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Hand-coloured botanical plate of a thorny branch with green leaves, pink berries and small flowers, with separate fruits and seeds below.

A plant (Canthium parviflorum) related to Ceylon boxwood: branch with flowers and fruits, separate flowers, fruit and sectioned fruit with seed. Coloured line engraving.

A hand-coloured botanical plate shows a thorny branch with glossy green leaves, clusters of tiny pale flowers, and bunches of pinkish-red berries. Below, separate flowers, a fruit, and seeds are drawn on pale paper, with handwritten annotations in the upper right.

Artist
Hendrik van Rheede
Date
[1685]
Medium
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
4000 × 3248 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

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