Bromelia karatas L.: flowering stem with roots and separate sections of fruit with seed. Coloured engraving after F. von Scheidl, 1770.

  • Scheidl, Franz Anton von, 1731-1801.
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[1770]
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17592i
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Ripe fruits of Bromelia karatas are used to make Atol de Pina and the young inflorescence is eaten as a vegetable

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[Vienna] : [Leopold Johann Kaliwoda], [1770]

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1 print : line engraving with etching, with watercolour ; platemark 54.6 x 46.5 cm

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Wellcome Collection 17592i

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