Catalogue of the Botanical Art Collection at the Hunt Institute

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Accession Number: 6331.1008
Artist Name: SESSÉ & MOCIÑO: Unknown
Life Span: (fl.1787–1803)
Nationality:
Gender: Male
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Credit: The Torner Collection of Sessé and Mociño Biological Illustrations, Courtesy of Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA
Title: ''Cuphea heptandra''
Taxon:

Cuphea procumbens Cav., Lythraceae

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Accession Number: 6331.1009
Artist Name: SESSÉ & MOCIÑO: Unknown
Life Span: (fl.1787–1803)
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Gender: Male
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Credit: The Torner Collection of Sessé and Mociño Biological Illustrations, Courtesy of Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA
Title: ''Cynanchum? oblongifolium''
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Asclepiadaceae

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Accession Number: 6331.1010
Artist Name: SESSÉ & MOCIÑO: Unknown
Life Span: (fl.1787–1803)
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Gender: Male
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Credit: The Torner Collection of Sessé and Mociño Biological Illustrations, Courtesy of Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA
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Nyctaginaceae

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Accession Number: 6331.1011
Artist Name: SESSÉ & MOCIÑO: Unknown
Life Span: (fl.1787–1803)
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Gender: Male
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Credit: The Torner Collection of Sessé and Mociño Biological Illustrations, Courtesy of Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA
Title: ''Amphinome auriculata''
Taxon:

Cestrum, Solanaceae

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Accession Number: 6331.1012
Artist Name: SESSÉ & MOCIÑO: Unknown
Life Span: (fl.1787–1803)
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Gender: Male
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Credit: The Torner Collection of Sessé and Mociño Biological Illustrations, Courtesy of Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA
Title: ''Cactus zinniaeflorus''
Taxon:

Pereskia zinniiflora DC., Cactaceae

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Accession Number: 6331.1013
Artist Name: SESSÉ & MOCIÑO: Unknown
Life Span: (fl.1787–1803)
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Gender: Male
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Credit: The Torner Collection of Sessé and Mociño Biological Illustrations, Courtesy of Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA
Title: ''Ixora cordifolia''
Taxon:

Bouvardia cordifolia DC., Rubiaceae

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Accession Number: 6331.1014
Artist Name: SESSÉ & MOCIÑO: Unknown
Life Span: (fl.1787–1803)
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Gender: Male
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Credit: The Torner Collection of Sessé and Mociño Biological Illustrations, Courtesy of Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA
Title: ''[cut off]''
Taxon:

Anthurium scandens (Aubl.) Engl., Araceae

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Accession Number: 6331.1015
Artist Name: SESSÉ & MOCIÑO: Unknown
Life Span: (fl.1787–1803)
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Gender: Male
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Credit: The Torner Collection of Sessé and Mociño Biological Illustrations, Courtesy of Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA
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Polemoniaceae

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Accession Number: 6331.1016
Artist Name: SESSÉ & MOCIÑO: Unknown
Life Span: (fl.1787–1803)
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Gender: Male
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Credit: The Torner Collection of Sessé and Mociño Biological Illustrations, Courtesy of Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA
Title: ''Lythrum''
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Cuphea, Lythraceae

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Accession Number: 6331.1017
Artist Name: SESSÉ & MOCIÑO: Unknown
Life Span: (fl.1787–1803)
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Gender: Male
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Credit: The Torner Collection of Sessé and Mociño Biological Illustrations, Courtesy of Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA
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Suriana maritima L., Simaroubaceae

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Accession Number: 6331.1018
Artist Name: SESSÉ & MOCIÑO: attributed to Echeverría y Godoy, Atanasio
Life Span: (fl.1787–1803)
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Gender: Male
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Credit: The Torner Collection of Sessé and Mociño Biological Illustrations, Courtesy of Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA
Title: ''Prockia?''
Taxon:

Trichostigma octandrum (Linnaeus) H. Walter, Phytolaccaceae

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Notes: "The illustration is a good one, suggesting in its technique some of the plates made by Echeverría in the West Indies in the later years of the Expedition." according to Rogers McVaugh, Botanical Results of the Sessé & Mociño Expedition (1787–1803): VII. A Guide to Relevant Scientific Names of Plants (Pittsburgh: Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation, 2000, p. 432.
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Accession Number: 6331.1019
Artist Name: SESSÉ & MOCIÑO: Unknown
Life Span: (fl.1787–1803)
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Gender: Male
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Credit: The Torner Collection of Sessé and Mociño Biological Illustrations, Courtesy of Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA
Title: ''Laugeria dichotoma''
Taxon:

Neolaugeria resinosa (Vahl) Nicols. ?, Rubiaceae

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Accession Number: 6331.1020
Artist Name: SESSÉ & MOCIÑO: Unknown
Life Span: (fl.1787–1803)
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Gender: Male
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Credit: The Torner Collection of Sessé and Mociño Biological Illustrations, Courtesy of Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA
Title: ''Gessneria [cut off, exogonia?]''
Taxon:

Gesneria pedunculosa (DC.) Fritsch, Gesneriaceae

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Accession Number: 6331.1021
Artist Name: SESSÉ & MOCIÑO: Unknown
Life Span: (fl.1787–1803)
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Gender: Male
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Credit: The Torner Collection of Sessé and Mociño Biological Illustrations, Courtesy of Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA
Title: ''Cactus''
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Selenicereus hamatus (Scheidw.) Britt. et Rose, Cactaceae

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Accession Number: 6331.1022
Artist Name: SESSÉ & MOCIÑO: Unknown
Life Span: (fl.1787–1803)
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Gender: Male
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Credit: The Torner Collection of Sessé and Mociño Biological Illustrations, Courtesy of Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA
Title: ''Achras mespilus''
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Sapotaceae

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Accession Number: 6331.1023
Artist Name: SESSÉ & MOCIÑO: Unknown
Life Span: (fl.1787–1803)
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Gender: Male
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Credit: The Torner Collection of Sessé and Mociño Biological Illustrations, Courtesy of Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA
Title: ''Convolvulus brachygonius''
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Convolvulaceae

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Accession Number: 6331.1024
Artist Name: SESSÉ & MOCIÑO: Unknown
Life Span: (fl.1787–1803)
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Credit: The Torner Collection of Sessé and Mociño Biological Illustrations, Courtesy of Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA
Title: ''Smyrnium? mexicanum''
Taxon:

Apiaceae alt. Umbelliferae

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Accession Number: 6331.1025
Artist Name: SESSÉ & MOCIÑO: Unknown
Life Span: (fl.1787–1803)
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Gender: Male
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Credit: The Torner Collection of Sessé and Mociño Biological Illustrations, Courtesy of Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA
Title: ''Hedyotis? [cut off, Verbenaceae?]''
Taxon:

Arcytophyllum ?, Rubiaceae ?
Verbenaceae?

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Accession Number: 6331.1026
Artist Name: SESSÉ & MOCIÑO: Unknown
Life Span: (fl.1787–1803)
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Gender: Male
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Credit: The Torner Collection of Sessé and Mociño Biological Illustrations, Courtesy of Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA
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Liliaceae ?

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Accession Number: 6331.1027
Artist Name: SESSÉ & MOCIÑO: Unknown
Life Span: (fl.1787–1803)
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Gender: Male
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Credit: The Torner Collection of Sessé and Mociño Biological Illustrations, Courtesy of Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA
Title: ''Zamia integerrima''
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Zamia, Cycadaceae

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Accession Number: 6331.1028
Artist Name: SESSÉ & MOCIÑO: Unknown
Life Span: (fl.1787–1803)
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Gender: Male
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Credit: The Torner Collection of Sessé and Mociño Biological Illustrations, Courtesy of Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA
Title: ''Ionidium trispermum''
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Hybanthus mexicanus Ging. ex DC., Violaceae

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Accession Number: 6331.1029
Artist Name: SESSÉ & MOCIÑO: Unknown
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Gender: Male
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Credit: The Torner Collection of Sessé and Mociño Biological Illustrations, Courtesy of Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA
Title: ''Lantana gracilis [partially cut off]''
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Lantana camara L., Verbenaceae

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Accession Number: 6331.1030
Artist Name: SESSÉ & MOCIÑO: Unknown
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Credit: The Torner Collection of Sessé and Mociño Biological Illustrations, Courtesy of Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA
Title: ''Asclepias curassavica L.''
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Asclepiadaceae

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Accession Number: 6331.1031
Artist Name: SESSÉ & MOCIÑO: Unknown
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Credit: The Torner Collection of Sessé and Mociño Biological Illustrations, Courtesy of Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA
Title: ''Bauhinia scandens''
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Bauhinia, Fabaceae alt. Leguminosae

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Accession Number: 6331.1032
Artist Name: SESSÉ & MOCIÑO: Unknown
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Gender: Male
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Credit: The Torner Collection of Sessé and Mociño Biological Illustrations, Courtesy of Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA
Title: ''Plumieria emarginata''
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Apocynaceae

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