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Botanical plate of a branch with green leaves, clusters of round red fruit, small blue flowers, and cut fruit and seeds at the bottom.

A species of Sapotaceae: branch with flowers and fruit, separate flower and sections of fruit and seeds. Coloured line engraving.

A botanical plate shows a leafy branch bearing clusters of round reddish fruit, small blue flowers and a separate flower with cut sections of fruit and seeds below. The leaves are elongated and pale green, drawn against a pale ground with hand-applied colour.

Artist
Hendrik van Rheede
Date
[1683]
Medium
Engravings
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
4000 × 3273 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 un árbol de Sapotaceae con frutos rojos y flores azules

Una lámina botánica muestra una rama con hojas alargadas de verde pálido, racimos de frutos redondos rojizos y pequeñas flores azules. Abajo aparecen una flor aparte y secciones de fruto con semillas, sobre un fondo claro con color aplicado a mano.

Português: Ramo de uma árvore de Sapotaceae com frutos vermelhos e flores azuis

Uma prancha botânica mostra um ramo com folhas alongadas verde-claras, cachos de frutos redondos avermelhados e pequenas flores azuis. Embaixo aparecem uma flor separada e seções de fruto com sementes, sobre um fundo claro com cor aplicada à mão.