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'IPPO - the Celebean Poyson brought in by Mr Charles Howard'

Reference number: RBO/3/30

Date: 1664

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Ippo - gum of a tree from the Island of Celebes, [Sulawesi, Indonesia]
Details about how the poisonous gum is collected and then applied to arrow heads

Reference number
RBO/3/30
Earliest possible date
1664
Page extent
3 pages
Format
Manuscript

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'IPPO - the Celebean Poyson brought in by Mr Charles Howard', 1664, RBO/3/30, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rbo_3_30/ippo-the-celebean-poyson-brought-in-by-mr-charles-howard, accessed on 18 August 2026

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