Accession No

5056

Brief Description

Botanical wallchart, depicting prothalli of Selaginella selaginoides.

Origin

Cambridge

Maker

Shrubbs. A

Class

natural history; prints

Earliest Date

1870

Latest Date

1922

Inscription Date

Material

paper; cloth

Dimensions

675mm tall; 1085mm wide

Special Collection

Botanical teaching diagrams from Dept. of Plant Sciences

Provenance

Transferred from the Department of Plant Sciences, University of Cambridge, in 06/2008. On loan from the Department of Plant Sciences, University of Cambridge, from 01/1994.

Inscription

‘Selaginella’ (bottom centre)

Description Notes

Black ink line drawings, with some shading, showing male and female prothalli (according to the catalogue) of Selaginella.
A selection of approximately circular cross-sections, one large one on the left, and eight smaller ones on the right.
No labels.
Good condition.

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