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Botanical illustration of a mango branch with green leaves, dark purple fruit, hanging flower clusters, and a cut fruit at lower left.

Mango (Mangifera indica L.): branch with flowers, fruit and leaves, cross-section of fruit and flower. Coloured line engraving.

A flowering mango branch (Mangifera indica) fills the sheet with long green leaves, drooping flower panicles, and clusters of dark purple-blue fruit. A cut fruit showing its flesh and stone sits at lower left, with a whole fruit at right. Muted hand-coloured line work on pale paper.

Artist
Hendrik van Rheede
Date
[1683]
Medium
Engravings
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
4000 × 3117 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 mango con flores, frutos y corte transversal

Una rama de mango (Mangifera indica) en flor llena la hoja con hojas verdes alargadas, racimos de flores colgantes y grupos de frutos morado azulado. Un fruto cortado, que muestra la pulpa y el hueso, aparece abajo a la izquierda, y un fruto entero a la derecha. Trazos de color suaves sobre papel claro.

Português: Ramo de mangueira com flores, frutos e corte transversal

Um ramo de mangueira (Mangifera indica) em flor ocupa a folha com folhas verdes alongadas, panículas de flores pendentes e grupos de frutos roxo-azulados. Um fruto cortado, mostrando a polpa e o caroço, aparece no canto inferior esquerdo, e um fruto inteiro à direita. Traços coloridos suaves sobre papel claro.

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