Torner Collection of Sessé and Mociño Biological Illustrations

Art Accession Number: 6331.0172

Subject: Sterculiaceae. Chiranthodendron pentadactylon Larreategui

Transcription: Cheirostemon platanoides Humb.

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Notes: The Expedition travelled to Toluca in mid-Dec. 1787 expressly to collect and paint this species, from the only known tree. However, this particular drawing may have been made after a cultivated tree flowered in Mexico in 1795. Artist Cerda? See also 894. Double page.