200 YEARS OLD. AUTHENTIC FINE COPPER ENGRAVING from the 1800s. Carlina acaulis, the stemless carline thistle, dwarf carline thistle, or silver thistle, is a perennial dicotyledonous flowering plant in the family Asteraceae, native to alpine regions of central & southern Europe. The specific name acaulis (New Latin for without a stem, from Latin caulis stem or stalk) & common names are descriptive of the manner in which its flower head rests directly upon a basal leaf rosette. Taken from Flore mdicale by Chaumeton. The Flore Mdicale is one of the most important French books on the study of medicinal boards in the nineteenth century. It gives to read the description, the history, as well as the use & the virtues of the plants. The plants are represented in their entirety, accompanied by details of their flowers & their seeds. A work most notable for its fine illustrations in the Pierre-Joseph Redout style of stipple-engraving by Turpin & Anne-Ernestine Panckoucke. Dimension approx : 25 cm x 15 cm / 9.84 x 5.90 inches. Condition : Very good condition. Some foxing are possible. Printed on good ivory handmade paper. Reverse side is blank. To see more this serie engravings ; www.etsy.com/fr/shop/sofrenchvintage?ref=hdr_shop_menu&search_query=1814 More medicinal plant print ; www.etsy.com/shop/sofrenchvintage/items?ref=hdr_shop_menu&search_query=medicinal+plant To go round the shop ; www.etsy.com/fr/shop/sofrenchvintage?ref=hdr_shop_menu The word galangal, or its variant galanga, can refer in common usage to the aromatic rhizome of any of four plant species in the Zingiberaceae (ginger) family, namely: Alpinia galanga, also called greater galangal, lengkuas or laos Alpinia officinarum, or lesser galangal Boesenbergia rotunda, also called Chinese ginger or fingerroot Kaempferia galanga, also called kencur, black galangal or sand ginger Ginger (Zingiber officinale) is a flowering plant whose rhizome, ginger root or ginger, is widely used as a spice & a folk medicine. It is a herbaceous perennial which grows annual pseudostems (false stems made of the rolled bases of leaves) about one meter tall bearing narrow leaf blades. The inflorescences bear flowers having pale yellow petals with purple edges, & arise directly from the rhizome on separate shoots. Ginger is in the family Zingiberaceae, which also includes turmeric (Curcuma longa), cardamom (Elettaria cardamomum), & galangal. . 1831 Ginger Root Antique Print Zinziber Officinale Garden Plant Natural History Botanical Botany Wall Art Framing Home Decor
