Illustration of Magnolia hodgsonii
Title
Illustration of Magnolia hodgsonii
Subject
Magnolias; Illustrated works
Description
Magnolia hodgsonii (syn. Talauma hodgsonii). Original caption: "Flowering branch of Talauma Hodgsoni, with a full-grown leaf of a young tree behind, of the natural size. Fig. 1. Stamens and column of ovaria. 2. Stamen. 3. Transverse section of stamen. 4. Pollen. 5. Ovary. 6. Longitudinal section of ovary :—all magnified. 7. Ripe fruit. 8. The same with most of the carpels removed, showing the woody alveolate axis and insertion of seed. 9. Seeds :—all of the natural size. 10. Vertical, and 11, transverse sections of seeds. 12. Endopleura and albumen. 13. Portion of endopleura (very highly magnified). 14. Vertical section of albumen and embryo. 15, 16. Embryos :—all magnified.
Creator
Cathcart, John Fergusson, 1802-1851
Source
Illustrations of Himalayan plants, by Joseph Dalton Hooker, John Fergusson Cathcart, and Walter Hood Fitch
Date
1855
Rights
This work is in the public domain in its country of origin and other countries and areas where the copyright term is the author's life plus 70 years or less.
Original Format
Paper
Physical Dimensions
2,627 × 3,670 pixels
Files
Collection
Citation
Cathcart, John Fergusson, 1802-1851, “Illustration of Magnolia hodgsonii,” SCRC Virtual Museum at Southern Illinois University's Morris Library, accessed April 16, 2024, https://scrcexhibits.omeka.net/items/show/780.
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