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Hand-coloured engraving of a rosewood branch with yellow flower clusters, green compound leaves, and detailed pod and seed sections at lower left.

Rosewood tree (a species of Dalbergia): branch with flowers and pods and separate sections of flowers, pod and seeds. Coloured line engraving.

A hand-coloured engraving of a leafy branch bearing clusters of small yellow flowers and pinnate green foliage, with a pod and seeds shown in detail at lower left. The botanical specimen is set against a pale, plain background with a few handwritten Latin and script annotations at upper right.

Artist
Hendrik van Rheede
Date
[1686]
Medium
Engravings
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
4000 × 3168 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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