Dhak or palas tree (Butea monosperma): flowering branch with fruit and floral segments. Coloured etching, c. 1799, after J. Ihle.

  • Ihle, Johann-Eberhard, 1727-1814.
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21 March 1799
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25386i
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Dhak or palas tree (Butea monosperma): flowering branch with fruit and floral segments. Coloured etching, c. 1799, after J. Ihle. Wellcome Collection. Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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The dhak tree yields gum (Bengal kino) used as an astringent, seed-oil (muduga oil) used as a vermifuge & red dye from the flowers (tisso flowers)

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London : published as the Act directs by J. Wilkes, 21 March 1799.

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1 print : etching, with watercolour ; platemark 24.5 x 19.6 cm

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Butea. Butea superba

Reference

Wellcome Collection 25386i

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