ABSTRACT
This text is a reference work for botanists studying the flora of South Asia. As commander of Malabar, van Reed was responsible for compiling the Hortus Malabaricus, a major publication of the flora and medical use of plants.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part 1|92 pages
Hendrik Adriaan van Reede tot Drakenstein
chapter 1|4 pages
Van Reede in the Netherlands 1636–1650
chapter 2|50 pages
Van Reede abroad 1650–1678
chapter 3|12 pages
Van Reede in the Netherlands 1678–1684
chapter 4|18 pages
Van Reede abroad 1684–1691
chapter 5|6 pages
Epilogue
part 2|84 pages
Hortus Malabaricus
chapter 6|8 pages
Bibliography
chapter 7|20 pages
Viridarium Orientale of Matthew of St. Joseph
chapter 8|14 pages
Drawings of Hortus Malabaricus
chapter 9|3 pages
Renaissance botany
chapter 10|9 pages
Plant descriptions of Hortus Malabaricus
chapter 11|18 pages
Commentaries
chapter 12|6 pages
Insertion of Hortus Malabaricus in the botanical literature
part 3|87 pages
Part Three Annotated list of plants
