Mesembryanthemum acinaciforme L. (Scimitar-leaved Fig-Marigold)
Original illustration from Curtiss Botanical Magazine, published as plate 5539, 1st October 1865. Watercolour and pencil on paper. The plant here figured was grown in the Scilly Islands and sent to Kew by A. Smith, M.P. It is a native of the Cape of Good Hope where, according to Dr... Read more
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Date: 3rd December 2007
Author: Fitch, Walter Hood (1817-1892)
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Mesembryanthemum acinaciforme L. (Scimitar-leaved Fig-Marigold)
Original illustration from Curtiss Botanical Magazine, published as plate 5539, 1st October 1865. Watercolour and pencil on paper. The plant here figured was grown in the Scilly Islands and sent to Kew by A. Smith, M.P. It is a native of the Cape of Good Hope where, according to Dr. Sonder, it grows on the sandy flats near Cape Town
© RBG KEW
Media ID 654355
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