Seed embryos in folded and unfolded forms, plate from Ray's Methodus plantarum
Engraved botanical plate showing seed embryos in fine pen-and-ink line: a tightly coiled embryo labelled convoluta, an unfolded embryo labelled explicata, a folded embryo labelled complicata, and two open cotyledons at lower right. Latin captions appear on a page marked P. 11.
- Artist
- John Ray
- Date
- 1682
- Medium
- Source
- Wellcome Collection
- Size
- 2475 × 4000 px
Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1682.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Wellcome Collection)
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