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Index of Botanical Specimens

ClassificationMagnoliaceae
Complex ObjectThis is a complex collection object (2 items with 1 preparation)
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode(s)00521007
Other Barcodes on Sheet;
CollectorH. D. Thoreau
CountryUnited States of America
StateNew Jersey
GeographyNorth America: North America (CA, US, MX) (Region): United States of America: New Jersey: Middlesex County
Localityfrom Perth Amboy
GUIDhttp://purl.oclc.org/net/edu.harvard.huh/guid/uuid/8769786c-a220-48a3-8612-637c753c2721
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode00521007
HerbariumGH
Previous ownershipHerbarium of Henry David Thoreau (1817-1862)
FamilyMagnoliaceae
Determination Liriodendron tulipifera Linnaeus
Determination Remarks [is filed under name] [is label name] [is Current name]
SubcollectionThoreau Herbarium
PhenologySterile
Preparation TypeSheet
Preparation MethodPressed
Description[#24-2]
Remarks[#24-2. "Aug. 27. . .One of the largest and commonest trees, the tulip, in the moist ravines; its dried tulip-shaped relic of a flower, the broad flat stamens still remaining. Noticed a medicinal odor, somewhat like fever-bush, in the bark of twigs. It is said to be a valuable tonic." Journal 9: 136. 1856

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