Pandanus Tree - Sort of Bread Fruit | Pandanus - Arbre à pain

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A large tree with multiple thin white trunks and upright exposed roots supporting the bases, long narrow green leaves, and pale green round fruits hanging at the top; to the left a man sitting, a man standing, and a smaller leafy tree; in the background more trees and small figures.
A large tree with multiple thin white trunks and upright exposed roots supporting the bases, long narrow green leaves, and pale green round fruits hanging at the top; to the left a man sitting, a man standing, and a smaller leafy tree; in the background more trees and small figures.

Item details

Curatorial comment:
A large specimen of a fragrant screwpine or Padanus odoratissimus, an important plant in the Ayurvedic pharmacopoeia. It is also used to make Kewda or Kewra, a fragrant essential oil. | Grand spécimen de pin odorant parfumé ou Padanus odoratissimus, plante importante de la pharmacopée ayurvédique, également utilisé pour faire du kewda ou kewra, une huile essentielle parfumée.
Creator:
Symonds, Mary, 1772-? | 1772 à ?
Contributor:
The South Asia Collection, Norwich
Physical description:
1 painting : watercolour ; 25.5 x 35.5 cm | 1 tableau : aquarelle ; 25,5 x 35,5 cm
Date:
1806
Content description:
Title written by Mary Symonds and transcribed from the painting. | Titre apposé à la main par Mary Symonds et retranscrit du tableau.
Shelfmark:
The South Asia Collection NWHSA: PIC106.8
Rights:
Reproduced by permission of | Reproduit avec la permission du The SADACC Trust, Norwich
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