China rose or Chinese hibiscus, Hibiscus rosa-sinensis. Handcoloured lithograph by D. Blair after an illustration by Lena Lowis from her Familiar Indian Flowers with Coloured Plates, L. Reeve, London, 1878. Lena Lowis, formerly Selena Caroline Shakespear (1845-1919), was a British woman artist who traveled to India with her husband Ninian Lowis.

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Size: 5002px × 7170px
Photo credit: © Florilegius / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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