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Featured Marianne North Image
317. The Chumpa or Champak
Michelia Champaca, L.,. is commonly cultivated for the fragrance of its flowers, which is so strong, according to Sir W. Jones, that bees seldom, if ever, alight upon them. This tree is sacred to Vishnu, and is therefore an object of superstitious re
© RBG KEW
Art, Artist, Flower, Hindoos, Leaves, Marianne North, Painting, Vishnu, Yellow
Featured Marianne North Image
314. Foliage and Fruit of two Indian Trees
They are Acacia Catechu, Willd., having spikes of small yellow flowers, and Terminalia citrina, Roxb. The former is a sacred tree, and yields a very astringent substance by decoction, formerly known as Terra Japonica, and now as one of the kinds of I
© RBG KEW
Art, Artist, Flower, Fruit, Indian, Leaves, Marianne North, Painting, Tree, Yellow
Featured Marianne North Image
300. Indian Coral Tree, 1878
Indian coral tree (Erythrina variegata). Oil on board by Marianne North, 1878.
The gorgeous flowers of this tree are often mentioned by Indian poets. Since Krishna stole it from the Celestial Garden for his wives, it has been under a curse, and is never used in Hindoo worship. Being armed with prickles
© RBG KEW
