Aztec Lily

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Aztec lily (Sprekelia formosissima).

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Artist

Name:
Redouté, Pierre-Joseph
Dates:
1759-1840
Country:
Belgium

Illustration

Subject:
Plants
Technique:
Metal Engraving
Engraver:
Lemercier
Format:
Portrait (taller)
Source:
Missouri Botanical Garden, the Internet Archive
Observations:
"Tassaert direx." bottom right

Book

Title:
Les liliacées, vol. 1
Authors:
Candolle, Augustin Pyramus de; Redouté, Pierre-Joseph
Publisher:
Paris: Chez l'auteur, 1805
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Description:

Stipple engraving showing an Aztec lily (Sprekelia formosissima), a bulbous perennial plant in the family Amaryllidaceae native to Mexico. Aztec lilies are often grown as an ornamental plant for their attractive red flowers.

The caption reads in the original French: Amaryllis formosissima — Amaryllis lys St. Jacques.

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