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Hand-coloured botanical engraving of a leafy Croton branch with dark berries and red seed capsules on a pale background.

Fever bark (a species of Croton): branch with flowers and fruit, separate flower, fruit and seeds and sections of fruit. Coloured line engraving.

A botanical illustration of a leafy branch with long narrow leaves, clusters of dark berry-like fruits, and red-tinged seed capsules on slender stems against a pale ground. Faint handwritten inscriptions appear at the upper right, and the image is a hand-coloured engraving with fine line work.

Artist
Hendrik van Rheede
Date
[1685]
Medium
Engravings
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
4000 × 3202 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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