Cynometra Cauliflora Nam Nam

by After Berthe Hoola Van Nooten

$800 · Offered by Donald A. Heald Rare Books

A fine example of the spectacular botanical work by Berthe Hoola Van Nooten, from 'Fleurs, Fruits et Feuillages Choisis de l'Ile de Java'. Native to Southeast Asia, the Nam Nam is a small tree with a knotted trunk that yields edible greenish yellow or light brown fruit. Hoola Van Nooten had accompanied her husband to Jakarta Batavia , capital of Java, where he died. She was left with debts to pay and a family to support. With great ingenuity, she managed to get a

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