Jambolan or Java plum (Eugenia jambolana Lam.): fruiting branch with numbered figures of inflorescence and sectioned flower, fruit and seed. Chromolithograph by P. Depannemaeker, c.1885, after B. Hoola van Nooten.

Passion flower (Passiflora species): twining stem with flowers and fruit. Pen drawing.

Breadfruit (Artocarpus altilis): fruiting branch. Coloured etching by J. Pass, c. 1796, after J. Ihle.

Coffee plant (Coffea arabica): fruiting stem. Watercolour, c.1823.

Epidendrum moschatum: flowering stem with floral segments. Line engraving by Mackenzie, c.1795.

Custard apple (Annona triloba): fruiting and flowering branch and seed. Coloured etching by I. Barlow after J. Rysbrack.

Rock balsam plant (Clusia rosea): flowering and fruiting branch. Coloured etching by J. Pass, c. 1800, after J. Ihle.

Giant water lily (Victoria amazonica): an expanded flower with surrounding leaves and buds. Coloured lithograph by W. Fitch, c. 1845, after himself.

A tropical orchid (Coelia baueriana): flowering plant and floral segments. Coloured engraving by G. Barclay, c. 1842, after S. Drake.

Dolichos pubescens: flowering and fruiting stem with separate floral segments. Coloured engraving after F. von Scheidl, 1772.

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Passion flower (Passiflora alata): flowering stem. Watercolour, ca. 1850 (?).

1 print : line engraving with etching, with watercolour ; platemark 43 x 26.6 cm

Fruits of Java plum are used in preserves, the seeds are diuretic and are used to reduce blood sugar in diabetes
Eugenia jambolana Lam. = (Syzygium jambolanum Dec.)

1 print : chromolithograph, printed in 9 colours

Jak tree (Artocarpus heterophyllus) with fruit in the Society Islands. Pen drawing.

Kokerite palms yield oil from the seeds, and their fronds are used as thatching material

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Tropical plants

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Passion flower (Passiflora alata): flowering stem. Watercolour, ca. 1850 (?).

Dolichos pubescens: flowering and fruiting stem with separate floral segments. Coloured engraving after F. von Scheidl, 1772.

Jambolan or Java plum (Eugenia jambolana Lam.): fruiting branch with numbered figures of inflorescence and sectioned flower, fruit and seed. Chromolithograph by P. Depannemaeker, c.1885, after B. Hoola van Nooten.

Jak tree (Artocarpus heterophyllus) with fruit in the Society Islands. Pen drawing.

A large kokerite palm (Maximiliana maripa) and the artist drawing it, in a tropical landscape. Chromolithograph by L. Stroobant, c. 1855.

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Tropical plants

Images

Works

Passion flower (Passiflora alata): flowering stem. Watercolour, ca. 1850 (?).

Dolichos pubescens: flowering and fruiting stem with separate floral segments. Coloured engraving after F. von Scheidl, 1772.

Jambolan or Java plum (Eugenia jambolana Lam.): fruiting branch with numbered figures of inflorescence and sectioned flower, fruit and seed. Chromolithograph by P. Depannemaeker, c.1885, after B. Hoola van Nooten.

Jak tree (Artocarpus heterophyllus) with fruit in the Society Islands. Pen drawing.

A large kokerite palm (Maximiliana maripa) and the artist drawing it, in a tropical landscape. Chromolithograph by L. Stroobant, c. 1855.

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