Plate 144 Protea longifolia var. cono turbinato (Long-Leaved Protea)
T. Bensley, 1797-1815. Print from "The Botanist's Repository, Comprising Colour'd Engravings of New and Rare Plants" a monumental 10-volume work published by English artist and engraver Henry Cranke Andrews between 1797 and 1812 (with some parts issued until 1815). These prints are highly regarded for their artistic, hand-colored quality, which was intended to resemble watercolor drawings rather than traditional engravings. Protea is a genus of South African flowering plants, also called sugarbushes. It is the type genus of the Proteaceae family. About 92% of the species occur only in the Cape Floristic Region, a narrow belt of mountainous coastal land from Clanwilliam to Grahamstown, South Africa. Protea longifolia var. cono-turbinato is an 18th-century botanical classification, notably illustrated by Henry Andrews in The Botanist's Repository (1799–1801), representing a variation of the Long-leaf Protea. The term refers to the cone-shaped (cono) and top-shaped/inverted cone (turbinato) form of the flowerhead. 265 by 210mm (10½ by 8¼ inches). Item #32715
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