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C1887
Telopea Speciosissima (Waratah)
Artist:
E.W.S. Artist unknown
This magnificent flower is the floral emblem of New South Wales. Found in the coast and mountain districts of New South Wales, from the Hunter River in the north to the Clyde and Braidwood district in the south. Modern binomial … Read Full Description
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Full Title:
Telopea Speciosissima (Waratah)
Date:
C1887
Artist:
E.W.S. Artist unknown
Condition:
In good condition.
Technique:
Original engraving with original hand colouring.
Image Size:
280mm
x 200mm
AUTHENTICITY
Genuine antique
dated:
1887
Description:
This magnificent flower is the floral emblem of New South Wales.
Found in the coast and mountain districts of New South Wales, from the Hunter River in the north to the Clyde and Braidwood district in the south.
Modern binomial name; Telopea speciosissima
First described; James Edward Smith 1793
Distribution: NSW
Smith noted; in his account, A Specimen of the Botany of New Holland, “very fine dried specimens sent by Mr. White”. He gave the species its original binomial name of Embothrium speciosissimum. Robert Brown suggested the genus Telopea for it in 1809, which was published in 1810.
From L’Illustration Hortifcole
