Economic Botany Collection

Catalogue no.:

52241

Botanical classification:

RUBIACEAE Anthocephalus morindaefolius

Common name:

Kadam tree

Geographical description:

Hardwar Fair, India

Item description:

Necklace

Length:

125cm

No. of beads:

107

Bead size:

0.8-1.2cm

Plant information:

A large tree native to east India. It is cultivated in Bengal, North India and elsewhere. Its flowers are placed on Hindu shrines.

Donor date:

17/03/1892

Donor:

James Sykes Gamble (1847-1925) - James Gamble worked in the Indian Forest Department from 1871 and took positions as Conservator of Forests and Director of the Imperial Forest School among others. He wrote ‘A Manual of India Timbers’ (1881) and Flora of the Presidency of Madras’ (1915-1936).