Viburnum microcarpum Schltdl. & Cham.
· Collected April 1899, State of Vera Cruz, Mexico
This herbarium sheet preserves a pressed specimen of Viburnum microcarpum, collected by C. G. Pringle for his Plantæ Mexicanæ series at San Miguel del Soldado, approximately 6,000 feet elevation. The mount displays rounded, veined leaves alongside dried cymes of small rust-colored flowers. Annotations identify it as the type specimen for V. microcarpum var. evanescens, determined by M. Donoghue in 1984. A color-calibration chart and Natural History Museum scale bar anchor the image for scientific reproduction. This object is a botanical specimen record, not a cartoon or caricature, and does not belong to the print-satire tradition descending from Hogarth, Gillray, or Daumier. No wall label for a caricature exhibition can honestly be written for it.
About this artifact
- Date
- Collected April 1899, State of Vera Cruz, Mexico
- Rights
- Public domain — free to view, share, and reuse.
- Restoration
- Digitally restored and hosted by ComicBooks.com.
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