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Collected by James Macrae, this orchid was first described in 1833. It is found in Sri Lanka and the Southern Peninsula of India.
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Orchidaceae: Cymbidium bicolour Lindley
Details
Mrs. E. Powell (c. 1810-c. 1870)
Orchidaceae: Cymbidium bicolour Lindley
signed and dated 'Powell 1840' (centre left)
pencil and watercolour with gum arabic, on Whatman card drystamped Heath and Co. Bristol Paper
22 x 18 in. (55.9 x 45.7 cm.)
Orchidaceae: Cymbidium bicolour Lindley
signed and dated 'Powell 1840' (centre left)
pencil and watercolour with gum arabic, on Whatman card drystamped Heath and Co. Bristol Paper
22 x 18 in. (55.9 x 45.7 cm.)
Provenance
William A. McCarty-Cooper.
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