Pereskia grandifolia, rose cactus


Finished watercolour by Sydney Parkinson made during Captain James Cook's first voyage across the Pacific, 1768-1771. Illustration annotated Clusia dodecapetala.


Size: 4828px × 3482px
Photo credit: © Natural History Museum, London / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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