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Balsamodendron myrrha

About This Item

Title

Balsamodendron myrrha

Subject

Plants, Medicinal
Commiphora
Book Illustrations

Description

Lithograph by J. H. Colen; color by T.R. Jones.
Balsamodendron myrrha syn. Commiphora myrrha, commonly known as common myrrh or gum myrrh.
Caption: Represents the plant in leaf, and the fruit.

Creator

Colen, John H.
Jones, T. R.

Source

Illustrations of Medical Botany, Joseph Carson's two-volume work of materia medica, was published in 1847. Intended for students, physicians, and pharmacists, Carson set out for his work to supplant two important works of medical botany, American Medical Botany by Jacob Bigelow and Vegetable materia medica of the United States by William Barton. Carson's work includes 100 color plates, with lithography by J. H. Colen.

Publisher

Digitized by the Historical Medical Library of The College of Physicians of Philadelphia

Date

1847

Language

lat

Type

StillImage

Identifier

ZQx_4_v1.pl20

Original Format

1 print : color lithograph

Physical Dimensions

30 x 23 cm

Citation

Colen, John H. and Jones, T. R., “Balsamodendron myrrha,” The College of Physicians of Philadelphia Digital Library, accessed October 30, 2024, https://cppdigitallibrary.org/items/show/1560.