for kindly writing so long a letter and entering so fully into my perplexities as regards my crop of opium poppy - I now find that 'turning down' breaks the stem! Also I have a letter from the Association saying that in heavy weather the capsules may be picked green - if fully swelled - and dried indoors. So I have 3 or 4 different sets of directions and am really distracted! It seems very extraordinary that the Association should (apparently) not know; a friend who helped me water and weed the plants spoke as you do of the different processes in India. I wonder whether that is impossible here,the slightest bruise produces an oozing of sticky fluid with a strong smell as of laudanum. For the present I am leaving my capsules alone- some 6000 of them and I have written to the Association. As you are so kindly interested I will ley you know the results when the gathering and ripening is over. Again thanking you very much


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000041286
modified: 2016-12-13 10:15:17.327000
country: China
countryCode: CN
locality: SW China, Yunnan Fu
ScientificName: Papaver somniferum
scientificNameAuthorship: L.
kingdom: Plantae
family: Papaveraceae
genus: Papaver
specificEpithet: somniferum
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  2 poppy heads with seeds from neighbourhood of Yunnan fu, Mr PE O'Brien Butler, HBM Consul-General,  Mukden.


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000041293
modified: 2006-05-04 16:08:04.493000
country: Türkiye
countryCode: TR
locality: Anatolia
ScientificName: Papaver
scientificNameAuthorship: L.
kingdom: Plantae
family: Papaveraceae
genus: Papaver
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  Very finest poppy seed, from the best Opium producing district of Anatolia used by the French crushers to produce the best oil


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000041295
modified: 2010-05-12 17:47:18.520000
ScientificName: Papaver somniferum
scientificNameAuthorship: L.
kingdom: Plantae
family: Papaveraceae
genus: Papaver
specificEpithet: somniferum
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  Oil cake made of the residue of poppy seed, after the oil has been extracted. Barclay etc.  19 & 20 St Dunstans Hill, EC.


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000041297
modified: 2019-06-24 11:04:04.590000
country: China
countryCode: CN
locality: China, Ningpo
ScientificName: Papaveraceae
scientificNameAuthorship: Juss.
kingdom: Plantae
family: Papaveraceae
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  Models of opium smokers carved in pia cha wood  - Euonymus hamiltonianus Exhibited in Plants + People exhibition Museum No 1, Kew.  May 1998 to May 2016. In display 'Kew in the city' at Wizadry in Wood, Carpenters' Hall, Trogmorton Avenue, London EC2N 2JJ, Oct 12-15, 2016 (curated collection of wooden objects and raretimbers from EBC)


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000041307
modified: 2007-01-24 11:34:47.333000
ScientificName: Papaveraceae
scientificNameAuthorship: Juss.
kingdom: Plantae
family: Papaveraceae
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  JF Macfarlan & Co, 17 North Bridge, Edinburgh. 5 Barge Yard, Bucklersbury, London, Prize Medals awarded - Great Exhibition 1851, International Exhib. 1862, Paris Univ Exhibition 1867 21. Earthen cups, in which the finished balls are dried.


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000041313
modified: 2025-08-06 17:14:33.277000
country: Hong Kong
countryCode: HK
locality: Hong Kong
ScientificName: Papaveraceae
scientificNameAuthorship: Juss.
kingdom: Plantae
family: Papaveraceae
occurrenceRemarks:
Note source:  Consists of a tray, knife, scrapers, pots etc Exhibited in Plants + People exhibition in Museum no.1, May 1998 to May 2016 Vial of opium has been moved into the controlled drugs store


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000041314
modified: 2006-05-09 16:00:09.177000
ScientificName: Papaveraceae
scientificNameAuthorship: Juss.
kingdom: Plantae
family: Papaveraceae
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  Sitooas or scoops used for scraping inspissated juice from the scarified heads of Papaver somniferum L.


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000041315
modified: 2006-05-09 16:04:29.630000
ScientificName: Papaveraceae
scientificNameAuthorship: Juss.
kingdom: Plantae
family: Papaveraceae
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  Mahurnees or Nushturs, used for patching or scarifying the poppy heads to cause the milky juice to exude Papaver somniferum L.


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000041322
modified: 2019-06-24 11:03:05.557000
ScientificName: Poaceae
scientificNameAuthorship: Barnhart
kingdom: Plantae
family: Poaceae
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  Three pipes, one with label and the other two without - Opium pipe such as is used by the highest classes in Hainan. The bamboo of which it is made is said to be found only in the Yai-chow district, and the enamel and clay bowl are the work of Hoi-how people. 127.1888, T Watters Esq. Exhibited in Plants + People exhibition Museum No 1, Kew. May 1998 to May 2016.


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000041330
modified: 2007-01-18 15:56:38.697000
locality: N America
ScientificName: Populus deltoides
scientificNameAuthorship: W.Bartram ex Marshall
kingdom: Plantae
family: Salicaceae
genus: Populus
specificEpithet: deltoides
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  A tincture prepared from them has been used in pectoral and rheumatic complaints. Philadelphia


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000041335
modified: 2003-02-24 11:53:00.300000
country: Canada
countryCode: CA
locality: Canada, British Columbia, Knights Inlet
ScientificName: Populus balsamifera
scientificNameAuthorship: L.
kingdom: Plantae
family: Salicaceae
genus: Populus
specificEpithet: balsamifera
occurrenceRemarks:
Entry book reads: 'Cordage made of the bast of the Cotton-Wood tree (Populus balsamifera) twisted by hand into a two stranded rope, Kwakiutl [Kwakwaka'waka], Knights Inlet, BC.'


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000041339
modified: 2017-01-16 15:55:38.430000
country: Germany
countryCode: DE
locality: Rhenish Prussia, Eifel
ScientificName: Populus nigra var. pyramidalis
scientificNameAuthorship: (Rozier) Spach
kingdom: Plantae
family: Salicaceae
genus: Populus
specificEpithet: nigra
infraspecificEpithet: pyramidalis
taxonRank: VARIETY
occurrenceRemarks:
WERT Photographed and catalogued in November 2016 as part of the Musical Instrument Interface for Museums and Collections (MINIM-UK) project, Royal College of Music, www.minim-uk.org


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000041346
modified: 2016-12-15 13:31:03.523000
country: Switzerland
countryCode: CH
locality: Switzerland
ScientificName: Populus
scientificNameAuthorship: L.
kingdom: Plantae
family: Salicaceae
genus: Populus
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  Probably of Swiss manufacture  Displayed in 'Kew in the city' at Wizadry in Wood, Carpenters' Hall, Trogmorton Avenue, London EC2N 2JJ, Oct 12-15, 2016 (curated collection of wooden objects and rare timbers from EBC)


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000041347
modified: 2017-02-21 13:25:08.007000
country: SU
countryCode: SU
locality: Russia
ScientificName: Populus tremula
scientificNameAuthorship: L.
kingdom: Plantae
family: Salicaceae
genus: Populus
specificEpithet: tremula
occurrenceRemarks:
Displayed in 'Kew in the city' at Wizadry in Wood, Carpenters' Hall, Trogmorton Avenue, London EC2N 2JJ, Oct 12-15, 2016 (curated collection of wooden objects and rare timbers from EBC). Part of Plants + People exhibition Museum No 1, Kew. May 1998 to May 2016


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000041348
modified: 2015-09-03 16:06:16.863000
country: United Kingdom
countryCode: GB
locality: Scotland, Perthshire, Glenlyon, Craigenie
ScientificName: Populus
scientificNameAuthorship: L.
kingdom: Plantae
family: Salicaceae
genus: Populus
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  Model of a Highland Brose, made by Peter Stewart (a blind man). Includes a copy of the original receipt from William Hooker and correspondence to Peter Stewart  Feb. 18 1854 provided by Georgina Kynaston 03/08/2015.   'Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.  The Director begs to convey to Mr Peter Stewart, Craigenie, Glenlyon the best acknowledgements of the Commissioners of Her Majesty's Woods &c. for the undermentioned contribution.  Viz.  Model of a Highland 'Brose' or Porridge bowl, with 4 milkdishes, which is deposited in the Museum.  W.J. Hooker Director, Royal Gardens, Kew Feb. 18.1854.  Roro, Glenlyon, 24th February 1854 Dear Peter, At the request of Sir William J. Hooker director of the Royal Botanical Gardens.  I forward you the enclosed, to show you how your Bose Bowl has been appreciated. It is now displayed in Garden Museum with your name, and  address attached to it, and will be looked at by thousands.  He told me when I was there that during two days in particular last summer theyhad more than 20,000 visitors.  And I am not without the hope that your bowl may procure you other customers. I am also directed to ask the price you charge for the making of the bowl.  As altho' he is the director he has to produce his vouchers to the Treasurer for every item of the Public Money he expends.  So you will please be so good as let me know the price at your earliest convenience and I will transmit it to London and get drawn the cash.   I remain,  My dear Peter your sincere friend Robert Campbell.  Mr Peter Stewart.  P.S. Please excuse the scarcity of paper with me that I cannot afford a new cover for this sheet.  According to Georgina Kynaston (whose great great grandmother - Catherine McDiarmid (nee Stewart) was Peter Stewart's sister), Roro is the name of the estate on the opposite side of Glen Lyon to Graigenie (today spelled Craigianie)


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000041349
modified: 2016-12-15 13:31:16.627000
country: United States
countryCode: US
locality: Alaska
ScientificName: Populus
scientificNameAuthorship: L.
kingdom: Plantae
family: Salicaceae
genus: Populus
occurrenceRemarks:
Seen by Nancy Turner 20/10/2009: suggested to be Tlingit.  Displayed in 'Kew in the city' at Wizadry in Wood, Carpenters' Hall, Trogmorton Avenue, London EC2N 2JJ, Oct 12-15, 2016 (curated collection of wooden objects and rare timbers from EBC)


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000041351
modified: 2019-07-23 10:03:19.873000
country: Hungary
countryCode: HU
locality: Hungary
ScientificName: Populus nigra
scientificNameAuthorship: L.
kingdom: Plantae
family: Salicaceae
genus: Populus
specificEpithet: nigra
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  Sotarto.  Kiallito : Magy, Kir. Erdoigazgatosag. Beszierczebanya  Displayed in 'Kew in the city' at Wizadry in Wood, Carpenters' Hall, Trogmorton Avenue, London EC2N 2JJ, Oct 12-15, 2016 (curated collection of wooden objects and rare timbers from EBC) Exhibited in Plants + People exhibition Museum No 1, Kew.  May 1998 to May 2016.


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000041354
country: Hungary
countryCode: HU
locality: Hungary
ScientificName: Populus nigra
scientificNameAuthorship: L.
kingdom: Plantae
family: Salicaceae
genus: Populus
specificEpithet: nigra
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  Exhibitor - Royal Hungarian Woods and Forests Directorate, Lagos. Kaszakotarto. Kiallito Magy.kir. erdoigazgatosag. Lugos.


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000041358
modified: 2018-08-21 16:59:26.330000
country: Canada
countryCode: CA
locality: British Columbia
ScientificName: Populus
scientificNameAuthorship: L.
kingdom: Plantae
family: Salicaceae
genus: Populus
occurrenceRemarks:
Displayed in 'Kew in the city' at Wizadry in Wood, Carpenters' Hall, Trogmorton Avenue, London EC2N 2JJ, Oct 12-15, 2016 (curated collection of wooden objects and rare timbers from EBC).  Part of Plants + People exhibition Museum No 1, Kew. May 1998 toMay 2016  Location: Long B4 shelf, Compactor 21


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000041359
modified: 2006-05-10 16:20:49.480000
country: United Kingdom
countryCode: GB
locality: Great Britain, Kew Gardens
ScientificName: Populus trichocarpa
scientificNameAuthorship: Torr. & A.Gray ex Hook.
kingdom: Plantae
family: Salicaceae
genus: Populus
specificEpithet: trichocarpa
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  Plug of roots extracted from a sewer, which runs under the herb garden adjoining this building where they  caused a stoppage.  (Perhaps specimen was on display in Kew Palace?)  The tree in question, a North American balsam poplar may be seen from this room - beyond the weeping ash.  It is some 50 ft from where the stoppage occurred.  June 1966


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000041363
modified: 2003-02-21 15:05:45.723000
country: Canada
countryCode: CA
locality: Canada, Northwest Territories, Fort Simpson
ScientificName: Salix arctica
scientificNameAuthorship: Pall.
kingdom: Plantae
family: Salicaceae
genus: Salix
specificEpithet: arctica
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  Made by the Slave and Dogrib Indians of Mackenzie River. Excerpt from letter from Rae to Hooker dated 11 June 1850: ''Nets and lines of this substance are in common use among the Slave and Dog Rib Indians and are generally made by the women'' (RBG Kew Archives, Directors Correspondence, Vol. 64, 1851-1858, North American Letters, fo. 393).


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000041368
country: Pakistan
countryCode: PK
locality: Baluchistan, Quetta
ScientificName: Salix
scientificNameAuthorship: L.
kingdom: Plantae
family: Salicaceae
genus: Salix
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  Manna collected in Dec from willow trees.  Bed-khist.  The hardened milk of the willow.


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000041371
ScientificName: Salix
scientificNameAuthorship: L.
kingdom: Plantae
family: Salicaceae
genus: Salix
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  Abnormally developed female catkin of Willow, in which the carpels, ovules & c are replaced by miniature leaves.  Probably caused by irritation set up by a species of Eriophyes.


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000041374
modified: 2006-05-04 16:38:06.627000
ScientificName: Salicaceae
scientificNameAuthorship: Mirb.
kingdom: Plantae
family: Salicaceae
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  Salicin, a glucoside present in the bark of some species of willow (Salix) and poplar (Populus)


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000041375
modified: 2007-01-19 10:38:25.873000
country: Canada
countryCode: CA
locality: Saskatchewan, Carlton
ScientificName: Salix
scientificNameAuthorship: L.
kingdom: Plantae
family: Salicaceae
genus: Salix
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  Galls caused by the punctures of an insect 18, Sur les Salix abondent Carlton Jenrier 1858 -- 18 sur les Salix abondent Carlton. Fevrier 1858  --


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000041376
modified: 2006-05-04 16:47:54.563000
locality: East Indies
ScientificName: Salix
scientificNameAuthorship: L.
kingdom: Plantae
family: Salicaceae
genus: Salix
occurrenceRemarks:
Opuscular source:  My Dear Sir I am favoured with your letter of the 3rd instant and rejoice to hear the deodar section has safely reached you and proved interesting. I have the pleasure of sending you a drawing of the 'Niorkla' a specimen of which I forwarded a few days ago. I am sorry to try if I can make paper of its bark if I ...?... you ..?.. have the results of the experiment. I enclose a very rough attempt at paper from the bark of the willow, the dark colour is a consequence of the bark having been boiled with ashes from the cheer fire as a substiture for the blast. 19 Jun/5 July 1820


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000041380
modified: 2025-09-12 15:20:27.303000
country: Germany
countryCode: DE
locality: Germany
ScientificName: Salix
scientificNameAuthorship: L.
kingdom: Plantae
family: Salicaceae
genus: Salix
occurrenceRemarks:
Finely split willow, 1 cradle, 1 fish, 10 baskets.  7 x 8 x 5cm oval with 2 lids + handle.  Fish 17 x 4cm on chain. Cradle on rocker with 3 handles.   EBN: 136.1882 Mr J Webb, Brighton House, the Green, Richmond, small baskets made of split willow wood from Germany.  Notes by Ruth Stungo, transcribed by CJ


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000041387
modified: 2006-04-21 10:21:53.313000
country: China
countryCode: CN
locality: Eastern Turkestan
ScientificName: Salix
scientificNameAuthorship: L.
kingdom: Plantae
family: Salicaceae
genus: Salix
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  Spoon made of willow wood, stained, such as is universally used in Eastern Turkestan for eating soup.


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000041389
modified: 2016-12-15 13:32:11.660000
country: United Kingdom
countryCode: GB
locality: Great Britain
ScientificName: Salix
scientificNameAuthorship: L.
kingdom: Plantae
family: Salicaceae
genus: Salix
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  Sold at three halfpence per dozen  Displayed in 'Kew in the city' at Wizadry in Wood, Carpenters' Hall, Trogmorton Avenue, London EC2N 2JJ, Oct 12-15, 2016 (curated collection of wooden objects and rare timbers from EBC)


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000041391
modified: 2007-02-20 12:09:14.803000
country: Canada
countryCode: CA
locality: Canada, Northwest Territories, Peel River Post (Fort McPherson)
ScientificName: Salix cordata
scientificNameAuthorship: Muhl.
kingdom: Plantae
family: Salicaceae
genus: Salix
specificEpithet: cordata
occurrenceRemarks:
Made and used by the Loucheux (Gwich'in) of the Mackenzie River District, Northwest Territories, Canada. Excerpt from letter from Campbell to Hooker dated 8 September 1851: ''I have now the pleasure of forwarding to you a net of willow bark I just procured from a Loucheux [Gwich'in] woman with lines for backing nets, fishing & &. The willow that yields the bark so universally used by the Indians for nets, fortunately grows abundantly along all the water courses. I forward a slip of it, with specimens of the bark in every stage of the process, from when its inner rind is [?] with an awl till it is ripped in strips for spinning into twisted threads ready to be laced into nets. The whole process is simple & expeditious. The woman goes into the willow thickets and bends them down till they break and strips off the bark downwards, then [?] the inner & serviceable rind with an awl, then with the teeth and hand separate it from the outer always towards the root, it is next made into slender strips, & if dry are wetted in the mouth, or water, and twisted by the hand, on the thigh above the knee, into threads joining one to one and coiling the [?] into a ball ready for lacing into nets'' (RBG Kew Archives, Directors Correspondence, Vol. 64, 1851-1858, North American Letters: fo. 76). 


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000041392
modified: 2017-11-28 16:44:42.660000
country: France
countryCode: FR
locality: France
ScientificName: Populus nigra
scientificNameAuthorship: L.
kingdom: Plantae
family: Salicaceae
genus: Populus
specificEpithet: nigra
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  From a tree near the River Ancre, killed by shell fire, etc.  The bark shows marks of the injury.  Some shrapnel bullets and a piece of shell from the same tree are here shown, together with a drawing of the tree.  Displayed in 'Kew in the city' at Wizadry in Wood, Carpenters' Hall, Trogmorton Avenue, London EC2N 2JJ, Oct 12-15, 2016 (curated collection of wooden objects and rare timbers from EBC)


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000041393
modified: 2025-09-12 15:22:15.240000
country: Germany
countryCode: DE
locality: Mayence (Mainz)
ScientificName: Salix
scientificNameAuthorship: L.
kingdom: Plantae
family: Salicaceae
genus: Salix
occurrenceRemarks:
S+S twinning plaited edges Fine split willows. Decorative base to basket foot. 1851 official descriptive and illustrated catalogue. P. 1128 No .51 Gick JG. “Mentz”. An assortment of basketwork in husks, straw, cane, feathers. Under Grand Duchy of Hesse – Hess Darmstadt.  Notes by Ruth Stungo, transcribed by CJ.


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000041398
modified: 2025-09-25 14:43:25.593000
locality: Europe
ScientificName: Salix
scientificNameAuthorship: L.
kingdom: Plantae
family: Salicaceae
genus: Salix
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  Sisal hemp and willow chip from Switzerland willow chip from Saxony Italian willow chip dyed in England. Used in manufacture of ladies' hats in Switzerland (Wohlen).  4 plaits made of sisal, hemp and willow chip (all 3 tog.) Switzerland. All have one smooth edge, one decorated with elements of stiff width and texture. Width of plait 2-2.6cm. 18 fine Italian willow chip, harrow c. 0.4cm coloured.  EBN: 39.1894 Collection of plaits of Cuba bast, sisal, hemp, willow chip and med for ladies’ hats.  4 willow chip + sisal/ width 2.4 – 3cm one smooth, one decorated edge.  1 willow chip made in saxony, 2.2 cm width.  18 Italian willow chip, dyed in England. (5 plait, c. 0.5cm width).  Note: label source: Sisal Hemp + Willow chip from Switzerland. Willow chip from Saxony. Italian willow chip dyed in England. Used in manufacture of ladies hats in Switzerland.  Notes by Ruth Stungo, transcribed by C Johnston 


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000041401
modified: 2025-09-15 10:22:21.823000
country: Ireland
countryCode: IE
locality: Ireland, Connemara, Letterfrack
ScientificName: Salix
scientificNameAuthorship: L.
kingdom: Plantae
family: Salicaceae
genus: Salix
occurrenceRemarks:
Opuscular source:  From S Sturge, Training School for Basket Industry, Connemara.  Dear sir, In reply to your letter of the 15 Jan, I am sending you 2 of the smallest specimens of our work because they are some of the finest, and therefore the most suitable for exhibition purposes.  you will see from our list that we make all dyes and use a great variety of rods.  The larger number of rods we import at present as we have only one acre of osiers under cultivation.  Land is most difficult to obtain here and the outlay of capital required for planting is considerable - they also require attention and weeding etc.  We use a no of varieties, according to the dye and quality of our work, for the finest results.   For the best we use a kind technically called 'Dicles' and for ordinary use the 'Scone buff' rods.  If you do not care about the baskets sent, please return them and we will supply you with others.  The coloured cane is a newly invented material enamelled by a special process which is kept a secret atpresent.  The raffia is also imported but we use all our own osiers as far as they will go.  Yours sincerely S Sturge.  PS We make a great many for special orders for packing flowers in if you should require any. 1 July 1896  Overall height 24cm, basket height excluding handle 12cm, width 5cm  Butt willow s+s fine and split EBN: 74.1896 By purchase Miss Sturge, Letterfrank, Connemara. Four baskets made of willow, can raffia at Letterfrack.   Notes by Ruth Stungo, transcribed by CJ.


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000041404
modified: 2019-07-18 11:43:16.973000
country: Hungary
countryCode: HU
locality: Hungary
ScientificName: Salix
scientificNameAuthorship: L.
kingdom: Plantae
family: Salicaceae
genus: Salix
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  Faczipok, felig kikeszitve, furfabol. Kiallito : Magy. kir. erdohivatal. Apatin Apatini w ..?.. erdohivatal Exhibited in Plants + People exhibition in Museum no.1, May 1998 to May 2016


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000041405
country: Hungary
countryCode: HU
locality: Hungary , Apatin
ScientificName: Salix
scientificNameAuthorship: L.
kingdom: Plantae
family: Salicaceae
genus: Salix
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  Faczipok furfabol (Kesz aru) Kiallito : Magy. kir. erdohivatal. Apatin Facipol (beszaru) furfabol


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000041408
modified: 2003-02-24 11:53:15.013000
country: United States
countryCode: US
locality: United States, Oregon, Wasco County, The Dalles
ScientificName: Salix scouleriana
scientificNameAuthorship: Barratt ex Hook.
kingdom: Plantae
family: Salicaceae
genus: Salix
specificEpithet: scouleriana
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  With a foundation of twisted Typha latifolia and wrapping of same with design in willow bark Shakaptian [Sahaptian?] Indians.


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000041409
modified: 2025-09-15 10:21:36.833000
country: Switzerland
countryCode: CH
locality: Switzerland
ScientificName: Salix
scientificNameAuthorship: L.
kingdom: Plantae
family: Salicaceae
genus: Salix
occurrenceRemarks:
Handles will spread to clear edges of base of lid lifts off. There has been closing device fixed to lid – now loose inside. Wooden piece at top which holds closing.  Height from base to top of handles 23cm, length 25cm and height of basket excluding handles 13cm.  Sides and base woven in one – ie. It could be described as a form of frame basket.  Base – 3 shaped slats inside an oval narrow hoop. Central slat either extends into/ covered by long extensions which function to attach base slats to side.  Side consists of 2 wide and one narrow slat, shaped and ends visible on inside. 3 areas of attachment, either end and at middle of one side.   Notes by Ruth Stungo, transcribed by CJ.


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000041418
modified: 2025-09-15 10:20:53.293000
country: Ireland
countryCode: IE
locality: Ireland, Connemara, Letterfrack
ScientificName: Salix
scientificNameAuthorship: L.
kingdom: Plantae
family: Salicaceae
genus: Salix
occurrenceRemarks:
Note source:  Small wicker covered scent bottle included with basket See letter with catalogue number 41401.  With scent bottle with woven. Unknown sp. Willow carrying – extremely fine. Label, metal Connemara basket industry. Letterfrack, Galway. S+S fine and split willow.  Overall height 14cm, width 9.5cm depth 6cm, height excluding basket handle 6cm.  Notes by Ruth Stungo, transcribed by CJ.


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000041421
modified: 2025-09-15 10:25:47.823000
country: Germany
countryCode: DE
locality: Germany, Madem
ScientificName: Salix
scientificNameAuthorship: L.
kingdom: Plantae
family: Salicaceae
genus: Salix
occurrenceRemarks:
Note source:  Requires some repair.  NB for carrying wool, Illustration of this type of basket and mould on which it is made in catalogue or Deutches Kirbmuseum. Michelay 1994. P. 43 ISSN 0945-0114 Overall height 11.5cm, width 16.5cm, basket height 7cm  Butt split willow fine s+S with black dyed decoration  + black strengthening.  EBN: 136.1882 Mr J Webb Brighton House, the Green, Richmond. Small baskets of split willow wood from Germany. * but this is also EBN for 41380. Entry book states “small baskets..”  Notes by Ruth Stungo, rtasncribed by CJ.


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000041422
modified: 2025-09-15 10:26:38.567000
ScientificName: Salix
scientificNameAuthorship: L.
kingdom: Plantae
family: Salicaceae
genus: Salix
occurrenceRemarks:
Height 11cm, width 11cm, length 16.5cm  Basket in 2 halves, shell shaped.  S+S v. fine willow strips, c. 1cm shaping by adding extra rods. ?Woven on mould.  Collar + drop on lid. 2 halves held together by card passing through fine holding strips + loops on borders. Broken closure holding 2 sides together. Hinge at one end. Strengthened run on handle. Loop to hold cord. Possibly from Germany?  Notes by Ruth Stungo, transcribed by C Johnston 


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000041424
recordNumber: M 26
modified: 2024-01-05 10:40:11.030000
recordedBy: Johnston, Mary Sophia
country: Zambia
countryCode: ZM
locality: Northern Rhodesia
ScientificName: Combretum
scientificNameAuthorship: Loefl.
kingdom: Plantae
family: Combretaceae
genus: Combretum
occurrenceRemarks:
Note source:  Barotse basket from Northern Rhodesia.  Visitor to the collections advised this was made from Combretum and not Salix sp.


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000041426
modified: 2007-02-20 12:08:21.780000
country: Canada
countryCode: CA
locality: Canada, Northwest Territories, Peel River Post (Fort McPherson)
ScientificName: Salix cordata
scientificNameAuthorship: Muhl.
kingdom: Plantae
family: Salicaceae
genus: Salix
specificEpithet: cordata
occurrenceRemarks:
Made and used by the Loucheux (Gwich'in) of the Mackenzie River District, Northwest Territories, Canada. Excerpt from letter from Campbell to Hooker dated 8 September 1851: ''I have now the pleasure of forwarding to you a net of willow bark I just procured from a Loucheux [Gwich'in] woman with lines for backing nets, fishing & &. The willow that yields the bark so universally used by the Indians for nets, fortunately grows abundantly along all the water courses. I forward a slip of it, with specimens of the bark in every stage of the process, from when its inner rind is [?] with an awl till it is ripped in strips for spinning into twisted threads ready to be laced into nets. The whole process is simple & expeditious. The woman goes into the willow thickets and bends them down till they break and strips off the bark downwards, then [?] the inner & serviceable rind with an awl, then with the teeth and hand separate it from the outer always towards the root, it is next made into slender strips, & if dry are wetted in the mouth, or water, and twisted by the hand, on the thigh above the knee, into threads joining one to one and coiling the [?] into a ball ready for lacing into nets'' (RBG Kew Archives, Directors Correspondence, Vol. 64, 1851-1858, North American Letters: fo. 76).


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000041446
modified: 2011-02-11 09:50:17.150000
country: Canada
countryCode: CA
locality: Canada, Northwest Territories, Peel River Post (Fort McPherson)
ScientificName: Salix cordata
scientificNameAuthorship: Muhl.
kingdom: Plantae
family: Salicaceae
genus: Salix
specificEpithet: cordata
occurrenceRemarks:
Made and used by the Loucheux (Gwich'in) of the Mackenzie River District, Northwest Territories, Canada. Excerpt from letter from Campbell to Hooker dated 8 September 1851: ''I have now the pleasure of forwarding to you a net of willow bark I just procured from a Loucheux [Gwich'in] woman with lines for backing nets, fishing & &. The willow that yields the bark so universally used by the Indians for nets, fortunately grows abundantly along all the water courses. I forward a slip of it, with specimens of the bark in every stage of the process, from when its inner rind is [?] with an awl till it is ripped in strips for spinning into twisted threads ready to be laced into nets. The whole process is simple & expeditious. The woman goes into the willow thickets and bends them down till they break and strips off the bark downwards, then [?] the inner & serviceable rind with an awl, then with the teeth and hand separate it from the outer always towards the root, it is next made into slender strips, & if dry arewetted in the mouth, or water, and twisted by the hand, on the thigh above the knee, into threads joining one to one and coiling the [?] into a ball ready for lacing into nets'' (RBG Kew Archives, Directors Correspondence, Vol. 64, 1851-1858, North American Letters: fo. 76).


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000041458
modified: 2005-08-08 15:22:53.703000
country: Japan
countryCode: JP
locality: Japan
ScientificName: Salix
scientificNameAuthorship: L.
kingdom: Plantae
family: Salicaceae
genus: Salix
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  Made apparently from one stem of Salix sp,  the hook is of the wood of Acer pictum Thb.  (this is missing)


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000041464
modified: 2017-11-28 16:41:40.457000
ScientificName: Salix
scientificNameAuthorship: L.
kingdom: Plantae
family: Salicaceae
genus: Salix
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  Cricket bat manufacture. Bat faced, the lower part pressed and hammered showing the effect of the process.  Displayed in 'Kew in the city' at Wizadry in Wood, Carpenters' Hall, Trogmorton Avenue, London EC2N 2JJ, Oct 12-15, 2016 (curatedcollection of wooden objects and rare timbers from EBC)


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000041468
modified: 2018-07-24 10:02:22.193000
ScientificName: Salix
scientificNameAuthorship: L.
kingdom: Plantae
family: Salicaceae
genus: Salix
occurrenceRemarks:
Exchequer tally for 100,000 pounds sterling, in part principal of the loan of 1,400,000 pound sterling from Government and for 6,049 pounds 6 shillings and 3 pence for interest thereon due 30 Sept, 1776.  (Two tallies sent, one sent to Washington with original label) Part of Plants + People exhibition Museum No 1, Kew. May 1998 to May 2016.


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000041471
country: United Kingdom
countryCode: GB
locality: Great Britain
ScientificName: Salix
scientificNameAuthorship: L.
kingdom: Plantae
family: Salicaceae
genus: Salix
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  Bonnet pieces of plaited British willow, costs 1 shilling & 6 pence each (10 to 15 yards) Sufficient for one bonnet of 3s.


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000041473
modified: 2018-11-01 12:03:26.643000
ScientificName: Salix caerulea
scientificNameAuthorship: Sm.
kingdom: Plantae
family: Salicaceae
genus: Salix
specificEpithet: caerulea
occurrenceRemarks:
Displayed in 'Kew in the city' at Wizadry in Wood, Carpenters' Hall, Trogmorton Avenue, London EC2N 2JJ, Oct 12-15, 2016 (curated collection of wooden objects and rare timbers from EBC)  Part of Plants + People exhibition Museum No 1, Kew. May 1998 to May 2016 


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000041481
modified: 2013-04-04 16:12:55.620000
locality: Canton
ScientificName: Castanea crenata
scientificNameAuthorship: Siebold & Zucc.
kingdom: Plantae
family: Fagaceae
genus: Castanea
specificEpithet: crenata
occurrenceRemarks:
Opuscular source:  Fruit of a Quercus or Castanea exposed for sale in the markets at Canton. It resembles a chestnut more than an acorn in appearance, and is scarcely distinguishable in flavor from C.vesca, but the Chinese declare it is seated in a short capsule only. I have been unable to procure foliage or the involuce a capsule, nor do I know from what part of China the fruit is brought. It may be worth comparing with some of the Indian species.  Hance 1.1.1860


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000041483
modified: 1995-06-09 00:00:00
recordedBy: Kochunmen KM
country: Malaysia
countryCode: MY
locality: Peninsular Malaysia, Asia-Tropical, Malesia, Malaya
eventDate: 1981-02-26 00:00:00.0000000
verbatimEventDate: 26/02/1981
ScientificName: Bauhinia
scientificNameAuthorship: Plum. ex L.
kingdom: Plantae
family: Fabaceae
genus: Bauhinia
occurrenceRemarks:
Flora of Malaya, from FRI Kepong, Selangor FRI 29186.  Akar lepang, 14 mile Genting - Simpah Road.  Climber, height 60', girth 3'.  Stem crooked and crling smooth, brownish.  Young stem flattened.  The axillary bud develops like a flattened coiled springand when it comes into contact the terminal pairs enlarges and grips strongly on the contact.    Cut stem coppices.


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000041485
modified: 2000-11-07 14:22:47.003000
recordedBy: Hooker Dr
country: Lebanon
countryCode: LB
locality: Lebanon, Asia-Temperate, Western Asia, Lebanon-Syria, Mount Lebanon
ScientificName: Cedrus libani
scientificNameAuthorship: A.Rich.
kingdom: Plantae
family: Pinaceae
genus: Cedrus
specificEpithet: libani
occurrenceRemarks:
Box inscribed - Dr Hooker, Prof of Botany brought over from Mount Lebanon a piece of Cedar wood, some of which was given to T Langa Esq, of Brighton, who made this box and presented it, Nov. 1852 to Mrs Iredell of Cheltenham.  A small table was made out o


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000041486
modified: 1995-06-09 00:00:00
recordedBy: Prendergast H
country: Türkiye
countryCode: TR
locality: Turkey, Europe, Southeastern Europe
eventDate: 1995-04-12 00:00:00.0000000
verbatimEventDate: 12/04/1995
ScientificName: Camellia sinensis
scientificNameAuthorship: (L.) Kuntze
kingdom: Plantae
family: Theaceae
genus: Camellia
specificEpithet: sinensis
occurrenceRemarks:
Purchased in Turkey at Turnac, near Marmaris? Turkey, 12 April, 1995 The finest quality natural tea - Burcu - Aromatic tea - from the eastern black sea region produced without using chemicals and prepared and aromatized with the utmost care.  Producer - Cay Isletmeleri, Genel Mudurlugu 53080 Rize - Turkey.


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000041487
modified: 2005-07-05 16:21:01.060000
country: China
countryCode: CN
locality: China
ScientificName: Castanea sativa
scientificNameAuthorship: Mill.
kingdom: Plantae
family: Fagaceae
genus: Castanea
specificEpithet: sativa
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  Grown in China Sweet chestnuts from Bhanco, Upper Burma. These nuts were not grown in Bhanco itself but come in ..?.. for sale overland from China. They are identical with the sweet chestnut ..?.. freely in the Dehra Dun Valley, W Gollan Govt ..?.. Gdn, Lucknow (?) See Fl. Siw.II.525 Man. Ind. Timb. Gamble 667 JHH Jan 31 1905


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000041489
modified: 2007-05-22 15:31:34.497000
locality: Castigliano, Mts of Pistoia
ScientificName: Castanea sativa
scientificNameAuthorship: Mill.
kingdom: Plantae
family: Fagaceae
genus: Castanea
specificEpithet: sativa
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  Cakes made by baking between hot stones. Each cake is enclosed in the leaves of the chestnut.


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000041492
modified: 2007-05-22 15:31:13.400000
locality: Castigliano, Mts of Pistoia
ScientificName: Castanea sativa
scientificNameAuthorship: Mill.
kingdom: Plantae
family: Fagaceae
genus: Castanea
specificEpithet: sativa
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  Bozzole de Farini Dolce or chestnut flour The flour is put into large chests and stamped down, when it becomes so hard that it has to be cut with hatchets.


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000041496
modified: 2010-07-07 11:38:08.870000
recordedBy: Cotton AD
country: United Kingdom
countryCode: GB
locality: Great Britain, Berkshire
eventDate: 1943-10-05 00:00:00.0000000
verbatimEventDate: 05/10/1943
ScientificName: Castanea sativa
scientificNameAuthorship: Mill.
kingdom: Plantae
family: Fagaceae
genus: Castanea
specificEpithet: sativa
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  Form with inflorescence (female) entirely branch in Arb. Herb. From Mrs Bannatyne, Crowthorne, Berks


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000041508
modified: 2025-09-12 11:50:26.667000
country: Switzerland
countryCode: CH
locality: Zurich
ScientificName: Castanea sativa
scientificNameAuthorship: Mill.
kingdom: Plantae
family: Fagaceae
genus: Castanea
specificEpithet: sativa
occurrenceRemarks:
Changed the Donor from 'Alexander Dr' to 'Alexander, Richard Chandler' [21/12/2023 TvE]  Stake + strand, 28 x 23.5cm. Flat rods, narrow weavers split chestnut. Possibly a muzzle.   EBN: 124.1858 “From the market at Zurich, Calf basket to tie over the calf’s mouth to wean it.  See Dr RCA. Prior 1809-1902. Herb + letters at Kew. See Bichard, p. 226 “muzzle”. Cf. tropical Asian 40785 (po.) muzzle, Muzzles like this later made in metal.   Notes by Ruth Stungo, transcribed by CJ. 


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000041517
modified: 2010-04-19 12:48:30.317000
country: Germany
countryCode: DE
locality: Germany
ScientificName: Fagus sylvatica
scientificNameAuthorship: L.
kingdom: Plantae
family: Fagaceae
genus: Fagus
specificEpithet: sylvatica
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  Mixture consists mainly of shredded beech leaves. Kriegstabak  Mischung No 184, 75 gram Pieces of twigs of the beech are also present, and a few portions of the fruiting involucre? of the same LaB 6.8.19. Food Production Dept. 85846/H/19 Beech leaf tobacco.  Presence of added scent has not been detected.  The leaves yield the same odour as brown, fallen beech leaves, when heated or burnt. LaB 19.1.19. Opuscular source:  Letter 280, 1919, xiii p 56.  From Rev Roberts, 8th Sept, 1919:  Sir, I was pleased to receive your analysis of the tobacco (so called) found as issued by the German Govt on corpse of a dead German. You are quite welcome to retain some.


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000041523
modified: 2007-09-25 11:27:22.410000
country: United Kingdom
countryCode: GB
locality: Great Britain
ScientificName: Fagus sylvatica
scientificNameAuthorship: L.
kingdom: Plantae
family: Fagaceae
genus: Fagus
specificEpithet: sylvatica
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  Bd of Agric A 21165/1915, letter 364, 1915 x p 97. A twig of beech with brown leaf, as sold in shops, has been examined, and it was found that the specimen had been dyed, and had also been treated with some hygroscopic substance to prevent the leaves from shrivelling. It appears that the leaves were still green when the twig was cut from the tree.  The dye employed in this case was Bismarck Brown or some very similar stain, and was perhaps applied by immersing the twig in a watery solution of the dye and boiling it for a short time.  The specimen may then have been soaked for some time in water containing the hygroscopic substance. The chemical nature of this substance has not been determined, but some rough tests showed the presence of a good deal of chloride, and suggested that magnesium chloride may at any rate be an ingredient. LaB, 1.11.15


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000041525
modified: 2016-12-13 10:19:18.517000
country: United Kingdom
countryCode: GB
locality: Great Britain, Wiltshire
ScientificName: Fagus sylvatica
scientificNameAuthorship: L.
kingdom: Plantae
family: Fagaceae
genus: Fagus
specificEpithet: sylvatica
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  Date and use unknown.  Submitted to Mr E Pinto, Dec 1946, photographed for ba book on trees.  Confirmed as beech, Jodrell Lab 4.12.1946


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000041526
ScientificName: Fagus sylvatica
scientificNameAuthorship: L.
kingdom: Plantae
family: Fagaceae
genus: Fagus
specificEpithet: sylvatica
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  Beech flour and synthetic resin (Phenol formaldehyde) made by Holland at the Borough Polytechnic  (A similar box given to Director)


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000041547
modified: 2016-12-15 13:19:56.310000
ScientificName: Fagus sylvatica
scientificNameAuthorship: L.
kingdom: Plantae
family: Fagaceae
genus: Fagus
specificEpithet: sylvatica
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  Made of beech dovetailed with boxwood.  Brass fittings and finished ready for use.  Displayed in 'Kew in the city' at Wizadry in Wood, Carpenters' Hall, Trogmorton Avenue, London EC2N 2JJ, Oct 12-15, 2016 (curated collection of wooden objects and rare timbers from EBC)


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000041552
modified: 2006-11-06 18:27:16.527000
ScientificName: Fagus sylvatica
scientificNameAuthorship: L.
kingdom: Plantae
family: Fagaceae
genus: Fagus
specificEpithet: sylvatica
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  This and the following items illustrate the manufacture of planes in various stages of progress. Planes are chiefly made of beech wood. With small inlaid portions of boxwood Buxus sempervirens. The beech is prepared by steaming the planks about 7 ft long and 4 ins thick. It is steamed for three days after which it is stacked in well ventilated rooms for some months until thoroughly dry, then sawn into pieces about the size of the different planes required, and stacked in piles in heated rooms to season for several years.


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000041554
modified: 2016-12-15 13:27:44.147000
ScientificName: Fagus sylvatica
scientificNameAuthorship: L.
kingdom: Plantae
family: Fagaceae
genus: Fagus
specificEpithet: sylvatica
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  Steamed seasoned and cultivated ready for use  Displayed in 'Kew in the city' at Wizadry in Wood, Carpenters' Hall, Trogmorton Avenue, London EC2N 2JJ, Oct 12-15, 2016 (curated collection of wooden objects and rare timbers from EBC)


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000041566
modified: 2007-09-26 11:48:27.160000
country: Hungary
countryCode: HU
locality: Hungary
ScientificName: Fagus sylvatica
scientificNameAuthorship: L.
kingdom: Plantae
family: Fagaceae
genus: Fagus
specificEpithet: sylvatica
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  Manufacturer; Goldfinger and Teplanszky, Budapest and Herbus Exhibitor The Royal Hungarian Woods and Forests Directorate, Kolozavar


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000041576
modified: 2006-11-03 15:23:02.840000
country: France
countryCode: FR
locality: France, Oise, Noyon
ScientificName: Fagus sylvatica
scientificNameAuthorship: L.
kingdom: Plantae
family: Fagaceae
genus: Fagus
specificEpithet: sylvatica
occurrenceRemarks:
Note source:  Label loose in cupboard, thought this item most likely to apply to description. No 47 Col Pearson, Royon ..?..


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000041577
modified: 2007-09-26 11:49:26.223000
country: Hungary
countryCode: HU
locality: Hungary
ScientificName: Fagus sylvatica
scientificNameAuthorship: L.
kingdom: Plantae
family: Fagaceae
genus: Fagus
specificEpithet: sylvatica
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  Hajlitott butorlecz bukkfabol. Kiallito : Magy. kir. erdohivatal. Totsovar  Further handwritten note in Hungarian


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000041580
modified: 2007-07-23 15:49:20.157000
country: Austria
countryCode: AT
locality: Austria
ScientificName: Fagus sylvatica
scientificNameAuthorship: L.
kingdom: Plantae
family: Fagaceae
genus: Fagus
specificEpithet: sylvatica
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  Thonet 14 1/2 Thonet Bros, Inventors and Manufactures of Austria, Bentwood Furniture, 43 Oxford Street London


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000041581
modified: 2006-10-27 14:17:10.587000
country: United Kingdom
countryCode: GB
locality: Great Britain, Northamptonshire
ScientificName: Castanea sativa
scientificNameAuthorship: Mill.
kingdom: Plantae
family: Fagaceae
genus: Castanea
specificEpithet: sativa
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  Candle stool made apparently of a section of a trunk of sweet chestnut. These stools were formerly used by pillow lace makers. The glass globes were filled with water and the light from the candle reflected through them. Purchased 1892


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000041606
modified: 2006-01-19 13:10:19.983000
locality: Plains of Troy
ScientificName: Quercus aegilops
scientificNameAuthorship: L.
kingdom: Plantae
family: Fagaceae
genus: Quercus
specificEpithet: aegilops
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  Gall nuts from oak on the plains of Troy 1853 - 4 gathered which in the Anth....a. Henry Rogers Capt R.N.


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000041608
country: New Zealand
countryCode: NZ
locality: New Zealand, Auckland
ScientificName: Quercus aegilops
scientificNameAuthorship: L.
kingdom: Plantae
family: Fagaceae
genus: Quercus
specificEpithet: aegilops
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  From a tree growing in Auckland N.Z. From TL Lancaster Univercity College Auckland NZ


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000041619
modified: 2006-09-06 09:55:35.803000
country: United Kingdom
countryCode: GB
locality: Great Britain, RBG Kew, Lion Gate
ScientificName: Quercus borealis
scientificNameAuthorship: F.Michx.
kingdom: Plantae
family: Fagaceae
genus: Quercus
specificEpithet: borealis
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  Hort. Kew Lion Gate 28.10.1935 1st tree from Lion Gate by path to Oxenholme Gate, long acorns, brown


institutionCode: K
collectionCode: Economic Botany
basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
occurrenceID: http://specimens.kew.org/Ecbot/K:EBC-000041627
modified: 2006-08-23 17:21:03.877000
locality: Kurdistan
ScientificName: Quercus aegilops
scientificNameAuthorship: L.
kingdom: Plantae
family: Fagaceae
genus: Quercus
specificEpithet: aegilops
occurrenceRemarks:
Label source:  The manna exudes from the trees after they are punctured by a small white Coccus.  The grains solidify and are collected in the early morning in cloths spread on the ground. From Bowyer and Bartlett, 147 Fenchurch St.


