Arachnanthe clarkei, striped orchid of the eastern Himalayas.

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Arachnanthe clarkei, striped orchid of the eastern Himalayas. Hand-coloured botanical illustration drawn by Matilda Smith and lithographed by E. Bates from Joseph Dalton Hooker's "Curtis's Botanical Magazine," 1889, L. Reeve & Co. A second-cousin and pupil of Sir Joseph Dalton Hooker, Matilda Smith (1854-1926) was the main artist for the Botanical Magazine from 1887 until 1920 and contributed 2,300 illustrations.

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Size: 3361px × 5670px
Photo credit: © Florilegius / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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