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Engraved botanical plate of a Cinchona branch with large oval leaves, star-shaped pale flowers and buds, labeled Cinchona officinalis in script at the bottom.

Cinchona officinalis, engraved botanical plate

An engraved botanical plate shows a flowering branch of Cinchona officinalis with large oval leaves, pale star-shaped blossoms, and clustered buds arranged along a central stem. The fine hatched line work is set on a plain light background, with the Latin plant name lettered in script at the bottom.

Artist
William Woodville
Date
1832
Medium
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
2906 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1832.
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