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Pterocarpus indicus Willd.

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Date

1795-1804

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Collection

Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew : The Roxburgh Collection

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Digitised by TWW

Description

Watercolour illustration commissioned by William Roxburgh. ROX1885. In his 'Flora Indica', Roxburgh describes this species as a tree of considerable size, native of China, the Moluccas and the eastern parts of Asia. Roxburgh also writes: 'From the former [China] it has been brought to Calcutta, and now, April 1808, a young tree is in flower in Sir John Royds' garden.' Roxburgh, 'Flora Indica' (1832) v.3, p.238.

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Location

Maluku, Indonesia

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Flora
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Plants

Category

Glossary
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