Economic Botany Collection, Kew

Economic Botany Collection, Kew

216 Objects

The Economic Botany collection contains examples of anthropogenically useful parts of plants. These include samples of wood, fruits, bark, seeds, roots, resins, exudates, cones, leaves, bark cloth, fibers, tubers, and oils.

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Acacia albida
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Acacia albida Delile; fruit

Acacia albida Delile; fruit

Creator Unknown
Resource Type Artifacts
Herbarium K
Identifications Acacia albida Delile [family LEGUMINOSAE]
Acacia giraffae
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Acacia giraffae Willd.; thorns and fruit

Acacia giraffae Willd.; thorns and fruit

Creator Unknown
Resource Type Artifacts
Herbarium K
Identifications Acacia giraffae Willd. [family LEGUMINOSAE]
Acacia hebeclada
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Acacia hebeclada DC.; fruit and seeds

Acacia hebeclada DC.; fruit and seeds

Creator Unknown
Resource Type Artifacts
Herbarium K
Identifications Acacia hebeclada DC. [family LEGUMINOSAE]
Acacia hebeclada DC.; fruit and seeds

Acacia hebeclada DC.; fruit and seeds

Creator Unknown
Resource Type Artifacts
Herbarium K
Identifications Acacia hebeclada DC. [family LEGUMINOSAE]
Acacia seyal
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Acacia seyal Delile var. fistula (Schweinf.) Oliv.; spines on branch

Acacia seyal Delile var. fistula (Schweinf.) Oliv.; spines on branch

Creator Unknown
Resource Type Artifacts
Herbarium K
Identifications Acacia seyal Delile var. fistula (Schweinf.) Oliv. [family LEGUMINOSAE]
Acanthosicyos horridus
Acanthosicyos horridus Welw. ex Hook.f.; seed

Acanthosicyos horridus Welw. ex Hook.f.; seed

Creator Unknown
Resource Type Artifacts
Herbarium K
Identifications Acanthosicyos horridus Welw. ex Hook.f. [family CUCURBITACEAE]
Adansonia digitata
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Adansonia digitata L.; fruit

Adansonia digitata L.; fruit

Creator Unknown
Resource Type Artifacts
Herbarium K
Identifications Adansonia digitata L. [family MALVACEAE]
Adansonia digitata L.; net made from fibre

Adansonia digitata L.; net made from fibre

Creator Unknown
Resource Type Artifacts
Herbarium K
Identifications Adansonia digitata L. [family MALVACEAE]
Adenium obesum
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Adenium obesum (Forssk.) Roem. & Schult.; portion of stem

Adenium obesum (Forssk.) Roem. & Schult.; portion of stem

Creator Unknown
Resource Type Artifacts
Herbarium K
Identifications Adenium obesum (Forssk.) Roem. & Schult. [family APOCYNACEAE]
Afzelia quanzensis
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Afzelia quanzensis Welw.; wood

Afzelia quanzensis Welw.; wood

Creator Unknown
Resource Type Artifacts
Herbarium K
Identifications Afzelia quanzensis Welw. [family LEGUMINOSAE]
Afzelia quanzensis Welw.; fruits on stem

Afzelia quanzensis Welw.; fruits on stem

Creator Unknown
Resource Type Artifacts
Herbarium K
Identifications Afzelia quanzensis Welw. [family LEGUMINOSAE]
Afzelia quanzensis Welw.; fruit and seeds

Afzelia quanzensis Welw.; fruit and seeds

Creator Unknown
Resource Type Artifacts
Herbarium K
Identifications Afzelia quanzensis Welw. [family LEGUMINOSAE]
Afzelia quanzensis Welw.; fruit and seeds

Afzelia quanzensis Welw.; fruit and seeds

Creator Unknown
Resource Type Artifacts
Herbarium K
Identifications Afzelia quanzensis Welw. [family LEGUMINOSAE]
Aloe dichotoma
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Aloe dichotoma Masson; wood

Aloe dichotoma Masson; wood

Creator Unknown
Resource Type Artifacts
Herbarium K
Identifications Aloe dichotoma Masson [family ASPHODELACEAE]
Aloe dichotoma Masson; wood

Aloe dichotoma Masson; wood

Creator Unknown
Resource Type Artifacts
Herbarium K
Identifications Aloe dichotoma Masson [family ASPHODELACEAE]
Amomum sp.
Amomum sp.; aromatic roots

Amomum sp.; aromatic roots

Creator Unknown
Resource Type Artifacts
Herbarium K
Identifications Amomum sp. [family ZINGIBERACEAE]
Ancylobothrys petersiana
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Ancylobotrys petersiana (Klotzsch) Pierre; fruit

Ancylobotrys petersiana (Klotzsch) Pierre; fruit

Creator Unknown
Resource Type Artifacts
Herbarium K
Identifications Ancylobotrys petersiana (Klotzsch) Pierre [family APOCYNACEAE]
Annona senegalensis
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Annona senegalensis Pers.; fruit

Annona senegalensis Pers.; fruit

Creator Unknown
Resource Type Artifacts
Herbarium K
Identifications Annona senegalensis Pers. [family ANNONACEAE]
Baphia nitida
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Baphia nitida Lodd.; wood

Baphia nitida Lodd.; wood

Creator Unknown
Resource Type Artifacts
Herbarium K
Identifications Baphia nitida Lodd. [family LEGUMINOSAE]
Barringtonia asiatica
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Barringtonia asiatica (L.) Kurz; fruit

Barringtonia asiatica (L.) Kurz; fruit

Creator Unknown
Resource Type Artifacts
Herbarium K
Identifications Barringtonia asiatica (L.) Kurz [family LECYTHIDACEAE]
Barringtonia racemosa
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Barringtonia racemosa (L.) Spreng.; bark

Barringtonia racemosa (L.) Spreng.; bark

Creator Unknown
Resource Type Artifacts
Herbarium K
Identifications Barringtonia racemosa (L.) Spreng. [family LECYTHIDACEAE]
Barringtonia racemosa (L.) Spreng.; fibre

Barringtonia racemosa (L.) Spreng.; fibre

Creator Unknown
Resource Type Artifacts
Herbarium K
Identifications Barringtonia racemosa (L.) Spreng. [family LECYTHIDACEAE]
Barringtonia racemosa (L.) Spreng.; fruit

Barringtonia racemosa (L.) Spreng.; fruit

Creator Unknown
Resource Type Artifacts
Herbarium K
Identifications Barringtonia racemosa (L.) Spreng. [family LECYTHIDACEAE]
Barringtonia sp.
Barringtonia sp.; root

Barringtonia sp.; root

Creator Unknown
Resource Type Artifacts
Herbarium K
Identifications Barringtonia sp. [family LECYTHIDACEAE]
Barringtonia sp.; bark

Barringtonia sp.; bark

Creator Unknown
Resource Type Artifacts
Herbarium K
Identifications Barringtonia sp. [family LECYTHIDACEAE]

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