Lagerstroemia regina, Willd
Watercolour 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, Malabar and other places... Read more
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Filename: ROX00000941.jpg
Size: 3336 x 4840 (4.9MB)
Date: 3rd December 2007
Credit: © The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
© The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Lagerstroemia regina, Willd
Watercolour 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, Malabar and other places. Roxburgh also notes that at Rangoon the timber is used to make knees for ships. The drawing is inscribed Received from Rodney 9th June 1791 in an unknown hand
© The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
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18th Century Botanical Art East India Company Economic Botany India Pink Timber Tree Useful Plants William Roxburgh Collection
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