Choose from 14 items in our Economic Botany Collection
Model of indigo factory, 1886RBG Kew: Economic Botany:catalogue number: 79733 Indigofera sp. Model of indigo factory, from 1886 Colonial and Indian Exhibition, London. LEGUMINOSAE-PAPILIONOIDEAE
The Larkworthy Table - made from New Zealand woods, and inlaid with 37 species of New Zealand fernsfern table in the directors house Table Presented to Kew by Miss E.Rose Larkworthy, 1945. In remembrance of Falconer Larkworthy
Fish Tongues used to grate Guarana, Brazil. From the RBG Kew Economic Botany Collection, reference EBC 62374. Donated and collected by Richard Spruce
Seeds and FruitsKew B2B Plants and Fungi: Seeds and Fruits
Necklace made of Abrus precatorius seeds.The plant is best known for its seeds, which are used as beads and in percussion instruments. The seeds are toxic due to the presence of abrin
Model of Indigo Factory, 1886RBG Kew: Economic Botany:catalogue number: 79733 Indigofera sp. Model of indigo factory, from 1886 Colonial and Indian Exhibition, London. LEGUMINOSAE-PAPILIONOIDEAE
Model of indigo block maker, IndiaRBG Kew Economic Botany item: 92005. Indigofera sp. Model of indigo block maker, India. LEGUMINOSAE-PAPILIONOIDEAE
Necklace of spicesNecklace with beads of Coix, Dioclea, Adenanthera, Myristica and Mucuna - cinnamon bark, cloves and nutmeg. Sourced in Grenada, Spain. RBG Kew Economic Botany Collection, Catalogue Number: 78869
Blocks of lacquer ware. ANACARDIACEAE Rhus sp. RBG Kew Economic Botany Collection ref: ref 67854
The Larkworthy Table - made from New Zealand woods, and inlaid with 37 species of New Zealand fernsThe background of the table top is probably figured Totara (Podocarpus totara), with some of the larger inlays of Rewa (Knightia excelsa) and Kauri (Agathis australis)
Lotus seed head from the Economic Botany Collection
Wheatear, Triticum aestivum, Economic Botany collectionImage of wheatear, Triticum aestivum, Economic Botany collection
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