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Skimmia japonica Thunb. Rutaceae 'Rubella' Distribution: China, Japan and E. Asia. The genus name is derived from the Japanese word shikimi (Stearn, 1994). All parts of the plant are poisonous, containing skimmianin. It is said to cause vomiting and, if eaten in large quantities, cardiac arrest. (Duke, 1985) Photographed in the Medicinal Garden of the Royal College of Physicians, London.
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A plant (Aristolochia rotunda L.) related to birthwort: entire flowering plant. Coloured etching by M. Bouchard, 1774.
Date: [1774]Reference: 16906i- Pictures
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Squill or sea onion (Drimia maritima): flowering stem, bulb, leaf and floral segments. Coloured lithograph after M. A. Burnett, c. 1847.
Burnett, M. A., active 1850.Date: [1847]Reference: 23823i- Pictures
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A plant related to birthwort, (Aristolochia longa L.): flowering stem with separate rhizome and sections of fruit. Coloured etching by M. Bouchard, 1774.
Date: [1774]Reference: 16908i- Pictures
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Foxgloves (Digitalis purpurea): flowering plants. Colour process print, c. 1924.
Date: [1924]Reference: 25608i- Pictures
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Water dropwort (Oenanthe sp.): flowering and fruiting stem with separate rootstock, flower and fruit. Coloured etching by M. Bouchard, 1778.
Date: [1778]Reference: 17399i- Pictures
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Herb Christopher (Actaea spicata L.): flowering and fruiting stem. Coloured etching by M. Bouchard, 1778.
Date: [1778]Reference: 17362i- Pictures
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Water dropwort (Oenanthe sp.): flowering and fruiting stem with separate leaf, flower and fruit. Coloured etching by M. Bouchard, 1778.
Date: [1778]Reference: 17400i- Digital Images
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Gloriosa superba L. Colchicaceae Gloriosa lily. Gloriosa rothschildiana is now a synonym. Climbing plant. Distribution: Southern Africa to Asia. National flower of Zimbabwe, state flower of Tamil Nadu. Contains colchicine which is poisonous, teratogenic and used for treating gout, Familial Mediterranean fever and Behcet's disease. Its toxicity limits its use as a anti-cancer agent. Photographed in the Medicinal Garden of the Royal College of Physicians, London.
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Gloriosa superba L. Colchicaceae Gloriosa lily. Gloriosa rothschildiana is now a synonym. Climbing plant. Distribution: Southern Africa to Asia. National flower of Zimbabwe, state flower of Tamil Nadu. Contains colchicine which is poisonous, teratogenic and used for treating gout, Familial Mediterranean fever and Behcet's disease. Its toxicity limits its use as a anti-cancer agent. Photographed in the Medicinal Garden of the Royal College of Physicians, London.
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Ragwort (Senecio jacobaea) and groundsel (Senecio vulgaris): entire flowering plants.
Naudin, Philibert, active 1870.Date: [1865]Reference: 24751i- Pictures
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Water fennel (Oenanthe aquatica (L.) Poiret): flowering and fruiting stem with separate flower and fruit. Coloured etching by M. Bouchard, 1778.
Date: [1778]Reference: 17380i- Pictures
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Tobacco plants (Nicotiana rustica and N. paniculata): flowering and fruiting stem of both species with their respective floral segments.Engraving by J.Caldwall, c.1805, after P.Henderson.
Henderson, Peter, active 1799-1829.Date: 1 July 1805Reference: 18320i- Digital Images
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Mandragora officinarum (Mandrake)
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May apple or American mandrake (Podophyllum peltatum L.): flowering plant with separate segments of fruit. Coloured etching by M. Bouchard, 177-.
Reference: 17244i- Digital Images
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Pedacius?(Pedanios) Dioscorides
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Castor oil plant (Ricinus communis): flowering and fruiting stem, leaf and fruit sections. Coloured lithograph after M. A. Burnett, c. 1847.
Burnett, M. A., active 1850.Date: [1847]Reference: 23822i- Digital Images
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Mandragora officinarum (Mandrake)
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Mandragora officinarum (Mandrake)
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Mandragora officinarum (Mandrake)
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Mandragora officinarum (Mandrake)
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Buttercup (Ranunculus grandiflorus): flowering stem and flowers. Etching, c. 1718, after C. Aubriet.
Aubriet, Claude, 1665-1742.Date: [1718]Reference: 20855i- Pictures
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Strophanthus dichotomus Decne.: flowering branch with separate numbered sections of flower, follicle and seed. Chromolithograph by P. Depannemaeker, c.1885, after B. Hoola van Nooten.
Hoola, Berthe van Nooten.Date: [1885]Reference: 16405i- Pictures
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Lily-of-the-valley (Convallaria species): entire flowering plant. Coloured etching by M. Bouchard, 1772.
Date: [1772]Reference: 16586i- Pictures
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Hellebore (Helleborus atrorubens): fruiting stem with roots and separate flowering stem. Coloured etching after J. Schütz, c.1802.
Schütz, Johann.Date: [1802/12]Reference: 18447i