Kaffir plum

Item

Title
Kaffir plum
Creator
Skead, C J (Cuthbert John)
Date
19uu
Description
Caption: "Kaffir plum fruits, Harpephyllum caffrum. Fruits showing the way they are eaten by Cape Parrots. The loose skin is ripped off in the bill and discarded; the tough, fibrous pip is opened by bill action in order that the small sliver of kernel may be taken out and swallowed. The husk is discarded. Loose pips and fruits shown on the outside; opened pips in the middle."
Subject/s
Harpephyllum caffrum -- South Africa -- Photographs
Anacardiaceae -- South Africa -- Photographs
Language
English
Type
mixed material
photographs
landscape photographs
Extent
Photograph (b&w) ; 8 x 10 cm (accompanied by text)
Format
jpg
Source
Original materials held by the Cory Library for Humanities Research, Rhodes University
Archive
Cory Library for Humanities Research, Rhodes University
Rights
Skead, C J (Cuthbert John)
Use/re-use
Copyright may subsist in this material. Permission to reproduce, publish, or distribute must be obtained from the Cory Library for Humanities Research, Rhodes University
Identifier
http://hdl.handle.net/10962/111722

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