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Richard Spruce (1817-1893) botanist and plant collector who was commissioned

Richard Spruce (1817-1893) botanist and plant collector who was commissioned

Richard Spruce (1817-1893) botanist and plant collector who was commissioned by William Hooker to transfer the cinchona (quinine) industry from South America to India. Accompanied by Robert Cross, a Kew gardener, he successfully collected and cultivated 637 plants and 100... Read more

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Filename: SpruceMaster.jpg

Size: 3160 x 4433 (5.6MB)

Date: 12th February 2015

Credit: Copyright RBG Kew

Copyright Status: Copyrighted Work

Owner URL: http://www.kew.org/

Job Title: Photographer

© RBG KEW

Richard Spruce (1817-1893) botanist and plant collector who was commissioned

Richard Spruce (1817-1893) botanist and plant collector who was commissioned by William Hooker to transfer the cinchona (quinine) industry from South America to India. Accompanied by Robert Cross, a Kew gardener, he successfully collected and cultivated 637 plants and 100, 000 seeds of Cinchona succirubra which were sent to India via Kew

© RBG KEW

Media ID 10645505

Archival Archive Black And White Botanic Garden Botanical Garden British Empire Cinchona Empire Formal History India Kew Gardens Kew Library Mono Monochrome Plant Collector Plant Hunter Portrait

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