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The New Guinea Collection

Fruits of the Massoy bark tree

Fruits of the Massoy bark tree

Catalogue no:

45258

Botanical classification:

LAURACEAE Cryptocarya massoia em>

Common name:

Massoy

Collection date:

1875

Donor:

H.M.S. Challenger Expedition

Geographical origin:

New Guinea, West Coast (Irian Jaya)

 

These fruits were collected on the H.M.S. Challenger Expedition. They are from the Massoy tree, which is found only in New Guinea and is cultivated for its aromatic bark used in traditional medicine. At this time the tree would have been known as Massoia aromatica. Fruits and bark from this plant appear several times in the New Guinea collection, acquired over a long period of time.

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