Aristolochia cymbifera

Aristolochia cymbifera. Marcgrave's birthwort, Aristolochia labiosa. Native of Brazil, introduced to Kew Gardens by the king's collectors Allan Cunningham and James Bowie. Drawn at Count de Vandes gardens at Bayswater. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Weddell after a botanical illustration by John Curtis from William Curtis's Botanical Magazine, Samuel Curtis, London, 1825

1825 Bayswater Botanical Art Botanical Illustration Botanical Magazine Enlightenment Herb Introduced John Curtis Plant Hunter Samuel Curtis Weddell William Curtis

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