Nymphaea rubra, R. Watercolour on paper, no date (late 18th early 19th century)
Watercolour on paper, no date (late 18th early 19th century). Hand painted copy of an illustration commissioned by William Roxburgh. In his Flora Indica, Roxburgh reports that this species is a native of India and flowers during the rainy season... Read more
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Filename: ROX00000059.jpg
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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
Nymphaea rubra, R. Watercolour on paper, no date (late 18th early 19th century)
Watercolour on paper, no date (late 18th early 19th century). Hand painted copy of an illustration commissioned by William Roxburgh. In his Flora Indica, Roxburgh reports that this species is a native of India and flowers during the rainy season. He also notes that in Bengal, there is a small rose-coloured variety which differs in the number of stamens, having 20 to 25 instead of 40 to 50; and in having from 12 to 15 rays in the stigma
© The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Media ID 654413
19th Century Botanical Art East India Company India Nymphaea Nymphaeaceae Pink Water Water Lily Watercolour On Paper William Roxburgh Collection
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