friends you might have heard about the book "The garden of Malabar".

it is nothing but the "Hortus malabaricus".THE RENOWED BOOK OF INDIAN BOTANY.

done by Van Rheede .The Hortus Malabaricus comprises 12 volumes.

it was during the period of 1678-1693.

it was the legacy of dutch colonial imperialism in India.

plant names have been recorded in other languages including Konkani, Arabic, English, and Malayalam.

The work was edited by Physicians, such as Ranga Bhat, Vinayaka Pandit, Appu Bhat, and  Itti Achuden.