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Revisiting Katou-Indel in 17th-century botanical treatise Hortus Malabaricus yields new finds for researchers

Revisiting Katou-Indel in 17th-century botanical treatise Hortus Malabaricus yields new finds for researchers

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The new palm species Phoenix roxburghii | Photo Credit: Special arrangement A palm originally described in the monumental 17th-century botanical treatise Hortus Malabaricus continues to fascinate botanists more than three centuries later, leading to the discovery of a new species and the reclassification of existing ones. Recent studies on the palm, named Katou-Indel in the […]

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Hortus- the garden of Malabar, a cocktail bar and restaurant in Kochi

Hortus- the garden of Malabar, a cocktail bar and restaurant in Kochi

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At Hortus, the Garden of Malabar, the spirits of Hendrik van Rheede, Itty Achuthan, Appu, Ranga and Vinayak Bhatt rise as one quaffs the Dutch Punch. The above mentioned names are that of the Dutch Governor, the Malayali herbalist and the Konkani Ayurveda physicians who were behind the 17th century treatise, Hortus Malabaricus (a 17th-century botanical […]

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