Rhizome Collection

Beautiful blue Iris. The Peloponnese form of cretan iris. Formerly known as Iris unguicularis and Iris stylosa. Greece
ROG-11705 Beautiful blue Iris. The Peloponnese form of cretan iris. Greece Iris cretensis Formerly known as Iris unguicularis and Iris stylosa

Iris, Bearded iris, Iris Rajah, A single flower showing the yellow upright petals and maroon streaked lower petals

Water fern rhizome, light micrograph
Water fern rhizome. Polarised light micrograph of a section through a rhizome from a water fern (Marselia vestita). Under the epidermis (the outer layer)

Rhizome and root of tidalmarsh flat sedge
5855639 Rhizome and root of tidalmarsh flat sedge; (add.info.: Rhizome and root of tidalmarsh flat sedge, Cyperus serotinus (Cyperaceae)

Ginger plant and root tuber, Zingiber officinale
5856567 Ginger plant and root tuber, Zingiber officinale; (add.info.: Ginger plant and root tuber, Amomum zingiber, Zingiber officinale)

Zedoary or white turmeric, Turmeric zedoaria 1, flower a, leaf b, and grains of paradise, Aframomum melegueta 2
FLO4574500 Zedoary or white turmeric, Turmeric zedoaria 1, flower a, leaf b, and grains of paradise, Aframomum melegueta 2

Turmeric flower, leaves and rhizome root, Curcuma longa
5856568 Turmeric flower, leaves and rhizome root, Curcuma longa; (add.info.: Turmeric flower, leaves and rhizome root, Curcuma longa)

Pink inflorescence and brown rhizome of round turmeric
5855637 Pink inflorescence and brown rhizome of round turmeric.; (add.info.: Pink inflorescence and brown rhizome of round turmeric, Curcuma rotunda (Zingiberacea)

Ginger root
5855186 Ginger root; (add.info.: Ginger, Zingiber officinale. Handcoloured copperplate stipple engraving from Antoine Jussieu's "Dictionary of Natural Science," Florence, Italy, 1837)

Zedoary or white turmeric, Turmeric zedoaria. Chromolithograph after a botanical illustration from Hermann Adolph
FLO4992904 Zedoary or white turmeric, Turmeric zedoaria. Chromolithograph after a botanical illustration from Hermann Adolph Koehler's Medicinal Plants, edited by Gustav Pabst, Koehler, Germany

Rhizome and leaves of Alpinia chinensis Rose, mogyaku
5855609 Rhizome and leaves of Alpinia chinensis Rose, mogyaku.; (add.info.: Rhizome and leaves of Chinese alpinia, Alpinia chinensis Rose (Zingiberacea, ginger), Mogyaku or Aonokumatakeran

Rhizome and root of the alkali bulrush, Scirpus maritimus L (Cyperaceae)
5855638 Rhizome and root of the alkali bulrush, Scirpus maritimus L (Cyperaceae); (add.info.: Rhizome and root of the alkali bulrush)

Rhizome and roots of turmeric, Curcuma longa (Zingiberacea), aromatic herb, spice
5855633 Rhizome and roots of turmeric, Curcuma longa (Zingiberacea), aromatic herb, spice.; (add.info.: Rhizome and roots of turmeric, Curcuma longa (Zingiberacea), aromatic herb, spice

Rhizome and fruit of the round China cardamom, Amomum globosum Lour. (Sauzuku)
5855615 Rhizome and fruit of the round China cardamom, Amomum globosum Lour. (Sauzuku).; (add.info.: Rhizome and fruit of the round China cardamom, Amomum globosum Lour. (Sauzuku). Aromatic herb

Pink rhizome and leaves of Japanese alpinia, Alpinia japonica Miq. (Ginger, Zingiberacea) Hanameuga
5855611 Pink rhizome and leaves of Japanese alpinia, Alpinia japonica Miq. (Ginger, Zingiberacea) Hanameuga.; (add.info.: Pink and brown rhizome and leaves of Japanese alpinia, Alpinia japonica Miq)

Rhizome and inflorescence of turmeric, Curcuma longa L. var. macrophylla Miq. (Zingiberacea)
5855635 Rhizome and inflorescence of turmeric, Curcuma longa L. var. macrophylla Miq. (Zingiberacea); (add.info.: Rhizome and pink inflorescence of turmeric, Curcuma longa L. var. macrophylla Miq)

Yellow flowers, root, seeds and leaves of Cheilocostus speciosus
5855621 Yellow flowers, root, seeds and leaves of Cheilocostus speciosus; (add.info.: Yellow flowers, root, seeds and leaves of Cheilocostus speciosus, Amomum arboreum Lour)

Zedoary, Curcuma zedoaria
5855092 Zedoary, Curcuma zedoaria; (add.info.: Zedoary, Curcuma zedoaria. Handcoloured botanical illustration drawn and engraved on steel by Weddell from John Stephenson)

Thai galangal or blue ginger, Alpinia galanga. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Dr
FLO4564758 Thai galangal or blue ginger, Alpinia galanga. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Dr. Willibald Artus' Hand-Atlas sammtlicher mediinisch-pharmaceutischer Gewachse

Ginger, Zingiber officinale. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Dr. Willibald Artus' Hand-Atlas sammtlicher
FLO4564745 Ginger, Zingiber officinale. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Dr. Willibald Artus' Hand-Atlas sammtlicher mediinisch-pharmaceutischer Gewachse

Ginger, Zingiber officinale. Handcoloured woodblock engravings from James Main's Popular Botany, Orr and Smith
FLO4671502 Ginger, Zingiber officinale. Handcoloured woodblock engravings from James Main's Popular Botany, Orr and Smith, London, 1835

Aloe vera 1, with flower and leaf, and asafoetida 2, Ferula assafoetida, with flower, leaf, root rhizome and seed
FLO4573949 Aloe vera 1, with flower and leaf, and asafoetida 2, Ferula assafoetida, with flower, leaf, root rhizome and seed

Ginger, Zingiber officinale. Chromolithograph after a botanical illustration from Hermann Adolph Koehler's
FLO4992934 Ginger, Zingiber officinale. Chromolithograph after a botanical illustration from Hermann Adolph Koehler's Medicinal Plants, edited by Gustav Pabst, Koehler, Germany

curcuma alismatifolia pink, siam tulip
0634 Siam tulip Curcuma alismatifolia Pink

Begonia, Begonia, Begonia Little Brother Montgomery
Begonia, Begonia Little Brother Montgomery, Close up detail of leaf showing the pattern.-

Iris, Dutch iris, Iris, Iris hollandica Nova Blue
Iris, Dutch Iris, Iris Nova Blue, Close up of blue coloured flowers growing outdoor

Fringed iris Iris japonica Blue Bulb Rhizome
Iris japonica. Two pale blue flowers with ruffled frill to petals and an orange crest on each fall

anemone, wood anemone, anemone nemorosa
0161 Anemone - Wood anemone Anemone nemorosa

Ginger or ginger root, Zingiber officinale, Amomum zingiber, Gingembre
5324457 Ginger or ginger root, Zingiber officinale, Amomum zingiber, Gingembre by Maubert, Louis Joseph Edouard (1806-1879); (add.info.: Ginger or ginger root, Zingiber officinale, Amomum zingiber)

Greater galangal or Thai galangal, Alpinia galanga, Galanga
5324454 Greater galangal or Thai galangal, Alpinia galanga, Galanga by Maubert, Louis Joseph Edouard (1806-1879); (add.info.: Greater galangal or Thai galangal, Alpinia galanga, Galanga)

Turmeric or ukon, Curcuma longa, Curcuma
5324536 Turmeric or ukon, Curcuma longa, Curcuma by Maubert, Louis Joseph Edouard (1806-1879); (add.info.: Turmeric or ukon, Curcuma longa, Curcuma)

Long-rooted turmeric, Curcuma longa
5856765 Long-rooted turmeric, Curcuma longa by Sowerby, James (1757-1822); (add.info.: Root rhizome, leaves and yellow flowers of the long-rooted turmeric, Curcuma longa)

Narrow leaved ginger, Zingiber officinale
5856763 Narrow leaved ginger, Zingiber officinale by Sowerby, James (1757-1822); (add.info.: Rhizome, leaves and pink flowers of the narrow-leaved ginger, Zingiber officinale)

Roots, rhizome, leaves and flower of contrayerva, Dorstenia contrajerva
5856753 Roots, rhizome, leaves and flower of contrayerva, Dorstenia contrajerva by Sowerby, James (1757-1822); (add.info.: Roots, rhizome, leaves and flower of contrayerva, Dorstenia contrajerva)

Iris Florentina, from Collection des plantes usuelles, curieuses, et etrangeres, 1767

Vessel in the Form of an Achira Root, 180 B. C. / A. D. 500. Creator: Unknown
Vessel in the Form of an Achira Root, 180 B.C./A.D. 500

Grand galanga or Galanga - Greater or Thai galangal, Alpinia galanga, showing flowers, berries
FLO4603325 Grand galanga or Galanga - Greater or Thai galangal, Alpinia galanga, showing flowers, berries, leaves and rhizome root

Dames Violet and a Field Iris, from Hortus Eystettensis
3359429 Dames Violet and a Field Iris, from Hortus Eystettensis, by Basil Besler (1561-1629), pub. 1613 (hand coloured engraving) by German School

Variegated Dwarf Bearded Iris, Mauve Dwarf Bearded Iris
3284303 Variegated Dwarf Bearded Iris, Mauve Dwarf Bearded Iris, Cream Coloured Dward Bearded Iris, Blue Swarf Bearded Iris, from Hortus Eystettensis, by Basil Besler (1561-1629), pub

Three varieties of rhizomatous bearded irises, from Hortus Eystettensis
3284288 Three varieties of rhizomatous bearded irises, from Hortus Eystettensis, by Basil Besler (1561-1629) pub. 1613 by German School, (17th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: i)

Zedoary or white turmeric, Curcuma zedoaria. Chromolithograph after a botanical illustration from Hermann Adolph Koehlers Medicinal Plants, edited by Gustav Pabst, Koehler, Germany, 1887

Turmeric or ukon, Curcuma longa, Curcuma. Handcoloured steel engraving by Lagesse after a botanical illustration by Edouard Maubert from Pierre Oscar Reveil, A. Dupuis, Fr

Ginger or ginger root, Zingiber officinale, Amomum zingiber, Gingembre. Handcoloured steel engraving by Oudet after a botanical illustration by Edouard Maubert from Pierre Oscar Reveil, A

Greater galangal or Thai galangal, Alpinia galanga, Galanga. Handcoloured steel engraving by Oudet after a botanical illustration by Edouard Maubert from Pierre Oscar Reveil, A. Dupuis, Fr

Black pepper and ginger
Black pepper, Piper nigrum, and ginger, Zingiber officinale. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Friedrich Johann Bertuchs Bilderbuch fur Kinder (Picture Book for Children), Weimar, 1792

Thai galangal or blue ginger, Alpinia galanga. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Dr. Willibald Artus Hand-Atlas sammtlicher mediinisch-pharmaceutischer Gewachse

Ginger, Zingiber officinale. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Dr. Willibald Artus Hand-Atlas sammtlicher mediinisch-pharmaceutischer Gewachse, (Handbook of all medical-pharmaceutical plants)

Spearmint, Roman Nettle and Long-Leaved Horsemint, from Hortus Eystettensis
3284302 Spearmint, Roman Nettle and Long-Leaved Horsemint, from Hortus Eystettensis, by Basil Besler (1561-1629), pub. 1613 (hand-coloured engraving) by German School

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Rhizome: A Hidden World of Beauty and Healing In the enchanting land of Greece, a beautiful blue Iris known as the Peloponnese form of Cretan iris blooms gracefully. Once called Iris unguicularis and Iris stylosa, this captivating flower showcases its vibrant hues in a mesmerizing display. Meanwhile, another variety of Iris, the Bearded iris or Iris Rajah, stands tall with its striking yellow upright petals. Its single flower captivates onlookers with its majestic presence. Delving into the world beneath the water's surface, we discover the intricate beauty of a water fern rhizome through a light micrograph. The delicate details unveil themselves like an artwork crafted by nature itself. Moving to Thailand, we encounter Curcuma alismatifolia pink or siam tulip - an exquisite plant that adds splashes of pink to any landscape. Its vibrant colors bring joy and delight wherever it grows. The Dutch iris or Iris hollandica Nova Blue takes us back to Europe with its elegant charm. Each blossom tells a story through its rich hues and graceful petals that dance in harmony with gentle breezes. Venturing further eastward to China, we uncover the secret behind round China cardamom - both rhizome and fruit play vital roles in traditional medicine practices. Their potent properties have been revered for centuries for their healing abilities. Ginger root emerges from our exploration as Zingiber officinale or Amomum zingiber - commonly used in culinary delights worldwide but also treasured for its medicinal qualities. This versatile spice adds warmth and depth to dishes while soothing ailments when brewed into tea. Thai galangal or Alpinia galanga is another gem found within Southeast Asia's herbal treasure trove. Known as greater galangal, it possesses aromatic flavors that enhance various cuisines while offering numerous health benefits.