Aimé Bonpland (1773 — 1858)
Description des plantes rares cultivées à Malmaison et à Navarre. [Extract]
After Bonpland returned from the expedition to South America with Humbolt, he obtained a position as botanist to the Empress Joséphine. Many exotic plants were then imported to chateau de la Malmaison and chateau de Navarre (Close to Évreux). In 1813, together with Pierre-Joseph Redouté, he published this series of 64 plates, of which 2 represent cacti and 1 a cotyledon.
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- Interpreted file: Bonpland_Malm.pdf (1.6MB; 2009-03-22)
- Original file (complete): can be downloaded from Biodiversity Heritage Library (BHL)1) under the name mobot31753000630175.pdf2) (750MB).
Right: “Cactus ambiguus” = Peniocereus (Nyctocereus Br. & R.) serpentinus.