Question

Which among the following is/are not correct regarding Hortus Malabaricus?

1. Itti Achuthan, Ranga Bhat, Appu Bhat and Vinayaka Bhat associated with the
project of compiling the text.

2. The work was published from Lisbon.

3. The book deals with the recipe of Malabar food items.

4. The work was compiled under the patronage of Admiral Van Rheede.

• A. Only 1 and 2
• B. Only 2 and 4
• C. Only 2 and 3
• D. All of the Above (1, 2, 3 and 4)

Answer 1

Answer:

C. Only 2 and 3

🔹Hortus Malabaricus (meaning "Garden of Malabar") is a 17th-century botanical treatise on the medicinal properties of flora of the Malabar coast (the Western Ghats district, a region principally covering the areas which are presently in the Indian states of Kerala, Karnataka and Goa). 🔹It was compiled by Hendrik van Rheede, the Governor of Dutch Malabar from 1669 to 1676. 🔹Hortus Malabaricus was published posthumously in Amsterdam between 1678 and 1693.