Forest boer-bean, Schotia latifolia

Forest boer-bean or broad-leaved schotia, Schotia latifolia. Native to Africa, sent from South Africa by William John Burchell to Scottish botanist John Hope at Edinburgh Botanic Garden. Seeds are edible when roasted. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Joseph Swan after a botanical illustration by William Jackson Hooker from his Exotic Flora, William Blackwood, Edinburgh, 1827

Botanical Art Botanical Illustration Edible Exotic Flora Joseph Swan Plant Hunter Roast Scientific Illustration Scottish Botanist Seeds South Africa William Blackwood William Jackson Hooker

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