Object Status:
Unlocated
Accession Date:
July 31, 1816
Primary Source Reference:
Peale Museum Accessions Book, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, p. 80
Notes:
Isle de France was the former name of the island nation Mauritius. The royal garden, the largest garden in the Southern Hemisphere, was established in 1770 by the French and at the time of this donation (during the English occupation that began in 1810) was known as the Royal Botanical Gardens of Pamplemousses. It it now the Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam Botanic Garden.
Specimen Type:
Dead/preserved
Current Common Name:
Fragrant nutmeg; true nutmeg
Current Scientific Name
Myristica fragrans
