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Oxalis stricta
Johannes Scharf (1765-1794)1794
The Royal Society
London, United Kingdom
Botanical study of yellow woodsorrel [Oxalis stricta] a plant native to North America. This text accompanying this illustration notes: “Patria. Virginia, Jamaica, Pedemontium�. The plate contains two inset details of flower bud and stamens.
Plate 4 from Oxalis monographia, iconibus illustrate by Nikolaus Josef Jacquin (Vienna, 1794).
The plate is inscribed: “T.4 Oxalis strictai.�
Nikolaus Josef Jacquin (1717-1817) Dutch botanist based in Vienna, Austria, was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1788.
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Details
- Title: Oxalis stricta
- Creator: Johannes Scharf (1765-1794)
- Date Created: 1794
- Rights: The Royal Society, 2020
- External Link: To license this image please visit the Royal Society Picture Library
- Field: Botany, Medicine
- Catalogue Reference: RCN45978
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