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A tropical plant (Acokanthera spectabilis): flowering stem.

image courtesy of Wellcome Library, London | CC BY 4.0

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Date

[1872]

Artist

Worthington George Smith (1835-1917)

Collection

Wellcome Library

Image Link

https://wellcomecollection.org/works/cxyrnb8n

Description

Coloured lithograph by W. G. Smith, c. 1872, after himself.
Plants from the Acokanthera genus yield arrow poisons and cardiac glycosides
Inscription: Toxicophlaea spectabilis W. G. Smith, F. L. S. del et lith
Additional makers: Vincent Brooks, Day & Son.

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CC BY 4.0

Image Credit

image courtesy of Wellcome Library, London

Location

London, England

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Tags

Flowers
Plants

Category

Glossary
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