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Tithymaloides lauro-cerasi folio

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Date

c.1735

Artist

Georg Dionysius Ehret (1708-1770)

Collection

The Royal Society

Description

Botanical study of Tithymaloides lauro-cerasi folio, non ferrato [modern taxonomy Pedilanthus tithymaloides, also known by names including Euphorbia tithymaloides and the myrtle-leaved spurge. native to tropical and subtropical North America and Central America. The study shows the stalk, leaves and flower of the succulent plant, with further detail of two flowers, one partially open, and one revealing the stamen. Inscribed in ink across the bottom of the image with the name of the specimen 'Tithymaloides lauro-cerasi folio, non ferrato', and in the right hand corner with the signature of the artist 'G. D. Ehret fec [fecit]'. Georg Dionysius Ehret was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1757.

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Location

North America

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Plants

Category

Glossary
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