Banka is a location in or related to Aceh described in Jongejan’s Land en Volk van Atjeh Vroeger en Nu. Island off Sumatra; source of a pepper variëteit tried in Aceh (initially successful, then wiped out by voetrot).
Description
Island off Sumatra; source of a pepper variëteit tried in Aceh (initially successful, then wiped out by voetrot).
Significance
Banka is recorded by Jongejan as part of the geography and historical landscape of Aceh.
See Also
Source
Land en Volk van Atjeh Vroeger en Nu, by J. Jongejans, Oud-Resident van het Gewest Atjeh en Onderhoorigheden, with a foreword by Dr. H. Colijn (Baarn: Hollandia Drukkerij N.V., c. 1938), pp. —.