Images Dated 2009

818. Red Water Lily of Southern India

This is the Nymphaea Lotus, L. (N. rubra, Roxb.), and was painted at Cochin

© RBG KEW

Art, Artist, Cochin, India, Leaves, Marianne North, Nymphaea Lotus, Painting, Red, Southern

419. Not one Flower, but many in one, Van Staadens Kloof

As mentioned in the description of 410, there are numerous flowers in the separate inflorescences of the Proteaceae, surrounded by coloured leaves or bracts. This is Protea cynaroides, Linn., which has the largest flower heads of its genus, and it be

© RBG KEW

Art, Artist, Bird, Butterflies, Flowers, Leaves, Marianne North, Painting, Pink

RBG Kew plant collecting expedition to Jordan

Michiel Van Slageren, RBG botanist collecting seeds and plants on an expedition to the Dana Nature Reserve, Jordan, 2001

© RBG Kew

Botanist, Collector, Dana Nature Reserve, Epedition, Hunter, Jordan, Michiel Van Slageren, Panoramic, Plant, Science