Berthe Hoola van Nooten

1817 - 1892

112 draughtsmen, led by artist Marian van Weert, present the botanical drawings of

Berthe Hoola van Nooten

which she published in her book: Fleurs, Fruits et Feuillages

Selected from The Island of Java, Painted from Nature (1863) opnieuw tot leven.

David Apollonius Coppoolse – author of the book: 'Berthe Hoola van Nooten (1817-1892) Life and work of an unprecedented flower draughtswoman' – is helping to bring back to life the drawings Berthe made in the National Botanical Garden in Buitenzorg in Bogor, Indonesia – now Kebun Raya Bogor.

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1. FLAMBOYANT/VLAMBOOM/ROYAL POINCIANA

Delonix Regia

Originally: Madagascar

IUCN / red list: Least Concern (LC)

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Illustrators: Aukje & Mattijs

Illustrators: Wendy & Janine

Illustrators: Mattijs and Laura

Draftsmen > Jeannette, Thierry and Anne

Illustrators: Barbera, Marijke, Mechteld and Gerdie

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2. POINSETTIA / CHRISTMAS STAR

Euphorbia pulcherrima

Originally: Mexico and parts of Guatemala

IUCN Red List: in het wild - Least Concern (LC)

Cultivated: houseplant

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Illustrators: Peter, Marie-Louise and Annelies

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3. STIR FRUIT

Averrhoa. caramabola L.

Originally: Southeast Asia and Malaysia

IUCN Red List: Not Evaluated (NE)

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Illustrators: Daphne, Lucienne, Tobias and Deirdre

Illustrators: Nafsika, Constanza & Diederik

Illustrators: Joke, Constanza and Kirsten & briefly David

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4. DHAK / PLOSSO / PALASA / FLAME OF THE FOREST

Butea monosperma

Originally: South Asia

IUCN Red List: Rood - Not Checked (NC), Wit & Geel - Critical Endangered (CE)

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Day 4 > Illustrators: Arnold and Luce

Day 3 > Illustrators: Johan and Karin

Day 2 > Illustrators: Arnold and Luce

Day 1 > Illustrators: Diederik, Siham and Lidija

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5. MANGOSTEEN/ MANGOSTEEN

Garcinia mangostana

Originally: Java, Sunda Islands, Moluccas

IUCN status: Wild> Endangered

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Illustrators: Jane and Marina

Illustrators: Annelies and Joke

Illustrators: Erna and Yvette

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6. FINGER LEMON / HAND OF BUDDHA

Citrus Medica Sarcodactylis

Originally: Java

IUCN Red List: Least Concern (LC)

Cultivated in China, India, and Japan

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Illustrators: Marloes, Ella, Francisca and Ingrid

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7. SMALL JACKFRUIT / TJËMPËDAK

Artocarpus integer

Originally: Java, Malaysia, Southeast Asia

IUCN Red List: Least Concern (LC)

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Illustrators: Carla and Eric

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8. RAMBUTAN / HAIRY LICHEE

Nephelium lappaceum L.

Originally: Malaysia

IUCN Red List: Least Concern (LC)

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Illustrators: Eef & Luna

Illustrators: Mirella, Jannie and Aukje

Illustrators: Mariëlle, Riëtte and Hanna

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9. CASHEW TREE

Western cashew

Originally: Caribbean and Central America

IUCN / Red List: Not Evaluated (NE)

Cultivated: consumption > nuts

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Illustrators: Marloes, Ingrid & Annelies

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10. SWEET PIE, SUGAR, CINNAMON, OR SCALE APPLE Anona Squamosa L.

Originally: Tropical America, Netherlands Antilles, Suriname, etc.

IUCN / red list: Least Concern (LC)

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Illustrator: Petra

Illustrators: Kirsten & Rosa

Illustrators: Lieke, Els and Irma

Illustrators: Jolanda, Annelies & Annemarieke

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11. JERMEH, JAHORE TREE/CHINESE STAR FRUIT

Lepisanthes Alata (Scientific name)

Native to Java, Southeast Asia

IUCN / red list: Least Concern (LC)

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Illustrators: Margot and Trea

Illustrators: Daantje, Linda and Peter

Illustrators: Odile & Ursula

Illustrators: Margot, Trea and Ariane

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12. KOOLBOOM / CATCHBIRDTREE

Pisonia Alba

Originally: Java, Anamanen

IUCN status: Not Evaluated (NE) - cultivated

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Illustrators: Emmy, Jenny, Jolanda, Marijke, Mareïlle and Iris

Artists: Leida and Suzanne

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13. CACAO TREE/ THEOBROMA CACAO

Originally: Central and northern South America

IUCN / red list: Wild> Not Evaluated (NE),

Cultivated: consumption > chocolate

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Illustrators: Anneke and Hilde

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14. SARACA/YELLOW ASHOKA

Saraca thaipingensis/ Parinarium sp.

Originally: Thailand Burma

IUCN / red list: Least Concern (LC)

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Illustrators: Ellen, Erica, Bottie and Ellen

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15. CALADIUM/ HEART OF JESUS

Caladium Bicolor

Originally: Central and South America

IUCN red list status: Not Avaluated (NE),

Various cultivated species: houseplant and garden plant

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Illustrators: Mattijs and Colette

Illustrators: Mattijs, Peter and Colette

Illustrators: Marijke, Peter and Aukje

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16. LEPELPLANT / PEACE LILY

Spathiphyllum commutatum Schott / Arum family

Originally: Java, Philippines

IUCN red list status: Not Avaluated (NE)

Cultivated: houseplant

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Illustrators: Petra and Colette

Illustrators: Jetteke, Suzanne and Tip

Illustrators: Marieke and Ana

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17. THAI OR RED CHESTNUT / CHINESE CHESTNUT

Sterculia monosperma

Originally: South China

IUCN red list status: Least Concern (LC)

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Illustrators: Karin and Johan

Illustrators: Leida and Karin

Illustrators: Ingrid, Cathrien and Lidija

Illustrators: Rosi, Hanneke & Jorna

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18. BANANA OF BANANA

Recognized hybrid Musa x paradisiaca

Originally: Java / Southeast Asia

IUCN red list status: widely cultivated hybrid clones are often not formally

evaluated, some wild Musa species are threatened

Cultivated on a large scale

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Illustrators: Aukje

Illustrators: Mark, Iza and Iris

Illustrators: Mieke and Frans

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19. LAGERSTROEMIE / QUEENS FLOWER / QUEEN CRAPE MYRTHLE TREE

Lagerstroemia speciosa

Originally: Java, Southeast Asia & India

IUCN red list status: Least Concern (LC), 

A specific subspecies, Lagerstroemia speciosa subsp. intermedia, is indeed

classified as Vulnerable due to habitat loss.

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Illustrators: Arianne, Ivanka, Carla and Eric

Illustrators: Diederik and Helma

Illustrators: Diederik, Sara and Sara's mother

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20. ZUURZAK/GUANABANA

Anona Murigata

Originally: Caribbean, Central America

IUCN red list status: Least Concern (LC)



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Illustrator: Marloes

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21. NAMMNAM / NAMU NAMU / MOTHER MOTHER

Cynometra cauliflora L.

Originally: Malaysia

IUCN red list status: Vulnerable (VU) 

 identified as a vulnerable (VU) plant species in specific regions like Sukabumi, Indonesia. While the genus Cynometra

 includes various threatened species, C. cauliflora is specifically noted for its restricted, declining

populations in certain areas, highlighting a need for conservation

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Illustrators: Saskia, Mildred and Irma

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22. DJAMBLANG / JAVA PLUM

Syzygium Jambolanum.

Originally: India, Sri Lanka, Myanmar and the Andaman Islands.

Introduced to tropical regions in Southeast Asia, Australia, South America,

the Caribbean and Hawaii.

IUCN red list status: Least Concern (LC)

Application: homeopathic remedy traditionally used to support the

blood sugar level, often in diabetes mellitus.

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Illustrators: Marloes

Illustrators: Jasmijne, Trinet, and Anita

Illustrator: Johan and Anneke

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23. MANGO / MANGO

Mangifera indica.

Originally: India and Southeast Asia (in particular the region around Burma and the border areas of India).

The tree has been cultivated there for more than 4,000 years.

IUCN red list status: Data Deficient (DD), or 'insufficient data' regarding the wild species

Application: cultivated for the edible fruit

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Illustrators: Hadassa, Gerwin and Anny

Illustrators: Irma and Els

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24. STROPHANTUS

Strophanthus caudata

Originally: Java, South Asia

IUCN red list status: Near Threatened (NT)

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Illustrators: Ella, Suzanne and Francisca

Illustrators: Lieke and Suzanne

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25. PAPAYA

Carica papaya L.

Originally: Central America

cultivated

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Illustrator: Marloes

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26. DOEKOE

Epicharis parasitica

Originally: Thailand, Malaysia

IUCN red list status: Least Concern (LC)

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Illustrators: Jolanda, Ariane and Eef

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27. SALAK - SNAKE FRUIT

Salacca zalacca

Originally: Java and Sumatra

IUCN red list status: Data Deficient (DD)

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Illustrators: Jessica S, Janneke and Jessica van E

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28. AMHERSTIA

Amherst Noble

Originally: Burma and Southeast Asia

IUCN red list status: Extinct in the Wild (EW) - 

is cultivated worldwide as an ornamental plant.

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Illustrators: Rozerie and Tina (and Laura at the beginning but not in the photo)

DRAWING TEAMS

DRAWING TEAM AMERSFOORT

Illustrators:

Marloes Kormelink , Ingrid Sickler-Westerink, Carla Kats, Eric de Leeuw, Francisca Laporte and Ella Vermeer < in the photo next to this.

& Marijke Verdonk, Marije van Wieringen, Mariëlle Nauta-Sluijs, Riëtte Dekkers, Annelies Bakker, Iris Kormelink and Hanna van Dalen < photos below

On the first drawing day, the Drawing Team received support from:

# Maartje van den Noort - visual artist in Amersfoort

# David Apollonius Coppoolse - author: 'Berthe Hoola van Nooten 1817-1892 Life and work of an unprecedented flower draughtswoman'

With thanks to the Eemhuis in Amersfoort for making the space available.

Photography: Geert Snoeijer

DRAWING TEAM UTRECHT / February 22

Illustrators:

Diederik Vogelpoel, Marina, Arnold van den Herberg, Luce van den Herberg, Jane de Jong, Mattijs van Holsteijn, Marian van Weert, Nafsika Efklidou & Constanza.

With thanks to the University Museum Utrecht (UMU) for making the space available.

DRAWING TEAM UTRECHT / March 8

Illustrators:

Top row: two young illustrators who drew along very focused for three hours & Ingrid, Mildred, Mattijs, Iris, Mark, Irma, Colette, Helma, Iza and Saskia (not pictured: Lidija and Cathrien)

With thanks to the University Museum Utrecht (UMU) for making the space available.

DRAWING TEAM STICHTSE VECHT (2)

Illustrators

From left to right

# Top: Jolanda Oudijk, Luna Haveman, Eef Haveman, Mattijs van Holsteijn, Odile Oort, Jenny van Velzen, Ursula Holzapfel

# Middle: Joke Baar, Annelies Bakker

# Below: Emmy van Eck, Laura van Straalen

With thanks to Fort Maarsseveen for making the space available.

DRAWING TEAM EEMNES

Illustrators from left to right:

# Top row: Erna Bosse, Anneke van Breemen, Hilde Barelds, Lieke Bedijk, Anne Groen.# Bottom row:

Yvette, Leida Wagenaar, Marian van Weert, Els van Wering, Thierry Vrakking, Jeannette Groen

& illustrators: Suzanne Drion, Irma Manuputy, Mirella Boot & Jannie Boot

With thanks to Huis van Eemnes for making the space available.

DRAWING TEAM DE RONDE VENEN

Illustrators from left to right:

Top row: Mechteld Leemans, Erica van Doorn, Ellen Meijer, Marijke Verdonk, Gerdie Schreuders

Bottom row:

Ellen van Donk, Marian van Weert, Bottie Veenstra and Barbera Drion.

Thanks to Sporthuis Abcoude for making the space available.