Moraceae Maclura pomifera (Raf.) Schneid.

Osageorange

Kiowa - Dye, Yellow

Use documented by:
Vestal, Paul A. and Richard Evans Schultes, 1939, The Economic Botany of the Kiowa Indians, Cambridge MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 23

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Scientific name: Maclura pomifera (Raf.) Schneid.
USDA symbol: MAPO (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Osageorange
Family: Moraceae
Family (APG): Moraceae
Native American Tribe: Kiowa
Use category: Dye
Use sub-category: Yellow
Notes: Outer portion of the roots yielded a yellow dye.

RECRD: 10800 id: 21740

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