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Wood Specimen's
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Museum Floor &
Size of Specimens |
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First floor, Timber Cylindrical Log |
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Specimen's Access Number
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CBRw021 |
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Binomial Name of Specimen |
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Dichrostachys cinerea |
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Specimen's Collector Name |
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D.F.O |
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Specimen's Collection Area |
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Kollegal, Karnataka |
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Specimen's Collection Date |
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Specimen's Collection
Country |
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India |
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Specimen's Collection
Continent |
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Asia |
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Number of Specimen
Available |
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1 |
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Whether it is available
for mutual exchange |
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Yes |
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Scientific Classification
of Wood Specimen: |
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Kingdom |
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Plantae |
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Division |
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Magnoliophyta |
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Class |
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Magnoliopsida |
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Order |
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Fabales |
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Family |
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Fabaceae |
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Genus |
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Dichrostachys |
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Subgenus |
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Species |
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Dichrostachys
cinerea |
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Author of Species |
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Wight et Arn. |
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Common/Trade Name |
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Marabou thorn |
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Vernacular Name |
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Hindi: Vurutuli
Kannada: Wadu
Marathi: Sigum-kanti
Tamil: Vadathalai
Telugu: Velturu |
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Distribution of Species |
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It is native
mostly to Africa and parts of
Southeast Asia
in the following countries:
Angola,
Australia,
Benin,
Botswana,
Brunei,
Burkina Faso,
Burundi,
Cambodia,
Cameroon,
Cape Verde,
Central African
Republic,
Chad,
Comoros,
Congo,
Cote d'Ivoire,
CubaDemocratic
Republic of Congo,
Djibouti,
Eritrea,
Ethiopia,
Ghana,
Kenya,
Madagascar,
Malawi,
Nigeria,
Somalia,
South Africa,
Sudan,
Swaziland,
Tanzania,
Togo,
Uganda,
Zambia,
Egypt,
Gabon,
Gambia,
Guinea,
Guinea-Bissau,
India,
Indonesia,
Iran,
Laos,
Lesotho,
Liberia,
Malaysia,
Mali,
Mauritania,
Mozambique,
Myanmar,
Namibia,
Niger,
Philippines,
Rwanda,
Sao Tome and
Principe,
Senegal,
Seychelles,
Sierra Leone,
Thailand,
Vietnam,
Yemen
and
Zimbabwe. |
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Uses |
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Good fuel |
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Normal Picture of
Specimens |
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Anatomical Picture of
Specimens |
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References : |
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Flora of Anantapur District, A.P, India, by T.Pullaiah and
N.Yesoda.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dichrostachys_cinerea
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http://www.aluka.org/action/showMetadata?doi=10.5555/AL.AP.UPWTA.3_318&pgs=
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http://forest.ap.nic.in/Forest%20Flora%20of%20Andhra%20Pradesh/files/ff0624.htm
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World
Agroforesty Centre, Retrieved on
June 22,
2008
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Nechisar
National Park, Realethiopia.com,
January 4,
2006,
Retrieved on
June 22,
2008
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Global
Invasive Species Database, Retrieved on
June 22,
2008
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Guide to the
Tree Species of Southern Africa:Dichrostachys cinerea - Sickle Bush,
Eco Travel Africa, Retrieved on
June 22,
2008
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Vogt K., (1995), A field guide to the identification,
propagation and uses of common trees and shrubs of dryland Sudan,
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June 22,
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Mueller-Harvey, I., McAllan, A.B. Tannins - Their
Biochemistry and Nutritional Properties. Chapter in: Advances in
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JAI Press Ltd., London. Vol 1, 1992, 151-217.
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Mueller-Harvey, I. 1999. Tannins: Their Nature and
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Nottingham, UK. pp. 17-39.
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Stewart, J.L., Mould, F., Mueller-Harvey, I. The effect of
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J.P.J., Mueller-Harvey, I., Brandt, E.V., Ferreira, D. Polyphenols,
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