Loranthus Uniflorus — Nikolaus Joseph von Jacquin

This botanical study of Loranthus uniflorus places a finely rendered flowering branch within a broad expanse of warm cream paper. Pairs of olive and yellow-green leaves follow a slender brown stem, while delicate branching stalks carry tiny pink-red flowers, buds, and dark fruits. Fine vein lines give the leaves definition without disturbing the restrained character of the composition.

The unusually generous negative space gives the specimen a quiet, almost minimalist presence. Historically identified as Loranthus uniflorus, the plant belongs to the mistletoe family and is associated in modern botanical taxonomy with Dendropemon purpureus. The plate combines close botanical observation with the clarity and economy characteristic of eighteenth-century natural-history illustration.

Artwork Details

• Artist: Nikolaus Joseph von Jacquin
• Title: Loranthus uniflorus
• Original title: Loranthus uniflorus
• Series: Selectarum Stirpium Americanarum Historia
• Date: 1760s
• Period: 18th century
• Place of Origin: Europe
• Medium: Hand-colored botanical illustration

Framed Print Details

• Fine art printing: Professional 12-color fine art printing technology produces vivid, accurate colors with strong tonal depth and significantly greater nuance than standard 4-color inkjet printing.
• Paper: Smooth premium matte paper with a clean, glare-free finish.
• Paper weight: 200 gsm (80 lb).
• Paper thickness: 0.26 mm (10.3 mils).
• Frame material: Durable pine wood.
• Frame dimensions: Approximately 20 mm (0.79 in) deep and 10–14 mm (0.4–0.6 in) wide.
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