engraving original (1719), Imprimerie Royale, Paris. Plate taken from the Latin edition editio tertia of Institutiones rei herbariae by Joseph Pitton de Tournefort, founding work of classification by genres, extensively cited and used by Linnaeus. Copper after Claude Aubriet (botanist–illustrator of the Jardin du Roi). Authentic copy. Guaranteed authenticity. This engraving represents several elongated, narrow and curved leaves, presented vertically and numbered 9, 10 and 11. The leaf blades are linear to ensiform, strongly canaliculated, with carefully chiselled parallel venation and a marked midrib; one of the pieces shows a truncated leaf sheath at the base. The illustration highlights the morphological variation of hollow leaves (canaliculate leaves) in terms of blade width, curvature and thickness. (Plate 449)

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This plate will be of interest to collectors of botanical plates and scientific iconography as well as history of science enthusiasts looking for detailed representations of leaf characters. It is aimed at naturalists, taxonomists and monocot specialists who are looking for illustrations of parallel venation, canaliculate leaves and ensiforms to compare intra-specific morphological variations. The image is also relevant for the study of plant anatomical terminology (lamina, leaf sheath, midrib) and for visual documentation in historical botany. ((Difference of hollow leaves))

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