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Plants of the coast of Coromandel by BioDivLibrary on Flickr.
London :Printed by W. Bulmer and Co. for G. Nicol, Bookseller,1795-1819..
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The paradisus londinensis:.
London :Printed by D.N. Shury, and published by William Hooker,1805-1807..Posted on January 31, 2013 via jomobimo with 46 notes
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Plants of the coast of Coromandel by BioDivLibrary on Flickr.
London :Printed by W. Bulmer and Co. for G. Nicol, Bookseller,1795-1819..
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Plants of the coast of Coromandel by BioDivLibrary on Flickr.
London :Printed by W. Bulmer and Co. for G. Nicol, Bookseller,1795-1819..
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Caesalpinia sappan by BioDivLibrary on Flickr.
“This plant has many uses. It possesses medicinal abilities as an antibacterial and for its anticoagulant properties. It also produces a valued type of reddish dye called brazilin, used for dyeing fabric as well as making red paints and inks.” (source)
See also: “Caesalpinia sappan A medicinal and dye yielding plant” (pdf)
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Butea superba by BioDivLibrary on Flickr. from ‘Plants of the coast of Coromandel’
“On the Coast of Coromandel
Where the early pumpkins blow,
In the middle of the woods
Lived the Yonghy-Bonghy-Bo.”
The Courtship of the Yonghy-Bonghy-Bo by Edward Lear, who was also an excellent scientific illustrator:
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n119_w1150 by BioDivLibrary on Flickr.
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n1_w1150 by BioDivLibrary on Flickr.
Edwards’s botanical register..
London :James Ridgway,1829-1847..
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Illustration of a Spectacled Caiman and a False Coral Snake (1701 -1705) by Maria Sibylla Merian ( 1647 -1717).
Hand coloured copper engraving.
Wikimedia.
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Hexandria Monogynia by BioDivLibrary on Flickr.
Edwards’s botanical register..
London :James Ridgway,1829-1847..
biodiversitylibrary.org/page/241103
