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Aloe africana Arachnoidea

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Date

c.1735

Artist

Georg Dionysius Ehret (1708-1770)

Collection

The Royal Society

Description

Botanical study of Aloe africana Arachnoidea [modern taxonomy Haworthia arachnoidea], native to South Africa. The study shows the stalk, flower, and leaves of the succulent plant growing in a terracotta pot, with further detail of two flowers falling from the plant, one revealing the stamens of the flower. Inscribed in ink across the terracotta pot with the name of the specimen 'Aloe africana Arachnoidea Com. Prael.' in Ehret's handwriting, and on the bottom right hand side beneath the image, with the signature of the artist 'G.D. Ehret fecit'. Georg Dionysius Ehret was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1757.

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Location

Southern Africa