Kamala tree, Mallotus philippensis

Kamala tree or red kamala or kumkum tree, Mallotus philippensis. (As Cornucopian shrub, Copianthus indica). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Giuseppe Bianchi after Cesare Majoli from Giovanni Hill's Decade di alberi curiosi ed eleganti piante, Decade of Curious and Elegant Trees and Plants, Nella Stamperia Salomoni, Rome, 1786. It had first been published by John Hill in London in 1773

1786 18th Century Botanical Illustration Cesare Majoli Exotic Plant Giovanni Hill Giuseppe Bianchi John Hill Natural History Nella Stamperia Salomoni Plant Hunter Useful Plant

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