Genus of plants in the conifer family Pinaceae

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Pine stem under the microscope

Branches of scots pine (Pinus sylvestris). Pen drawing.

Various studies of light on trees. Watercolours.

Branches of scots pine (Pinus sylvestris) and reduced tree base. Pen drawing, partially coloured.

A pine tree shoot (Pinus species) with an associated moth, its caterpillar and its anatomical segments. Coloured etching, c. 1831.

A griffin facing left surrounded by various flowers, fruits and insects. Engraving by D. Loggan, 1663, after W. Hollar.

Trunk and roots of a pine tree cut to show growth rings; microscopic views of wood cells in longitudinal and transverse section and of a root tip. Chromolithograph by H.J. Ruprecht, 1877.

A border of trees, palms and herbaceous plants from a Roman garden in the 1st century A.D. Coloured photograph.

A branch of holly (Ilex species), five mushrooms and some pine needles. Watercolour.

Group of trees, possibly Scots pines (Pinus sylvestris). Pencil drawing.

A border of plants from a Roman garden in the 1st century A.D., with the main plants labelled. Photograph.

Maritime or cluster pine (Pinus pinaster): branch with cones and a single cone. Engraving by J.W. Lowry, c. 1835, after W.B. Booth.

A pine branch. Pencil drawing by S. Kawano.

A Japanese lady flautist standing with a girl among small pine trees. Watercolour.

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Pinus

Images from the collections

Images referencing Pinus

Works from the collections

Maritime or cluster pine (Pinus pinaster): branch with cones and a single cone. Engraving by J.W. Lowry, c. 1835, after W.B. Booth.

A border of plants from a Roman garden in the 1st century A.D., with the main plants labelled. Photograph.

A pine branch. Pencil drawing by S. Kawano.

A border of trees, palms and herbaceous plants from a Roman garden in the 1st century A.D. Coloured photograph.

A Japanese lady flautist standing with a girl among small pine trees. Watercolour.

Pinus

Images from the collections

Images referencing Pinus

Works from the collections

Maritime or cluster pine (Pinus pinaster): branch with cones and a single cone. Engraving by J.W. Lowry, c. 1835, after W.B. Booth.

A border of plants from a Roman garden in the 1st century A.D., with the main plants labelled. Photograph.

A pine branch. Pencil drawing by S. Kawano.

A border of trees, palms and herbaceous plants from a Roman garden in the 1st century A.D. Coloured photograph.

A Japanese lady flautist standing with a girl among small pine trees. Watercolour.

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