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Hand-coloured engraving of a branch with long green leaves, small blue and red flowers and fruits, with a separate fruit below and printed labels at upper right.

Tetracera laevis Vahl: branch with flowers and fruit, separate fruit and cross-section of fruit with seed. Coloured line engraving.

A hand-coloured engraving of a leafy branch with long, pointed green leaves, clusters of small blue and red flowers and berry-like fruits, and a separate fruit and seed detail below. Printed labels in Latin and Arabic script appear at the upper right, on a pale grey paper ground.

Artist
Hendrik van Rheede
Date
[1685]
Medium
Engravings
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
4000 × 3176 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

Español: Rama de Tetracera con flores y frutos, grabado coloreado a mano

Un grabado coloreado a mano de una rama frondosa con hojas verdes, alargadas y puntiagudas, racimos de pequeñas flores azules y rojas y frutos parecidos a bayas, además de un detalle separado de fruto y semilla abajo. Aparecen etiquetas impresas en latín y en escritura árabe en la parte superior derecha, sobre un papel gris pálido.

Português: Galho de Tetracera com flores e frutos, gravura colorida à mão

Uma gravura colorida à mão de um galho frondoso com folhas verdes, longas e pontiagudas, grupos de pequenas flores azuis e vermelhas e frutos semelhantes a bagas, além de um detalhe separado de fruto e semente embaixo. Aparecem etiquetas impressas em latim e em escrita árabe no canto superior direito, sobre um papel cinza claro.

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