A plant (Acalypha paniculata): branch with flowers and fruit, separate flowers and fruit and cross-section of fruit with seed. Coloured line engraving.
A hand-coloured engraving of a leafy branch bearing green serrated leaves, clusters of small reddish-orange berries, and slender flower spikes. Separate studies of flowers, fruit and seeds appear at lower left and right, with a faint inscription in the upper right corner.
- Artist
- Hendrik van Rheede
- Date
- [1685]
- Medium
- Engravings
- Source
- Wellcome Collection
- Size
- 4000 × 3190 px
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: Acalypha paniculata, rama con flores y frutos
Grabado coloreado a mano de una rama con hojas verdes dentadas, racimos de pequeños frutos rojizos anaranjados y espigas delgadas de flores. En la parte inferior izquierda y derecha aparecen estudios separados de flores, frutos y semillas, con una leve inscripción en la esquina superior derecha.
Português: Acalypha paniculata, ramo com flores e frutos
Gravura colorida à mão de um ramo com folhas verdes serrilhadas, cachos de pequenos frutos vermelho-alaranjados e espigas finas de flores. Na parte inferior esquerda e direita aparecem estudos separados de flores, frutos e sementes, com uma leve inscrição no canto superior direito.
