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Pandanus candelabrum, P.Beauv. (Lustre Screw-pine)
Original illustration from Curtis's Botanical Magazine, published as plate 5014, 1st November 1857. Watercolour and pencil on paper. W.J. Hooker points out that, although the specimen figured here was sent to Kew by the Governor Hercules G.R. Robinson from Saint Kitts, this species is a native of the West coast of Africa. PLEASE NOTE: Although identified as Pandanus candelabrum in Curtis's Botanical Magazine, botanists now believe this image shows Pandanus utilis
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Cullumia ciliaris, (L.) R.Br (Ciliated Cullumia)
Original illustration from Curtis's Botanical Magazine, published as plate 2095, 1st September 1819. Watercolour and pencil on paper. This species is a native of the Cape of Good Hope, growing at the summit of Devil's mountain. According to J. Sims it was introduced to England in 1774 by Francis Masson. This specimen was communicated by Messrs Loddiges and Sons
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Virgilia capensis ('Vetch-leaved Virgilia')
Original illustration from Curtis's Botanical Magazine, published as plate 1590, 1st October 1813. Watercolour and pencil on paper. According to Sims this species was introduced to England in 1767 by Thomas Cornwall. It is a native of the Cape of Good Hope. This specimen was communicated by Messrs Loddiges and Sons
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