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Artist
- Name:
- Fitch, Walter Hood
- Dates:
- 1817-1892
- Country:
- UK
Illustration
- Subject:
- Plants
- Technique:
- Lithograph
- Lithographer:
- Fitch, Walter Hood
- Format:
- Portrait (taller)
- Source:
- Missouri Botanical Garden Library, the Internet Archive
Book
- Title:
- Illustrations of Himalayan plants
- Author(s):
- Hooker, Joseph Dalton
- Publisher:
- London: Lovell Reeve, 1855
- Open Library:
- View record
Description
Botanical plate showing a branch of Aeschynanthus bracteatus with flowers and leaves.
Aeschynanthus bracteatus, also known as lipstick vine, is a plant in the family Gesneriaceae native to Asia. It is grown for its decorative bright red calyces.
Keywords: 1850s, 19th century, Asia, color, flower, Gesneriaceae, red, reference book, Victorian
