Common sugarbush, Protea repens

Common sugarbush or suikerbossie, Protea repens. Honey-bearing protea, Protea mellifera. Native to the Cape, South Africa, introduced by Scottish botanist Francis Masson in 1774. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Sansom after a botanical illustration by Sydenham Edwards from William Curtis's Botanical Magazine, Stephen Couchman, London, 1796

1796 Botanical Art Botanical Illustration Botanical Magazine Enlightenment Francis Masson Herb Plant Hunter Scottish Botanist South Africa Stephen Couchman Weddell William Curtis

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