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614. The Turong, or Pigeon Orchid in Borneo, and a purple-brown
The former (Dendrobium crumenatum, Lindl.) comes into blossom simultaneously on all the plants about every nine weeks, and the trees and roofs on which it grows seem on those days to be covered with snow, which on the morrow all melts away. Forbes al
© RBG KEW
Art, Artist, Borneo, Flowers, Leaves, Marianne North, Painting, Pigeon Orchid, Purple Brown, Turong, White

232. Wild Pine Apple in Flower and Fruit, Borneo
The Pine Apple (Ananas sativus, Mill. var.) is believed to be really indigenous only in Brazil, whence it has spread to other countries, in some of which it has become naturalised and wild. It first became known to Europeans in Peru some three centur
© RBG KEW
Ananas, Art, Artist, Borneo, Flower, Fruit, Leaves, Marianne North, Painting

589. Nipa Palm, Borneo
Inflorescence of the natural size in front, with a portion of a leaf behind, and the growing plant in fruit in the distance. This somewhat anomalous-looking Palm (Nipa fruticans, Wurmb.) is very common in the muddy estuaries of rivers and in tidal sw
© RBG KEW
Art, Artist, Borneo, Landscape, Leaves, Marianne North, Nipa, Painting, Palm, River