Torner Collection of Sessé and Mociño Biological Illustrations

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0040

Art Accession Number
6331.0040
Subject
Cactaceae. Mammillaria elegans DC. or M. lanifera Haw.
Transcription
Cactus {coronatus} N. -- Cactus canescens
Icones
98
Corresp.
DC 397 (missing)
Ref.
DC, Mém. Mus. Paris 17: 111, pl. 4, 1829.
Notes
 

0088

Art Accession Number
6331.0088
Subject
Cactaceae. Ferocactus histrix (DC.) Lindsay
Transcription
Cactus multangularis
Icones
 
Corresp.
DC 403 (missing 1873)
Ref.
Echinocactus melocactiformis DC., Mém. Mus. Paris 17: 38, t. 10, 1828.
Notes
 

0161

Art Accession Number
6331.0161
Subject
Cactaceae. Nyctocereus serpentinus (Lag. et Rodr.) Britt. et Rose
Transcription
 
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Notes
 

0176

Art Accession Number
6331.0176
Subject
Cactaceae. Hylocereus undatus (Haw.) Britt. et Rose
Transcription
Cactus triangularis
Icones
 
Corresp.
 
Ref.
 
Notes
Double page.

0178

Art Accession Number
6331.0178
Subject
Cactaceae. Hylocereus undatus (Haw.) Britt. et Rose
Transcription
 
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Notes
Double page.

0264

Art Accession Number
6331.0264
Subject
Cactaceae. Opuntia hernandezii DC.
Transcription
Cactus cochenillifer L.
Icones
356
Corresp.
DC 413 (missing)
Ref.
Mém. Mus. Hist. Nat. Paris 17: 69, t. 16, 1828. Prodr. 3: 474, 1828. Pl. Nov. Hisp. 82, 1888; ed. 2, 77, 1893.
Notes
See also 988.

0265

Art Accession Number
6331.0265
Subject
Cactaceae. Pereskiopsis rotundifolia (DC.) Britton et Rose
Transcription
Cactus {frutescens L.} -- Cactus rotundifolius
Icones
287
Corresp.
DC 411
Ref.
Pereskia rotundifolia DC., Mém. Mus. Hist. Nat. 17: 77, t. 20, 1829. Pl. Nov. Hisp. 82, 1888; ed. 2, 77, 1893.
Notes
 

0365

Art Accession Number
6331.0365
Subject
Cactaceae. Nopalxochia phyllanthoides (DC.) Britt. et Rose
Transcription
Cactus {phillanthus L.} -- Nopalxoch cuez alticquizi 392. Hrz. -- Cactus phyllanthoides DC
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Notes
"Infusum floris ad epilepsiam puerorum creditur utillissimum."

0789

Art Accession Number
6331.0789
Subject
Cactaceae. Rhipsalis baccifera (J. Mill.) Stearn
Transcription
Cactus cassythoides
Icones
 
Corresp.
DC 412 (missing)
Ref.
R. cassytha Gaertn. var. mociniana DC., Mém. Mus. Hist. Nat. Paris 17: 81, t. 21, 1828. Prodr. 3: 476, 1828.
Notes
 

0791

Art Accession Number
6331.0791
Subject
Cactaceae. Stenocactus crispatus (DC.) Backeb. et Kunth
Transcription
Cactus crispatus
Icones
 
Corresp.
DC 404 (missing)
Ref.
Echinocactus crispatus DC., Mém. Mus. Nat. Hist. Paris 17: 37, t. 8, 1828. Prodr. 3: 461-462, 1828.
Notes
 
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