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Palmyra palm

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  • Palmyra palm trees (Borassus flabellifer) near Madras, India. Watercolour by H. Schlagintweit, 1855.
  • Hindu toddy man and wife. Gouache drawing.
  • A spreading banyan tree (Ficus benghalensis L.) growing on a palmyra palm (Borassus flabellifer L.) and sheltering 2 people. Engraving by J. Greig, after J. Forbes, 1774.
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    Hindu toddy man and wife. Gouache drawing.

    | Reference: 31914i
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    Palmyra palm (Borassus flabellifer): fruiting stem, nut and flowers. Coloured etching by J. Pass, c. 1799, after J. Ihle.

    Ihle, Johann-Eberhard, 1727-1814. | Date: 20 May 1799 | Reference: 25371i
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    Palmyra palm trees (Borassus flabellifer) near Madras, India. Watercolour by H. Schlagintweit, 1855.

    Schlagintweit-Sakünlünski, Hermann von, 1826-1882. | Date: 1854 to 1858 | Reference: 21744i
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    A spreading banyan tree (Ficus benghalensis L.) growing on a palmyra palm (Borassus flabellifer L.) and sheltering 2 people. Engraving by J. Greig, after J. Forbes, 1774.

    Forbes, James, 1749-1819. | Date: 1st June 1812 | Reference: 20054i
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