Greater Yam, White Yam Family Dioscoreaceae, ‘Dioscorea Alata’ L. Original inscriptions: ‘Dioscoria alata’ Further inscriptions: Artist: Medium: Watercolour Size: Note:
A species of Yam, family Dioscoreaceae, Dioscorea globosa Roxb.
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A species of Yam, family Dioscoreaceae, ‘Dioscorea globosa’ Roxb. Original inscriptions: ‘Dioscoria globosa’ Further inscriptions: Artist: Medium: Watercolour Size: Note:
A species of Yam, family Dioscoreaceae, Dioscorea anguina Roxb.
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A species of Yam, family Dioscoreaceae, ‘Dioscorea anguina’ Roxb. Original inscriptions: ‘Dioscoria anguina’ Further inscriptions: Artist: Medium: Watercolour Size: Note:
A species of Yam, family Dioscoreaceae, Dioscorea glabra
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A species of Yam, family Dioscoreaceae, ‘Dioscorea glabra’ Original inscriptions: ‘Dioscorea glabra’ Further inscriptions: Artist: Medium: Watercolour Size: Note:
Greater Yam Family Dioscoreaceae’, Dioscorea alata’ var ‘purpurea’ Original inscriptions: ‘Dioscoria purpurea’ Further inscriptions: Artist: Medium: Watercolour Size: Note:
Mangrove Date Palm Family Arecaceae, ‘Phoenix paludosa’ Roxb. Original inscriptions: ‘Elata paludosa. This Palm grows with a very small straight stem not larger than a man’s thigh to a considerable height smaller than the areca catechu’ Further inscriptions: Artist: Medium: Watercolour Si...
Date Sugar Palm, Wild Date Palm, Indian Date Family Arecaceae, ‘Phoenix sylvestris’ (L.) Roxb. Original inscriptions: ‘Vulg: the Toddy Tree; and the mode of drawing the Juice. It is used as Yeast in Bengal. Later when fermented as an intoxicating Liquor.’ Further inscriptions: Artist: Medi...
Palmyra, Wine Palm, Toddy Palm, Doub Palm Family Arecaceae, ‘Borassus flabellifer’ L. Original inscriptions: ‘Borassus flabelliformis. Pl. Cor. 71, 72’ Further inscriptions: Artist: Medium: Watercolour Size: Note: Tree and fruit depicted