Nymphaea rubra, R

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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
Copyright © The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Media ID 654413
Date: 3rd December 2007
Credit: © The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Filename: ROX00000059.jpg
Image Size: 3672 x 5128 Pixels
Filesize is 12.72MB
Version 2 is 6.70MB
Associated Categories: Botanical Art
Associated Categories: William Roxburgh
Keywords: 19th century, aquatic plant, botanical art, east india company, india, nymphaea, nymphaea rubra, nymphaeaceae, pink, water, water lily, watercolour on paper, william roxburgh collection