Dwarf honey flower, Melianthus elongatus . Small melianthus or honeyflower, Melianthus minor. Native to the Cape of South Africa, cultivated by the Duchess of Beaufort in 1708. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after a botanical illustration from William Curtis's Botanical Magazine, Stephen Couchman, London, 1795.

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Photo credit: © Florilegius / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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