Porcupine tomato, Solanum pyracanthos

Porcupine tomato, Solanum pyracanthos. Orange-thorned night-shade, Solanum pyracanthum. Native to Madagascar, discovered by Joseph Martin, provided by Mrs Walker from the gardens at Arno's Grove, Southgate. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Weddell after a botanical illustration by John Curtis from William Curtis's Botanical Magazine, Samuel Curtis, London, 1825

1825 Botanical Art Botanical Illustration Botanical Magazine Enlightenment Herb John Curtis Madagascar Plant Hunter Samuel Curtis Southgate Weddell William Curtis

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