Curtis Botanical – Plate 5937 – Short-stamened Crinum

Original antique black-and-white botanical print from Curtis's Botanical Magazine — Plate 5937.

Plant: Crinum Brachynema (Short-stamened Crinum). Native to: Africa / tropical Asia.

Large fragrant trumpet-shaped flowers on stout stems. The 'short-stamened' feature visible in the plate is the key distinguishing characteristic. Some crinum bulbs weigh several kilograms. A plant of tropical grandeur that bridges Africa and Asia.

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 plate originated with the Royal Horticultural Society and passed through Wheldon & Wesley, one of the great natural history dealers of the 20th century. We came into the archive by accident and have spent the time since trying to share it as widely as we can.