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Title: De geneesheer in Nederlandsch-Indie, III. Matera Indica
Author(s): Burg, C.L. van der
Year published: 1885
Publisher: Batavia, Ernst and Co
Volume: -
Pages: pp. i-xx, 1-856
File: View PDF: 1,0 mb
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Species:
Asia - South East Asia - Indonesia
Morphology - Horn
Asian Rhino Species
The dried rhino horn has different sizes, according to the age of the animal, and it is either brown, black or grey-brown in colour.
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Location:
Subject:
Species:
Asia - South East Asia - Indonesia - Sumatra
Names in vernacular
Asian Rhino Species
Badak
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Location:
Subject:
Species:
Asia - South East Asia - Indonesia - Java
Distribution - Records
Javan Rhino
Rhinoceros lives mainly in the Preanger Regentschappen, etc.
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Location:
Subject:
Species:
Asia - South East Asia - Indonesia - Sumatra
Names in vernacular
Asian Rhino Species
Siszi
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Location:
Subject:
Species:
Asia - South East Asia - Indonesia
Value - Related to Horn
Asian Rhino Species
In such a rhino horn people pour water, which must remain in it for a minimum of 12 hours, preferably by night. That water is a cure for exhausting diseases, especially consumption of the lungs. Disks cut from the horn, or small cuttings, have special power against snake bite. Maybe this can b...
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