Torner Collection of Sessé and Mociño Biological Illustrations

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0011

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6331.0011

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Rubiaceae. Crusea calocephala DC.

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Spermacoce {stricta} capitata L.

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234

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DC 497

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Prodr. 4: 567, 1830. Pl. Nov. Hisp. 17, 1888; ed. 2, 16, 1893.

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0012

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6331.0012

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Dicotyledoneae

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Mussenda -- Mussaenda breviflora

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0013

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6331.0013

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Compositae. Piqueria trinervia Cav.

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Ageratum febrifugum N. -- Stevia? febrifuga

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141

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DC 551

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Prodr. 5: 104, 1836. Pl. Nov. Hisp. 135, 1889; ed. 2, 126, 1893.

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"Decoctum totius plantae sudorem excitando in febribus remitentibus praestantissimum apud hos Medicos evadit medicamentum."

0014

Art Accession Number

6331.0014

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Convolvulaceae. Exogonium bracteatum (Cav.) Choisy

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{Ipomea racemosa} Sp. N. -- Convolvulus bractiflorus -- Ipomoea bracteata Cav.

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201

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DC 854

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Pl. Nov. Hisp. 23, 1888; ed. 2, 22, 1893.T

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0015

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6331.0015

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F. 1: Lentibulariaceae. Pinguicula lilacina Schlechtend. et Cham.
F. 2: Lentibulariaceae. Pinguicula oblongiloba DC. ex A. DC.
F. 3: Lentibulariaceae. Pinguicula crenatiloba DC. ex A. DC.

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F. 1 Pinguicula {lusitanica} obtusiloba
F. 2 Pinguicula {comunis} oblongiloba
F. 3 Pinguicula {villosa} crenatiloba

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F. 1: 290(1)
F. 2: 290(2)
F. 3: 290(3)

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F. 1: DC 1071(1)
F. 2: DC 1071(2)
F. 3: DC 1071(3)

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F. 1: P. obtusiloba DC. ex A. DC. Prodr. 8: 30, 1844. Pl. Nov. Hisp. 6, 1887; ed. 2, 5, 1893.
F. 2: Prodr. 8: 27, 1844. Pl. Nov. Hisp. 6, 1887; ed. 2, 5, 1893.
F. 3: Prodr. 8: 30, 1844. Pl. Nov. Hisp. 6, 1887; ed. 2, 5, 1893.

Notes

F. 2: See also 216, 1773. The floral details go with the plant in the center of the drawing (P. oblongiloba); in the DC collection they have been associated erroneously with the one at the left (P. lilacina).