Concept

Nyctaginaceae

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$A flowering marvel of Peru plant (Mirabilis jalapa) and nine diagrams illustrating refraction of light. Coloured engraving by J. Pass, c. 1817.$

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Boerhavia hirsuta L.: flowering and fruiting stem with root and separate leaf. Coloured engraving after F. von Scheidl, 1770.
Scheidl, Franz Anton von, 1731-1801.Date: [1770]Reference: 17476i
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Boerhavia scandens L.: flowering and fruiting stem. Coloured engraving after F. von Scheidl, 1770.
Scheidl, Franz Anton von, 1731-1801.Date: [1770]Reference: 17474i
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A species of Boerhavia: entire flowering plant with separate fruit. Coloured etching by M. Bouchard, 1772.
Date: [1772]Reference: 16592i
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Boerhavia erecta L.: fruiting stem. Coloured engraving after F. von Scheidl, 1770.
Scheidl, Franz Anton von, 1731-1801.Date: [1770]Reference: 17475i
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A bougainvillea plant (Bougainvillea speciosa): flowering stem. Coloured zincograph by J. Andrews, c. 1861, after himself.
Andrews, James, active 1830-1861.Date: [1861-71]Reference: 26156i