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Hand-coloured engraved botanical plate of a branch with green leaves, red berries and small flower spikes, with separate fruit and seed studies below.

Acalypha paniculata branch with flowers and fruit

A hand-coloured engraving of a leafy branch bearing green serrated leaves, clusters of small reddish-orange berries, and slender flower spikes. Separate studies of flowers, fruit and seeds appear at lower left and right, with a faint inscription in the upper right corner.

Artist
Hendrik van Rheede
Date
[1685]
Medium
Engravings
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
4000 × 3190 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

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