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Hand-coloured engraving of a branch with green oval leaves, hanging red curved flowers and fruit, with separate small flowers and a pod below.

Mangrove plant (Aegiceras corniculatum (L.) Blanco): branch with flowers and fruit and separate flowers and fruit on ground. Coloured line engraving.

A hand-coloured engraving shows a leafy branch with rounded green leaves, clusters of curved red flower buds and fruit hanging below, and small separate flowers and a seed pod on the ground at lower left. Thin black outlines and a pale, plain paper background frame the botanical specimen.

Artist
Hendrik van Rheede
Date
[1686]
Medium
Engravings
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
4000 × 3278 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1686.
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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