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Hand-colored botanical engraving of a thorny branch with pale green leaves, reddish-purple fruits and small blue flowers, with separate fruit cross-section below.

A plant (Atalantia spinosa): branch with flowers and fruit, cross-section of fruit, seed and style.

A hand-colored engraved botanical plate shows a thorny branch with glossy pale green leaves, clusters of reddish-purple oval fruits, and small blue flowers. Below, a cross-section of a fruit, a seed and a style are drawn separately, with Latin and Arabic-script labels above.

Artist
Hendrik van Rheede
Date
[1683]
Medium
Engravings
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
4000 × 3156 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1683.
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: Atalantia spinosa: rama con flores y frutos, grabado coloreado a mano

Una lámina botánica grabada y coloreada a mano muestra una rama espinosa con hojas verde pálido brillantes, racimos de frutos ovalados rojizo-morados y pequeñas flores azules. Debajo se dibujan por separado un corte transversal de fruto, una semilla y un estilo.

Português: Atalantia spinosa: ramo com flores e frutos, gravura colorida à mão

Uma prancha botânica gravada e colorida à mão mostra um ramo espinhoso com folhas verde-claras brilhantes, cachos de frutos ovais avermelhado-arroxeados e pequenas flores azuis. Abaixo, um corte transversal de fruto, uma semente e um estilete são desenhados separadamente.