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Monocotyledon Collection (#7)

Background imageMonocotyledon Collection: L aloe commun, aloe vera

L aloe commun, aloe vera
Illustration from the Botany Library Plate Collection held at the Natural History Museum, London. Plate inscribed with Genevieve de nangis Regnault

Background imageMonocotyledon Collection: Flower from the Orchidaceae family

Flower from the Orchidaceae family
A photograph of one of the decorative ceiling panels from the roof of the Natural History Museums Central Hall. Showing an unknown flower of the Orchidaceae family

Background imageMonocotyledon Collection: Distant tower seen over palm trees. Fiji

Distant tower seen over palm trees. Fiji
A photograph taken during the voyage of H.M.S. Challenger (1872-1876) funded by the British Government for scientific purposes

Background imageMonocotyledon Collection: Oats

Oats
A scanning electron microscope (SEM) image of oats, artificially coloured by computer

Background imageMonocotyledon Collection: Amomum zingiber Linn. ginger

Amomum zingiber Linn. ginger
Illustration from the Botany Library Plate Collection held at the Natural History Museum, London

Background imageMonocotyledon Collection: Aloe sp. aloes

Aloe sp. aloes
A photograph of one of the decorative ceiling panels from the roof of the Natural History Museums Central Hall. Showing Aloe sp. aloes

Background imageMonocotyledon Collection: Pothos glaucus

Pothos glaucus
A photograph of one of the decorative ceiling panels from the roof of the Natural History Museums Central Hall. Showing Pothos glaucus, common name unknown, from Asia

Background imageMonocotyledon Collection: Palm

Palm
Plate 23 from The Shape, Skeleton and Foliage of Thirty Two Species of Trees, 1786 by A. Cozens. The series was originally issued in 1771

Background imageMonocotyledon Collection: Zingiber sylvestre & Z. angustifolium, ginger

Zingiber sylvestre & Z. angustifolium, ginger
Illustration from the Botany Library Plate Collection held at the Natural History Museum, London

Background imageMonocotyledon Collection: Dendrobium densiflora, orchid

Dendrobium densiflora, orchid
A photograph of one of the decorative ceiling panels from the roof of the Natural History Museums Central Hall. Showing Dendrobium densiflora, orchid from Asia

Background imageMonocotyledon Collection: Curcuma sp. turmeric

Curcuma sp. turmeric
A photograph of one of the decorative ceiling panels from the roof of the Natural History Museums Central Hall. Showing Curcuma sp. turmeric from Asia

Background imageMonocotyledon Collection: Phragmites oeningensis

Phragmites oeningensis
Fossil from the Natural History Museum s, Palaeontology Department

Background imageMonocotyledon Collection: Carex arenaria, sand sedge

Carex arenaria, sand sedge
Illustration from Agnes Ibbetsons sketchbook of grasses, c.1809 -1822. Volume 3. No. 35. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Background imageMonocotyledon Collection: Ixia crocata L. saffron coloured ixia

Ixia crocata L. saffron coloured ixia
Watercolour on vellum by Sydney Parkinson (1745 - 1771). Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Background imageMonocotyledon Collection: Dactylorhiza fuchsii, common spotted orchid

Dactylorhiza fuchsii, common spotted orchid
Common spotted orchid on chalk mound, a project to establish british orchigs in the Wildlife Garden at the Natural History Museum, London. Photographed by Derek Adams, May 2003

Background imageMonocotyledon Collection: Plantation scene, Levuka, Ovalau Island, Fiji

Plantation scene, Levuka, Ovalau Island, Fiji
A photograph taken during the voyage of H.M.S. Challenger (1872-1876) funded by the British Government for scientific purposes

Background imageMonocotyledon Collection: Allium ursinum, wild garlic

Allium ursinum, wild garlic
Ramsons, or wild garlic is an attractive flower in the woodlands area of the Wildlife Garden at the Natural History Museum, London. Photographed by Derek Adams, April 2003

Background imageMonocotyledon Collection: Bartholina burmanniana, spider orchid

Bartholina burmanniana, spider orchid
Lithograph by Gebhart from an original pencil drawing by Franz Bauer, published in Iconographia generum plantarum (1838) by Stephan Endlicher

Background imageMonocotyledon Collection: Hyacinthus orientalis, common hyacinth

Hyacinthus orientalis, common hyacinth
Drawing 759 by Arthur Harry Church, 1904. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Background imageMonocotyledon Collection: Nymphaea lotus, water lily of Malabar

Nymphaea lotus, water lily of Malabar
Watercolour by T. Reichel, 1789. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Background imageMonocotyledon Collection: Lilium tigrinum, tiger lily

Lilium tigrinum, tiger lily
Illustration of tiger lily (Lilium tigrinum) from A Monograph of the Genus Lilium (1880) by John Henry Elwes

Background imageMonocotyledon Collection: Fritillaria imperialis, crown imperial lily

Fritillaria imperialis, crown imperial lily
Drawing by Arthur Harry Church, 1903. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Background imageMonocotyledon Collection: Iris sp. iris

Iris sp. iris
Watercolour No. 38 from the Round Small Collection by Frank Harold Round, 1919. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Background imageMonocotyledon Collection: Alpinia zerumbet, shell ginger

Alpinia zerumbet, shell ginger
Plate 1037 from the John Reeves Collection of Botanical Drawings from Canton, China. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Background imageMonocotyledon Collection: Iris pumila, dwarf pogon iris

Iris pumila, dwarf pogon iris
Watercolour No. 36 from the Round Small Collection by Frank Howard Round, c. 1920. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Background imageMonocotyledon Collection: Iris reticulata, reticulated iris

Iris reticulata, reticulated iris
Watercolour by Arthur Harry Church, 1908. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Background imageMonocotyledon Collection: Iris pallida, bearded iris

Iris pallida, bearded iris
Watercolour No. 22 from the Round Large Collection by Frank Howard Round, c. 1920. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Background imageMonocotyledon Collection: Guzmania lingulata, scarlet star

Guzmania lingulata, scarlet star

Background imageMonocotyledon Collection: Orchis morio, green-winged orchid

Orchis morio, green-winged orchid
Watercolour by Arthur Harry Church, May 1903. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Background imageMonocotyledon Collection: Galanthus nivalis, snowdrop

Galanthus nivalis, snowdrop
Watercolour by Arthur Harry Church, 1904. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Background imageMonocotyledon Collection: A group of fragments of fossil crinoids

A group of fragments of fossil crinoids
Watercolour of a group of fragments of fossil crinoids (feather-stars or sea-lilies) by Sarah Stone (c. 1760-1844) from the collection of Sir Ashton Lever

Background imageMonocotyledon Collection: Iris germanica, bearded iris

Iris germanica, bearded iris

Background imageMonocotyledon Collection: Borassus flabellifer, wine palm

Borassus flabellifer, wine palm
Plate 882 from the John Fleming Collection of Indian Drawings, c. 1795-1805. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Background imageMonocotyledon Collection: Nymphaea capensis, cape blue water lily

Nymphaea capensis, cape blue water lily
Unsigned artwork from early 1800s. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Background imageMonocotyledon Collection: Cymbopogon iwarancusa, oilgrass

Cymbopogon iwarancusa, oilgrass
Plate 624 from the John Fleming Collection of Indian Drawings, c. 1795-1805. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Background imageMonocotyledon Collection: Acrocephalus schoenobaenus, sedge warbler

Acrocephalus schoenobaenus, sedge warbler
Plate 125 from William MacGillivrays Watercolour drawings of British Animals (1831-1841)

Background imageMonocotyledon Collection: Miliaria calandra, corn bunting

Miliaria calandra, corn bunting
Plate 154 from William MacGillivrays Watercolour drawings of British Animals (1831-1841)

Background imageMonocotyledon Collection: Lilium candidum, madonna lily

Lilium candidum, madonna lily
Illustration No. 2 by Johann Christoph Dietzsch, c. 1750. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Background imageMonocotyledon Collection: Nymphaea ampla, water lily

Nymphaea ampla, water lily
Watercolour no. 15 by Ralph Stennett, 1806. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Background imageMonocotyledon Collection: Various bird eggs from western Asia

Various bird eggs from western Asia
Various common Indian birds eggs from the Hume Collection. Specimens housed at Natural History Museum at Tring

Background imageMonocotyledon Collection: Tritonia crocata, corn lily

Tritonia crocata, corn lily
Illustration no.8 by Sydney Parkinson, 1767. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Background imageMonocotyledon Collection: Lilium lancifolium, tiger lily

Lilium lancifolium, tiger lily
Watercolour by Jacobus Perkois from the Dutch Collection, c. late 1700s. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Background imageMonocotyledon Collection: Lilium suffureum, sulphur lily

Lilium suffureum, sulphur lily
Illustration 1 from the Large Collection by Lilian Snelling, 1936. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum

Background imageMonocotyledon Collection: Lawson plant specimens

Lawson plant specimens
Part of the plant collection attributed to John Lawson, collected in Carolina in 1710. Specimens held in the Sloane Herbarium at the Natural History Museum, London

Background imageMonocotyledon Collection: Narcissus, daffodil

Narcissus, daffodil
Engraving by Gouy after a painting from Choix Des Plus Belles Fleurs by Pierre Joseph Redoute (1759-1840)

Background imageMonocotyledon Collection: Iris germanica, flag iris

Iris germanica, flag iris
Flag iris (Iris germanica) from Icones Plantarum medicinalium (1788) by Joseph Jacob von Plenck

Background imageMonocotyledon Collection: Cistothorus palustris, marsh wren

Cistothorus palustris, marsh wren
Plate 98 from John James Audubons Birds of America, original double elephant folio (1827-30), hand-coloured aquatint. Engraved, printed and coloured by R. Havell (& Son), London

Background imageMonocotyledon Collection: Egretta thula, snowy egret

Egretta thula, snowy egret
Plate 242 from John James Audubons Birds of America, original double elephant folio (1834-35), hand-coloured aquatint. Engraved, printed and coloured by R. Havell (& Son), London



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