Accession No

5165

Brief Description

Cremocarp, mericarp botanical teaching diagram.

Origin

Maker

Class

natural history; prints

Earliest Date

Latest Date

Inscription Date

Material

paper; cloth

Dimensions

breadth 978mm; height 652mm

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

S n of Cremocarp
Meri-
Carp
Commissure
primary - Ridges
1,2 lateral; 3-5 dorsal
secondary - ridges
interstices vittae

Description Notes

Cremocarp, mericarp botanical teaching diagram.

Hand painted colour botanical teaching diagram of a cremocarp ( a type of schizocarp) a dry indehiscent fruit formed from carpels that develop into one-seeded fragments called mericarpels. The wallchart consists of a single diagram in shades of grey and brown annotated with numbers and letters with the following key:
S n of Cremocarp
Meri-
Carp
Commissure
primary - Ridges
1,2 lateral; 3-5 dorsal
secondary - ridges
interstices vittae

Paper backed onto cloth for support.

Good condition.

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