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Apocynaceae

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  • Strophanthus dichotomus Decne.: flowering branch with separate numbered sections of flower, follicle and seed. Chromolithograph by P. Depannemaeker, c.1885, after B. Hoola van Nooten.
  • An oleander plant (Nerium oleander): flowering stem. Coloured lithograph, c. 1850, after A. Bétrérnieux (?).
  • Periwinkle (Vinca sp.): entire flowering plant. Coloured etching by M. Bouchard, 1772.
  • Periwinkle (Vinca sp.): entire sterile plant. Coloured etching by M. Bouchard, 1772.
  • Dogbane (Apocynum sp.): fruiting stem with separate flower cluster, sectioned fruit and seeds. Coloured etching by M. Bouchard, 1772.
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Catalogue

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    De plantis toxicariis e mundo novo tropicale commentationes. XIX, Biodynamic apocynaceous plants of the northwest Amazon / Richard Evans Schultes.

    Schultes, Richard Evans. | Date: [1979]
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    Seven British garden plants: flowering stems and some floral segments. Coloured etching, c. 1833.

    | Date: 1833 | Reference: 27408i
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    A plant (Odontadenia speciosa): flowers and leaf. Chromolithograph, c. 1870, after H. Briscoe.

    Briscoe, H. | Date: 1870 | Reference: 26139i
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    Four examples of single flowers: a deadly nightshade, thorn apple, periwinkle and wallflower. Coloured etching by F. Sansom, c. 1802, after S. Edwards.

    Edwards, Sydenham, 1768-1819. | Date: 31 December 1802 | Reference: 24243i
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    A tropical plant (Acokanthera spectabilis): flowering stem. Coloured lithograph by W. G. Smith, c. 1872, after himself.

    Smith, Worthington George, 1835-1917. | Date: [1872] | Reference: 25906i
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