Antique Print of the Harvest of Trapa Bicornis or Water Caltrop, 1852

Reference
JAK-541
Date
1852
Region
Africa
Category
Engraving
Sheet size
16.0 x 24.0 cm (6.3 x 9.4 in)
Condition
Good
Availability
Available
Price
EUR 100

Antique print titled 'Recolte du Ling (Trapa Bicornis)'. Lithograph depicting the harvest of Trapa Bicornis, or water caltrop. The water caltrop is any of three extant species of the genus Trapa: Trapa natans, Trapa bicornis and the endangered Trapa rossica. It is also known as buffalo nut, bat nut, devil pod, ling nut, lin kok, ling kio nut, mustache nut or singhada. The species are floating annual aquatic plants, growing in slow-moving water up to 5 m deep, native to warm temperate parts of Eurasia and Africa.

This print originates from 'Flore des serres et des jardins de l'Europe' by L. van Houtte.

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