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Ketaki (Pandanus tectorius Sol. ex Parkinson): flower and young fruit. Coloured aquatint after J. Forbes, 1769.
- Forbes, James, 1749-1819
- Date:
- [1st June 1813]
- Reference:
- 20096i
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Description
Fruits of the ketaki are edible, the male flowers used in perfumery, the leaves for matting, the roots give a black dye and the plant is used for hedging
Pandanus species are known as screw-pines
Pandanus tectorius = (Pandanus odoratissimus)
Publication/Creation
[London (Fleet Street)] : [White, Cochrane & Co.], [1st June 1813]
Physical description
1 print : aquatint with etching, with watercolour
Contributors
Lettering
Pandanus odoratissimus, The flower and young fruit of the keura. Jam.Forbes, Bombay,1769.
References note
See further: J. Forbes, Oriental Memoirs, vol. 4, London, 1813, pp. 351-379
Reference
Wellcome Library no. 20096i
Type/Technique
Languages
- English
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