Curtis Botanical – Plate 6333 – Shield-leafed Alloplectus

Original antique black-and-white print from Curtis's Botanical Magazine — Plate 6333.

A Colombian gesneriad (African violet family) with large, shield-shaped leaves (peltatus = shield-shaped, referring to the leaf stalk attaching at the centre rather than the edge) and small tubular orange-red flowers. The gesneriad family is beloved by houseplant collectors for its extraordinary diversity of leaf textures and flower forms.

Colombian and Venezuelan heritage connection.

Uncolored plate. Condition consistent with age of volume. Each print is a unique piece of botanical history, printed on paper aged over a century.

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.