Barkerai spectabilis Maxim Gauci after Sarah Anne Drake

Barkerai spectabilis by Maxim Gauci after Sarah Anne Drake

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Barkerai spectabilis

Botanical illustration of Barkerai spectabilis or the shewy Barkerai orchid. A single specimen showing a cluster of thick stems, segmented and sheathed, with a pair or broad dark green leaves issuing from the top. A raceme emerges bearing a handful of large flowers, pinkish purple in colour with deep red spot markings on the lip.

Inscribed 'Pl.33 , Miss Drake delt. BARKERAI SPECTABILIS. M. Gauci, lith. Pubd. by J Ridgway & Sons, 169 Piccadilly, July 1842. Printed by P. Gauci.'

Plate 33 from The Orchidaceae of Mexico & Guatemala by James Bateman (London, 1843).

James Bateman (1811-1897), British horticulturalist, was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1838.

  • Image reference: RS-21577

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