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Solid oil from the curry leaf plant
Partner:
Kew GardensImage reference:
EBC63875Origin:
Gujarat/ Maharashtra, IndiaDonor / Date:
Indian Museum, c.1879Size:
H 210; W 80 mmDescription:
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The label on the jar shows the previous name for this plant, Bergera koenigii, before it was re-classified by a botanist. The local common name is also given, Khikuel oil. This oil was on display at the India Museum in London before coming to Kew. The India Museum was formed by the East India Company in 1801 to display artefacts, natural history specimens and illustrations from the Indian subcontinent. The Museum was closed in 1879 and its collections dispersed among the London Museums and the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. The oil was collected from Bombay when it was a state in west central India, now divided into Gujarat and Maharashtra. Bombay (Mumbai) is the name now given to the capital of Maharashtra.
