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A plant, possibly a Roscoea species: flowering and leafy stems with thick, fleshy roots. Watercolour.

Ginger lily (Hedychium maximum): flowering stem. Coloured pencil drawing.

Five types of ginger lily (Hedychium species): flowering stems. Coloured lithograph.

Tumeric (Curcuma longa L.): rhizome with flowering stem and separate leaf and floral segments. Coloured engraving after F. von Scheidl, 1776.

A plant, possibly a Roscoea species: flowers, leaves and roots. Watercolour.

Cardamom plant (Elettaria cardamomum): rootstock sprouting leafy and flowering stems, and separate flower. Coloured lithograph after M. A. Burnett, c. 1847.

Zerumbet Ginger (Zingiber zerumbet (L.) Sm.): flowering stem with rhizome and separate leaf, inflorescence and floral segments. Coloured engraving after F. von Scheidl, 1776.

Roots of ginger (Zingiber officinale) and of dropwort (Filipendula vulgaris). Watercolour.

A plant (Elettaria speciosa Blume): flowering shoots with leaf and sections of flower, fruit, and seed. Chromolithograph by P. Depannemaeker, c.1885, after B. Hoola van Nooten.

Ginger (Zingiber officinale Roscoe): rootstock with flowering stem and separate leaf and floral sections. Coloured engraving after F. von Scheidl, 1770.

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Zingiberaceae

Images from the collections

Images about Zingiberaceae

Works from the collections

Ginger lily (Hedychium maximum): flowering stem. Coloured pencil drawing.

A plant, possibly a Roscoea species: flowers, leaves and roots. Watercolour.

Five types of ginger lily (Hedychium species): flowering stems. Coloured lithograph.

Zerumbet Ginger (Zingiber zerumbet (L.) Sm.): flowering stem with rhizome and separate leaf, inflorescence and floral segments. Coloured engraving after F. von Scheidl, 1776.

Ginger (Zingiber officinale Roscoe): rootstock with flowering stem and separate leaf and floral sections. Coloured engraving after F. von Scheidl, 1770.

Zingiberaceae

Images from the collections

Images about Zingiberaceae

Works from the collections

Ginger lily (Hedychium maximum): flowering stem. Coloured pencil drawing.

A plant, possibly a Roscoea species: flowers, leaves and roots. Watercolour.

Five types of ginger lily (Hedychium species): flowering stems. Coloured lithograph.

Zerumbet Ginger (Zingiber zerumbet (L.) Sm.): flowering stem with rhizome and separate leaf, inflorescence and floral segments. Coloured engraving after F. von Scheidl, 1776.

Ginger (Zingiber officinale Roscoe): rootstock with flowering stem and separate leaf and floral sections. Coloured engraving after F. von Scheidl, 1770.

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