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Date

c.1735

Artist

Georg Dionysius Ehret (1708-1770)

Collection

The Royal Society

Description

Botanical study of Aloe africana, margaritifera minor, [modern taxonomy Haworthia pumila] native to South Africa. The study shows the stalk, flower, and leaves of the aloe plant, with further details showing one complete flower and one stamen falling from the plant. Inscribed in ink beneath the image with the name of the specimen 'Aloe africana, margaritifera minor' in Ehret's handwriting, and in the bottom right hand corner is the signature of the artist'G.D. Ehret f [fecit]'. Georg Dionysius Ehret was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1757.

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Southern Africa