Fabidae Collection (page 8)

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

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

Prunus armeniaca, apricot

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

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

Alnus glutinosa, alder tree
A mature alder tree in winter photographed by Pat Hart

Citrus medica, citron melon
Illustration from Botanical magazine, No.6745, by J.N. Fitch. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Lycopersicum esculentum, Capsicum annum & Capsicum cordiform
Illustration of a love apple tomato and two species of pepper from the Botany Library Plate Collection held at the Natural History Museum, London

Pollard Aspen
Plate 2 from The Shape, Skeleton and Foliage of Thirty Two Species of Trees, 1786 by A. Cozens. The series was originally issued in 1771

Lopped Elm
Plate 12 from The Shape, Skeleton and Foliage of Thirty Two Species of Trees, 1786 by A. Cozens. The series was originally issued in 1771

Passiflora laurifolia, passion flower
Illustration by Sydney Parkingson (1745-1771). Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Alnus glutinosa, alder
Alder trees in winter photographed by Pat Hart

Pyrus moire, pear
Plate 248 from Le Jardin Fruitiers du Museum (1863) by Joseph Decaisne. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Cameraria ohridella, horse chestnut leafminer

Olea europea, olive
A photograph of one of the decorative ceiling panels from the roof of the Natural History Museums Central Hall. Showing Olea europea, olive

Bryobia praetiosa, clover mite model
A large scale model of the clover mite (Bryobia praetiosa), a common mite found in grassland, native to Britain. Held within the Natural History Museum, London

Prunus armenicaca, apricot
Illustration from Pomona Italiana volume 2 1817-39, by Count Giorgio Gallesio (1772-1839). Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London. Illustration entitled Albicocca di Germania

Pyrus cydonia, quince
A photograph of one of the decorative ceiling panels from the roof of the Natural History Museums Central Hall. Showing Pyrus Cydonia, quince

Rosa centifolia, cabbage rose
Illustration from the Botany Library Plate Collection held at the Natural History Museum, London

Viola tricolor, wild pansy
Wild pansy in the Wildlife Garden at the Natural History Museum, London. Photographed by Derek Adams, July 2004

Xylomelum pyriforme, woody pear
Finished watercolour by John Frederick Miller from an original outline drawing by Sydney Parkinson made during Captain James Cooks first voyage across the Pacific, 1768-1771. Alecto edition

Psittacula krameri, rose-ringed parakeet
Plate 56 from Parrots in Captivity 1 (1884-87) by William Thomas Greene

Banyan 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

Casuarina sp. ironwood tree and Pandanus sp. screw pine tr
A photograph taken during the voyage of H.M.S. Challenger (1872-1876) funded by the British Government for scientific purposes

Nelumbo sp. lotus
Illustration of lotus (Nelumba sp.) by Sydney Parkinson

Prunus sp. cherry tree
Illustration from Full Instructions for the Young Artist (1817) by George Brookshaw

Turkestan rose, rosa rugosa
Illustration of rosa rugosa (Turkestan rose) from Flora Japonica (1838) by Philipp Franz von Siebold (1796-1866)

Bauera rubioides, dog rose
Hand coloured etching by Henry C. Andrews (fl. 1796-1828). Published in The botanists repository for new and rare plants (1816)

Melastoma malabathrica, black-strawberry tree
Illustration from the Botany Library Plate Collection held at the Natural History Museum, London

Pyrus communis, conference pears
Illustration from Full Instructions for the Young Artist: a companion to the Treatises on Flowers and Birds 1817, by George Brookshaw

Urtica dioica, stinging nettle
A herb which has various medicinal benefits and produces tiny hairs that sting when in contact with skin due to the presence of histamine and formic acid

Casuarina equisetifolia, ironwood
Painting 254 by George Forster made during Captain James Cooks second voyage, 1772-1775

Malus communis, apple tree
Illustration from Full Instructions for the Young Artist (1817) by George Brookshaw

Malus sylvestris, crab apple
Crab apple trees blossoming in spring in the Natural History Museum Wildlife Garden. Photo taken in March 1998

Passiflora aurantia, passion flower
Engraving by Weddell based on Ferdinand Bauers unpublished drawing published in Collectanea botanica (1821) by John Lindley

Rhizophora mangrove forest
The gnarled roots of the mangrove forest, Kampong Kapok, Muara, Brunei. Photographed by Dr Gaden Robinson

Passiflora quadrangularis, water lemon
Illustration by James Sowerby, c. 1800s. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Lagopus mutus, rock ptarmigan
Plate 196 from William MacGillivrays Watercolour drawings of British Animals (1831-1841)

Castanea, chestnut
Illustration from the Botany Library Plate Collection at the NHM, London

Hypericum perforatum, St. Johnswort
Illustration by Arthur Harry Church, 1905. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London. Plate 176

Prunus armeniaca, apricot tree
Illustration from Full Instructions for the Young Artist (1817) by George Brookshaw. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Pyrope garnet
A cut stone and collection of crystals of pink pyrope garnet (magnesium aluminum silicate). Specimens from the Natural History Museum, London

Food chains
Illustration from Nature at Work 1978, NHM. Food chains in an oak woodland and on the seashore

Emberiza citrinella, yellowhammer
Plate 178 from William MacGillivrays Watercolour drawings of British Animals (1831-1841)

Gypsum crystals - A desert rose
Gypsum is comprised of (hydrated calcium sulphate). It forms from the evaporation of highly saline waters producing this ornate arrangement of crystals

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