Cassia Fistula
Barcelona: S. Augustini, 1883.
Print. Chromolithograph. Sheet measures 17 7/8" x 11 5/8"
A beautiful flowering tree native to southeast Asia, often used in herbal medicine.
Francisco Manuel Blanco (1778-1845) was a Spanish botanist and Augustinian friar. His publication 'Flora de Filipinas' was the second comprehensive study on flora in the Philippines, following the work produced by Jesuit friar Georg Joseph Kamel. From the second (out of 3), editions, the only edition with illustrations.
Illustrator: F. Pardo
Language: Spanish
Price: $185.00
Item #321352
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