Torner Collection of Sessé and Mociño Biological Illustrations

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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

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

Subject
Cactaceae. Nyctocereus serpentinus (Lag. et Rodr.) Britt. et Rose
Transcription
 
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Notes
 

0176

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

0178

Subject
Cactaceae. Hylocereus undatus (Haw.) Britt. et Rose
Transcription
 
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Corresp.
 
Ref.
 
Notes
Double page.

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

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

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

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

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