Botanical illustration is the accurate pictorial depiction of plants and plant traits for a scientific purpose (Rix 2012), as opposed to flower painting, which has no further purpose than to be admired. The aim of botanical illustration is to produce not only a picture that is pleasing to the eye but one which is botanically accurate, comprehensive and recognisable to species level. Such works broach the gap between art and science. The fundamental factor in scientific quality of a botanical illustration is not the medium the artist chooses to use or the technology used for its representation, but the artist's understanding of plant morphology.
We, the STC Herbarium often trained researchers and students of graduate and post graduate botany to illustrate botanical specimens scientifically and support their career as botanical artist. Meet our botanical artist Ms. Anna P. Chiramel, talented and skilled postgraduate student and her contributions…
