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Diospyros melanoxylon, Willd. (Ebony)

Diospyros melanoxylon, Willd. (Ebony)


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Filename: ROX00001239.jpg

Size: 3488 x 4864 (4.8MB)

Date: 3rd December 2007

Source: Kew Images

Author: Unknown

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Diospyros melanoxylon, Willd. (Ebony)

Watercolour on paper. Hand painted copy of an illustration commissioned by William Roxburgh (1751-1820). In Flora Indica, Roxburgh notes that the bark of this tree, when powdered and mixed with pepper, is used by native doctors for the treatment of dysentry. The drawing is inscribed Received from Rodney 9th June 1791, a record of the East India Company ship that delivered the drawings to London

Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, image library

Media ID 654459

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18th Century Botanical Art East India Company Economic Botany India Medicinal Plant Medicine Paintings Timber Useful Plants Water Colour Watercolour On Paper William Roxburgh Collection Wood


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