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Sterculia alata Roxb.

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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. ROX2314.
In his 'Flora Indica', Roxburgh describes this species as a large, handsome and very ramous tree, native of the 'countries immediately east of Bengal...' In the botanic garden of Calcutta its flowering time is February and March, and the seed ripens at the end of the year. The common name, Buddha Narikella, given to this plant in the province of Chittagong, could be translated as 'Boodh's Coco-nut', as Narikella is one of the Sanskrit names for coconut. Roxburgh notes also that in Silhet the seed is said to be eaten as a cheap substitute for opium.
Roxburgh, 'Flora Indica' (1832) v.3, p.152.

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Location

South Asia

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Flora
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Category

Glossary
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