NHD53/50

Illustration of an unidentified pale yellow flower plant

Further inscriptions: W. Ch. (front lower left in ink); Anonyma (reverse lower right in pencil)

One erect brown branch, with greyish marks on the lower part, and green smooth surface on the upper part. Two smaller twigs branching out laterally at each side. Lanceolate, alternate green leaves adorning the full length of the green twigs. The leaves have alternate golden veins and entire margins; bigger leaves are of deep green-blueish colour, smaller leaves of lighter and opaque green. Numerous panicle inflorescences along each twig, stems and pedicels have a blue hue; petals are pale yellow. Most of the flowers are still in small, globular buds; few show petals elongating beyond the round bud, with thin stamens protruding out. Lower left: small branch bearing fruits. The branch appears green-blue, and had two sets of four and three fruit nuts each. These are round diamond shape, deep brown-reddish in colour, with bilobed ends. On its right: dissected view of the fruit, showing one fruit on a blue pedicel, with two small bracts, brown thin shell, and white-yellow interior. Further right: depiction of a round, light brown seed, which surface appears dotted and rough. Lower right: dissected view of five stamens, depicted in line on the lower left, and in a stellate shape at the top; pedicel with five round and small petals, depicted twice next and below each set of stamens; one round ovary with two sepals.