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Coloured etching of a pink flowering cactus with flat green scalloped stems, a bud, and a Latin label at the bottom.

A flowering cactus, possibly a night-flowering cactus (Epiphyllum species). Coloured etching, c. 1815.

A coloured etching of a pink, many-petalled flower on a trailing cactus with flat, scalloped green segments and a spiny stem. A second bloom is in bud at the top right, and the printed Latin label Cactus phyllanthoides appears below. Hand-coloured on a pale ground, with a plate number at lower right.

Artist
Unknown
Date
1815
Medium
Periodical illustrations Etchings
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
3104 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1815.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Wellcome Collection)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Wellcome Collection

Español: Cactus con flores, posiblemente un cactus de floración nocturna, c. 1815

Un grabado al aquafuerte coloreado a mano que muestra una flor rosada de muchos pétalos sobre un cactus colgante con segmentos verdes, planos y ondulados, y un tallo espinoso. Un segundo capullo aparece arriba a la derecha, y debajo se lee la etiqueta impresa en latín Cactus phyllanthoides. Fondo claro y número de lámina en la esquina inferior derecha.

Português: Cacto em flor, possivelmente um cacto de floração noturna, c. 1815

Uma gravura em metal colorida à mão mostra uma flor rosa de muitas pétalas em um cacto pendente, com segmentos verdes, achatados e ondulados, e um caule espinhoso. Um segundo botão aparece no alto à direita, e abaixo lê-se o rótulo impresso em latim Cactus phyllanthoides. Fundo claro e número da prancha no canto inferior direito.

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