The Digital Ark: Early Modern Collections of Curiosities in England and Scotland, 1580-1700
Jan Commelin (23 Apr 1629 - 19 Jan 1692)
Also known as Jan Commelijn, Johannes Commelin or Johannes Commelinus, was a botanist, and was the son of historian Isaac Commelin; his brother Casparus was a bookseller and newspaper publisher. Jan became a professor of botany when many plants were imported from the Cape and Ceylon and a new system had to be developed. Other biography: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jan_Commelin Relationships: Jan Commelin was a brother of Caspar Commelin (14 Oct 1668-25 Dec 1731)Linked print sources: as Author (in assoc. with a ms or print source) - Hortus Indicus Malabaricus: continens regni Malabarici apud Indos cereberrimi onmis generis plantas rariores, Latinas, Malabaricis, Arabicis, Brachmanum charactareibus hominibusque expressas. Volumes 1-12.
References in Documents:
Selections from Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London (1665-1669) 19. Attrummaphoe , Boyl'd and drank, causeth the
great sort of Pox to Skin and dry. Mr.J. S.
The Juice of this Weed being snuft up the Nose, is
good to make one sneeze. Mr.Edward Bartar . Of the
Decoction of this Plant, is made a Drink good against
the Phrensy.Hort. Malab.
Colutea languinosa Floribus parvis siliquis pilosis
deor
sum tendentibus Mus. Petiver . 45.
Orientalis
plerumque
heptaphyllos hirsuta, floribus spicatis saturate purpureis,
siliquis plurimis quadratis valde pilosis summo succulorum
dependentibus . Alm. Botan.
Dr.Herman (that late incomparable Botanist)
Astraga
lus Indicus spicatus si liquis copiosis deorsum spectanti
bus non falcatis seu Polylobos . And by the Inhabitants
ofCeylon Pilæghas , as Joannes Comelinus asserts, in his
Commentaries on the , in the Ninth
Volume of which noble Herbal there is an
Plant, under the Name ofSylve
stris or wild)
on of it I shall briefly transcribe and intersperse my own
Observations concerning it. It grows in sandy Places,
about Two or Three Foot high; the
whitish; its
Three or Five (
It hath many small deep Purple Papilionaceous
its
the Pods are also very hairy, roundish, but not thicker than(682)
a Packthread ¼ of an Inch long hanging downwards on
short (
length ways in the Pod, and are separated by a (
Partition.
great sort of Pox to Skin and dry. Mr.
good to make one sneeze. Mr.
Decoction of this Plant, is made a Drink good against
the Phrensy.
sum tendentibus
heptaphyllos hirsuta, floribus spicatis saturate purpureis,
siliquis plurimis quadratis valde pilosis summo succulorum
dependentibus
p.113. It was called by
Dr.
lus Indicus spicatus si liquis copiosis deorsum spectanti
bus non falcatis seu Polylobos
of
Hortus Malabaricus
Volume of which noble Herbal there is an
Iconof this
Plant, under the Name of
Katu(which signifies
stris
. 30.Tagera , Tab
p.55. Whose Descripti
on of it I shall briefly transcribe and intersperse my own
Observations concerning it. It grows in sandy Places,
about Two or Three Foot high; the
Rootsfibrose and
whitish; its
Stalkswoody, redish, and very hairy; the
Leavesgrow by Pairs, with one at the Extremity having
Three or Five (
I have Samples of it with Seven or
more) covered on both sides with a soft woolliness (
more
which
are not exprest in the Figure, the like Omission I find in
many others in this Work, whose Leaves, &c.
are not exprest in the Figure, the like Omission I find in
many others in this Work, whose Leaves
are deline
ated smooth, although the Description and things them
selves declare them otherwise) they have an astringent
ated smooth, although the Description and things them
selves declare them otherwise
Tast, and are somewhat biting.
Flow
ersgrowing in a Spike to the top (of a Leafless Stalk;)
ers
its
Calyx is composed ofSix very narrow Hairy Leaves,
the Pods are also very hairy, roundish, but not thicker than
short (
or rather no) Footstalks; the
Seedsare small, lye
length ways in the Pod, and are separated by a (
thin)
Partition.