Photo: supplied by Sue Wickison
Botanical artist Sue Wickison has just completed a book on the plants of the Qur'an.
Born in Sierra Leone, trained as a scientific illustrator in the UK, she now lives on Waiheke Island.
Sue says her passion for the natural world and history was nurtured during expeditions with her amateur botanist father.
Together they would locate, collect and identify botanical specimens.
After becoming fascinated with the plants mentioned in Islam's holy book she began an 8 year research collaboration with a Pakistani scientist to identify the specimens.
The resulting book, Plants of the Qur'an is about botany, history and culture and includes reference to many present day consumables such as pomegranates, grapes, ginger and garlic.
