Paperbark tree (Melaleuca ericifolia): flowering shoot with leaf and floral segments. Coloured engraving by J. Sowerby, c. 1805, after himself.

  • Sowerby, James, 1757-1822.
Date:
1 June 1805
Reference:
25322i
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Paperbarks are planted to prevent erosion of muddy shores and yield medicinal oil by distillation of stems and leaves

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London : J. Sowerby, 1 June 1805.

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1 print : engraving, with watercolour ; platemark 19.7 x 12.2 cm

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Melaleuca ericifolia

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Wellcome Collection 25322i

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