Passiflora murucuja

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Artist

Name:: Descourtilz, Jean-Théodore
Dates:: 179?-1855
Country:: France

Illustration

Subject:: Plants
Technique:: Metal Engraving
Engraver:: Gabriel, (Louis?)
Format:: Portrait (taller)
Source:: The New York Botanical Garden, the Internet Archive

Book

Title:: Flore pittoresque et médicale des Antilles, vol. 1
Author:: Descourtilz, Michel-Étienne
Publisher:: Paris: 1821
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Description:

View of Passiflora murucuja with flowers, fruit, leaves, and tendrils.
Passiflora murucuja is a vine in the family Passifloraceae native to the West Indies. Hummingbirds are attracted by its red flowers and play an important part in pollination.

The caption reads in the original French: Grenadille sans franges.

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{{cite web | title=Passiflora murucuja | url=https://www.oldbookillustrations.com/illustrations/passionvine/ | author=Descourtilz, Jean-Théodore | year=1821 | access-date=April 24, 2025 | publisher=Old Book Illustrations}}