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Botanical Engravings of A. Poiret

ENGRAVING TEST NUMBER 4, APPROVED FOR THE BOTANICAL ATLAS OF THE EXPEDITION LA URANIE-LA PHYSICIENNE 1817-1820.

Artist: A. Poiret. Del.

Notes by Charles Gaudichaud Beaupré.

ACROSTICHUM REQUINIANUM. Pl. 4.

A. Frondibus sparsis (!) ; sterilibus, rarò pinnitifidis; foliolis ( 5-7 policaribus) undatis, acutis; fertilibus pinnatis; foliolis (5-7 policaribus) undatis, lanceolatis, acutis; fertilibus pinnatis; pinnis lineari-lanceolatis, acutissimis, basi attenuato-petiolatis.
In insulis Moluccis (Rawak) ; obtegit rupes.

Je consacre cette jolie espèce à M. Requin, administrateur distingué de la marine, qui, par son zèle éclairé, a rendu les plus grands services a notre expédition.

I dedicate this beautiful species to M. Requin, distinguish administrator of the marine by his own goodwill, who returned the biggest services have to our expedition.

MOLUCAS ISLANDS, (RAWAK)

PAGE 304-305.

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