A and B Capparis spinosa?
greetz JP
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Onderwerp: plant remains from 18th century shipwreck
Dear all,
Could you help me to identify these seeds and other remains on attached pictures.
They are from a shipwreck called Vrouw Maria (Lady Mary), she was a Dutch merchant ship carrying a valuable cargo of art objects and sank on 1771, in the outer archipelago of Finland.
All remains are from wooden barrels. Vrouw Maria was loaded with precious artifacts including works of art belonging to Catherine the Great of Russia.
The ship set sail from Amsterdam on September 5, 1771, for Saint Petersburg.
Pictures A and B are same seeds, B is after removing the fruit.
Thank you in advance!
- Mia
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Mia Lempiäinen-Avci, MA
PhD student
Herbarium
University of Turku
Finland
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