Economic Botany Collection

Choose from 14 items in our Economic Botany Collection

Model of indigo factory, 1886
RBG 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 ferns
fern 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 Fruits
Kew 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

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, 1886
RBG 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, India
RBG Kew Economic Botany item: 92005. Indigofera sp. Model of indigo block maker, India. LEGUMINOSAE-PAPILIONOIDEAE

Model of Indigo Factory, 1886
RBG Kew: Economic Botany:catalogue number: 79733 Indigofera sp. Model of indigo factory, from 1886 Colonial and Indian Exhibition, London. LEGUMINOSAE-PAPILIONOIDEAE

Necklace of spices
Necklace 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 ferns
The 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 collection
Image of wheatear, Triticum aestivum, Economic Botany collection

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