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Malpighiales Collection (page 2)

Background imageMalpighiales Collection: Aspen

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

Background imageMalpighiales Collection: Pollard Aspen

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

Background imageMalpighiales Collection: Passiflora laurifolia, passion flower

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

Background imageMalpighiales Collection: Viola tricolor, wild pansy

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

Background imageMalpighiales Collection: Passiflora aurantia, passion flower

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Engraving by Weddell based on Ferdinand Bauers unpublished drawing published in Collectanea botanica (1821) by John Lindley

Background imageMalpighiales Collection: Rhizophora mangrove forest

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

Background imageMalpighiales Collection: Passiflora quadrangularis, water lemon

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

Background imageMalpighiales Collection: Hypericum perforatum, St. Johnswort

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

Background imageMalpighiales Collection: Passiflora kermesina, passionflower

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

Background imageMalpighiales Collection: Populus latior

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

Background imageMalpighiales Collection: Populus nigra, lombardy or black poplar pollen

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)

Background imageMalpighiales Collection: Salix fragilis L. XXII 2, crack willow

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

Background imageMalpighiales Collection: Empidonax traillii, willow flycatcher

Empidonax traillii, willow flycatcher
Plate 45 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 imageMalpighiales Collection: Salix herbacea L. DLVII, dwarf willow

Salix herbacea L. DLVII, dwarf willow
An illustrative plate of dwarf willow tree foliage and fruit from the Natural History Museum Botany Library Plate Collection

Background imageMalpighiales Collection: Reinwardtia trigyna, yellow flax

Reinwardtia trigyna, yellow flax
Plate 1143 from the Fleming Collection of Indian Drawings, 1800. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Background imageMalpighiales Collection: Euphorbia canariensis, Canary Island spurge

Euphorbia canariensis, Canary Island spurge
Illustration from Flora Exotica (1720) by Johann Gottfried Simula. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Background imageMalpighiales Collection: Passiflora edulis, passion fruit

Passiflora edulis, passion fruit
Illustration by Jacobus van Huysum, c. 1730s. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Background imageMalpighiales Collection: Passiflora laurifolia, water lemon

Passiflora laurifolia, water lemon
Illustration from Metamorphosis insectorum Surinamensium (1705) by Maria Sibylla Merian, of Type Specimens of plants named by Carl Linnaeus (1707-1778)

Background imageMalpighiales Collection: Passiflora quadrangularis, granadilla

Passiflora quadrangularis, granadilla
Plate 18 from Neilgherry birds and Miscellaneous 1858, by Margaret Bushby Lascelles Cockburn (1829-1928)

Background imageMalpighiales Collection: Angiosperm flower in amber

Angiosperm flower in amber
A flower trapped and preserved in Dominican amber. This specimen dates from the Lower Miocene period about 20 million years old

Background imageMalpighiales Collection: Hypericum sp. St. Johnswort

Hypericum sp. St. Johnswort
Drawing 26/1 made in 1904 by Arthur Harry Church (1865-1937). Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London. PLate 175

Background imageMalpighiales Collection: Viola sp

Viola sp
Plate 62 from Flowers by John Edwards, 1795. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Background imageMalpighiales Collection: Ricinus communis, castor bean

Ricinus communis, castor bean
One of the 162 decorative panels depicting flora that form the ceiling of the Central Hall at the Natural History Museum, London

Background imageMalpighiales Collection: Pollard Willow

Pollard Willow
Plate 29 from The Shape, Skeleton and Foliage of Thirty Two Species of Trees, 1786 by A. Cozens. The series was originally issued in 1771

Background imageMalpighiales Collection: Salix fragilis L. CCXVII, crack willow

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

Background imageMalpighiales Collection: Aleurites moluccana, candlenut tree

Aleurites moluccana, candlenut tree
Copper plate of Aleurites moluccana, candlenut tree from the original drawing by Sydney Parkinson made during Captain James Cooks first voyage across the Pacific, 1768-1771

Background imageMalpighiales Collection: Populus alba L. DCXIV, white poplar

Populus alba L. DCXIV, white poplar
An illustrative plate of white poplar tree foliage, catkins and fruit from the Natural History Museum Botany Library Plate Collection

Background imageMalpighiales Collection: Gentiana ascepiadea, willow gentian

Gentiana ascepiadea, willow gentian
Illustration by Frederick Polydore Nodder, c. 1770s. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Background imageMalpighiales Collection: Pittosporum ralphii, Ralphs desertwillow

Pittosporum ralphii, Ralphs desertwillow
Finished watercolour by James Miller from an original outline drawing by Sydney Parkinson made during Captain James Cooks first voyage across the Pacific, 1768-1771

Background imageMalpighiales Collection: Melicytus ramiflorus, whitey wood tree

Melicytus ramiflorus, whitey wood tree
Finished watercolour by Sydney Parkinson made during Captain James Cooks first voyage across the Pacific, 1768-1771

Background imageMalpighiales Collection: Croton compressus

Croton compressus
Finished watercolour by Sydney Parkinson made during Captain James Cooks first voyage across the Pacific, 1768-1771. Illustration annotated Croton reticulatum

Background imageMalpighiales Collection: Alchornea triplinervia

Alchornea triplinervia
Finished watercolour by Sydney Parkinson made during Captain James Cooks first voyage across the Pacific, 1768-1771. Illustration annotated Alchornea rigida

Background imageMalpighiales Collection: Tetrapterys phlomoides

Tetrapterys phlomoides
Finished watercolour by Sydney Parkinson made during Captain James Cooks first voyage across the Pacific, 1768-1771. Illustration annotated Banisteria fulgens

Background imageMalpighiales Collection: Pereskia grandifolia, rose cactus

Pereskia grandifolia, rose cactus
Finished watercolour by Sydney Parkinson made during Captain James Cooks first voyage across the Pacific, 1768-1771. Illustration annotated Clusia dodecapetala

Background imageMalpighiales Collection: Stigmaphyllon ciliatum, orchid vine

Stigmaphyllon ciliatum, orchid vine
Finished watercolour drawing by Sydney Parkinson made during Captain James Cooks first voyage across the Pacific, 1768-1771. Illustration annotated Banisteria ciliata

Background imageMalpighiales Collection: Stigmaphyllon auriculatum

Stigmaphyllon auriculatum
Finished watercolour drawing by Sydney Parkinson made during Captain James Cooks first voyage across the Pacific, 1768-1771. Illustration annotated Banisteria atriplicifolia

Background imageMalpighiales Collection: Petalostigma banksii, quinine bush

Petalostigma banksii, quinine bush
Finished watercolour by Fred Polydore Nodder from an original outine drawing by Sydney Parkinson made during Captain James Cooks first voyage across the Pacific, 1768-1771



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