Water Lemon

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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:: Descourtilz, Michel-Étienne
Publisher:: Paris: 1821
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Description:

View of a branch of water lemon with fruit, flower, and leaves.
The water lemon (Passiflora laurifolia) is a vine in the family Passifloraceae native to the Americas. It is common in the wild and not widely cultivated. Its fruit can be eaten fresh or used in drinks.

The caption reads in the original French: Grenadille à feuilles de laurier.

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