Scientific Illustration

heaveninawildflower:

Hibiscus rosa-sinensis (1880-1883) plate from Flora de Filipinas […] Gran edicion […] [Atlas II].[1

Author - Francisco Manuel Blanco (O.S.A.).

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Tagged: botanical-illustration botanical Hibiscus illustration flowers floral floral art flower painting Francisco Manuel Blanco 1880's 19th century

Posted on October 27, 2012 via Heaveninawildflower with 117 notes

heaveninawildflower:

Ipomoea turbinata Blanco (Tunkin) 1880-1883.

Flora de Filipinas […] Gran edicion […] [Atlas II].[1]

Francisco Manuel Blanco (O.S.A.)

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Tagged: botanical-illustration botanical Illustration floral flower Tunkin Ipomoea turbinata Blanco 1800's 19th century Francisco Manuel Blanco botany

Posted on October 27, 2012 via Heaveninawildflower with 76 notes

biomedicalephemera:

Clitoria ternatea - Butterfly pea, Aparajita, Pigeon-wings, Blue pea vine

Flora de Filipinas Atlas II. Francisco Manuel Blanco, 1880-1883.

Tagged: natural-history taxonomy clitoria ternatea 1880s 1883 botany philippines francisco manuel blanco ayurvedic legume asia butterfly pea

Posted on February 5, 2012 via Biomedical Ephemera, or: A Frog for Your Boils with 77 notes