Loranthus Spicatus — Nikolaus Joseph von Jacquin

Nikolaus Joseph von Jacquin’s Loranthus spicatus presents a compact flowering branch within an expansive cream field. A slender brown stem carries oval olive-green leaves marked by pronounced dark veins, while small clusters of pink and rose-colored flowers appear around the upper nodes. The restrained scale of the specimen allows its botanical structure to remain exceptionally clear.

The broad negative space gives this historical botanical plate a quiet, almost minimalist presence. Published as plate 99 in Jacquin’s Selectarum Stirpium Americanarum Historia, the work records the plant under the historical name Loranthus spicatus. Modern botanical taxonomy accepts the species as Oryctanthus spicatus, preserving Jacquin’s original species name within its current classification.

Artwork Details

• Artist: Nikolaus Joseph von Jacquin
• Title: Loranthus spicatus
• Original title: Loranthus spicatus
• Series: Selectarum Stirpium Americanarum Historia
• Date: 1780–81 edition
• Period: 18th century
• Place of Origin: Europe
• Medium: Hand-colored botanical plate

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