. This is a scan of tab. 67 (adjacent to page 233) from Nicolaas Burman's 1876 Flora Indica. It shows two plant species, which were then considered species of Polypodium. The upper plant, labelled Polypodium spinulosum, but now known as Synaphea spinulosa, is of particular interest. Although described as a fern from Java, it is one of two plants listed in Flora Indica that are in fact endemic to southwest Western Australia. The specimens upon which the description and this image are based are now thought to have been collected during the 1696 voyage to the Swan River by Willem de Vlamingh. Thi
. This is a scan of tab. 67 (adjacent to page 233) from Nicolaas Burman's 1876 Flora Indica. It shows two plant species, which were then considered species of Polypodium. The upper plant, labelled Polypodium spinulosum, but now known as Synaphea spinulosa, is of particular interest. Although described as a fern from Java, it is one of two plants listed in Flora Indica that are in fact endemic to southwest Western Australia. The specimens upon which the description and this image are based are now thought to have been collected during the 1696 voyage to the Swan River by Willem de Vlamingh. This represents the first scientific collection of plants from Western Australia, and the first formal publication of a plant from Western Australia. . 1768. Adolf van der Laan (circa 1690–1742) Alternative names Andries van der Laan; Adolf Van Der Laan; Adolf Laan; Adolph van der Laan; Dolf van der Laan; Adriaan van der Laan; Adriaen van der Laan Description Dutch engraver and painter Date of birth/death circa 1690 9 May 1742 Location of birth/death Amsterdam Amsterdam Work location Amsterdam Authority control : Q18511825 VIAF:?290551444 ISNI:?0000 0003 9578 5500 ULAN:?500028005 LCCN:?no2005063128 GND:?131383922 WorldCat Flora Indica (Burman 1768) p 233
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