Malvidae Collection (page 5)

Haplophyllum patavinum, ruta patavina

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)

Bombax heptaphyllum, silk-cotton tree
Illustration from the Fleming Indian Drawings Collection, 1800. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Acer trilobatum, sycamore or maple leaf
Fossilised leaf dating from the Miocene period, collected in Oeningen, Baden, Germany. Specimen held at the Natural History Museum, London

Dictamnus albus (fraxinella), gas plant
Folio 74 from A Collection of Flowers (1795) by John Edwards. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Citrus sinensis, orange tree
Folio 34 from A Collection of Flowers (1795) by John Edwards. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Theobroma cacao, cocoa; Syzygium aromaticum, cloves; Myristi
Plate 1 by Margaret Bushby Lascelles Cockburn (1829-1928). Entitled A group from Burlgaar. Held at the Natural History Museum, London

Calamus viminalis, rattan fruit
Plate 5 by Margaret Bushby Lascelles Cockburn (1829-1928). Held at the Natural History Museum, London

Anacardium occidentale, cashew apple
Plate 7 from Neilgherry birds and Miscellaneous (1858) by Margaret Bushby Lascelles Cockburn (1829-1928). Illustration entitled cushoo apples, with nuts

Gopypium beligiosum, nankin cotton
Plate 9 by Margaret Bushby Lascelles Cockburn (1829-1928). Held at the Natural History Museum, London

Bombax pentandrum, silk cotton
Illustration by Margaret Bushby Lascelles Cockburn (1829-1928). Held at the Natural History Museum, London

Rhodomytris torneutosa, gooseberry
Plate 56 by Margaret Bushby Lascelles Cockburn (1829-1928). Held at the Natural History Museum, London

Punica granatuns, pomegranate
Plate 36 by Margaret Bushby Lascelles Cockburn (1829-1928). Held at the Natural History Museum, London

Syzygium malaccense, malay apple
Plate 38 from Neilgherry birds and Miscellaneous (1858) by Margaret Bushby Lascelles Cockburn (1829-1928)

Areca catechu, betel nut
Plate 46 by Margaret Bushby Lascelles Cockburn (1829-1928). Held iat the Natural History Museum, London

Hibiscus angulosus, wild hibiscus

Melia azadirack, neem
Plate 52 from Neilgherry birds and Miscellaneous (1858) by Margaret Bushby Lascelles Cockburn (1829-1928)

Osbeckia chinensis
Plate 57 by Margaret Bushby Lascelles Cockburn (1829-1928). Held at the Natural History Museum, London

Borneo amber
Piece of Borneo amber originating from the Middle Miocene about 15 million years old. Donated by John Noad

Alyogyne hakeifolia

Callistemon linearifolius, bottlebrush
Drawing 436 from the Watling Collection by Port Jackson Painter, 1788-1797

Malum aurantium vulgare, orange
Page 286 from Flora Exotica 1720, by Johanne Godfredo Simula

Annuals and biannual plants

Lasiandra macrantha
Plate 4 from the Fitch Collection of the Lasiandra macrantha, a shrub native to South America from the family Melastomataceae

Brachychiton paradoxus, red-flowered kurrajong
Plate 13 from Botanical Drawings from Australia (1801) by Ferdinand L Bauer (1760-1826)

Feuilles Nervation from Le Regne Vegetal plantes agricoles
Plate 34 from Le Regne Vegetal plantes agricoles, Vol 3. 1. Amaryllis vittata, 2. Blackea trinervia, 3. Melastoma tomentosum, 4. Hetre (Beech), 5. Ginkgo, 6. Figuier (Fig), 7. Capucine (Nasturtium)

Azadirachta indica, neem
A mid nineteenth century illustration of neem (Azadirachta indica), held in the Botany Library Plate Collection at the Natural History Museum, London

Turdus sp. thrush chicks
Plate 121 from William MacGillivrays Watercolour drawings of British Animals (1831-1841)

Melastoma melabathricum, pink glory bush
Plate 1148 from the Fleming Collection of Indian Drawings, 1800. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Buchenavia oxycarpa
Plate 25 from C. Martius Flora Brasiliensis, Vol.14, p.2

Alyogyne hakeafolia (Giord) Alefeld, hibiscus
Collected by Robert Brown in Goose Island Bay, off Cape Arid, Western Australia, May 1803, during the voyage of HMS Investigator, captained by Matthew Flinders

Aesculus hippocastanum, horse chestnut tree
Photographed by Pat Hart, Summer 2003

Punica granatum, pomegranate
One of the 162 decorative panels depicting flora that form the ceiling of the Central Hall of the Natural History Museum, London

Orange Grove, St. Michael, Azores 1873
A photograph taken during the voyage of H.M.S. Challenger (1872-1876), funded by the British Government for scientific purposes

Eucalyptus globulus, Tasmanian blue gum
A photograph of the details from one of the decorative ceiling panels from the roof of the Natural History Museums Central Hall. Showing a Eucalyptus globulus, Tasmanian blue gum

Citrus aurantium, bitter orange
A photograph of the detail from one of the decorative ceiling panels from the roof of the Natural History Museums Central Hall. This panel is showing some cracking damage which has since been repaired

Gossypium barbadense, cotton
A photograph of one of the decorative ceiling panels from the roof of the Natural History Museums Central Hall. Show open bolls and flowers of the Gossypium barbadense, cotton plant

Dolichonyx oryzivorus, bobolink
Plate 54 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

Various fruits
Plate 1055 from the John Reeves Collection of Botanical Drawings from Canton, China. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Gossypium arboreum, tree cotton
Duchess of Beauforts Hortus Siccus, 133: 67 (Sloane Herbarium)

Capparis spinosa, caper
Duchess of Beauforts Hortus Siccus, specimen 133: 67 (Sloane Herbarium)

Vermivora pinus, blue-winged warbler
Plate 20 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

Sayornis phoebe, eastern phoebe
Plate 120 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

Erodium hymenodes, herons bill
Drawing by Arthur Harry Church, 1908. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Hibiscus tiliaceus, beach hibicus
Watercolour 25 from the Saharunpore Gardens Collection, 1847

Hibiscus cf. syriacus, Syrian rose
Watercolour 19 from the Saharunpore Gardens Collection, 1847

Hibiscus rosa-sinensis, China rose
Unsigned artwork 125 from the Indian Drawings Miscellaneous Collection (IDM Collection), c. early 1800s. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Hibiscus simplex, Chinese parasol tree
Unsigned artwork 115 from the Indian Drawings Miscellaneous Collection (IDM Collection), c. early 1800s. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

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