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A palm tree (Geonoma species) in Guyana. Watercolour by E.A. Goodall, 1846.
Goodall, Edward A.Date: Oct.r 14th 1846Reference: 21758i
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African peach (Sarcocephalus latifolius): fruiting and flowering stem with section of fruit. Coloured steel engraving by W. Say, c. 1812, after B. Cotton.
Cotton, Barbara, active 1810-1850.Date: [1812-48]Reference: 26380i
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Amaranthus spinosus L.: flowering stem with separate root and floral segments. Coloured etching by M. Bouchard, 177-.
Reference: 17239i
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Three tropical plants, all species of the genus Lophostachys: flowering stems and floral segments. Coloured lithograph.
Reference: 27198i
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Coffee plant (Coffea arabica): flowering and fruiting stem. Watercolour.
Reference: 22151i
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A Vespetro label illustrated with tropical plants and animals. Lithograph by E. Goy, 19th century, after G. Brunner.
Brunner, Georg, 1804-1882.Reference: 25684i
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China rose or Shoe flower (Hibiscus rosa-sinensis L.): branch with flowers and fruit and separate flower, dissected fruit and seeds. Coloured line engraving.
Date: [1686]Reference: 16215i
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Coffee tree (Coffea arabica) Line engraving by H. Burgh, c. 1726.
Date: [1726]Reference: 21003i
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A plant (Lisianthus princeps): large single flower and flower cluster. Coloured lithograph, c. 1850.
Date: [1833-59]Reference: 26175i
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Giant water lilies (Victoria amazonica) in a tropical lake. Coloured lithograph after M. Gauci, ca. 1841, after C. Bentley.
Bentley, Charles, 1806-1854.Date: [1841]Reference: 21008i
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Coconut palm (Cocos nucifera): four sections of the fruit and nut. Coloured etching by J. Pass, c. 1807, after J. Ihle.
Ihle, Johann-Eberhard, 1727-1814.Date: 15 June 1807Reference: 25387i
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Garden Gardinia or Cape jasmine (Gardenia augusta (L.) Merr.): branch with flowers and fruit and separate flowers and fruit. Coloured line engraving.
Date: [1686]Reference: 16263i
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Kandel or Mangrove plant (Kandelia candel (L.) Druce): branch with flowers and fruit and separate flower and sectioned fruit. Coloured line engraving.
Date: [1686]Reference: 16207i
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The blossom and fruit of a coffee tree (Coffea arabica) Photograph.
Reference: 28232i
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A durian (Durio zibethinus): an entire and sectioned fruit. Photograph.
Reference: 28250i
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Palmyra palm (Borassus flabellifer): fruiting stem, nut and flowers. Coloured etching by J. Pass, c. 1799, after J. Ihle.
Ihle, Johann-Eberhard, 1727-1814.Date: 20 May 1799Reference: 25371i
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Bromelia karatas L.: longitudinal section of flowering stem with roots. Coloured engraving after F. von Scheidl, 1770.
Scheidl, Franz Anton von, 1731-1801.Date: [1770]Reference: 17594i
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A tropical orchid (Trichopilia suavis): flowering plant. Coloured zincograph by L. Constans, c. 1850, after himself.
Constans, L., approximately 1850.Date: [1850-51]Reference: 26346i
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A tropical orchid (Catasetum purum): flowering plant. Coloured engraving by S. Watts, c. 1834, after S. Drake.
Drake, S. A., active 1830-1840.Date: 1 October 1834Reference: 25900i
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A coffee tree (Coffea species), nutmeg plant (Myristica fragrans) and cashew nut tree (Anacardium occidentale): flowers and fruit. Coloured engraving, c. 1827.
Date: [1827]Reference: 27942i
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A Brazilian sassafras tree (Aniba species) and a Petunia plant in an exotic landscape with snakes, lizards and tribal people. Etching, c. 1671.
Date: [1671]Reference: 24657i
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Tannia (Xanthosoma sagittifolium).
Scheidl, Franz Anton von, 1731-1801.Date: [1772]Reference: 17781i
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Clove tree (Syzygium aromaticum): flowering and fruiting stem with cloves and parasitic worm. Coloured etching by J. Pass, c. 1808, after J. Ihle.
Ihle, Johann-Eberhard, 1727-1814.Date: 21 May 1808Reference: 25395i
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An orchid (Laelia anceps): flowering stem and leaves. Watercolour.
Reference: 21221i
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A tropical orchid (Aganisia cyanea): flowering plant on a branch. Chromolithograph, c. 1885, after P. de Pannemaeker.
Pannemaeker, Pierre Joseph de, active 1855-1885.Date: [1885-1901]Reference: 26340i