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Asclepias cancellata or Gomphocarpus cancellatus Burm.f. Bruyns (Cape or Cotton milkweed)
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Asclepias cancellata or Gomphocarpus cancellatus Burm.f. Bruyns (Cape or Cotton milkweed)

Robert Jacob Gordon · c. 1779-11 - 1780-01 · pen; brush; paper; ink; pencil; watercolor (paint); chalk

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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Asclepias cancellata (Gomphocarpus cancellatus (Burm.f.) Bruyns), a species of cotton tree, with seeds bursting from the seed pod; from the mountains near the Kheis River, northwest of Groblershoop; the roots are used against stomach ailments.

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Credit lineAsclepias cancellata or Gomphocarpus cancellatus Burm.f. Bruyns (Cape or Cotton milkweed). c. 1779-11 - 1780-01. Robert Jacob Gordon. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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