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Colocasia spPlate 989 from the John Reeves Collection of Botanical Drawings from Canton, China. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London
Strelitzia reginae, Queen plantIllustration from The Temple of Flora (1812) by Dr Robert John Thornton (1768-1837)
Aloe Semper Virens ov VeraPage 306 from Flora Exotica (1720) by Johann Gottfried Simula
Coelogyne fimbricata, orchidPlate 858 from the John Reeves Collection of Botanical Drawings from Canton, China. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London
Attalea funifera C. Martius ex Sprengel, bahia piassaba palmIllustration from the Botany Library Plate Collection held at the Natural History Museum, London
Seaforth elegans & Lodoicea sechallarum, palm treesSeaforth elegans (above) and Lodoicea sechellarum (below). Tab 109 from Genera et Species Palmarum, Plates Vol III by Carl von Martius
Louis D Or and Aurora, tulips
Aerangis spPlate 853 from the John Reeves Collection of Botanical Drawings from Canton, China. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London
Psychopsis papilioOncidium papilio, watercolour on card by A.H. Church (1865-1937), species now known as Psychopsis papilio. Drawing number 632
Volatinia jacarina, blue-black grassquitPlate 37 (1:37b) a watercolour by Sydney Parkinson from Sir Joseph Banks commission of natural history drawings from Captain James Cooks first voyage (Endeavour 1768-1771)
Tulipa gesneriana L. Didiers tulip
Iris aurea, irisFrom The genus Iris (1913) by William Rickatson Dykes (1877-1925). Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London
Liliaceae: lilyPlate 159 from Delineation of exotic plants cultivated in the Royal Garden at Kew (1796) by Franz Andreas Bauer (1758-1840). Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London
Pandanus odoratissimus, umbrella treeFruit of the umbrella tree from the Nicobar Isles. Now known as Pandanus fascicularis, screwpine bears edible flowers and fruits. Illustration from the John Fleming Collection
Cycas angulata, cycadPlate 159 from Botanical Drawings from Australia (1801) by Ferdinand L Bauer (1760-1826)
Asparagus officinalis, asparagusFrom the Botany Library Plate Collection held at the Natural History Museum, London
Stanhopea insignis, orchidWatercolour from Delineation of exotic plants cultivated in the Royal Garden at Kew (1796) by Franz Andreas Bauer (1758-1840). Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London
Thysanotus patersonii, twining fringe-lilyPlate 212 from Botanical Drawings from Australia (1801) by Ferdinand L Bauer (1760-1826)
Narcissus tazetta, tazettaPlate 57 from Collection of water-colour drawings of Flowers after Nature by Gerrit van Spaendonck (1746-1822)
Amianthium muscaetoxicum, fly poisonDrawing 38 (Ewan 7) from the Botanical and zoological drawings (1756-1788) by William Bartram. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London
Canna flaccida, swamp cannaDrawing 48 (Ewan 26) from the Botanical and zoological drawings (1756-1788) by William Bartram. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London
Ananas sp. pineapplePlate 166 from The Chief Natural Orders of Plants (1849). Illustrated and described by Elizabeth Twining (1805-1889)
Zea mays, maizeThis large cultivated grass called maize or sweet corn is an important cereal. Grain is ground for flour as well as forming a table vegetable, the husks are used as fuel & the leaves for cattle fodder
Iris germanica (left) and Iris pallida (right), bearded irisIllustration by Anna Maria Sibylla Merian, from the Dutch Collection, late 1600s. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London
Iris sari, irisPlate XXVI from The Genus Iris (1913) by William Rickatson Dykes (1877-1925). Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London
Iris subbiflora, bearded irisWatercolour by Frank Howard Round dated 1922. Inscribed Iris subbiflora Sfax Tunisia. Dr Trabat 1920. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London
Pezoporus occidentalis, night parrotPlate 66 from John Goulds The Birds of Australia (1840-48). Supplementary volume. Hand coloured lithograph
Dobbo in the Trading SeasonPlate opposite page 472 from The Malay Archipelago by Alfred Russel Wallace, London 1874
Aloe succotrina, fynbos aloeOne of the 162 decorative panels depicting flora that form the ceiling of the Central Hall at the Natural History Museum, London
Iris xiphioides, English irisWatercolour by Frank Howard Round, 1922. Inscribed: Lily Pond. Iris xiphioides. Foot of Mt Perdue 1800 metres. Spanish Pyrenees. E Hartert 1919
Palm trees. FijiA photograph taken during the voyage of H.M.S. Challenger (1872-1876) funded by the British Government for scientific purposes
Aloe vulgaris, aloeIllustration from the Botany Library Plate Collection held at the Natural History Museum, London
OatsA scanning electron microscope (SEM) image of oats, artificially coloured by computer
Ottelia cordataA photograph of one of the decorative ceiling panels from the roof of the Natural History Museums Central Hall. Showing Ottelia cordata, common name unknown
L aloe commun, aloe veraIllustration from the Botany Library Plate Collection held at the Natural History Museum, London. Plate inscribed with Genevieve de nangis Regnault
Flower from the Orchidaceae familyA photograph of one of the decorative ceiling panels from the roof of the Natural History Museums Central Hall. Showing an unknown flower of the Orchidaceae family
Distant tower seen over palm trees. FijiA photograph taken during the voyage of H.M.S. Challenger (1872-1876) funded by the British Government for scientific purposes
Amomum zingiber Linn. gingerIllustration from the Botany Library Plate Collection held at the Natural History Museum, London
Aloe sp. aloesA photograph of one of the decorative ceiling panels from the roof of the Natural History Museums Central Hall. Showing Aloe sp. aloes
Pothos glaucusA photograph of one of the decorative ceiling panels from the roof of the Natural History Museums Central Hall. Showing Pothos glaucus, common name unknown, from Asia
PalmPlate 23 from The Shape, Skeleton and Foliage of Thirty Two Species of Trees, 1786 by A. Cozens. The series was originally issued in 1771
Zingiber sylvestre & Z. angustifolium, gingerIllustration from the Botany Library Plate Collection held at the Natural History Museum, London
Dendrobium densiflora, orchidA photograph of one of the decorative ceiling panels from the roof of the Natural History Museums Central Hall. Showing Dendrobium densiflora, orchid from Asia
Curcuma sp. turmericA photograph of one of the decorative ceiling panels from the roof of the Natural History Museums Central Hall. Showing Curcuma sp. turmeric from Asia
Phragmites oeningensisFossil from the Natural History Museum s, Palaeontology Department
Carex arenaria, sand sedgeIllustration from Agnes Ibbetsons sketchbook of grasses, c.1809 -1822. Volume 3. No. 35. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London