Dwarf honey flower, Melianthus elongatus

Dwarf honey flower, Melianthus elongatus. Small melianthus or honeyflower, Melianthus minor. Native to the Cape of South Africa, cultivated by the Duchess of Beaufort in 1708. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after a botanical illustration from William Curtis's Botanical Magazine, Stephen Couchman, London, 1795

1795 Botanical Art Botanical Illustration Botanical Magazine Enlightenment Herb Plant Hunter South Africa Stephen Couchman William Curtis

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