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Coloured botanical engraving of a Myristica branch with a purple oval fruit, split fruit showing a dark seed, and small flowers on a pale background.

Myristica malabarica branch with fruit and seeds, coloured engraving

A botanical plate shows a leafy branch with broad, pale-green and blue-tinted leaves, a large oval purplish fruit, and a split fruit revealing a dark seed in a red-edged aril. Smaller seeds, flowers and floral segments are arranged below on a pale ground.

Artist
Hendrik van Rheede
Date
[1683]
Medium
Engravings
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
4000 × 3187 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

Natural History17th century1680s1683hand-colored engravingbotanical engravingpre-linnean botanyplant illustrationnatural history platehendrik van rheedefruit and seeds

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