Passiflora quadrangularis — Nicolaus Joseph von Jacquin

This eighteenth-century botanical illustration presents Passiflora quadrangularis, commonly known as giant granadilla, through an elaborate study of foliage, flowers, tendrils, and fruit. Large golden-olive leaves surround the climbing stem, their surfaces filled with intricate networks of dark veins. A spectacular passionflower opens below in rich pink and magenta, framed by a dense corona of exceptionally long blue-purple filaments.

Above the open flower, a partially closed bloom records another stage of development, while delicate curling tendrils reveal the plant's climbing habit. A large golden-yellow fruit is illustrated separately at lower right, its ribbed and mottled surface providing a vivid counterpoint to the intricate flower. From Nicolaus Joseph von Jacquin's Selectarum stirpium Americanarum historia, the plate combines scientific observation with the extraordinary color and complexity of eighteenth-century botanical illustration.

Artwork Details

• Artist/Creator: Nicolaus Joseph von Jacquin
• Title: Passiflora quadrangularis
• Original title: Passiflora quadrangularis
• Series: Selectarum stirpium Americanarum historia
• Date: Circa 1780
• Period: 18th century
• Place of Origin: Vienna, Austria
• Medium: Colored botanical illustration

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