Curtis Botanical – Plate 7129 – Flat-stemmed Pleurothallis

Original antique black-and-white botanical print from Curtis's Botanical Magazine — Plate 7129.

Plant: Pleurothallis Platyrachis (Flat-stemmed Pleurothallis). Native to: Central & South America (cloud forest).

One of over a thousand species in its genus — one of the largest orchid genera on Earth. Tiny cloud-forest orchids now prized by specialty collectors for extraordinary diversity in compact form.

Printed in London. Each print is an original page removed from a bound volume of Curtis's Botanical Magazine, the world's oldest continuously published botanical journal (founded 1787). Uncolored plate. Sold individually. Minor age-related toning consistent with 19th-century paper.

This is an original uncolored (plain) plate from leftover publisher stock of Curtis's Botanical Magazine, printed in London. It was issued uncolored and never bound. We bought the holding at the estate of a Chicago rare bookseller. Labels and stock papers from the British dealer Wheldon & Wesley came with it. Library stamps, when present, are noted on the listing.