Dicotyledon Collection (page 18)

Cephalotus follicularis Labill, pitcher plant
Collected by Robert Brown at King George Sound, Western Australia, Dec 1801-Jan 1802, during the voyage of HMS Investigator, captained by Matthew Flinders

Epilobium angustifolium, fireweed
One of the 36 decorative panels depicting flora that form the ceiling of the North Hall at the Natural History Museum, London

Butea frondosa, flame of the forest
One of the 162 decorative panels depicting flora that form the ceiling of the Central Hall of the Natural History Museum, London. Butea frondosa, flame of the forest

Salix sp. willow
A mature willow tree in winter. Photographed by Pat Hart

Oenothera erythrosepala, evening primrose
Drawing by Arthur Harry Church. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Glaucium leuteum, horned poppy
One of the 36 decorative panels depicting flora that form the ceiling of the North Hall at the Natural History Museum, London

Polyalthea - Strange Forest Tree - Tree Fern
Page 83 from The Malay Archipelago by Alfred Russel Wallace, London 1874

Viburnum opulus L. guelder rose
Viburnum opulus L. a member of the Caprifoliaceae family, cited by Linnaeus under his description of that name in Species Plantarum in 1753

Lonicera caprifolium, Dutch honeysuckle
Folio 21 from A Collection of Flowers (1795) by John Edwards. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Onopordum acanthium, cotton thistle
One of the 36 decorative panels depicting flora that form the ceiling of the North Hall at the Natural History Museum, London

Alcea rosea, hollyhock
Folio 27 from A Collection of Flowers (1795) by John Edwards. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Salix alba L. willow
Sketch 45 (66 Drawings Volume). From a collection of original drawings and sketches by Georg Dionysius Ehret (1708-1770). Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Helleborus viridis, green hellebore
Hellebores contain a powerful cardiac poison & narcotic. Used medicinally for a variety of conditions, it needed to be administered with care to avoid being fatal to the patient

Seed specimens
A variety of seed specimens including castor bean (Ricinus communis) and date palm (Phoenix dactylifera), held at the Natural History Museum, London

Thiloa glaucocarpa and Thiloa gracilis
Plate 27 from Flora Brasiliensis, Vol. 14, Part 2 (1867) by Carl Friedrich Philipp von Martius (1794-1868)

Combretum leprosum
Plate 29 from Flora Brasiliensis, Vol. 14, Part 2 (1867) by Carl Friedrich Philipp von Martius (1794-1868)

Sambucus nigra, elder

Cornus capitata, dogwood
One of the 162 decorative panels depicting flora that form the ceiling of the Central Hall at the Natural History Museum, London

Citrus bergamia, bergamot orange
Citrus aurantium var. bergamia (Family Rutaceae). A variety of orange, known as the bergamot orange, from which a perfume is obtained

Cetoniinae sp. rose chafer beetle
A rose chafer beetle photographed in Sri Lanka. Chafer beetles have a characteristic V-shape where their wings meet and are a member of the same family as dung beetles

Junglefowl
A watercolour from Giovanni da Udines Raccolta di Uccelli (c. 1850)

Melanorrhoea usitata, Burmese lacquer tree
One of the 162 decorative panels depicting flora that form the ceiling of the Central Hall of the Natural History Museum, London

Premna serratifolia L. aloalo
Collected by Robert Brown on Goods Island, Torres Strait, Northern Australia, 2nd November 1802. During the voyage of HMS Investigator, Captained by Matthew Flinders

Myristica fragrans, nutmeg tree
A tree native to the eastern Moluccas, which yields the spice nutmeg, its dried seed, and mace, the dried aril that surrounds the seed

Deima fastosum, holothurian echinoderm
Illustration of a Holothurian echinoderm from Report on the Holothuroidea dredged by H.M.S. Challenger, 1872-1876

Pancheria communis
Specimen of (Pancheria communis) collected on 21.02.1914 in New Caledonia by R.H. Compton

Quercus robur, oak
Oak leaves growing in the Wildlife Garden at the Natural History Museum, London. May 2003

Garcinia hanburii, gamboge tree
One of the 162 decorative panels depicting flora that form the ceiling of the Central Hall of the Natural History Museum, London. Showing Garcinia hanburii, gamboge tree

Cytisus scoparius L. Scotch broom
Sketch 30 (66 Drawings Volume). From a collection of original drawings and sketches by Georg Dionysius Ehret (1708-1770). Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Aesculus hippocastanum, common horse chestnut
A native of Albania and Greece, is planted as an ornamental tree. The large seeds, conkers, were used as narcotics in the 19th century when they were considered to have an effect equal to opium

Pelargonium sp. geranium
Scanning Electron Microscope image of a pelaronium leaf

Baobab tree, Cape Verde Islands (1873)
The Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger (1872-1876) was funded by the British Government for scientific purposes and seems to have been the first expedition to carry an official photographer as well as an

Blighia sapida, ackee
A photograph of the close up detail of one of the decorative ceiling panels from the roof of the Natural History Museums Central Hall. Showing Blighia sapida, ackee

Pyrus malus, apple
A photograph of one of the decorative ceiling panels from the roof of the Natural History Museums Central Hall. Showing Pyrus malus, apple

Matricaria chusan, upas tree
Specimen from Sloane Herbarium Vol.330, Keuk hoa. Page 57 with Petivers printed label. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Prunus armeniaca, apricot

Coffea arabica Linnaeus, Coffee
Specimen from The George Clifford Herbarium

Bread Fruit Tree, Ki Dulan, Indonesia
A photograph taken during the voyage of H.M.S. Challenger (1872-1876), funded by the British Government for scientific purposes

Antiaris toxicaria, ipoh tree
Plate 154 by Ferdinand Lucas Bauer (1760-1826). Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Aspen
Plate 1 from The Shape, Skeleton and Foliage of Thirty Two Species of Trees, 1786 by A. Cozens. The series was originally issued in 1771

Citrus sinensis, orange
An illustration of an orange (Citrus sinensis) by Jean Theodore Descourtilz (d.1855), held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London. This illustration is entitled Oranger Doux

Viburnum lantana, wayfaring tree
The berries of a wayfaring tree (Viburnum sp.) growing within the Natural History Museum Wildlife Garden. Photographed by Derek Adams, July 2003

Dahlia hybrid, dahlia
A photograph of one of the decorative ceiling panels from the roof of the Natural History Museums Central Hall. Showing Dahlia hybrid, dahlia from Mexico

Tilia sp. lime
The seed of a lime tree (Tilia sp.) in the Wildlife Garden at the Natural History Museum, London. Photographed by Derek Adams, October 2003

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

Erythrina sp
A native Erythrina sp. flowering in a shade coffee farm located in the crater of Volcan Chinameca, El Salvador

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