Balm or balsam of Gilead, Commiphora gileadensis.

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Balm or balsam of Gilead, Commiphora gileadensis. Handcoloured stipple copperplate engraving by Lambert Junior from a drawing by Pierre Jean-Francois Turpin from Chaumeton, Poiret et Chamberet's "La Flore Medicale," Paris, Panckoucke, 1830. Turpin (1775~1840) was one of the three giants of French botanical art of the era alongside Pierre Joseph Redoute and Pancrace Bessa.

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