Accession No

5164

Brief Description

botanical teaching diagram depicting Aceraceae, by Peter

Origin

Maker

Peter

Class

natural history; prints

Earliest Date

Latest Date

Inscription Date

Material

paper; cloth

Dimensions

breadth 700mm; height 890mm

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

Acer platanoides L.
Acer Pseudoplatanus L.
Acer saccharinum L.
Aceraceae

Description Notes

Aceraceae. Maker Peter

Colour printed botanical teaching diagram of 3 species of Acer, the silver maple, Norway maple and sycamore maple. The wallchart consists of 6 separate diagrams covering these 3 species.
Figure 1 shows full flowers whilst figure 2 shows a cross section. Figure 3 is a schematic representation of flower structure as viewed from above. Figure 4 shows the distinctive seed pod of the sycamore, with 5 a close up of the seed from the pod. Figure 6 is possibly a representation of the inside of the seed.

The paper has been backed onto cloth for support.

Good condition.

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