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Hand-coloured botanical engraving of a branch with green leaves, dark berries and red fruit, with small detail studies at lower left.

Scutia myrtina Kurz.: branch with flowers and fruit and separate leaf, flowers, fruit, seeds and sectioned fruit. Coloured line engraving.

A hand-coloured botanical engraving on a pale sheet shows a branching stem with green oval leaves, clusters of dark purple berries and small red fruits. Smaller separate studies of a leaf, flowers, seeds and a sectioned fruit appear at lower left, with Arabic script and handwritten notes at upper right.

Artist
Hendrik van Rheede
Date
[1685]
Medium
Engravings
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
4000 × 3251 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1685.
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 Scutia myrtina con flores y frutos, grabado coloreado a mano

Un grabado botánico coloreado a mano sobre un papel claro muestra un tallo ramificado con hojas ovaladas verdes, racimos de bayas moradas oscuras y pequeños frutos rojos. En la esquina inferior izquierda aparecen estudios separados de una hoja, flores, semillas y un fruto seccionado, y en la superior derecha hay escritura árabe y notas a mano.

Português: Ramo de Scutia myrtina com flores e frutos, gravura colorida à mão

Uma gravura botânica colorida à mão, sobre folha clara, mostra um caule ramificado com folhas ovais verdes, cachos de bagas roxo-escuras e pequenos frutos vermelhos. No canto inferior esquerdo aparecem estudos separados de uma folha, flores, sementes e um fruto seccionado, e no canto superior direito há escrita árabe e anotações manuscritas.