Euphorbia resinifera portrayed in a manuscript herbal nearly fifteen hundred years ago

Pjotr Lawant; Diny Winthagen

doi:10.25223/brad.n19.2001.a3

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Pjotr Lawant,¹ Diny Winthagen²

¹Gangwerf 11 A, 1676 GA Twisk, The Netherlands (email: ). pjlawant@euronet.nl
²Library Biological Centre, Faculty of Science, University of Amsterdam, Kruislaan 314, 1098 SM Amsterdam, The Netherlands (email: ). winthagen@science.uva.nl

Abstract

The earliest illustration of a succulent Euphorbia is presented, dating from nearly 1500 years ago. This has been identified as Euphorbia resinifera Berg from NW Morocco. The picture is found in an illustrated manuscript herbal, a codex made of parchment, dating from the very beginning of the 7th century (dated about 600 AD). This codex, usually called the Codex Neapolitanus, has been preserved as a unique copy in the Biblioteca Nazionale, Naples. Notes are also provided on the publication of the name E. resinifera, its habitat, distribution, cultivation, and medicinal uses, together with a short description and biography in honour of the discoverer of the species, King Juba II.

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Pjotr Lawant and Diny Winthagen "Euphorbia resinifera portrayed in a manuscript herbal nearly fifteen hundred years ago," Bradleya 2001(19), 3-14, (1 September 2001). https://doi.org/10.25223/brad.n19.2001.a3

Published: 1 September 2001

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