Eurosid Collection (page 10)

Passiflora aurantia, passionflower
No. 349 from the Botanical Drawings by George Forster made during Cooks second voyage 1772-1775. Illustration annotated with the number 248

Angiosperm leaf in Baltic amber
Eudaphniphyllum leaf in preserved Baltic amber, dating from the Upper Eocene, about 35 million years old. Amber is fossilised tree resin

Grevillea banksii, red silky oak
Plate 132 from Botanical Drawings from Australia (1801) by Ferdinand L Bauer (1760-1826)

Acacia-like pod
Part of Acacia-like pod, 14 cm long, from the Eocene of the Paris Basin

Fuchsias sp. Princess of Wales
Plate 16 from The Illustrated Bouquet (1857-64) by Edward Geroge Henderson. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Fuchsia gracilis, hardy fuchsia
Drawing by Arthur Harry Church, 1903. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Cistus ladaniferus, gum rockrose
Illustration from the Botany Library Plate Collection held at the Natural History Museum, London

Plate 240 from Reichenbachs Synopsis Avium

Hibiscus africanus, bladder katmia

Four varieties of strawberry
Plate 2 from Pomona Britannica (1812) by George Brookshaw.. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Eucalyptus lehmanni, bushy yate
Plate 55 from Botanical Drawings from Australia (1801) by Ferdinand L Bauer (1760-1826)

Citrus limon, lemon
Tab 70 from Histoire Naturelle des Orangers (1818-1820) by Antoine Risso (1777-1845). Illustration entitled Limonier Sauvage

Rose with butterfly and dragonfly
Plate 13 (mounted plates) from the John Reeves Collection of Entomological drawings from Canton, China

Gyrostemon ramulosus, sandhill corkbark
Plate 123 from Botanical Drawings from Australia (1801) by Ferdinand L Bauer (1760-1826)

Theobroma cacao, cacao tree
A specimen from the collection of Sir Hans Sloane. The seeds of this plant - cocoa, are the source of chocolate

Sanguisorba officinalis, official burnet
Drawing 58/10 made in 1905 by Arthur Harry Church (1865-1937). Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Artocarpus heterophyllus, jackfruit

Althaea officinalis, marsh mallow plant

Corylus avellana, hazel
One of the 36 decorative panels depicting flora that form the ceiling of the North Hall at the Natural History Museum, London

Garcinia indica, kokam tree
One of the 162 decorative panels depicting flora that form the ceiling of the Central Hall of the Natural History Museum, London

Bauhinia divaricata L. bulls hoof
Sketch 15 (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

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

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

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

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)

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

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

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