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Hand-coloured engraving of a mangrove branch with green leaves, blue flowers, and long reddish fruits, with detail studies of flowers and a cut fruit.

Mangrove plant (Bruguiera cylindrica Blume): branch with flowers and fruit, separate flowers and fruit and sectioned fruit. Coloured line engraving.

A hand-coloured engraving of a leafy branch bearing small blue flowers and long, slender reddish fruits, with separate flower and fruit studies and a sectioned fruit below. The botanical specimens are arranged against a pale ground, with handwritten Latin and vernacular names inscribed at upper right.

Artist
Hendrik van Rheede
Date
[1686]
Medium
Engravings
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
4000 × 3229 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1686.
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 manglar con flores y fruto, grabado de Bruguiera cylindrica

Un grabado coloreado a mano que muestra una rama frondosa con pequeñas flores azules y frutos alargados de tono rojizo, junto a estudios separados de flores y fruto y un fruto seccionado en la parte inferior. Las figuras botánicas se disponen sobre un fondo pálido, con nombres manuscritos en latín y en lenguas locales en la esquina superior derecha.

Português: Galho de mangue com flores e fruto, gravura de Bruguiera cylindrica

Uma gravura colorida à mão mostra um galho com folhagem densa, pequenas flores azuis e frutos longos e avermelhados, acompanhado de estudos separados de flores e fruto e de um fruto seccionado na parte inferior. As figuras botânicas estão dispostas sobre um fundo claro, com nomes manuscritos em latim e em línguas locais no canto superior direito.

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