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Coloured etching of a pink flowering cactus with flat green scalloped stems, a bud, and a Latin label at the bottom.

Flowering cactus, possibly a night-flowering cactus (Epiphyllum), c. 1815

A coloured etching of a pink, many-petalled flower on a trailing cactus with flat, scalloped green segments and a spiny stem. A second bloom is in bud at the top right, and the printed Latin label Cactus phyllanthoides appears below. Hand-coloured on a pale ground, with a plate number at lower right.

Artist
Unknown
Date
1815
Medium
Periodical illustrations Etchings
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
3104 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1815.
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

Night and DreamsNatural History19th century1810s1815botanical illustrationetchinghand-colored printantique printbotanypink flowersplants

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