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Livistona chinensis, ca 18th centuryWatercolour of Livistona chinensis, commonly known as Chinese fan or fountain palm, by unknown Asian artist, Company Art, Kew Collection, 18th century
William Barrons Tree TransplanterWilliam Barron (1805-91)s Tree transplantor at Kew. Barron devised a horse-drawn machine that would allow trees to be uprooted and carried distances of up to 32km without damage
21. Parasites on Beech Trees, Chili" Robble, " literally oak, is the name given to the common large-leaved Chilian " Beech" (Nothofagus obliqua, Mirb.)
Baobab near the bank of the Lue (Adansonia digitata)Oil on canvas. Inscribed in paint on verso of canvas BAOBAB near the bank of the Lue, a tributary of the Zambesi River above Kabrabasi
Ficus religiosa Willd. (Peepul, pipal, pipul or bo-tree)Watercolour on paper, no date (late 18th, early 19th century). Hand painted copy of an illustration commissioned by William Roxburgh (1751-1815)
Foliage, Flowers, and Fruit of a Queensland Tree, and Black Cockatoo.-Macadamia ternifolia, F. Muell. belongs to the Proteaceae, and is closely allied to Helicia
Seedlings of Cinchona succirubra, India, 1861Seedlings of Cinchona succirubra, photographed on arrival in Ootacamund, southern India, 9 April 1861. Collected by Richard Spruce in Ecuador, the plants were received by WIlliam McIvor
271. A View in the Royal Botanic Garden, Peradeniya, CeylonAn iron-wood tree (Mesua ferrea, L.) clothed with a young growth of rosy leaves, and a yellow-flowered climber (Bignonia sp. B. unguis ?) with the Directors house on the left
30. The Wild Tamarind of Jamaica with scarlet Pod and BarbetThis showy Leguminous tree is Cojoba arborea var. arborea (synonym Pithecellobium filicifolium) which ranges through the West Indies and Central America
19. View near Quilpue, ChiliOn the rocks in front a gigantic species of Calceolaria, with Puya chilensis, Molina, above, and Boldo trees and Columnar Cacti in the distance
Barrons Tree TransplanterA 19th century horse drawn machine used to move trees up to 20m
Ficus indica (Banyan tree)Watercolour on paper, no date (late 18th, early 19th century). Hand painted copy of an illustration commissioned by William Roxburgh (1751-1815)
Henry Ridley and rubber tree, SingaporeExtension of original cutting on an old Para rubber tree, Hevea brasiliensis - Henry Ridley ( Rubber Ridley ) and rubber tree, tapped for latex
149. View over Port Royal, Jamaica, with Bamboos in the foregrou
Erythrina indica, WilldWatercolour on paper, no date (late 18th, early 19th century. Hand painted copy of an illustration commissioned by William Roxburgh (1751-1815)
Dillenia speciosa ThunbWatercolour on paper, no date (late 18th early 19th century). Hand painted copy of an illustration commissioned by William Roxburgh
465. The only Shade in Ile Aride, SeychellesA partially uprooted tree of Terminalia Catappa, Linn. affords the only real shade in the island, and under its welcome branches all the inhabitants assemble
276. Road up to Nainee Tal, India, in Spring timeThe tree in flower is Ougeinia dalbergioides, Benth
50. Landscape at Morro Velho, BrazilIn the foreground is a colony of Butterflies (Helicon phyllis) going to roost on a single segment of a palm leaf, from which they will never move until the suns rays reach them in the morning
790. Foliage, Flowers, and Fruit of a Queensland Tree, and BlackMacadamia ternifolia, F. Muell. belongs to the Proteaceae, and is closely allied to Helicia, which extends northward to India, China, and Japan
278. Michelia and Climber of Darjeeling, IndiaThe tree is Michelia excelsa, Wall. a lofty congener of the Champak, and the climber is Porana grandiflora, Wall. which is remarkable in its family (Convolvulaceae) for being sweetscented
Scene in Dr. Lunds Garden at Lagoa Santa, BrazilOil on board, no date. According to the Official Guide to the North Gallery, Fifth Edition, 1892, The large trunk in front covered with a Cactus (Cereus, sp.), a large aroid (Philodendron, sp.)
506. Dragon Tree at Orotava, TeneriffeThis is the largest descendent of the famous tree of which a short history is given under 511
492. The Clove in fruit, and view over Mahe, SeychellesIt is rare to see the clove tree in fruit where it is properly cultivated, because the cloves used as a condiment are the unopened flower buds. See 688
258. Foliage and Flowers of an Indian Forest Tree of great beautIt is the Pterospermum acerifolium, Willd. a member of the Sterculiaceae. The texture of the buds is like velvet and of the leaves like satin
137. Foliage and Fruit of the Akee, JamaicaBlighia sapida, Kon. is a tree, native of Guinea and other parts of tropical Africa, and was conveyed to Jamaica in 1778 in a Slave ship under the name Akee
127. Foliage and Flowers of the Cinnamon TreeThis tree (Cinnamomum zeylanicum, B1.), whose fragrant aromatic bark is the cinnamon of commerce, is a native of Ceylon, but it is cultivated and has become wild in Jamaica
43. Tijuca, Brazil, with a Palm in the foregroundThe palm is apparently a species of Cocos, a considerable genus restricted to South America, except C. nucifera, the cocoa-nut
262 African Baobab Tree in the Princesss Garden at Tanjore, IndiaAdansonia digitata, Linn. the African Baobab, is remarkable for the gigantic proportions of its relatively short trunk, which sometimes, it is recorded
Sophora toromirothe endangered Toromiro tree
The Lake
Elaeagnus angustifolia var ellipticaRussian olive
Blubells in the Conservation Area
spring flowers beside the Lake at Kew
Lagerstroemia regina, WilldWatercolour on paper. Hand painted copy of an illustration commissioned by William Roxburgh (1751-1815). In his Flora Indica, Roxburgh describes this species as a large timber tree, native of Bengal
Adansonia digitata, Willd. (Baobab or Upside-down tree)Watercolour on paper, no date (late 18th early 19th century). Hand painted copy of an illustration commissioned by William Roxburgh (1751-1815)
No. 767. Study of the Bunya-BunyaOil on board, no date. Study of the Bunya-Bunya. This noble Conifer, Araucaria Bidwillii, Hook. is perhaps the most valuable food-tree indigenous in Australia
View in the Forest on Mount Wellington, TasmaniaOil on board, no date. According to the Official Guide to the North Gallery, Fifth Edition, 1892; The large tree with dark foliage in the centre is a species of Beech-Birch of the colonists
Quercus obtusiloba, 1795-1800Page from a volume of notes, drawings, plant specimens and proof prints prepared for the publication Amérique ou Descriptions et figures de toutes les espèces et variétés de chênes de l'Amérique
Possum up a Gum TreeOil on board, no date. According to the Official Guide to the North Gallery, Fifth Edition, 1892; The Opossum feeds on the leaves of Eucalyptus paniculata, Sm. and Loranthus aurantiacus, A.Cunn
221. Foliage, flowers and fruit of a common Indian forest tree, 1878Foliage, flowers and fruit of a common Indian forest tree (Phanera variegata). Oil on board by Marianne North, 1878
Corylus avellana, hazelCorylus avellana. Common hazel. Illustration from Flora von Deutschland, Osterreich und der Schweiz by Prof. Dr. Otto Wilhelm Thome, Vol. 2, 1886. Tab. 163 T. 163
817. View at Peradeniya, CeylonBamboos and Jak-fruit tree in the foreground. See 333
503. Dragon Tree at San Juan de Rambla, Teneriffe
94. Oil Palm at Tijuca, Brazil
Bluebells in woodland at Wakehurst placeBluebells at Wakehurst place, Sussex. Hyacinthoides non-scripta
Myristica fragrans, nutmeg, 1887Illustration of Myristica fragrans, commonly known as nutmeg. from Köhlers Medicinal Plants, 1887, plate 125.
Pseudotsuga menziesiOregon Douglas fir
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