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Hand-coloured engraving of a branch with green leaves, small flower clusters and dark berries, with small separate flower and seed studies below.

A plant (Ardisia solanacea): branch with flowers and fruit and separate flowers, fruit and seeds. Coloured line engraving.

A hand-coloured engraved botanical plate showing a branch of Ardisia solanacea with clusters of small white flowers, dark berries, and glossy green-and-brown leaves. Separate flower and seed details appear at lower left and lower center against a pale, mottled background.

Artist
Hendrik van Rheede
Date
[1685]
Medium
Engravings
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
4000 × 3189 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1685.
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: Ardisia solanacea, rama con flores y frutos, grabado coloreado

Una lámina botánica grabada y coloreada a mano que muestra una rama de Ardisia solanacea con racimos de pequeñas flores blancas, bayas oscuras y hojas verdes y marrones brillantes. Detalles separados de flores y semillas aparecen abajo a la izquierda y al centro, sobre un fondo pálido y manchado.

Português: Ardisia solanacea, ramo com flores e frutos, gravura colorida

Uma prancha botânica gravada e colorida à mão mostra um ramo de Ardisia solanacea com cachos de pequenas flores brancas, bagas escuras e folhas verdes e marrons brilhantes. Detalhes separados de flores e sementes aparecem embaixo, à esquerda e ao centro, sobre um fundo pálido e manchado.

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