East Indian or Malabar Kino (Pterocarpus marsupium Roxb.): branch with flowers, separate shoot bearing flowers and fruit and sections of flowers. Coloured line engraving.
- Date:
- [1686]
- Reference:
- 16187i
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Description
The local Indian name for Malabar Kino is Vengai Padauk
The gum of Malabar Kino is used as an astringent and the timber is used for construction and furniture
Publication/Creation
[Amsterdam], [1686]
Physical description
1 print : line engraving, with watercolour ; platemark 33.6 x 41.6 cm
Contributors
Lettering
Kariǹ-Tagerà Lat. ... Mal. Titi ... Bra. ... Arab.
Title transcribed in Nagari, Malayalam, Arabic and Roman alphabet
Lettering is inscribed on print in blue ink by E. Holmes: "Pterocarpus marsupium Roxb. 57"
References note
See further: K.S. Manilal (ed.), Botany and history of Hortus Malabaricus, Rotterdam, 1980, ch. 2 by M. Fournier, pp. 6-21
J. Heniger, Hendrik Adriaan van Reede tot Drakestein (1636-1691) and Hortus Malabaricus, Rotterdam, 1986
Reference
Wellcome Collection 16187i
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