Yuquilla (Manihot carthaginensis (Jacq.) Mill.): flowering and fruiting stem with separate fruit and floral segments. Coloured engraving after F. von Scheidl, 1776.

  • Scheidl, Franz Anton von, 1731-1801.
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[1776]
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18115i
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Yuquilla (Manihot carthaginensis (Jacq.) Mill.): flowering and fruiting stem with separate fruit and floral segments. Coloured engraving after F. von Scheidl, 1776. Wellcome Collection. Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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The roots of Yuquilla are edible and oil from the seeds is used in medicine

Yuquilla is also known as Yuca del Monte and cuadrado

Publication/Creation

[Vienna] : [Leopold Johann Kaliwoda], [1776]

Physical description

1 print : line engraving with etching, with watercolour ; platemark 42.7 x 27.6 cm

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Wellcome Collection 18115i

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