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Hand-coloured engraving of a branch with broad green leaves, clusters of reddish-brown oval fruit, small blue flowers, and cut fruit sections below.

A plant (Holigarna arnottiana): branch with leaves, flowers and fruit and cross-sections of fruit and seed. Coloured line engraving.

A hand-coloured engraving of a flowering branch with three broad, pale green leaves and clusters of oval reddish-brown fruit hanging below. Small blue flowers sit on thin stems, and fruit and seed cross-sections appear at the bottom. Handwritten Latin and Arabic-script labels fill the upper corner.

Artist
Hendrik van Rheede
Date
[1683]
Medium
Engravings
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
4000 × 3145 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: Rama de Holigarna arnottiana con hojas, flores y frutos

Un grabado coloreado a mano de una rama con flores, tres hojas anchas de verde pálido y racimos de frutos ovalados de tono castaño rojizo colgando debajo. Pequeñas flores azules crecen en tallos delgados, y en la parte inferior aparecen cortes del fruto y de la semilla. Etiquetas manuscritas en latín y en escritura arábiga llenan la esquina superior.

Português: Galho de Holigarna arnottiana com folhas, flores e frutos

Uma gravura colorida à mão de um ramo florido com três folhas largas de verde pálido e cachos de frutos ovais castanho-avermelhados pendendo abaixo. Pequenas flores azuis surgem em hastes finas, e na parte inferior aparecem cortes do fruto e da semente. Legendas manuscritas em latim e em escrita arábica preenchem o canto superior.

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