Title
Turn-in-the-Wind, William Farquhar Collection of Natural History Drawings
Year/Period
1803-1818
Region
Malacca, Malaysia
Material
Dimension
Image size: 37 x 24.1 cm (Image)
Accession No.
1995-02775
Collection of
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. G. K. Goh
This painting of Turn-in-the-Wind, which is also known by its scientific name of Mallotus paniculatus, can be found in the first volume of the the William Farquhar Collection of Natural History Drawings. The collection consists of 477 watercolours of flora and fauna that had been painted for William Farquhar when he was the Resident of Malacca between 1803 and 1818, before he took up the post of the first Resident of Singapore from 1819 to 1823. The Malay name of Balik Angin is given to trees whose leaves are white on the underside.
