Memecylon umbellatum Burm.f.: branch with flowers and fruit, separate fruit and seed and sections of flowers and fruit. Coloured line engraving.
A hand-coloured botanical engraving on pale paper shows a leafy branch running diagonally from lower right to upper left, with clusters of small red fruit and pale flowers among green, pointed leaves. Small detailed sketches of seeds and fruit sit at lower left, and handwritten inscriptions appear at upper right.
- Artist
- Hendrik van Rheede
- Date
- [1685]
- Medium
- Engravings
- Source
- Wellcome Collection
- Size
- 4000 × 3178 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: Memecylon umbellatum: rama con flores y frutos
Un grabado botánico coloreado a mano sobre papel claro muestra una rama con hojas verdes puntiagudas que cruza en diagonal, con racimos de pequeños frutos rojos y flores pálidas. En la esquina inferior izquierda hay dibujos detallados de semillas y frutos, y en la superior derecha, inscripciones manuscritas.
Português: Memecylon umbellatum: ramo com flores e frutos
Uma gravura botânica colorida à mão, sobre papel claro, mostra um ramo com folhas verdes pontiagudas que atravessa a imagem na diagonal, com cachos de pequenos frutos vermelhos e flores pálidas. No canto inferior esquerdo há desenhos detalhados de sementes e frutos, e no canto superior direito, inscrições manuscritas.