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Coccothrinax barbadensis, 1878

Illustration of Coccothrinax barbadensis, commonly known as latanier balai by Pieter de Pannemaeker, from Les Palmiers by Oswald Charles Eugene Marie Ghislain de Kerchove de Denterghem, 1878

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Lodoicea maldivica

Lodoicea maldivica, commonly known as coco de mer or double coconut by William Jackson Hooker from Curtis's Botanical Magazine, 1827. Artwork from volume 54, plate 2734.
Curtis's Botanical Magazine is the longest running botanical periodical featuring colour illustrations of plants and has been published continuously since 1787

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Trillium erectum, ca. 1807

"Original illustration by Sydenham Edwards, ca. 1807. This artwork was used in Curtis's Botanical Magazine, 1807; volume 26, plate 1027. Curtis's Botanical Magazine is the longest running botanical periodical featuring colour illustrations of plants and has been published continuously since 1787.
The inscriptions says: H. 101-23 Bot Mag Original, presented by R. Hort. Soc. 25. 1.23

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