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Hand-coloured engraving of a flowering branch with purple blossoms, green oval leaves, and red berries, with separate floral detail drawings below.

Singapore rhododendron (Melastoma malabathricum L.): branch with flowers and fruit, flowering shoot and floral segments. Coloured line engraving.

A botanical illustration of a branching shrub shown against a pale ground, with long oval green leaves, clusters of dark purple five-petalled flowers, and small red and green berries. Floral details and fruit are drawn separately in the lower right, and handwritten Latin and Dutch-style annotations appear at upper right.

Artist
Hendrik van Rheede
Date
[1683]
Medium
Engravings
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
4000 × 3096 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1683.
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: Rododendro de Singapur, rama con flores y frutos, grabado coloreado a mano

Ilustración botánica de un arbusto ramificado sobre un fondo claro, con hojas verdes ovaladas y alargadas, racimos de flores moradas de cinco pétalos y pequeñas bayas rojas y verdes. Detalles florales y frutos aparecen dibujados aparte en la parte inferior derecha, con anotaciones manuscritas en la esquina superior derecha.

Português: Rododendro de Singapura, ramo com flores e frutos, gravura colorida à mão

Ilustração botânica de um arbusto ramificado sobre fundo claro, com folhas verdes ovais e alongadas, grupos de flores roxas de cinco pétalas e pequenas bagas vermelhas e verdes. Detalhes florais e frutos aparecem desenhados separadamente no canto inferior direito, e anotações manuscritas aparecem no canto superior direito.

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