Cinchona plant (Cinchona lancifolia): flowering and fruiting stem. Lithograph, c. 1883.
- Date:
- [1883]
- Reference:
- 24338i
- Pictures
About this work
Description
The bark of Cinchona officinalis (Jesuit's bark) is a source of alkaloids, especially the antimalarial quinine
Publication/Creation
[Berlin], [1883]
Physical description
1 print : lithograph ; image 27.1 x 16.9 cm
Lettering
Cinchona lancifolia.
Lettering in pencil is inscribed on print: "from specimens grown in Java"
Notes
Print is one in a series of eight mounted plates of quinine-producing plants and plant anatomy
Reference
Wellcome Collection 24338i
Type/Technique
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Where to find it
Location Status Access Closed stores