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Lagerstroemia regina 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

ROX31. In his 'Flora Indica', Roxburgh describes this species as a large timber tree, native of Bengal, Malabar and other places. Roxburgh also notes that at Rangoon the timber is used to make knees for ships. The drawing is inscribed 'Received from Rodney 9th June 1791' in an unknown hand.
Roxburgh, 'Flora Indica' (1832) v.2, p.505.

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Location

South Asia

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Category

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