Crab oil tree
Fruit from a collection of specimens and photos chiefly concerned with economic botany belonging to J R Jackson of Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Oil from the almond is extremely bitter and used to protect wooden furniture from insect attack.
Object Summary
- Accession Loan No.
- 73/1921/21/PRIORIS
- Collection Class
- Plants
- Collection Area Region
- South America
- Collector Excavator
- Jackson, Mr John Reader (from the collection of)
- Common Name
- crab oil tree
- Simple Name
- portions of fruit
- Period Classification
- Victorian (1837-1901); Edwardian (1901-1914)
