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Quassia amara
Carl Linnaeus1749
The Royal Society
London, United Kingdom
This tropical plant with known medicinal properties (antimalarial) was first described by the Surinamese botanist Graman Quassi (1692-1787). It was named after Graman Quassi by Carl Linnaeus. This plate is from volume VI of Linnaeus' book, Amoeniates Academicae, p.429.
Details
- Title: Quassia amara
- Creator: Carl Linnaeus (1707-1778)
- Date Created: 1749
- Rights: The Royal Society, 2020
- External Link: To license this image please visit the Royal Society Picture Library
- Field: Botany, Medicine
- Catalogue Reference: RCN49587
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