• Foto Number: EPI-046

Color plate of the clove (Caryophyllus (Syzygium) aromaticus L.). The illustration originally appeared in an issue of “Curtis’s Botanical Magazine” from 1827. This historical botanical illustration depicts a flowering branch of the clove tree, whose unopened, dried flower buds are used as cloves in cooking. Plaque: Geneva Conservatory and Botanical Garden – 1990

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