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Old Sugar Mill, St. Thomas, West Indies 1873A photograph taken during the voyage of H.M.S. Challenger (1872-1876), funded by the British Government for scientific purposes
Manettia luteorubra. West Indies, Mexico, Americas. Manettia bicolor, Manettia bicolore
Vriesea platynema, bromeliad native to the West Indies and South America. Imported by nurseryman William Bull, King's Road, Chelsea. As Encholirion corallinum
Winged bog orchid, Habenaria alataWinged bog orchid or wing-fruited habenaria orchid, Habenaria alata. Native to the West Indies, sent from St. Vincent Island by the Rev. Lansdown Guilding
Dark-flowered gongora orchid, Gongora atropurpurea. Trinidad and Tobago to South tropical America, sent from Trinidad by Eduard Freiherr von Schack, Baron de Schack
Love vine, Cassytha filiformisLove vine or filiform cassytha, Cassytha filiformis. Parasitic vine native to the West Indies, sent from St. Vincent Island by botanist Rev. Lansdown Guilding
Monkey paws vine, Marcgravia umbellataMonkey paws vine or climbing marcgravia, Marcgravia umbellata. Native to the Caribbean, specimen sent from St. Vincent Island, West Indies, by the Rev. Lansdown Guilding
Fragrant nutmeg, Myristica fragrans. Native to the Moluccas (Makuku) and the Banda islands, this specimen drawn by Rev. Lansdown Guilding on St. Vincent Island, West Indies
Aechmea nudicaulis. Native to south and central America, Mexico and the West Indies, sent from Trinidad by Eduard Freiherr von Schack, Baron de Schack. Leafless-stalked bromelia, Bromelia nudicaulis
Stelis multirostris orchid. Introduced from the West Indies by nurseryman George Loddiges. Racemed pleurothallis, Pleurothallis racemiflora
Prescottia plantaginea orchid. Native to the West Indies and Latin America, sent from Rio de Janeiro by English botanist John Forbes in 1822. Plantain-leaved prescotia, Prescotia plantaginea
Pigeonplum tree, Coccoloba diversifoliaPigeonplum tree, tietongue tree, or various-leaved seaside grape, Coccoloba diversifolia. Native to the West Indies, and received by John Shepherd at Liverpool Botanic Institution
Green sea turtle, Chelonia mydas, endangered, on a beach in front of an ocean, West Indies. Green turtle, Testudo mydas
Rocktrumpet, Mandevilla martiana. Native to South America, Central America, Mexico and the West Indies. Found in the mountains of Rio de Janeiro by Mr. Gardner, and raised by R. G
Barbados lily, Hippeastrum puniceum. Amaryllis equestris. Native to the West Indies, introduced by Dr. William Pitcairn in 1778
Star of Bethlehem, Hippobroma longifloraStar of Bethlehem or madamfate, Hippobroma longiflora. Long-flowered lobelia, Lobelia longiflora. Native of Jamaica and the West Indies, provided by Thomas C. Palmer of Bromley, Kent
Phymosia abutiloides. Bahama mallow, Malva abutiloides. Native of the Bahama islands, specimen provided by Philip Barker Webb
Spreading scarlet hamelia, Hamelia patens. Native of St Domingo, Jamaica and the Andes, Peru, Provided by Mrs Walker of Arno's Grove, Southgate
Bulltongue arrowhead, Sagittaria lancifoliaBulltongue arrowhead or lance-leaved arrowhead, Sagittaria lancifolia. From the West Indies, in the James Vere collection, Kensington Gore
Phyllanthus epiphyllanthus subsp. epiphyllanthus Cymitar-shaped-leaved xylophylla, Xylophylla falcata. From the West Indies, in Lee and Kennedy's Hammersmith Nursery
Pitcairnia bifrons Broad-leaved pitcairnia, Pitcairnia latifolia. Native to Guadeloupe and St. Kitts, West Indies, in the James Vere herbarium collection, Kensington Gore
Marine Square, Trinidad, West Indies, c. 1870 sMarine Square, Trinidad, West Indies, c.1870 s
H. M. S. Challenger, St. Thomas, West Indies 1873A photograph taken during the voyage of H.M.S. Challenger (1872-1876), funded by the British Government for scientific purposes
Negro house, St. Thomas, West IndiesThe Voyage of H.M.S
Charlotte Amalia, St. Thomas, West Indies after a hurricaneA photograph taken during the voyage of H.M.S. Challenger (1872-1876), funded by the British Government for scientific purposes
Group of seamen, St. Thomas, West Indies 1873A photograph taken during the voyage of H.M.S. Challenger (1872-1876), funded by the British Government for scientific purposes
Cemetary, St. Thomas, West Indies (1873)The Voyage of H.M.S
Charlotte Amalia, St. Thomas, West Indies 1873A photograph taken during the voyage of H.M.S. Challenger (1872-1876), funded by the British Government for scientific purposes
View of H. M. S. Challenger in Bermuda, West IndiesThe Voyage of H.M.S Challenger (1872-1876)
H. M.s Challenger at St. Thomas, West IndiesH.M.S Challenger was a three masted wooden ship (steam corvette) from Her Majestys navy