Torner Collection of Sessé and Mociño Biological Illustrations

Click on any image to view it full-size.
Click the Number field to go to a single illustration's page.
Click the Art Accession Number to view the item in the Catalogue of the Botanical Art Collection at the Hunt Institute.

The Torner Collection images are in the public domain. When using these images, please include the following credit statement: Torner Collection of Sessé and Mociño Biological Illustrations, courtesy of the Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pa.

Displaying 621 - 630 of 1989

0626

Art Accession Number
6331.0626
Subject
Convolvulaceae. Ipomoea emetica Choisy
Transcription
Ipomea sagitata N. -- Iztacolloltzin Hrz. 256 -- Ipomoea humilis
Icones
37
Corresp.
DC 856
Ref.
Ref.: Prodr. 9: 376, 1845. Pl. Nov. Hisp. 27, 1888; ed. 2, 25, 1893.
Notes
"Radix subdulcis sed valide purgans, unde scamonium Chululense nuncupata."

0627

Art Accession Number
6331.0627
Subject
Leguminosae. Leucaena esculenta (DC.) Benth. subsp. esculenta
Transcription
Mimosa esculenta Sp. Na. -- Acacia esculenta
Icones
185
Corresp.
DC 209
Ref.
Prodr. 2: 470, 1825. Pl. Nov. Hisp. 178, 1890; ed. 2, 165, 1893.
Notes
"Fructus avide eduntur ab Indis, callidi et aphrodisiaei."

0628

Art Accession Number
6331.0628
Subject
Rutaceae. Citrus
Transcription
Citrus decumanus L.
Icones
318
Corresp.
 
Ref.
Pl. Nov. Hisp. 127, 1889; ed. 2, 118, 1893.
Notes
See also 1627.

0629

Art Accession Number
6331.0629
Subject
Bombacaceae. Bombax ellipticum H.B.K.
Transcription
{Mimosa. Carolinea princeps L.} -- Xiloxochitl. Hernz. F. 68 -- {Bombax pentaphyllum Sp. N.} -- Carolinea fastuosa
Icones
206
Corresp.
DC 97
Ref.
Prodr. 1: 478, 1824. Pl. Nov. Hisp. 113, 1889; ed. 2, 106, 1893.
Notes
 

0630

Art Accession Number
6331.0630
Subject
Sterculiaceae. Guazuma tomentosa H.B.K.
Transcription
{Theobroma guauzuma? -- Vel B{i}yttneria} -- Guazuma mexicana
Icones
219
Corresp.
DC 114
Ref.
Pl. Nov. Hisp. 126, 1889; ed. 2, 117, 1893.
Notes
 

0631

Art Accession Number
6331.0631
Subject
Bignoniaceae. Tecoma stans (L.) Juss. ex H.B.K.
Transcription
Bignonia {stans L.} -- Bignonia brevisiliqua
Icones
 
Corresp.
 
Ref.
 
Notes
 

0632

Art Accession Number
6331.0632
Subject
Sterculiaceae. Ayenia fruticosa Rose
Transcription
Ayenia {magna L.} cardiopetala
Icones
299
Corresp.
DC 104
Ref.
Pl. Nov. Hisp. 154, 1890; ed. 2, 143, 1893.
Notes
 

0633

Art Accession Number
6331.0633
Subject
Gesneriaceae. Drymonia serrulata (Jacq.) Mart.
Transcription
Besleria {cristata L.} -- Besleria glabra
Icones
254
Corresp.
DC 932
Ref.
Pl. Nov. Hisp. 103, 1889; ed. 2, 97, 1893. Alloplectus glaber DC., Prodr. 7: 546, 1839.
Notes
 

0634

Art Accession Number
6331.0634
Subject
Acanthaceae. Dyschoriste hirsutissima (Nees) Kuntze
Transcription
Ruellia viscosa Sp. N.
Icones
 
Corresp.
 
Ref.
 
Notes
 

0635

Art Accession Number
6331.0635
Subject
Nyctaginaceae. Mirabilis microchlamydea Standl.
Transcription
Mirabilis {triandra N.}
Icones
26
Corresp.
DC 1081 ?
Ref.
M. triandria Sessé et Moc., Pl. Nov. Hisp. 19, 1888; ed. 2, 1893.
Notes
 
Displaying 621 - 630 of 1989