Winged-stem passion flower, Passiflora alata, with fruit.

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Winged-stem passion flower, Passiflora alata, with fruit. Handcoloured copperplate stipple engraving from Antoine Jussieu's "Dictionary of Natural Science," Florence, Italy, 1837. Illustration by Turpin, engraved by Devegni, directed by Pierre Jean-Francois Turpin, and published by Batelli e Figli. Turpin (1775-1840) is considered one of the greatest French botanical illustrators of the 19th century.

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