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Swietenia febrifuga Willd.

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Date

1795-1804

Artist

Unknown Artist (Company School)

Collection

Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew : The Roxburgh Collection

Acknowledgements

Digitised by TWW

Description

Watercolour illustration commissioned by William Roxburgh. ROX27.
In his 'Flora Indica', Roxburgh describes this species as a native of the mountains of India, in flower during the hot season. He also notes: 'The bark is a powerful febrifuge, and an excellent substitute for Peruvian bark, which was one of Sir William Jones's desiderata; see 'Asiat. Res. vol.xi.180.'' This illustration is unnumbered.
Roxburgh, 'Flora Indica' (1832) v.2, p.398.

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image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew

Location

South Asia

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Tags

Flora
Flowers
Plants

Category

Glossary
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