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Diospyros melanoxylon, Willd. (Ebony)

Diospyros melanoxylon, Willd. (Ebony)

Watercolour on paper. Hand painted copy of an illustration commissioned by William Roxburgh (1751-1820). In Flora Indica, Roxburgh notes that the bark of this tree, when powdered and mixed with pepper, is used by native doctors for the treatment of dysentry... Read more

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Filename: ROX00001239.jpg

Size: 3488 x 4864 (4.8MB)

Date: 3rd December 2007

Author: Unknown

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Diospyros melanoxylon, Willd. (Ebony)

Watercolour on paper. Hand painted copy of an illustration commissioned by William Roxburgh (1751-1820). In Flora Indica, Roxburgh notes that the bark of this tree, when powdered and mixed with pepper, is used by native doctors for the treatment of dysentry. The drawing is inscribed Received from Rodney 9th June 1791, a record of the East India Company ship that delivered the drawings to London

© RBG KEW

Media ID 654459

18th Century Botanical Art East India Company Economic Botany India Medicinal Plant Medicine Paintings Timber Useful Plants Water Colour Watercolour On Paper William Roxburgh Collection Wood

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