Kamala (a species of Mallotus): branch with flowers and fruit, separate flower and fruit and cross-section of fruit with seed. Coloured line engraving.
A branch of a flowering plant with broad pale green leaves, slender spikes of tiny pale flowers, and clusters of round red fruit against a pale grey ground. Smaller sprigs of red fruit and a few separate leaves appear at the lower right, with handwritten ink labels in the upper right corner.
- Artist
- Hendrik van Rheede
- Date
- [1685]
- Medium
- Engravings
- Source
- Wellcome Collection
- Size
- 4000 × 3217 px
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: Kamala (Mallotus): rama con flores y frutos rojos, Hendrik van Rheede
Una rama de una planta con flores, de hojas anchas de verde pálido, espigas delgadas de flores diminutas y racimos de frutos rojos redondos sobre un fondo gris claro. En la parte inferior derecha aparecen ramitas pequeñas con frutos rojos y algunas hojas sueltas, y en la esquina superior derecha hay etiquetas manuscritas con tinta.
Português: Kamala (Mallotus): ramo com flores e frutos vermelhos, Hendrik van Rheede
Um ramo de planta com flores, de folhas largas verde-claras, espigas delgadas de flores minúsculas e cachos de frutos vermelhos redondos sobre um fundo cinza-claro. No canto inferior direito aparecem pequenos ramos com frutos vermelhos e algumas folhas soltas, e no canto superior direito há legendas manuscritas à tinta.