Fabidae Collection (page 9)

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

Entada sp. sea beans
Sea beans or drift seeds from vines and trees along tropical coasts and rainforests which drift along with ocean currents and wash up on beaches

Lychnis coronaria, prick nose
Watercolour 19 by Arthur Harry Church, 12 July 1905. Plate 171

Passiflora kermesina, passionflower
Watercolour 312 from the Saharunpore Gardens Collection, c. 1850. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Artocarpus altilis, breadfruit
Unfinished watercolour sketch by Sydney Parkinson, made during Captain James Cooks first voyage, 1768-1771

Sorbus aucuparia, rowan
Rowan tree with ripe fruit growing in the Natural History Museum Wildlife Garden. Photo taken in July 2001

Saxicola torquata, common stonechat
Plate 149 from William MacGillivrays Watercolour drawings of British Animals (1831-1841)

Prunus communis, almond tree
Plate 21 from Le Regne Vegetal. Vol 16 1871. Originally called Amandier commun in this publication the current name by which the Almond tree is know is (Prunus communis)

Arsenura armida, Emperor moth caterpillars on coral tree
Emperor moth caterpillars on coral tree from Metamorphosis Insectorum Surinamensium of te Verandering der Surinaamsche Insecten by Maria Sibylla Merian

Bryobia praetiosa, clover mite
Scanning electron microscope image of a clover mite (x 70K), they have front legs which are nearly twice as long as the hind legs

Populus latior
A fossilized leaf (11 cms wide) of Populus latior, once a large flowering tree which shed many leaves during its life span

Streblorrhiza speciosa
Unissued lithograph by M. Fahrmbacher, based on a sketch by Ferdinand Bauer. Previously unpublished. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Bird illustration from Sir Hans Sloanes Natural History of
Illustration from Sir Hans Sloanes Natural History of Jamaica, Vol. 2 (1707-25)

Prunus domestica, plum tree
Illustration from Full Instructions for the Young Artist (1817) by George Brookshaw

Meleagris ocellata, ocellated turkey
A specimen of an ocellated turkey (Meleagris ocallata) on display at the Natural History Museum at Tring

Opuntia camachoi, prickly pear cactus
Figure 30 from Revista Chilena de Historia Natural 1932-33, by Professor Carlos Porter

Nelumbo nucifera, sacred lotus
A drawing by Paul Hermann from the collection of five volumes of specimens and drawings from Sri Lanka (Ceylon) 1672-1677. (Vol. 5 Page 286)

Manihot esculenta, cassava plant
Illustration from Metamorphosis Insectorum Surinamensium (1705) by Maria Sybilla Merian

Solanum lycopersicum, garden tomato
Drawing of the garden tomato from Herbal (1597) by John Gerard. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Sorbus aria Crantz L. 117, whitebeam
An illustrative plate from the Natural History Museum Botany Library Plate Collection of Whitebeam tree leaves

Sphyrapicus varius, yellow-bellied sapsucker
Plate 190 from John James Audubons Birds of America, original double elephant folio (1831-34), hand-coloured aquatint. Engraved, printed and coloured by R. Havell (& Son), London

Sylvia Carbanta, carbonated warbler
Plate 60 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

Geothlypis trichas, common yellowthroat
Plate 24 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

Populus nigra, lombardy or black poplar pollen
Scanning electron microscope image (x 1500) of black poplar pollen grains showing a characteristic granular surface ornamentation and no apertures (inaperturate)

Tyrannus dominicensis, grey kingbird
Plate 170 from John James Audubons Birds of America, original double elephant folio (1831-34), hand-coloured aquatint. Engraved, printed and coloured by R. Havell (& Son), London

Pipilo erythropthalmus, eastern towhee
Plate 29 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

Pheucticus ludovicianus, rose-breasted grosbeak
Plate 127 from John James Audubons Birds of America, original double elephant folio (1831-34), hand-coloured aquatint. Engraved, printed and coloured by R. Havell (& Son), London

Quiscalus major, boat-tailed grackle
Plate 187 from John James Audubons Birds of America, original double elephant folio (1831-34), hand-coloured aquatint. Engraved, printed and coloured by R. Havell (& Son), London

Progne subis, purple martin

Dendrocide excelsea (Wedd. ) Chew in Gard. Bull. Singapore
Annotated drawing by Ferdinand Bauer of Dendrocnide excelsa (Weddell) Chew (1965)

Dioon edule, chestnut dioon
A watercolour illustration of the cones belonging to a male chestnut dioon (Dioon edule). Original artwork part of the James Yates (1789-1871) collection presented by the Linnean Society, 1914

Hibiscus syriacus, rose of althea and Ketmia syrorum, flore albo. Dried specimens taken from the museum herbarium. Plants from Chelsea Physick Garden

Dillenia alata, red beech tree
Copper plate from the original drawing by Sydney Parkinson made during Captain James Cooks first voyage across the Pacific, 1768-1771

Polygala amara, dwarf milkwort
Illustration of Polygala amara, Table 83. from Icones Plantarum Medicinalium (1781) by Johann Zorn. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Danaus plexippus, monarch butterfly
The monarch, also known as the milkweed is the largest butterfly found in the U.K. It is not a native butterfly, but is a rare visitor from the U.S.A

Salix fragilis L. XXII 2, crack willow
An illustrative plate of crack willow foliage from the Natural History Museum Botany Library Plate Collection

Dendroica magnolia, magnolia warbler
Plate 123 from John James Audubons Birds of America, original double elephant folio (1831-34), hand-coloured aquatint. Engraved, printed and coloured by R. Havell (& Son), London

Passerina cyanea, indigo bunting
Plate 74 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

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