Carpobrotus quadrifidus L. Bolus, Robert Jacob Gordon, 1777 - 1786
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This work belongs to The Gordon African Collection: Plants (RP-T-1914-18)
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The Gordon African Collection: Plants -
Pelargonium echinatum W. Curtis (Prickly-stemmed pelargonium) -
Pelargonium fulgidum L'Hérit, with a Gryllida (cricket) -
Pelargonium klinghardtense Knuth -
Monsonia multifidum E.Mey. ex Kunth (with an insect) -
Hermas igniaria of Hermas gigantea (Tontelblaar) -
Hyenanche globosa Lam. or Toxicodendrum capense of globosum (Cape… -
Rothmannia capensis Thunb, formerly gardenia capensis Druce (Wild… -
Acacia karroo Hayne or Vachellia karroo (Karoo thorn, with an… -
Monsonia patersonii or Monsonia sp. -
Geranium spinosum -
Euryops lateriflorus (L.f.) DC. (Cape gumtree) -
Asclepias cancellata or Gomphocarpus cancellatus Burm.f. Bruyns (Cape… -
Chenopodium foliosum Aschers, formerly Blitum vergatum (Leafy… -
Apiacea or Umbeliffera -
Gomphocarpus fruticosus, formerly Asclepias fruticosa (Tennis-ball… -
Gorteria diffusa -
Calceolaria with three insects (Slipperwort) -
Widdringtonia nodiflora (L.) E. Powrie (Mountain cypress, or Cape… -
Haemanthus albiflos (Paintbrush) -
Mesembryanthemum testiculare -
Carpobrotus quadrifidus L. Bolus -
Ornithogalum polyphyllum Jacq -
Strumaria tenella (L.f. ) Snijman -
Cytinus sanguineus (Thunb.) Faurc. -
Pachypodium namaquanum (Wylie ex. Harv.) Welw (Halfmens) -
Euphorbia bupleurifolia Jacq. -
Androcymbium capense (L.) Krause. -
Ornithogalum conicum Jacq. -
Massonia depressa Houtt -
Tylecodon cacalioides (L.f.) Toelkenken -
Disa uniflora Bergius (Red disa; or Pride of Table Mountain) -
Moraea villosa Ker-Gawl. (Cape tulip) -
Moraea aristata (D. Delaroche) Aschers & Graebn. (Blue-eyed uintjie) -
Eucomis humilis Bak. (Pineapple flower or Kuifplant) -
Lachenalia aloides (L.f.) Engl. var. quadricolor (Opal flower) -
Lachenalia bulbifera (Cirillo) Engl. -
Lachenalia aloides (L.f.) Engl. var. aloides (Opal flowers) -
Lachenalia aloides (L.f.) Engl. var. aurea (Opal flower) -
Lachenalia aloides (L.f.) Engl. var. quadricolor. -
Gethyllis ciliaris (Koekemakranka) -
Disa porrecta Swartz -
Corycium orobanchoides (L.f.) Swartz -
Disa graminiflolia Ker Gawl. Ex Spreng. (Blue disa) -
Gladiolus carneus D. Delarochev (Painted lady) -
Lapeirousia silenoides (Jacq.) Ker Gawl. -
Gladiolus watsonius Thunb. (Watsonia hysterantha) -
Paranomus sceptrum-gustavianum (Sparrm.) Hylander (King Gustav’s… -
Boophone haemanthoides F.M. Leighton, formerly Amaryllis distycha… -
Cyrtanthus elatus (Jacq.) Traub (Flowering valotta; Fire lily; George… -
Hessea cinnamomea (L'Hérit.) Durand & Schinz. (umbrella lily) -
Crinum macowanii Baker, formerly Amaryllis belladonna (Cape coast… -
Boophone haemanthoides F.M. Leighton (Hottentots poison-bulb, or… -
Ixia viridiflora Larn. (Turqoise ixia) -
Ixia patens Aiton -
Ixia viridiflora Lam. (Turquoise ixia) -
Ixia polystachya L. (Cornlily) -
Gethyllis lanuginose Marloth [Gethyllis villosa] (Kukumakranka) -
Gethyllis sp. (Kukumakranka) -
Gethyllis afra L (Kukukmakranka) -
Gethyllis afra L (Kukukmakranka) -
Gethyllis britteniana Baker (Kukumakranka) -
Lachenalia mediana Jacq. -
Lachenalia unifolia Jacq. (Hyacinth) -
Lachenalia orthopetala Jacq. (Hyacinth) -
Lachenalia arbuthnotiae W.F. Barker (Hyacinth) -
Freesia viridis (Aiton) Goldblatt & J.C. Manning -
Gladiolus cardinalis Curtis. -
Gladiolus caryphyllaceus (Burm,f.) Poir. -
Ixia viridiflora Lam. -
Babiana sambucina (Jacq.) Ker Gawl. (Bobbejaantje) -
Ixia lutea Eckl. var. ovata. -
Ixia paniculata D. Delaroche -
Ixia odorata Ker. Gawl. -
Nerine humilis (Jacq.) Herb. (Amaryllis humilis) -
Crassula perfoliata L. (Sekelblaarplakkie) -
Aloe dichotoma Masson (Quiver tree or Kokerboom) -
Lachenalia aloides (L.f.) Engl. (Opal flower) -
Cyranthus obliquus (L.f.) Aiton (Knysna lily) -
Cyrtanthus carneus Lindl. (Sand-lily) -
Haemanthus coccineus L. (Blood flower; Bloedblom) -
Haemanthus coccineus L. (Blood flower; Bloedblom) -
Tridentea pedunculata (Masson) L.C. Leach (Stapelia) -
Huernia guttata (Masson) Haw. (Stapelia guttata) -
Duvalia caespitosa (Masson) Haw (Milkweed) -
Stapelia hirsute L. (Starfish flower) -
Stapelia paniculata Willd.(Small starfish flower) -
Piaranthus geminatus (Masson) N.E. Br.(Milkweed) -
Pectinaria articulata (Ait.) Haw. -
Tridentea gemmiflora (Masson) Haw.(Stapelia gemmiflora) -
Hoodia gordonii (Bushman’s hat) -
Pectinaria articulata (Ait.) (Stapelia nigrum) -
Stapelia hirsuta (L.) (Starfish flower) -
Orbea verrucosa (Masson) Haw. (Hirsute Stapelia) -
Orbea verrucosa (Masson) L.C. Leach. (Hirsute Stapelia) -
Huernia namaquensis Pillans. (Namaqua carrion-flower) -
Huernia barbata (Masson) Haw. -
Huernia barbata (Masson) Haw. -
Orbea verucosa (Masson) L.C. Leach. (Hirsute stapelia) -
Orbea verrucosa (Masson) L.C. Leach.(SHirsute stapelia) -
Crassula pyramidalis Thunb. (Pagoda mini jade) and a Dictyophorus… -
Hydnora africana Thunb. (Jackal-food plant) -
Hydnora africana Thunb., details (Jackal-food plant) -
Hydnora africana Thunb. (Jackal-food plant) -
Hydnora africana Thunb., bulb (Jackal-food plant) -
Hydnora africana Thunb. (Jackal-food plant), cross section -
Dictyophorus spumans (Koppie foam grasshopper) perhched on a… -
Papilio demodocus (Citrus or Christmas butterfly) on an unidentified…
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Identification
Title(s)
Carpobrotus quadrifidus L. Bolus
Object type
Object number
RP-T-1914-18-22
Inscriptions / marks
- annotation: ‘mesembryanthemum’
Description
Mesembryanthemum, met een open bloem, een halfopen bloemknop en een gesloten bloemknop.
Creation
Artist
- draughtsman: Robert Jacob Gordon
Dating
Oct-1777 - Mar-1786
Material and Technique
Material
Technique
Measurements
height c. 660 mm × width 480 mm
height 291 mm × width 181 mm
Explanatory note
De tekening is gemaakt voor of tijdens een van Gordon's vier expedities door de Kaapprovincie, van oktober 1777 tot maart 1786.
Sommige (soort)namen kunnen zijn gewijzigd, gezien reorganisatie in plantentaxonomie gedurende de afgelopen jaren.
Subject
What
Acquisition and rights
Credit line
- Purchased with the support of private collectors
Acquisition
purchase 1914
Copyright
Relations
Documentation
- South Africa in 1777-95 : the Gordon Collection of unpublished contemporary watercolour drawings, Suppl., p. 8
- Een beeld van een land : Zuid-Afrika gezien door R.J. Gordon, tussen 1773 en 1795, Meile Dirk Haga
- Col. Robert Jacob Gordon's contribution to South African botany [1773-1795], R.A. Dyer
- De Gordon Atlas : achttiende-eeuwse voorstellingen van het Zuidafrikaanse binnenland, Leendert Cornelis Rookmaaker
- Afb. op www.uct.ac.za/depts/age/people/Gordon: Carpobrotus quadrifidus L. Bolus.
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