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Artist
- Name:
- Descourtilz, Jean-Théodore
- Dates:
- 179?-1855
- Country:
- France
Illustration
- Subject:
- Plants
- Technique:
- Metal engraving
- Engraver:
- Gabriel, Louis
- Format:
- Portrait (taller)
- Source:
- The New York Botanical Garden, the Internet Archive
Book
- Title:
- Flore pittoresque et médicale des Antilles, vol. 1
- Author(s):
- Descourtilz, Michel-Etienne
- Published:
- Paris, 1821
- Open Library:
- View record
Description
View of a roselle branch with buds, flowers, and leaves.
Roselle (Hibiscus sabdariffa) is a plant in the family Malvaceae native to West Africa. It is mostly grown for bast fiber, but is also used for food coloring.
The caption reads in the original French: Ketmie acide.
Keywords: 1820s, 19th century, color, flower, Malvaceae, reference book
