Pitcairnia bracteata. Pitcairne a bractees.
Bessa, Pancrace (illus).
Paris. 1836. Engraving on laid paper, handcolored, image 7 x 4 1/2 inches (plus text area) on sheet 12 x 9 inches. Pencilled (plate?) number at upper right of sheet outside plate mark, otherwise clean and bright. An exquisite botanical image by Pancrace Bessa, one of France's.....