Accession No

5167

Brief Description

botanical teaching diagram depicting Passiflora, by Peter

Origin

Maker

Peter

Class

natural history; prints

Earliest Date

Latest Date

Inscription Date

Material

paper; cloth

Dimensions

breadth 706mm; height 893mm

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

1.
Passiflora amabilis Hook.
(P. alata x quadrangularis).
Red Passion Flower
2.
Passiflora coerulea L.
Blue passion Flower.
Blossom (section)
4.
Diagrammatic view of flower. (axillary)
Passifloraceae.

Description Notes

Passiflora. Maker Peter.

Colour printed botanical teaching diagram of the Passifloraceae, passion fruit flowers in vivid shades of red purple and green. The wall chart consists of 4 separate diagrams, labelled as follows:

1. Passiflora amabilis Hook. (P. alata x quadrangularis). Red Passion Flower .
Detailed diagram of the structure of the whole flower.
2. Passiflora coerulea L. Blue Passion Flower. (Blossom section)
Cross section through the flower head.
3. unmarked schematic diagram
4. Diagrammatic view of a flower. (axillary)
Each part of the schematic is marked by a letter but there is no key with explanation.

The paper had been backed onto cloth for support.

Good condition.

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